Reviews

The Night of the Iguana

June 30, 2006 // 0 Comments

A bevy of international actors collide in Mexico in the sparkling new Warner Home Video DVD transfer of John Huston's 1964 "The Night Of The Iguana". Richard Burton stars as Reverend Dr. T. Lawrence Shannon. Nice title. Shannon is actually [...]

Caroline Rhea: One Night Stand

June 29, 2006 // 0 Comments

HBO's "One Night Stand" series debuted in the late 80s and ran through the early 90s. It was known for launching the careers of such comedians as Bill Mahr and Ellen DeGeneres. HBO revived the series in 2005, and in this special, we have, [...]

Find Me Guilty

June 29, 2006 // 0 Comments

The combination of prolific director Sidney Lumet and action star Vin Diesel might sound like a disaster waiting to happen, but together they have succeeded in delivering an unexpected surprise in "Find Me Guilty." Taking the true story of the [...]

Glory Road

June 28, 2006 // 0 Comments

"Glory Road" is about the real life inspirational story of coach Don Haskins and his groundbreaking efforts to racially integrate college basketball in the 1960s. The film follows Haskins' transition from coaching an all-girls basketball [...]

Masters of Horror: Deer Woman

June 28, 2006 // 0 Comments

Anchor Bay Entertainment rolls out another edition of the popular Showtime series "Masters of Horror." Although one could argue the merit of labeling director John Landis a "Master of Horror, " what with only two of his films [...]

Naina

June 27, 2006 // 0 Comments

"Naina" opens with an ominous shot of a solar eclipse, as two events are simulataneously occuring in different locations. The first, is a woman in the throws of child birth. The baby is presumed born dead. The other event shows a family on a [...]

Lethal Weapon

June 27, 2006 // 0 Comments

One of their most popular and successful action franchises, it is hardly surprising that Warner Home Video has decided to add Richard Donner's 1987 explosive and funny actioner "Lethal Weapon" to HD-DVD in this early stage. It was certainly [...]

The Omen: Collector's Edition

June 26, 2006 // 0 Comments

Between the late sixties and mid seventies, a trio of religious-themed horror films infiltrated American movie theaters. Decades later, these films have lingered in our collective consciousness and each one, in their own right, have become models of the [...]

The Valerio Zurlini Box Set

June 23, 2006 // 0 Comments

Italy has produced some of the finest directors in cinema, from De Sica and Rossellini to Fellini and Visconti. One name that sadly is rarely mentioned with the same level of distinction (if at all) is Valerio Zurlini. Born in Bologna, Italy in 1926, [...]

Syriana

June 22, 2006 // 0 Comments

"Syriana" is one of those understated film that you do not hear too much about when they hit the box office. Not a lot of fanfare, not a lot of advertising, but soon after the film is turning out to be a true gem and is showered with award [...]
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