Reviews

The Fury

September 12, 2001 // 0 Comments

I’ve watched many DVDs this year – some great, some good, some not so good – and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s release of Brian DePalma’s ’The Fury’ is, sadly, the worst DVD I’ve seen yet. It’s sad because, although this picture [...]

The Hobbit

September 11, 2001 // 0 Comments

Based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel ’The Hobbit, ’ which eventually lead up to his writing of ’The Lord Of The Rings,’ this is the animated adaptation of the book as perceived by Arthur Rankin and Jules Bass. While the film captures the story in [...]

Blow Out

September 11, 2001 // 0 Comments

Current conspiracy theorists might get a kick out of watching MGM Home Entertainment’s new DVD of ’Blow Out, ’ Brian De Palma’s paranoia thriller. The 1981 film stars John Travolta as Jack Terri, a sound effects technician who accidentally records [...]

Dressed To Kill

September 10, 2001 // 0 Comments

For director Brian DePalma, the summer of 1980 was a best of times, worst of times. Though he had hit a commercial home run with "Carrie" four years earlier, he subsequently suffered critical misses with "The Fury" and "Home [...]

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

September 10, 2001 // 0 Comments

Fans have been eager to see "Star Wars" released on DVD since the inception of the format, but for the longest time, no such release was in sight. Finally, Lucasfilm brings us Episode 1 in the epic space opera by George Lucas as a promising [...]

Opera

September 10, 2001 // 0 Comments

Anchor Bay adds another gem to their ’Dario Argento Collection’ with the release of ’Opera’. This 1987 film is considered by many to be Argento’s last great masterwork, and Argento himself refers to it as ’the most ferocious movie that I’ve [...]

13 Ghosts

September 10, 2001 // 0 Comments

William Castle was the undisputed master of the spooky film with a chuckle during the 50s and 60s. Not necessarily plain-out horror movies, many of his films created a spooky atmosphere with ghosts, apparitions and highly dramatic events. ’13 Ghosts’ [...]

The Silence of the Lambs

September 6, 2001 // 0 Comments

To coincide with the unleashing of ’Hannibal’ on DVD, MGM Home Entertainment has released a new Special Edition of ’Silence of the Lambs’. This single-disc edition boasts a new high-definition 16×9 anamorphic transfer, which is letterboxed at [...]

Suspiria

September 5, 2001 // 0 Comments

In the realm of cult horror films, there are some titles, which are revered more than others. Maybe it’s for their groundbreaking special effects, or the unprecedented scares. Or it could be because of the film’s relative obscurity. Dario Argento’s [...]

It! The Terror From Beyond Space

September 5, 2001 // 0 Comments

’It!: The Terror From Beyond Space’ is best remembered for having served as the inspiration for the 1979 sci-fi classic, ’Alien.’ Although the creative talent behind ’Alien’ deny any connection between the films, there’s no arguing that the [...]
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