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DVD REVIEW: D.E.B.S.

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: SonyMSRP: $24.99RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 91 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary tracks• Deleted scenes• Featurette• Music video The Humans Sara Foster (The Big Bounce, some magazines), Devon Aoki (2 Fast 2 Furious, Sin City), Meagan Good (Biker Boyz, House Party 4), Jill Ritchie (Kid Rock’s sister), Jordana Brewster (The Faculty, The Fast … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: CURSED

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: DimensionMSRP: $29.99 RATED: UnratedRUNNING TIME: 99 Mins.SPECIAL FEATURES:• Selected commentary by special effects supervisor Greg Nicotero and actor Derek Mears• Making-of featurette• Special effects featurette• Editing featurette• "Becoming a Werewolf" spoof documentary Read Russ’s review of the theatrical cut here. A good horror movie is a cautionary tale, confronting … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: TILT

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Buena VistaMSRP: $49.99 RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 360 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary• Alternate Season Finale• Deleted Scenes• Alternate Ending• Outtakes• Auditions• On the Set• 1998 World Series of Poker – Final Table• Virtual Tour of the Colorado Casino I love poker. I was in the craze before the craze. I play … Continue reading

THE SPECIAL EDITION – 06.19.05

It’s a new week out there for DVDs. While not technically a slam-bang one like the days past, releases are still being thrown out there. Now it’s up to you to decide which one(s) you want to purchase. I suggest several, but the names I’m not telling. I like to keep it a secret. Also, … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: CLASH BY NIGHT

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: Warner Bros. MSRP: $19.97 RATED: Unrated RUNNING TIME: 105 mins. SPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary w/ filmmaker Peter Bogdanovish/Audio excerpt from Fritz Lang• Theatrical Trailer The fifties were a good decade for noir. The public called for irony in their protagonists, wounded men and women who nevertheless were able to … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: GETAWAY, THE (DE)

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $15.97 RATED: PGRUNNING TIME: 123 Mins. SPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary by Peckinpah Biographers/Documentarians Nick Redman, Paul Seydor, Garner Simmons and David Weddle• “Virtual” Audio Commentary by Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw and Sam Peckinpah• Theatrical Trailer Note: This DVD is part of The Essential Steve McQueen Collection (Save your … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: FACE IN THE CROWD, A

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner BrothersMSRP: $19.97 RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 125 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Facing the Past • Original Theatrical Trailer (This is part of Warner’s fantastic Controversial Classics Collection. BUY IT!) Occasionally, sitting in front of the TV really pays off. A couple years back my bonus came when I dropped onto the … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: JOAN CRAWFORD COLLECTION, THE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $34.94 RATED: NR Joan Crawford has a very distinct visage. Much like her feudal counterpart Bette Davis (and her freakishly huge eyes), she’s unique, drawing you in while on screen. Her high eyebrows, her eerie painted lips, her white complexion, all contributed to the look of "The … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: THORN BIRDS, THE – THE MISSING YEARS

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Home VideoMSRP: $19.97RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 179 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: None The Pitch “The Thornbirds was a successful mini-series, but there’s no room for a sequel. I know! We’ll pull a Shadows of the Empire and make a movie about an unaccounted for gap of time in the original series!” … Continue reading