Drama
Stand By Me
Over the years, dozens of directors have dared to take the challenge of adapting a Stephen King novel into a feature film. Of those, many have failed – most of them, miserably – and few have succeeded. But, only one director has triumphed over [...]
The Cider House Rules
Every year, dozens of movies are released which are based on novels. Most of these are overlooked, either due to the relatively obscurity of the source material or because the film diverged so much from the book. Those films, which are recognized, are [...]
Any Given Sunday
Oliver Stone is crazy. Maybe. At least it would appear so when you consider his last few films. No matter the subject matter, he increasingly manages to drag along an array of film styles and dizzying editing techniques in combination with his favorite [...]
Mother Night
"Mother Night, " Kurt Vonnegut’s 1961 parable about guilt, redemption and identity could not have found better mentors for its transition to film than director Keith Gordon and screenwriter/producer Robert Wiede. Translating Vonnegut’s [...]
Braveheart
A long wait finally comes to an end. I have long lost count of the number of emails I have received, inquiring about the status of a potential DVD release of Mel Gibson’s epic "Braveheart," making it easily one of the most anticipated releases [...]
Boogie Nights
"Boogie Nights" was 1997’s sleeper hit, a movie that caught the industry by surprise and earned one of its stars, Burt Reynolds, an Academy Award nomination. It is director Paul Thomas Anderson’s second feature movie, and as such displays an [...]
Edward Scissorhands
The name Tim Burton has always been a guarantor for visionary movie making and a very strong visually driven direction. This style makes him a very distinguishable director but at the same time makes him very unique as well. No one makes movies like Tim [...]
The Big Blue
Cut by 49 minutes and released with a new score, French director Luc Besson’s 1988 movie "The Big Blue" has not been seen very often in its original version here in the US. Thanks to Columbia TriStar Home Video we now have a beautiful version [...]
