All-American Girl The Complete Series (1994) (Shout! Factory-2006) Not even a guest appearance by Oprah Winfrey – playing no less than herself – could save this sitcom from biting the dust. Nor an appearance by Quentin Tarentino, at the peak of his white-hotness from Pulp Fiction– could pump this turkey’s chest back to life. Even a pre-famous Jack Black, as an … Continue reading
SWEET LAND (2007) Starring Elisabeth Reaser, Tim Guinee, Alan Cumming, Lois Smith, Ned Beatty, John Heard, Tom Gilroy, Alex Kingston, Robert Hogan, Karen Landry, Patrick Heusinger and Paul Sand. Screenplay by Ali Selim. Directed by Ali Selim. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 110 minutes. Rated PG. Hollywood does not make enough films that can literally … Continue reading
Astro Boy – The Complete Series (Sony Home Video-2005) Growing up in the sixties, I remember rushing home after school to catch all my favorite shows on local Philly UHF TV stations; Channels 48, 29 and 17. The reception was always a bit fuzzy, the commercials wereatrociously cheap and tacky, but the warm and cozy memories of those cherished shows remains hardwired … Continue reading
After School Specials 1974-1976 (BCI Eclipse-2004) In the early 1960s, FCC chairman Newton Minnow called television “a vast wasteland,” accusing the entertainment industry of producing mind-numbing and mediocre offerings, as gray and dull as dishwater. Even President Kennedy agreed that the medium was not reaching its full potential, and in effort to balance things out he … Continue reading
Cowboy Junkies-One Soul Now (Zoë/Latent) It’s hard to believe that it has been sixteen years since Cowboy Junkies’ second album, the sparse and lovely The Trinity Sessions, became a surprise success and helped to pave the road for alt-country and triple-A radio. That album was recorded live in one night at an abandoned church and mixed blues, … Continue reading
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