As a lover of classic horror movies from the genre's golden era, I'm always eager to check out the films that make it to DVD. With "The Boris Karloff Collection," Universal now pays tribute to the wonderful actor who was a cornerstone [...]
In an era when homeland security is at its tightest and terrorism is a household word, an attempted attack on the President of the United States seems like more than just summer movie fodder. Political thrillers have had a noticeable upswing over the last [...]
Call me a sap, but I rather like Jennifer Aniston. This former "Friends" star has shown that she can be one of the few to successfully make the transformation from TV celebrity to respectable film star. Deciding to take a chance on [...]
To say Tod Browning's 1931 version of "Dracula" is a classic movie is still an understatement. The word to put this movie in its historic context has yet to be created. For 75 years now the images and sounds of this particular movie have [...]
The Brits have exported a number of delightfully quirky comedies to America, and Buena Vista Home Entertainment has distributed a new one through their Miramax company. "Kinky Boots" follows in the footsteps of naughty-but-sweet films like [...]
Many of us remember Gerald Mc Boing Boing from the silly Dr. Seuss books that we grew up with. They tell the story of a toddler who is unable to speak yet but manages to explore the world just fine and communicates with his environments through all sorts [...]
With two extremely successful seasons on Comedy Central and record-breaking DVD sales behind him, Dave Chappelle signed an astronomical 50 million dollar contract with the cable channel, locking himself in for more seasons. Starting work on season three, [...]
"Blade Runner" is the film that was surrounded by years of controversy over the studio interfering with director Ridley Scott's vision. Now, the Director's Cut, presenting the film Scott had in mind originally, is once again coming the [...]
After fifty years of black repression under the rule of the white minority, the South African government eventually relinquished its stranglehold, releasing Nelson Mandela and opening the country up to democratic elections. In order to avoid a civil war, [...]
In what is probably the closest mainstream American entertainment has come to a contemporary geek show, the MTV series "Jackass" (2000-2002) televised the dangerous, shocking, and typically gross stunts pulled by a group of hyperactive idiots. [...]
