Articles by Mike Long

Bear In The Big Blue House: Potty Time With Bear

December 6, 2001 // 0 Comments

Given the fact that it is becoming increasingly difficult to find the ’Bear in the Big Blue House’ program on television anymore, it is fantastic that Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment has released another volume of this entertaining and educational [...]

The X-Files: Season 4

December 4, 2001 // 0 Comments

Continuing their tradition to release television shows in sequential, seasonal order, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is now bringing us the ’The X-Files Season 4’ DVD set. This 7-disc set chronicles the 24 episodes, which aired during the [...]

Moon Over Tao

November 30, 2001 // 0 Comments

When considering films from the East that dealt with old fables, I typically think of the Chinese films of Tsui Hark and his contemporaries. However, these films also come from Japan, and the recently released ’Moon Over Tao’ is a great introduction [...]

Creatures From The Abyss

November 27, 2001 // 0 Comments

As someone who prides himself on keeping up with horror films, I don’t know how I missed this little gem, originally entitled ’Plankton’. After taking a motorized inflatable raft for a pleasure cruise in the ocean (!?), five young people find [...]

Osmosis Jones

November 26, 2001 // 0 Comments

"Osmosis Jones" is quite a surprise, emerging as a funny and clever comedy for adults and kids alike. Bill Murray stars as zookeeper Frank, the man who will eat anything. After eating an egg, which had been in the mouth of a monkey, the film [...]

Educational Archives Volume Two – Social Engineering 101

November 20, 2001 // 0 Comments

Do you remember those days in elementary school when the teacher would wheel in the old 16mm projector, dim the lights, and crank up a worn-out educational film? Well, Skip Elsheimer of the A/V Geeks Educational Archive certainly does, and he’s [...]

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Manos/Hands Of Fate

November 19, 2001 // 0 Comments

Despite the fact that new episodes are no longer being made, ’Mystery Science Theater 3000’ is still one of the most influential and clever television shows ever. The true beauty of the show lies in its simplicity. We’ve all talked back to the [...]

Thunderbirds Set 3

November 16, 2001 // 0 Comments

A&E Home Video brings us another exciting set of episodes from the cult 1960s TV show, ’Thunderbirds’. Unique, to say the least, ’Thunderbirds’ offers exciting adventure, but uses marionettes, instead of real actors. Filmed in [...]

A Muppet Family Christmas

November 15, 2001 // 0 Comments

’A Muppet Family Christmas’ arrives on DVD in time for the holidays and brings a farmhouse full of fun with it. Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo and the rest of the crew from ’The Muppet Show’ decide to spend Christmas with Fozzie’s mother on [...]

Legally Blonde

November 13, 2001 // 0 Comments

There are some movies which simply look great "on paper". That is, the factors involved in the film seem to insure success. Be it a spectacular cast with a well-known director (i.e.: "Mixed Nuts") or a film with a cool concept that [...]
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