"The Bride Of Frankenstein" is certainly one of the most impressive horror films ever made. To this date it is still one of the only horror films that transcends the genre to the point that it is no longer looked upon as an actual genre film. [...]
For all fans of the truly inventive, or the almost surreal, Columbia TriStar Home Video has just released a real delicacy on DVD, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s "The City Of Lost Children". The French filmmaker has created an entirely artistic movie [...]
When Ludwig Van Beethoven died on March 29, 1827, over 20,000 people were present at his funeral in Währing paying tribute to this singular musical genius – but he has not always been so popular. Ever since his passing however, his work has [...]
Italian cult director Lucio Fulci’s most savage thriller has come to DVD recently, courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment. The film has been stunningly revived in an uncut version that is unexpectedly presented in a brand-new 16×9 enhanced widescreen [...]
Poetic war movie. Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? A contradiction in terms. And yet, it is the designation I would use to describe "The Thin Red Line" from 20th Century Fox, an epic, 3-hour World War II drama. I had missed the film during [...]
It seems like it took an eternity until this film has finally been made available on DVD. When Dreamworks Home Entertainment announced Steven Spielberg’s "Saving Private Ryan" for release a few short weeks ago, the excitement was intense. Not [...]
I typically don’t like period pieces – or as a rather dim-witted person once said to me, "Movies that happened in the time before now." I’m much more interested in what’s going to happen than in what has happened. Still, the one [...]
For fans of late 70s horror, who also own DVD players, 1999 has been a good year. This summer saw the release of the "Alien" Special Edition and the "Halloween" Limited Edition was released last month. Later in October, we can look for [...]
While VH-1’s 90-minute documentary on the nightclub Studio 54 is much better, the movie “54” isn’t as bad as you may have heard. The movie got a lot of press about how it had been re-edited. The film definitely has a disjointed feel. If you’re [...]
MPI Home Video has just released a disc that contains practically nothing but special features for the popular 1966-71, gothic “Dark Shadows” TV series. It contains 4 lengthy documentaries and featurettes, as well as commercials, a photo gallery and a [...]
