Blu-ray Review: Major League
What I want is for us to finish dead last. The Cleveland Indians have been in the cellar for decades; when the owner dies suddenly, his scheming, ex-showgirl wife, Rachel Phelps (Margaret Whitton), takes over the day-to-day operations of the team. She wants to move the team to the warmer climate of Miami, Florida. To […]
Blu-ray Review: Gigi
Gigi has finally arrived on Blu-ray, looking better than I’ve ever seen it before. Released in 1958, the film reunited director Vincent Minnelli with producer Arthur Freed, Alan Jay Lerner and actress Leslie Caron. After the success of An American in Paris, Freed and Minnelli were more than happy to put a new twist on […]
DVD Review: Room 222 – Season One
Room 222 was a half-hour comedy-drama that aired on ABC from 1969-74. Set at integrated Walt Whitman High School in Los Angeles, Room 222 is credited with breaking new narrative ground in television. The series, created by James L. Brooks (Rhoda, Taxi) was one of the first shows to deal with such hot button issues […]
DVD Review: The Secret Life of an American Teenager, Season One
Created and produced by Brenda Hampton (7th Heaven),The Secret Life of An American Teenager was proposed to the Fox network nearly a decade ago. Fox eventually passed on the show, as did Lifetime. Not wanting to give up on the idea, Hampton eventually drafted six scripts for the show and submitted them to a variety […]
DVD Review: High Noon – 2-Disc Ultimate Collector’s Edition
A bonafide movie star for over thirty years of his working life, Gary Cooper is considered by most film historians to one of the more iconic movie stars. Fans loved him because they felt they could relate to him. As fellow film legend Clint Eastwood said of Cooper in the 1991 documentary, Gary Cooper: American […]
DVD Review: Kitt Kittredge – An American Girl
Directed by Patricia Rozema (Mansfield Park) and produced by Julia Roberts is the fourth film to be based on the popular line of American Girl dolls. As any fan of the dolls knows, each of them comes with their own backgrounds and histories. Of the four films produced based on the American Girl dolls, Kitt […]
DVD Review: Gigi – 2 Disc Special Edition
Along with An American in Paris, Warner Brothers has recently released Gigi, in a two disc special edition. Released in 1958, the film reunited director Vincent Minnelli with producer Arthur Freed, Alan Jay Lerner and actress Leslie Caron. After the success of An American in Paris, Freed and Minnelli were more than happy to put […]
DVD Review: An American in Paris – 2 Disc Special Edition
Directed by Vincente Minnelli, the 1951 film An American in Paris was inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin. Starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, and Oscar Levant, the script was written by Alan Jay Lerner, who together with Frederick Lowe, created some of the world’s most popular and enduring works of musical theatre. […]
The Love Guru Trailer
“The Love Guru” (Mike Myers), Pitka is an American who was left at the gates of an ashram in India as a child and raised by gurus. He moves back to the U.S. to seek fame and fortune in the world of self-help and spirituality. His unorthodox methods are put to the test when he […]
Music Review: Kid Rock – Rock N Roll Jesus
Kid Rock is always in the news for something; whether it’s getting arrested at a Waffle House, marrying Pam Anderson or going off about the lack of talent on American Idol, the man knows how to get attention. After selling over 20 million albums, Kid Rock has also proven he knows how to sell records. […]