Thanks to films such as the "Nightmare on Elm Sreet" series and "An American Werewolf in London", today’s audiences are accustomed to the seamless incorporation of dream sequences into movies. While movies have always featured dreams [...]
When it comes to the music of that band out of Manchester, The Smiths, there is very little middle ground — you either love them or hate them. If you fall into the latter camp, this DVD will do nothing to convince you otherwise. If, however, you are [...]
With every new release of a movie by cult director Tim Burton, viewers can rest assured that the vision they are presented with in each particular film is a rather unique one, no matter how familiar the thematic itself may be. Burton managed to flesh out [...]
When, some years ago, I first read Anne Rice’s novel "Interview with the Vampire", I was impressed by the unique, romantic view she used to explore the vampire subject. Ever since the publication of the novel, the genre has been turned upside [...]
For those of you who are reading this to get a review of the content of ’The X-Files: Season One Collector’s Edition’, just bear with me for a moment. Because, first, instead of reviewing the box set, I must review the box itself. If you haven’t [...]
I think Stephen King was a great writer… once. That was before his works became overly bloated, less imaginative, and removed from the horror roots I so much cherished. In that light it should be hardly surprising that I never gave the novels of the [...]
’Monsieur Verdoux’ was one of Charles Chaplin’s later films and is a gem that stands on its own. Although his trademark slapstick can be found in a very few select scenes in the movie, ’Monsieur Verdoux’ is a rather dramatic film that uses humor [...]
"It’s a strange world." This line, repeated several times during the film, perfectly summarizes David Lynch’s brilliant "Blue Velvet". Few people are tepid in their opinion of Mr. Lynch’s work. His followers are dedicated, his [...]
I’ve written before about the great job that Anchor Bay does restoring older, obscure films. Recently, Anchor Bay has continued this trend, and it seems that they are trying to fill the needs of film fans, no matter how marketable a film may be. Anchor [...]
’The Myth Of Fingerprints’ is a family drama with big emotions. Carefully written and directed by Bart Freundlich, the movie encapsulates everything you can image in an empathetic modern family story. It has romantic moments, deeply emotional and is [...]
