Reviews
The World Is Not Enough
For the third time Pierce Brosnan is taking on the part of Ian Fleming’s James Bond in the 19th installment of the highly successful series of movies, "The World Is Not Enough." Progressing with the notion to develop Bond a little further, [...]
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
After Sean Connery resigned as James Bond, finishing "You Only Live Twice, " the men behind the highly successful series of James Bond movies, Harry Salzman and Albert R. Broccoli, faced the challenge to find an actor who could fill Connery’s [...]
The Puppet Films of Jiri Trnka
Of all the cinematic genres, film fantasy is the most problematic to pull off. The fantasy filmmaker ever strides a tightrope between fleshing out just enough visually to suspend disbelief and allowing the viewer’s imagination to fill in the "gaps, [...]
Star Trek III: The Search For Spock
There is a myth among many fans about the "odd and even" curse concerning the Star Trek motion pictures, positing that the good films are all even numbered with the reverse being true of the odd. While my personal favorite is an "even" [...]
Handel’s Messiah
Initially planned as some of the first DVD audio releases, 5.1 Entertainment had to change their plans recently to release a number of titles they had acquired as part of the "Silverline" label. Since the release of DVD Audio into the market was [...]
Tumbleweeds
From year to year, it seems to get more difficult to decide which films are "Oscar-caliber" and which aren’t. At first glance, I wouldn’t have considered the hard-edged "Tumbleweeds" the kind of film that the Academy would embrace. [...]
Interactive Mind Teazzer
Vivid Interactive has become very famous for stretching the limits of DVD technology, and they’ve taken another step with their latest release "Interactive Mind Teazzer." This DVD offers the viewer a new way to access the entertainment offered [...]
The Most Dangerous Game
’The Most Dangerous Game’ was filmed concurrently with the better known horror classic, ’King Kong, ’ and even used many of the same sets. Fay Wray, who played a lead role in both films, often pulled 20 hour days between the two productions. While [...]