DVD: John Durbin

DVD: John Durbin

DVD:

John Durbin

Glenn Fitzgerald, Anson Mount

Arts Alliance Amer, 2003

Great indie film
The slow pacing is a good match for the rural, quiet lifestyle. Characters are complex, interesting, likeable and believable. Especially enjoyed Julianne Nicholson's portrayal of Ella Smalley, a kind, honest young woman bringing some life to the lonely family dynamic ...

Stalking Laura

Viveka Davis, John Durbin

Jef Films/Mvd, 2005

Great Movie
This was a great movie. The true story of a woman that was stalked by a man she worked with. He was everywhere she went. She never even dated him. She told him from the beginning that they would only have a professional relationship but he ignored her. Eventually he ...

The Breed

Adrian Paul, Bokeem Woodbine

Sony Pictures, 2001

Vampire buddy-cop movie set in Soviet-style world
That's mostly what you need to know about the movie - it's an intriguing notion. Vampires have recently announced their presence to the world, now that they have a serum to take instead of drinking blood. NSA cop Steven Grant is understandably upset about this after ...

The Return of the Living Dead (Collector's Edition)

Robert J. Bennett, David Bond

MGM (Video & DVD), 2007

A true masterpeace
For the most part, Return of the living dead was a movie with great plot and backup story to support it. The characters, or most of them anyways, were also well played out. Nudity also!! Hot chick gets naked full frontal nudity. My only complaint with this movie, is ...

Tapeheads

John Cusack, Tim Robbins

Starz / Anchor Bay, 2001

John and Tim two funny guys
I came by this movie by accident at Kmart. I am a big John Cusack fan so I bought it. We must have watched this movie a dozen or more times. I did become a Swanky Mode fan. The music was fun. The part where they film the video was crazy.We laughed through the chicken ...

Cyborg 2

Billy Drago, Robert Dryer

Lions Gate, 2006

Classic Young Jolie
It's cheesy, it's kinda lame, sure. Yet, there's Angie in her first big role. I watch movies like Tomb Raider 2 and Wanted now, and then I look back at her early career, such as in this campy thriller. It's a fun movie, if only because we can see how far Jolie's career ...

Stephen King's The Shining (Two Disc Special Edition)

Stanley Anderson, Peter Boyles

Warner Home Video, 2003

One of the best made for TV King adaptations ever
Jack Torrance (Steven Weber) has hit rock bottom, both personally and professionally, having lost a teaching job due to roughing up a student who slashed his tires and (almost) his marriage to his wife, Wendy (Rebecca DeMornay)after roughing up their son (Courtland ...

Tricks of the Trade

Apollonia, John Durbin

Direct Source Label, 2007

An Innocent Sexual Spoof
A spoof about sex that uses grown women rather than young girls. As with all good sex spoofs, it plays on the absurd ideas we have about sex. This is a "chick flick" isuppose but a very good one.

The Return of the Living Dead

David Bond, Don Calfa

MGM (Video & DVD), 2002

One of the zombie genre's high points
As great as zombie flicks are, they easily qualify as one of horror's most polarizing sub-genres. Movies such as Dawn of the Dead have gone on to be considered what great horror is made of, and others such as Oasis of the Zombies have quickly been filed away into most ...

O Pioneers!

Jessica Lange, David Strathairn

Hallmark, 2003

Great Adaptation!
I thought this adaptation would have gotten a nod from Willa Cather. The scenery was beautiful, the characters just as Willa Cather drew them in her book by the same title. Jessica Lange was Alexandra with her quite dignity, and strong will and the chemistry between ...

Because of Him [Region 2]

Deanna Durbin, Franchot Tone

Fun Deanna Film
The always wonderful Deanna Durbin turns this mix of comedy and music into delightful and charming fun. It was the second time she and Charles Laughton would work together, leaving us a memory of what makes the movies great. Durbin once more exudes that something ...

Side Effects
Katherine Heigl, Lucian McAfee

New Line Home Video, 2009

A well-intentioned film about a young pharmaceutical rep who is torn between earning a good living and living a good life, Side Effects tells the story of Karly Hert, portrayed by Katherine Heigl ( Grey's Anatomy , Roswell ), who also executive produced the project. Karly works for a company whose motto is "To protect and prolong life." But ...

The Blue Iguana

Dylan McDermott, Jessica Harper

Paramount, 2006

Killer Kitsch
I was just watching Desperado with Antonio Banderas for the third or fourth time and it occured to me that this dangerous Mexican saloon town formula goes way back to the eighties (or maybe even before) and that there was a stylish movie I saw over a decade ago in the ...

Cyborg 2

Elias Koteas, Angelina Jolie

Lions Gate, 1999

The Soul Is In The Software
I'll watch damn near anything with Jack Palance or Billy Drago. But a film that has both of them? I'm there. Even if it is Cyborg 2! The original Cyborg with VanDamme had it's bit of entertainment value, but will certainly never be considered a GOOD movie by any ...

Three Smart Girls [Region 2]

Binnie Barnes, Charles Winninger

"I'm Not a Gentleman, I'm a Father!"
Deanna Durbin simply burst on to the screen for the first time as Penny, the youngest of three sisters who attempt to break up their father's impending nuptuals so they can get him back together with their mother. This delightful romp made Deanna a star and saved ...