Of all the cinematic genres, film fantasy is the most problematic to pull off. The fantasy filmmaker ever strides a tightrope between fleshing out just enough visually to suspend disbelief and allowing the viewer’s imagination to fill in the "gaps, [...]
Initially planned as some of the first DVD audio releases, 5.1 Entertainment had to change their plans recently to release a number of titles they had acquired as part of the "Silverline" label. Since the release of DVD Audio into the market was [...]
From year to year, it seems to get more difficult to decide which films are "Oscar-caliber" and which aren’t. At first glance, I wouldn’t have considered the hard-edged "Tumbleweeds" the kind of film that the Academy would embrace. [...]
Walter Koontz (Robert DeNiro) is an ex-cop and a hero at that. Now retired he’s working as a security guard and with the little money he makes, he manages to keep his head above water. He is living in a run-down New York neighborhood in an apartment [...]
There is a myth among many fans about the "odd and even" curse concerning the Star Trek motion pictures, positing that the good films are all even numbered with the reverse being true of the odd. While my personal favorite is an "even" [...]
MGM Home Entertainment has hidden an Easter Egg on their release of the cultish “Blue Velvet” that perfectly matches the morbid humor of the film itself. Go the disc’s main menu where you will see a number of menu selections. Position the highlight [...]
Vivid Interactive has become very famous for stretching the limits of DVD technology, and they’ve taken another step with their latest release "Interactive Mind Teazzer." This DVD offers the viewer a new way to access the entertainment offered [...]
’The Most Dangerous Game’ was filmed concurrently with the better known horror classic, ’King Kong, ’ and even used many of the same sets. Fay Wray, who played a lead role in both films, often pulled 20 hour days between the two productions. While [...]
New Line Home Video has hidden a number of exciting trailers on their release of Jack Sholder’s horror-actioner The Hidden. Three trailers in total can be found on the disc, if you know where to look. From the disc’s main menu, go to the “Special [...]
"Dr. No" is the first disc in the second volume of "The James Bond Collection". It is the 1962 film that started it all. James Bond graced the silver screen for the first time and introduced the world to the British secret agent, [...]
