BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner BrothersMSRP: $19.97 RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 125 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Facing the Past • Original Theatrical Trailer (This is part of Warner’s fantastic Controversial Classics Collection. BUY IT!) Occasionally, sitting in front of the TV really pays off. A couple years back my bonus came when I dropped onto the … Continue reading
The glory days might have passed, but NBC’s stalwart series E.R. still has enough fans to fill a wood-paneled station wagon. And until Noah Wylie gets that call for More Myths of Fingerprints, so it shall be. Wait. You say he hung up the scrubs a month ago? Uh-oh. Consider this his last hurrah, then, … Continue reading
The Saddest Movie Ever Made: The Swimmer It‘s back! For the triumphant second edition of this column — currently on track for a blistering quarterly publication schedule — I’ve picked a movie that couldn’t be more different from the subjects of the first installment. From Japanese cyberpunk we’re going straight to sixties suburban malaise, courtesy … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner BrothersMSRP: $19.97 RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 170 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • The Filming of Battle of the Bulge• History Recreated • Original Theatrical Trailer Sometimes I wish I’d been born in the ’50s, so that I could have been a kid when the ostentatious epics of the ’60s were coming … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner BrothersMSRP: $19.96 RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 75 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Commentary by Jeremy Irons • Featurette • Psychological Profiler• Cast Bios and Interviews• Theatrical Trailer In his early years, David Cronenberg took an unorthodox (some would say exploitative) approach to depicting the internalization of trauma. That is, he simply … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner BrothersMSRP: $19.97 RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 101 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary with Paul Mazursky and Jamie Farr, Glenn Ford’s son Peter Ford and Assistant Director Joel Freeman• The Blackboard Jumble (A Droopy cartoon)• Original Theatrical Trailer Note: This DVD is part of the fantastic Warner Brothers Controversial Classics Collection (Buy … Continue reading
Welcome to Videodrome. I try not to set goals, but if I did, and if Devin won’t sabotage me with his commie psychic ray, this should resemble a weekly column that supports the cool stuff Dave does in the Underground by focusing on directors and small groups of related films that Chud might otherwise miss. … Continue reading
Nick’s Review – Devin’s Review – Steve’s Review – Russ’s Review I’ll open with the lowdown. That way, those looking for a simple declaration to confirm or absolve their expectations can either read further or move on to a more compatible review. So: Revenge of the Sith is at best a mediocre movie. Episode I … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: Playstation 2, XboxESRB RATING: EPUBLISHER: RockstarDEVELOPER: Rockstar San Diego Get this: I was doing about 130 mph around the rain-slicked perimeter in Atlanta when I realized my next destination was back towards the city. No problem; blast through the breakaway railing and fly down a slope and across Peachtree … Continue reading