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DVD REVIEW: SHATTERED CITY: THE HALIFAX EXPLOSION

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: RHI EntertainmentMSRP: $12.95RATED: Not ratedRUNNING TIME: 181 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: Bupkis. Unless you consider Scene Selections a special feature. The Pitch “It’s Pearl Harbor without all the combat. Or the production values." The Humans Vincent Walsh, Shauna MacDonald, Ted Dykstra, Tamara Hope, Zachary Bennett, Graham Greene, Pete Postlethwaite The Nutshell … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: METALOCALYPSE (SEASON ONE)

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Adult SwimMSRP: $29.98RATED: NOT RATEDRUNNING TIME: 230 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Hidden Interviews and Clips The Pitch What if the biggest pop band in the world had the power to affect economies, precipitate military conflicts and define global taste? Now, what if that group was a death metal band made up … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: FIDO

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: LionsgateMSRP: $28.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 92 minSPECIAL FEATURES: Commentary with Director Andrew Currie, Producer Mary-Anne Waterhouse, and Actress Carrie-Ann Moss Selected Audio Commentary with Composer Don McDonald Making-Of Fido Blooper Reel Deleted Scenes Fido Family Portraits Conceptual Art Gallery Billy Connolly’s Transformation Fido’s Storybook Zomcon DVD-ROM Theatrical Trailer The Pitch … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: PIERREPOINT – THE LAST HANGMAN

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: IFCMSRP: $19.95RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 90 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: Commentary with director Adrian Shergold Deleted scenes Trailer The Pitch A British Hangman’s Story. The Humans Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Eddie Marsan The Nutshell Alfred Pierrepoint was one of the most prolific hangmen in British history. A second generation hangman, Pierrepoint followed … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: POLTERGEIST – 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE STUDIO: Warner Home VideoMSRP: $19.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 114 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• The Real World of Poltergeists (Parts 1 & 2) The Pitch What life was like before Ghostbusters. The Humans Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Heather O’Rourke, Richard Lawson, Martin Casella, Zelda Rubinstein. Hooper: … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: RAPTURIOUS

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: TLA ReleasingMSRP: $19.95RATED: Not ratedRUNNING TIME: 95 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: Commentary with Director Kamal Ahmed "Making Of” Featurette with Outtakes Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery The Pitch “8 Mile goes six feet under." The Humans Robert Oppel, Debbie Rochon, William Smith, Kevin Van Hentenrych, Joe Bob Briggs The Nutshell Up-and-coming … Continue reading

THE SAND AND GOO OF SPIDER-MAN 3

When I paid my first visit to Sony Imageworks’ Culver City campus four years ago, it was difficult to get a handle on where the company was headed. Ostensibly, I was there to interview the legendary John Dykstra* (who had just received an Academy Award nomination for his visual effects work on Spider-Man – along … Continue reading