Reviews

Dr. No

April 24, 2000 // 0 Comments

"Dr. No" is the first disc in the second volume of "The James Bond Collection". It is the 1962 film that started it all. James Bond graced the silver screen for the first time and introduced the world to the British secret agent, [...]

The Man With The Golden Gun

April 24, 2000 // 0 Comments

After making his first appearance as James Bond in "Live And Let Die" Roger Moore came back to play the smart secret service agent in 1974 in "The Man With The Golden Gun." Starring opposite of horror legend Cristopher Lee, Roger Moore [...]

The Insider

April 24, 2000 // 0 Comments

Michael Mann’s ’The Insider’ is a powerful drama which explores the struggle of two men fighting a corporate giant. Mann abandons his trademark action sequences and gives the film its own unique style. Russell Crowe plays Dr. Jeffery Wigand, a [...]

Forbidden Planet

April 21, 2000 // 0 Comments

In 1956 the Cold War was fully under way and the fear another world war was imminent in people’s mind. The threat of nuclear destruction, an invisible yet absolutely lethal force, or from Outer Space was omnipresent and built the backbone for a great [...]

Please, Not Now!

April 20, 2000 // 0 Comments

Brigitte Bardot has been a sex symbol for a whole generation and even watching her today in the movies that made her the star she was, it is hard to escape her charisma and charm. But it wasn’t only her sex appeal and her voluptuous lips that made her a [...]

Happy Texas

April 20, 2000 // 0 Comments

The comedy ’Happy, Texas’ first gained notoriety at the Sundance Film Festival, where its screenings all sold out. It then made the news again when it was learned that Miramax passed on buying ’The Blair Witch Project’ (I wonder why?) and [...]

Destination Moon

April 19, 2000 // 0 Comments

’Destination Moon’ was an early attempt to realistically depict a manned mission to the Moon. Co-written by science fiction legend Robert Heinlein, with other-worldly artwork provided by Chesley Bonestell, this is serious, speculative sci-fi. With the [...]

Tierra

April 18, 2000 // 0 Comments

So, you say that you’re looking for a movie that’s a little different? I’ve got your different right here. ’Tierra’ (which translates as ’earth’) is another unique foreign film being offered to us by Vanguard. This Spanish production follows [...]

Gen-X Cops

April 18, 2000 // 0 Comments

Jackie Chan has become a seal of quality for action films a long time ago. While he is developing his own future projects, Chan also has enough time to make sure he is actively establishing a new cadre of action films that ensure the future of the genre [...]

Diner

April 17, 2000 // 0 Comments

For many of us, the passage from youth to adulthood is difficult at best. By the time we’re expected to become responsible adults we’ve become so accustomed to the rituals of adolescence that we resist leaving the comfort of our chosen family of [...]
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