Actors & Directors
- Travis Willingham
- Matthew Piersall
- Jessie Cody
- Enuka Okuma
- Jon Allen (II)
- Daisuke Nishio
Run time: 672 min.
Price: $49.95
Review Dragon Ball Z - The Frieza Saga (Boxed Set III) / Funimation Prod:
Release date: 1998-11-11
Run time: 103 min.
List Price: $29.98
Price: $35.99
Review Conspiracy of War (3pc) / Unapix / a-Pix Ent.:
Release date: 2001-08-28
Creator: Charles M. Schulz
List Price: $34.95
Price: $24.98
Review Peanuts Holiday Collection (A Charlie Brown Christmas/A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving/It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown) + Inflatable Chair / CBS Television:Two of the all-time cartoon classics It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) and A Charlie Brown Christmas (a Peabody and Emmy winner from 1965) highlight this three-disc, six-episode set. Although the DVDs contain no extras (good grief!) and could have been combined on a single disc (drat!), the collection looks and sounds wonderful on DVD. The content is the same on the VHS and DVD sets, with two episodes per tape or disc. Accompanying Pumpkin is You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown, a cute spin on politics that has aged very well since its 1972 release. Christmas sports a lackluster sequel of sorts, It's Christmas Time Again, Charlie Brown (1992) that has Sally dwelling on getting (instead of giving), Charlie Brown facing a spending dilemma, and everyone suffering stage fright before the annual school play. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973) also won an Emmy but is not as well known as others; it also suffers from not having the original cast. Snoopy is foremost in helping to put on an impromptu feast (toast and popcorn) as the gang keeps forgetting the true meaning of the holiday. Also on the disc is a better Thanksgiving venue, The Mayflower Voyages (1988), part of the This is America, Charlie Brown series that breathed new life into the franchise. Mostly narrated by Linus, the show traces the Pilgrims' plight and doesn't talk down to youngsters on the hardships they faced. It's a treasure of a gift (for others or yourself), all nicely packaged. [+]-Doug Thomas.
Release date: 1992-03-10
Run time: 937 min.
List Price: $169.80
Price: $55.95
Review Wagner - Der Ring Des Nibelungen / Levine, Behrens, Jerusalem, Metropolitan Opera / Polygram Video:
Actors & Directors
- Richard Lynch
- Andy Mackenzie
- Walter von Huene
- Michelle Hunziker
- Daniel Baldwin
- Franco Columbu
Run time: 225 min.
List Price: $49.98
Price: $28.95
Review Ancient Warriors (3pc) / Discovery Channel:
Actors & Directors
- Stories from My Childhood
Price: $59.85
Review Stories from My Childhood - Three Pack Vol. 1-3 / Jove Films:
Actors & Directors
- Richard Borthwick
- David Waller
- Pauline Minear
- Tony Wharmby
- Martyn Friend
- Mike Vardy
- Anthony Head
- Terence Williams
- Patrick Godfrey
Run time: 650 min.
List Price: $59.95
Price: $24.94
Review Enemy at the Door - Series I - 6 Volume Gift Boxed Set / Goldhil Home Media:This compelling hit British drama series, produced by London Weekend Television, details the overwhelming pain and frustration experienced by the Channel Islands inhabitants during the German occupation of World War II. The uneasy relationship maintained by the islanders and the Nazi's is continually threatened as constrictive regulations dampen morale, accusations of rape add fear and suspicion, while murders, spying, and a plot to assassinate Hitler, entangle high ranking officials from both sides. This masterfully acted series stars Alfred Burke (The House on Garibaldi Street, Longitude) as the German Military Commandant charged with maintaining order and Bernard Hosfall (Braveheart, Gandhi) as the chosen representative for the islanders, both of whom will make choices that could cause a turn in the direction of the war. Featuring extraordinary writing, period style cinematography and archival footage, Enemy At The Door remains one of the finest World War II dramas ever produced.
Release date: 1995-07-12
Price: $39.95
Review Chinese Cooking at Home-Its Easy / Silver Mine:
Run time: 150 min.
Review Western Philosophy (3pc) / Kultur Video:
Actors & Directors
- Jason Marsden
- Egidio Dalchele
- Frank Squillace
- Chris Dozois
- Audu Paden
- Billy West (II)
- Alfonso Ribeiro
- Sam Liu
- Tara Strong
- Rino Romano
Run time: 150 min.
List Price: $26.95
Price: $24.95
Review Extreme Ghostbusters 1-3 (3pc) / Sony Pictures:
Actors & Directors
- Jay Blumenfield
- Herschel Savage
- Anthony Marsh (II)
- Frank Ryan M.D.
Run time: 281 min.
List Price: $49.98
Price: $28.95
Review Family Business -The Complete First Season / Showtime Ent.:Family Business is a reality-style series about Adam Glasser and his alter-ego "Seymour Butts", his meddling but well-meaning mom, Lila, and his cantankerous cousin Stevie, all working in, yes, the family business. which just happens to be adult entertainment! The series follows Adam as he faces the same problems that many people encounter - running his own company, juggling a hectic schedule, and looking for the love of his life. *Contains adult content, graphic language, nudity, and strong sexual content.
Release date: 1991-09-12
Run time: 180 min.
List Price: $19.98
Price: $49.70
Review Doors, The, Collector's Set-3 Video Pack / Universal Studios:If you are a new or original fan of the Doors, this spectacular DVD should give you enough incentive to jump on the DVD bandwagon without reservation. It's quite simply the finest single audio-visual source of Doors music and history, presented with the full participation of the band's surviving members (Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger, John Densmore) and featuring a variety of bonus features that will send any Doors-phile into a state of rock & roll euphoria. We're not kidding, folks-this is a must-have disc for anyone who's ever been mesmerized by Jim Morrison and the late-1960s, early-'70s rock phenomenon known as the Doors. The primary content consists of three acclaimed films, all running about an hour long and directed by Manzarek, that give the viewer a deeper appreciation of what the Doors were all about. Not only was the band filmed in a variety of live concert settings (especially at the legendary Hollywood Bowl show, included here), but they were also precociously aware of the value of film, creating music "videos" long before MTV and taking their cue from Manzarek's mid-'60s stint as a UCLA film student. Also included are clips from several TV appearances (including a PBS interview in which Morrison predicts the future of recording technology with astounding accuracy), revealing backstage footage, and, of course, some of the most hypnotic concert performances ever filmed. Two of Manzarek's student films (Evergreen and Induction) indicate that the keyboardist could easily have become a successful director, but fate blessed him (and us) with a future in one of America's all-time greatest rock bands. What The Doors Collection conveys more than anything is that these four young men formed a unique cohesion of talent, that they all loved and admired Jim Morrison (and still do), and that they continue to share that love-along with some conflicting recollections and amiably contrasting opinions-on a commentary track that's wise, fun-loving, and refreshingly free of drippy nostalgia. Indeed, when Manzarek uses the word "atrocious" to describe Oliver Stone's 1991 film about Morrison and the band, he's merely defending the fact that Morrison was himself a sweet, lovable young man who had a dark side-no one's denying that-but who also fronted a band that continues to unite listeners and viewers in the positive spirit of creativity and freedom of expression. -Jeff Shannon.
Actors & Directors
- Theodore Bikel
- Robert Morley
- Peter Bull
- Humphrey Bogart
- Katharine Hepburn
- John Huston
List Price: $59.98
Price: $62.00
Review African Queen: Limited Commemorative Edition / 20th Century Fox:The 1951 John Huston classic, set in Africa during World War I, garnered Humphrey Bogart an Oscar for his role as a hard-drinking riverboat captain in Africa, who provides passage for a Christian missionary spinster (Katharine Hepburn). Taking an instant, mutual dislike to one another, the two endure rough waters, the presence of German soldiers, and their own bickering to finally fall into one another's arms. This is classic Huston material-part adventure, part quest-but this time with a pair of characters who'd all but given up on happiness. Bogart (a longtime collaborator with Huston on such classics as The Maltese Falcon and Key Largo) and Hepburn have never been better, and support from frequent Huston crony Robert Morley (Beat the Devil, also featuring Bogart) adds some extra dimension and color. -Tom Keogh.
Actors & Directors
- John Howard Davies
- Rowan Atkinson
Run time: 300 min.
Creator: Paul Weiland
Price: $49.95
Review Mr. Bean - The Whole Bean (Complete Set) / PolyGram Video:Bean, Bean, maniacal nut / The more you watch, you bust a gut! First unleashed in 1989, this sketch series was embraced by PBS viewers in the United States. In the tradition of the great silent clowns, Rowan Atkinson created a character with universal and multi-generational appeal (the sketches have little dialogue and are driven by often ingenious physical comedy). Like Bart Simpson, the resourceful, mischievous, and sometimes malevolent Bean is the inner child incarnate who acts on the impulses polite society normally represses. Atkinson has described Bean as "a 9-year-old boy, with an apparent lack of worldly experience, but an ingenuity that is quite clever in dealing with problems presented to him. " These problems include not knowing a single answer on an exam, tactfully disposing of a revolting restaurant meal, changing into his swimsuit at the beach without first removing his pants, and, most hilariously, getting a turkey stuck on his head (a classic bit reprised in the ill-conceived 1997 feature film). Atkinson has enjoyed some mainstream success stateside. He was the nervous minister (". your awfully wedded wife") in Four Weddings and a Funeral, and the voice of Zazu in The Lion King. [+]But he mainly enjoys cult status among British comedy aficionados as a founding member of Not the Nine O'Clock News and the star of the Black Adder series. Bean is his crowning creation. In addition to all 14 episodes, this generous boxed set contains previously unaired sketches, Comic Relief appearances, and a segment about Bean's creation, which serves as a nifty introduction for the uninitiated. It also contains a preview for the new Mr. Bean animated series. This seems redundant. As this collection hilariously demonstrates, Bean is already animated enough. -Donald Liebenson Starring the incomparable Rowan Atkinson (Johnny English, Blackadder), Mr. Bean has won a tin full of international awards and build a cult following around the globe that's well, frankly, a little frightening: VOLUME 1: (Episodes 1-5) Mr. Bean / The Return of Mr. Bean / The Curse of Mr. Bean / Mr. Bean Goes to Town / The Trouble with Mr. Bean VOLUME 2: (Episodes 6-10) Mr. Bean Rides Again / Merry Christmas Mr. Bean / Mr. Bean in Room 426 / Mind the Baby Mr. Bean / Do It Yourself Mr. Bean VOLUME 3: (Episodes 11-14) Back to School Mr. Bean / Tee Off, Mr. Bean / Good Night Mr. Bean / Hair by Mr. Bean of London (+ bonus Sketches "Bus Stop" and "Library").
Actors & Directors
- Hal Sparks
- Gale Harold
- Laurie Lynd
- Randy Harrison
- Bruce McDonald
- John Greyson
- John Fawcett
- Michael DeCarlo
Creator: Jonathan Tolins
List Price: $109.98
Price: $24.98
Review Queer as Folk - The Complete Third Season (Showtime) / Showtime Networks:Drama ruled in a big way on the third season of Queer as Folk, as the gay men and women of Pittsburgh rode a roller coaster of emotional and personal upheavals that would make a regular soap-opera cast blanch. Budding comic book artist Justin (Randy Harrison) finally left longtime lover Brian for a chance at ecstasy-and not a bit of agony-with a charming violin player. Emmett (Peter Paige) finally came face-to-face with his affection for friend Ted (Scott Lowell), only to have Ted's growing drug habit get in the way of their happiness. Lesbians Melanie (Michelle Clunie) and Lindsay (Thea Gill) decided to have another baby, whose father would be. Michael (Hal Sparks), whose nesting with hunky Ben (Robert Gant) is rudely interrupted by runaway Hunter (Harris Allan). And as for Brian (Gale Harold), the man everybody wants but can't ever have? Just when it seems he's gone to work for the enemy-a homophobic mayoral candidate-it turns out he might be the savior the Pittsburgh gay community never knew it needed. Snaps to the makers of QAF for trying to bring their characters into the grown-up world - Michael, Emmett, and Ted started their own businesses; Justin finally cut loose from Brian-but too many melodramatic plot twists and turns impeded a lot of the character development this show worked hard at during its first two seasons. Still, most of the cast was topnotch, including Harrison, whose Justin finally came into his own, and the always dependable Harold, who made Brian a fascinating creature through all his steamy travails and over-the-top encounters. [+]-Mark Englehart A group of gay friends (men & women) lives out their day-to-day lives in Pittsburgh, PA. A groundbreaking series set in a work-a-day blue-collar world. Queer as Folk is the first TV drama that treats gay people simply as real people. This TV series continues to be hailed by critics around the country as astonishingly frank, refreshing, wonderful, bitterly witty, and "Must-See TV. ".
Release date: 1997-03-25
Run time: 415 min.
List Price: $19.95
Price: $24.95
Review Value Pack : To Kill With Intrigue, Dragonfist, Spitual Kung Fu, New Fist of Fury / Simitar Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- Michael Woods
- Dominique Othenin-Girard
- Madison Mason
- Michael Lerner
- Ann Hearn
- Jorge Montesi
- Faye Grant
- Mike Hodges
Run time: 423 min.
List Price: $16.98
Price: $37.99
Review Omen Collection (4pc) / 20th Century Fox:*See Individual Titles *Box Set includes: "Omen IV: The Awakening" otherwise not available
Actors & Directors
- Daisuke Nishio
- Jessie Cody
- Matthew Piersall
- Travis Willingham
- Jon Allen (II)
- Enuka Okuma
Price: $14.95
Review Dragon Ball Z: Garlic Jr (Edit) / Funimation Prod:The Garlic Jr Boxed Set includes episodes 93 - 102 Gohan's going fishing, Krillin's found a girlfriend, and it looks as though peace has once again returned to the Earth. But a terrible evil lurks beneath this tranquil surface in the shape of Garlic Junior, who has escaped from the Dead Zone with only one thing on his mind - revenge. And with Goku, the Earth's most powerful fighter, still missing, will the world be ready to withstand this dark new threat? Can anyone escape the reach of the Black Water Mist, or will the entire world be drafted into Garlic Junior's army of darkness? As Piccolo attempts to hold off the Spice Boys and the infected Z Fighters, Gohan and Krillin race toward Kami's Lookout in hopes of retrieving the one thing capable of reversing the effects of the Black Water Mist - the Sacred Water. But this won't be easy, because the Sacred Water is closely guarded by Garlic Junior himself! Can they possibly succeed? Gohan and Krillin reach Kami's Lookout, but come face to face with Garlic Jr. 's new watchdog - Piccolo! Gohan is the only one left to save the earth, but can he do it with his best friend against him? Garlic Junior and his Spice Boys have harnessed the evil power of the Makyo Star to become stronger than ever. Deep within the Lookout, Kami and Mr. Popo are still besieged by the Former Guardians! Will they be able to spread the Sacred Water in time to foil Garlic Junior's plans? Blinded by rage and desperate to destroy his enemies, Garlic Junior uses his power to open up the terrible Dead Zone! Will Gohan be able to do what it takes to put an end to Garlic Junior and save the Earth, even if it means sacrificing his friends?.
Actors & Directors
- Harry Newman (VII)
- Burt Lancaster
Run time: 200 min.
List Price: $26.98
Price: $24.95
Review Cops 3-Pack (Bad Girls / Caught in the Act / Shots Fired) / 20th Century Fox:Disc 1: **COPS: Bad Girls Feature - Full Screen, Approximately 17 minutes of exclusive "TOO HOT FOR TV" VAM you won't see anywhere else! Disc 2: **COPS: Caught In the Act feature - Full Screen, Approximately 17 minutes of exclusive "TOO HOT FOR TV" VAM you won't see anywhere else! Disc 3: **COPS: Shots Fired feature - Full Screen, Approximately 17 minutes of exclusive "TOO HOT FOR TV" VAM you won't see anywhere else!
Actors & Directors
- Masami Suzuki
- Megumi Hayashibara
- Yasunori Matsumoto
- Hikaru Midorikawa
- Akira Ishida
Run time: 325 min.
List Price: $69.95
Price: $39.96
Review Slayers Next Collection 1 / Software Sculptures:
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