Just before doing his break-through movie hit "Jaws, " Steven Spielberg co-wrote and directed "The Sugarland Express, " a film about a young couple’s struggle and fight against authorities to get back custody of their child, which [...]
Mel Gibson’s "The Passion Of The Christ" is a film of great controversy and I’m sure everyone has heard about it. Some hate it, others love it, but ultimately it was a phenomenal box office success and it is now coming to DVD courtesy of [...]
Based on a true story, Buena Vista Home Entertainment is presenting us with a DVD version of "Hidalgo," complete with a number of extras to expand on the epic film about America’s most famous endurance horse racing legends, Frank Hopkins and [...]
To most, Ralph Macchio will forever remain the Karate Kid, but as anyone who’s seen "Crossroads" can attest, he is also an incredibly talented guitar player and has been the perfect cast choice for this, Walter Hill’s blues-inspired road [...]
I’ve always been a sucker for the time-paradox. If there’s a decent story about time-traveling and the effects it can have on the present and future, I’m more than certain read or watch it. As such, New Line’s "The Butterfly Effect" was [...]
Perhaps one of the most personal films in director John Huston’s canon, 1952’s "Moulin Rouge" captures the severe romanticism of fin de siecle Paris and the legendary artistry of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec with such verve and delicacy that [...]
In order to make a good movie on the subject of art, the filmmakers first have to understand art, the subject of their endeavor. In the case of "Girl With A Pearl Earring" it is quite evident from the first frame that the filmmakers did indeed [...]
I had heard a great many things about Don Coscarelli’s latest film, "Bubba Ho-Tep." Interestingly the comments ran the full gamut from "the worst movie" all the way to "the best movie." Given this range of impressions I was [...]
It is hard to believe that Lawrence Kasdan’s "Wyatt Earp" has taken so long to make it to DVD but the film has finally arrived, and it is a beauty to behold. Starring Kevin Costner and an all-star cast, the film tells the lifestory of the Wild [...]
Kaneto Shindo’s 1964 film "Onibaba" resonates on many levels: a poetic anti-war parable, a macabre meditation on sexuality and a traditional horror film. Just as contradictory, it’s one of those movies that you wish you could forget the [...]
