For multi-tasking moviemaker Robert Rodriguez, family matters. So much so that Rodriguez’s "Spy Kids" movies have become a legitimate franchise. Why shouldn’t they? 2001’s "Spy Kids" retooled every James Bond cliché to a modest [...]
Until "Finding Nemo, " the most successful Disney animated film was 1994’s "The Lion King." In addition to its theatrical and home video successes, the concept spawned a Tony-award winning stage musical and a direct-to-video sequel, [...]
Released theatrically last year by New Line Cinema and just now available on DVD, Tim McCanlies’ "Secondhand Lions" is that rarest of rarities: a family film that targets the parents as much as the kids. Rather than rely on CGI or hip [...]
"When we last left the Robinsons, they were trapped in the boundless reaches of syndication, unaware that their exploits were carefully being documented for digital posterity…" For some, the universe is a never-ending sea filled with awe [...]
Everyone agrees that DVD has become a huge success. However, not everyone agrees on the criteria to measure it. Some judge the sheer volume of machines in the marketplace (roughly 60 million and counting) as one reason, another with the fact that 2003 saw [...]
A year ago, Tai Seng released "The Kung Fu Master," on DVD, telling the first part of an epic saga about Hung Hei-Kwun and his uphill battle against the Ching dynasty. With "Revenge Of The Kung Fu Master" the studio now dishes out the [...]
In 1982 a film appeared in theaters around the globe that was magical and completely different from anything we had ever seen on the silver screen. Jim Henson and Frank Oz, the inventors of numerous puppet TV specials, including the award-winning and [...]
Well, the wait is finally over and the Extended Version of Peter Jackson’s second installment in "The Lord Of The Rings" trilogy has finally arrived in its Extended Edition. I deliberately avoided all the posts and reports on the Internet [...]
"Once Upon A Time In The West" is uniformly hailed as Sergio Leone’s best film. While his entire body of work is and remains impressive, every renewed viewing of "Once Upon A Time In The West" creates an increased sense of admiration [...]
It had been many years since I last saw "Shogun" during its initial television broadcast but I had very fond memories of this adventurous series that was filled with thrills, conspiracies and the mysteries of a feudal Japan. I had all but [...]
