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THE SPECIAL EDITION – 1.31.06

Besides tailoring your viewing habits towards that of whatever Burtonesque tale of woe splatters across the land, this week is also noticeable for the DVD H-bomb of Bubble. Not only will its success send shockwaves throughout the mythical land of Hollywood, but also because that means you’ll be able to get Red Scorpion 3 faster … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: CORPSE BRIDE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.RATED: PGMSRP: $28.98RUNNING TIME: 77 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• "Inside the Two Worlds"• "Danny Elfman Interprets the Two Worlds"• "The Animators: The Breath of Life"• "Tim Burton: Dark vs. Light"• "Voices from the Underworld"• "Making Puppets Tick"• "The Voices Behind the Voice"• Preproduction Galleries• Music-only track• Theatrical trailer (Read Devin’s … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: PROUD FAMILY MOVIE, THE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: DisneyRATED: TV-GMSRP: $29.99RUNNING TIME: 91 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Alternate, Extended Ending• Penny’s Driver’s Ed. Game• "Shorties" – Animated Shorts from the series The Pitch "It’s Rugrats Go Wild, mixed with a little bit of Kim Possible, throw in some Don’t Be a Menace and we got ourselves a movie!" The … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: GREAT RAID, THE (DC)

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: MiramaxMSRP: $39.99RATED: UnratedRUNNING TIME: 131 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:Disc 1• Commentary by Director John Dahl, Producer Marty Katz, Military Advisor Dale Dye, Editor Scott Chestnut and Author Hampton Sides• The Price of Freedom: Making The Great Raid• Extended Deleted Scenes with CommentaryDisc 2• ‘The Ghosts of Bataan’ documentary• The Veterans Remember• … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: BIG BAD MAMA (SE)

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Buena Vista Home EntertainmentMSRP: $19.99RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 84 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Mama Knows Best: A Retrospective• Commentary by Roger Corman and Angie Dickinson• Original Trailer Ah, Roger Corman. Even if you don’t love many of the hundreds of films he’s produced or directed over the past 40 years, you … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: MAN, THE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: New LineMSRP: $27.98RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 84 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Behind the Scenes featurettes• Bloopers and Deleted Scenes• Trailers The Pitch“Samuel Jackson and Eugene Levy have become typecast to the point that they’ve practically transformed into their on-screen personas. We’ll just throw them together and let them do their thing … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: KRONK’S NEW GROOVE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: DisneyRATED: GMSRP: $29.99 (My ass!)RUNNING TIME: 75 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:– Kronk’s Brain Game– Pyramid Scheme Game– "How to Cook a Movie" Featurette The Pitch "Okay…we’ve released The Emperor’s New Groove on DVD three times – what else can we do to milk the life out of this property? SPIN-OFF BABY!" … Continue reading

THE SPECIAL EDITION – 1.24.06

I was thinking the other day, something I rarely do, about Harrison Ford’s downward trajectory into the abyss. It seemed like just last week he was befriending little Amish children, killing Terrorists with the flick of his wrist, and seducing Julia Ormand in a piss-poor Wilder remake. Above all, he was a man for his … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: 42ND STREET FOREVER, Vol. 1

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Synapse FilmsMSRP: $19.95RATED: NR (Adults Only)RUNNING TIME: 128 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: Two hours of amazing trailers The Disney Store is out of Times Square, but its spawn remain. The area, once known as the seediest place on Earth, is a Blade Runner-esque landscape of billboards and neon, and the squalor … Continue reading