Horatio Hornblower is a fictional character created by British writer C. S. Forester in 1937 that has captivated audiences since, and has appeared in a series of 10 novels by the acclaimed author. Forester was a historical novelist, biographer, journalist [...]
When we think of war movies, usually films like "Saving Private Ryan", "The Longest Day", "Gettysburg" or others come to mind. There were times however, when wars were of a somewhat smaller scale, but no less ferocious. [...]
In April 1997, just shortly after DVD had first been released into the marketplace, Columbia TriStar released a great-looking version of “Jumanji” for the fledgling format. Now, almost three years later, the studio revisits the movie and gives it a [...]
There are certain icons in film that shouldn’t be challenged. These films have defined certain genres and whenever you make a film that is even close to these touchstone films, your film will be scrutinized. For mafia films, there’s "The [...]
In the wake of Jet Li’s recent recognition among American moviegoers, it is hardly surprising that some of his films that predate his appearance in "Lethal Weapon 4" are slowly trickling into the US mainstream. Artisan Entertainment has just [...]
It has actually been quite a while since we had seen a great movie that has its narrative focused on a master thief, who is out to snatch some highly valued piece of art. A number of classic movies have used it as a recipe, and immediately Jules [...]
"Goldfinger" has to rank as one of the most famous James Bond movies of all time – and one of the best for that matter. It is filled with gadgets and features a charming James Bond played by Sean Connery paired up against a truly memorable [...]
It appears as if Hong Kong Cinema is becoming increasingly popular here in the US, and I am sure the exposure and availability of these titles on DVD helps immensely to attract new viewers to the genre. Considering how much feedback we received following [...]
After a year-long moratorium, MGM is now releasing a number of James Bond titles on DVD. But they don’t see a simple release to support the theatrical release of the next James Bond film "The World Is Not Enough", as each of those six discs [...]
Since Indiana Jones made his last appearance on the silver screen in 1989 no film had seriously attempted to follow in the footsteps of this highly successful trilogy. I am sure in part this had to do with the fear of being compared to the big [...]
