DVD review: Pinky and the Brain season one.

Pinky and the Brain season one.Warner Home VideoYes, this is cartoon about lab mice, but they are scheming to take over the world. What could be better suited for us? If the Brain were human, he would be the perfect Bond villain. Well, you would have to dress him in...

DVD releases for August 1st

Mr. Moto Collection: Volume 1 Four-disc set with four “Mr. Moto” films starring Peter Lorre: “Think Fast, Mr. Moto” (1937), “Thank You. Mr. Moto” (1937), “Mr. Moto Takes a Chance” (1938) and “Mysterious Mr....

The Case Of The Procrastinating Publicator

I should be working.I should be doing layout on two issues of Crimespree.I’ve started. The covers are done and to the printer already. And the insides are well under way. I’m just hitting a wall. I want to watch some DVDs, or read or do something that...

DVD Review: Basic Instinct 2

Basic Instinct 2: The instinct was wrong.Sony Home VideoIn 1994, Sharon Stone became a star when she appeared, opposite Michael Douglas, in Basic Instinct. Ask most people what the film was about and they will likely be a little vague…something about a killer, Douglas...

DVD releases for July 25th

July 25thAsk the Dust (2006) Dir.: Robert Towne; Colin Farrell, Salma Hayek, Donald Sutherland, Eileen Atkins. Extras: Commentary by Towne, Hayek and cinematographer Caleb Deschanel; “From Novel to Film: The Making of Ask the Dust.” (Paramount).Hudson Hawk...