At the San Diego Comic Con, Warner Bros. gave out canvas bags that were so large, I, only slightly exaggerating, said "it’s nice of Warners to give everyone sleeping bags." For some of the people carrying them, they could have been. They’re gigantic. Larger by far than any canvas bag you’ve ever seen. ICv2.com is…
Well, I’m back from the San Diego Comic-Con, and if you’ve been reading ComicMix’s coverage, you can probably guess that it was no place to actually write a DVD review column. Get info, acquire more product, see what’s happening, sure, but actually write reviews of other DVD special features? Fergettaboutit. Between my 8th Annual…
I suppose I could have titled this pre-San Diego Comic Con installment “Popeye Hustle,” but I think that would’ve given the improper connotation. The new four-DVD boxed set from Warner – Popeye the Sailor 1933-1938 – (available July 31st) is anything but a hustle. And, in fact, the present column title is all the more…
It’s about time I got around to Tartan – specifically Tartan Asia Extreme, since they’ve been inundating the DVD market with every Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai “horror” movie they can get their well-manicured hands on. I put horror in quotes, because, in reality, many of their releases are actually episodes of The Twilight Zone…
Another week, another pair of good examples as to how DVD extras can enhance, deepen, and illuminate a previous viewing experience…especially when the subject matter is show business itself. First stop, north of the border, and one of Canada’s best television series. For years I’ve been enjoying Slings & Arrows, the tragicomedic travails of a…
IÂ’m spoiled already. Seven weeks into this column, and I yawn when I see a DVD with Âonly one audio commentary. It wasn’Ât even seven weeks when I succumbed to the ÂCriticÂs Disease, judging each new entertainment against the one I had seen the day, week, month, or year before. For the most part, the…
A few weeks back I was waxing enthusiastic about Sony Home Entertainment’Âs line of Columbia Classics CollectorÂs Editions, especially The Guns of Navarone two-disc set. Well, it turns out that 20th Century Fox wasnÂt going to take that lying down, so they started peppering me with flicks young and old for the old ultra-violence (yes,…
This is not actually a sequel to the Bruce Willis films where he stars as John McClane. This is actually a secret sequel to Unbreakable, where Willis stars as invulnerable hero David Dunn. Somewhere between Die Hard 2 and 3, the characters switched places. We encourage Live Free viewers to comment.
Yes, yes, I know. This is the week both the extended versions of the original Fantastic 4 movie and Ghost Rider are in stores. Fine, great, more power to them. And, yes, I realize that this website is called ComicMix, so, by all rights, what follows should be an in-depth, all-inclusive examination of every extra,…
Poor Cynthia Rothrock. SheÂ’s the first Âgweilo (white devil)Â woman to become a major star in the golden age of the Hong Kong kung-fu film, then gets relegated to such sad junk as the China OÂ’Brien and Lady Dragon series in America. But for anybody who wants to know what the fuss was about, and…
It’s that time again. I’m back on my annual summer filmfest tour. My first, and favorite, stop is FanimeCon in San Jose (“By Fans, For Fans”) California, where my friends at Media Blasters showcased riches aplenty – some recent, one brand spanking new. Now, I’ve been fans of M.B. for awhile, since they’re the only…
Oh, you lucky consumers. This week, all the benefits of DVD watching have come to the fore with four classics that come in four different varieties. First, celebrate all ye cinema-of-the-fantastic fans, for two of the greatest science fiction and fantasy films of the 21st century are now out on disc but only one in…
