Movieman's Guide to the Movies
The Final Word on Physical Media
The Harvey Girls debuts on Blu-ray courtesy of the Warner Archive Collection receiving a new video restoration and stars Judy Garland, John Hodiak, Ray Bolger and Angela Lansbury and is out December 22.
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House of Wax, while far from great, is still a decently entertaining remake featuring some well done practical and halfway respectable visual effects plus had some creepy moments.
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Almost Famous is a superbly made music-drama from Cameron Crowe, digging back to his days as a teenager writing for Rolling Stone. The movie features a fantastic cast with Kate Hudson and Billy Crudup being the highlights.
Almost Famous is a superbly made music-drama from Cameron Crowe, digging back to his days as a teenager writing for Rolling Stone. The movie features a fantastic cast with Kate Hudson and Billy Crudup being the highlights.
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A Cinderella Story: Starstruck is the sixth in the franchise, which began in 2004, and starred the likes of Hilary Duff, Selena Gomez and Lucy Hale. This addition stars Bailee Madison and Michael Evans Behling and arrives on DVD on July 13th.
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Room 9 was a shocking movie. Shocking in that it was so bad on every level from the acting, dialogue, direction, sound design, etc. And unfortunately there appears to be a sequel in development…
Locked In is a suspense-crime-thriller starring Mena Suvari (American Pie), Jeff Fahey (Darkman II), Costas Mandylor (Saw 3-8) and Jasper Polish. This arrives on DVD on July 20th.
Space Jam wasn’t a movie I cared all that much for upon my initial watch many years ago and revisiting today… it’s okay but nothing I’d revisit yet again.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a delightful and light-hearted family-musical-comedy featuring a wonderful performance from Gene Wilder.
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Dead & Buried is a fun little horror-mystery with a plot that would’ve fit in with an episode of Tales from the Crypt. The gore effects from Stan Winston were well done for its time and Jack Albertson was the standout amongst the cast.
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Another 48 HRS is another average if not also forgettable sequel to a movie that I personally never was in love with, although I found it mostly entertaining. The dynamic between Murphy and Nolte wasn’t very strong and the manufactured conflict was pretty annoying.
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48 Hrs is a great buddy-action flick but not because of the story but, like others in the genre, the dynamic between the two leads. Both Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy do a great job bouncing off one another.
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Percy vs. Goliath is a based on a true story drama starring Christopher Walken, Zach Braff and Christina Ricci. The Paramount DVD doesn’t include any features but there is a digital code.
Anything for Jackson is a supernatural-horror film arriving on Blu-ray and DVD from RLJ Films on June 15th and stars Sheila McCarthy, Julian Richings and Konstantina Mantelos.
Rugrats: The Complete Series comes to Blu-ray in a large 26-disc set that includes all 9 seasons from Paramount, released on May 18th.