Category Archives: DVD

DVD Review: ‘Roger Corman’s Cult Classics: Vampires, Mummies, & Monsters’

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Matt Blackwood

If you love old B-movies, you can’t miss Shout Factory’s line of “Roger Corman’s Cult Classics” DVD collections. Horror, fantasy, science fiction, grindhouse- all are represented in these neat 3- and 4-film multi-packs. The Vampires, Mummies, and Monsters collection is … Continue reading →

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Monday Picks: ‘Enemy Mine’

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

Enemy Mine (1985) is one of those great, lost treasures of sci-fi from the mid 1980s. The film stars Dennis Quaid as a fighter jock who becomes marooned on a distant planet with an alien being known as a Drac, … Continue reading →

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Two New Clips from the Upcoming ‘Battle Royal’ Blu-Ray Release

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

One of the great ancillary effects of the popularity of The Hunger Games is the renewed exposure it is generating for the certified classic, Battle Royal. The Japanese film is a bit over a decade old and has grown a huge international … Continue reading →

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Monday Picks: ‘Total Recall’

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

Not to be confused with the upcoming remake, this week’s pick is Paul Verhoeven’s classic sci-fi action film Total Recall (1990). It is based on Phillip K. Dick’s novel We Can Remember it for You Wholesale and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger … Continue reading →

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Monday Picks: ‘Robocop’

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s Monday Pick is the 1987 Sci-fi action film Robocop, directed by master filmmaker Paul Verhoeven (Total Recall, Starship Troopers, Flesh & Blood, Soldier of Orange, The Black Book). Peter Weller stars as slain police officer Alex Murphy who … Continue reading →

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DVD Review: ‘Beautiful Boy’

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Matt Blackwood

There are many reasons a film might be hard to watch: unbelievable performances, sloppy writing, unskilled direction. Some movies offend with tasteless portrayals of strong sexual content or graphic violence. Beautiful Boy doesn’t have any of these problems. The film … Continue reading →

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Monday Picks: Michael Mann’s ‘Manhunter’

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s Monday pick is Manhunter (1986), Michael Mann’s film adaptation of Thomas Harris’s classic novel Red Dragon. The film stars William Petersen, Kim Greist, Joan Allen, Brian Cox, Dennis Farina, Stephen Lang, and Tom Noonan. Manhunter is one of … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays (Wednesday Edition): ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s War Movie Monday pick is Universal Picture’s first ever Academy Award winning film for Best Picture and for Best Director (Lewis Milestone), All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). The film stars Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray, … Continue reading →

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