Savage Cinema: 12 Movie Collection
April 7, 2010
The folks at Mill Creek Entertainment have released a box set of 12 exploitation films from the 1960s and 1970s. Some of the films that are part of this eclectic collection include, The Wild Rebels (1967). After Rod Tillman crashes his stock-car during...
Wiseguy: The Collector’s Edition
March 30, 2010
Along with Crime Story, Wiseguy was one of the earliest attempts at creating multi-episode story arcs on American network television during the 1980s. Up until that point, conventional wisdom was to have stand-alone episodes, that way a show could easily...
Gomorrah: Criterion Collection
November 30, 2009
Gomorrah (2008) started off as a controversial best-seller, a “nonfiction novel” by Roberto Saviano in 2006. It exposed and showed how the Camorra, Italy’s largest organized crime syndicate, worked. Based in Naples, it deals in drugs, weapons, construction...
Columbia Pictures Film Noir Classics: Volume 1
November 4, 2009
Film noir is a tricky genre to get a handle on. Film critics and historians argue endlessly about how to define it but they certainly know one when they see it. Classic film noir typically is set in an urban environment – rainy nights, shadowy alleyways...
Castle: The Complete First Season
September 30, 2009
Nathan Fillion has developed a loyal cult following thanks to his memorable guest spots on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and a starring role on the short-lived television show Firefly, not to mention a fantastic turn in the horror/comedy film Slither (2006)....
Homicide: Criterion Collection
September 10, 2009
Homicide (1991) is a rather odd entry in the cop film genre as it features a Jewish police detective forced to come to terms with his own faith – albeit filtered through David Mamet’s uncompromising view of the world. It is not an easy film to pin...
Wiseguy: The Complete First Season
August 25, 2009
Wiseguy was a crime show that ran on American television from 1987 to 1990 and featured the exploits of Vincent “Vinnie” Terranova (Wahl), an undercover agent working for the Organized Crime Bureau (OCB), a division of the FBI. His job is to infiltrate...
Booker: Collector’s Edition
August 17, 2009
At the height of its popularity, cop television show 21 Jump Street introduced the character of Dennis Booker (Grieco), a rebellious cop and a bad boy alternative Johnny Depp’s brooding, moody cop. Booker proved to be enough of a hit with audiences...
Made in U.S.A.: Criterion Collection
July 20, 2009
Made in U.S.A. (1966) was made during Jean-Luc Godard’s most celebrated and highly-regarded period of filmmaking – 1960-67 – that spanned Breathless (1960) to Weekend (1967). As Godard progressed through this time period, his films became more self-reflexive...
The Hit: Criterion Collection
May 8, 2009
The Hit (1984) is a significant film for several reasons: it served as a comeback, of sorts, for actor Terence Stamp, it provided a young, up-and-coming Tim Roth with his first major film role, and it was the beginning of a great run of films for director...
