DVD
Horatio Hornblower: The New Adventures
Every other year or so, A&E produces sequels to their phenomenal Horatio Hornblower series, each installment eagerly awaited by fans of the series. With ’The New Adventures, ’ the studio serves up two new feature-length episodes in which Horatio [...]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 horror novella "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" has been filmed by Hollywood numerous times, pretty much since the dawn of movies. Yet the two most enduring adaptations are the 1932 and 1941 versions, [...]
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Everyone agrees that DVD has become a huge success. However, not everyone agrees on the criteria to measure it. Some judge the sheer volume of machines in the marketplace (roughly 60 million and counting) as one reason, another with the fact that 2003 saw [...]
The Accidental Tourist
Macon Leary (William Hurt) is a stoic travel guide writer, evaluating the world through the eyes of a business traveler who would rather stay at home than spend his days in hotel rooms and foreign cities. The loss of their 12-year old son a year ago has [...]
Escape From New York
On MGM Home Entertainment’s Special Edition release of the post-apocalyptic John Carpenter actioner “Escape From New York, ” the studio has hidden an additional gem for you to uncover. Insert the second disc of the DVD set and on the Main Menu, [...]
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season 5
Like the previous releases of ’Buffy The Vampire Slayer, ’ the season 5 box set is a slick package with some great content. Featuring all 22 episodes of the series’ fifth season, the DVD set gives you the chance to witness Buffy being confronted [...]
Underworld
I am typically not a friend of contemporarized horror motives, meaning horror films that take classic horror icons and transplant them into our modern day world. Vampires, werewolves and such are gothic material and in my book have little place in a [...]
Beyond Therapy
Robert Altman helped adapt Christopher Durang’s Broadway play ’Beyond Therapy’ for the big screen and also directed the film. Starring Jeff Goldblum, Julie Hagerty, Christopher Guest, Tom Conti and Glenda Jackson, this is a fun-filled romantic [...]