I’ll try to avoid getting on my Lucio Fulci soapbox and get right into reviewing the DVD of ’House by the Cemetery’. Forget the videotape that was released in the U.S. under the same title. This is the uncut version of Lucio Fulci’s 1981 film. The [...]
There’s no more familiar artwork than "The Last Supper." But Leonardo daVinci’s fresco has long since ceased to represent either the artist’s own hand or the surface of color he created. A risky technique daVinci tried failed disastrously. [...]
Broadway’s decline in new musicals has been our gain in revivals of some of the true classics. One of the most successful of recent years has been "Annie Get Your Gun, " reworked to give more substance to the real-life tale of famed frontier [...]
As the second of three installments in director Oliver Stone’s Vietnam trilogy (the other two films being "Platoon" and "Heaven & Earth"), "Born on the Fourth of July" focuses more on the aftermath of this horrible [...]
Kurt Russell and director John Carpenter have made a few films together but in fans’ minds, their first concerted effort, "Escape From New York," appears to be the most fervently adored one. The reason is quite simple, I guess. The film has [...]
If I were handing out nominations for the most improved home video company when it comes to DVD content, Buena Vista Home Video would have to be on that list. Sure, they still release some movie-only discs, but with titles such as the "Tarzan [...]
Someone needs to send a memo to Warner Home Video and let them know that ’budget’ titles aren’t supposed to look like this. The ’Gossip’ DVD can be had for around $15 at most outlets, and it contains more bells and whistles than most big name [...]
When animation went digital, a terrible trade-off occurred. Digital technology may have made the inert photo-realistic; yet at its heart, animation isn’t about realism, it’s about style. Whether it’s pen to paper, brush to cel, or fingers to clay, [...]
"Legends of the Fall" was a very early DVD release from Columbia TriStar that featured a stellar transfer but was lacking any notable extras. Realizing that this bare-bones package just did not do the film justice, the studio has re-released the [...]
Do you ever come away from a movie feeling totally bewildered and unsure of what you just experienced? If you enjoy that feeling, then you’ll love the bizarre independent film, ’The Bed You Sleep In.’ To give you an idea of what ’The Bed You Sleep [...]
