Posted in: Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on December 17th, 2007
U.S. soldiers return home from war and find it difficult to re-assimilate into everyday American life. We've seen this idea played out dozens of times, mostly with Vietnam as the conflict of choice. In Home of the Brave, writer-director Irwin Winkler (De-Lovely) transplants the story into more modern times with the war in Iraq, without much success. Panned by critics and moviegoers alike, Home of the Brave feels a lot more like a made-for-TV movie than a major theatrical release, despite the presence of perennial Hollywood badass Sam Jackson (Snakes on a Plane).
Posted in: Expired Contests by Archive Authors on December 17th, 2007
Ho HO HO!! Welcome back to the 12 Days Of Contests, Day 6 Edition! Today we are celebrating Tony Bennett’s SIX decades as a recording artist by giving away 2 copies of Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends on DVD! This 2-disc set contains archival footage, live performances, and interviews conducted by none other than Clint Eastwood depict the life and career of Tony Bennett.
So - enter away below by commenting! Contest draw date is Tuesday, Jan. 1st - the same for all of the 12 Days contests.
Posted in: Expired Contests by Archive Authors on December 16th, 2007
Ho HO HO!! Welcome back to the 12 Days Of Contests, Day 5 Edition! Today we are mixing things up with an alternative flavor... the here! networks gay & lesbian television series Dante's Cove. In keeping with the day 5 theme, we are giving away the FIVE-disc Dante's Cove - The Guilty Pleasure Collection! Not only do you get the complete first and second seasons of this show, you also get the lost pilot episode.
So - enter away below by commenting! Contest draw date is Tuesday, Jan. 1st - the same for all of the 12 Days contests.
Posted in: Expired Contests by Archive Authors on December 15th, 2007
Ho HO HO!! Welcome back to the 12 Days Of Contests, Day 4 Edition! Time to bring some classic comedy to your holiday season with a copy of the FOUR-disc Bob Hope Ultimate Collection!
So - enter away below by commenting! Contest draw date is Tuesday, Jan. 1st - the same for all of the 12 Days contests.
Posted in: Expired Contests by Archive Authors on December 14th, 2007
Ho HO HO!! Welcome back to the 12 Days Of Contests, Day 3 Edition! We have taken care of the sci-fi and drama genres with one copy of ALIEN SEIGE and two copies of Pearl Harbor (Blu-ray), so now we turn to TV-on-DVD. Today, we are offering up THREE copies of One Tree Hill - Season Four.
So - enter away below by commenting! Contest draw date is Tuesday, Jan. 1st - the same for all of the 12 Days contests.
Posted in: Brain Blasters by David Annandale on December 14th, 2007
As I’ve indicated in this space before, one of the joys of the DVD age is the chance to see, at long last, films that one might have heard about since childhood, but that were unavailable until now. A recent addition to Fox’s Cinema Classics line is a case in point. Fox Horror Classics consists of three movies directed by John Brahm, and the one I want to talk about today is The Undying Monster (1942), which I first read about over thirty years ago.
Posted in: Random Fun by Archive Authors on December 14th, 2007
I've seen thousands of movies in my time and today I'm sharing the ten most important things to learn from action flicks. Jump to check it out.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by David Annandale on December 14th, 2007
Lando Buzzanca plays Senator Puppis, a telegenic young politician on track to become Italy’s next president. He’s been groomed for the part practically from birth by the Vatican, which plans to re-exert social control over the country through its presidential puppet. But plans go badly awry as Puppis suddenly develops an uncontrollable urge to fondle women’s buttocks (Stephen Thrower has aptly described the character as a “repressed heterosexual”). Even as he seeks help for his condition, various parties around him begin to panic, as the police think Puppis is planning a coup without telling them, the military think they are being left out of the loop by the police, and the Vatican, along with its Mafia catspaws, starts whacking everyone in sight in a desperate attempt to keep everything from completely unravelling.
Posted in: Expired Contests by Archive Authors on December 14th, 2007
Ho HO HO!! Welcome back to the 12 Days Of Contests, Day 2 Edition! Yesterday (well, this morning) we opened up for entries on one copy of ALIEN SEIGE. Now you're probably wondering how we could top the raw festiveness of a blood devouring alien rampage - well, how about 2 copies of the Ben Affleck fueled interpretation of Pearl Harbor in Glorious Blu-ray Vision!
In all seriousness: say what you will about this movie and Mr. Affleck, the December 7th attack on Pearl Harbor was a truly infamous day: it saw the death of thousands, the end of America's perceived aloofness, and the true beginning of World War II. You can read all about the attack on the National Geographic special site.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 14th, 2007
Gomer Pyle began life as a one of the down home residents of Mayberry, where Andy Griffith held court as the sheriff and Don Knotts blundered his way to fame and fortune. It’s no small task indeed to find a way to shine as a minor character who wasn’t even there from the beginning; he replaced Floyd after the second year. But shine he did. Much of the character’s charm and success has to be given to Jim Nabors. The shy naive Gomer worked as an auto mechanic in Mayberry, but for his own series he appeared in one of the most unlikeliest of places, the U.S. Marine Corp.
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