Metropolis
What do "2001, " "Blade Runner" and "The Matrix" have in common, besides their fantastic milieus? They share a common grandfather. Few silent films shoulder the same reputation as Fritz Lang’s watershed 1927 science fiction [...]
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Gunfight At The O.K. Corral
’Gunfight At The O.K. Corral’ is John Sturges’ classic retelling of the legendary shootout between Wyatt Earp and his men and Clanton gang in the city of Tombstone. It is one of those legendary events of the Wild West that is being retold over and [...]
Family Guy: Season 1 & 2
’Family Guy’ is a quirky cartoon series from the Fox channel that gives us the chance to witness the escapades of a slightly off-kilter family through the eyes of Stewie, a one-year old with the maniacal plan for world domination. While the antics of [...]
My Schoolmate The Barbarian
Starring the rising martial arts talent Nicholas Tse along with Stephen Fung, "My Schoolmate The Barbarian" is a new generation martial arts film filled with marvelous stunts by veteran stunt director Ching Siu Tung. Masterfully and hypnotically [...]
Robben Ford & The Blue Line: In Concert
Continuing the "Ohne Filter" series of releases from Germany, Music Video Distributors is now offering the 1993 Robben Ford concert that was part of his European tour. Robben Ford is one of the few guitarists who successfully and continually [...]
Gatekeepers 21: Volume 1
’Gatekeepers 21’ is a fairly recent anime TV show from Japan that decided to take the themes and visuals of Japanese anime a bit into the future. It is based on the 60s TV series ’Gatekeepers’ but freshens up the theme and background of the world [...]
Once A Thief
John Woo’s ’Once A Thief’ is a classic among Hong Kong action thrillers and crime capers – legendary, in a way. It is one of the finest film ever made in the genre and convinces not only through a great story and rich characters but also through [...]
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
The second installment of the Harry Potter series is now coming to DVD, once again prepared as a spectacular 2-disc release by Warner Home Video. Countless families are already eagerly awaiting the DVD release of this movie, and we had the chance to give [...]
Egypt: Secrets Of The Pharaohs
With ’Secrets Of The Pharaohs, ’ the National Geographic Society takes an excursion into Egypt, trying to uncover many of the myths and legends surrounding the ancient mysteries of old. It takes on question such as where the pyramids come from, how [...]
The Daydreamer
Released theatrically in 1966, ’The Daydreamer’ mixes biographical elements of the life of author Hans Christian Andersen with his immortal fairy tales, told through the stop-motion ’Animagic’ animation of Rankin-Bass, the duo responsible for such [...]