The Transformers: The Complete First Season (25th Anniversary)
June 12, 2009
When The Transformers debuted on American television in September 1984 with the episode “More than Meets the Eye,” a whole generation of kids fell in love with transformable robots and the accompanying toys became all the rage, spawning a legitimate...
Star Trek: Motion Picture Trilogy
May 26, 2009
To coincide with J.J. Abrams rebooting of the Star Trek franchise, Paramount has re-released Star Trek II through IV in a box set with brand new extras that are geared towards new fans generated from the latest film. These three films were already given...
Galaxy Quest: Deluxe Edition
May 11, 2009
When Galaxy Quest was released in 2000, it was a modest success but it certainly didn’t light the world on fire. Over the years, it has quietly amassed something of a cult following who delight in the film’s affectionately satirical jabs at the Star...
The Day the Earth Stood Still: 2-Disc Special Edition
April 13, 2009
With the world mired in the current economic downturn, everyone is forced to tighten their purse strings, even Hollywood studios. Already notorious for playing it safe, they are taking even less chances and green-lighting projects that they feel are sure...
Return from Witch Mountain: Special Edition
March 30, 2009
With the success of Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) a sequel was inevitable and three years later it became a reality with Return from Witch Mountain (1978). Tony (Eisenmann) and Tia (Richards) return to Earth to experience life in a big city. They beam...
Escape to Witch Mountain: Special Edition
March 25, 2009
One of the good things to come from the release of Race to Witch Mountain (2009) is that Disney has gone into their vaults and given the original and much beloved children’s classic Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) the special edition treatment. Disney,...
Blindness
February 18, 2009
After the gritty realism of City of God (2002) and The Constant Gardener (2005), filmmaker Fernando Meirelles decided to shift gears with his next film Blindness (2008), a science fiction parable with a star-studded international cast. The end result...
The Day the Earth Stood Still: 2-Disc Special Edition
December 8, 2008
One good thing that comes out of completely unnecessary Hollywood remakes of cinematic classics is that the original is usually given the deluxe treatment on home video. This year, Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly star in a remake of the science fiction...
Mystery Science Theater 3000: 20th Anniversary Edition
November 17, 2008
Before the advent of DVD audio commentaries, Mystery Science Theater 3000 provided irreverent commentary on 198 schlocky B-movies of the science fiction and horror variety over 11 years. The premise revolved around a man and his two robot sidekicks trapped...
The 4400: The Complete Series
November 10, 2008
The 4400 made its debut in 2004 as a five episode mini-series that capitalized on the popularity of science fiction television shows like Lost. Seasons two and three quickly followed before it was canceled after a fourth in 2007 due to the Writers Guild...
