The Fly: The Ultimate Collector’s Edition
May 17, 2006
Should Man play God, should we attempt to better the world with radical inventions, should we push scientific know-how to its limits and should we test it, on ourselves? The Fly movies would suggest that, no – we don’t, because when it goes wrong,...
Enemy of the State: Unrated Extended Edition
May 16, 2006
Back when Enemy of the State came out in 1998, some of the events depicted and some of the technology that was used seemed unthinkable. After all, one of the main plot points is the United States government trying to pass legislation that would allow...
Aeon Flux: Special Collector’s Edition
May 13, 2006
Aeon Flux (2005) is a live-action adaptation of the critically-lauded animated T.V. show by Peter Chung. This movie was something of a gamble as the show only managed to spawn a small, but dedicated cult following. Now, comes along a big budget movie...
That ’70s Show: Season 4
May 12, 2006
Initially disregarded as a lame Dazed and Confused (1993) knock-off, That ‘70s Show has survived for more seasons than anyone thought possible and helped launch the careers of Topher Grace and, to a lesser degree, Ashton Kutcher. To the show’s credit,...
Ronin: Collector’s Edition
May 12, 2006
Most big budget spy movies are often cartoonish action films with an emphasis on spectacle (explosions, gunfights and car chases) and very little intelligence or interesting characters. Aside from the smart, visceral Jason Bourne films, the only mainstream...
It Waits
May 11, 2006
It’s the classic monster movie set-up: an ancient creature is awakened when a group of young people blast an opening in the cave that it inhabits. Naturally, it isn’t too thrilled at being disturbed and goes on a rampage in the surrounding forest....
Harlan County USA
May 10, 2006
Harlan County USA (1976) is a fascinating documentary about a bitter coal miners’ strike in a small Kentucky town. In 1973, the miners working in Brookside Mine voted to join the United Mine Workers Union. The Duke Power Company and its subsidiary Eastover...
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
May 8, 2006
This project started as a proposed album of opera singers performing the songs of Cole Porter by a former teacher turned entertainment lawyer John Carlin. Motivated by the many deaths of friends from AIDS, he decided to make the album a vehicle for a...
Mission: Impossible
May 5, 2006
A lot was riding on Mission: Impossible (1996) for Tom Cruise. Not only was it the first film he produced (in addition to starring), it was also his first attempt to kick start his own franchise of movies. And what better way to do this than resurrecting...
Just Like Heaven
May 4, 2006
Reese Witherspoon goes the old Ghost Dad route and plays a woman haunting Mark Ruffalo’s apartment until he can find a way for her to rest in peace. You know what you’re getting with Mark Waters. With the early exception of Freddie Prince...
