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THE SPECIAL EDITION – 07.31.07

NEW RELEASES 300d. Zack Snyderc. Gerard Butler, Lena Headey This movie came out of nowhere and made about $400 million more than I thought it would when I first heard it announced. What I assumed would be a nice little genre nitch turned out to be the spectacle that kicked off the summer. Shot in … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: TYLER PERRY DOUBLE FEATURE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE AND HERE!STUDIO: Lions GateMSRP: $26.98/$27.98RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 116 Minutes/100 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:(Diary of a Mad Black Woman)• Audio Commentary by Tyler Perry• Audio Commentary by director Darren Grant and star Kimberly Elise• Making of Diary of a Mad Black Woman • The ATL documentary• The Real Mad Black Women documentary• … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: EUREKA – SEASON ONE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Universal Studios Home EntertainmentMSRP: $39.98RATED: UnratedRUNNING TIME: 558 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Audio commentary podcasts• Deleted scenes with commentary• Mock Eureka infomercials• Webisodes The Pitch Putting all the country’s stupidest people in one living space worked wonders for Big Brother. What would happen if we put all the smart people … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: DYNAMITE WARRIOR

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: MagnoliaMSRP: $26.98RATED: Not ratedRUNNING TIME: 99 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• "The Making of Dynamite Warrior"• "Behind the Scenes Stunts"• "On Set Footage"• "Special Effects Makeup" The Pitch The first tom yum goong Western? The Humans Dan Chupong (Born to Fight), Leo Putt, Panna Rittikrai (writer/stunt coordinator for Ong-bak), Samart Payakarun, … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: THE SPAGHETTI WEST

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: IFC/DocuramaMSRP: $26.95RATED: Not ratedRUNNING TIME: 56 min. The Pitch “Why don’t y’all go back where ya came from?” The Humans Interviewees include Sergio Donati, Christpher Frayling, Clint Eastwood, Ferdinando Baldi, Alex Cox, Franco Nero, Sergio Sollima, Ennio Morricone, Tomas Milian; archival footage of Sergio Corbucci and Sergio Leone. Narrated … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: MANHATTAN PROJECT, THE

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: LionsgateMSRP: $19.98RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 118 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Feature Commentary w/ director• "Making-of" featurettes• 80s trivia track• Trailer The Pitch "It’s like that ‘Deadly Dust’ episode of the old Spider-Man TV series with Nicholas Hammond. The one with that dude who drank a lot of milk." The Humans John Lithgow, … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: 300

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE FOR REGULAR. HERE FOR BLU-RAY.STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $34.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 116 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: Audio Commentary Additional Scenes Frank Miller’s Vision 300 Spartans: Fact or Fiction? Who Where The Spartans? Webisodes The Pitch Frank Miller’s 300 was a sensational comic book. Zach Snyder is a sensational filmmaker. What happens … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: SHANGHAI SURPRISE – SE

BUY ME AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: LionsgateMSRP: $19.98RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 93 minSPECIAL FEATURES:• Fans Unite! commentary• Lights, Camera, Shanghai!• Madonna: 1986• I Love Shanghai Surprise! The Pitch “It’s Romancing the Stoned!” The Humans Madonna (Body of Evidence), Sean Penn (We’re No Angels), Paul Freeman (The Long Good Friday), Richard Griffiths (Withnail & I), Clyde Kusatsu, … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: BENSON – SEASON 1

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERESTUDIO: Sony PicturesMSRP: $29.95RATED: Not ratedRUNNING TIME: 597 minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • Photo Gallery• Video Introduction by Robert Guillaume• Favorites from the first season• Inside the Governor’s Mansion The Pitch Behind every great man is a brutha runnin’ shit. The Humans Robert Guillaume, James Noble, Inga Swenson, Missy Gold. "Hello, … Continue reading