The motion picture studios send us vermillions of DVD releases for the purpose of review. More titles than you can shake a stick at, unless you have a lot of time and a particularly sturdy stick. Unlike most sites [and weirdly a source of nitpicking from some detractors who we’ve discovered are dumb and lonely asexual prick assholes], we review everything we’re sent. Even the gay vampire program Lair (from the makers of Dante’s Cove). We have a wide array of reviewers, all with functioning nervous systems and all ready to entertain YOU with their puns and prose. You. Are. Welcome.
You might recall that I previously mentioned this week held a minute amount of titles for a worthy Special Edition. As such, the four main DVDs were folded into last weeks’ SE (press here and scroll downward), paraded out for your merciless opinions. But whereas I might have decided to skip writing pages upon pages, … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: WarnerMSRP: $14.99RATED: not ratedRUNNING TIME: 110 min.SPECIAL FEATURES: • Superman Returns trailer• Mini-posters, bonus disc (Best Buy exclusive)The Pitch “Superman never made any money saving the world from Solomon Grundy.” The Humans Interviewees include: Forrest J. Ackerman, Dean Cain, Gerard Christopher, Jackie Cooper, Richard Donner, Mark Hammill, Margot Kidder, … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros. Home EntertainmentMSRP: $19.98 RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 121 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: "Trying to Offend Everyone" featurette The Pitch "It’s The Player meets Six Feet Under!" The Humans A cornucopia! Robert Morse, Jonathan Winters, Milton Berle, John Gielgud, Roddy McDowall, and Rod Steiger. The Nutshell A young English man is … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Pathfinder Home EntertainmentMSRP: $19.98 RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 119 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: Filmographies and still gallery The Pitch "How do you say, Vive la resistence! in Chinese?" The Humans Diane Lane (Unfaithful), Masaya Kato (Gozu). The Nutshell Ah, opium. The opiate of the masses. Back in the 1930s, when Japan was … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros. Home EntertainmentMSRP: $19.98 RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 72 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: Feature commentary w/ dir. Robert Wise and Martin Scorsese The Pitch "High Noon meets The Big Sleep in the boxing ring! Two films enter, one film leaves…" The Humans Robert Ryan (The Wild Bunch), Audrey Totter (The Postman … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: WarnerMSRP: $19.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 93 min.SPECIAL FEATURE: Theatrical Trailer The Pitch Felicity gets stalked by someone else for a change.The Humans Josh Schaefer (Runaway Daughters), Keri Russell (Honey I Blew Up the Kid), R.D. Robb (A Christmas Story), Mark Taylor (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids), Catherine Hicks (Star Trek … Continue reading →
BUY IT FROM AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Buena VistaMSRP: $29.99RATING: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 103 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:– Featurettes– Commentary THE PITCH “It’s An Officer and a Gentleman meets Rocky!” THE HUMANS James Franco, Tyrese Gibson, Jordana Brewster, Donnie Wahlberg, Charles Napier THE NUTSHELL Jake (Franco) is a determined young amateur boxer who, when given the longshot opportunity, leaves … Continue reading →
With the drums of independence pounding in the distance, I’m going to take a short break for our founding fathers. You’ll still get your Bargain Bin, but I’ve folded next week’s massive load of four titles into this week’s shenanigans. If you’re angry, well, damn. Hurtz Donut How should I put this? Kurt Wimmer’s Ultraviolet … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros. Home EntertainmentMSRP: $19.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 103 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURE: Vintage featurette: "Mondo Connery" The Pitch "It’s what One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest would have been had they given Jack’s role to Charles Bukowski!" The Humans Sean Connery, Joanne Woodward, Jean Seberg. The Nutshell Poet Samson Shillitoe (Connery) … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Home VideoMSRP: $28.98 RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 102 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • Alternate ending not seen in theaters (viewable separately or incorporated into the film)• Deleted scenes with director/screenwriter commentaryThe Pitch For the first time ever, Bruce Willis plays a broken down cop alone against high odds with a … Continue reading →