BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!LABEL: Decca/UniversalMSRP: $18.98TRACKS: 21MUSIC BY: James Newton Howard It seems that more often than not, films now are overshadowed by what goes on behind the scenes. Talk of power struggles between director and star have been commonplace since movies began, not to mention the usual talk of studio interference, which … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $44.98RATED: TV-GRUNNING TIME: 792 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Time Capsule Yogi – Restored pilot with original breaks and bumpers• Cartoon Tracks: The Art of Hanna Barbera Sound• Stills Gallery Tour with Yogi• Yogi Gets Global – A Yogi episode in multiple languages Chances are good that you have seen … Continue reading
As December rages on with its infinite fury, it’s quite possible most are burnt out with the things of life (work, shopping, and watching Cannibal Holocaust for the umpteenth time). Nothing is better than plunking yourself down and watching a film, even if you end up even more infuriated with yourself if it’s horrible. Bombs … Continue reading
It’s no news to the casual Muppet fan that the franchise has been in decline these past few years. Byzantine deals with House of Mouse and some Germans of shadowed motivation interfered with the magical formula of Kermit and friends. Jim Henson’s death, in 1990, didn’t do much to help the troupe along, but under … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE AND HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $44.98/$26.98RATED: TV-Y7RUNNING TIME: 521/390 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: Batman:• Interactive Arkham Asylum: examine the top-secret case files of the Dark Knight’s many foes• Commentary by animation creators on three episodesSuperman:• Menaces of Metropolis: Behind the villains of Superman• One video and two audio commentaries by animation creators … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $19.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 71 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:� Commentary� Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy� Trailer How can a director have more than one best film? The critic’s card of relativity. For streamlined psychological horror, it’s impossible to beat Cat People (reviewed here), Val Lewton’s first production … Continue reading
No offense to any big monkeys, but CGI always looks best at home. The astonishing majesty of the American west that Ang Lee captures in Brokeback Mountain demands to be seen on the biggest possible screen. Lee is one of the great directors working today, and after a misstep with the murky and confused Hulk … Continue reading
I had never interviewed Jim Carrey before, but I was expecting a wild and crazy guy who would be funny in person, but whose transcript would be a mess (Robin Williams, I am looking at you). Instead we got a sedate and centered Jim Carrey, the kind of guy who talked about how peaceful his … Continue reading
Future wife of mine, Keira Knightley, has apparently got a thing for period pieces. And that’s fine. She’s got that little something about her that lends itself quite well to them. Namely being British. And hot. But this new film, based on the novel Silk by Alessandro Baricco, has nothing to do with being British. … Continue reading
Director Terry Gilliam’s infamous misfortune apparently followed him to The Brothers Grimm – budgetary issues, studio interference, release delays, etc. But unlike The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, at least he got to finish it, so the Celluloid Deities must have accepted whatever sacrifice he offered during production. The ambitious action-adventure-fantasy-comedy stars Matt Damon and … Continue reading