DVD
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Since I thoroughly enjoyed MGM Home Entertainment’s release of ’Die Monster Die!’ I decided to check out another one of their recent ’Midnight Movies’ titles, the Vincent Price vehicle ’Dr. Phibes Rises Again.’ Creepy as ever, Vincent Price [...]
Almost Famous
These are the words spoken to a fan who has the power to influence the public, in writer/director Cameron Crowe’s very personal "Almost Famous, " brought to us on DVD from Dreamworks. The story of boy-meets-rock and roll didn’t make much [...]
Blair Witch 2: The Book Of Shadows
Artisan Entertainment’s release of “Blair Witch 2: The Book Of Shadows” is filled with hidden features as it turns out. From the disc’s main menu go to the “Scene Selections” and then press the “Right” arrow key. This will highlight a [...]
Die Monster Die!
Boris Karloff has been a horror legend in his lifetime, and he still remains one of the most powerful names in the genre over 30 years after his passing. No name runs a chill down your spine like Karloff’s does, and few actors have epitomized and [...]
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire
If you have small children running amok in your household then you’re no doubt familiar with this particular kind of movie. You know, the DVDs that never seems to leave the player and that you’re forced to watch at least once a day for four months [...]
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Volume 4
The show with the famous silhouette and great theme comes to DVD from Universal in "Alfred Hitchcock Presents Volume 4, " a collection of five half-hour episodes on one disc. An addition to the "Alfred Hitchcock Collection, " the disc [...]
Hysterical
Long before ’Scary Movie’ set box-office records, the early 1980s saw an influx of horror spoofs, such as ’Student Bodies’ (1981) and ’Pandemonium’ (1982). A latecomer to this trend was ’Hysterical’, which starred The Hudson Brothers [...]