Lovelace (Blu-ray)
Released in 1972, Deep Throat was a phenomenon, eventually raking in over $600 million; it brought porn into the mainstream, and made a star out of Linda Lovelace who was paid just $1,250 for her appearance. The film became such a big part of pop culture that celebrities lined up to see it, and the […]
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: Total Recall (Mind-Bending Edition)
Adapted from a short story entitled “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” by famed science fiction writer Philip K. Dick (who also provided the source material for such celebrated films as Blade Runner and Minority Report) Total Recall as we know it, almost didn’t happen. Imagine David Cronenberg’s Total Recall starring the late Patrick […]
Blu-ray Review: $5 a Day
Image Entertainment | 2008 | 98 mins. | Rated PG-13 One of the great things about reviewing movies for my own website is that I get to see hundreds of movies a years. While I get to watch my share of blockbusters, I also get to see smaller films, ones that graced theater screens so […]