Blu-ray Review: The Matrix (10th Anniversary Blu-ray Book, w/ Bonus Digital Copy)
Released in 1999, The Matrix is credited by many with helping to push the fledgling DVD market into the big time. I actually bought the first DVD release of The Matrix the first day it was in stores. I remember being absolutely mesmerized at how good the action scenes looked on the big screen; she […]
DVD Review: Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird – 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
It seems hard to believe but Follow That Bird is nearly a quarter century old. I was almost thirteen when the film came out and I’m not ashamed to admit, I saw it at a local theater. Having grown up with the gang on Sesame Street, I was curious what their first feature film would […]
DVD Review: Oliver & Company – 20th Anniversary Edition
Inspired by the Charles Dickens classic Oliver Twist, Oliver & Company first hit American theaters in November of 1988; Oliver Twist had been adapted for the screen several times before but Walt Disney Pictures put their own unique twist on the story. Writers Jim Cox, Tim Disney, and James Mangold moved the story out of […]
DVD Review: Sports Night – The Complete Series 10th Anniversary Edition
Sports Night aired on ABC for two seasons, from 1998 to 2000. Created by Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) Sports Night is a series about a fictional sports news program, much like ESPN’s Sports Center, the show broadcasts from the fictional Continental Sports Channel (CSC) a subsidiary of Continental […]
DVD Review: Risky Business (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
I would never say that Risky Business ranks up there with classics such as Casablanca, Bonnie and Clyde or even Rocky. However, the film that is largely credited with making Tom Cruise a star deserve a place in film history, for so vividly capturing a slice of early 1980’s culture. It was 1983, Ronald Reagan […]
DVD Review: The Sword in the Stone – 45th Anniversary Edition
Originally released on December 25, 1963, The Sword in the Stone holds the distinction of being the last animated feature released while Walt Disney was still alive. The film, based on T.H. White’s The Sword in the Stone, tends to get overlooked when film historians consider Disney’s animated film output in the pre-computer era; Most […]
Academy Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Kubrick’s Futuristic Epic
Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a 40th anniversary screening of Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” on Friday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Tom Hanks, whose career and interests were markedly influenced by “2001: A Space Odyssey,” will host this special […]
Music Review: Rufus Wainwright – Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall
Though Judy Garland died a few years before I was born, I have been a fan of hers most of my life. I watched The Wizard of Oz just to hear her sing “Over the Rainbow.” Garland’s 1954 version of A Star is Born remains one of my favorite films. In my adult life, I […]