Let’s get this straight right off the bat; the version of ’Gone in 60 Seconds’ being reviewed here is the original 1974 classic, not the recent Nic Cage remake. And believe you me, if the newer version is the only one you’ve ever seen then you [...]
Only two years ago, with the release of the 25th Anniversary Special Edition, we thought we had seen the ultimate version of the influential and utterly creepy "The Exorcist." Little did we know that the more-or-less-friendly controversy between [...]
John Huston’s 1981 version of ’Annie’ is widely regarded as a classic that has only recently seen a television remake. Best known for its little orphaned star, Annie – here played by Aileen Quinn – and its beautiful musical numbers, [...]
Chinese director Yimou Zhang is a masterful storyteller who manages to wrap highly dramatic and tragic themes into films that are readily accessible and filled with intriguing visuals. It is especially his visual vocabulary that makes films, such as his [...]
While we expect trends from Hollywood, who would’ve ever guessed that we would have two films featuring famous comedic actors dressed as overweight, old women open within two months of each other? And considering the success of both "Big Momma’s [...]
’Destiny, ’ Fritz Lang’s 1921 meditation on love and death, weaves the tale of a young couple (Lil Dagover and Walter Janssen) en route to their wedding when Death personified (the wonderfully gaunt Bernard Goetzke) takes the young man. Determined [...]
The Replacements was one of the best bands to emerge from the independent music scene in the 1980s and their legacy lives on in the grunge music of today. Frontman Paul Westerberg and company… wait a minute, Guido’s saying something to me. What? [...]
I often claim to be a fan of zombie films, but when I really think about it, I usually find most films about the living dead to be a bit slow. The filmmakers often seem to be mimicking the sluggish pace of the zombies themselves and we get a film where [...]
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again now: Some movies simply must be experienced on DVD. ’Fantasia 2000’ is such a movie. Of course, seeing the film at home can’t duplicate the IMAX experience, for which the film was first made, but [...]
Flooded with awards whenever it comes to television series, "The Sopranos" is certainly one of the most outstanding TV serial production in recent years. The fact that this series is an HBO production and not general [...]
