If you’ve watched any awards shows lately where trophies were being given out for excellence in television, then you’ve probably heard "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge" mentioned. And there are plenty of reasons why this movie is being lauded [...]
HBO is famous for their original films, which are based on true stories. Most of these films made exclusively for the company’s cable channel are accounts of famous or important figures from history or historic events themselves. (I’ve always wondered [...]
After closely following the development of this special edition of James Cameron’s 1989 underwater epic "The Abyss" in our Production Dairy for several months, I had a pretty good idea about the bonus programming and contents I could expect [...]
"Indochine" is the old name of Vietnam that was used in many Western cultures during the time when French colonialists exploited the country and its people for their own riches. Only when the Geneva Convention made sure to give Vietnam its now [...]
Infamous director Stanley Kubrick’s last film, "Eyes Wide Shut" was surrounded by a lot of scandalous controversy when it first appeared in theaters. Not only had the director died only days before the film’s official first screening, Warner [...]
Robin Williams is certainly no stranger to dramatic roles, although most people prefer to see him in his flat-out comedic parts. In Columbia TriStar Home Video’s latest release, "Jakob The Liar" Robin Williams finally has the chance to show [...]
In 1985 Sydney Pollack’s epic "Out Of Africa" was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and eventually won 7 of them, including that for "Best Picture". Interestingly, lead actress Meryl Streep lost hers as "Best Actress" to [...]
Let me start by saying that I’m not a fan of "Pretty Woman" and I’ve never liked Julia Roberts very much. However, I loved "Notting Hill", so I tried to go into "Runaway Bride" with an open mind. I had no illusions, mind [...]
If there is one thing, Hong Kong cinema is constantly excelling in, it is the uncanny blending of different genres into a coherent and appealing story line. In no American movie is the line between horror, science fiction, fantasy, romance and comedy so [...]
Have you ever noticed that if Kevin Costner has a moustache in a film, that the film tends to do comparably poorly? I want to get a grant in order to study this. The obvious example of this is "Wyatt Earp." But, there’s another Costner film [...]
