RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) With a feature film of “Dark Shadows” scheduled for May 11 release, starring Johnny Depp as the beloved vampire Barnabas, MPI has released this collection of nine complete episodes from the…
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Alpha specializes in unearthing and releasing long-lost movies from the early sound decades of Hollywood for low prices.
Recommended Reviewed by Glenn Erickson The crows in Dumbo might have been predicting a major theme for the 1940s when they prescribed a new approach to problem solving: “Cology! You know, Psy – cology!” Psychiatry, psychology and related mental manias were made a factor in thrillers, domestic dramas, even westerns. And as film noir favored characters suffering from angst, alienation and …
A 92-year-old New York man is giving back to the troops in the most creative of ways. Hyman Strachman bootlegs newly released movies and ships them to American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
BEIJING, April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — To help customers enjoy vivid 3D movies at home or on some specific portable devices, Aiseesoft has developed the new professional DVD Ripper Platinum. With …
Highly Recommended THE FILM: Please Note: The images used here are taken from promotional materials, not the Blu-ray edition under review. An old-fashioned, progressive social-problem film, Mario Monicelli’s energetic, down-to-earth 1963 strike drama The Organizer combines the lyrical beauty of socialist realism with a Neorealist tough-mindedness of sensibility, avoiding the much-maligned slack …
Directed by: Steven Quale Starring: Nicholas D’Agosto, Emma Bell
Samsung’s optical disc drive division has just unveiled what it touts as the industry’s skinniest external DVD burner. The SE-218BB is 0.55 inches (14mm thick), or 18 percent thinner than regular DVD burners. The smaller size also translates to weight savings, as the company said it’s eight percent lighter than its standard external burners….
Highly Recommended THE FILM: Please Note: The images used here are taken from the 2006 DVD edition , not the Blu-ray edition under review. In answer to the longstanding cinematic riddle that asks how you can transport your audience into a profound emotional state and move them in a way they’ve never been moved before, all while steering clear of contrivance, cheap manipulation, or sentimentality …
Dolby’s new Atmos sound system will swirl sound from every direction of the theater.