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DVD REVIEW: BLEAK FUTURE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Cinema EpochMSRP: $14.98RATING: NRRUNNING TIME: Somewhere around 60 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary by director, producer, and makeup coordinator• Commentary by cast • Behind-the-scenes footage• Deleted scenes • Outtakes• Stills galleries• Technical notes• Production sketches• Cast and crew biographies• Interactive map of the world• Shooting script (DVD-ROM)• Wallpapers (DVD-ROM)• Soundtrack in … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: THUNDERCATS – SEASON 2, VOL. 2

Buy it at Amazon: CLICK HERE!Studio: Warner Home VideoMSRP: $64.98Rated: NRRunning Time: 687 MinutesSpecial Features: · Thundercats Ultimate Adventure (disc 12 only) The Pitch “Watch some steroid popping cats uphold justice, truth, honor, and loyalty!” The Thundercats Lion-O, Panthro, Tygra, Cheetara, Snarf, WilyKit, and WilyKat The Nutshell Lion-O and the rest of the Thundercat gang … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN – DEAD MAN’S CHEST

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Walt Disney/Buena VistaMSRP: $34.98RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 150 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: Commentary by screenwriters Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio Bloopers of the Caribbean Charting the Return: A preproduction diary According to Plan: hour-long production documentary Captain Jack: From Head to Toe Mastering the Blade Meet Davy Jones: Anatomy of a … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: MCKIDS ADVENTURES VOLUMES 1 & 2

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! AND HERE!STUDIO: Warner Home VideoMSRP: $14.98RATED: Not RatedRUNNING TIME: 31/35 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Meet the McKids• McKids Jam: Making of the Video• McKids: Name that Instrument• McKids Backyard Expedition• I’d Like to Be The Pitch You trust Ronald McDonald to feed your kids, don’t you? Why not let him babysit?The … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: LOST SEASON 2

The first season DVD set of Lost revealed what I suspected all along: ABC’s hit show plays best in chunks, without weeks and weeks of reruns and pre-emptions. The show was a carefully woven character drama that had its own sense of pacing, best appreciated a couple of hours at a time. I expected that … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: HOT WHEELS ACCELERACERS VOL. 4

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Home Video MSRP: 19.98RATED: NR RUNNING TIME: 60 minutes SPECIAL FEATURES:• AcceleRacers™ Ultimate Race Challenge: Test Your Knowledge of the Realms• Go Music Video• 4 Bonus MICRO ADVENTURES• DVD-ROM Weblink to the Online AcceleRacers™ World• Trailers THE PITCH “It’s The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift meets product … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: KING, THE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: ThinkFilmMSRP: $27.98RATING: RRUNNING TIME: 103 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary w/ writer/director James Marsh and writer/producer Milo Addica• Deleted scenes • Rehearsal sequence• Trailers The Pitch "It’s Absalom! Absalom! meets The Good Son!" The Humans Gael Garcia Bernal, William Hurt, Laura Harring, Paul Dano, Pell James. The Nutshell You know the … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: CHEERLEADERS – MAKING THE SQUAD

Buy it at Amazon: Click here!Studio: Warner BrothersMSRP: $14.96Rated: Not RatedRunning Time: 151 – 164 minutesSpecial Features: – Dolphins “No Name” Defense featurette– Dolphins Spoil Bears Perfect Season featurette– Shula’s Greatest Season featurette– promotional spots The PitchSatan’s Cheerleaders meets Gimme An ‘F’ meets Cheerleader Camp. The Humans1,000+ cheerleader hopefuls and their would-be employers. The French … Continue reading

THE SPECIAL EDITION – 12.5.06

While Pirates are so goddamned en vogue right now, I suppose the hordes of Halloween copycats can do one thing right. Dance With Jack Ketch There’s the oft-quoted maxim that you can never have too much of a good thing, but Pirates of the Caribbean – Dead Man’s Chest (read Devin’s take and then our … Continue reading