Ian Arbuckle

DVD REVIEW: KING, THE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: ThinkFilmMSRP: $27.98RATING: RRUNNING TIME: 103 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary w/ writer/director James Marsh and writer/producer Milo Addica• Deleted scenes • Rehearsal sequence• Trailers The Pitch "It’s Absalom! Absalom! meets The Good Son!" The Humans Gael Garcia Bernal, William Hurt, Laura Harring, Paul Dano, Pell James. The Nutshell You know the … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: PAUL NEWMAN COLLECTION, THE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $59.98RATED: Various The Pitch He has piercing blue eyes, a formerly chiseled jawline, a philanthropic bent, and one of the longest-lasting Hollywood marriages in history. He’s Paul Newman, and he used to be able to blind a convent with the glare of the sun off his oiled … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: LEONARD COHEN – I’M YOUR MAN

BUY ME AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: LionsgateMSRP: $27.98RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 103 minSPECIAL FEATURES:• Feature commentary w/ director Lian Lunson• Additional musical performances• Extended interview with Leonard Cohen The Pitch "You got your music in my poetry! You got your poetry in my music! You got your tired jokes in my CHUD.com!" The Humans Leonard Cohen, … Continue reading

CLASH OF THE TARTANS: H6 – DIARY OF A SERIAL KILLER

BUY ME AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Tartan VideoMSRP: $22.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 91 minSPECIAL FEATURES:• Interviews w/ director and star• Theatrical trailer The Pitch "It’s reverse-Hostel meets American Psycho! The pen is mightier than the chainsaw." The Humans Fernando Acaso, Maria Jose Bausa The Nutshell Antonio Frau (Acaso) has an unfortunate name, if he were a … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: OVER THE HEDGE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Dreamworks Home VideoMSRP: $29.99RATED: PGRUNNING TIME: 83 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary w/ directors and producer• "Hammy’s Boomerang Adventure" short• Dreamworks Kids featurettes• Behind-the-scenes featurettes• WWW unlockables• Trailers The Pitch "It’s Hogan’s Heroes meets the bottom of the food chain!" The Humans Bruce Willis, Steve Carell, Garry Shandling, Wanda Sykes, William … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: EXORCIST, THE ANTHOLOGY

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $42.98RATED: R The Pitch "Now you can have one crisis of faith every day of the week, and rest on the Sabbath!" That’s right, friends and enemies, all six of the movies in the Exorcist franchise are available in one classy little boxed set. Six, did I … Continue reading

DVD SCATTERSHOT: LIONSGATE HORROR

The Pitch "I’ve got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty / I’ve got whozits and whatsits galore / You want thingamabobs? / I’ve got twenty! / And they’ve all / been employed / to kill whores…" Lionsgate snaps up distribution rights on a lot of horror, for which we all are very grateful. Sometimes, these horror flicks … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL – EXTRAORDINARILY DELUXE EDITION

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentMSRP: $29.95RATED: PGRUNNING TIME: 92 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Subtitles for People Who Don’t Like This Movie• On-Screen Screenplay• Commentary w/ Pythons• "Follow the Killer Rabbit" trivia feature• "A Taste of Spamalot" featurette• "The Holy Grail Challenge" trivia quizzes• "Secrets of the Holy Grail" trailer• Sing-a-longs• "The … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: BAD SANTA – DIRECTOR’S CUT

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Dimension Home VideoMSRP: $19.99RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 88 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Commentary w/ dir. Terry Zwigoff and Robert Hoffman• Deleted scenes• Outtakes• Behind-the-scenes featurette The Pitch "It’s the Bible, but without being cleaned up by prudish translators!" The Humans Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Lauren "Swoon" Graham, John Ritter. The … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: GLOOMY SUNDAY

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros. Home VideoMSRP: $19.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 114 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • None The Pitch "It’s The Pianist meets The Dreamers!" The Humans Erkia Maroszan, Stefano Dionisi, Joachim Krol The Nutshell Imagine, if you will, Hungary in the time of the Third Reich. In Budapest, a gentleman named Laszlo opens … Continue reading