A Christmas Story (Two-Disc Special Edition)
December 21, 2001
For anyone who grew up watching A Christmas Story (1983) on television every year during the holiday season, Christmas has come early in the form of a 2-DVD set celebrating the 20th anniversary of this Yuletide classic. Now, the misadventures of Ralphie,...
Looney Tunes Golden Collection
December 10, 2001
One of the most sought after and anticipated DVDs in recent years has been for Warner Bros. to assemble and release a collection of their classic Looney Tunes cartoons. For years they have appeared on television in a censored form, or, in some cases,...
National Lampoon’s Animal House – Double Secret Probation
December 9, 2001
It’s time to put on your toga and tap a keg because Animal House is celebrating its 25th anniversary. And what better way to celebrate the misadventures of Bluto, Otter and Flounder than with a brand spankin’ new DVD. This is the third version released...
The Sopranos: Season Four
December 9, 2001
Some critics found the fourth season of The Sopranos to be an uneven collection of episodes. Fans were disappointed that more characters did not get whacked (even despite a shocking death scene of an important character). Few people seemed to realize...
The Quiet Earth
December 8, 2001
Finally this underrated apocalyptic sci-fi drama about a man who wakes up to find himself alone in the world comes to DVD. The Quiet Earth is one of those movies you probably saw late at night during the summer holidays as a kid and it stuck in your head,...
Alias: The Complete Second Season
December 8, 2001
In the battle for female super spy supremacy on television, Alias has soundly beaten the much-hyped James Cameron pet project, Dark Angel. While the latter only lasted two seasons, the former is now well into its third season. What is the secret of its...
Kill Bill: Volume 1
December 7, 2001
It’s been a long time coming (six years to be exact) but celebrated auteur of all things pop culture Quentin Tarantino is back with this dazzling first part of a revenge tale that blends together nearly every genre he’s waxed lyrical about...
JFK (Director’s Cut Two-Disc Special Edition)
December 6, 2001
They say that the third time’s the charm and this certainly applies to the latest DVD version of Oliver Stone’s film, JFK (1991). Previous incarnations included a movie-only edition spread over two sides of a single disc and an extras-packed two DVD...
Jeepers Creepers 2
December 6, 2001
The Creeper is back and this time he’s hungry enough to eat an entire schoolbus full of kids. The first Jeepers Creepers divided audiences. The first half was genuinely creepy, harking back to the straightforward chillers of the 70s. Unfortunately...
Naked Lunch
December 5, 2001
Just as David Cronenberg was the ideal filmmaker to adapt William S. Burroughs’ complex novel, Naked Lunch, into a film, The Criterion Collection is the perfect company to finally release this challenging movie on DVD. Both have never shied away from...