It may be the greatest lost art of contemporary mainstream cinema. In the 1920s and 1930s, the short-form animated film was an integral part of the movie-going experience. With Felix the Cat, Betty Boop, and Mickey Mouse, movie studios created memorable [...]
For old-school Heavy Metal fans, a documentary about the inception and rise of their favorite music in the late 70s is always a godsend. If that documentary focuses on Iron Maiden, it becomes all the more valuable as Maiden has clearly become the most [...]
"In 2086, two peaceful aliens journeyed to Earth, seeking our help. In return, they gave us the plans for our first hyperdrive, allowing mankind to open the doors to the stars…." So begins the prologue on each episode of "Adventures [...]
In 1971, a man by the name of Bill Briggs had the insane idea to do something that had never been done before: descend a 13,370 foot mountain on skis. After this achievement, a new extreme sport was born. "Steep" is written and directed by Mark [...]
When Judd Apatow and Jake Kasdan take some material and turn it into one of their raunchy comedies, no holds are barred. In this case they created a send-off on "Walk The Line, " a film that has captivated critics and audiences alike with the [...]
For the past 30 years, the picture of the Holocaust had been pretty much defined in a rather static manner. Hitler's SS and the Gestapo were held responsible for the extermination of the Jews and millions of war prisoners in Europe during the Third [...]
When the documentary "Fog City Mavericks" arrived on my desk I was ambivalent at first, I admit freely. Judging from the packaging alone it appeared as if this documentary about the filmmaking scene in the San Francisco Bay Area would highlight [...]
From DVD International, the same company that brought us "Exotic Saltwater Aquarium" (which I also had the pleasure of reviewing), comes "Fireplace: Visions of Tranquility" on Blu-ray disc as part of the "HD Ssape" line of [...]
All right, kids. This ain't your grandpa's "Beowulf." Most everyone is familiar with the epic, Old English poem, if for no other reason than that it was required reading in their high school English class. While the poem has become [...]
In the late 1950s and 1960s, Jean-Luc Godard was one of the pioneers of the French New Wave, a movement in French cinema that emphasized naturalism over classical cinematic form and broke away from conventional structure with innovative and daring [...]
