Andy Garcia Archives - DVD Review & High Definition

City Island

November 22, 2010 // 0 Comments

Dysfunctional families have been inviting themselves into homes for years. With the golden ticket of DVD and Blu-ray, The Tenenbaums, Hoods ('The Ice Storm'), and Grapes ('What's Eating Gilbert Grape') have given viewers a diverse [...]

Black Rain

February 7, 2007 // 0 Comments

"Theft is theft. There is no gray area." Ah… the eighties. I came in on the front end of this decadent, cheese-filled era at the ripe, old age of two and checked into the nineties when I was nearly twelve. I remember being fascinated by the [...]

Black Rain

February 7, 2007 // 0 Comments

Black Rain: Special Edition

October 17, 2006 // 0 Comments

Ridley Scott's dark thriller "Black Rain" is often getting the short shrift compared to his other, more prestigious movies. In many ways I think, undeservedly so. "Black Rain" is a solid thriller with a great cast and a cool [...]

Twisted

September 9, 2004 // 0 Comments

Boasting a promising cast, consisting of Ashley Judd, Andy Garcia and Samuel Jackson in the lead, Philip Kaufman’s new thriller ’Twisted’ sounded like an interesting genre entry. However, it turns out that the film is highly formulaic and offers no [...]

The Godfather: DVD Collection

October 29, 2001 // 0 Comments

As DVD matures and finds more players in more home, the list of "must-have" titles continues to shrink. Just in the past few weeks, standards like "Snow White, " "Citizen Kane," and the first "Star Wars" (not the [...]

The Untouchables

February 1, 2001 // 0 Comments

There have been many movies based on popular television programs — some good (’The Fugitive’) and some bad (’The Avengers’). In rare instances, the feature film even comes to overshadow the small screen show that served as its inspiration. [...]

Dead Again

July 3, 2000 // 0 Comments

While many performers in the entertainment industry face stereotyping or pigeonholing (ask any child star!), there are some who are able to move between genres and projects with ease. One such person is director/actor Kenneth Branagh. While he made a name [...]

When A Man Loves A Woman

March 10, 2000 // 0 Comments

Starring Meg Ryan and Andy Garcia, ’When A Man Loves A Woman’ is a powerful drama in which a couple tries to make their rocky way through their marriage. Alice’s and Michael’s life is affected quite seriously through Alice’s dependence on [...]

Hoodlum

February 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

"Hoodlum" is an impetuous movie, based on legendary characters from the 30’s-era Harlem crime scene. Though not completely true to history, neither is it absolutely fictitious. At first glance it appears to be like many other ’30’s crime [...]