DVD Review: Wu – The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan
From Staten Island, New York, Wu-Tang Clan is one of the most critically and commercially successful hip hop groups of all time. Their success and influence is only partially due to their rap music. While Wu-Tang Clan consisted of nine members– RZA, GZA, Raekwon, U-God, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Masta Killa, and the […]
Blu-ray Review: Tropic Thunder
I’m old enough to remember when the idea of making a satirical movie about the Vietnam War would have been considered to be the height of bad taste. Times have definitely changed. The Vietnam War seems to be in the rearview mirror of many filmmakers, while others aren’t old enough to have any first hand […]
DVD Review: Studio One Anthology
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been writing about a lot of different boxed sets that might be the perfect gift for someone on your list this holiday season. Over the past three weeks, I have been completely engrossed in the six DVD, approximately 982 minute, Studio One Anthology put out by Koch Vision […]
DVD Review: Elton John – Tantrums & Tiaras
As a long time music collector, most of Elton John’s albums have been played too many times to count. While so many of today’s artists are manufactured by talent agencies to produce one, maybe two hit singles, over a career that has spanned nearly forty years Elton John has sold over 200 million records, making […]
DVD Review: Hannah Montana – The Complete First Season
Until a couple of weeks ago, I was a complete Hannah Montana neophyte. I had watched a few minutes of the show here and there on the Disney Channel, but I don’t think I ever sat down and watched a full episode of the series. Because I’m a reader of magazines like Vanity Fair, Rolling […]
DVD Review: The Clique
Based on Lisi Harrison’s popular series of Clique books, this direct to DVD release is tailor made for the legion of tweens and teens that list Gossip Girl and the new 90210 among their must-see TV each week. Adapted by screenwriter Liz Tigelaar (Brothers & Sisters), directed by Michael Lembeck (The Santa Clause 2) and […]
DVD Review: The Polar Express (Presented in 3-D)
Based on a short (32 pages), illustrated children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg, directed by Robert Zemeckis, the guy behind such creative hits as Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forrest Gump, and Contact, all of them filled with fascinating characters and jnique sights for the eye, had a bit of a misfire […]
DVD Review: Kung Fu Panda / Secrets of the Furious Five
Hollywood has enjoyed a long and storied lineage of animals in lead roles. Old Yeller, Lassie, Babe, and even Remmy the Rat from last year’s Ratatouille effortlessly capture the hearts of audiences everywhere with their often human-like personas, showing a range of emotion and stirring the soul through the good times and the bad. DreamWorks’ […]
Blu-ray Review: Kung Fu Panda
Hollywood has enjoyed a long and storied lineage of animals in lead roles. Old Yeller, Lassie, Babe, and even Remmy the Rat from last year’s Ratatouille effortlessly capture the hearts of audiences everywhere with their often human-like persona’s, showing a range of emotion and stirring the soul through the good times and the bad. DreamWorks’ […]
Black Friday Deals on Hundreds of Blu-ray and DVDs
First, 223 low priced Blu-ray titles including Sleeping Beauty, 300 and Band of Brothers will be on sale from now until December 2nd. Shop Blu-ray sale ยป Amazon.com will also have “Early Bird Deals” on Friday. They write: We’ll be offering great Black Friday deals all week long, but for those of you who can’t […]