Casino: Anniversary Edition
December 29, 2005
Casino (1995) was Martin Scorsese’s first attempt at a big budget, studio-backed epic. He would take the style and structure of GoodFellas (1990) and expand it on a much more ambitious level. Many criticized Casino as GoodFellas Part 2 but this is merely...
The Aviator
November 18, 2005
For years, Martin Scorsese has been unfairly overlooked by the Academy Awards (GoodFellas losing out to Dances with Wolves?!). He is the perennial Hollywood outsider. In recent years, the veteran filmmaker seems to become aware of this slight and, like...
The Godfather Part II
November 18, 2005
Fresh from the phenomenal success of the first Godfather film (1972), Francis Ford Coppola quickly followed it with Part II (1974), a sequel that many consider superior to its predecessor. However, over the years the two parts meld together so seamlessly...
The Godfather Part III
November 9, 2005
Why? This is the question that many people asked themselves before and after seeing Francis Ford Coppola’s third (and hopefully last) installment of The Godfather saga. The first two parts were such perfect meditations on violence and the absolute corrupting...
The Complete James Dean Collection
November 5, 2005
For someone who had such a small, cinematic output—only three feature films—James Dean left behind an impressive legacy. Along with Marlon Brando, he best personified the Method style of acting where the individual would go to great lengths to feel...
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...
Heat: Special Edition
August 21, 2005
After the commercial and critical success of The Last of the Mohicans (1992), filmmaker Michael Mann made his most ambitious film up to that point in his career with Heat (1996). He cast legendary actors Robert De Niro and Al Pacino as the leads in what...
Troy
July 19, 2005
Since the surprise success of Gladiator (2000) there have been several sword and sandal epics that have tried to replicate its glory. None have come close. One of Hollywood’s most recent attempts has been Troy (2004), a fast and loose adaptation of...
Metropolis
July 6, 2005
It’s not that often that the words ‘masterpiece’ or ‘work of art’ are used in reference to film, but you’d be hard pressed to find any writings on Fritz Lang’s Metropolis that does not. Eureka are releasing a...
The Yakuza Papers
July 2, 2005
Kinji Fukasaku’s series of films known as The Yakuza Papers is largely seen as the veteran filmmaker’s answer to The Godfather (1972). Grouped together, these five films are a towering achievement of visceral B-moviemaking at its finest. The very...
