Posted in: News and Opinions by Archive Authors on March 16th, 2005
Buena Vista will release the Complete First Season of the popular J.J Abrams action series Lost on September 6th. Each episode will be presented in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen transfers, along with English Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. Extras will include a never-before-seen extended uncut version of the original pilot, Featurettes ("Making of the show" & "Backstage with Drive Shaft" & "The art of Matthew Fox"), "Before They Were Lost" original casting tapes, a blooper reel, deleted scenes, as well as filmmak...r audio commentaries on multiple episodes.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by David Annandale on March 16th, 2005
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on March 15th, 2005
Phase IV isn’t a sequel, and it isn’t a remake of the 1974 movie about aliens brainwashing desert ants to wage war over its human desert inhabitants. Those of you looking for that film might be disappointed. Instead, you get this modern action film staring Dean Cain and the Boz, Brian Bosworth. And it ain’t half bad.
Simon Tate (Dean Cain) plays a reporter trying to clear the name of his best friend. The friend is involved in a mysterious death of a scientist. This death is just one in a s...ries of “accidental†deaths involving this group of scientists. See…the group is working on an experimental drug. There’s a conspiracy involving a corrupt cop (Brian Bosworth) and a United States politician (Mimi Kuzyk). Twists and turns ensue. There are lots of foot and car chases, for the chase crowd. And there’s lots of conspiracy, for the conspiracy crowd.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on March 15th, 2005
Hype! is a documentary of the "Seattle scene" of the early 90's. Grunge was king. I remember wearing flannel shirts and listening to the big three: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden. But what about the other bands? Hype! also talks about the lesser-known bands, like the Supersuckers and The Gits. Hype! is an examination of what went on underneath the "hype" of the Seattle music scene. This isn't some VH1 doc. And it's not all about Kurt Cobain either. Hype! covers it all, and cre...tes a gritty portait of the music landscape at a time when grunge ruled the world.
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on March 15th, 2005
Bright Young Things is a sumptuous adapation of Evelyn Waugh's novel "Vile Bodies". The book is a cutting satire of British cafe society of the 1930's. The director and adapter, Stephen Fry, retains much of the novels comic edge. I would expect nothing less from Fry, the noted British humorist and living embodiment of Oscar Wilde.
The movie is mostly about the posh lifestyle of novelist Adam Fenwick-Symes (played by Stephen Campbell Moore)and his lover Nina (played by Emily Mortimer). The circle ...f friends, however, add to the decadence; cameos by Peter O'Toole, Jim Broadbent, and Dan Akroyd add to the fun. However, World War II comes around, and we find out that glitz and glamour isn't what it's cracked up to be. This a very underrated movie that we didn't hear much about. Too bad.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by David Annandale on March 15th, 2005
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by David Annandale on March 15th, 2005
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by David Annandale on March 14th, 2005
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by David Annandale on March 13th, 2005
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Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on March 13th, 2005
I must admit that season 5 of South Park was not one of my favorites. I didn’t mind the more permanent death of Kenny. OK, I did mind losing Kenny, but that wasn’t what really brought the series down. It appears that the crudeness found in season 5 has no other purpose than for shock value which in itself is lost on South Park fans. You just can’t shock us anymore.
An episode with a running counter for how often SHIT appears is a perfect indication of how run down things had gotten. Don’t get me wrong. The...e’s still some real funny... well... Shit in this season. Butters annoys me. I think he’s intended to, but he really annoys me. I think the only reason I laughed at all this season is because I can’t help laughing every time Cartman says or does anything. I think one of the reasons for South Park’s drop comes from the domination of Trey Parker.
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