American Pie
In the early 80s, the raunchy teenage comedy ruled. After "Porky’s" was a box-office smash (from the director of "Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things" and "A Christmas Story"), you couldn’t throw a cat without [...]
Reviews
Tess Of The Storm Country
As part of the Milestone Collection, Image Entertainment is bringing us the 1922 classic silent movie “Tess Of The Storm Country” featuring Mary Pickford. The DVD is taken from some of the best archival material available for the film, and you will [...]
Psycho III
Goodtimes Home Video presents “Psycho III” on this DVD in a 1.85:1 widescreen version. Although not 16×9 enhanced, the transfer is very good, without notable film artifacts. A few scenes exhibit some noise and film grain but for the most part, [...]
Jack Frost
Just in time for the holiday season, Warner Home Video is bringing us a stylish and highly entertaining Christmas movie. The problem with these holiday movies is usually that it seems to be hard for them to strike the right balance between entertainment [...]
The Third Man
Based upon a story and the screenplay by Graham Greene, "The Third Man" is a movie that takes you back to post-war Europe in 1949. The film has had a lasting impression on me since I first saw it on TV as a child many years ago. It is a [...]
Bridge Of Dragons
HBO Home Video’s release of “Bridge Of Dragons” contains a fullframe transfer of the movie on this DVD. Considering that the movie is a direct-to-video release, this seems to be its original aspect ratio, as no obvious cropping or unbalance in the [...]
The Bonfire Of The Vanities
Warner’s release of the Brian DePalma comedy “The Bonfire Of The Vanities” contains a 16×9 enhanced widescreen version of the movie as well as a pan & scan presentation that is slightly cropped on the sides. The transfers are very clean [...]
The Last Picture Show
This is a special edition of Peter Bogdanovich’s small-town drama, released by Columbia TriStar Home Video. Shot entirely in black and white, the DVD contains a widescreen presentation of the movie in its theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1, in a transfer [...]
Black Mask
In the wake of Jet Li’s recent recognition among American moviegoers, it is hardly surprising that some of his films that predate his appearance in "Lethal Weapon 4" are slowly trickling into the US mainstream. Artisan Entertainment has just [...]
Edgar Ulmer Collection Vol.1
All Day Entertainment’s first release in their “Edgar Ulmer Collection” is an impressive double-feature disc that features “The Strange Woman” and “Moon Over Harlem”. Both films have been digitally restored and especially in the case of [...]