One of the earliest epics Hollywood would produce, when Quo Vadis was released in November of 1951, it set in motion a wave of dramatic epics that would continue throughout the decade. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), Ben Hur…
Often times, the most beloved films, generate the most dreadful sequels. As I said in my review of Escape to Witch Mountain, I was a huge fan of that film, having viewed it numerous times on television. However, it’s sequel,…
Boondock Saints is one of those films with a back story almost more interesting than the film itself. Writer/Director Troy Duffy had originally moved to Los Angeles in an effort to find gigs for his band The Brood. He claims…
I absolutely loved Escape to Witch Mountain as a child, so I was pretty excited when I heard it was being released on DVD again. The release is undoubtedly timed to coincide with the remake, Race to Witch Mountain starring…
Directed by Anthony Leondis (Lilo & Stitch 2), Igor is a somewhat fun but ultimately disappointing exercise in animation. Had it not been for the voice talents of Steve Buscemi, John Cusack, John Cleese, Molly Shannon, Jay Leno, Christian Slater…
Writer/Director Baz Luhrmann isn’t known for making small, little movies. The Australian born auteur showed he preferred big, ambitious projects with the 2001 release of Moulin Rouge! which netted a 2001 Best Picture Oscar nomination. For his follow up, Luhrmann…
Back in 1997, when I first heard about Air Bud a film that revolved around a basketball playing golden retriever, I thought “there’s another way someone’s trying to make a buck off Michael Jordan’s moniker. While that was likely true,…
Even if you understand motion picture studios have always milked a franchise whenever they saw the chance, sometimes you still have to ask why. If a movie is popular enough, especially a comedy, a studio is bound to follow it…
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder arrives on Blu-ray, the fourth of a planned quartet of direct-to-home-video releases centered on Matt Groening’s (The Simpsons: The Movie) FOX animated television program, Futurama. Featuring a similar animation style seen on The Simpsons,…
Primal Fear is probably best known as the film that launched the career of the then unknown Edward Norton. Since Primal Fear’s release in 1996, Norton has gone on to a variety of eye opening projects and award winning roles….