Jackie Chan has become a seal of quality for action films a long time ago. While he is developing his own future projects, Chan also has enough time to make sure he is actively establishing a new cadre of action films that ensure the future of the genre [...]
One of the biggest hits with families around the country last year was a film that starred a mouse in a leading role. No, you did not overlook a new Mickey Mouse feature and it wasn’t a Tom and Jerry film either. The film I am talking about is called [...]
When 20th Century Fox Home Video first announced "Walking With Dinosaurs" for release on DVD I had no real idea what the production was really about, other than what the title obviously suggests. Over time I learned a lot more about this [...]
Commonly hailed as one of the few disappointments in Hollywood Wunderkind Steven Spielberg’s career, "Hook" is certainly one of the more playful movies by the director, and I have to admit that I did not particularly like the film the first [...]
"Muhammad Ali: The Greatest Collection" is a release from HBO Home Video that should make every fan of the world-class boxing champ happy. Not only does it contain full, unabridged footage of some of Ali’s landmark fights, you can also watch [...]
In April 1997, just shortly after DVD had first been released into the marketplace, Columbia TriStar released a great-looking version of “Jumanji” for the fledgling format. Now, almost three years later, the studio revisits the movie and gives it a [...]
When I first saw the announcements for MPI Home Video’s "Baraka" I had some difficulties figuring out, exactly what to expect. I was very intrigued by the pictures from the film that came with the press material and the adventurous description [...]
Starting in the early 60s, a film genre manifested itself in Italy that is since known as "Spaghetti Westerns". One of the superstars to come out of this genre is Clint Eastwood, the nameless star in a number of Sergio Leone’s films. After the [...]
I cannot tell how much I have always appreciated Ray Harryhausen’s work and how his fantastic films have inspired my own imagination and work. Having created over 20 computer games, I have always been most at home in the fantasy settings of the [...]
A little while ago I received the announcement for a rather unusual DVD release. Called "The Red Planet Mars", the disc promised to contain a plethora of material on the planet Mars, including some highly interactive features, as well as [...]
