Category: Movie DVDs (Page 91 of 100)

“I Love Your Work”
The directorial debut of Adam Goldberg (one of my favorite B-list actors) isn’t nearly as promising as I would have hoped it would be. Incredibly experimental in tone, “I Love Your Work” studies the effect that fame has on celebrities through a fictional character (Giovanni Ribisi) who’s one of the biggest stars in cinema. The movie loses most of its interest during the constant flip-flopping of reality and fantasy, however, until eventually the audience can’t tell the difference between the two. Half-assed supporting performances by Franka Potente, Jason Lee, and Joshua Jackson make watching the film that much more disappointing. It’s not horrible, but you should definitely approach it with extreme caution.

“Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King”
Just what we need; another low budget fantasy film made specifically for the Sci-Fi Channel. And while I’m not against the basic cable channel producing their own silly epics, there’s really no need to release it on DVD unless it’s actually good. Chock full of B-movie actors like Krisanna Loken (appearing in her third fantasy film of the year) and Julian “Warlock” Sands, not to mention a whole mess of cheesy sound effects and slo-mo action sequences, “Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King” is yet another “LOTR” wannabe destined for the bargain bin.

“Andre the Butcher”
TH!NKFilm studios hit it big last year with the acquisition of the blockbuster documentary “Murderball,” so you can expect a whole slew of shitty films to follow its success into 2006. “Andre the Butcher” is such a film, offering the worst of indie horror in one short spin of the disc. Of course, the fact that porn superstar Ron Jeremy makes an appearance doesn’t bode well either, but it certainly adds to the absolute tackiness of the picture.

…20th Century Fox has released three more entries in their ongoing series of Shirley Temple DVD reissues.

But, first, welcome to a new feature on Premium Hollywood, where we make note of some new releases that possess a certain degree of merit, even if, y’know, I wouldn’t buy them, personally.

Anyway, back to Shirley Temple.

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Can anyone tell me why MCA Home Video can not only get away with releasing a straight-to-video animated feature entitled “The Adventures of Brer Rabbit” but get major names in the African-American community like Wayne Brady, Nick Cannon, D. L. Hughley, Wanda Sykes, and Danny Glover to do the characters’ voices, even as Disney’s “The Song of the South” (1946), which tells approximately the same stories, remains locked tightly in their vaults…right next to Walt’s cryogenic freezer, presumably…and, to date, has NEVER received a home video release in the United States?

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Out on DVD this week:

1) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – BUY: It ain’t no “Lord of the Rings.” Hell, it ain’t even “Harry Potter,” but it’s still excellent fantasy material that just about anybody will enjoy. Oh, did I mention the almost ten hours of bonus features? Now we’re talking…

2) Brokeback Mountain – RENT: Yes, I know, the movie’s good – I saw it – but that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s worth owning. In fact, the bonus material is so horrible that it seems impossible Focus won’t try and sucker hardcore fans out of another hard earner 20 bucks when they release a Dangit! We Shoulda Won Special Edition six months later.

3) Crash: Director’s Cut – BUY: If you don’t already own the film on DVD, then this is the one you should pick up. Unfortunately, everyone and their mother rushed out to buy the single-disc version when the movie stole (yes, stole) the Oscar for Best Picture.

Also out this week is season four releases of “The A-Team,” “Knight Rider,” and “Magnum P.I.,” as well as the “David Spade Collection,” the “Mel Brooks Collection” and the music documentary “New York Doll.”