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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The comparison is inevitable. J.R.R. Tolkien was a Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford. C.S. Lewis taught as a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. Tolkien spent well over a decade writing and perfecting an epic tale of the struggle of good versus evil and the ascent of man. Lewis wrote the first three books of the Narnia series, an epic tale of the struggle of good versus evil with undisguised Christian themes, in a rapid, almost stream of consciousness method that took far...
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Bee Season
Like many families, the ecosystem that keeps the Naumann clan together is more delicate than any one member realizes. And in the wonderful, if overreaching Bee Season, this house of cards completely collapses and only a sacrifice by its youngest member can put it back together. Saul Naumann (Richard Gere) is a professor of religious studies. He is Jewish and his lectures include insights into a particular concept of Jewish mysticism whereby the world is a shattered vessel and that bringing its...
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The Mel Brooks Collection
Why is it that goofy comedic films today are only able to be stupid, and not silly? It's not as if there isn't inspiration out there. In the '90s, the Farrelly brothers had a run of hits by combining a modern gross-out sensibility with goofball antics. In the '80s, the films of the Zucker brothers raised parody to a new level with their "wall of gags" style that didn't let a frame pass without putting a joke into it. Those movies will never be forgotten because of the level of quality comedy. But before they hit the scene (and after the Marx Brothers (natch)), Mel Brooks was making audiences smile with his own good-natured sense of humor and willingness to do anything for a laugh. Working with his stable of actors and writers, he created some of the most memorable and acclaimed comedies of all time.
Fox has pulled together eight Mel Brooks films (including one from the Warner Brothers library) for this, "The Mel Brooks Collection." (Why they couldn't get their hands on a few important titles from MGM to make this truly complete, is a question worth asking.) The previously released discs have been given new printings, and clear ThinPak cases to match the packaging for the new discs, while the set is housed in a relatively sturdy cardboard slipcase with spot-UV coating. There are no bonuses for the overall set.
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. The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Collector's Edition)
2. Brokeback Mountain
3. King Kong (2005) 2-disc Special Edition
4. King Kong : Two Disc Special Edition
5. The Ten Commandments - 50th Anniversary Collection
6. Memoirs of a Geisha
7. Breasts: A Documentary
8. The Mel Brooks Collection
9. Breakfast on Pluto
10. Six Feet Under: The Complete Fifth SeasonComment
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Top Selling DVDs
1. Basic Instinct
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
3. King Kong
4. Walk the Line
5. Pride and Prejudice
6. Remember the Titans
7. Chicken Little
8. The Parent Trap
9. Beautiful Girls
10. Naked WeaponComment
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Justice League: The Complete First Season
Prepare your hate mail, comic book fans. This writer found Justice League to be an overcooked albatross of an animated series, a collection of hero-laden actioners that make the Godzilla series look like the WWF in comparison.The premise of the series is interesting: the likes of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman fighting crime not as singular entities, but as part of one giant super-squad. But the aspects that make those characters so fascinating - their backstories - are compromised, neglected...
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