The producers of “Goldfinger” teamed up again one year after the film to create an intriguing espionage thriller starring an young Michael Caine. The result is a cinema highlight that is visually stunning and dramatically thrilling, with a highly [...]
Based on James Fenimore Cooper’s classic novels from the "Leatherstocking" series, director Michael Mann took the second book in the quintology as the source for his epic adventure movie, "The Last Of The Mohicans". It is a great [...]
I cannot tell how much I have always appreciated Ray Harryhausen’s work and how his fantastic films have inspired my own imagination and work. Having created over 20 computer games, I have always been most at home in the fantasy settings of the [...]
Fans of late ’70s horror have had much to rejoice about lately as many classics from that time period have recently been released on DVD. The latest offering is Joe Dante’s killer fish film "Piranha." (Not to be confused with the Lee Majors [...]
It is good to see that DVD is finally also viewed upon as a valid platform for family entertainment. While during the medium’s early adopter phase animated movies would have bombed like there’s no tomorrow, with DVD rapidly making its way into more [...]
Madacy Entertainment has long become one a supplier of low cost programming on DVD, ranging from documentaries all the way to re-releases of feature films. “The Secret KGB UFO Files” is a documentary that tracks alien encounter and abduction accounts [...]
Elite Entertainment continues their trend of bringing us high-quality transfers of obscure horror films. This 1973 British film is presented in its letterboxed format with an aspect ratio of 1.85:1 with an accurate framing. The picture is very clear and [...]
When I first saw "The Haunting" in theaters I was slightly disappointed because it was not the scarefest I had hoped it would be. However, even then I was mesmerized by the film’s phenomenal production design, and the overall atmosphere [...]
A little while ago I received the announcement for a rather unusual DVD release. Called "The Red Planet Mars", the disc promised to contain a plethora of material on the planet Mars, including some highly interactive features, as well as [...]
While the genre has been around for a long time, in my opinion it was "The Stepford Wives" that really defined suburban paranoia. That film made the audience realize that nice houses and manicured lawns could be hiding a very sinister evil. [...]
