November’s in full swing, and the unofficial pre-Holiday rollout begins, stopping only in between bouts of joblessness to purchase more DVDs and writing off massive amounts of debt (thanks, Credit Cards!). The following weeks will see more and more Blockbuster titles be paroled out into the open, with the express purpose of causing you some … Continue reading
Well, this is somewhat late. Better late than never, right? Let’s get down on it. Shoots First and Leaves. The circle is now complete for all of those who cried themselves to sleep at night throughout the past couple of decades. Yes, we’re talking about the behemoth Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (read Nick’s … Continue reading
A while back, I found myself in a strange predicament. Confined only to my bed, I was unmovable, unanimated, and unaware of the fact that my wife was saddened by my state of being. So, being the good lass she was, she immediately hired a local Hypnotist, a man whose opinions were entirely suspect. As … Continue reading
October rages on against the dying of the light. I’ve noticed that night is falling a little faster than normal lately. Perfect time for the ghouls, Guys in suits and the Zombies of the world to come out and play, or maybe just watch a flick with you in the comfort of your own home. … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: Universal StudiosMSRP: $20.24RATED: NR RUNNING TIME: 130 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES:• Feature Commentary with Director Robert Mulligan and Producer Alan Pakula• Making of Documentary: Fearful Symmetry• Documentary: A Conversation with Gregory Peck• Academy Award Best Actor Acceptance Speech• American Film Institute Life Achievement Award• Excerpt from Academy Tribute to … Continue reading
The second week of October brings many goodies into your home, and it’s the unofficial start of a barrage of titles, leading through the end of the month. Zombies, men dressed up like Bats, green Wizards behind flowing Technicolor curtains and a certain debutante’s death by lancing will arrive sooner than later. But while you … Continue reading
The house was on the hill. I was invited there under the guise of a certain anthropologist and his crew, which consisted of an ESP expert and an heir to the Estate. The first night was rather uneventful, but as they wore on, something was off. Noise came from every corner. Voices emerged out of … Continue reading
One of the toughest parts of this column each week is the opening paragraph. Start off on a wrong note and it’s over even before it began, just like those health problems I have! Start off too quickly and you’ll loose steam by the middle of … damn, where were we? Start off just right, … Continue reading
I believe someone entirely more talented said it better when he wrote – "we were somewhere outside of Barstow when the drugs began to take hold." Not that you’d want to be outside of Barstow, primarily because it’s a gigantic wasteland of nothingness while the highway from Needles into Los Angeles is the place where … Continue reading
There’s still a lot to be done, and I mentioned last week that you should think about donating your DVD funds for the week (or month/year/millennia) to one of the humanitarian causes on the ground (like The Red Cross) helping out those victims displaced by some of the most inhospitable conditions ever (created). It’s not … Continue reading