DVD Review: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Paramount Centennial Collection)
Released in 1962, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance was directed by the great John Ford and starred Hollywood legends James Stewart and John Wayne. The screenplay by James Warner Bellah and Willis Goldbeck, was adapted from a short story by Dorothy M. Johnson. The film was a big hit upon its release, and Edith […]
Blu-ray Review: Star Trek, The Original Series – Season One
As any Star Trek fan is undoubtedly aware, the original series has been released in countless DVD formats. From its late 1990s single disc, two-episodes-per-disc DVD release, to its more recent HD presentation, the Enterprise and her crew have never found the definitive home-entertainment release. Until now. Blu-ray was meant for Star Trek. The series’ […]
DVD Review: Yes Man
I’ve never been the biggest fan of Jim Carrey. Since he became a star with the release of 1994’s Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, it’s impossible to deny his comedic skills but his manic style hasn’t always appealed to me; in the last few years, Carrey has tried to broaden his horizons with more dramatic roles […]
DVD Review: To Catch a Thief – The Paramount Centennial Collection
Few would argue director Alfred Hitchcock’s status as a master of suspense. However, his 1955 effort, To Catch a Thief, can hardly be considered among the best in his suspense cannon. If a person’s first exposure to Hitchcock is To Catch a Thief, they may wonder how he got his “master of suspense” moniker. While […]
Blu-ray Review: Bolt
In any other year, Bolt would have won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film, hands down. However, Wall-E was such an undeniably unique movie, it was impossible to deny the filmmakers the Oscar they received. By comparison, the story of a dog trying to save its owner has been done thousands of times in […]
DVD Review: Bewitched – The Complete Seventh Season
As a big Dick York fan, I have to admit I never totally adjusted to Dick Sargent as Durwood, Derweed or whatever his name was. The seventh season was Sargent’s second in the role and by then he seemed to almost fade of the screen. I kept thinking he might bring some originality to the […]
DVD Review: The Cult of Cartman – Revelations
Man, it’s hard to believe that South Park is currently in its twelfth season on Comedy Central and in my opinion, as funny as ever. The brainchild of college buddies Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park was a hit from the night it first aired in August of 1997 and quickly became one of […]
DVD Review: Deal
Back in the day, Burt Reynolds was The Man. Deliverance, The Longest Yard, Smokey and the Bandit and even Cannonball Run are some great movies. However, since the early to mid-eighties with the exception of his Academy Award nominated performance in 1997’s Boogie Nights, Reynolds film career has been mostly forgettable. Unfortunately for Burt, 2008’s […]
DVD Review: The Andromeda Strain
As an avid movie watcher, I find myself continually wondering why Hollywood seems so obsessed with remakes. Is it because it’s easy just to reheat ideas that have already been done, or do some entertainment honchos really feel they can improve an old piece of material? Recently, A&E broadcast a four hour mini-series called The […]
Sophie Dahl talks About Her New Novel Playing With the Grown-Ups
Author Sophie Dahl’s first book, a novella titled The Man With the Dancing Eyes was published back in 2003. The granddaughter of author Roald Dahl and actress Patricia Neal, Sophie has also had a successful career as a model with contracts with such fashion luminaries as Versace, Yves St. Laurent and Pringle. Ms. Dahl has […]