Coming to direct to DVD release from Warner Brothers Premiere on September 6th. I’m a big fan of 1965 made for television Rogers & Hammerstein’s musical version of ‘Cinderella’ starring Lesley Ann Warren and Stuart Damon. When I was a little girl; on into my early teens, every time it was rerun, I would dance […]
Category: DVD Reviews
NCIS: Season Eight and NCIS LA: Season Two – Great Shows; Unequal DVD Features!
NCIS is the highest-rated scripted series on television; NCIS: Los Angeles is a close second – but you wouldn’t know it from from the features included in their DVD sets.
United States of Tara: Season Three – Left Hanging, But on a Hopeful Note!
Showtime canceled United States of Tara – the series about the dysfunctional family with the matriarch who suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder – after seeing its third season ratings plummet. This is a shame because the series was far better than the inexplicably more popular Nurse Jackie. Thus, all though it doesn’t get a proper […]
Rio 2-Disc DVD Is Just Packed With Laughs; Extras!
Rio, from director Carlos Saldanha [the Ice Age Trilogy], is a fun romp in Rio de Janeiro at Carnivale time. The DVD comes with a surprising bounty of extras [thanks for remembering the majority of us who haven’t gone high-def, Fox Home Entertainment!].
Trust – Little Seen, Important Film Gets DVD Release!
There have been movies that have dealt with the aftereffects of rape before – even of minors – but none have examined those aftereffects as deeply as David Schwimmer’s Trust.
Rango DVD Yields Unexpected Wonderfulness!
After first encountering Rango’s brilliance in 3D, I was pleased to discover that the 2D version on the DVD makes up for the loss of that extra dimension by being bright, sharp and gorgeous. An unexpected plus was the inclusion of an extra feature that’s not listed on the cover – two, if you include […]
DVD: So Long Stargate Universe; Welcome Home Season 2!
After spawning two series that ran for a combined fifteen years – and two straight-to-video movies – the Stargate franchise, Stargate Universe, got canceled just as it was beginning to peak. The season two DVD set contains the final episodes of the series, along with a host of extras and a look at why the […]
DVD: The Glades: The Complete First Season – Charmingly Annoying Homicide Cop Meets Quirky, Humid Homicide!
Imagine, if you will, a version of the classic The Rockford Files where Jim Rockford is a cop instead of a private investigator – and he’s been transplanted from sunny California to equally the sunny but muggier Florida Everglades [the resort town of Palm Glade], in particular. The result might be a lot like A&E’s […]
DVD/Blu-Ray/Digital Download – Updated ‘Arthur’ Mildly Funny But Not Cuddly
Available on DVD/Blu-Ray/Digital Download on June 15, 2011 According to the press release that came with the ‘Arthur’ product, the bold claim is made that “Russell Brand reinvents the role of loveable billionaire, Arthur Bach”. That is pretty much true. The problem is, the ‘reinvention’ creates a character that is not as loveable […]
Red Riding Hood: This New Twist on An Old Tale Could Have Used More Oomph Less Romance
Red Riding Hood available on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, On Demand and for Download 6/14! First off I have to say that the cinematography and costuming in Red Riding Hood was amazing and the surreal visuals used in various scenes were stunning. The set designers that built the village that the characters live in […]
DVD: Breaking Bad: The Complete Third Season – Dying Family Man Reaches Tipping Point!
AMC’s Breaking Bad is the second cancer-related TV series to have a full season DVD set released this week. The series would seem, on the surface, to be about a terminally ill middle class guy trying to provide for his family after his death – through cooking up a unique version of crystal meth. Instead, […]