Richard Dreyfuss

Jaws

August 13, 2012 // 0 Comments

When people watched "Saving Private Ryan" in theaters, many were shocked by the display of violence in the film, especially during the first 30 minutes, claiming that it was such an atypical approach for director Steven Spielberg. Since it is [...]

Poseidon

April 16, 2010 // 0 Comments

In yet another overblown attempt by Hollywood to create big box office from past blockbusters, Warner Brothers has launched "Poseidon, " an update of the 1972 Irwin Allen yarn, "The Poseidon Adventure." Director Wolfgang Petersen takes [...]

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind

December 10, 2007 // 0 Comments

Who would have thought that "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" would be Steven Spielberg's first movie to come to a high definition format? If someone had asked me a year ago I would have expected "Jurassic Park" to be the first [...]

Poseidon: Two-Disc Special Edition

August 18, 2006 // 0 Comments

In yet another overblown attempt by Hollywood to create big box office from past blockbusters, Warner Bros. has launched "Poseidon, " an update of the 1972 Irwin Allen yarn, "The Poseidon Adventure." Director Wolfgang Petersen takes [...]

Johnstown Flood

July 2, 2003 // 0 Comments

On May 31 of 1889 the breaking of a dam caused a devastating flood in the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. 2209 people were killed, swept away by the wall of water, thousands were left homeless as their houses were smashed and washed down the river. It [...]

Who Is Cletis Tout?

February 3, 2003 // 0 Comments

A movie that pays homage top both, the classic Hollywood cinema and the modern film, ’Who Is Cletis Tout?’ is a fascinating and funny crime comedy that doesn’t really fit any template. It is original, twisted and utterly unpredictable. Behind every [...]

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind

June 7, 2001 // 0 Comments

It is hard to believe that a landmark film like Steven Spielberg’s "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" has been absent from the DVD format for so long, but finally it is making its debut on the silver disc in a Collector’s Edition from [...]

What About Bob?

July 18, 2000 // 0 Comments

It’s nice to see Disney going into the vaults to release some older films. ’What About Bob?’ is one of my all-time favorite comedies and I’m very pleased to see it come to DVD. However, judging from this lackluster DVD, Disney doesn’t seem to [...]

Jaws

June 13, 2000 // 0 Comments

When people watched "Saving Private Ryan" in theaters, many were shocked by the display of violence in the film, especially during the first 30 minutes, claiming that it was such an atypical attitude for director Steven Spielberg. Since it is [...]