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Review Acorn Media / Eleventh Hour [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Ashley Jensen
  • Roger Gartland
  • Patrick Stewart
  • Nicolas Wall
Release date: 2006-09-26
Run time: 90 min.
Price: £12.59

Review Eleventh Hour [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Acorn Media:


Review Metrodome Distribution / Transformers - Season 3 & 4 [1984]
Actors & Directors
  • Peter Wallach
  • Corey Burton
  • Frank Welker
  • Chris Latta
  • Casey Kasem
  • Peter Cullen
Release date: 2004-08-30
Run time: 732 min.
Creator: Roger Slifer
RRP: £29.99
Price: £39.99

Review Transformers - Season 3 & 4 [1984] / Metrodome Distribution:


Review Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / Stealing Harvard [2003]
Actors & Directors
  • Megan Mullally
  • Dennis Farina
  • Leslie Mann
  • Bruce McCulloch
  • Jason Lee
  • Tom Green
Release date: 2003-09-22
Run time: 82 min.
Creator: Peter Tolan
RRP: £19.99
Price: £3.67

Review Stealing Harvard [2003] / Sony Pictures Home Entertainment:

In Stealing Harvard, the charming Jason Lee (Chasing Amy, Almost Famous) wastes his talent playing John, a nice guy who once rashly promised his niece that he would pay for her college education. Now she's been accepted into Harvard, and though John has just the right amount of money in the bank, that money is meant to buy a house for himself and his fiancée Elaine (Leslie Mann). Afraid of disappointing his niece, John enlists his friend Duff (Tom Green) on a spree of inane criminal escapades that go wrong. Lee is an engaging actor, but he can't make the half-baked gags of Stealing Harvard funny. Similarly wasted are Megan Mullally, Dennis Farina, Chris Penn and others. -Bret Fetzer.

Review Columbia TriStar / Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Yumiko Shaku
  • Kana Onodera
  • Koh Takasugi
  • Yûsuke Tomoi
  • Masaaki Tezuka
  • Shin Takuma
Release date: 2004-03-23
Run time: 88 min.
Creator: Wataru Mimura
Price: £6.77

Review Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Columbia TriStar:


Review Infinity Vid / Final Cut [1998]
Actors & Directors
  • Sadie Frost
  • Jude Law
  • Ray Winstone
  • Dominic Anciano
  • Ray Burdis
Release date: 2007-06-04
Run time: 90 min.
RRP: £3.99
Price: £3.18

Review Final Cut [1998] / Infinity Vid:


Review MGM Entertainment / For Your Eyes Only [1981]
Actors & Directors
  • John Glen
  • Carole Bouquet
  • Julian Glover
  • Topol
  • Roger Moore
  • Lynn-Holly Johnson
Release date: 2003-11-03
Run time: 121 min.
Creator: Richard Maibaum
RRP: £19.99
Price: £6.99

Review For Your Eyes Only [1981] / MGM Entertainment:

After the lavish, effects-heavy splash of Moonraker, the twelfth Bond film and the seventh with Roger Moore concentrates more on core car-chase-and-crumpet values, evoking an almost retro feel that harks back to the first pressings of the Bond vintage in the 1960s. Starting to look a little wrinkly around the edges by this point, Roger Moore toughens his usually smarmy act up here with a gratuitous bit of killing, casually kicking a baddie and his car over a precipice, reviving memories of the ruthless streak with which Sean Connery made his name. Good old-fashioned Cold War politics lie at the heart of the plot, concerning a weapons system hijacked in the Mediterranean Bond must rescue. He's assisted by the exquisite Carole Bouquet, the only actress in history who can claim to have been both a 'Bond girl' and the star of a Luis Buñuel movie (That Obscure Object of Desire). Sadly, this is the first film to lack Bernard Lee's spymaster M, the actor having died beforehand, although British comedienne Janet Brown is on hand for an amusing Margaret Thatcher impersonation. -Leslie FelperinOn the DVD: The first audio commentary here is another one of those edited selections of interviews with sundry cast and crew members, tied together by an over-earnest host. Producer Michael G Wilson and others provide a somewhat more illuminating second commentary track. Once again the best extra feature is the "making of" documentary, which gives an almost scene-by-scene breakdown of the movie. The animated storyboard sequences will appeal to filmmaking aficionados. Avoid, if at all possible, the Sheena Easton video of arguably the most forgettable Bond song of all time (both song and score were perpetrated by series newcomer Bill Conti, not the estimable John Barry). [+]
-Mark Walker.

Review Warner Home Video / The Sopranos Series 4 [1999]
Actors & Directors
  • James Gandolfini
Release date: 2003-11-03
Run time: 700 min.
Price: £48.99

Review The Sopranos Series 4 [1999] / Warner Home Video:

Unlike the previous three, this fourth series of The Sopranos largely eschews an overriding story arc in favour of developing several interrelated plot strands, most of which are then left dangling tantalisingly at the end. This year Tony's many extra-marital affairs finally come home to roost, even as he faces challenges to his leadership from within and without. Paulie Walnuts simmers with resentment over his perceived neglect, a resentment only exacerbated by Christopher's promotion; while Christopher's growing drug habit undermines Tony's trust in him. Paulie makes overtures to Johnny Sack and the New York family; Sack himself bears a deadly grudge against Ralph Cifaretto, and also embroils Tony in a dispute between the two families. Ralph and Tony clash over a shared interest in both a race horse and a goomar-you just know it's going to end in something much worse than tears. The women have as many problems, though: Adriana has reluctantly turned FBI informer, a drug-addled Christopher squashes her dog, and she has to confess that she can't have children; Carmela falls maddeningly, frustratingly in love with one of Tony's closest companions; Janice inveigles herself into Bobby's affections in a display of breathtaking emotional manipulation; while Meadow can no longer conceal the disgust she feels about her father's business, and Dr Melfi is increasingly sidelined, since Tony's behavioural issues have become, to all practical purposes, untreatable. The whole ends on a downbeat note as personal disillusionment overshadows the mob politics. With the imminent arrival of Steve Buscemi to the cast, the fifth series is primed to be an explosive one. -Mark Walker.

Review 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Q And A [1991]
Actors & Directors
  • Armand Assante
  • Lee Richardson
  • Patrick O'Neal
  • Nick Nolte
  • Timothy Hutton
  • Sidney Lumet
Release date: 2003-06-30
Run time: 127 min.
Creator: Edwin Torres
RRP: £5.99
Price: £2.79

Review Q And A [1991] / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:

A grim, disheartening view of the underside of city life, Q & A is a legal drama with a disturbing twist. Not exactly a whodunit-the guilt of policeman Nick Nolte is established early on-the plot follows the closing of the circle around him. Leading the murder investigation is Timothy Hutton's young, idealistic district attorney Al Reilly, who finds himself battling a fraudulent and cynical culture. Racism, corruption and political machinations are all added to the mix, resulting in a film that is just a little too dense and slow moving to capture the imagination. Director Sidney Lumet creates a feeling of enveloping darkness around Hutton, who slowly manages to let the light in and bring the truth to the surface. With an obviously small budget, the film has more of a made-for-television feel than that of a big blockbuster and some of the performances err too much on the side of cliché. The concept of the New York melting pot is fairly effectively dismissed by the film, painting a picture of distrust between communities that often spills into verbal and physical violence. Not quite as unremittingly bleak as Harvey Kietel's Bad Lieutenant, Q & A is still a tough, dark piece of cinema. On the DVD: Q & A is very much a film of the night, with much of the action taking place either in the shadows or in rooms with harsh, artificial light. The picture on the DVD reflects that perfectly, although the lack of budget is hard to disguise. [+]
The soundtrack quality is good, if not startling, but there are no extras aside from the movie's theatrical trailer. All in all, it's a fairly average package. -Phil Udell.

Review Paramount / Nash Bridges: The First Season (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Greg Beeman
  • Don Johnson
  • Jeff Perry
  • Jaime Gomez
  • Colin Bucksey
  • James Manera
  • Kenneth Fink
  • Cheech Marin
  • Chris Misiano
  • Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
Release date: 2008-10-14
Run time: 360 min.
Price: £20.96

Review Nash Bridges: The First Season (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Paramount:


Review Warner Home Video / Dead Ringer [1964] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Karl Malden
  • Jean Hagen
  • Peter Lawford
  • Bette Davis
  • Paul Henreid
  • Philip Carey
Release date: 2004-08-10
Run time: 115 min.
Creator: Rian James
Price: £9.03

Review Dead Ringer [1964] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Warner Home Video:


Review Acorn Media / The Last Detective: Series 2 [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Ferdinand Fairfax
  • David Tucker
  • Peter Davison
  • Gavin Millar
  • Moira Armstrong
  • Rob Spendlove
  • Charles De'Ath
  • Emma Amos
  • Sean Hughes
Release date: 2006-10-31
Run time: 276 min.
Creator: Tim Vaughan
Price: £16.48

Review The Last Detective: Series 2 [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Acorn Media:


Review Subversive Cinema / The Witch Who Came From the Sea [1976] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Vanessa Brown
  • Jean Pierre Camps
  • Lonny Chapman
  • Millie Perkins
  • Peggy Feury
  • Matt Cimber
Release date: 2004-12-21
Run time: 83 min.
Creator: Robert Thom
Price: £17.92

Review The Witch Who Came From the Sea [1976] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Subversive Cinema:


Review Guilty Pleasures / Bikers From Hell, Triple Feature: Run Angel Run/Hell's Angels 69/Hell's Bloody Devils (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Tom Stern
  • Conny Van Dyke
  • Jeremy Slate
  • Steve Sandor
  • Jack Starrett
  • Lee Madden
  • Sonny Barger
  • Al Adamson
Release date: 2006-01-31
Run time: 280 min.
Creator: Richard Compton
Price: £8.95

Review Bikers From Hell, Triple Feature: Run Angel Run/Hell's Angels 69/Hell's Bloody Devils (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Guilty Pleasures:


Review Odyssey Video / Alistair Maclean's Puppet On A Chain [1972]
Actors & Directors
  • Patrick Allen
  • Geoffrey Reeve
  • Barbara Parkins
  • Alexander Knox
  • Sven-Bertil Taube
  • Vladek Sheybal
Release date: 2001-06-04
Run time: 93 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £11.50

Review Alistair Maclean's Puppet On A Chain [1972] / Odyssey Video:


Review Paramount / Prime Cut [1972] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Gene Hackman
  • Lee Marvin
  • Gregory Walcott
  • Sissy Spacek
  • Michael Ritchie
  • Angel Tompkins
Release date: 2005-06-14
Run time: 86 min.
Price: £6.72

Review Prime Cut [1972] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Paramount:


Review Warner Home Video / A Caribbean Mystery [1983]
Actors & Directors
  • Season Hubley
  • Helen Hayes
  • Jameson Parker
  • Barnard Hughes
  • Robert Michael Lewis
  • Swoosie Kurtz
Release date: 2000-08-21
Run time: 92 min.
Creator: Sue Grafton
Price: £5.99

Review A Caribbean Mystery [1983] / Warner Home Video:


Review Sony Pictures / $ (Dollars) [1971] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Howard Duff
  • Scott Brady
  • Elizabeth Ashley
  • Françoise Blanc
  • Arthur Brauss
Release date: 2008-09-23
Run time: 120 min.
Creator: Robert Drasnin
Price: £9.79

Review $ (Dollars) [1971] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Sony Pictures:


Review Universal Pictures UK / High Plains Drifter [1973]
Actors & Directors
  • Jack Ging
  • Clint Eastwood
  • Clint Eastwood
  • Marianna Hill
  • Mitch Ryan
  • Verna Bloom
Release date: 2006-09-18
Run time: 101 min.
Creator: Ernest Tidyman
RRP: £6.99
Price: £3.33

Review High Plains Drifter [1973] / Universal Pictures UK:

Clint Eastwood's second film as a director (and his first Western) is a variation on the "man with no name" theme, starring Eastwood as the drifter known only as "the Stranger". He rides into the desert town of Lagos and is quickly attacked by three gunmen. Recovering with the aid of a local dwarf (a memorable role for Billy Curtis), the Stranger is hired by the intimidated townsfolk to fend off a band of violent ex-convicts. After teaching the citizens self-defence and instructing them to paint the entire town red and rename it "Hell", the Stranger vanishes. He reappears when the marauding criminals arrive, and delivers justice and teaches the townsfolk a harsh lesson about moral obligation. Is he a figure from their past or a kind of supernatural avenger? Combining humour with action, High Plains Drifter is both a serious and tongue-in-cheek tribute to the Westerns that made Eastwood a household name. -Jeff Shannon, Amazon. com.

Review Lions Gate / The Void [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Amanda Tapping
  • Roger R. Cross
  • Adrian Paul
  • Andrew McIlroy
  • Kirsten Robek
  • Gilbert M. Shilton
Release date: 2002-06-25
Run time: 90 min.
Price: £6.34

Review The Void [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Lions Gate:


Review Warner Home Video / City Of Angels [1998]
Actors & Directors
  • Brad Silberling
  • Dennis Franz
  • Nicolas Cage
  • Andre Braugher
  • Colm Feore
  • Meg Ryan
Release date: 1999-06-21
Run time: 109 min.
Creator: Wim Wenders
RRP: £5.99
Price: £2.65

Review City Of Angels [1998] / Warner Home Video:

Some critics complained that City of Angels could never compare to Wim Wenders's exquisite German film Wings of Desire, which served as the later film's primary inspiration. The better argument to make is that any such comparisons are beside the point, because Wings of Desire was a much more deeply poetic, artfully contemplative film, whereas City of Angels is an enchanting product of mainstream Hollywood. Meg Ryan stars as Dr Maggie Rice, a heart surgeon who is grieving over a lost patient when an angel named Seth (Nicolas Cage) appears to comfort her. She can see him despite the "rule" that angels are invisible and Seth's love for Maggie forces him to choose between angelic immortality and a normal human existence on earth with her. Featuring heavenly roles for TV veterans Andre Braugher and Dennis Franz, the film liberally borrows imagery from Wings of Desire, but it also creates its own charming identity. Cage and Ryan give fine performances as lovers convinced they are soul mates, and although the plot relies on a last-minute twist that doesn't quite work, this earnest love story struck a chord with audiences and proved to be one of the surprise hits of 1998. -Jeff Shannon.

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Eleventh Hour [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Transformers - Season 3 & 4 [1984], Stealing Harvard [2003], Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Final Cut [1998], For Your Eyes Only [1981], The Sopranos Series 4 [1999], Q And A [1991], Nash Bridges: The First Season (REGION 1) (NTSC), Dead Ringer [1964] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Last Detective: Series 2 [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Witch Who Came From the Sea [1976] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Bikers From Hell, Triple Feature: Run Angel Run/Hell's Angels 69/Hell's Bloody Devils (REGION 1) (NTSC), Alistair Maclean's Puppet On A Chain [1972], Prime Cut [1972] (REGION 1) (NTSC), A Caribbean Mystery [1983], $ (Dollars) [1971] (REGION 1) (NTSC), High Plains Drifter [1973], The Void [2001] (REGION 1) (NTSC), City Of Angels [1998]

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