Based on Helene Hanff’s novel of the same name, retelling parts of her own life, ’84 Charing Cross Road’ is a heartfelt story about two people from different ends of the world, finding a passion they share – books. Helene (Anne Bancroft) is a New [...]
With a title as curious as its story, Anthony Hopkins stars as Ted Brautigan, a man with a mysterious past who wanders into the life and home of a young suburban kid named Bobby Garfield, played by Anton Yelchin. Ted takes residence in an upstairs loft in [...]
Repression does have a name, and its Stevens the butler, played masterfully by Sir Anthony Hopkins. Hopkins helms the title role with uncanny subtlety and subdued passion, as his character simply honors duty before self – and to a fault. Strong evidence [...]
Featuring an all-star cast that consists of Anthony Hopkins, Anne Bancroft, John Hurt, John Gielgud and many others, ’The Elephant Man’ is the highly acclaimed telling of an impressively touching and sensible story. It is about a man who is extremely [...]
Since its release, Francis Ford Coppola’s artistic and dazzling approach to the classic gothic tale about the bloodsucking prince of darkness has found a place in the hearts of many film fans. Not only is it a very beautiful version of the story, [...]
To coincide with the unleashing of ’Hannibal’ on DVD, MGM Home Entertainment has released a new Special Edition of ’Silence of the Lambs’. This single-disc edition boasts a new high-definition 16×9 anamorphic transfer, which is letterboxed at [...]
"Hannibal, " both the Thomas Harris novel and Ridley Scott’s film adaptation, returns everyone’s favorite corprophagist, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, to the public eye. A decade ago, "Silence of the Lambs" beat the odds in adapting [...]
"Legends of the Fall" was a very early DVD release from Columbia TriStar that featured a stellar transfer but was lacking any notable extras. Realizing that this bare-bones package just did not do the film justice, the studio has re-released the [...]
WARNING! Before watching ’All Creatures Great and Small’, DO NOT watch the trailer which is included on the DVD. This trailer, the only extra on the DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment, is three and a half minutes long and gives away most of the plot [...]
"Titus Andronicus" was William Shakespeare’s first tragedy and is widely condemned by scholars as being his worst play. They debate among themselves whether or not it’s a parody, a thinly veiled challenge to his chief rival Christopher [...]
