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DVD Review: Criterionpalooza 2010
Happy holidays, David Bowie...and to all a good last-day sale as Barnes and Noble's Criterion Collection blowout winds down. Bob Cashill sifts recent releases.
Read More »DVD Review: “Toy Story 3″
Bob Cashill rummages through the DVD toybox and out pops "Toy Story 3," the super-successful return of Buzz and Woody and the gang.
Read More »DVD Review: “The Secret of Kells”
The Secret of Kells (Flatiron, 2010) The surprise feelgood story of last year’s Academy Awards, this beautiful tribute to Celtic lore went from small Irish film to Oscar-nominee overnight — and sent scores of
Read More »DVD Review: Disney Fantasies Across “The Sands of Time”
Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to DVD we go with the animated "Black Cauldron" from yesteryear and today's CGI-filled "Prince of Persia."
Read More »DVD Review: “Legends of the Canyon” (Win a Copy!)
L.A.'s Laurel Canyon was one of the most important breeding grounds for American music in the '60s. A new documentary traces the history of the scene
Read More »DVD Review: “The Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring the Beatles”
The Ed Sullivan Show ran on CBS from 1948 – 1971. The show was broadcast live in the Eastern and Central time zone. Fortunately for us, it was shown on tape to in the
Read More »DVD Review: Blood, Beasts, and Boobs, Corman Style (Plus, Gamera)
Roger Corman more than earned the honorary Oscar he picked up last year. He wrote, produced, and/or directed some terrific flicks, from Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957) and The Little Shop of Horrors
Read More »DVD Review: Aretha Franklin, “The Best of Aretha Franklin” (Quadraphonic Mix)
Pity poor Rhino Entertainment, and their vaults bursting with classic tracks from excessively anthologized artists. Take Aretha Franklin, for instance: she has more compilations to her credit than most artists have albums of original
Read More »DVD Review: “The Lost Skeleton Returns Again” and “Dark and Stormy Night”
In 2001, Larry Blamire created a movie called The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, a parody of science fiction films of the 1950s. The movie never had a wide release, playing only at film festivals
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