Hud is a mournful lament for a passing of a way of life and a meditation on the ways forward.
To neutralize scorpion venom, all you have to do is surgically remove a camel’s bladder to harvest the ammonia in its urine.
Forgettable songs and too much emphasis on the meandering plot make Bells Are Ringing a snooze.
The Band Wagon is a love song for the narcissistic, and theater people are sure to eat up the film.
Three outtake musical numbers are smartly photographed but quite expendable.
Sam Peckinpah’s nasty masterpiece is the best Head available on DVD.
These films are the director’s riskiest statement on sexual ambivalence.
Bambi’s friend Thumper teaches him how to flip a bird but leaves his poor apprentice high and dry when it comes to the art of fucking like a bunny.
Strictly for women who complain about being treated badly by men but don’t care if they’re as cute as Jude Law.
Mad TV fans will no what I’m talking about when I say: Viva Dorothy Lanier!
I can’t take my eyes off of you? Au contraire.
Four classic comedy stars liven up a tepid affair…and a bland DVD package.
Dinner at Eight is entitled to a more deluxe treatment.
SCTV’s portrayal of a world obsessed with the culture of mass media is in full bloom here.
Bringing up Baby remains an over-appreciated curiosity piece, but the DVD treatment is all-around first rate.
The Philadelphia Story is a seminal pairing of Hepburn and Grant, and this DVD package is appropriately reverent.
Witness John Barrymore’s brash thee-at-ah director remove puddy from his nose for the sake of his art.
Family-friendly entertainment for left-wingers and right-wingers alike.
Fans of Ceylan’s film will appreciate the worthwhile features New Yorker Video has included on this DVD edition.
This DVD edition will go a long way toward re-evaluating Anna May Wong’s career.
It’s good to have To Be or Not to Be on DVD, but it deserved more in the extras department.