Blu-ray Review: Die Another Day – Ultimate Edition w/ Movie Ticket
Fresh off the hit television series Remington Steele, many Bond aficionados perceived Pierce Brosnan as not only James Bond-lite but Roger Moore-lite; feeling the actor just didn’t have the gravitas to pull off a convincing portrayal of the British superspy. As a long time Brosnan fan, I’ve always felt he got s bit of a […]
Blu-ray Review: For Your Eyes Only – Ultimate Edition w/ Movie Ticket
Released in 1981, For Your Eyes Only is the twelfth film in the James Bond Series and the fifth to star Roger Moore in the title role. Loosely based on two short stories from Ian Fleming’s book For Your Eyes Only, the movie combined elements from the title story and from Risico. The film also […]
Blu-ray Review: From Russia With Love – Ultimate Edition w/ Movie Ticket
From Russia With Love was the second James Bond film to be released. Produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, and directed by Terence Young, the film is based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. From Russia With Love was chosen as the follow up to Dr. No, largely […]
DVD Review: Watership Down – Deluxe Edition
I was very young when Richard Adams’ Watership Down hit American movie theaters in 1978, but I do remember it seemed like every adult or teenager I knew had read or was reading the book, in preparation for the film. The plot is rather simple: Watership Down tells the tale of a group of rabbits […]
Blu-ray Review: The Godfather Collection – The Coppola Restoration
The Godfather Collection – The Coppola Restoration has to be one of the best Blu-ray releases of 2008. Parts I and II are arguably two of the greatest films ever made, and now the entire trilogy is available remastered, with a high-definition Blu-ray picture and TrueHD 5.1 sound. This is just about as good as […]
DVD Review: Sex and the City – The Movie
Bringing a popular television series to the big screen has always been a hit or miss proposition. For every successful Addams Family or Star Trek film, there’s an equally dreadful adaption of Get Smart or Flipper. Filmmakers are faced with the inevitable question of whether a successful television series will translate well to the big […]
DVD Review: John Oliver – Terrifying Times
If you don’t know who John Oliver is, you probably should. He’s the bespectacled British comedian who serves as a regular correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, delivering his views on political issues of the day with a deadpan style. His first Comedy Central Special, John Oliver – Terrifying Times, gives the comedian a […]
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. […]
Blu-ray Review: Batman – The Movie, Special Edition
Though I wasn’t born yet when the original Batman series first captivated audiences when it premiered in January of 1966 on ABC, I watched the series in the eighties, whenever it showed up in syndication. Always a fan of superheroes, Batman and Superman has always topped my list of favorites. There is something about Batman, […]
Blu-ray Review: There Will Be Blood
Hands down, Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the most talented actors working in films today. He resists the temptation to turn out movie after movie, often taking three, four even five years between big screen performances. However, each time he graces the screen whether he’s playing a man with cerebral palsy in My Left Foot […]