DVD Reviews

Julie & Julia

Pinocchio: 70th Anniversary Platinum Edition

It’s a pleasure to report that everything about the new DVD release of Walt Disney’s Pinocchio is first-class. That includes the breathtaking restoration and the bonus features that fill a second disc. (I can’t review the commentary track because I’m on it, along with animator Eric Goldberg and Disn...

Gasoline Alley and Friends

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The Sign Of The Z — On DVD

The Last Detective and The Commander On DVD (Acorn Media)

Right off, I admit there's a soft spot in my heart for British-produced mysteries and dramas. 'The Last Detective' is right at the top of my fav's list. This lighthearted BBC TV-fare, based on the 'Dangerous Davies' novels by Leslie Thomas, escaped my attention until last year after Acorn released s...

NOT-SO-OLD MOVIES

A friend of my daughter’s recently admitted that she likes to watch “old” movies...like 'Dazed and Confused' (1993). I suppose age is in the eye of the beholder; to a girl in her 20s, the early 90s would seem a long time ago. I, of course, have neckties older than that, and when I think of old movie...