Blu-ray Review: The Magic Christian
Loosely adapted from the novel by satirist Terry Southern, 1969’s The Magic Christian was largely dismissed upon its release as being “messy,” and “incomprehensible.” Fans of the film contend that this was deliberate, that the film was an attempt to create a piece of social satire that was so revolutionary that it turned the establishment […]
Blu-ray Review: Winnie The Pooh
When A.A. Milne first published the Hundred Acre Wood stories in 1926, based on the stuffed toys that populated his son’s room, he couldn’t have imagined that his story about an anthropomorphic bear would become a $5.7 billion franchise. E.H Shepherd created the wonderful for Milne’s books, but it’s perhaps Disney’s versions of the Pooh […]
Winnie the Pooh on Blu-ray & DVD October 25
Inspired by the beloved stories from A.A. Milne’s books and crafted in Disney’s classic style, “Winnie the Pooh,” is the most critically-acclaimed animated film of 2011*. It is narrated by the voice of John Cleese and features the vocal talents of legendary voice actor Jim Cummings (over 350 voices including Gnomeo & Juliet) and a […]
Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure Coming to DVD on November 8
Setting out to find a life beyond the North Pole, Henry (Kyle Massey, “Dancing with the Stars,” “That’s So Raven”), a wayward elf, borrows Santa’s sleigh as his get-away ride, only to accidently crash-land in a small American town. Though Henry makes it out safely, he finds himself with bigger problems when thieves sneak on […]
DVD Review: Fawlty Towers – The Complete Collection Remastered
BBC | 374 mins. | 1974/79 | Not Rated Basil Fawlty, the brazenly rude hotel proprietor created and portrayed by John Cleese in his brilliant British sitcom, is the most insolent, boorish, hilariously obnoxious character in the face of customer disservice. Fawlty is a man who sees his customers as a hindrance to running his […]