Cary Grant never officially made a film with director Billy Wilder, notwithstanding Tony Curtis’ impersonation of the star in ’Some Like It Hot.’ (Wilder and Charles Brackett were uncredited writers on Grant’s 1947 fantasy ’The Bishop’s Wife.) [...]
It consistently amazes me how Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment butchers Hong Kong films without showing any respect for the films or remorse for their doing. The latest example is ’Fist Of The Red Dragon.’ Don’t be surprised if you’ve never [...]
Completely forgotten at the box office, ’Marci X’ is now making its DVD debut from Paramount Home Entertainment. While not exactly a comedy highlight, the movie is still not nearly as bad as many critics would have you believe. Starring Lisa Kudrow [...]
Every other year or so, A&E produces sequels to their phenomenal Horatio Hornblower series, each installment eagerly awaited by fans of the series. With ’The New Adventures, ’ the studio serves up two new feature-length episodes in which Horatio [...]
Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 horror novella "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" has been filmed by Hollywood numerous times, pretty much since the dawn of movies. Yet the two most enduring adaptations are the 1932 and 1941 versions, [...]
Everyone agrees that DVD has become a huge success. However, not everyone agrees on the criteria to measure it. Some judge the sheer volume of machines in the marketplace (roughly 60 million and counting) as one reason, another with the fact that 2003 saw [...]
Macon Leary (William Hurt) is a stoic travel guide writer, evaluating the world through the eyes of a business traveler who would rather stay at home than spend his days in hotel rooms and foreign cities. The loss of their 12-year old son a year ago has [...]
If you’re a horror movie fan, you’ve probably read a few tantalizing snippets here and there about the gritty film ‘Lucky’. While the buzz is somewhat justified, ultimately, ‘Lucky’ will be known for its subtle, engaging spin on the serial [...]
Like the previous releases of ’Buffy The Vampire Slayer, ’ the season 5 box set is a slick package with some great content. Featuring all 22 episodes of the series’ fifth season, the DVD set gives you the chance to witness Buffy being confronted [...]
I am typically not a friend of contemporarized horror motives, meaning horror films that take classic horror icons and transplant them into our modern day world. Vampires, werewolves and such are gothic material and in my book have little place in a [...]
