Dracula A.D. 1972
February 7, 2006
After the success of Count Yorga, Vampire (1970), Hammer Studios decided to revive the Dracula mythos that had been so successful for them in the past by attempting to update the Count by transporting him into the swinging London of 1970s. Dracula A.D....
Bad Timing
February 7, 2006
Tom Waits’ “Invitation to the Blues” plays over the opening credits of Bad Timing (1980) and this establishes the melancholy mood of a movie that explores the rise and fall arc of an obsessive relationship between a man and a woman in an unflinching...
Veronica Mars: Season 1
February 7, 2006
Veronica Mars is one of those TV shows that flies under the mainstream radar to become a critics darling. Along with Alias, it is a show that wouldn’t have seen the light of day if it hadn’t been for Buffy the Vampire Slayer which proved that a genre...
Alias: Season 4
February 7, 2006
When you watch a show like Alias you realize how out of touch the James Bond franchise is with reality. Alias takes the Bond template and substitutes his predictable, chauvinistic ways with a sexy, young woman and a much more exciting and dynamic way...
Kinsey: Special Edition
November 13, 2005
From the late ‘30s to the mid ‘50s, Dr. Alfred Kinsey changed the way people thought and talked about sex. He dared to speak frankly and openly about sex at an extremely repressive time. Kinsey was a pioneer and an innovator, someone who was a free...
Titanic: Special Collector’s Edition
October 25, 2005
For years people have been fascinated with the tragic sinking of the Titanic. James Cameron has been interested deep sea diving and exploration from an early age. It was this interest that turned him on to the story of the Titanic. Many theories have...
Roswell: Season Three
May 7, 2005
Teenagers. Tantrums. Tabasco. At the end of last season Tess’ betrayal and psychic murder of classmate Alex were revealed and, carrying Max’s child, she took the alien ship back to their home planet. Just your average Friday night in Roswell,...
Roadkill
November 28, 2004
Roadkill (1989) is the first part of a loosely connected rock ‘n’ roll/road movie trilogy by Canadian filmmaker Bruce McDonald. The movie was something of a breath of fresh air when it debuted because Canadian film had, up until then, been traditionally...
21 Grams
April 24, 2004
21 Grams (2003) is a postmodern pastiche that focuses on the lives of three deeply flawed people whose lives have been shattered by a pivotal event that connects them in ways they couldn’t possibly have imagined. They are lost, adrift in a world...
