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SDCC: Big Bang Theory Interviews Part 2
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 08-08-2008)

The Big Bang Theory is scheduled to return to CBS on September 22, 2008. An unlikely show to have a San Diego Comic Con panel, but it nonetheless had a packed house of over 2,000 die hard fans that had nothing but admiration for the show. Many questions f...

SDCC: Big Bang Theory Interviews Part 1
by Robert T. Trate (Thu 08-07-2008)

The hall was packed, really packed. Which was totally unexpected for a non-genre show at the San Diego Comic Con. Sure the Office writers were there that weekend too but this is a sitcom on CBS and about as far removed from Comic Con as one can be. Or is ...

DVD Shopping Bag: Dead Sea Scrolls for the SuperFriends
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 09-02-2008)

Several weeks ago Warner Brothers Entertainment finally released Lou Scheimer’s original DC Comics cartoons on DVD, titled DC Super Heroes: The Filmation Adventures. Now if you are like me, you were raised on the SuperFriends and their various incar...


DVD - The Time is Now
by Roman Martel (Thu 10-01-1998)

Well, if you?re reading this, you must either have a DVD player or at least are thinking of getting one. You also may know by now the many benefits of the format, in comparison to VHS and LD. Let?s recap some of those for a moment. You get digital sound a...

Stone’s Alex again
by Brian Thomas (Tue 02-27-2007)

I was tempted to pretend I was writing this column last week instead of on Monday, giving you a list of my Oscar picks that would of course be 100% accurate, but I’m so ashamed at how off my picks in my Anime Avalanche were for the animated award...

Diamond November Solicitations (Wed 08-18-2004)

AI YORI AOSHI ENISHI VOL 3 DESTINY DVD SRP: $29.98 AI YORI AOSHI ENISHI VOL 3 W ARTBOX DVD SRP: $39.98 AQUARIAN AGE THE MOVIE DVD SRP: $29.95 AQUARIAN AGE THE MOVIE LIMITED EDITION DVD SRP: $59.95 ARGENTOSOMA COMPLETE COLLECTION DVD SRP: $99.98 AURA BA...

DVD & VHS This Week: September 11th
by John Thonen (Tue 09-11-2001)

VIDEO NEWSInstead of my usual rantings about upcoming releases and cheezy filmmakers, I'd like to offer a few pixels in tribute to the recent passing of Pauline Kael, probably the most influential person to ever review a film. In her columns for THE NEW Y...


DVD Shopping Bag Column Has Arrived
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 09-04-2007)

Summer is over. Rob Zombie’s “Halloween” is the last official movie of the summer. Some will say that Hollywood actually went out with a bang with “Superbad”, but this humble moviegoer will say that Hollywood went out wi...

Pioneer DVD-626d (Thu 04-04-2002)

What They SayThe Review!Pioneer DVD-626d Review by Thomas C Kinnen I picked up this DVD player as a replacement for my RCA player. Overall this is an extremely nice player with a good feature set. With a retail price of $645 and a average street price $48...

DVD Review of The Incredible Hulk - The Complete Fourth Season
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 06-13-2008)

Season 3 of the Incredible Hulk went out with a whimper. David Banner (Bill Bixby) got mixed up with some forest fire fighters and a crazy fire bug. The plot was mundane and your standard throw away episode of the series. The ideas of cliffhanger season f...

RE:EXTINCTION Hits DVD/Blu-Ray Jan 1st
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 11-13-2007)

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that RESIDENT EVIL:EXTINCTION will hit the shelves in DVD and Blu-Ray formats on January 1st, 2008. The release will feature behind-the-scene commentary, deleted scenes, four featurettes and a sneak peek...


Anime Expo - Friday Report
by Andrew Tei (Fri 07-05-2002)

Nobuhiro Watsuki WARNING! The last question listed at the bottom of this page contains a major Kenshin spoiler. Do not read past question number 31 if you haven\'t seen the second Kenshin OVA series ...

Surfacing with Josh Pate
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 10-10-2005)

There's a long-standing tradition of storytelling brothers. The Grimms. The Coens. The Wachowskis (although that should now actually be "the Wachowski siblings", I suppose). Add to that list the brothers Pate, Jonas and Josh, formerly of Sci-Fi's shor...

Justice League DVD Review
by Jason Lethert (Fri 05-10-2002)

Movie: 10 Disc: 8 Extras: 5 ...

The Amazing DVD Shopping List!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 06-29-2004)

For Chicagoland readers: we’re having a GODZILLA ticket giveaway over at www.psychotronic.info. For everybody: A plug for the folks at Sinister Cinema, whose terrific Drive-In Double Features are now available on DVD-R, including 10 new volumes. They also...


Toxic Viper on DVD
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 08-30-2005)

This week the Prize Closet holds copies of two DVDs about heroes assigned to quests by their respective deities. Enter to win by sending an email containing your valid mailing address to psycho@psychotronic.info. To win one of five copies of the thri...

Diamond July Previews (Wed 04-14-2004)

This listing comes from the Diamond Previews catalog. These are early tentative bits of information though some of it has been announced already. Until formal announcements come from the studios, treat these as TENTATIVE and nothing more. No dates are pro...

Blu-Ray & HD-DVD: Choices Ahead
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 01-12-2005)

Way back in 1996, the home video market was coming off something of a high in the "high end" area of laserdisc releases. A bit of a revival of sorts had occurred as prices had dropped down for regular releases somewhat, players were a bit more affordable ...

Being a Brief Discussion with Jeff Thompson
by Way Jeng (Thu 03-24-2005)

Interviewer: Way Jeng If you're a fan of New York dubs, you've probably seen some of Jeff Thompson's work. He has worked on many shows, including Boogiepop Phantom, The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, and His and Her Circumstances. I had a chance to speak w...


The Case for Individual Disks
by Steve Brandon (-)

Now that the DVD format has essentially buried the endless subtitle vs. dub flame-war among die-hard Internet anime fans, I predict that the next great Otaku debate will be about the pros-and-cons of big box sets. (My own threshold for "big box sets" is a...

Big Week for Multi-Disc Box Sets
by John Thonen (Tue 10-03-2000)

While there is really no big, new, genre release for this week, there is ample cause for rejoicing amongst collectors. As happened several years ago, when music companies discovered that re-releasing older records in box sets could draw new sales, it woul...

Not With a Bang...
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 05-16-2005)

I'll admit, I'm a little depressed this week.This was supposed to be the week where I'd wax eloquent about the end however temporary of two of the longest-running and most influential genre properties of our time: STAR TREK and STAR WARS. Not just the ...

DVD & VHS This Week: June 25
by John Thonen (Tue 06-25-2002)

VIDEO NEWSWhile we're all waiting for Quentin Tarantino to finally start production on his too long awaited new film, KILL BILL, we will at least be able to console ourselves with the re-releases of his ground-breaking, trend setting previous efforts. Up ...


Blu-Ray or HD-DVD?
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 12-11-2007)

This week ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ arrives in three different formats of DVD: Standard DVD, High Definition DVD (HD-DVD) and Blu-Ray DVD. All of these formats are releasing the Harry Potter films in a box set. With...

Chat with Charles McCarter of Bandai
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 11-10-2000)

All right, lets get this little shindig on the way. Good evening everyone. :) This being our first official studio chat, we're finding our way in how we're doing things, so please bear with us tonight. Charles McCarter of Bandai has been gracious enou...

Big O II Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Sun 06-20-2004)

What They SayRoger has chosen to save Dorothy and has left the Big O unmanned! While he attempts to rescue her, a new Megadeus appears - Big Fau; its pilot is Alex Rosewater. The Big Fau displays an impressive array of firepower and easily destroys the en...

Kaiju Big Battel to perform at Anime Boston 2006 (Mon 03-27-2006)

Be warned, Anime Boston attendees: Danger Can Happen at this year's convention! BOSTON, March 22, 2006 " The New England Anime Society is pleased to announce that Kaiju Big Battel will headline Anime Boston with the bruising bouts between giant monster...


Black Lagoon Vol. #3
by Christopher Homer (Tue 06-24-2008)

What They SayFilled with scenes of heroic bloodshed, Black Lagoon is action incarnate! Dirty jobs are a part of life for the Black Lagoon but things seem to be getting worse by the minute. Their latest problem is a maid from Columbia. She\'s a killing mac...

The Promise of DVD
by Oliver Chin (-)

Reprinted with permission by the author In 1998, you noticed a slew of Digital Video Disc (DVD) products, ads and offers. Appropriately timed to the new millenium, DVD has been hailed as the perfect format to watch anime. What is it, and should your stor...

TRANSFORMERS Rolls Out To DVD & HD-DVD Oct 16
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Wed 09-05-2007)

The official details for the DVD/HD-DVD releases of Paramount's TRANSFORMERS have been released online. The release date is set for October 16, 2007 for both formats. Here's the press release and the list of items set to appear on the 2-Disc Special ...

TV Not on DVD: The Your-Two-Cents Edition
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 10-31-2005)

Well, there are weeks where y'all are talkative and weeks where I'm left wondering if anybody even reads this damn thing. Last week was clearly the former, as the subject of TV on DVD seems to have brought you all out of the lurking woodwork. There's a ...


Someone Get Mr. Bauer Some Caffiene, Stat!
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 01-03-2005)

After a wait of seven months, Jack Bauer and 24 return to television with a two-hour fourth season premiere this Sunday, followed by two more hours in its new regular Monday-night slot. I've seen the first three hours, and the premiere starts off with a l...

Bang Zoom! Entertainment Invites Fans and Media to Special Series of Voice Acting Workshops Taking Place During 2008 Anime Expo (Wed 07-02-2008)

Company To Feature Notable Anime Voice Actor Personalities In Four Unique Workshops Occurring Each Day Throughout Expo And Will Also Have New Documentary For Sale And Special Photo Opportunities At Bang Zoom! Booth #811 Burbank, CA, July 2, 2008 - Ba...

Fathers' Day DVD
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 05-23-2006)

Warner Bros. has decided to clean out their stock of DVDs of the supernatural law firm thriller DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, the Steve McQueen cop action flick BULLIT, the Man vs. Nature adventure THE PERFECT STORM, the director's cut of ALEXANDER, the historic epic...

KISS KISS, BANG BANG
by Abbie Bernstein (Fri 10-21-2005)

For his directorial debut, veteran screenwriter Shane Black (creator of the LETHAL WEAPON series) has decided to have some fun with the private eye genre make that a lot of fun. Our anti-hero and narrator Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey, Jr.) keeps breakin...


Tenjho Tenge Great Disc. 1
by Lauren Goodnight (Tue 12-28-2004)

What They SaySome high school students do homework. Some have secret crushes. And some just like to fight...and fight...and fight! School romance and fist-action frenzy highlight the brand-new anime, \'Tenjho Tenge,\' as well as its slam-bang music fr...

DVD & VHS This Week: March 12
by John Thonen (Tue 03-12-2002)

VIDEO NEWSTHE OTHERS surprised critics and audiences alike last year when it emerged out of nowhere to become a huge sleeper hit. Dimension Pictures, who artfully shepherded the film to success, will be releasing the film to video as a two-disc, "Collecto...

THE BIG WHITE released on DVD
by Karl Schneider (Tue 06-13-2006)

Echo Bridge Home Entertainment's THE BIG WHITE is available on DVD starting today, June 13, 2006. THE BIG WHITE stars: Robin Williams, Holly Hunter, Giovanni Ribisi, Tim Blake Nelson, W. Earl Brown, Alison Lohman and Woody Harrelson. The film is from Bri...

Bang Zoom! Entertainment Announces New Voice Acting WORKSHOP (Thu 07-10-2008)

Unique Workshops Taught By Notable Anime Voice Actors Attracted Standing Room Only Crowds And Spurred Demand For New Workshop On July 19th At Bang Zoom! Studios Burbank, CA, July 10, 2008 – Bang Zoom! Entertainment, a leading full-service audio pos...


Big name directors want the big cubicle by the window
by STEPHEN LACKEY (Sun 01-14-2007)

There aren’t many comedies I keep track of these days, as you can probably tell by this article but The Office is deserving of the attention it gets.  The series bucks formula and delivers a unique experience for a half hour comedy.  It...

PEARL HARBOR Vid & DVD Hit Big
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 12-06-2001)

The DVD and VHS releases of Michael Bay's PEARL HARBOR have hit big in stores.In its first day of release, combined sales for DVD and VHS were over 3 million units. In addition, the first day of DVD sales broke Buena Vista Home Entertainment's house recor...

Animé and the Move to DVD: Simple Economics
by Chris Meadows (-)

Author's Note: This article was originally published on August 8, 2000 on the now-defunct Themestream website, and subsequently saw discussion on the geek-news-aggregator website Slashdot.org. It received almost 5,000 unique views, and also got me an emai...

Big O II Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 06-23-2004)

What They SayThe War for Paradigm City has begun! Roger, Dorothy, Norman, and the Big O face their greatest challenge ever as the enemies of Paradigm City set out to destroy the city for their own personal satisfaction. Gordon Rosewater wants to destroy w...


Big O Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 06-19-2001)

What They SayA mysterious occurrence known only as \"The Event\" has caused the residents of Paradigm City to lose their memories. Paradigm City, the \"city of lost memories\", has recovered, but now falls under martial law, its citizens forever questioni...

CBS Announces Fall Premiere Dates
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 06-27-2008)

Pre-Season Launch for "Survivor: Gabon" on Thursday, Sept. 18 Monday Comedies, Including the Series Debut of "Worst Week" and the Night's Top Drama "CSI: Miami," Premiere Sept. 22 "NCIS," Freshman Drama "Th...

Touch DVD-Box (Thu 02-10-2005)

What They SayThe well beloved 101-episode TV series, \"Touch\", based on the original work of Adachi Mitsuru serialised in the \"Shounen Sunday\" magazine, is now finally available on DVD. The video is remastered for release in conjunction with the 20th ...

Bang Zoom! Launches New Adventures in Voice Acting Site
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 08-06-2008)

New Online Outlet Features Clips From Acclaimed Documentary And Opportunity To Purchase The DVD   Burbank, CA, August 6, 2008 – Bang Zoom! Entertainment, a leading full-service audio post production company and producer of original entertainm...


Tracklisting of STYX album revealed
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 10-18-2006)

The official tracklisting of the European version of the brand new STYX symphonic live album recorded in May 2006 with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra of Cleveland has been finally revealed: 1. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) 2. One With Everything 3. It...

Not on DVD Shopping List
by Brian Thomas (Tue 02-06-2007)

We’ve all seen how studios decide to release some underperforming theatrical features to DVD earlier than planned in order to maximize their marketing efforts. Well, that practice has finally begun to have negative repercussions. Theater chains i...

CBS, NBC Announce Premiere Schedule
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Thu 07-19-2007)

CBS and NBC have announced the premiere dates of their upcoming and returning shows. In it, you can see when they're going to air the next season of their CSI shows as well as the new Vampire drama, MOONLIGHT. Wednesday Sept. 19 8-9 p.m. Kid Natio...

DVD & VHS This Week: March 26
by John Thonen (Tue 03-26-2002)

VIDEO NEWSThose of you who have become ill watching the final, sad season of  THE X-FILES can find a fix for what ails you in Columbia TriStar's upcoming release of THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES, a feature film with no direct connection to the once near-wor...


Big O II Vol. #1
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 11-03-2003)

What They SayWhen we last saw Roger Smith, he was about to defend his home of Paradigm City against three invading robots. The battle is over and Roger Smith is now plagued by doubts about who he is and the world he lives in. New mysteries demand to be un...

DVD News & Notes for July 10, 2001
by John Thonen (Tue 07-10-2001)

Universal's Golden Age Of Horror will soon be coming our way when Universal Studios unleashes a host of DVD double-features sure to whet the cinematic appetite of any classic-era horror movie fan. Not wanting to miss out on the interest generated by their...

Superman/Doomsday DVD Getting A Big Push (Sat 09-15-2007)

Ads have been popping up for the direct to DVD "Superman/Doomsday" release everywhere, but it seems that Deep Discount is really expecting it to do well for them. I opened the latest email from them to be slapped in the face with this ad...

Iron Maiden's 'Death On The Road' DVD To Receive Big-Screen Debut Next Week
by Randall Larson (Fri 02-17-2006)

Iron Maiden's new live DVD, Death on the Road, will receive big-screen debut on Tuesday, February 21 in select cities across the U.S. This will be the North American premiere of Death on the Road, captured live during their 2003 Dance of Death Tour and fi...


Freedom Vol. #4 HD DVD
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 02-20-2008)

What They SayIn 1969, man landed on the moon. Now three centuries later, he returns to earth... With nothing but a photograph to guide him, Takeru flees the lunar city of Eden in search of a girl he\'s never met on a planet he\'s never seen. Thus begins t...

DVD Reloaded!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 10-14-2003)

For years, The Video Beat (www.thevideobeat.com) has been providing rare '50s and '60s era videos to fans and collectors, and they now join the List with their own high quality DVD-R titles that include menus and specially selected extras.SPOTLIGHT OF THE...

Bang Zoom! Entertainment Announces New Voice ACting Workshop During 2008 Comic-Con International In San Diego
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 07-18-2008)

Unique Workshop Will Feature Notable Voice Actor Panelists And Recreate A Functional Recording Booth For Audience Participation Burbank, CA, July 17, 2008 – Bang Zoom! Entertainment, a leading full-service audio post production company and producer...

DVD & VHS This Week: June 18
by John Thonen (Tue 06-18-2002)

VIDEO NEWSThe death bell has begun to ring for the VHS video system, a point made clear by a recent report in VIDEO BUSINESS magazine which tells that Circuit City has begun to phase out the format from their over six hundred stores. The article explains ...


Big O Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 12-18-2001)

What They SayIt?s Heaven Day and all of Paradigm City will be celebrating! But the city won?t be celebrating long - a monstrous plant takes root across town! Then, the return of Roger?s old nemesis Schwarzwald can only mean trouble, and this time it com...

DVD autobot
by Brian Thomas (Tue 03-27-2007)

While shopping at a local supermarket recently I came upon something new installed right outside the exit doors – an automated DVD rental vending machine. Video vending machines have been around in Japan (where you can get just about anything fro...

DVD & VHS This Week: April 23
by John Thonen (Tue 04-23-2002)

VIDEO NEWSBuena Vista recently announced that they would be releasing Tim Burton's wonderful ED WOOD on DVD this summer on August 13. Burton's film is in glorious black and white and boasts a pair of top of the line performances from Johnny Depp as talen...

DVD & VHS This Week: June 11
by John Thonen (Tue 06-11-2002)

VIDEO NEWSNETFLIX nets some quick cash as the internet based, DVD rent-by-mail company hits Wall Street in a big way. The Vidiot has often recommended the Netflix program in the past and the company's recent debut as a publicly traded stock showed that Wa...


DVD Shopping Bag: Behind the Mania Curtain
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 09-09-2008)

As of today it has been one year and one week since I took over the DVD Shopping Bag Column. I thought for my anniversary I would let you Maniacs in on all that I learned and experienced over the last year as your columnist. If you are not interested, ski...

DVD Review of SilverHawks: Season 1 Vol. 1 DVD
by Robert T. Trate (Mon 10-20-2008)

  Born of a time beyond time (actually the year 2839), Cmdr. Stargazer (Bob McFadden) and his SilverHawks battle the evil Mon-star (Earl Hammond) for control of the space realm known as Limbo. The SilverHawks are a team of humans and one alien ...

DVD & VHS This Week: July 30
by John Thonen (Tue 07-30-2002)

VIDEO NEWSWhile many video companies are scaling back on the release of extras laden classic film DVD special editions, Warner Home Video recently announced five new ones coming this September. The announcement includes three Academy Award Winners: AMADEU...

DVD & VHS This Week: February 26
by John Thonen (Tue 02-26-2002)

VIDEO NEWSWith Ang Lee's highly anticipated adaptation of THE INCREDIBLE HULK now in pre-production, it was only a matter of time before the 1978 - 1982 TV version involving the same character made a reappearance on video. Anchor Bay is reportedly plannin...


Anime Boston - All Reports
by Andrew Tei (Fri 04-18-2003)

Opening Ceremonies Hosted by: Adam Ferraro The opening ceremonies for Anime Boston took place in a grand theatre room. Crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling and an upper level let some special guest sit from above and watch the people who were seate...

Press Release: Bang Zoom Offers Voice Acting Workshop in New York Studio
by Chris Beveridge (Wed 09-17-2008)

Unique All-Day Workshop Will Cover Character Development And Voice Acting Skills With Prominent Voice Actor/Director Tony Oliver   Burbank, CA, September 15, 2008 – Bang Zoom! Entertainment, a leading full-service audio post production compan...

"Casino Royale" makes big splash with DVD sales
by Karl Schneider (Thu 03-22-2007)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Casino Royale took the top position on the national DVD sales and rental charts the week ending March 18.The film, which grossed $167 million in theaters, bumped last week's top seller and renter, 20th Century Fox's Bo...

DVD Review: Smallville Season 5 (Tue 10-03-2006)

"I'm a big fan of Smallville; it's just about the only one left on regular network TV that I have to see every week. I think that exec producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar are doing a lot of cool things with the show, and taking it in some different di...


DVD Shopping List: Disc Buyers Meet Sellers
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 01-21-2003)

Welcome to the premiere, platinum, gold seal, five star, classic, first edition of this column. Here we'll give you a handy checklist every week of new genre releases on DVD. Somewhere in your browser you'll find a cute icon that says "PRINT," which will ...

Review: 'The Punisher' DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Sun 08-29-2004)

When "The Punisher" hit the big screen back in April, it marked the first time Marvel had stumbled in their post-Blade series of films. The film garnered a mostly negative reaction from critics. The schizophrenic tone of the movie left audiences fee...

HELLRAISER DVD Leads a Strong Week of Home Video Releases.
by John Thonen (Tue 09-19-2000)

Some days you eat the bear. Some days, the bear eats you. So goes an old Russian proverb, which explains that some days are just better than others. It’s a simple bit of wisdom that would seem to apply also to the world of home video. Last Tuesday’s re...

The DVD After Tomorrow
by Brian Thomas (Tue 05-11-2004)

As I was gazing lovingly at my growing stacks of DVDs the other day, I was pondering what sort of technology was bound to come along to make them all obsolete. Digital movies aren't even the wave of the future anymore they're the wave of the present. As ...


SMC DVD 330S (Thu 04-04-2002)

What They SayThe Review!SMC DVD 330S By Jamie Patchin It is important to note that there are at least 2 visibly different versions of this player floating about, plus a couple of different software versions. The player used in this review is the October...

DVD This Week: May 28
by John Thonen (Tue 05-28-2002)

VIDEO NEWSMGM will make the small army of John Carpenter fans happy this summer when they finally bring J.C’s semi-classic ghost tale THE FOG to DVD. Jamie Lee Curtis, Adrienne Barbeau and Tom Atkins will be onboard with Rob Bottin’s waterlogged ghosts. T...

Inconvenient DVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 11-21-2006)

Sony wants you to know: HD for girls, too! Yep, in a recent series of ads, Sony is trying to hawk its line of admittedly very nice Bravia HD televisions by telling us that these TVs were made for both men and women to enjoy. That’s good news for ...

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
by Karl Schneider (Fri 01-19-2007)

Premise:  A murder mystery brings together a private eye, a struggling actress, and a thief masquerading as an actor. Genre: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Thriller Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures Project P...


CHAMBER OF SECRETS DVD/video makes big bucks
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 04-21-2003)

According to the trade magazine Variety (and via Video Business magazine), on the first day of the home video release of HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, 6 million copies of the film were sold in retail stores. That's $108 million dollars in sale...

DVD Secret revealed!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 03-20-2007)

In our Prize Closet this week, we have two copies of The Hunt, courtesy of Image. To enter, just send an email to which includes your name and address DVD Shopping List, and in the subject line put the words “BE VEWY QUIET”. Not to be out...

DVD Heist ala Italy!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 10-07-2003)

Last night my lovely wife suggested we convert an entire wall in our living room into shelves for DVD storage.SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEKThis week, our spotlight falls like a deep dish pizza on one of the most satisfying theatrical releases of the year, paired ...

CTHE plans big 'Spidey 2' DVD push
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 10-18-2004)

Already having ensnared more than $370 million at the U.S. boxoffice, "Spider-Man 2" is spinning a whole new $100 million marketing and promotional web to back the release of the film on DVD and VHS on Nov. 30.


Astro Boy blasts onto DVD in a big way
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 01-17-2005)

This past year, the Kids' WB programming block and later The Cartoon Network started airing a new version of 'Astro Boy,' based on the classic 1963 cartoon series (which in turn was based on Osamu Tezuka's comic books from the '50s). This morning, Sony H...

DVD This Week: June 4
by John Thonen (Tue 06-04-2002)

VIDEO NEWSThere’s not much on the video news front this week, so your old pal the Vidiot thought he’d share with you (direct from the American Film Market) some titles which will likely be going the direct-to-video (DTV) route in the near future.RUTGER HA...

DVD This Week: April 30
by John Thonen (Tue 04-30-2002)

VIDEO NEWSSTAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 3 had previously been announced by Paramount, but now the company is sharing info on the supplemental features that the twenty-six episode set will include. “Mission Overview” will be a featurette, with in...

Spoilers: Big bang for 'Wolverine' (Sat 11-03-2007)

An article from a New Zealand website detailing filming locations for 'Wolverine' may provide SPOILERS about a set piece for the film: An explosive end is in store for the Hollywood blockbuster Wolverine, to be shot in the South Island this summer - a ...


Big Bang Feature In Development
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 01-17-2002)

The characters who populate the nostalgic Big Bang Comics are set to appear in an all-new feature film set to lens this summer. Philip R. Cable told Comics2Film that he is currently finishing up a script for Knights of Justice: The Movie. Fans may ...

DVD Shopping Bag: One Disc, Two Disc, Blue Disc?
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 07-08-2008)

This week Warner Home Entertainment will release their DVD movie tie-in Batman - Gotham Knight. We have three different versions to choose from, unlike Justice League: A New Frontier which had four (R.I.P. HD-DVD), so which will it be? Times are tough all...

VAN HELSING on HD DVD, Samsung announces new firmware.
by John Sinnott (Sun 09-17-2006)

Disney Announces More Blu-ray Titles: FLIGHTPLAN, SKY HIGH, and THE WILD are all scheduled to be released as Blu-ray discs on November 21st. With most of the current HD DVD and Blu-ray discs being action and adventure films, it appears that Disney is ho...

SHREK 2 scores big DVD sales
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 11-09-2004)

In its first three days of release alone, DreamWorks Animation's SHREK 2 sold a colossal 12.1 million units of DVDs and videocassettes, generating a whopping $185 M in sales. Of the 12.1 million home video copies sold, 11 million were for SHREK 2 DVDs.The...


Big Bang, LXG, Garfield, Punisher, More! C2F Wrap
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 06-27-2003)


Phantoms and Free DVD Players
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 09-09-2003)

In last week’s column, I put out an offer to sell my credibility in exchange for new electronics equipment. Well, no DVD player manufacturers or retailers have responded to my offer (which still stands), but I’m gonna tell you how you can get a DVD player...

DVD This Week: October 30th
by John Thonen (Tue 10-30-2001)

VIDEO NEWSJEEPERS CREEPERS was a sleeper hit this summer and MGM is cashing in on its popularity by rushing it to home video as a January release. There will be a Special Edition DVD release offering a making-of featurette, deleted footage and, most eye-p...

DVD This Week: August 13
by John Thonen (Tue 08-13-2002)

VIDEO NEWSThe creative talents within the film business have always had a bit of a love/hate relationship with the machinations of the industry itself. Many films have been made about just how sordid, perverse and stupid the film business really is, and o...


Upcoming Home Video and DVD Releases
by John Thonen (Tue 04-04-2000)

Late March, just after St. Patrick`s Day, came the regrettable release of the 5th entry in one of the worst film series of all time, Trimark Home Video`s, Leprechaun 5: In The Hood. So much for the luck of the Irish. Unlike most series, not a single one...

DVD on ICE
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 02-28-2006)

Troma has joined the ranks of video labels offering iPod video downloads on Troma.com. So far, their slate of programming includes lessons from Lloyd Kaufman's film school in a box MAKE YOUR OWN DAMN MOVIE and edited, serialized version of Trey Parker &am...

DVD Blitzkrieg!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 07-20-2004)

How much anime is too much? Apparently it's when a lot of it is bootlegged from legitimate releases. A few weeks ago, Bandai cracked down on thieves with a lawsuits against alleged pirates Otaku/Manga House, EJ/ABC Toy 4 Me/Anime Circle, Anime Combo,...

More Trek on DVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 09-28-2004)

I’ve known Roger Ebert for years, though I’m not sure if he’d remember me. We’ve never talked much at press screenings and such, mainly because I agree with his working habits – we don’t want to discuss a film until we have a chance to review it, thereby ...


DVD Review: Pretear (Wed 03-29-2006)

With a big of extra downtime between series at the moment, Luis has a couple of collections he\'s checking out for with today being focused on the 08/09/2005 release of the Pretear Collection from ADV Films.

DVD Shopping Bag: Facing the Faces of Death
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 10-07-2008)

The very first video store I ever worked at was a mom and pop store that only competed with the big chains because it had a great location, we carried adult videos and we weren’t under a lot of scrutiny about what we carried like the big chain store...

Big O Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 08-21-2001)

What They SayAs Paradigm City\'s top negotiator, Roger Smith lives a very exciting, but dangerous life. When a series of mysterious accidents begin plaguing the city\'s police force, all clues point towards a \"ghost\". Fed up with Dorothy\'s piano play...

DVD News & Release Info for July 17
by John Thonen (Tue 07-17-2001)

VIDEO NEWS·        Double-Feature Deluge: Relative newcomer DVD label Marengo Films will be distributing a number of double-feature discs previously released to VHS under the Englewood Films banner. These include some pu...


Aoki Ryuusei SPT Layzner DVD Perfect BOX 02 (Wed 02-08-2006)

What They SayThe Review!Note: This DVD boxset contains episodes 25-38 of the SPT Layzner TV series and the 3 OVAs on five discs, which covers the second arc of the anime and concludes the story. DVD Unlike DVD Perfect BOX 01 which is out of print at the t...

The final FINAL DVD?
by Brian Thomas (Tue 07-25-2006)

Woohoo! We're back to a big long list, so we've just got room to get into the Prize Closet. We have 2 copies of BLACKBALLED: THE BOBBY DUKES STORY to give away, courtesy of Shout Factory. To enter, send an email containing your name and address to psycho...

DVD Shopping Bag: Same Old New World
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 10-28-2008)

  Two weeks ago New Line Home Video re-released Terrence Malick’s breathtaking film The New World in an extended cut. An unrated cut and an additional thirty minutes were promised and nothing else included. No trailers, no commentary and no cl...

Big O Vol. #1
by Aaron J. Heiner (Wed 02-06-2002)

The Review!Paradign City is a city without a past, and Roger Smith is a man who holds a key to the city's future as both the city's top negotiator and as the pilot of The Big O, a mega dues mecha created before the city lost its memory. Sunrise seems to ...


DVD This Week: August 28th
by John Thonen (Tue 08-28-2001)

VIDEO NEWS·        In addition to the upcoming new STAR TREK TV series, Trekkers will soon get another treat with Paramount's release of STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE THE DIRECTOR'S EDITION on Nov. 6th. As the title sug...

DVD & VHS This Week: August 6
by John Thonen (Tue 08-06-2002)

THIS WEEK'S NOTEWORTHY NEW RELEASESTHE ANTICHRIST (a.k.a. THE TEMPTER) comes [IMG2R]to us from the good old days of rat ridden, derelict dwelling, sticky floored theaters which ran delightfully depraved Italian rip-offs of U.S. made hits in a desperate bi...

Elite Entertainment: Re-Animating the Genre Classics on DVD Part Two
by SCOTT COLLURA (Fri 05-17-2002)

As head of Elite Entertainment, Vini Bancalari has long been providing fans with great home video versions of classic genre movies. He started with Laserdisc when that format was the collector's medium of choice, and has since moved on to DVD, but one thi...

Disney DVD Tin Treasures
by Brian Thomas (Tue 05-18-2004)

Wow! There’s a lot of great new releases in all different directions this week. Can you decide which one to watch first? I sure can’t! Maybe I should clear my mind and get in touch with my center by watching a David Carradine Tai Chi infomercial before cr...


That DVD Bastard
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 08-16-2005)

I'm still getting emails on the subject of Mexican movies arriving on US DVD without the benefit of subtitles that I wrote about back in April. US video labels like Ground-Zero and Brentwood have been picking up these Mexican features, often genre favorit...

My DVD is Shiny
by Brian Thomas (Tue 07-06-2004)

Vive America, mon ami! In the 1960s, French critics came to appreciate American crime and mystery films, coining the term "film noir" (um, "black film") to describe the vague genre of hard-boiled cynicism, sleaze and shadowy cinematography. With at least ...

Advent DVD
by Brian Thomas (Mon 02-19-2007)

This April, Digital Hollywood University of Digital Content will open the first international anime research lab. Staffed by top anime studio directors, writers and producers, the lab will is intended to further research into anime production, theory, ...

DVD This Week: October 23rd
by John Thonen (Tue 10-23-2001)

VIDEO NEWSEVOLUTION proved Darwin wrong when it comes to movies, since director Ivan Reitman's work has de-evolved from the high of GHOSTBUSTERS to the low of this unfunny and derivative title. However, bad big budget movies don't become extinct, they jus...


Seasoned DVD Shopper
by Brian Thomas (Tue 02-10-2004)

Last month, MGM released DVD box sets of both GREEN ACRES and MISTER ED, two zany sitcoms from the 1960s which now enjoy relatively equal cult popularity. Both contain two discs full of episodes, and come in boxes with googie retro-fun, Nick at Nite type ...

WANTED on DVD and Blu-Ray December 2
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 11-06-2008)

From a press release Universal City, Calif. – James McAvoy (Atonement) and Academy Award® winners Angelina Jolie (Mr. and Mrs. Smith) and Morgan Freeman (Dark Knight) star in the sexy, visually stunning, action thrill-ride 'Wanted', coming to D...

AN Entertainment - Bang Zoom Co-produce Haré+Guu (-)

April 27, 2005 AN Entertainment is proud to announce a full partnership with highly regarded voice-over recording studio Bang Zoom! Entertainment for the co-production of the North American version of highly anticipated Japanese anime series Haré+Guu....

AN Entertainment Schedules Haré+Guu DVD 4 (Fri 07-14-2006)

The jungle fever rages on in the fourth volume of the international cult hit comedy HARÉ+GUU, a show Anime on DVD calls, "One that really needs to be seen." The plot thickens, the bizarre humor and absurd gags carry on, and fans are guaranteed to hunt do...


TV on DVD
by Stephen Lackey (Sun 09-09-2007)

So, you’ve finished watching that new HD-DVD edition of Heroes: Season One and now you need something else to quench your thirst for all of your favorite series still not back from the summer hiatus, or maybe you’re looking to catch up with a ...


Anime on DVD Recommends: Koihime (-)

Typically, hentai has been misrepresented in the West as violent and darkly fatalistic fantasy, but softer, more romantic fare is slowly starting to be released domestically. Of these new titles, Koihime adds just enough heart, a ...

Shop @ AnimeOnDVD (Fri 11-19-2004)

The Sho has been updated with today\'s daily deals from Right Stuf. We\'ve also got their weekly sale information with the latest big deals on box sets, singles and more that are great ideas for stocking stuffers for your favorite anime fan:New Right Stuf...


Super DVD Day
by Brian Thomas (Tue 11-28-2006)

In the Prize Closet this week we have FIVE copies of Clerks 2 (plus a t-shirt with each one) to give away, courtesy of Weinstein. To enter, send an email to psycho@psychotronic.info which includes your name and address, and the subject line “RETU...

DVD for make benefit Borat
by Brian Thomas (Tue 03-06-2007)

I’ve been browsing through the box office lists lately, and I’m finding a few surprises in the rift between fact and perception. For example, Snakes on a Plane is commonly considered to be one of last year’s big failures. But did you...

DVD News and Release Info for August 21
by John Thonen (Tue 08-21-2001)

VIDEO NEWS·         SHREK has already claimed this year's top box office title. It's November 2nd DVD release may claim other records as well as DreamWorks launches the title, at sell-through prices, with their bigg...

Big Sales for 'The Hulk' DVD! (Fri 10-31-2003)

Universal Studios Home Video -- the first major Hollywood studio to incorporate a sample of an Xbox video game within the two-disc release of a feature film -- flexed its marketing muscle with core DVD buyers with its Tuesday release "The Hulk." U reports...


G-Men From Hell On DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 02-28-2002)

After a long wait by fans in the U.S. it looks like Mike Allred's G-Men From Hell will enjoy a direct-to-video release this year. In a recent posting on his message boards the comic creator told fans, "I was recently invited to join the commentar...

DVD Filler Week
by Matt Kamen (Thu 06-07-2007)

When there are no conventions, fairs or other esoteric events to cover and there's nothing else to do, how do you fill a column? With great difficulty, frankly. In fact, short of Doctor Who having its strongest series yet since its return and Freema Agyem...

DVD Review: Solty Rei (Fri 05-11-2007)

Big storms in the area mean more time indoors which has let us catch up on the 04/17/2007 release of Solty Rei Vol. #3 (of 6) from FUNimation.

Big O II Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Sat 03-13-2004)

What They SaySome days it just doesn\'t pay to get out of bed. Roger Smith\'s self-proclaimed greatest nemesis, Beck, is back for revenge... again! This time, he\'s enlisted the help of a Japanese company to help him in his quest for revenge! Roger\'s onl...


DVD & VHS This Week: July 9
by John Thonen (Tue 07-09-2002)

VIDEO NEWS2002 has been an uneven year for most cinematic genres, but it’s been a great year for animated films. One of those animated hits will be coming to DVD just in time for Christmas. ICE AGE, the tale of a mammoth named Manny, a sloth named Sid, a ...

DVD This Week: September 3
by John Thonen (Tue 09-03-2002)

VIDEO NEWSOne of the next big titles coming to home video will be this summer’s hit, MEN IN BLACK II. The current word on the DVD release is that it will be a 2-disc set. Disc one will feature the film in either anamorphic or full screen image along with ...

Big hunk o' Cartoons!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 03-11-2006)

Ever wonder what Samuel L. Jackson is doing when he's not starring in hit movies or chilling with celebrity friends? He's producing a cartoon show! Check out the upcoming AFRO SAMURAI at the official website: www.afrosamurai.com . SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK He...

Personal Picks from the DVD Files
by Oliver Chin (-)

Reprinted with permission by the author It's been a while since I reported on how the consumer electronics and Hollywood giants had allied to push Digital Video Disks as the new and improved way to watch home entertainment. Now industry analysts report t...


DVD Review of Vertigo (Universal Legacy Series)
by Robert T. Trate (Mon 10-20-2008)

  Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo was beautifully restored and re-released in 1996. The problem was that it played only in major metropolitan areas. For those of you that didn’t know about it or didn’t have the chance to see it, Hitchco...

DVD Review of Beetlejuice: Deluxe Edition
by Robert T. Trate (Wed 10-01-2008)

Beetlejuice, Tim Burton’s insanely odd and hilarious film, is two decades old this year. The film was the world’s introduction into the macabre world of Tim Burton’s imagination. Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure established him as a directo...

Bonus Features Unite for an eXcellent 'X2' DVD!
by Rob M. Worley (Sun 11-02-2003)

"X2: X-Men United" is arguably one of the best (if not the best) comic book superhero movies of all time. It gave the summer box office an early start and spent two weeks at #1. In all likelihood, it'll rank as one of the top ten highest grossing mov...

Big Chow Fun!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 08-24-2004)

One of the main reasons why fans are so excited to see one of their favorite TV series seasoned on DVD is that this is the only way they’d ever get to see these shows uncut and uninterrupted, with no network "bugs" or promos hogging the lower frame, and n...


Anime on DVD: Otakon 1999 Travelogue (-)

Saturday, July 3rd Bright eyed and bushy tailed, we head off in search of... McDonalds! Success! A quick trip to there and CVS to stock up on Coke and some new toothbrushes (curse those cleaning people!) and we're back at the Convention Center. Video Ro...

Hermes: Winds of Love (Sat 03-30-2002)

What They SayFull of exciting adventure and great passion, this animated Japanese favorite tells the legendary tale of the mythological hero Hermes. The creator of the world orders Hermes to defeat the evil King Minos, tyrant of Crete. With his beautiful ...

Anime on DVD: Otakon 1999 Travelogue (-)

Friday, July 2nd Convention day at last! Being the prompt people that Melanie and I are, we head off from outside of Philadelphia around 7 AM and drive down to Baltimore. While driving down I-95S, I shake my fist in the direction of Washington D.C. and ...

Dragons on DVD
by John Thonen (Tue 08-08-2000)

While the first installment in this column’s new weekly format may have been a little lackluster in terms of exciting releases, things pick up a bit on this second Tuesday in August. The big news is on the Direct-to-video (DTV) front. It appears DTV is ...


Big He-Man on DVD Update (Tue 10-18-2005)

Today it is the day for He-Man fans to hit stores and pick up the new He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Season 1 Part 1 DVD box set. It is packed full of great stuff, new documentary features ,2 new original art cards and more.

W&G hunt Thumper's big bro!
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 02-04-2006)

News comes to us that THE FAMILY GUY's precocious infant Stewie Griffin will have his own talk show on FamilyGuy.com. Not a groundbreaking move for a cartoon character, as Space Ghost is an old hand at that game, but I'm concerned about the level of viole...

PHANTOM MENACE DVD Details
by Frank Kurtz (Tue 09-11-2001)

Lucasfilm may have set a DVD industry record in creating their coming STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE DVD. According to Video Premiere's sources, the project involved 1½ years and nearly $4 million to create. To give you an idea how big those fi...

Anime on DVD (-)

On the Big Screen! On December 2nd, 2001, Anime on DVD presented the Boston area DVD premier of Bandai's upcoming release of Love Hina Vol. #1 in its original Japanese language with English subtitles. Our e...


DVD and VHS This Week: January 29th
by John Thonen (Tue 01-29-2002)

VIDEO NEWSTHIRTEEN GHOSTS was the second of Dark Castle's remakes of old William Castle films and, while not as big a hit as its predecessor THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, it would appear that its DVD release will be first rate. In addition to the expected be...

European Horror Hot On DVD
by BRIAN THOMAS (Wed 10-24-2001)

One of the big surprises of the growth of the DVD format has been high sales of European genre titles - especially horror. Ma perché? But why? Though a reasonably steady source of income for distributors, "foreign films" have always had a reputation with ...

Hell on DVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 07-27-2004)

I've been rambling on nostalgically a lot about drive-ins this summer, but this weekend I'll be attending a convention that is actually doing something about it. Flash back Weekend's Horro'rama Drive-In will attempt to recreate the drive-in experience wit...

Jodorowsky classics on DVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 05-01-2007)

This week our Prize Closet contains 3 copies of The Hitcher, courtesy of Universal. To be eligible to win one, just send an email to which includes your name and address to DVD Shopping List, and put  the words “THUMBS UP” in the subject ...


Jody Foster hijacks a plane
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 01-24-2006)

This weekend I plan on going to the movies. Yes, I know I go to the movies almost every weekend, and quite a few weekends as well, and maybeyou do, too. But this weekend I'm going to the movies for 24 hours! That's right, on Friday B-Fest returns for it's...

WHV wants you to decide
by Brian Thomas (Tue 06-13-2006)

It's always a bit nerve-wracking whenever you hear that a longtime favorite movie is going to at last be adapted to the printed page. Well THE TOXIC AVENGER has finally been made into a novel, and let me allay your fears: Lloyd Kaufman, and the guy that w...

Venom on Your DVD
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 04-22-2003)

Nothing lasts forever. In my younger days as an avid comic-book collector, I eventually had to face the fact that despite every effort to keep them in a protected, hazard-free environment, pulp paper periodicals were a fragile medium at best and would ine...

Yabba Dabba Scooby-DVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 03-16-2004)

So, you love independent film, but don’t live anywhere near a city big enough to support an art house theater. Guess you’re screwed, right? Wrong! Now you can see many of the freshest indie hits that folks are raving about in art houses right in your own ...


The Force on DVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 09-21-2004)

George Lucas is one of the world's most controversial filmmakers. Oh, it's not that the subject matter of his films pushes the boundaries of social tastes or challenges our way of life the last time he did that was with his first film THX-1138 (released ...

'X-Men 3' DVD stands tall (Fri 07-28-2006)

The year's second-biggest movie is going to kickoff the fourth-quarter DVD-selling season. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is expected to announce Friday that "X-Men: The Last Stand," which since its May 26 theatrical opening has grossed $233 million ...

Animated HULK Series Arrives on DVD
by Columnist (Wed 05-14-2008)

While researching my column, “Precursors” back in April I came across two titles that I thought needed further research. The first and soon to be released is the long awaited Hulk animated series from 1966. The Hulk was one of five cartoons re...

Video & DVD This Week: December 4th
by John Thonen (Tue 12-04-2001)

VIDEO NEWSMedia Blasters, an indie label best known for anime fare, has been making encroachments into Anchor Bay territory lately with periodic releases of some Euro horror goodies. Continuing that trend, the company recently announced their upcoming rel...


Ranma 1/2: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 06-19-1998)

What They SayIt\'s just another day at the Tendo Anything-Goes Martial Arts Training Hall - that is, until a strange girl named Lychee and her giant elephant Jasmine arrive to settle a score with lecherous material arts master Happosai. Apparently, a very...

Animosity: 2000 - Year of the DVD
by Mike O'Connell (Wed 12-27-2000)

Earlier this month, Chibi Planet ran a report on AKA Kon, the recent anime convention in Vancouver, British Columbia. Aside from the usual convention news, the report included a little tidbit that long-time anime fans should recognize as being very sign...

Slow Summer Months for VHS & DVD Releases
by John Thonen (Tue 07-04-2000)

Summer is traditionally a time for people to spend outdoors, engaged in fun recreational activities such as tsunami sweating, swatting mosquitoes, coping with severe sunburn and braving long lines at theaters showing highly hyped summer blockbusters. For...

ADV Films Announces the VHS and DVD Release of Orphen: Supernatural Powers (Tue 06-19-2001)

ADV Films is proud to announce the home video and DVD release of Orphen: Supernatural Powers, the second installment of the newest fantasy anime series from the #1 distributor of Japanese animation in North America. Based on the popular series of Japa...


VDVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 08-01-2006)

I'm preparing this column on what my Yahoo/Weather Channel report tells me is "the hottest goddamn weekend of the year". With a slight breeze coming in off the lake, the current temperature is 96˚, which the temperature/humidity index says feels like...

Anime on DVD: Panda Go Panda! (-)

We’ve all heard of Miyazaki. He’s famous for such films as “My Neighbor Totoro”, “Laputa”, and the more recent “Princess Mononoke, but what came before all these? Before Miyazaki started working on the big movies, he was involved in many TV series and...

Boob Tube DVD
by Brian Thomas (Tue 01-06-2004)

In case you were wondering, the SPACE and WITCHBLADE fans are still writing in to support the seasoning of those shows. The more extreme cases either thank me profusely for the charitable work I’m doing on their behalf, or defensively attack me for some i...

DVD Review: Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (Mon 02-14-2005)

Continuing to work down the big box set as we\'ve gotten past a number of new releases recently, we\'ve got a look at Bandai\'s release back on 12/14/2004 of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Vol. #3 (of 10).


Drive-In DVD Shopping List
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 06-21-2005)

Welcome to Summer! Our friends at Sinister Cinema have notified us of the return of their Drive-In Double Features sale this Summer. These tapes and now discs have been a favorite of mine for many years, and though I've had trouble getting some of their...

DVD Review: Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny (Thu 06-22-2006)

Luis is getting ready for a big influx of Inu Yasha viewing but before then he\'s got a look at the 05/23/2006 release of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Vol. #2 (of 12) from Bandai Entertainment.

DVD Shopping Bag: Mummy Mania
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 08-05-2008)

Back in the summer of 1999 I was chomping at the bit for a little film called Star Wars The Phantom Menace. I would ritualistically watch the trailer that I recorded when it was on Entertainment Tonight, listen to the soundtrack and rearrange my action fi...

DVD Review of The Cottage
by Tim Janson (Sun 05-04-2008)

Andy Serkis, best known for providing the voice and motion capture for Gollum in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, gets some face time in the lead role in The Cottage, a twisted black comedy/slasher film coming to DVD on May 13. Serkis and Reece Shearsm...


DVD Review of The Legend of Bloody Mary
by Tim Janson (Sun 10-05-2008)

The Legend of Bloody Mary centers on the often-told urban myth about the spirit who will haunt/kill the person who repeats her name three times in front of a mirror.  It employs folklore surrounding Mary Worth or Mary Worthington, depending upon whic...

DVD Review of Phantasm 4: Oblivion
by Tim Janson (Sat 08-30-2008)

The Phantasm film series has always been a somewhat unsettling for a few reasons…First, Angus Scrimm as the sinister “Tall Man” is one of horror’s more interesting villains.  He doesn’t need a butcher knife or an axe to...

DVD Review: BOTCHED
by Robert T. Trate (Fri 05-09-2008)

Master thief, Ritchie (Stephen Dorff), has just had an easy job go horribly wrong. To settle all debts with his boss and earn his freedom he agrees to another job hoping it will be his last. It is easy enough: break into a high rise apartment and steal a ...

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Renewal of Evangelion DVD-BOX (Sun 06-29-2003)

What They SayThe boxed set compiles new digitally remastered versions of the 26 TV show episodes, 4 remade-for-laserdisc episodes, and 3 theatrical features. Includes a bonus disc with never-before-seen material. The Review!It\'s been a very long time sin...


Early DVD Review: Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society (Fri 06-08-2007)

The deluge of big titles out these days has a new one added to the list as we have an early look at the 07/03/2007 release of Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society from Bandai Entertainment.