Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on August 28th, 2002
Film Bruce Willis, Samual L. Jackson, Ving Rhames, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth… and the list goes on. Never has one singular film launched the careers of so many actors as Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. This film brought John Travolta back from actor’s purgatory, and gave almost every other actor a jump-start […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 7th, 2002
The Show I cannot say enough about how great this series is. Not only is it extremely entertaining, but the DVD is of remarkable quality. If you have not had the pleasure to see an episode of The Sopranos, here is a synopsis of season three for you: “Some suburban households have two cars. Some […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on June 8th, 2002
There was a time when everything Stephen King wrote was considered movie material. Somewhere studios were trying to figure out how to make a film franchise from his shopping lists. Most of the time the films fell massively short of the original material. The Green Mile is a noteworthy exception, as this is far superior […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on June 5th, 2002
Synopsis State police officer Inayat Khan’s son is critically injured in a fall and dies because doctors, intimidated by a terrorist’s threat, refuse to treat him. Khan launches an assault on the terrorist, and during the battle guns down the family of 11-year-old Altaaf. Khan and his wife adopt Altaaf, whose new life is shattered […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on June 2nd, 2002
Fresh off of its multiple nominations at the 2001 Academy Awards, and Academy’s winner of the Best Original Screenplay, comes Gosford Park to DVD. Most who have seen this film have fallen in love with it, I on the other hand, felt the story moved far to slow, and my interest waned as the film […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on May 31st, 2002
Monster’s Ball is a very raw and powerful film. The story and the cinematography are wonderful, as is the acting… thus the Best Actress Academy Award for Halle Berry. “MONSTER’S BALL is a hard hitting Southern drama tempered by a story of powerful, life-changing love. It is the story of Hank (Billy Bob Thornton), an […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on May 18th, 2002
Film The Mothman Prophecies is a nice little thriller. This Richard Gere film is quite dark and mysterious. The story and film are both hit and miss, but overall, it’s a good view. “Distraught by the sudden, tragic death of his wife (Debra Messing), John Klein (Richard Gere), a journalist for The Washington Post, finds […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on May 4th, 2002
Films Fox offers five more Marilyn Monroe classics in Marilyn Monroe – The Diamond Collection Vol. II Don’t Bother to Knock – “Jed, an airline pilot, (Widmark) is resting in a hotel when he notices Nell (Monroe), a young woman babysitting for a wealthy couple. As Jed gets to know Nell better he realizes that […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by David Annandale on March 20th, 2002
The second version of Cornell Woolrich’s novel “Waltz Into Darkness” (previously filmed by François Truffaut’s Mississippi Mermaid), this is a decidedly steamier version, especially here, in its unrated form. Synopsis Cuban plantation owner Antonio Banderas advertises for a wife, and the woman who answers his ad is, he believes, plain but pure. What shows up, […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on March 9th, 2002
Intro This was a very interesting crime thriller. The acting was quite good, and the triple-crossing plot was very unique. It is too bad that a film such as this would get a bare-bones DVD release. Synopsis “Question: What makes the world go round? Joe Moore (Gene Hackman) has a beautiful young wife, money owed […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on March 6th, 2002
Starting a few years back with Out of Sight and continuing on with The Limey and Erin Brokovich, director Steven Soderbergh had been riding a remarkable streak of winning films that fulfills the blazing promise of his first film, sex, lies, and videotape. With his most complex film to date, Traffic, Soderbergh once again proved […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on February 9th, 2002
Intro I have been hearing about this film for quite some time now… and now that I have had the pleasure of viewing it, I can honestly say it is a great film. If you like British style films (Lock Stock, Snatch, Gangster No. 1)… you will thoroughly enjoy Sexy Beast. Synopsis “Jonathan Glazer, the […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 26th, 2002
Say the name Bruce Willis and what is the first thing that comes to mind? Lately Willis has excelled in roles that have redefined him as an actor. Of course, I’m talking about films like “The Sixth Sense”. But when I hear Bruce Willis I think of John McClane. Die Hard was the film where […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 3rd, 2001
Intro I Loved Jurassic Park. I was extremely disappointed with Jurassic Park II. Jurassic Park III fell right in the middle. This film is good, but really cannot compare to the greatness of the original. The story is a bit better then the second installment and it is still fun to see Dinosaurs come to […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on November 30th, 2001
Intro Bram Stoker’s Dracula is the first Horror/Suspense film to hit the SuperBit Circuit. This film is quite good, and the disc is another great release. Synopsis “Sumptuous retelling of the Dracula legend as originally conceived by Stoker in his 1897 novel. Avenging the death of his beloved wife, a 15th-century Romanian warrior lives on […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on November 19th, 2001
Intro From seemingly out of nowhere comes this period piece, directed by Bruce (Driving Miss Daisy) Beresford. Synopsis This biopic tells the story of Alma Mahler, a fiercely independent woman in turn-of-the-century Austria. She is attracted by art and artists, and is successively wife of composer Gustav Mahler, lover (then wife) of architect Walter Gropius, […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on November 1st, 2001
Intro In terms of Box Sets, HBO has impressed with the Sopranos DVD Collection. Season One was a pure treat on DVD. From the packaging, the layout, the quality, and the content, the First Season was a beautiful DVD release. HBO has pleased again with the release of Season Two. The quality standards have remained […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on August 30th, 2001
Intro I have seen many fabulous restorations of old films in the past, and even though this restoration does not compare to that of Lawrence of Arabia or Gandhi, Columbia-Tristar did a really good job. Unfortunately, this Academy Award winning Best Picture did not get the DVD release it deserved. If you have not seen […]
