Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans has been getting a good bit of buzz from critics and made a pretty good showing at some festivals recently. It's opening November 20th, and it looks like this might be one to make sure you get to when it hits. Some critics I pay attention to have said made me rather interested in this one, and you can hardly go wrong with a Werner Herzog film. Ok, the last … [Read more...]
The Olympics are just around corner... well, in department store shelf display terms anyway, but they're coming soon, and it's time for you to get hyped up for them. NBC wants to get you in the mood, and they've got several clips to start you on the road to Olympics excitement! I can't help it, I love the Winter Olympics. I mean, there's Curling!* Check out some cool videos, and get with … [Read more...]
Just in time to get you in the mood for the holiday season comes Merry Sitcom, a collection of seven Christmas episodes from classic television shows. Not your normal holiday fare, these are rarely seen episodes from bygone days of television, and a real treat for the whole family. This is really a nice mix of shows, and you know someone on your list would enjoy this. Check out details on … [Read more...]
Long ago I mentioned that Pixar has a curious ability to make movies I find wonderful, but virtually no ability to get me excited for them. That hasn’t changed. Sure, now I’m just generally moved to anticipation because Pixar hasn’t really ever put together a movie I couldn’t stand, but it doesn’t go much past that. I mean, old guy’s house floats away on balloons sure, but what do I … [Read more...]
It's gotten to the point now where we are just about spoiled for choice when it comes to fitness titles for the Wii. Once Wii Fit and the balance board hit shelves, the fitness possibilities started popping up everywhere. Right now there must be around 15 to choose from, and more are on the way. Now there's Wii Fit Plus, with several upgrades to the original, and it's getting difficult to figure … [Read more...]
When it comes to moral decisions, humans are actually quite fascinating. I say that not because of anything The Box relates in its unbearable two-hour delivery, but because when moral conundrums are taken as the jumping off point for a story, this sort of nonsense is the result. Based loosely on a short story by Richard Matheson, which was made into a very popular episode of The Twilight Zone, … [Read more...]
I've always had a soft spot for George Lopez. On paper, George Lopez was nothing you'd find me watching, but once I did I was oddly hooked. There's something about him, and perhaps his theory of comedy, that just works for me. He's coming to late night, starting tomorrow November 9th at 11pm est/pt, with Lopez Tonight, and I have a feeling this one is going to be worth checking out. He's always … [Read more...]
One of the things you really have to ask yourself at the outset is, "Why do people keep remaking Charles Dickens' story?" The easy answer is that we need a decent helping of holiday fare at the theaters, but there are other things we could do, and even redo. It may still be a ways off, but we're quickly gaining on the 200th Anniversary of this story... surely there are other tales we could … [Read more...]
The History Channel has done it again, and you want to mark your calendars for November 15th, 9PM/8C, because you don't want to miss WWII in HD. What's really amazing to me about The History Channel is that I simply am not much of a history buff, and they can nevertheless put history together in ways I can't stop watching. If you are a history buff in general, or someone interested in WWII … [Read more...]
When it comes to classic movies, there aren't many around with a shot at topping North by Northwest. The treasure of cinema fans and frequent bane of film students is now available in a wonderful Blu-Ray treatment, fully remastered, and with great bonuses. Cary Grant (as the ultimate man-on-the-run in his fourth Hitchcock teaming) gives a superlative performance while Eva Marie Saint (perfect … [Read more...]
"To know Lloyd Dobler is to love Lloyd Dobler. Diane Court is about to know Lloyd Dobler." So goes the tagline for one of the most iconic, beloved movies in history, and as the special features on this release will suggest repeatedly - To know Say Anything... is to love Say Anything.... Revisiting a film on its 20th Anniversary, and one that everyone already loves anyway, is probably an … [Read more...]
Fans of The Office are getting one amazing treat after another, and the show seems determined not to let up for a second. The wedding had fans itching for a while, and just when you thought you'd seen it all, here comes Subtle Sexuality. The Office’s Erin Hannon and Kelly Kapoor working it in and out of... well, the office, and not only are they adding their own brand of brilliance to the … [Read more...]
From the Disney vault of treasures comes one of television's most brilliant classics, Zorro. Starring Guy Williams, Zorro now gets the deluxe treatment in two sets coming to you from the Walt Disney Treasures collection. Coming to you in separate 6-disc sets, the first and second seasons of the show are given the star treatment. The latest addition to the celebrated Walt Disney Treasures, … [Read more...]
Now available on DVD, Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse has managed to become a favorite since it first hit the scene almost ten years ago. I'm actually a tough sell when it comes to animated holiday efforts (my plate is full), but this one is a great combination of stories, and it's put together in a way that's great fun for the kids. Mine, for example, are huge fans of … [Read more...]
One of the greatest Saturday morning cartoons ever, and the forerunner of countless camp and/or satirical efforts, Plastic Man, is now available in a 4-disc, 35 episode complete collection. A superhero like no other, with possible exception of Freakazoid!, Plastic Man and his unique adventures are a treasure of the odd world of vintage television. With girlfriend Penny, sidekick Hula Hula, … [Read more...]
There's something decidedly odd about all the rebooting going on these days, and when a show has a "gag," we're in even stranger territory. What's odd about the whole deal, especially recently, is that there are so many television shows getting one reworking or another that decide against camp. In a kind of mirror effort to the reworking of Battlestar Galactica, V is debuting tonight, and whether … [Read more...]
