I admit, I quit Deadwood. After they killed Wild Bill I felt like the series lost all forward momentum, since I didn’t find the continued use of “cocksucker”and “motherfucker” as novel as the rest of the TV audience, what with me being an Italian from New York. I may have missed out on some stuff, … Continue reading
When the levee breaks, the flood of DVD titles comes rushing towards you. Every week is different, and this week brings a lot of older titles for all of you nostalgia whores out there. If you can’t find anything worth your time in this stupendous summary, then maybe it’s best you stayed home for our … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Home VideoMSRP: $39.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: N/ASPECIAL FEATURES: • Commentary by Tom Wopat, John Schneider, and Catherine Bach on “Double Dukes”• The Dukes Story: Building a Legend Aside from the adulation of millions of Chewers, one of the fringe benefits of my recent review of The Dukes of Hazzard … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Buena Vista Home Video MSRP: $39.99RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 558 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Audio commentaries on select episodes• Outtake reel• Deleted scenes• Photo gallery The world is littered with the fallen bodies of cancelled teen dramas. For every Dawson’s Creek or The OC, there’s a million Grosse Points and Time … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Walt Disney Home EntertainmentMSRP: $29.99RATED: PGRUNNING TIME: 104 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• "Behind the Microphone" featurette• Japanese theatrical trailer• Original storyboards Isao Takahata’s films tend to contain studies in contrasts. On the surface, they’re unabashedly cute and sentimental, but beneath that is a current of maturity not often found in children’s … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Miramax FamilyMSRP: $19.99RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 70 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:• Barbie’s Personality Profile• Chelsea’s Celebrity Fashion Finder• Madison’s Superstar Challenge• Nolee’s Movie Memory Game• Delancey’s Fave Embarrassing Moments The Pitch “What haven’t we slapped a Barbie label on yet? How ‘bout a movie?“ The Humans Voices of: no one you ever … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $13.98RATED: NR RUNNING TIME: 104 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Audio Commentary by John Mueller, author of Astaire Dancing • New Featurette: The Swing of Things: Swing Time Step by Step• Musical short: Hotel a la Swing • Classic Cartoon: Bingo Crosbyana • Original Theatrical Trailer Serendipity might … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $13.98RATED: NR RUNNING TIME: 100 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Audio Commentary by Fred Astaire’s daughter Ava Astaire McKenzie and Film Historian Larry Billman • New Featurette: On Top: Inside the success of Top Hat • Comedy Short: Watch the Birdie with Bob Hope • Classic Cartoon: Page … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Walk Disney Home Entertainment MSRP: $29.99RATED: PGRUNNING TIME: 119 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Trailers• TV spots• Animated storyboards Studio Ghibli has a history of putting pro-environmental messages into their films, covertly and overtly. Such a message was the entire plot of the fanciful Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, and … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: DisneyMSRP: $19.99RATED: TV-GRUNNING TIME: 89 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:• Master of Disguise• Selected Scenes Visual Commentary The Pitch “We’re swamped with overgrown Mickey Mouse Club kids. Give ’em some work or it’s gonna be Bobby Driscoll all over again.“ The Humans Raven (That’s So Raven), Anneleise van der Pol (That’s So … Continue reading