Reviews

The Heart Of Me

February 19, 2004 // 0 Comments

The BBC production ’The Heart Of Me’ is a wonderfully romantic and dramatic voyage through personal emotions and relationships. It tells the story of two sisters, Madeleine ( Olivia Williams) and Dinah (Helena Bonham Carter) in London in the 30s. [...]

The Lion King 1 1/2

February 18, 2004 // 0 Comments

Until "Finding Nemo, " the most successful Disney animated film was 1994’s "The Lion King." In addition to its theatrical and home video successes, the concept spawned a Tony-award winning stage musical and a direct-to-video sequel, [...]

Angel: Season 3

February 16, 2004 // 0 Comments

What is generally considered the best season of the show, is now available on DVD for the first time. ’Angel: Season 3’ has some true series highlights and also marks some technical innovations as this was the first installment of the series to be [...]

Duel To The Death

February 13, 2004 // 0 Comments

Ching Siu Tung’s ’Duel To The Death’ is once again coming to DVD, this time from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. It is the story of two warriors preparing to fight an annual ritual, a duel to the death between the Shaolin and the Japanese to [...]

Hoffa

February 12, 2004 // 0 Comments

With Danny DeVito’s "Hoffa, " 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is serving up a spectacular movie as a grand DVD, complete with great supplements. "Hoffa," of course, tells the story of Jimmy Hoffa, the legendary and controversial [...]

Fire Down Below

February 11, 2004 // 0 Comments

With its great cast, consisting of Jack Lemmon, Rita Hayworth and Robert Mitchum, its colorful, picturesque settings and a story that puts you under its spell, ’Fire Down Below’ is a wonderful inter-personal drama that spins out of control. Felix and [...]

Crop Circles: Quest For Truth

February 10, 2004 // 0 Comments

Messages from the Great Beyond or a load of crop? The 2002 documentary ’Crop Circles: Quest For Truth’ tackles the seemingly inexplicable phenomenon of crop circles. Eschewing narration, producer/director William Gazecki follows a large group of [...]

Comic Book

February 9, 2004 // 0 Comments

’Comic Book’ is Mark Hamill’s loving tribute to the comic book fandom as he made a spoof documentary on the subject that is as poignant as it is hilarious. As documentary Donald Swan he takes to the iconoclastic San Diego ’Comicon’ where we [...]

Open Range

February 6, 2004 // 0 Comments

The times where the Wild West were portrayed as a wonderfully romantic era populated with nothing but larger-than-life characters is definitely over. During the past 10+ years we have seen increasingly critical movies who take a closer look at the period, [...]

Time Bandits

February 5, 2004 // 0 Comments

Terry Gilliam’s ’Time Bandits’ is making a return to DVD in a Special Edition from Anchor Bay. The quirky film about a kid getting lost in time with a bunch of wee thieves on a crime spree through the ages. Visiting Napoleon, Agamemnon, Robin Hood [...]
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