Drama

El Cid

January 23, 2008 // 0 Comments

Coming in a wonderful, linen-covered, weighty cardboard box, the Weinstein Company is finally putting out a DVD version of the 1961 epic "El Cid." This monumental film starring Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren has been missing from home video [...]

Maneater

January 17, 2008 // 0 Comments

What's that? Oh no, it's a man-eating tiger! Everyone, run for your lives! Oh wait, it's not a tiger. Oh my God, it's worse! It's a Sci Fi Channel original! RUN! In all seriousness, though, "Maneater" is yet another [...]

3:10 to Yuma

January 11, 2008 // 0 Comments

The Western is one of the few distinctly American film genres. Although it has been adopted and enhanced significantly by international filmmakers, its roots lie deeply within American history and culture, often used as allegory for American beliefs and [...]

Stardust

December 14, 2007 // 0 Comments

With so many films these days about sorcery and magical lands, it is easy for those that are not part of an established franchise (like "Harry Potter" or "The Chronicles of Narnia") to become lost in the mix. Such was the case with [...]

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

December 7, 2007 // 0 Comments

"Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix" is the fifth installment of the hugely popular fantasy series and is also the first directed by David Yates, who is currently also helming the sixth installment "Harry Potter And The Half-Blood [...]

Full Metal Jacket: Deluxe Edition

November 29, 2007 // 0 Comments

That Stanley Kubrick was one of the most uncompromising American directors is indisputable. He was a man of unique vision who was not to be undermined by producers or actors, and he literally spent years on some of his productions meticulously fine-tuning [...]

Wild Bunch. The

November 26, 2007 // 0 Comments

Sam Peckinpah's "The Wild Bunch" arrived in 1969 amid a firestorm of controversy. Its stark and brutally violent images seared the screen in the late sixties and forever changed the cinematic landscape. Loved by many and hated by some, the [...]

The Aviator

November 21, 2007 // 0 Comments

Martin Scorsese taking on the life of Howard Hughes is a massive undertaking, and one he approached with much care. After watching his wonderful film "The Aviator" again, I am just as awestruck as I was the first time. You see, Howard Hughes is [...]

Gene Simmons Family Jewels: Season 2

November 16, 2007 // 0 Comments

I will admit freely that "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" is a complete guilty pleasure of mine. Ever since I got my hands on the first season of the show, I couldn't wait to see season 2 unfold. Here it is now from A&E Home Entertainment [...]

Edward Scissorhands

November 15, 2007 // 0 Comments

Tim Burton is one of those rare directors whose style is so unmistakable that you can tell within seconds of a movie that it was created by him. Together with composer Danny Elfman, they started making full length features with "Pee Wee's Big [...]
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