Actors & Directors
- Peter Tork
- Micky Dolenz
- Michael Nesmith
- Jon C. Andersen
- Peter Tork
- Micky Dolenz
- Mike Elliot (III)
- Davy Jones
- James Frawley
Run time: 110 min.
List Price: $39.98
Price: $50.00
Review The Monkees - Our Favorite Episodes (in Metal Lunchbox) / Rhino / Wea:Whether you're indulging nostalgia or experiencing the Monkees for the first time, Our Favorite Episodes-chosen by Davey Jones, Mickey Dolenz, Peter Tork, and Michael Nesmith-is a curious time capsule. Even for veteran Monkeephiles, it's obvious that the TV series, totaling 58 episodes from 1966 to 1968, hasn't aged very gracefully. It's fun as a pop-cultural artifact, and original fans will fondly recall the eagerness with which each week's episode was anticipated. Looking back, however, the shows are marginally amusing, and their improvisational, low-budget strategy tends to limit their lasting appeal. For die-hard fans it won't matter a bit; any chance to own and archive the Monkee phenomenon (with brief latter-day interviews included) is going to be welcomed and thoroughly enjoyed. Because Jones's favorite episode was actually the Emmy-winning "Royal Flush," the inclusion of "Hitting the High Seas" is a conspicuous blunder, but it's compensated by Peter's "Monkee vs. Machine. " Directed by series producer (and then-budding filmmaker) Bob Rafelson, and featuring comedian Stan Freberg as a stodgy toy-company executive, this early episode was a first-season highlight. Mickey selected (and directed) the series finale, "Mijacogeo (The Frodis Caper)," which is noteworthy for a filmed performance of Tim Buckley singing a rare acoustic version of "Siren Song" (further proof that the Monkees were hipper than their TV personas). Mike's favorite "Fairy Tale" is a wild romp indeed, with Nesmith in drag (as a fairy princess), sounding shockingly like Cher from her later TV variety show. [+]They're semi-inspired at best, but these vintage episodes still capture the lunacy that accompanied the meteoric success of the "Pre-Fab Four. " -Jeff Shannon.
Actors & Directors
- Tricia Thorns
- James McKenna
- Susannah Doyle
- Arthur White (II)
- Tristan Maguire
Run time: 480 min.
Price: $49.98
Review A Touch of Frost - Season 2 / Mpi Home Video:A Touch of Frost is one of Britain's most successful detective series and stars award-winning actor David Jason as Detective Inspector Jack Frost, a policeman with a knack for attracting trouble. Set in the dreary town of Denton, Frost approaches each case with his characteristic dry wit and a sense of moral justice. A Touch of Frost Season 2 includes: "A Minority of One" - Frost and a black detective constable investigate residents at the Eastdean Estates housing project, where young, black men have been accused of a string of commercial burglaries. Frost feels responsible when an informant is murdered. The informant's child is kidnapped and Frost embarks on a one-man rescue mission. "Widows and Orphans" - Frost is reluctant to investigate a rash of break-ins at the homes of elderly citizens due to lack of evidence until an elderly woman is found badly beaten. A new female partner dispenses free advice on Jack's love life and he asks Shirley Fisher to dinner. "Nothing to Hide" - Frost gets a new partner whose attitude problem stems from a recent demotion. Is a drug addict's death accidental - or is it murder? Frost deals with personal issues involving an old flame. "Stranger in the House" - A serial rapist is on the loose in Denton. [+]A teenaged girl is missing and Frost fears she may be the next victim. The investigation becomes jeopardized when Frost finds a possible connection with the victim's father. Under pressure to remove himself from the case, he uses WPC Hazel Wallace to bait the rapist, placing her in grave danger. Episodes A Minority of One Widows and Orphans Nothing to Hide Stranger in the House.
Actors & Directors
- Jill Benedict
- Allyson Rees
- Isabelle Amyes
- Dirk Campbell
- Anthony Daniels
- Graham Padden
Run time: 300 min.
List Price: $49.98
Price: $28.88
Review The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady (Collection) / Bfs Entertainment:
Release date: 1998-01-01
Run time: 270 min.
List Price: $59.98
Price: $54.99
Review Addams Family 1-6 (6pc) / Worldvision Hv Inc:
Actors & Directors
- Wes Kenney
- Mel Ferber
- Ann Marshall
- Sheldon Leonard
- James Komack
Run time: 960 min.
List Price: $59.98
Price: $56.99
Review My Favorite Martian TV Box Set / Rhino / Wea:
Release date: 1990-09-26
List Price: $79.98
Price: $49.99
Review Dark Shadows Vol 37-40 / Mpi Home Video:
Actors & Directors
- Andrea Gibb (II)
- Carol Drinkwater
- Rebecca Smith (III)
- Peter Grimwade
- Oliver Wilson (II)
- Judy Wilson
Run time: 630 min.
List Price: $79.98
Price: $89.95
Review All Creatures Great & Small - Series 1 / BBC Warner:Set in the serene beauty of the Yorkshire countryside, this classic follows the true-life adventures of veterinarian James Herriot. Includes all thirteen episodes from the first season.
Release date: 2004-01-01
List Price: $89.98
Price: $47.25
Review Bugaloos Complete Episodes 1 to 17 (4pc) / Rhino Handmade:
Actors & Directors
- Peter Bolhuis
- Frédérique Huydts
- Eric Corton
- Joost Prinsen
Run time: 150 min.
Price: $39.98
Review Doctor In The House (Box Set) / Bfs Entertainment:Contains the following episodes: Why Do You Want to Be a Doctor? Settling In It's All Go. The Students Are Revolting Rallying Round All For Love.
Actors & Directors
- Anton Leader
- Alvin Ganzer
- Jus Addiss
- Leonard Horn
- Robert Douglas
Run time: 159 min.
Creator: William Read Woodfield
List Price: $14.99
Price: $49.99
Review Lost in Space Gift Set (vol. 7-9) / CBS Television:
Release date: 1997-10-21
Price: $49.98
Review Doctor Who - E-space Trilogy / 20th Century Fox:
Release date: 1990-05-30
Price: $79.98
Review Dark Shadows Vol 21-24 / Mpi Home Video:
Actors & Directors
- Lada Edmund Jr.
- Michael Bennett (XI)
- Johnny Holliday
- Patrick Adiarte
- Steve Binder
- Brian Epstein
Run time: 240 min.
Price: $79.98
Review Hullabaloo 5-8 / Mpi Home Video:Spanning 14 months from February 1965 to early April 1966, this second DVD compilation of the short-lived NBC pop-music series Hullabaloo is fascinating more as an ethereal glimpse of mid-'60s pop trends than a record of enduring music. The majority of these performers (Chad & Jeremy, Leslie Gore, Barry McGuire) were enjoying their relatively brief time in the spotlight, so they're little more than time-capsule curiosities to anyone born after these shows were originally broadcast. The format was so safely mainstream that one "Top Pop" medley segment features guest host Peter Noone (from Herman's Hermits) singing Bob Dylan's "Positively 4th Street," with predictably ludicrous results. But the menu of then-current chart-toppers also includes a generous sampling of the British Invasion (the Kinks, the Rolling Stones, and even Marianne Faithful, with several London-scene reports from Beatles manager Brian Epstein), and bonus track highlights include the Zombies, Junior Walker & the All-Stars, and the Supremes at the start of their meteoric rise. Although many of these acts lip-sync to canned music (you'll notice a lot of unplugged guitars), the sound quality surpasses the video, which was mastered from salvaged black & white kinescopes (sadly, the color videos were destroyed). In addition to the hit-or-miss music menu, the Hullabaloo dancers and popular guests hosts provide a welcomed trip down memory lane, especially when David McCallum ("Ilya Kuryakin" from TV's The Man from U. N. C. L. E. [+]) struggles through several attempts at spy-thriller sketch comedy. Hullabaloo is a refreshing reminder that television in the mid-1960s had yet to lose its innocence to the turmoil of years to come. -Jeff Shannon.
Actors & Directors
- Academy Award Winners-First 50
Run time: 600 min.
List Price: $69.98
Price: $49.96
Review Academy Award Winners: First 50 Years (10pc) / Passport:
Release date: 2004-04-27
Run time: 500 min.
List Price: $79.99
Price: $62.88
Review Midsomer Murders, Set Three / Acorn Media:The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. Inspired by the novels of Caroline Graham, modern master of the English village mystery, the series stars John Nettles (Bergerac) as the unflappable Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby with Daniel Casey (The Wingless Bird) as his eager young assistant. Guest stars include Sarah Alexander, Victoria Hamilton, Samantha Bond, Anthony Bate, Kenneth Colley, Gillian Kearney and Celia Imrie. The Mysteries: Garden of Death — One of the most beautiful spots in Midsomer Deverell becomes a source of contention and then something far worse. Destroying Angel — When the owner of the Easterly Grange Hotel dies, the hotel's manger fails to show up at the funeral or at the reading of the will that names him part-owner. The Electric Vendetta — A mutilated body found in the middle of a crop circle leads some to suspect that aliens have invaded Midsomer Parva. Who Killed Cock Robin? — In Newton Magna, a murder mars plans for the upcoming wedding of the village squire's daughter. Dark Autumn — In Goodman's Land, the postman is brutally murdered. Turns out he was delivering more than mail to the village women. D1.
Release date: 1990-04-25
Price: $79.98
Review Dark Shadows Vol 17-20 / Mpi Home Video:
Actors & Directors
- Alvin Ganzer
- Robert Douglas
- Jus Addiss
- Leonard Horn
- Anton Leader
Run time: 159 min.
Creator: William Read Woodfield
List Price: $14.99
Price: $50.00
Review Lost in Space Gift Pack (vol. 10-12) / CBS Television:
Actors & Directors
- Jim Dunk
- Martin Troakes
- Antony Sher
- Pete Travis
- Tiana Paige Johnson
- Nathalie Armin
Run time: 350 min.
List Price: $49.95
Price: $52.95
Review Jury (3pc) / Goldhil Home Media:
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Actors & Directors
- Roy Clarke
- Michael Bates
- Bill Owen
- Peter Sallis
Run time: 356 min.
List Price: $59.98
Price: $89.50
Review Last of the Summer Wine [Collection Set] / Bfs Entertainment:
Release date: 1998-11-11
List Price: $69.98
Price: $99.99
Review Chiller Collection Set (5pc) / Bfs Entertainment:
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