Us Yanks can be grateful to the year 1964 for two reasons: the Beatles made their first US appearance and ’Devil Doll’ bowed on movie and drive-in screens. For us connoisseurs of hokey 1960s British cinema, Image Entertainment’s new DVD edition of [...]
When it comes to satisfying, low-budget creature features, director Gary Jones delivers. From the bloody good bite of Mosquito to the creepy-crawly assault of Spiders, Jones is living proof that you don’t need a boatload of cash to create eye-popping [...]
Why is it that the vast majority of adult American filmgoers continue to look down upon animated feature films as being just for kids? As a lifelong fan of animation I’ve never quite understood this bias. Fortunately not all cultures share this disdain [...]
To some, New Jersey means toxic waste, big hair and Bon Jovi. To me, a New Jersey native, it means only one thing: The Sopranos. Sure, HBO’s mob masterpiece has gunned its way into the hearts and minds of mainstream America, but the series painstaking [...]
After releasing Clint Eastwood’s outstanding and thoughtful Wild West drama "Unforgiven" as one of the first DVDs in the market in 1997, the studio has finally revisited this film and is now bringing it back as a 2-disc Special Edition that [...]
Fans of Steve Oedekerk’s ’Thumb’ series have been eagerly awaiting the release of this little gem – ’Bat Thumb.’ Mocking the Batman superhero with his 28-minute Thumbation film. You will find all the characters, places and names here, [...]
Forget Metallica. Sepultura ruled the heavy metal roost from the mid eighties-mid nineties, unleashing a Brazilian blend of ultra-heavy riffs, throat-shredding vocals and tribal drumming. Their unique take on the genre has influenced many of today’s [...]
I love David Lynch. He is a true visionary. You’ll often hear, "He’s not for everyone." Which is probably true. His films aren’t for the summer blockbuster movie-goer. Regularly, his films are far more than meets the eye. Normally, there [...]
The good news is that finally, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment has begun to release episodes from ’The Muppet Show’ on DVD. The bad news is that sadly, the studios seems to pick and chose them rather than releasing the entire five seasons of the [...]
From a DVD publisher you have most likely never heard of comes a tribute to legendary actor Bela Lugosi, presented on DVD on 2 discs. The release contains the acclaimed 75-minute documentary ’Hollywood’s Dracula’ on one disc, going through all the [...]