With the exceptional box-office success and popularity of Universal’s summer hit "The Mummy", another film has been brought back to people’s attention. A film, that had almost been wiped out of people’s collective memory, and was mostly [...]
I must have been one of the very few people in this world who had not seen "Titanic" during its theatrical run. The reason was quite simple. At the time the hype was just too much for me and it got to the point that it actually turned me off the [...]
Looking over Clint Eastwood’s long-standing career, I cannot help but be impressed every time I see more of his work. Eastwood is almost like malt whiskey. He gets better with age. Not only as an actor, but also as a director. "True Crime" is [...]
For the longest time I wanted to see "Quiz Show", a film by Robert Redford, but for some reason I never had the chance to. Until now that is, because now Buena Vista Home Video has released the film on DVD, and eagerly I decided to give this [...]
Universal is sending another high caliber Collector’s Edition your way with Ron Howard’s “EDtv”. The disc contains a 16×9 enhanced widescreen transfer of the film in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio. As expected, the transfer is superb, taken [...]
“The Deep End Of The Ocean” is based on a novel by Jacquelyn Mitchard. It is the story of a couple whose 3-year old son has been kidnapped. The film explores the hurt, blame, and depression that accompanies this awful crime. Then, nine years after the [...]
After 21 years "Halloween" is still one of the most impressive horror films that never seems to lose its appeal, and is widely considered John Carpenters best film to date – although I personally prefer some of his later films over [...]
I am always getting excited when little known films are coming to DVD. The prospect of short films making it to home video, let away DVD are slim to say the least, and it was with surprise and excitement that I noticed 20th Century Fox Home [...]
The easiest way to rate the quality of a DVD is to compare it to a somewhat similar medium. The Columbia DVD of “Christine” is presented in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio and the letterboxing is superb, displaying the correct framing. Compared to the Columbia [...]
In my town, it’s not the cars that are scary, but the drivers themselves. But Hollywood has a fascination with evil automobiles. “The Car” epitomizes this obsession. I had always wanted to see the film, but I found the full-frame version shown on TV [...]
