Paramount | 2009 | 86 mins. | Not Rated
First aired on MSNBC in December of 2009, talhotblond sounds like something tailor made for Dateline or 20/20; the film is trying to reteach us something many of us have been aware of for the last...
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DVD Review: Blackadder Remastered – The Ultimate Edition
The brainchild of Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, and star Rowan Atkinson, Blackadder encompasses four series, each set in a different era. Rowan Atkinson’s Edmund Blackadder, is a cynical opportunist only concerned about himself. Blackadder is transplanted from era to era, along with his family, friends, and acquaintances, putting them square in the middle of some of England’s biggest historical...
The brainchild of Richard Curtis, Ben Elton, and star Rowan Atkinson, Blackadder encompasses four series, each set in a different era. Rowan Atkinson’s Edmund Blackadder, is a cynical opportunist only concerned about himself. Blackadder is transplanted from era to era, along with his family, friends, and acquaintances, putting them square in the middle of some of England’s biggest historical...
DVD Review: Brüno
Bruno
Universal Studios | 2009 | 82 mins. | Rated R
Brüno, the latest offering from Sacha Baron Cohen, is likely to be one of those films that people either love or hate, with very little middle ground. Smartly, Cohen apparently...
Bruno
Universal Studios | 2009 | 82 mins. | Rated R
Brüno, the latest offering from Sacha Baron Cohen, is likely to be one of those films that people either love or hate, with very little middle ground. Smartly, Cohen apparently...
Blu-ray Review: The Prisoner – The Complete Series
A&E Home Video | 1968 | 884 mins. | Not rated
Patrick McGoohan was an actor who always forged his own path. He declined the role of Simon Templar on the British version of The Saint, and an offer to play James Bond, because neither character fit his idea of what a British spy should be. McGoohan was against rapid progress, believing mans ability to control his own destiny was being...
A&E Home Video | 1968 | 884 mins. | Not rated
Patrick McGoohan was an actor who always forged his own path. He declined the role of Simon Templar on the British version of The Saint, and an offer to play James Bond, because neither character fit his idea of what a British spy should be. McGoohan was against rapid progress, believing mans ability to control his own destiny was being...
DVD Review: TCM Spotlight – Esther Williams, Volume 2
Warner Bros. | 1945-53 | 594 mins. | Not Rated
(Thrill of a Romance / Fiesta / This Time for Keeps / Pagan Love Song / Million Dollar Mermaid / Easy to Love)
In July of 2007, Warner released the first entry in their “TCM Spotlight” series. It was dedicated to MGM’s one-of-a-kind swimming movie star Esther Williams and included five of her starring vehicles...
Warner Bros. | 1945-53 | 594 mins. | Not Rated
(Thrill of a Romance / Fiesta / This Time for Keeps / Pagan Love Song / Million Dollar Mermaid / Easy to Love)
In July of 2007, Warner released the first entry in their “TCM Spotlight” series. It was dedicated to MGM’s one-of-a-kind swimming movie star Esther Williams and included five of her starring vehicles...
DVD Review: Yellowstone – Battle for Life
I feel like a broken record but it bears repeating: anyone who loves nature documentaries should pick up anything that bares the BBC logo. This time, I will heap praise on Yellowstone: Battle for Life. I was never to deeply interested in nature documentaries until I saw Planet Earth awhile back, and now I look forward to every nature related video I get a chance to review. Thus far,...
I feel like a broken record but it bears repeating: anyone who loves nature documentaries should pick up anything that bares the BBC logo. This time, I will heap praise on Yellowstone: Battle for Life. I was never to deeply interested in nature documentaries until I saw Planet Earth awhile back, and now I look forward to every nature related video I get a chance to review. Thus far,...
DVD Review: Manson – 40 Years Later
A & E Home Video | 2009 | 94 mins. | Not Rated
Forty years after Charles Manson and his “family” terrorized Los Angeles, committing the infamous Tate-La Bianca murders among others, their story still garners a lot of interest today. First aired earlier this summer on The History Channel, Manson: 40 Years Later examines the nine months leading up to the Tate/LaBianca murders. Part...
A & E Home Video | 2009 | 94 mins. | Not Rated
Forty years after Charles Manson and his “family” terrorized Los Angeles, committing the infamous Tate-La Bianca murders among others, their story still garners a lot of interest today. First aired earlier this summer on The History Channel, Manson: 40 Years Later examines the nine months leading up to the Tate/LaBianca murders. Part...
DVD Review: Nip/Tuck – Season Five, Part Two
Warner Bros. | 2009 | 343 mins. | Not Rated
The second part of the fifth season of the FX series Nip/Tuck consists of just eight episodes. With the exception of the Carver story arc back in season, taken as a whole, season five was one of Nip/Tuck’s best. The first fourteen episodes of the season saw Sean (Dylan Walsh) and Christian (Julian McMahon), trying to deal with the...
Warner Bros. | 2009 | 343 mins. | Not Rated
The second part of the fifth season of the FX series Nip/Tuck consists of just eight episodes. With the exception of the Carver story arc back in season, taken as a whole, season five was one of Nip/Tuck’s best. The first fourteen episodes of the season saw Sean (Dylan Walsh) and Christian (Julian McMahon), trying to deal with the...
DVD Review: Two and a Half Men – The Complete Sixth Season
Warner Bros. | 2008 | 513 mins. | Not Rated
For the few not familiar with the series, Two and a Half Men centers on a laid-back bachelor named Charlie Harper (Charlie Sheen). An advertising jingle writer, Charlie has been able to amass a small fortune to live a fairly carefree life. He has a house on the beach and a maid (Conchata Ferrell). This is interrupted when his newly-separated...
Warner Bros. | 2008 | 513 mins. | Not Rated
For the few not familiar with the series, Two and a Half Men centers on a laid-back bachelor named Charlie Harper (Charlie Sheen). An advertising jingle writer, Charlie has been able to amass a small fortune to live a fairly carefree life. He has a house on the beach and a maid (Conchata Ferrell). This is interrupted when his newly-separated...
DVD Review: Gossip Girl – The Complete Second Season
Warner Bros. | 2008 | 1063 mins. | Not Rated
Another year with those upper East Siders; ‘it girl’ Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively), Serena’s best friend and ally Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester), Nate Archibald (Chace Crawford) is wealthy and popular guy but has some serious issues involving his father to deal with. Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick) is a wealthy womanizer who struggles...
Warner Bros. | 2008 | 1063 mins. | Not Rated
Another year with those upper East Siders; ‘it girl’ Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively), Serena’s best friend and ally Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester), Nate Archibald (Chace Crawford) is wealthy and popular guy but has some serious issues involving his father to deal with. Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick) is a wealthy womanizer who struggles...
