There's a scene near the end of "Vacation" where the Griswold family goes on a roller-coaster ride, and it reminded me of Chevy Chase's career. When his work has been up, it's been very, very up ("Sat
Say it ain't so, Joe. Er, Tom. Say you're not a villain. I mean, not our Forrest Gump, not our castaway who was sleepless in Seattle, who was Big, who saved Private Ryan, who cracked the Da Vinci code
If at first you don't succeed. . . Responding to consumer concerns that their previous Blu-ray edition of "Gladiator" used too much edge enhancement and noise reduction in the high-def transfer, Drea
Like so many others, I get "The Illusionist" and "The Prestige" confused. Both films were released in 2006, and both are set during the turn of the century--one in London featuring two rival magicians
"Yeah, man, this is the room where I keep hearing all these spooky sounds. Like stuff being knocked over. Pans clattering on the floor. I'm really freaked out. " "That's OK, sir, that's why you calle
The opening credits of "Everlasting Moments" (2008) are comprised of close-ups of various parts of a vintage Contessa photo camera: the shutter, the lens, and the focusing mechanism. The tight framing
It's rare to find an animated series that appeals to both kids and adults. "Avatar: The Last Airbender" is one such show. It never talks down to its audience and doesn't feel like an extended commerci
Sergio Leone didn't invent the so-called "Spaghetti Western," but it's this trilogy and Leone's "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968) that people think of when they hear the term. Fair enough. Leone t
"Vengeance taken will often tear the heart and torment the conscience. " - Arthur Schopenhauer The past decade has seen the welcome emergence of exciting new filmmakers from across the globe. South
Sometimes Life Throws You Curves. That's the tagline for "Drop Dead Diva," a Sony Pictures-produced TV series that began airing on Lifetime in July 2009. They could have added a second tagline--"S
On February 15, 2010, I published a review of the Sony Pictures Classics film "The Damned United" and wrote "‘The Damned United' might be the best Blu-ray release in 2010 thus far. " I'm happy to repo
After spending 12 years as a camera operator for TV shows and films, Geoffrey Haley wrote and directed this quirky romantic comedy about a poet who makes a living writing suicide notes. As you might e