Dead Like Me: Life After Death
March 17, 2009
Fans of the television series Dead Like Me were heartbroken when it was canceled five years ago and thought that they would never see new adventures of George (Muth) and her fellow grim reapers. Like Firefly however, Dead Like Me has been given a second...
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian: 3-Disc Special Edition
December 22, 2008
With the success of the first Chronicles of Narnia film, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (2005), a sequel was inevitable but could Disney get everyone back who made the original so memorable? For the most part, the answer is yes but seeing as how...
Sleeping Beauty: 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition
November 13, 2008
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, lived a beautiful princess. CGI was a phrase unknown to mankind. Hollywood introduced us to computers, giant boxes with blinking Christmas lights, their workings a mystery to everyone except Martians. The moniker...
Son of Rambow
August 25, 2008
The things we see at an impressionable young age, be they films, television programs, books or music, leave a lasting impact on us because we haven’t had many life experiences up to that point in our lives. So, those formative experiences tend to leave...
The Sword in the Stone: 45th Anniversary Edition
June 25, 2008
While not regarded as one of Walt Disney’s animated masterpieces, The Sword in the Stone (1963) is the 18th animated feature in the Disney animated features canon and still a highly regarded film in its own right. This film is the Disney-fied version...
The Spiderwick Chronicles: Two-Disc Field Guide Edition
June 24, 2008
Like The Golden Compass (2007), The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) is an adaptation of a series of popular children’s novels and made in the hopes of kick-starting a lucrative franchise a la Harry Potter. The film received mostly positive reviews and...
The Thief of Bagdad: Criterion Collection
June 4, 2008
Filmed in gorgeous Technicolor, The Thief of Bagdad (1940) is a rich, epic fantasy tale that captivated audiences and influenced a generation of filmmakers, chief among them Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, and Martin Scorsese, and authors of fantastical...
Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium
March 3, 2008
Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (2007) champions classic toys and the stores that used to carry them before the proliferation of chain stores like Toys R Us and Wal-Mart made them virtually extinct. In this age of crass commercialism, this film celebrates...
Beowulf: Unrated Director’s Cut
February 29, 2008
After leaving behind live-action motion pictures for the computer-animated adaptation of The Polar Express (2004), Robert Zemeckis utilized the same technology for another adaptation – Beowulf (2007). With the help of author Neil Gaiman and screenwriter...
Stardust
December 18, 2007
Novelist and comic book writer Neil Gaiman hasn’t had much success with getting his work adapted into films. Terry Gilliam has been trying to get Good Omens made for years and Hollywood has been circling his most famous creation, Sandman, for some time....
