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DVD REVIEW: PARIS IS BURNING

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Miramax Home EntertainmentMSRP: $29.99RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 76 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary w/ director Jennie Livingston, editor Jonathan Oppenheimer, Willie Ninja, and Freddie Pendavis• Outtake reel One of the things I like about documentary filmmaking is that it allows a group or individual to express themselves to an objective, non-judgmental eye. … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: MEMORIES OF MURDER

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Palm PicturesMSRP: $24.99RATED: UnratedRUNNING TIME: 132 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• English Subtitles• Korean and English Audio Tracks• Cast & Crew Interviews• Deleted Scenes• Previews• WeblinksI have a hard time thinking of especially good procedural crime dramas, at least those that have been committed to film. It’s incredibly hard to balance character … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: MONSTER-IN-LAW

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: New LineMSRP: $28.98RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 100 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Commentary with director Robert Luketic, Wanda Sykes, producer Chris Bender, production designer Missy Stewart and director of photography Russell Carpenter• "Welcome Back, Jane Fonda!" featurette• "Keeping it Real with Jennifer" featurette• "Vartan, the Man!" featurette• "Robert Luketic – The Man … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: VAMPIRE ASSASSINS

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Lions Gate Home EntertainmentMSRP: $19.98RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 87 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: Trailers The Pitch "Those Blade movies seem to make some money. Let’s put a black guy in a leather coat and have him twirl some cheap swords around. It can’t be worse than Blade:Trinity, right?" The Humans Ron Hall, … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: WINE FOR THE CONFUSED

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Koch VisionMSRP: $19.99RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 42 min.SPECIAL FEATURES: • Deleted Scenes • Conversations with wine makers The Pitch “It’s Monty Python meets Sideways!” The Humans John Cleese (Rat Race, Yellowbeard), some grape smushers The Nutshell Cleese begins with a wine tasting party at his home, where some friends (including, … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: GHOSTBUSTERS I & II GIFTSET

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Columbia TriStar Home VideoMSRP: $19.94RATED: PGRUNNING TIME: 105/108 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Collectible Movie Scrapbook• 3 Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes • Deleted Scenes • Audio Commentary with Ivan Reitman, Harold Ramis, and Joe Medjuck • 2 Animated Episodes• Storyboards • Multi-Angle Features • Photo Galleries During the cinematic salad days of the early-to-mid … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: FOLLOW THE FLEET

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $19.97RATED: NR RUNNING TIME: 110 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• New Featurette: Follow the Fleet: The Origins of Those Dancing Feet• Musical short: Melody Master: Jimmy Lunceford and His Dance Orchestra • Classic Cartoon: Let It Be Me• Original Theatrical Trailer The first thing that I noticed about the … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: STAIRCASE, THE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERESTUDIO: New Video GroupMSRP: $39.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 360 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: – Step by Step: The Making of The Staircase– Filmmaker insights– Filmmaker biographies– Limited edition illustrated booklet– Michael Peterson follow-up interview– Never-before-seen family interviews The Pitch ”It’s Law & Order… but for real!” The Humans Some guy who may or may not have killed … Continue reading

THE SPECIAL EDITION – 9.05.05

I really don’t think it’s proper to be purchasing DVDs for a while with the recent embarrassingly tragic and heart-breaking events, but that’s just one man’s opinion. Instead, I’ll echo the sentiments mentioned in the September Prognosticator and ask that you rent the films you wish to buy and then consider donating your extra dollars … Continue reading