DVD
Oh My Goddess: Volume 1
Among the countless Anime releases, it is often hard to find films that offer more than just plain made-for-TV production values and content. ’Oh My Goddess’ is one such series of Japanese animations that is now coming to DVD courtesy of genre [...]
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
I began this project remembering that I might still have the golden ticket theaters handed out to patrons during the 1971 theatrical run of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." After digging around my garage, amid some View Master reels and [...]
Total Recall (Special Edition)
There are two hidden features to be found on Artisan Home Entertainment’s release of Paul Verhoeven’s futuristic vision of “Total Recall.”. From the disc’s main menu go to the “Setup” menu screen. There press the “down” arrow key on your [...]
The Neverending Story
When Wolfgang Petersen’s 1984 adaptation of Michael Ende’s epic novel ’The Neverending Story’ was first released, one critic astutely referred to it as ’the first post-modern, self reflexive fantasy film.’ Escaping school bullies, young [...]
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Some of our younger readers here at DVDReview.com may not realize that before the popular TV series ’Buffy, the Vampire Slayer’ with Sarah Michelle Gellar appeared, there was a feature film of the same name. While the title is the same for both [...]
Frostbiter
There is an interesting Easter Egg curiously hidden on Troma’s release of the schlockfest “Frostbiter.” From the disc’s Main Menu, access the “Scene Selections.” There, go to the second page and you will find an inconspicuous menu entry, [...]
The Howling
The early 1980s saw the brief revival of the werewolf film with the release of both ’An American Werewolf in London’ and ’The Howling.’ The special effects craft had finally reached a point where it was feasible to depict the step-by-step [...]
