DVD

The Dead Are Alive

March 12, 2001 // 0 Comments

Fans of EuroHorror have another reason to celebrate, as a new company, Eurovista Digital Entertainment, has thrown their hat into the DVD ring. Their newest offering is Armando Crispino’s 1972 film, ’The Dead Are Alive’. Allow me to go ahead and [...]

Dragon Inn

March 12, 2001 // 0 Comments

The name Tsui Hark in combination with Ching Siu-Tung brightens up every Hong Kong film fan’s face immediately. The two have been responsible for some of the most influential and breathtaking period films the genre has to offer. Their 1992 collaboration [...]

Bedazzled

March 12, 2001 // 0 Comments

On 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s release of the Harold Ramis comedy “Bedazzled” you can find an interesting hidden feature that you don’t want to miss. From the disc’s main menu go to the “Special Features” and there select [...]

Maximum Overdrive

March 9, 2001 // 0 Comments

I’ll bet that it looked good on paper. Come to think of it, it did look good on paper. Stephen King’s short story ’Trucks’ from his ’Night Shift’ collection, was a creepy and nihilistic little tale concerning machines revolting against their [...]

Rope

March 9, 2001 // 0 Comments

Released in 1948, Alfred Hitchcock’s ’Rope’ was something of a critical and commercial flop and is viewed to this day as being little more than a forgettable ’gimmick’ film. But, in my mind, ’Rope’ has always stood out as one of the great [...]

Farscape Vol. 2

March 8, 2001 // 0 Comments

Just like in their previous ’Farscape’ release, ADV Films is once again delivering two episodes of the SciFi Channel TV series in a well-rounded package that will certainly satisfy fans of this acclaimed series. ADV Films is presenting the two [...]

Family Plot

March 8, 2001 // 0 Comments

’Family Plot’ marks the end of one of the greatest film careers of all time. As Alfred Hitchcock’s 54th, and final, movie, the film serves as something of a fond farewell by the director and marks a return to the more lighthearted suspense thrillers [...]

Dr. Strangelove

March 7, 2001 // 0 Comments

Columbia TriStar Home Video has hidden some hidden feature o ntheir release of the Special Edition of “Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb.” On the disc’s main menu use the arrow “Down” keys on your remote [...]

Evil Under The Sun

March 6, 2001 // 0 Comments

In 1982’s ’Evil Under The Sun, ’ arguably the best of the Agatha Christie book-to-film transformations, Peter Ustinov once again dons the handlebar moustache and fussy virtuosity of Belgian super-sleuth Hercule Poirot. At an exclusive island resort, [...]

Frenzy

March 6, 2001 // 0 Comments

"He wanted to become more explicitly violent." states screenwriter Anthony Shaffer concerning Alfred Hitchcock’s approach to the making of his 1972 thriller "Frenzy". As "Frenzy" was the first Hitchcock film to earn an [...]
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