A look at this French import HD disc and a classic example of botched remakes.
Paramount’s 1976 edition of King Kong holds a special place in cinema history. The heavy marketing campaign, lack of faithfulness to the original material, and monkey suit special effects are all signs of a failure. This Kong does have its charms, but misses the mark on countless levels, landing it at the bottom of the three main Kong…

Tale of the Mighty Knights…
Maybe you're stuck babysitting that bratty kid down the block for five bucks an hour while your friends are at the school dance. Maybe you're trying to write your next novel and your kid just won't shut up. Either way, you're in need of a quick fix in order to save your mental sanity. Try turning on the Backyardigans' new movie…

Sprawling tale of the early years of the oil industry.
In the tradition of such great epic films such as Giant, Citizen Kane, and Elmer Gantry comes this unforgettable cinematic marvel, a turn of the century character study of an oil magnate, an evangelical preacher, and the people they influenced. Based on the 1927 novel Oil by Upton Sinclair, this film shows depicts the early years of the oil…

“Donna Martin graduates! Donna Martin graduates!”
If only high school were indeed this glamorous. For the gang at West Beverly Hills High School, senior year beckons as they begin to prepare for their impending future while, of course, enjoying the luxuries and flesh at their disposal. Beginning with them savoring their final summer vacation and ending with them accepting their diplomas and…

Starts off with a sputter but gradually picks up steam to close in a thunderous finish.
The key to embracing Juno is to harbor the anticipation of seeing real growth throughout. The titular character played by the brilliant Ellen Page is a whip-smart teenager who gets pregnant. She grows up by realizing how she is not as mature or as intelligent as she thinks she is and that her precocious observations and assumptions about the…

This is a fascinating companion DVD set to the initial Walt Disney Treasures release, “Disneyland U.S.A.”
Disneyland U.S.A. was one of the initial releases of the Walt Disney Treasures DVD series back in 2001. The two-disc set contained "special historical broadcasts," such as "The Disneyland Story," the first episode of Walt Disney's Disneyland TV show that introduced the idea of the park to the public in 1954; "Dateline…

John C. Reilly delivers a tour de force performance as one of rock’s biggest unsung legends.
The past couple of years have seen an unusual number of high-profile music biopics, notably Ray and Walk the Line. Both films garnered critical and popular acclaim and received multiple Oscar nominations.I enjoyed both, Ray for the strong performances, Walk the Line more for the music. The problem with both films is that when you condense into the…