The following program is based on a television show. The names have not been changed so that it can be called a prequel. Okay, let me just say at the onset that I have never watched a single episode of the original "Dukes of Hazzard" TV series, [...]
Showtime has definitely been home to some good shows over the years, "Penn & Teller's BS" and "Masters of Horror" are two that I have always quite liked. I haven't had a chance to catch "Weeds" on the network [...]
What a difference 10 years make. When "The Frighteners" first appeared in 1992, few people had heard of the name Peter Jackson, an independent filmmaker from New Zealand with a knack for dark horror comedies, such as "Dead Alive (aka [...]
Being a fan of the first DVD release of "Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl", I have somehow avoided watching its sequel, "Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" up until now. All of the hype of its [...]
For four seasons, the inept police force of Reno, Nevada have made a mockery of justice and caused more shenanigans than they've resolved . . . and we wouldn't have it any other way. The Comedy Central series "Reno 911!" offers a [...]
Celebrating John Wayne's 100th birthday, studios are pulling out the films of the legendary actor and bring them to DVD either for the first time, or as a re-release. "True Grit" had been release in 2000 without any extras and as such this [...]
When I read the announcement of "Code Name: The Cleaner" some time ago the movie sounded like a fun little comedy and I decided to give it a spin when the disc arrives. Finally the disc has arrived and without hesitation I popped in this film [...]
For centuries, the Faust legend was synonymous with the spiritual dangers of obtaining wealth and knowledge too easily. But in our current era of anything-for-your-15-minutes-of-fame – populated with bug-eating survivors, scheming apprentices and [...]
It is striking that Universal Home Entertainment is selecting pretty much the same titles for release on HD-DVD for early adopters as they did 10 years ago when DVD first launched. As such it is not very surprising that Carl Reiner's "The [...]
Almost 10 years ago, Universal Home Entertainment released "Fletch" on DVD and has never revisited this cult comedy since. Here now is the new "Jane Dow" Edition of the film, offering up a brand new transfer of the film, combined with [...]
