Blu-ray Review: Sliver
In 1993, with the massive success of Basic Instinct, Sharon Stone had become a bonafide movie star. She had titillated viewers with an unforgettable integration scene, as well as love scenes with both Michael Douglas and Jeanne Tripplehorn. Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas adapted Ira Levin’s novel Sliver—set in a mid-town Manhattan apartment building known as “The […]
Blu-ray Review: John Carter
Cited as the inspiration for several science fiction films (Star Wars, Flash Gordon and Avatar, among them), Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “A Princess of Mars” finally made it to the big screen after years of development, as John Carter. Given its impressive budget of $250 million, it’s unfortunate that a novel that influenced so many films […]
Blu-ray Review: Clash of the Titans (2010)
Warner Bros. | 2010 | 106 min | Rated PG-13 Hollywood loves remakes. With that understanding, it makes sense that someone in Tinseltown would come up with the idea to remake the beloved, but by no means classic, stop-motion-assisted action adventure Clash of the Titans, what with the amazing advancements that have been made in […]
DVD Review: Enchanted April
Based on the 1922 novel by Elizabeth von Arnim, Enchanted April is a wonderful gem of a movie. Released in 1992, it is the story of two married women quietly living unhappy lives. One day, Lottie (Josie Lawrence and Rose (Miranda Richardson), impulsively decide to escape their depressing lives in post World War I London […]