Lee Tamahori’s 1996 crime thriller is a wonderful mix of influences creating a rather strong and atmospheric film with a noir feel as well as an edgy modern feel. Set in Los Angeles in the 50s, the film tells the story of a squad of four detectives who [...]
Jim Carrey deserves an Oscar Nomination for this film. There! I’ve said it. Not only is Jim Carrey’s performance in "Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind" absolutely magnificent, but what’s even more surprising is how believably well [...]
On 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment/Lucasfilm’s release of the original “Star Wars Trilogy” you can once again find a cool little hidden feature. To find it insert the fourth disc of the set, the one containing all the special features. From the [...]
On Warner Home Video’s spectacular release of George Lucas’ “THX 1138” the studio has hidden some interesting bonus materials. Insert the first DVD of the set and from the Main Menu go to the “Special Features” menu. There highlight the [...]
When it comes to children’s series, ’Clifford The Big Red Dog’ may not immediately jump to your mind but nonetheless this quality PBS series has now received its very own feature film. And a very good one at that. ’Clifford’s Really Big [...]
Rated PG-13 for Sexual Content, Language & Some Teen Partying. Funny as I didn’t realize that ’Teen Partying’ was something the MPAA concerned itself with. Strange how the first laugh in ’Mean Girls’ takes place even before the film begins. [...]
It may have taken a small eternity, but finally the wait is over and the original Star Wars Trilogy is making its DVD debut in a 4-disc box set, featuring all three films , "A New Hope," "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return Of [...]
Many fans of the series would agree that during Angel’s five-year run, season four was it’s strongest. It was the first, and only, time that the series made a drastic change in format. Nearly all episodes, 22 in total, ran along a single continuous [...]
Once again the folks at Anchor Bay have added some hidden features to one of their releases – this time it’s the Ultimate Edition of “Dawn Of The Dead.” Insert the first disc of the box set and on the DVD’s Main Menu go to the “Extras” [...]
The Trans-America Grand Prix, an illegal car race from coast to coast, has been the material for a number of films throughout the 70s and 80s and Paul Bartel’s ’Cannonball’ certainly stands out as one of the most memorable ones, in part because it [...]
