Although Orson Welles is frequently cited as the grandfather of American independent cinema, his contemporary Val Lewton deserves just as much credit for showing what could be done with very little money. In the 1940s, Lewton produced a series of [...]
Continuing the successful series or "Air Bud" movies, here is the latest entry of this series, the Disney Family movie "Snow Buddies, " following the exploits of Bud and Molly's five puppies. Unable to resist the lure of fresh ice [...]
What's that? Oh no, it's a man-eating tiger! Everyone, run for your lives! Oh wait, it's not a tiger. Oh my God, it's worse! It's a Sci Fi Channel original! RUN! In all seriousness, though, "Maneater" is yet another [...]
DVD International and their line of HDScape titles always caught me as an intriguing concept. With titles like "Fireplace: Visions Of Tranquility" (which I would love to review) and "Stargaze 2", they offer relaxing visions of [...]
"Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix" is the fifth installment of the hugely popular fantasy series and is also the first directed by David Yates, who is currently also helming the sixth installment "Harry Potter And The Half-Blood [...]
I will admit freely that "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" is a complete guilty pleasure of mine. Ever since I got my hands on the first season of the show, I couldn't wait to see season 2 unfold. Here it is now from A&E Home Entertainment [...]
New Line Cinema's "Blade" movie franchise proved to have box-office sustenance from 1998 to 2004. In the title role, Wesley Snipes carried the urban vampire saga sturdily on his shoulders, rousing up a cult legion of fans. It was really not [...]
Now with this DVD I suddenly found myself in a strange dilemma. "The History Of The Machine Gun" looks and sounds like and intriguing release, especially as the package proclaims "As seen on Discovery channel." As such I was willing to [...]
Luis Buñuel is one of the undisputed artists of the cinema. The Spanish-born director made his name as a darling of the surrealist movement and an enemy of conservative politics as early as the 1920s, effectively getting himself banished from Spain for [...]
"51 Birch Street" is one of the great mystery films of our time. There is no murder; there is no theft; there is no crime at all. Instead, this documentary illuminates one of the most mystifying aspects of our lives – our own families. [...]
