Welcome to Thursday. I needed a day off yesterday, so I took it. Instead of trying to come up with forced humor and responses to letters, I did a little bit of multiplayer Splinter Cell and caught the new Punisher film. One out of two ain’t bad, I suppose. Tomorrow will be a scarce day … Continue reading
Welcome to the middle of the second week of the daily Piss & Vinegar column! It’s funny, I find that the time of day I write the column drastically affects the content in the column. Those late night or early morning sessions find me rambling on and on about some random thing about the business … Continue reading
I hope your weekend was splendid and you found love, earned a ton of cash, and saved the lives of Korean schoolkids trapped in a burning bus. We’re now in the second week of daily Piss & Vinegar (weekdays only) and I’m hoping it’s becoming a daily ritual for you guys like it is for … Continue reading
ER, Season One (Order it from Amazon!) This was the year that television changed. Michael Crichton and Steven Spielberg took a cast of virtual unknowns and created a juggernaut of a drama that still has managed to survive a couple of almost complete cast turnovers. When it arrived, it was more the approach than the … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: ColumbiaMSRP: $27.98RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 132 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary by Brian Helgeland and Paul Bettany• Production notes• Theatrical trailer(s)• HBO Making Of Special• 11 Behind-The-Scenes Featurettes• Deleted Scenes with Filmmaker’s Intros• Music Video• DVD ROMSometimes a movie just looks so bad that you don’t even need to go see it. … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: ArtisanMSRP: $19.98 RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 98 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:· All-new commentary by James Cameron and William Wisher· 16 minutes of additional scenes never before seen in theaters· Extreme interactive mode with graphic commentary· Dolby headphone audio track· THX optimizer· "No Feat But What We Make"· "T2: On the Set"· "T2: … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: UniversalMSRP: $24.99RATED: PGRUNNING TIME: 114 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary by Ridley Scott• Director’s cut, restored version with Jerry Goldsmith’s score• Original U.S. theatrical version with Tangerine Dream score• Creating a Myth: The Making of Legend• Storyboards• The Fairy Dance, music and storyboards depicting the lost scene• Original screenplay• Isolated music … Continue reading