It seems that successful horror films always generate multiple sequels and this fact was just as true back in the 1940s as it is today. 1932’s ’The Mummy’ was one of Universal’s great moneymakers and firmly established the linen-wrapped rambler as [...]
On Pioneer’s release of “ECW Hardcore History” you can find an exciting hidden feature. From the disc’s main menu go to the “Special Features” and select “Wrestler Biographies.” There highlight the entry for “Joey Styles” and then [...]
For the last week, I have tried on four separate occasions to sit through "Gormenghast, " the epic four-hour television production produced by the BBC. Life, in various forms, interrupted my attempts. I had requested the title for review, [...]
In the 60s sandal films were all the rage and apart from a number of truly memorable ones, the genre has also produced some less shining films that never got much recognition. Vittorio Cottafavi’s ’La Vendetta Di Ercole’ is such a film, better known [...]
Anchor Bay Entertainment’s release of the Hammer horror film “Blood From The Mummy’s Tomb” contains some rare photographs hidden on the disc. From the disc’s main menu go to the “Special Features” and highlight the first menu entry, “The [...]
For some reason horror fans have almost uniformly dismissed Clive Barker’s "Nightbreed" when it was first released in 1990. Based on his own novel "Cabal, " Barker wrote and directed "Nightbreed," bringing to life a whole [...]
I rarely mention DVD cover art in my reviews, but I must draw attention to Urban Vision’s gutsy move to give their ’Gatchaman Collection’ such a spartan cover. Still, it’s obviously effective, for as I was perusing the new releases, I suddenly [...]
Dreamworks Home Entertainment has added a deleted scene to their release of “The Mexican” without telling anyone! From the disc’s main menu, go to the “Special Features” and there select the “Cast” menu entry. Now, select Brad Pitt’s [...]
If ever you wanted incriminating evidence that Hollywood would sink so low as to eat its own in favor of filling a movie house, "Mommie Dearest" is the incontestable proof, hands down. Loosely adapted from adoptive daughter Christina [...]
Like many, I decry the loss of the independent horror film movement of the early 80s, where low-budget shockers were distributed by the major studios and played in theatres right next to their big-budget brethren. While we don’t see as many of these [...]
