The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother (Blu-ray)
While helping Mel Brooks put the finishing touches on the classic Young Frankenstein, Gene Wilder was offered the opportunity to write and direct his first feature film. The result was the bizarre, yet funny The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother. A madcap farce likely influenced by his work with Mel Brooks, the plot doesn’t […]
Watership Down (Blu-ray) (Criterion Collection)
Not simply a cartoon about bunnies, Watership Down is not a film for children. An adaption of Richard Adams’ massive, complex novel, director Martin Rosen has fused concrete scripting, a wonderful original score, and unforgettable characters with excellent voice casting to create a mesmerizing and unflinching look at animals and their behavior—violence and all. All […]
Blu-ray Review: Help!
Made on the heels of the box office achievement of A Hard Day’s Night and the stunning success of the Beatles first American tour, Help! is essentially a clever chase movie that more than holds your attention. Richard Lester was once again in the director’s chair, armed with a bigger budget that allowed for stunts, […]
Blu-ray Review: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory – 40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
Hot on the heels of Citizen Kane and Ben-Hur, on October 18th Warner Brothers will release Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: 40th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1964 children’s book originally titled Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), has become a beloved classic since its 1971 […]
Warner Bros. to Release 40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition of Willy Wonka
Warner Bros. has announced they will re-release Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory as an trinket filled special edition to be released October 4th for the film’s 40th anniversary. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory: 40th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition will contain more than an hour of extras, including Mel Stuart’s Wonkavision, a new interview […]
DVD Review: How I Won the War
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1967 | 111 mins. | NR John Lennon’s only non-Beatles dramatic performance, How I Won the War will likely be of interest to only his most ardent fans. Directed by Richard Lester, who guided The Fab Four through A Hard Day’s Night and Help!, this anti-war comedy is not funny and uneven.