Curiously, this past decade the entertainment industry seems to have been gripped by an Armageddon and post-Apocalyptic fever that almost rivals the Cold War atmosphere I experienced growing up. But i
"Crazy? You want to see crazy? " "Lethal Weapon" fans will no doubt be delighted to see the whole series in one, big, high-definition, Blu-ray package, with a slew of extras besides. Let's look at al
Abbas Kiarostami's Tuscan sun-dappled enigma is the cinematic gift that is going to keep on giving for decades. When the renowned Iranian director announced plans to shoot his first film outside of h
"What was that? " "It's a scary noise in a dark cave. Keep moving. " The question you're probably wondering is, Why is there a "2" in the title? Is it a sequel? Well, not exactly. It's more of a, sor
One of my numerous shortcomings as a film viewer is a severely limited tolerance for films featuring hyper-macho, confrontational characters. I'm certain “Goodfellas” is a masterpiece, but the constan
Only God in Heaven could create a physical beauty as breathtakingly stunning as French actress Emmanuelle Beart's. Depressingly, Beart's first American film was the hellish disaster "Date With an Ange
Bollywood cinema has changed a lot for the better in the last decade or so, partly due to the arrival of new filmmakers willing to break the conventional Bollywood format and style for more substance
In 1939, “Stagecoach” became the first so-called “adult” Western, bringing a new kind of complexity and seriousness to a genre that had mostly wallowed in B-movie Gulch. But it took television a while
You do not feel guilty when you squash a fly . . . and I think that means something. We’ve all played this game. What if you could have ONE super power, which one would you choose? And who hasn’t,
The following is a review of Criterion's May 2012 Blu-ray release of “Being John Malkovich.” The main body of the review was written by John Puccio for the 2000 SD release by Polygram USA. Christopher
In 2003, Steve Martin and Queen Latifah made their only film together: “Bringing Down the House,” which, if you can believe the box blurbs, Larry King said is “one of the funniest movies ever.”
Steve Martin fans can create some space on their shelves with the purchase of the 20th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray of “Father of the Bride,” because the three-disc set includes “Father of the Bride” a