Warner Archives | 1962 | 107 mins. | NR Vincente Minnelli—husband of Judy Garland and father of Liza—became famous largely as a result of the lavish musicals he directed during his time at MGM. Some of his best known films…
Warner Bros. | 2007 | 825 mins. | NR As ER began its fourteenth season, everyone believed it would be its last. However, a combination of the writers’ strike and strong ratings for the series 300th episode brought the show…
Warner Bros. | 2010 | 317 mins. | NR While Ricky Gervais is a cast member of the show that bears his name (and the one most viewers are apt to recognize), the real star is Karl Pilkington, or as…
Criterion | 1987 | 132 mins. | R Early in his career, director, producer and screenwriter James L. Brooks worked as a copywriter for CBS News, and then as a writer for the news broadcasts, where he wrote reports on…
Criterion | 1964 | 90 mins. | NR Given the nature of his films, director Samuel Fuller was a magnet for controversy and varying opinions about his work. When I was first introduced to his work, almost twenty years ago…
Image | 2010 | 64 mins. | NR Kathleen Madigan has been around for nearly two decades, and is a veteran of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Late Show with David Letterman, and…
Criterion | 1963 | 101 mins. | NR If you found yourself fascinated by Martin Scorsese’s latest effort, Shutter Island, I suggest picking up Shock Corridor. Recently released on DVD by the Criterion Collection, Scorsese has said Shock Corridor was…
TV Land | 2010 | 215 mins. | NR Having grown up watching Valerie Bertinelli on One Day at a Time, and being a fan of fan of Betty White for as long as I can remember, meant that convincing…
Eagle Rock | 1982 | 115 mins. | NR Having been available on Frank Zappa’s website for quite awhile, The Torture Never Stops has been licensed by Eagle Rock Entertainment and is now out and available on DVD. As any…
Miramax | 1992 | 94 mins. | PG If asked to describe director Australian director Baz Luhrmann in one word, I might use hyper-stylized—watching Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge and the epic Australia take you to a hyper-stylized universe where…