Dishing them out half a season at a time, Paramount Home Entertainment has just released "The Untouchables: Season 2 Volume 1" offering up another 16 episodes from the classic TV show surrounding the incorruptible federal agents. Robert Stack [...]
One of the great stars of the classical Hollywood era, Bette Davis, like so many actresses before and after, saw a steady decline in decent roles as she approached middle age. By the late 1950s, her film career had become stymied, with only a smattering [...]
When Judd Apatow and Jake Kasdan take some material and turn it into one of their raunchy comedies, no holds are barred. In this case they created a send-off on "Walk The Line, " a film that has captivated critics and audiences alike with the [...]
For the past 30 years, the picture of the Holocaust had been pretty much defined in a rather static manner. Hitler's SS and the Gestapo were held responsible for the extermination of the Jews and millions of war prisoners in Europe during the Third [...]
Having not seen Walt Disney's "101 Dalmatians" since I was probably about eight years old, I was anxious to see how it has held up after all these years in Buena Vista's latest Platinum Edition DVD. To my delight, not only has it held [...]
"Appleseed: Ex Machina" is a sequel to a previous installment from 2004 called "Appleseed", which is directed by the same Japanese director, Shinji Aramaki and adapted from an immensely popular manga series from Shirow Masamune, who [...]
From Scott Hicks ("Shine" and "Hearts In Atlantis") comes the romantic comedy/drama "No Reservations", which you may have already inferred is based in the restaurant business. Not just any restaurant, though; the fast paced [...]
When the documentary "Fog City Mavericks" arrived on my desk I was ambivalent at first, I admit freely. Judging from the packaging alone it appeared as if this documentary about the filmmaking scene in the San Francisco Bay Area would highlight [...]
From DVD International, the same company that brought us "Exotic Saltwater Aquarium" (which I also had the pleasure of reviewing), comes "Fireplace: Visions of Tranquility" on Blu-ray disc as part of the "HD Ssape" line of [...]
"I Am Legend" is a remake of the movie based on Richard Matheson's novel of the same name. Many viewers are probably familiar with its previous movie incarnation "The Omega Man" starring Charlton Heston as the last man on Earth. [...]
