December 7, 1941 may well be a day that will live in infamy but from all of the recent interest in Pearl Harbor you would think that the Japanese surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s home base took place in May, not December. While the hype [...]
Tom Hanks is a very talented and skilled actor. We all know that. But would he be able to carry the majority of an entire movie all by himself, without any supporting cast? Until recently, that question may have been reason for speculation and discussion, [...]
’Best in Show’ is the second film from the team of Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy, who had previously brought us 1996’s ’Waiting for Guffman’. As with ’Guffman’, ’Best in Show’ is a film that begins with a basic outline and then [...]
The popular conception of America in the 1950’s is one of political witch-hunts and repressed passions. Television antennas spread over the landscape like an invasion of metallic weeds from outer space. The suburbs exploded and everyone wanted to be [...]
Not since Bruce Lee’s "Enter The Dragon" has a Martial Arts film seen as much notoriety as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Sadly the time was not right for the legendary Bruce Lee in the 70s and his films never managed to break [...]
If you are deathly afraid of cats, namely black cats, then this is the horror film that you’ve been waiting for! For, all others, welcome to a typical Lucio Fulci film. Fulci made ’The Black Cat’ during the early 80s, when he cranked out many films, [...]
Westerns are sadly still somewhat of a rare commodity on DVD. Although a number of films have been released, compared to other genres, Westerns still dwell a living on the sidelines. Fortunately things seem to be changing a bit and apart form some [...]
’The House of Mirth’ is another one of Columbia TriStar’s treatments of a European arthaus production, which is now coming to DVD as a great-looking DVD with a few exciting extras. Interestingly, the film has been shot in the US however with a [...]
There are those who make mere movies, then there is John Waters. The Baltimore director has always marched to the beat of a different drummer down the road less traveled and made movies that are often an odd mix of satire, shock, pop culture, and [...]
I never thought I’d see the day that "The Magnificent Seven" would arrive on DVD as a full-blown special edition sporting a decent transfer and both newly remixed 5.1 and original mono soundtracks. All of this priced to move at $19.95. Life is [...]
