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DVD REVIEW: FULL HOUSE – SEASON 1

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Home VideoMSRP: $29.98 RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 547 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Unaired Pilot• Commentary on two episodes• Trivia subtitled text on one episode I love sugary, family sitcoms. Love’em. Growing Pains is still one of my favorite shows. I can pop on The Cosby Show, Family Ties or Brotherly Love … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA, THE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros./First National PicturesMSRP: $19.97 RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 116 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• 03 Vintage Vault Treasures: “The Littlest Diplomat” (dramatic short), “Romance Road” (musical short), and “Ain’t We Got Fun” (Merrie Melody cartoon short)• Audio-Only Bonus: 05.08.39 Lux Radio Theater Production starring Paul Muni, narrated by Leslie Howard• Original Theatrical … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: EULOGY

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Lions GateMSRP: $27.98 RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 91 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: Deleted, Extended and Alternate Scenes Have you ever seen a movie that was “good” or “average” or “enjoyable” or any other basic adjective you could think of, but nothing more? It is probably a movie you watched a few years … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: New LineMSRP: $27.95 RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 105 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Director Commentary• Stephen Fry: Director• From the Bottom Up: The Making of Bright Young Things Remember the high-school drama kids, and how they took part in those pompous theatre productions? No? Well, consider yourself lucky. As for those who do … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: PAPARAZZI

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Twentieth Century Fox Home VideoMSRP: $27.98 RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 85 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary by Director Paul Abascal• Deleted Scenes w/ optional commentary• "Making-of" featurette• Trailer This is what the PORN link on the CHUD billboard is supposed to point to… The Flick**SPOILERS TO FOLLOW**Wendell Stokes Paparazzi Journal – 25 … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: LAS VEGAS #1

BUY IT FROM US AT AMAZON! STUDIO: UniversalMSRP: $59.98LENGTH: Many MinutesRATING: UnratedSPECIAL FEATURES: Commentary by with Writer Gary Scott Thompson and the Cast of Las Vegas on four episodes; All 23 episodes from the 2003-04 season, several with unseen footage; Rumble in the Montecito: Jon Bon Jovi and John Elway, co-owners of Arena Football League … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: THUNDERBIRDS

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: UniversalMSRP: $29.99 RATED: PGRUNNING TIME: 95 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary• Featurettes• Music Video• Trailer I have only a hazy recollection of the apparently beloved 60s TV show Thunderbirds, which involved a family of puppets (and their puppet friends) who used their futuristic vehicles to save people in danger all over … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: GOLDEN GIRLS, THE – SEASON 1

BUY IT FROM AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Buena Vista Home VideoMSRP: $49.99RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 617 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: Fashion commentary featurette with Joan and Melissa Rivers I must admit that I originally took this review as a joke to myself. Yet to my surprise, I actually enjoyed watching this more than I expected to. The Golden Girls … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: I’M NOT SCARED

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERESTUDIO: Buena Vista Home Vid.MSRP:$29.99 RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 101 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• None The back of the box declares I’m Not Scared as “worth seeing.” Is that considered high praise? Does the recommendation of “worth seeing” make potential buyers snatch the disc off Wal*Mart shelves? If you were stalking the aisles … Continue reading