DVD Review: The Best of Star Trek – The Next Generation
With the new Star Trek film currently in theaters, I suppose it makes sense that CBS/Paramount would take the opportunity to release a small compilation of episodes from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The series, created by Gene Rodenberry, ran in first run syndication from the week of September 28, 1987 to the week of […]
DVD Review: Lilo & Stitch – 2 Disc Big Wave Edition
Released in June of 2002, Lilo & Stitch marked the 42nd animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. Written and directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, the film made a splash at Cannes that year and was nominated for the 2002 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Co-director Chris Sanders, who had created […]
Blu-ray Review: Pinocchio (70th Anniversary Platinum Edition)
After having such tremendous success in 1937, with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs–which marked the first time animation was used to produce an entire feature length film–some were skeptical when Walt Disney decided to follow it up with yet another animated movie. Moviegoers wondered if a second animated film could hold the attention of […]
DVD Review: Pride and Glory [Two Disc Digital Copy Edition]
Pride and Glory doesn’t deliver anything moviegoers haven’t seen countless times before; good cop, bad cop and lots of conflict. My first instinct was to dismiss this film completely. However, I figured since the picture starred Edward Norton and Colin Farrell, it might not be half bad. Turns out I was right, While Pride and […]
DVD Review: Sleeping Beauty – 2 Disc Platinum Edition
Production began on Sleeping Beauty in 1951, voices were recorded in 1952, animation production took from 1953 until 1958, and the stereophonic musical score, partially based on Tchaikovsky’s ballet of the same name, was recorded in 1957. The film holds a notable position in Disney animation as the last Disney feature to use hand-inked cels. […]
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. […]
Blu-ray Review Transformers [Two Disc Special Edition]
I should preface this review by saying that my initial interest in Transformers grew from the films role in the HD vs. Blu-ray format war. When Paramount released the high-definition version of Transformers exclusively on HD DVD back in 2007, it looked as though HD might be gaining the upper hand. The move also angered […]
Blu-ray Review: The Nightmare Before Christmas Collector’s Edition
The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of those films that seems to get better with each viewing. You begin to see the subtle nuances in the story and really appreciate writer Tim Burton’s ability to create such a captivating tale and director Henry Selick’s ability to bring it to the screen. Intense emotion oozes from […]
DVD Review: The Nightmare Before Christmas Collector’s Edition
The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of those films that seems to get better with each viewing. You begin to see the subtle nuances in the story and really appreciate writer Tim Burton’s ability to create such a captivating tale and director Henry Selick’s ability to bring it to the screen. Intense emotion oozes from […]