Blu-ray Review: Zodiac: 2-Disc Director’s Cut
The late 1960’s was a tough time in California. In 1969, Charles Manson and his family systematically murdered seven people, including actress Sharon Tate. Around that same time, during an eleven month period in 1968-69 an individual who identified himself only as the “Zodiac” murdered at least seven people in Northern California. Given the location […]
DVD Review: Breakfast at Tiffany’s – Centennial Collection
Loosely based on the Truman Capote novella of the same name, 1961’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s remains one of Audrey Hepburn’s portrayal of Holly Golightly remains one of the most iconic characters in movie history. Though Audrey always said that Breakfast at Tiffany’s was one of the best experiences of her professional career, she also admitted […]
DVD Review: Funny Face – Centennial Collection
The first time I saw Fred Astaire glide across the screen with Ginger Rogers in Swing Time (1936), I was mesmerized. They seemed to move so effortlessly, almost as if they were walking on air. Fred led Ginger in the dance routines like it was the most natural thing in the world. By 1957, Fred […]
DVD Review: Death Race (Unrated)
Death Race is a remake of the 1975 cult classic, Death Race 2000. While the film will never show up on any lists of the best films ever made, it had an interesting take on what would take place in the United States in the year 2000. The film starred David Carradine, Simone Griffeth and […]
Blu-ray Review: Hot Rod
It seems like Paramount has been releasing Blu-ray titles by the boatload over the last few months. As an enthusiastic adapter of the high-definition technology, most of the time I’m more than happy to embrace any new title that comes across my desk; however, that doesn’t mean that I’m not befuddled by the order of […]
DVD Review: Baghead
Mumblecore is an independent film movement generally believed to have its roots in the early 2000’s. It is primarily characterized by ultra-low budget production (often employing digital video cameras), focus on personal relationships between twenty-somethings, improvised scripts, and non-professional actors. Filmmakers and brothers Mark and Jay Duplass, who gained notoriety with their debut film The […]
Blu-ray Review: Coach Carter
I like Samuel L. Jackson. I think he’s a talented actor; the only problem is, sometimes I think he spreads himself a bit too thin. It seems like every time you turn around, there’s another movie with Sam in it. For every Pulp Fiction he seems to make two clunkers, who loved Snakes on a […]
Blu-ray Review: Days of Thunder
For those of you who may have gotten a Blu-ray player over the holidays now is a great time to start your collections. It seems all the major studios are lining up to put their classics and audience favorites in high-definition picture and sound. Paramount is ending 2008 with a solid batch of crowd pleasers […]
Blu-ray Review: The House Bunny
Since her breakout role as Cindy Campbell in Scary Movie back in 2000, Anna Faris has become a reliable comedic actress. She had a recurring role as Erica during the final season of Friends, and has appeared in nearly a dozen film comedies, usually as a ditzy blonde, a vain prima donna (she was a […]
DVD Review: Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!
I found myself completely taken with Horton Hears a Who! based on the 1954 classic by Dr. Seuss of the same name. At its core, the story is about recognizing the value of a person, despite their size, as Horton, an enormous elephant, becomes aware of a voice coming from a small speck of matter, […]