When you think about it, movie serials were early television. Episodic in nature and always offering a quick resolution for every life-threatening dilemma, serials required audiences to follow each chapter. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has hearkened [...]
I’ve been an admirer of Cirque Du Soleil’s shows for many years, ever since I first saw ’Mystére’ at the Treasure Island in Las Vegas. I try to keep up with their productions, although it is getting increasingly difficult, as new show are [...]
On 4 discs, A&E Home Entertainment has prepared the British TV mini series "Reilly: Ace Of Spies" for release on DVD. Starring Sam Neill in the titular lead role this 1983 is definitely among the best TV mini series that has ever graced you [...]
You’d think that with today’s technology a remake of the 1965 Jimmy Stewart original would be that much better. Unfortunately even with all the improvements on the visual effects, a weak script and a poor directing choice couldn’t save this film [...]
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has just started a branded line for their ’Film Noir’ releases, launching with brand with a strong line-up of titles that includes, among others, Elia Kazan’s 1950 thriller ’Panic In The Streets.’ Starring [...]
It’s been almost ten years since "Se7en" hit the theaters, and directors have been trying to recreate the essence of that film ever since. "Saw" certainly has a strong enough hook to set it apart from many imitators, but some serious [...]
Pixar’s latest film has just arrived on DVD in another one of Disney’s great 2-disc Collector’s Editions. This time the geniuses at Pixar have teamed up with Brad Bird, the mastermind behind "The Iron Giant" and, many of the greatest [...]
’Backbeat ’ is a movie about Stu Sutcliffe who could have been in ’The Beatles.’ As every fan of the Fab Four knows, of course, that Stu Sutcliffe has always been referred to as the fifth Beatle and director/write Ian Softley decided to make a [...]
I remember seeing ’The Ice Pirates’ back in the 80s when it was first released but in all honesty I did not remember how funny this space-opera-comedy was. Seeing it here on DVD again, I found myself laughing out loud many times as I discovered [...]
It is hard to believe how fast kids are forced to grow up nowadays. I remember a time when pre-teens were anxious for the next Disney movie to come out. Those days are over, as most of today’s "family" movies usually contain a more mature [...]
