Considering the recent (and unwelcome) comeback of 70’s fashions and the updating of 70’s films, such as "Shaft", it’s curious to note that we haven’t seen a bigger resurgence of genuine 70’s films. Perhaps the audiences of the new [...]
"I am but mad north-northwest; When the wind is southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw." William Shakespeare, "Hamlet" Act II, Scene II I first encountered Alfred Hitchcock’s breezy 1959 comic [...]
There was a time once, when our perspective of the future included robots. Real robots, with a lot of mechanics, hydraulics and small electronic brains. Judging from Michael Crichton’s "Runaway," this time hasn’t been too long ago. Today no [...]
After recently viewing "The Cider House Rules", I’ve been giving a great deal of thought to movie adaptations of novels. As long as the novel isn’t some sort of way-out science fiction, it’s generally pretty easy to transplant the story [...]
Late last year, Universal Home Video premiered their "Classic Monster Collection" on DVD. Following the success of the initial group of titles, Universal is bringing us a new group of terror titans on DVD. One of the most highly anticipated [...]
Like "The Big Blue, " Luc Besson’s "Léon, The Professional" has been available here in the US in its American theatrical version only for the longest time, which was significantly cut as opposed to the Director’s original cut. [...]
The explosive popularity of the DVD format has seen an influx of foreign titles to the American market. While discussion is usually limited to the rise in the availability of European horror titles, there has also been a surge in the number of releases [...]
When veteran director John Frankenheimer takes a seat in the director’s chair of any movie, expectations are traditionally high. After all, Frankenheimer has created some of the most memorable action thrillers of the past 40 years, and the filmmaker [...]
While movies themselves are usually released as a constant flow throughout the years, genres typically move in waves. What is hip today is gone tomorrow and replaced by another "fad" the industry is following. The current wave of horror films [...]
To celebrate one of Hollywood’s most acclaimed and accomplished talents Warner Home Video has created a dedicated box set called the "Clint Eastwood Collection" which contains six of Eastwood’s best known films. To create this package, [...]
