DVD

Un Flic

July 12, 2001 // 0 Comments

I had never heard of filmmaker Jean Pierre Melville before viewing Anchor Bay’s new DVD of his 1971 gangster flick "Un Flic." (Translated as "A Cop, " the title for its initial stateside release was "Dirty Money.") One [...]

Monkeybone

July 11, 2001 // 0 Comments

Apart from the film and regular extras, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s release of the wicked Henry Selick comedy “Monkeybone” also contains a hidden feature. From the disc’s main menu go to “Language Selection.” Once on that new screen, [...]

American Pie: Ultimate Edition

July 11, 2001 // 0 Comments

Just in time for the theatrical release of ’American Pie 2’, Universal Home Video is unleashing The ’Ultimate Edition’ 2-disc DVD set of ’American Pie’. This new version only offers a few new features which weren’t found on the original DVD [...]

Snatch

July 11, 2001 // 0 Comments

I’m going to start off this review with a little story. Two years ago, in the summer of 1999, I was tipped off on the fanatical Internet DVD forums that a little known film from England was going to be released on DVD and that it was available online [...]

Die Hard: Five Star Collection

July 10, 2001 // 0 Comments

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has included some hidden material on their 2-disc Five Star Collection release of “Die Hard.” Insert the first disc from the set and from the main menu go to the “Language Selection” submenu. Here, highlight the [...]

The Cotton Club

July 10, 2001 // 0 Comments

Francis Ford Coppola’s 30’s period piece ’The Cotton Club’ is another one of his stylish films that are full of hauntingly beautiful images and an almost poetic visual style, underscoring the filmmaker’s rather artistic take on movies as opposed [...]

Monkeybone

July 10, 2001 // 0 Comments

Have you ever wondered where nightmares come from? Or, have you ever given any thought to what is happening in the minds of those unfortunate people who are in comas? If these thoughts have crossed your mind, you’ll find some answers in the film [...]

The Phantom Lover

July 9, 2001 // 0 Comments

Hidden from the naked eye, there is a hidden feature on Tai Seng’s 2-disc Special Edition release of Hong Kong director Ronny Yu’s sweeping film “The Phantom Lover.” Insert the second disc from the set in your player and wait until the main menu [...]

Beast From Haunted Cave

July 9, 2001 // 0 Comments

Fans of classic B-horror and science fiction movies should listen up now! If you enjoyed films like the original ’The Thing’ or Hammer’s ’The Abominable Snowman, ’ you will love ’Beast From Haunted Cave.’ The film is Monte Hellman’s [...]

Pollock

July 9, 2001 // 0 Comments

We have come to know Ed Harris as a prolific character actor who is able to tackle even the most difficult parts with seemingly natural ease. After years in front of the camera, the actor has recently also produced and directed his first movie, while also [...]
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