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Succubus (1969) - DVD Review
Posted on 04.28.08 by ScottC @ 5:35 pm
Succubus cover art

Film:
DVD:

Written by: Pier A. Caminnecci
Directed by: Jess Franco
Starring: Michel Lemoine, Janine Reynaud, Jack Taylor, Howard Vernon, Adrian Hoven

Features:

  1. From Necronomicon to Succubus - Interview with Director Jess Franco
  2. Back in Berlin - Interview with Star Jack Taylor

Released by: Blue Underground
Region: 1
Rating: NR
Anamorphic: Yes

My Advice: Only if you need to confuse the cat.

Lorna Green is the toast of the decadent international jet set as the star of a sadomasochistic cabaret. She is an object of icy desire that men and women want to experience. But her stage life is bleeding into her real life. Her dreams are filled with games of madness and murder. The borders between dreams and reality are breaking down. Her manager/lover William may be helping taking down the bricks for some nefarious purpose. So is Lorna a pawn or is she really the Queen?

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Joan the Maid (1994) - DVD Review
Posted on 02.20.08 by Widge @ 10:25 pm
Joan the Maid DVD cover art

Film:
DVD:

Written by: Pascal Bonitzer, Christine Laurent & Jacques Rivette
Directed by: Jacques Rivette
Starring: Sandrine Bonnaire, André Marcon, Jean-Louis Richard, Marcel Nozonnet, Patrick LeMauff

Features:

  • Filmographies for the actors
  • Essays on Rivette and the French New Wave cinematic movement
  • Essay on the history of Joan of Arc in cinema
  • Historical timeline with a comparison to the film

Released by: Facets
Region: 1
Rating: NR
Anamorphic: No

My Advice: Avoid it.

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Categorized as: DVD Reviews
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Miss Julie: Criterion Collection (1951) - DVD Review
Posted on 02.18.08 by Widge @ 7:36 pm
Miss Julie: Criterion Collection DVD cover art

Film:
DVD:

Swedish Title: Fröken Julie

Written by: Alf Sjöberg, based on the play by August Strindberg
Directed by: Alf Sjöberg
Starring: Anita Björk, Ulf Palme, Märta Dorff, Anders Henrikson, Lissi Alandh

Features:

  • Video essay with film historian Peter Cowie
  • Documentary on the play
  • Booklet with essays by Peter Matthews and Birgitta Steene, both film scholars

Released by: Criterion
Region: 1
Rating: NR
Anamorphic: N/A; appears in its original 1.33:1 aspect ratio

My Advice: Fans of the play should own it

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Categorized as: DVD Reviews
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What's New Scooby-Doo? Vol. 3: Halloween Boos & Clues (2002) - DVD Review
Posted on 05.05.06 by HTQ4 @ 10:24 pm
What's New Scooby Doo, Vol. 3: Halloween Boos and Clues DVD

Film:
DVD:

Series Created by William Hanna and Joesph Barbera
Starring the Voices of Casey Kasem, Frank Welker, Mindy Cohn, and Grey DeLisle

Features:

  • Live-action haunted Warner Bros. backlot tour with Scooby and Shaggy
  • Scooby-Doo's Famous Foes
  • Shari, the House of High Technology

Released by: Warner Brothers Home Video
Rating: NR (suitable for all audiences)
Region: 1
Anamorphic: N/A; appears in its original 1.33:1 format.

My Advice: Skip it if you're a fan of the original.

Scooby (Welker) and the gang from Mystery, Inc. are back for some new mysterious adventures. In these four episodes they are faced with mysterious vampires that are hanging around the video shoot for Daphne's favorite band, a spooky mummy that is haunting the ancient Egyptian pyramids, the dangers of technology scare the gang at the Omaha World Fair, and a giant serpent rears its ugly head in Hawaii. As usual, it's up to Freddy (also voiced by Welker), Daphne (DeLisle), Velma (Cohn), Shaggy (Kasem), and, of course, Scooby-Doo to solve these mysteries.

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Categorized as: DVD Reviews
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Dodgeball (2004) - DVD Review
Posted on 03.01.06 by HTQ4 @ 11:47 pm
Dodgeball DVD

Film:
DVD:

Written and Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber
Starring Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Rip Torn, Justin Long, Stephen Root, Joel Moore, Chris Williams, Alan Tudyk, Jason Bateman, and Hank Azaria

Features:

  • Running audio commentary with actors Stiller &Vaughn and writer/director Thurber
  • Deleted/extended scenes and alternate ending with optional commentary by Thurber
  • DVD-ROM Content: Dodgeball Screenplay
  • Gag reel

Released by: Fox Home Entertainment
Rating: PG-13
Region: 1
Anamorphic: Yes.

My Advice: At the very least, rent it...

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Categorized as: DVD Reviews
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The Dukes of Hazzard: The Complete Fifth Season (1984) - DVD Review
Posted on 02.13.06 by HTQ4 @ 1:36 am
Dukes of Hazzard: The Complete Fifth Season DVD

Film:
DVD:

Created by Gy Waldron
Starring Byron Cherry, Christopher Mayer, Catherine Bach, Denver Pyle, James Best, Sorrell Booke, Tom Wopat, John Schneider, and Ben Jones

Features:

  • "Hazzard County Stunt Team: Reunited and in Your Face" featurette
  • "Cooter's Place: Keeping the Dream Alive" featurette

Released by: Warner Bros.
Rating: NR (suitable for all audiences, some mild car chases)
Region: 1
Anamorphic: N/A; appears in its original 1.33:1 format.

My Advice: Skip it.

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Battlestar Galactica: The Miniseries (2003) - DVD Review
Posted on 01.22.06 by HTQ4 @ 3:27 am
Battlestar Galactica: The Miniseries DVD cover art

Film:
DVD:

Written by Ronald D. Moore and Christopher Eric James, based on the series by Glen A. Larson
Directed by Michael Rymer
Starring Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, and Tricia Helfer

Features:

  • Making-of Featurette: Battlestar Galactica: The Lowdown
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Running audio commentary by writer Moore, director Rymer and producer David Eick

Released by: Universal Home Entertainment
Rating: NR (some violence and sexuality)
Region: 1
Anamorphic: Yes.

My Advice: Own it. Now.

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Categorized as: DVD Reviews
Comments: None



Foyle's War Set 2 (2003) - DVD Review
Posted on 10.09.05 by ScottC @ 6:21 am
Foyle's War Set 2 DVD

Film:
DVD:

Series Created by Anthony Horowitz
Starring Michael Kitchen, Anthony Howell, Honeysuckle Weeks, Julian Overden

Features:

  • Four episodes
  • Interview with actors Howell and Weeks
  • Production notes
  • Cast filmographies

Released by: Acorn Media.
Rating: NR
Region: 1
Anamorphic: Yes.

My Advice: Rent it.

In the autumn of 1940, brave British pilots in their Spitfires battle German bombers over the cities of England. But some enemy planes still get through and they deliver their deadly cargo. Random death and destruction is the order of the day. But the English people persevere through the devastation, the restrictions on food and fuel, and the constant fear of invasion. But people are still people and they still commit illegal acts, including murder. Helping to maintain the rule of law is Chief Inspector Foyle (Kitchen). With his assistant, Sergeant Milner (Howell) and his feisty driver Samantha (Weeks), Foyle investigates serious crimes and works to maintain the spirit of justice against the expediencies of wartime. Welcome to Foyle's War.

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The Godfather, Part III (1990) - DVD Review
Posted on 07.10.05 by Widge @ 5:24 am
Godfather Part III DVD

Film:
DVD:

Written by Francis Ford Coppola & Mario Puzo
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Starring Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach

Features:

  • Running audio commentary by director Coppola
  • Theatrical trailer

Released by: Paramount.
Rating: R.
Region: 1
Anamorphic: Yes.

My Advice: This movie never actually happened.

Michael Corleone (Pacino) has almost--almost--gotten out of the illicit businesses that his family used to rely on and gone instead down the path of the straight and narrow. Of course, it's only cost him his marriage to Kay (Keaton) and quite possibly his soul. Other criminals (Wallach and Joe Mantegna) are after his ass and a young turk of a relative (Garcia) will either be the family's salvation or another cog in the machine that will destroy it. Some choice, huh?

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Saiyuki, Vol. 9: Children of Sacrifice (2000) - DVD Review
Posted on 06.27.05 by Dindrane @ 3:09 am
Saiyuki, Vol. 9: Children of Sacrifice

Film:
DVD:

Original story by Kazuya Minekura
Directed by Hayato Date

Features:

  • Poster
  • Cultural background notes
  • Production sketches
  • Trailer
  • Japanese opening and closing

Dindrane's Anime Warnings:

  • Tragic pasts
  • Cranky stepmother
  • Violence
  • Angst

Released by: ADV
Region: 1
Rating: 15+
Anamorphic: N/A; episodes appear in their original 1.33:1 format.

My Advice: Buy it.

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