Blu-ray Review: Dillinger (MGM)
Screenwriter John Milius, who penned Apocalypse Now and Red Dawn, among others, made his feature length directorial debut with Dillinger starring Warren Oates in the title role. Released in 1973, American International Pictures hoped to capitalize on the success of Bonnie and Clyde, released just a few years earlier. A moderate success at the box […]
Blu-ray Review: Daisy Miller (50th Anniversary Edition)
Hot off the success of The Last Picture Show, What’s Up, Doc? and Paper Moon, Peter Bogdanovich elegantly directs the surprisingly bland Daisy Miller. Based on Henry Miller’s novel of the same name, the author was always interested in the social conventions of his day, Daisy Miller examines the fortunes of a young American woman […]
The Iron Giant (Signature Edition) (Blu-ray)
While critics and audiences praised The Iron Giant when it arrived in theaters back in 1999, it wasn’t considered a box office success, with a budget of $70-$80 million and a box office take of $31.3 million. Through home video releases and repeated television airings, the film gained a cult following and is now widely […]
The Facts of Life: The Complete Series Coming to DVD in January 2015
“You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have The Facts of Life…” The Facts of Life: The Complete Series arrives on January 13th, 2015, courtesy of Shout Factory. The Facts of Life: The Complete Series contains all 201 episodes of this quintessential 80s show as originally aired, […]
The Twilight Zone: Essential Episodes (55th Anniversary Edition) (DVD)
Amazingly not a ratings winner during its initial 1959-64 run on CBS, Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone has influenced the science fiction genre for decades, and served as the basis for a motion picture, comic books, pinball games and more. As the series celebrates its 55th anniversary, CBS and Image Entertainment have put together 17 […]
Blu-ray Review: WUSA
During the late 1960’s, Paul Newman was one of sizable group of Hollywood celebrities with a growing concern over the rising social and political unrest across America. Fresh off a string of successes, including Cool Hand Luke, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Newman decided to produce WUSA, based the novel A Hall of […]
DVD Review: Mel Brooks – Make A Noise (American Masters)
I can’t remember the precise moment I became a Mel Brooks fan, but I believe I was around ten when I first heard the comedy album 2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks, thanks to my local library. I listened to that album so much, that at one time, I could almost repeat it […]
Raising Hope Season 1 on DVD September 20th
Los Angeles, CA (August 12, 2011) – Life at the Chance’s will never be the same when Jimmy comes home with an unexpected gift. Follow one ill-equipped family as they navigate through the pleasures and annoyances of raising a baby. The Emmy Award® nominated** series, RAISING HOPE Season 1 comes to DVD on September 20th […]
DVD Review: The Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget (Uncensored)
I was a teenager when Full House made its debut on ABC back in 1987. Although I wasn’t what you’d you call a dedicated viewer, for awhile there, the show was nearly impossible to avoid, so I knew all about it. For me, Bob Saget was Danny Tanner, the loving, widowed father of three precocious […]
Blu-ray Review: The Women
Writer/director Diane English is best known for creating the television series Murphy Brown, which ran from 1988-1998. After years of working in television, English decided to make her big screen directorial debut with The Women. The film is based on Claire Boothe Luce’s 1936 stage success of the same name, and was subsequently made into […]