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The Hot Chick (2002) - DVD Review
Posted on 07.07.03 by ScottC @ 8:59 pm
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Film:
DVD:

Written by: Tom Brady and Rob Schneider
Directed by: Tom Brady
Starring: Rob Schneider, Anna Faris, Matthew Lawrence, Rachel McAdams, Eric Christian Olsen

Features:

  • Running audio commentary by writer/director Brady
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Making-of featurette: "Hot Chick Yearbook"
  • Music Video: "Starlight" by Zed

Released by: Buena Vista Home Video
Region: 1
Rating: PG-13
Anamorphic: Yes

My Advice: Run away!

One of the many clichés about high school is the popular girl: the pretty head cheerleader who's dating a cute jock (Lawrence), surrounded by a giggling girl posse, and is the biggest evil bitch in the school district. You know: the one most girls want to pin to the wall with pencils through her hands, fix her mouth shut with a staple gun, then slit her open with an Xacto knife. And we all know what most of the boys what to do her… wink, wink, nudge, nudge.

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The Adventure of Photography (1998) - DVD Review
Posted on 07.05.03 by ScottC @ 8:03 pm

Film:
DVD:

Written by: Elisabeth Cadoche, Roger Therond, and Philippe Azoulay
Directed by: Philippe Azoulay

Features:

  1. All ten episodes on two discs

Released by: Kultur
Region: 1
Rating: NR
Anamorphic: N/A; appears in its original 1.33:1 format.

My Advice: Check it out from the library.

You ever look closely at an hourglass? You can watch the flow of sand from one bulb to another, but it’s nearly impossible to track the individual grains. Those grains are like moments of time; the flow is easier to see than its components. What photography does is take a moment, capture its image with optics then freeze it in chemistry. The Adventure of Photography gives an overview of what people have done with this seemingly magical process. From the stark reality of scientific photography and photojournalism to the flights of fantasy of surrealism and fashion, from the beauty of the naked human form to the horror of that form mutilated by war, this series touches on how photography has changed how we see the world and ourselves.

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Die Another Day (2002) - DVD Review
Posted on 07.03.03 by ScottC @ 9:22 pm
die another day dvd cover

Film:
DVD:

Written by: Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, based on the creations of Ian Fleming
Directed by: Lee Tamahori
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, Rick Yune, Judi Dench, John Cleese

Features:

  1. Running audio commentary by director Tamahori and producer Michael G. Wilson
  2. Running audio commentary by actors Brosnan and Pike
  3. Video streaming trivia
  4. Documentary: Inside Die Another Day
  5. Storyboard scene comparisons
  6. Multi-angle sequence explorations
  7. Opening credits breakdown
  8. Special effects featurette
  9. Bond gadgets featurette
  10. Photo gallery
  11. "Die Another Day" music video by Madonna
  12. Making of "Die Another Day" music video
  13. Making of 007 Nightfire computer game

Released by: MGM
Region: 1
Rating: PG-13
Anamorphic: Yes.

My Advice: Bond fans should own it, otherwise rent it.

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The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002) - DVD Review
Posted on 06.29.03 by ScottC @ 8:59 pm
crime of padre amaro dvd cover

Film:
DVD:

Written by: Vicente Leñero, based on the novel by Eça de Queirós
Directed by: Carlos Carrera
Starring: Gael García Bernal, Sancho Gracia, Ana Claudia Talancón, Damián Alcázar

Features:

  1. Running audio commentary by director Carrera and actor Bernal (in Spanish with subtitles)
  2. Making-of featurette
  3. Photo gallery
  4. Poster explorations
  5. Theatrical trailer
  6. Cast and crew biographies

Released by: Columbia/Tristar
Region: 1
Rating: R
Anamorphic: Sí

My Advice: Rent It

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Carnival of Souls (1962) - DVD Review
Posted on 05.27.03 by ScottC @ 8:13 pm
carnival of souls dvd cover

Film:
DVD:

Written by: John Clifford
Directed by: Herk Harvey
Starring: Candace Hilligoss, Sydney Berger, Frances Fest, Cari Conboy

Released by: Rhino
Region: 1
Rating: NR
Anamorphic: N/A; appears in its original 1.33:1 format

My Advice: If you're interested, rent the Criterion version.

Indulging in an impromptu drag race, a bunch of kids drive their car into the river. The only survivor is Mary Henry (Hilligoss), a student of the organ (the instrument, mind you). After the accident, she's not the same person. This is understandable because of the accident...but then she starts seeing a zombie all over the place. Then people start to act if she doesn't exist. Maybe it can be explained psychologically, but then she is also drawn to a condemned amusement park. With her fear and paranoia mounting, is Mary to suffer a worse fate than going insane?

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