Fox recently unveiled the first wave of titles in the Filmmakers Signature Series, a handsome low-priced Blu-ray series featuring a director-approved HD transfer and a 26-page (28, counting covers) fu
Ben Franklin was wrong when he wrote how “nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.” If he had lived into the age of cinema, he probably would have added “disappointing sequels” to the
Some films grow on you. Others start to weigh like a growth, or a scruffy beard and dirty clothes that you just can't wait to shed—like the four hillbillies that young Pete is trying to escape in this
From the moment that we’re shown a clip of each character’s situation in England that has them ripe to retire not at Southend-On-Sea or Swansea, but in India, we know that their adventure in this come
“Prometheus” was arguably the biggest film of 2012, grossing more than $400 million and producing a buzz like no other film. It began as the fifth installment of the “Alien” series, but at some po
I’m no expert on Tinker Bell. Peter Pan (complex) maybe, but not Tink. So for this film I’m relying on my 10-year-old daughter, who falls within the target age range of the Tinker Bell films that Disn
The first "Madagascar" CGI animation was innovative and lighthearted, punctuated by likeable characters and catchy music. The second "Madagascar" film, "Escape 2 Africa," was still OK, just not quite
In 2009, a firestorm erupted over the release of "The French Connection" on Blu-ray. Though director William Friedkin said in an introduction to the film that the Blu-ray represented the best vers
As you wish? Maybe. But there seem to be as many editions of “The Princess Bride” as there are Dread Pirate Roberts. There was the initial release, then two-disc “Buttercup” or “Dread Pirate Ro
If you have the ability to walk upright or even just fog a mirror, it should be painfully apparent that the world has an obsession with celebrity. Or perhaps more accurately, the possibility of being
Grandmom always told me that if you don't have anything nice to say about somebody, don't say anything at all. So enough about the Mets, and on to the details of the “Mets 50th Anniversary Collector's
Director Anurag Basu’s “Barfi!” (2012) is the latest Bollywood blockbuster that has got everyone talking. The hype is immense, and the film is already generating an Oscar buzz as one of the films in t