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BROKEN ENGLISH (MAGNOLIA)

Video and DVD

0 Comments · Wednesday, August 22, 2007
2007, Rated R Parker Posey is perpetually thirtysomething -- for many an age when reckless youth comes crashing into the realities of adulthood. Early in her career, Posey harnessed the dualities  

BLADES OF GLORY (PARAMOUNT)

Video and DVD

0 Comments · Wednesday, August 22, 2007
2007, Rated PG-13 Will Ferrell inhabits yet another ego-inflated, sports-loving letch in first-time feature directors Josh Gordon and Will Speck's fast-paced, often hilarious comedy about a pair  

SPACE: 1999: 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION MEGASET (A&E)

Video and DVD

0 Comments · Wednesday, August 22, 2007
1975, Not Rated Once you get past the rather dopey premise, this was a great science fiction series. A nuclear explosion on the moon sends our only natural satellite hurtling through space, where  

Hot Fuzz (Universal)

Video and DVD

0 Comments · Wednesday, August 15, 2007
2006, Rated RThe minds behind zombie-comedy Shaun of the Dead skewer another cineplex mainstay -- in this case, the big-budget, buddy-cop action flick madness of Lethal Weapon, Bad Boys, et al --   

Puzzlehead (LIFESIZE ENTERTAINMENT)

Video and DVD

0 Comments · Wednesday, August 15, 2007
2005, Unrated A very modern Prometheus tale on a budget, sci-fi wonder Puzzlehead creates more from less as it charts the evolution of a humanoid being made in the exact image of its creator -- a  

THE SIMPSONS: THE COMPLETE 10TH SEASON (20TH CENTURY FOX)

Video and DVD

0 Comments · Wednesday, August 15, 2007
1998, Not Rated While The Simpsons Movie was a solid cinematic effort, this release reminds us that America's most beloved cartoon family (apologies to The Flintstones), still functions best in   

NEVERWAS (MIRAMAX)

Video and DVD

0 Comments · Wednesday, August 15, 2007
2005, Rated PG-13 Ivy League-educated psychiatrist Zach Riley (Aaron Eckhart) takes a job at the institution where his father (Nick Nolte), a celebrated children's fantasy novelist, stayed prior  

AVANT-GARDE 2: EXPERIMENTAL CINEMA 1928-1954 (KINO)

Video and DVD

0 Comments · Wednesday, August 1, 2007
1928-'54, Not Rated Kino's second two-DVD set compiled from the collection of experimental cinema advocate Raymond Rohauer is a godsend. Covering 1928-1954, Avant-Garde 2 spans the generation t  

THE HOST (MAGNOLIA)

Video and DVD

0 Comments · Wednesday, August 1, 2007
2006, Rated R It's not wise to dump gallons of formaldehyde into a river -- who knows what genetic deformity might pop up decades later? South Korea finds out in this truly incredible monster fl  

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP: VOLUME 2 (UNIVERSAL)

Video and DVD

0 Comments · Wednesday, August 1, 2007
1976, Not Rated One of the last series set during World War II, this program -- in syndication it was titled Black Sheep Squadron -- was loosely based on the memoirs of Major Greg "Pappy" Boyin  

The Woman in the Window (MGM)

DVD Review

0 Comments · Wednesday, July 18, 2007
1944, Not Rated The German-filmed Metropolis, M and Mabuse trifecta forever ensures monocled director Fritz Lang's place in history, but his later work in Hollywood is just as vital, if not more  

The Italian (Sony)

DVD Review

0 Comments · Wednesday, July 18, 2007
2006, Rated PG-13 Foreign-language films about waifs tend to be sweet, sentimental even -- Kolya and Central Station are prime examples.So the Russian film The Italian is a refreshing surprise, t  

Avenue Montaigne (ThinkFilm)

DVD Review

0 Comments · Wednesday, July 18, 2007
2006, Rated G Avenue Montaigne is one of Paris' most luxurious stretches, where the uber-rich, uber-talented and uber-beautiful live, work and play. Director Daniele Thompson sets her eponymous,  

The Best of Bravestarr (BCI)

DVD Review

0 Comments · Wednesday, July 18, 2007
1987, Unrated This was the last series ever produced by Filmation Studios (the creators of Star Trek: The Animated Series, The New Adventures of Superman, He-Man and She-Ra), and ran in syndicati  

Screamers (First Look Home Entertainment)

DVD Reviews

0 Comments · Wednesday, July 4, 2007
2007, Rated R Metal band System of a Down are screamers, both musically and in another more important sense. As defined in this documentary by former BBC World News anchorwoman Carla Garapedian,