Spoofs on the "Star Wars" saga are plentiful and come from all media. Film versions are obviously the most popular, due to their ability to nicely reflect the look of the original films. Whether it’s "Troops," some home-made web [...]
There are two exciting features hidden in the depths of Universal Home Video’s Collector’s Edition of “The Mummy Returns.” From the disc’s main menu, go to the “Bonus Materials” section, where on the second page you will find the menu entry [...]
If you look under ’F’ in the horror DVD section of your favorite store, you’ll find two films starring Kerr Smith and Brendand Fehr – ’Final Destination’ and ’The Forsaken’. Take my advice, stick with ’Final Destination’. ’The [...]
Not since Bruce Lee’s "Enter The Dragon" has a Martial Arts film seen as much notoriety as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Sadly the time was not right for the legendary Bruce Lee in the 70s and his films never managed to break [...]
On MGM Home Entertainment’s Special Edition release of James Cameron’s “The Terminator” a whole lot of additional material is well hidden on the disc. Insert the side of the DVD that contains the actual movie, not the supplements, and from the [...]
Mention the name George Pal to any fan of classic science fiction and you’re sure to elicit a smile. The great producer and director was behind such crowd-pleasers as ’War of the Worlds’ and ’The Time Machine’ and every one of his films benefits [...]
On Warner Home Video’s release of the episode “Spearhead From Space” of the British cult series “Doctor Who” you can find some exciting hidden extra. Go to the disc’s main menu and select the “Scene Selections.” Once you get to this [...]
’Beautiful Creatures’ is marketed as a cross between Guy Ritchie’s ’Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ and Ridley Scott’s ’Thelma and Louise.’ While nowhere near as good as either of those two films, the movie does have a certain charm [...]
The plot of Disney’s ’Recess: School’s Out’ is oddly reminiscent of Dan Simmon’s horror novel ’Summer of Night’. The animated film, based on the popular Saturday morning cartoon series, begins on the last day of school. T.J. (Andy Lawrence) [...]
Films concerning athletic events have to be considered one of the most enduring genres in the world of movies. Despite some recent box-office disappointments ("Summer Catch"…anyone?), Hollywood continues to churn out more sports movies [...]
