BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: MiramaxMSRP: $29.99RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 113 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Feature commentary with director and writer• Deleted musical number "Class"• "From Stage to Screen" featurette • Extended musical performances• "Chita Rivera’s Encore" featurette• Profiles of director Rob Marshall, designers John Myhre and Colleen Atwood• "When Liza Minnelli Became Roxie Hart" featurette• VH1’s … Continue reading
BUY AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE AND HERE!STUDIO: Turner Home EntertainmentMSRP: $14.97 eachRATED: N/ARUNNING TIME: Approx. 90 Minutes eachSPECIAL FEATURES:• Backstage with Puffy Ami Yumi• Trivia track on "Dance a Go Go"• Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi music video• Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi music video karaoke• Speak Japanese with Ami and Yumi The Pitch "It’s … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Buena Vista Home EntertainmentMSRP: $19.99RATED: TV-PGRUNNING TIME: 90 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• "Making Of" featurette• Side-by-side rehearsal/show comparison• Outtake reel The Pitch "I had a weird sexual dream about Carol Burnett last night." "That sounds a lot like the musical Once Upon A Mattress, to which I coincidentally own the film … 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!STUDIO: DisneyMSRP: $39.99RATED: Y7RUNNING TIME: 596 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• "Gathering the Cast & Crew" featurette• Episode introductions• Commentary on four-part episode "City of Stone" Around here, we tend to be big fans of children’s entertainment that doesn’t speak down to the tykes. Baby talk is useful when a kid is being … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $19.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 196 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:• Mini-documentaries on The Fun Bunch, John Riggins, Doug Williams, Joe Gibbs Read my review of the Green Bay Packers disc here. The Pitch "Think mediocrity meets greed, but less Shakespearian." The Humans Men of extraordinary prowess, including John Riggins, Doug Williams, … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $19.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 196 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:• "’66 Championship Game" featurette• "First Super Bowl Telecast" featurette• Mini-documentaries on Brett Favre, Mike Holmgren, Bart Starr The Pitch "Mugs, pennants, shoes, pants, tea trays, pens, lampshades, gerbils… what to brand next?" The Humans Most notably, the memories of Bart Starr, … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: 20th Century FoxMSRP: $14.98RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 105 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary by director Tim Burton• Commentary by composer Danny Elfman• Behind-the-scenes featurette• Trailers and TV spots There’s a fairly major caveat to get out of the way before this review begins. This is not a new edition of Edward Scissorhands. … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $44.98RATED: UnratedRUNNING TIME: 624 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Restored episodes• "Huckleberry Hound: A Linguistic Masterpiece" featurette• "Huckleberry Quotes" featurette• "The Legendary Sound of Daws Butler" featurette Over the last year or so, we’ve gotten a raft of DVD sets of Hanna-Barbera cartoons. Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, and other … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Hightone FilmsMSRP: $19.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 96 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Filmmaker commentary• Cast commentary• Advice commentary for aspiring filmmakers• "Making of" featurette• Bloopers & outtakes The Pitch "We’re indie. We need a pitch like Stephen King needs an editor." The Humans Patrick Dall’Occhio, Benjamin Travers, Rob Webber, Dave Zubradt, Annie Armstrong, … Continue reading