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CLASH OF THE TARTANS: NATURAL CITY

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Tartan VideoMSRP: $24.99RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 113 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Cast Interviews• Deleted Scenes• The Story of Natural City featurette• Trailers The Pitch “How can we improve upon the greatness of Blade Runner? I know! 100% more kung-fu action and blue tinting!”The Humans Ji-tai Yu, Jae-un Lee, Rin Seo and Eun-pyo … Continue reading

THE SPECIAL EDITION – 5.09.06

This is late. I know. I’m not going to apologize, but I’m also not going to get down on my knees and ask forgiveness either. We’re both hardworking adults who deserve respect. Otherwise we’d be blowing one another into the sky. Vagueness intentional. Take That, Peace Steven Spielberg’s Munich (read Devin’s review) is an assured … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: TENNESSEE WILLIAMS FILM COLLECTION

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $68.98RATED: Various Tennessee Williams was one of our nation’s great playwrights around the middle of the twentieth century. He was a practiced hand at using the naturally confining space of the stage to create emotional crucibles, cramped locations where cross-purposes had no choice but to lash against … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: CLASSIC MUSICALS FROM THE DREAM FACTORY

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $59.98RATED: NR Five relatively obscure musicals, spanning MGM’s golden age from the mid-‘40s to the mid-‘50s, and running the gamut from multi-million-dollar prestige productions to modest programmers. Thankfully they’re all equal in the eyes of Warner Home Video, and each has been given a gorgeous transfer and … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: RITUAL

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: DimensionMSRP: $29.99RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 106 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: None The Pitch “This string of ‘Tales from the Crypt Presents’ films are going great! We’ll just keep pumping these out as fast as horror fans can pay to watch them. What’s that you say? The box office returns are in? No … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: CASANOVA

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Touchstone Home EntertainmentMSRP: $29.99RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 111 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Feature Commentary w/ director Lasse Hallstrom• "Making-of" featurette• "Dressing in Style" featurette• "Visions of Venice" featurette• Extended sequence The Pitch "Shakespeare in Love meets Shakespearian-in-Venice." The Humans Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Oliver Platt, Lena Olin. The Nutshell Giacamo … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: FULL HOUSE – SEASON 3

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Home VideoMSRP: $29.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 500 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: "Joey Impersonations" – montage of Dave Coulier’s comic impersonations The Pitch “Crap – we’re been renewed! What do we do for Season 3? Cheesy family jokes? Have Stamos sing? Another Coulier Popeye impression? Crap! If only those twins were 18!” … Continue reading

THE SPECIAL EDITION – 5.02.06

Being destitute has its drawbacks. First you have nothing to blow on the Donkey Show. Then you have no sustenance. Third, your belly throbs like the ground in Tremors without Ron Underwood backing you up. After a while, there’s only one thing left to do. Eat Me! Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro’s film Delicatessen gets … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: MASTERS OF HORROR – CIGARETTE BURNS

BUY IT FROM AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Anchor BayMSRP: $16.99RATING: NRRUNNING TIME: 59 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:– Commentaries– Interviews– Featurettes THE PITCH “It’s In the Mouth of Madness meets The Ring!” THE HUMANS Norman Reedus, Udo Kier Dammit, I wish I could remember the name of that movie… THE NUTSHELL Film enthusiast Kirby Sweetman (Reedus) operates a struggling … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: OCCUPATION – DREAMLAND

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Rumur ReleasingMSRP: $24.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 140 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • Commentary w/ filmmakers and subjects• Historical timelines• War-critical essay• War footage• Deleted scenes• Trailers The Pitch "Prelude to an assault, and no one makes beautiful music together." The Humans Directed by Ian Olds and Garrett Scott and featuring a … Continue reading