BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERESTUDIO: Anchor BayMSRP: $19.98RATED: Not ratedRUNNING TIME: 89 minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • Raising the Dead: The Making of Dead and Deader• Commentary by writer Steve Krizere and producer Mark Altman• Still gallery• DVD-ROM script feature The Pitch Zombies like to eat people. Go figure. The Humans Dean Cain, Guy Torry, … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $30.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 694 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Unaired scenes• Behind-the-scenes featurette• Gag reelThe Pitch"It’s Homicide meets House, with a bit more of that ol’ Southern charm."The HumansKyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Robert Gossett, Raymond Cruz, Jon Tenney.The NutshellDeputy Police Chief Brenda Johnson (Sedgwick) is in charge of a Special … Continue reading
A month ago I wrote a news item about Bertrand Tavernier’s new movie, in which I proclaimed his Coup de Torchon to be the best (and my favorite) Jim Thompson film adaptation. But everyone has to have the last word, and a few brought up the notion that I might be overlooking something. What about … Continue reading
Trendsetting state New York has, over the past 48 hours, leapt to the top of the GamePolitics radar, thanks to a proposed bill to make sale of certain materials to minors a felony. This might not sound particularly innovative in the realm of tried-and-failed game legislation, but hang on to that word ‘felony’ for a … Continue reading
It’s as we suspected – and frankly, kind of hoped – there are only 22 episodes of Battlestar Galactica left. The show, which barely got renewed for a fourth season as it is, will make that hard-fought year its last, and the producers promise to ‘go out with a bang.’ "This show was always meant … Continue reading
One of the stories we’ve covered for THUD is the ongoing controversy with Ken Burns’ The War – the upcoming PBS documentary series about World War II that neglected to highlight the achievements of Latinos or Native Americans. The Hispanic community, from Congressmen on down, responded by urging Burns and PBS to reconsider re-editing the … Continue reading
BUY ME AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: SonyMSRP: $29.95RATED: Not RatedRUNNING TIME: 564 minSPECIAL FEATURES: Previews for other shows. The Pitch “These people, they turn out about a million cans a week. Who am I supposed to listen to– you?” The Humans Louise Lasser (Bananas), Greg Mullavey, Mary Kay Place (The Big Chill), Graham Jarvis (Cold … Continue reading
And here I thought today was going to be as dry, news-wise, as the front lawn of the house I’m renting. It’s about time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Metal Gear franchise. While many of us fans will have our own little celebrations — I’m going to walk hunched forward all day, frqeuently … Continue reading
Small morsels today, but tasty nonetheless. T-A-S-T-E-Y.Bethesda is gearing up to release a full-blown teaser for Fallout 3 next week, but in the meantime has been dribbling concept art around. Concept art is a funny thing; there’s even less of a guarantee that they’re representational of the actual game than with preview screenshots. They do, … Continue reading
Buy it at Amazon: Click here! Studio: Docurama MSRP: $26.95Running Time: 192 minutesSpecial Features: • Trailer• Outtakes• Photo Gallery The Pitch Can a tattooed, pierced son of parents that were at the center of one of the biggest religious scandals of all time lead a flock of fellow worshipers to the Promised Land? Jay Bakker … Continue reading