Blu-ray Review: Last Chance Harvey
This modest story has been told a million times–loveless singles who find each other. However, that age old tale still works as a film when it’s done with the right details and fine actors. Such is the case with Last Chance Harvey; written and directed by Joel Hopkins (Jump Tomorrow) has all the nuances that […]
Blu-ray Review: South Pacific – 50th Anniversary Edition
If you’re a fan of musicals, South Pacific is definitely one of the best. South Pacific is a 1958 film adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, which was based on James A. Michener’s Tales of the South Pacific. Director Joshua Logan (Picnic, Bus Stop, Sayonara), shot much of the film on the […]
DVD Review: Being There – Deluxe Edition
For most, Peter Sellers is regarded as strictly a comic actor. This is understandable, given his iconic role as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau. However, Sellers had lobbied for years to play the lead role in 1979’s Being There. Sellers had the rights to the Jerzy Kosinski novel before the movie went before the cameras. Sellers […]
DVD Review: Samantha Who? – The Complete First Season
ABC’s Samantha Who? Os a comedy about a young woman who wakes up from an eight day coma only to discover she has no recollection of who she is or the people who have been in an out of her life. Every day is a revelation, and what she discovers about herself isn’t pretty. “I […]
DVD Review: The Big Bang Theory – The Complete First Season
Strangely, I never got a chance to watch The Big Bang Theory even once, during its first season on CBS. However, I was excited to watch the first season on DVD for several reasons: I’m a big fan of Johnny Galecki and anything with him in it has a chance for success, the premise of […]