The Twilight Saga: New Moon Headed to Blu-ray and DVD March 20
According to Summit Entertainment’s Twitter page, the studio has officially set March 20 as the release date for The Twilight Saga: New Moon. The second movie in this vampire franchise was panned by critics but was a huge box office hit, grossing nearly $100 million more than Twilight. This will be a two-disc special edition. […]
The African Queen Arriving on DVD and Blu-ray on March 23
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (January 11, 2010) – Filled with adventure, drama, humor and romance, the epic and enduring cinematic classic THE AFRICAN QUEEN will finally make its way home when it debuts on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time ever on March 23, 2010 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Meticulously restored using state-of-the-art 4K digital technology, […]
Gone With the Wind Coming to Blu-ray
Burbank, CA — Winner of 10 Academy Awards® including Best Picture, and still history’s all time domestic box-office champion ($1.5 billion), Gone with the Wind has long been considered the most celebrated motion picture of all time. On November 17, Warner Home Video will honor the romantic epic with a stunningly restored and remastered version, […]
DVD Review: Pushing Daisies – The Complete Second Season
Warner Bros. | 2008 | 598 mins | Not rated Just when I thought network television might have passed all their flair for originality on to cable television, along came Pushing Daisies. Created by Bryan Fuller, Daisies was truly unique; the show centered on a pie maker named Ned (Lee Pace), with the ability to […]
DVD Review: ER – The Complete Eleventh Season
Warner Bros. | 2005 | 1023 Mins. | Not Rated Despite numerous cast changes, ER remained a strong performer in the Nielsen ratings during the series eleventh season, averaging 15.5 million viewers per week and finishing the season as the 16th most watched television series of the year. After the eleventh season, Noah Wylie, who […]
DVD Review: Power Rangers RPM – Volume One, Start Your Engines
Disney | 22 mins. | 2008 | Not Rated Originating from the Japanese tokusatsu Super Sentai Series, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers began airing on the Fox network as part of the Fox Kids group of programs. Tremendously successful, the initial series lasted three seasons and the franchise has continued ever since. As of 2009, the […]
DVD Review: Third Watch -The Complete Second Season
Warner Bros. | 2000 | 989 mins. | Not Rated Created by ER executive producer John Wells and former Chicago Police officer Edward Allen Bernero, Third Watch followed a group of police officers, firefighters, and paramedics in the fictional 55th Precinct and Fire Station 55 whose shifts fell between 3 p.m. and 11 p.m, the […]
DVD Review: Charles Mingus – Epitaph
Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2009 | 131 mins. | Not Rated Few would argue that Charles Mingus is one of the most important and influential jazz musicians and composers of our time. Dozens of musicians played in his bands and went on to their own successful solo careers. Epitaph was to be Mingus’ magnum opus; […]
DVD Review: Peanuts – 1960’s Collection
Charles M. Schultz beloved comic strip Peanuts, debuted on October2, 1950 and new strips ran until February 13, 2000 (the day after Schulz’s death). At its peak, Peanuts ran in over 2,600 newspapers, with a readership of 355 million in 75 countries, and was translated into 21 languages. Given that success it is no surprise […]
DVD Review: Wild Pacific
BBC | 2009 | 353 mins | Not rated A while back, I had the pleasure of watching the colossal Planet Earth: The Complete Collection. Its sets like those that make the life of a DVD reviewer sometimes feel like a special little place in the world. Planet Earth remains one of the most beautiful […]