The Fisher King: Criterion Collection
June 30, 2015
When Terry Gilliam was offered The Fisher King (1991) he had come from the exhausting experience of making The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) that saw him clash with one of the film’s meddling producers and resulted in a limited theatrical release....
Chéri
October 20, 2009
Director Stephen Frears and Michelle Pfeiffer first collaborated together on Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and the result was a commercial and critical success, as well as one of the actress’ strongest performances to date as a vulnerable woman at the mercy...
Revolutionary Road
May 29, 2009
Between The Reader and Revolutionary Road, it’s safe to say that 2008 was been a very good year for Kate Winslet. She won or was nominated for all of the major acting awards for either one of these two films. She also won the big prize that she’s...
The Day the Earth Stood Still: 2-Disc Special Edition
April 13, 2009
With the world mired in the current economic downturn, everyone is forced to tighten their purse strings, even Hollywood studios. Already notorious for playing it safe, they are taking even less chances and green-lighting projects that they feel are sure...
Relative Strangers
August 28, 2006
Relative Strangers is such a perfect example of the importance of a good script. Not even the combined might of Danny DeVito, Kathy Burke and Neve (schwing) Campbell, can save this generic and mostly unfunny movie. Comedies about parents haven’t...
Hong Kong Phooey: The Complete Series
August 24, 2006
Hong Kong Phooey was a Hanna-Barbera cartoon that originally aired on Saturday mornings from 1974 to 1976. Bruce Lee was very popular at the time and Joseph Barbera was very conscious about popular culture and this is reflected in the character of Hong...
Failure to Launch
July 5, 2006
It speaks volumes for a movie that was in theatres only a few scant months ago and is already out on DVD. You know that there’s something wrong when Terry Bradshaw gets the bulk of the best notices. Welcome to Failure to Launch (2006), a romantic comedy...
Fried Green Tomatoes: Anniversary Edition
June 14, 2006
Every decade has its chick flicks that define those years and feature a who’s who of up-and-coming actresses mixed with veterans. In the 1980s, it was Steel Magnolias (1989) and in the 1990s it was Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), a southern folktale based...
Rumor Has It
May 25, 2006
Since her highly publicized break-up with Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston has wisely kept busy making movies. Alas, they haven’t been that good. Both Derailed (2005) and Rumor Has It (2005) came and went from theatres relatively fast. The latter film was...
King of the Hill Seasons 1 and 2
March 27, 2006
The love child of The Simpsons and Beavis and Butthead creators Greg Daniels and Mike Judge, King of the Hill follows the life of Texas propane salesman Hank Hill and his dysfunctional family as they encounter all manner of humorous shenanigans. Son...
