Viewing Warner Home Video’s radiant DVD of the almost lost 1954 musical version of "A Star Is Born" sparked mixed emotions. Warner’s first foray into DVD-18 territory is an out and out winner, promising good things to come with future Warner [...]
Recently, we’ve reached a point where there don’t seem to be many true independent films anymore. Independent films are so vogue that they play at the local multiplex and scarf up awards right and left. And I know that there is an over-generalization [...]
After visiting the horror genre in the early stages of his career, and then going into space and science fiction, for the first time, director Roland Emmerich has recently ventured into the period pieces, creating the sweeping historic action-adventure [...]
If you were one of the handful of people to actually catch "Love & Basketball" during its theatrical run then you already know what a treat you’re in for. If, on the other hand, you’re like the other 99.9% of the populace then you owe [...]
"What an elaborate and sweeping experience, " I though to myself while I was watching the end credits of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s DVD version of "Anna And The King." It is the kind of film, they just don’t make any [...]
Hollywood has a tendency to glamorize or exaggerate reality, especially when it comes to serious or sensitive issues. (Have you ever noticed how smoothly people break up in the movies?) Most of us watch movies to escape from reality, so even when a film [...]
"Cobra Verde" is based on Bruce Chatwin’s novel "The Viceroy of Ouida, " which recounts the life of Francisco Manoel da Silva who rose from humble beginnings as a Brazilian farmer to become the master of all slave trading on [...]
Showered with awards and nominations, Sam Mendes’ "American Beauty" has reached a status that hardly allows you to view the picture without any preconceived notions. The fact that the DVD release had been postponed for a long time now further [...]
Based on an Irish folktale, "The Secret of Roan Inish" is a delightful story translated beautifully for the screen by director John Sayles. Combining subtle elements of fantasy with the spectacular scenery of the Irish countryside, this is a [...]
There are numerous film adaptations, telling the story of John Dillinger, one of America’s most notorious bank robbers and gangsters of the pre-FBI Hoover era. In 1973, director John Milius tackled the subject matter in a furious movie that packed [...]
