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Brubaker

May 8, 2003 // 0 Comments

When movies like "Midnight Express" hit theaters in 1978 it was very convenient to think that the sort of abuse, torture and brutalizing violence would only apply to jails in countries like Turkey, China, or the third world. Well, to make sure [...]

The Life Of Leonardo Da Vinci

May 6, 2003 // 0 Comments

Leonardo Da Vinci was undoubtedly one of the brightest minds in history and interestingly enough, not very much is really known about the man. Too much personal information of his has been lost. On two discs, Questar has now released a documentary about [...]

The East Is Red

April 25, 2003 // 0 Comments

"The East Is Red" is the third film in a series of movies by director Siu-Tung Ching that started with the 1990 movie "Swordsman", continued with the 1991 sequel "Swordsman II" and concludes with "The East Is Red." [...]

Straw Dogs

April 16, 2003 // 0 Comments

Sam Peckinpah’s 1971 crime drama "Straw Dogs" has long been hailed as a masterpiece and a highly controversial film, and it is hardly surprising to find this movie being part of the Criterion Collection now. The nature of the film is very dark [...]

Metropolis

April 15, 2003 // 0 Comments

What do "2001, " "Blade Runner" and "The Matrix" have in common, besides their fantastic milieus? They share a common grandfather. Few silent films shoulder the same reputation as Fritz Lang’s watershed 1927 science fiction [...]

My Schoolmate The Barbarian

April 7, 2003 // 0 Comments

Starring the rising martial arts talent Nicholas Tse along with Stephen Fung, "My Schoolmate The Barbarian" is a new generation martial arts film filled with marvelous stunts by veteran stunt director Ching Siu Tung. Masterfully and hypnotically [...]

Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

April 1, 2003 // 0 Comments

The second installment of the Harry Potter series is now coming to DVD, once again prepared as a spectacular 2-disc release by Warner Home Video. Countless families are already eagerly awaiting the DVD release of this movie, and we had the chance to give [...]

An Affair To Remember

February 11, 2003 // 0 Comments

Under the "Studio Classics" banner, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is currently releasing a number of their classic films, beautifully restored and with a number of supplements. The 1957 Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr romance "An Affair [...]

Snow Queen

January 30, 2003 // 0 Comments

I am always excited when another Hallmark TV mini-series makes it to DVD through Artisan. The production values of these series are typically very high and they oftentimes venture into the realms of fantasy or legends. "Snow Queen" is no [...]

Cherish

January 29, 2003 // 0 Comments

With front of case blurbage along the lines of ’House arrest has never looked so sexy!’ and ’Awesome ’80s Soundtrack!’ I was somewhat apprehensive when — after much prodding — I finally sat down to review ’Cherish.’ Well, I’m [...]
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