Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible" franchise is making a huge splash onto Blu-Ray with the simultaneous release of the third film on all three current formats and the simultaneous release of the "Ulti
This may be the only film biography in which the fledgling lead, Barbra Streisand, eclipses the star she's portraying. Based on the life of singer and comedienne Fanny Brice, "Funny Girl" is the quint
Critics over the years have called Lawrence Kasdan's sexy, 1981 crime flick "Body Heat" a "sultry noir. " Fair enough. Certainly, the setting is humid and the love story is torrid enough; more importa
These are historic times. I can't remember another president or administration that has spawned so many books and movies protesting U.S. policies, either subtly or overtly. During Vietnam, college cam
Franchises in the horror genre live and die by the strengths of their villains. They are built around and survive by the primary baddie. Uncommon is it that a great horror franchise is remembered beca
"Luck ain't nothin' but karma in work clothes," says an ex-con and small-time hood known to everyone as Lucky. That sounds like another karma-conscious bottom-feeder named Earl, but with flashier clot
Afficienados of old 1930s' horror movies and fans of famous old stars and filmmakers may enjoy this collection of minor horror-movie classics starring major horror-movie actors. The six films offered
Over the past ten years or so Edward Norton has become one of my favorite actors. Even in films I haven't particularly cared for, like "Fight Club" and "The Score," he's been the best part of the show
There's always a sense of trepidation when a remake is announced. Why tread on hallowed ground? Fans had every right to worry when NBC decided to do their own version of the British hit series, "The O
The "Ace Ventura" pictures have always struck me as the kinds of things that seem screamingly funny to you when you first see them, especially if you're young, and then years later when you look back
If you recall, Disney's original "Brother Bear" from 2003 was one of the studio's last traditionally animated, big-screen theatrical releases, and it acquitted itself pretty well. Naturally, that crie
As you might expect, the History Channel's "Secrets of the Koran" is completely cartoon-free. In fact, these two episodes (45 min. each) from the network's "Decoding the Past" series avoid even the fa