DVD Review: The Waltons – The Complete Eighth Season
The Waltons was created by Earl Hanmer Jr., who based the series on his 1961 novel, Spencer’s Mountain, which was made into a feature film of the same name in 1963. Hamner’s experiences growing up in the unincorporated area of Schuyler, Virginia provided the basis for many of the storylines on The Waltons. The series […]
DVD Review: Stop-Loss
Director/screenwriter Kimberly Peirce can’t be accused of taking on easy subjects on her films. Her 1999 film, Boys Don’t Cry which chronicled the real-life story of Brandon Teena, a trans-gendered individual who preferred to identify as a male and was brutally murdered when it was discovered he was born a female, brought Peirce great acclaim. […]
TV Review: Army Wives – “Would You Know My Name”
I didn’t watch Army Wives at all last season. I watched it for the first time about ten days ago, when I received a review copy of Army Wives: The Complete First Season. I was initially intrigued by the show because I had been a big fan of JAG and I thought with Catherine Bell […]