Like “Arrested Development” and “The Office,”“Modern Family” is shot using a lot of hand-held cameras and quick pans, pull-backs and zooms, with no laugh-track and a snappy narrative style. Like
"Family is the only real wealth. " Let's say you were old enough to remember the TV series "Dark Shadows" (1966-1971), the Gothic daytime soap opera that starred Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins, a
"Sometimes, dead is better. " In 1989 Stephen King's "Pet Sematary" became a hit box-office attraction. It could hardly have been otherwise, given that so many of the author's other works had already
To go along with their serious dramas, HBO also has several lighthearted dramadies in their scheduling. The third (and seemingly last) season of “Bored to Death” revolves around the lives of three
Perhaps because of the 2012 Presidential election season, Warner Bros. released two movies on Blu-ray dealing with the U.S. Presidency: "The American President," the Rob Reiner film with Michael Dougl
“The Carol Burnett Show” is a tough one for me to review, because it’s a variety show, and that brand of television is nearly extinct. Only “Saturday Night Live” carries forth, and with more comed
Sometimes it can be hard to review lower budget movies that cover similar ground as more successful award winning higher budget movies. In 1997, “Boogie Nights” came out and introduced the 70’s to mod
In 2004, Universal Pictures and Mattel made the first Barbie film to feature original music, and “Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper” did well as direct-to-video installment in the popular animated s
From the mean streets to the clean streets . . . and cul de sacs. That’s the leap single dad George (Jeremy Sisto, “Law & Order”) makes when he panics after finding a condom in the bedroom of his 16-
"Meet me at Omar's. Be ready for me. I'm going after that truck. " "How? " "I don't know, I'm making this up as I go! " And, lo, the skies did open and there burst forth on Blu-ray "The Lord of the R
You’ve got to give James Cameron credit. He’s a fearless filmmaker, and it turns out that he’s just as fearless when it comes to daring stunts . . . like boarding a three-person submersible and descen
America is a dog-loving country. There are so many canines in my neighborhood that when I take a walk I can almost feel people looking at me funny, wondering why I’m not attached to something on a lea