A small hidden feature can be found on Trimark Home Video’s release of the Stephen King mini-series “Storm Of The Century.” From the disc’s main menu, go to the “Special Features.” On this menu screen you will be able to notice a small icon in [...]
On one hand it is truly surprising that a film like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" enjoys the following and success it has 25 years after its theatrical release, but on the other hand it is not really that surprising, after all. The film is a [...]
After the success of ’The Storm Riders, ’ fans of Hong Kong cinema had been eagerly awaiting movies that would be somewhat in the same vein, and the answer came in the form of ’A Man Called Hero.’ Created by mostly the same people, the movie is [...]
To most American viewers, Sammo Hung is simply the guy from "Martial Law, " the action packed television series that wowed audiences with its mix of action, comedy and martial arts. What few people realize is that Sammo Hung has been a [...]
Although the name Mel Brooks usually stands for a lot of enjoyable comedy and offbeat humor, Columbia TriStar’s release of ’Screw Loose’ sadly doesn’t fall into this category. It is a comedy that features a nice story line but the banal humor, the [...]
The films of George Pal nourished the hungry imaginations of many a child, both big and little. A bright-eyed man with an infectious smile, he knew when a scene should shout and when it should whisper. To millions of open-eyed dreamers the world over, he [...]
As with many Generation X’ers, I love horror film from the late 70s-early 80s, and one of my favorites is the underrated ’The Changeling’. In the film, George C. Scott plays composer John Russell, who has just lost his wife and daughter in an auto [...]
In opera, if the second half of the 20th century were dominated by any single conductor, it would be Herbert Von Karajan. Principal conductor for life of the Berlin Philharmonic, Von Karajan was also a mainstay at both the Vienna State Opera and the [...]
This 4-DVD box set features the first 8 episodes of the 26-episode BBC mini-series, ’The Pallisers, ’ which originally aired in 1974. Based on the six ’political’ novels of the great Victorian author, Anthony Trollope, the full series explores the [...]
Over the past year, Buena Vista has been improving the quality of their DVD product and ’Mission to Mars’ is a perfect example of that evolution. The DVD features an anamorphic widescreen transfer of the film, which is absolutely beautiful. The image [...]
