DVD Review: The Clique
Based on Lisi Harrison’s popular series of Clique books, this direct to DVD release is tailor made for the legion of tweens and teens that list Gossip Girl and the new 90210 among their must-see TV each week. Adapted by screenwriter Liz Tigelaar (Brothers & Sisters), directed by Michael Lembeck (The Santa Clause 2) and […]
DVD Review: Futurama – Bender’s Game
Futurama was an animated sitcom created by The Simpsons Matt Groening, and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen for the Fox network. The series followed the adventures of a former New York pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, after he was cryogenically frozen seconds before the start of the year 2000, and thawed out […]
DVD Review: Scrubs – The Complete Seventh Season
Created by Bill Lawrence (Spin City), Scrubs premiered in October of 2001. Lawrence has stated that he had two main reasons for calling the serfies Scrubs: The obvious being the attire worn by doctors, and the other being the fact that most of the main characters are fresh out of medical school, new and inexperienced […]
DVD Review: Lil’ Bush – Resident of the United States, Season Two
With George W. Bush’s presidency winding down, Comedy Central’s satirical Lil’ Bush: Resident of the United States returned for a second season on March 13, 2008 and consisted of ten episodes. I actually enjoyed the first season of this series and had a few belly laughs. Unfortunately, as I watched season two I couldn’t shake […]
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: Live And Let Die – Ultimate Edition w/ Movie Ticket
Released in 1973, Live and Let Die marked a new era in the James Bond franchise. Even though the producers wanted Sean Connery to return after his role in the previous Bond film Diamonds Are Forever, he declined, sparking a search for a new actor to play James Bond. Many actors were considered or auditioned […]
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 […]
Blu-ray Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull marks the fourth installment into one of Hollywood’s most beloved series of films. Even as a big fan of the series, I had my doubts; Indiana Jones first graced the screen back in 1981, some twenty-seven years ago. Could Harrison Ford, now in his sixties, still […]
DVD Review: The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Best of Season 3
“It is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists.” –President Lyndon B. Johnson, in a letter to the Smothers Brothers When The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour premiered on CBS in February of 1967, the show was just a slightly “hipper” version of other […]
Blu-ray Review: Dr. No – Ultimate Edition w/ Movie Ticket
The longtime New York Times film critic Bosley Crowther wrote of James Bond in his review of Dr No on May 30, 1963: “Nonsense, you say. Of course, it’s nonsense — pure, escapist bunk, with Bond, an elegant fellow, played by Sean Connery, doing everything (and everybody) that an idle day-dreamer might like to do. […]