DVD
Rich And Famous / Tragic Hero
Tai Seng Video Marketing has been preparing two new domestic releases for fans of Hong Kong cinema. This time Tai Seng is serving up an epic story of the Chinese Mafia, surrounding the mob boss Lee Ah-Chai, portrayed with suave by Chow Yun-Fat. Coming on [...]
X-Men: The Phoenix Saga
The Marvel Comic superheroes, ’X-Men’ are making their DVD debut now through Universal Home Video’s release of the six-episode animated serial ’The Phoenix Saga.’ Produced as part of the ’Fox Kids’ television programming, the story is [...]
Sherlock Holmes: Woman In Green / Dressed To Kill
Some time ago these 1945 films were released by Focus Films as part of their 4-disc Sherlock Holmes box set and although the release wasn’t very impressive, it was merely a matter of source material deterioration that plagued the release. Marengo Films, [...]
Touch Of Evil
If there is one film besides "Citizen Kane" that became synonymous with the legacy of ingenious filmmaker Orson Welles, it has to be his 1958 movie "Touch Of Evil." After turning his back on Hollywood in frustration in 1948, Welles [...]
You Only Live Twice
Of the Sean Connery Bond films, ’You Only Live Twice’, the fifth entry in the series, often elicits apathy from viewers. Like a neglected middle child, the film is rarely thought of as on par with some others. I confess that I felt this way. Well, [...]
All Creatures Great And Small
WARNING! Before watching ’All Creatures Great and Small’, DO NOT watch the trailer which is included on the DVD. This trailer, the only extra on the DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment, is three and a half minutes long and gives away most of the plot [...]
From Russia With Love
It is a bittersweet time for the fans of James Bond. There is excitement and anticipation, as the third James Bond Box Set arrives. Also, there is a sense of melancholy and ennui, as fans realize that this will be the final Bond box set for some time to [...]
The Perfect Storm
German director Wolfgang Petersen is no stranger to the sea. Not only has he been raised close to the sea, he also brought us one of the most memorable high-seas war movies of all times with his 1981 epic "Das Boot." But Petersen is also no [...]
