While it has been the case for many years that National Lampoon found a movie that they liked and went forward with sponsoring and releasing it theatrically, National Lampoon’s Bagboy is the first film that they fully produced and created on their own. And, surprise, it is actually heads and shoulders above in quality many of the previous films that National Lampoon has slapped their name on. The film itself…
Bonneville is a 2007 film that has finally made its way to DVD (after originally premiering at the 2006 iteration of the Toronto International Film Festival) , and stars Jessica Lange, Joan Allen, and Kathy Bates. Director Christopher Rowley has not had much experience at the time that Bonneville was shot, only being associated as a director for a 2002 film, “The Remembering Moviesâ€. The film may be construed as…
First off, much thanks has to go out to New Yorker Films for accommodating our request. Secondly, Belle Toujours is a solid film that, despite its references to French classic Belle de Jour, needs no further introduction. The special features that are present further give viewers information about the dialogue that the two films have, especially when one reads the essay by Randal Johnson (who wrote a book about de…
This TBS show has been roundly praised during its run, and the latest batch of accolades had them winning 3 different Image Awards – outstanding comedy series, outstanding actor in a comedy series, and outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series. Now, this DVD box set covers the twenty episodes after the initial run of 20 – finishing up the first season and entering into the 2007-2008 season. Even if…
Jethro Tull’s “Jack In The Green’ DVD showcases memorable footage from all the times that they had performed Live in Germany, from a period a few years after their founding (1970) all the way to 1993. Perhaps the strongest footage that is present on “Jack In The Green†has to be the rare footage that was dug up from their performance at the Beat Club (from the 1970-1971) period, where…
Practically any wrestling fan of the last thirty years will have Ric Flair as one of their top ten favorite wrestlers, whether it be the Ric Flair that wrestled through the territories in the seventies, the Ric Flair of the “Four Horsemenâ€, the crazy Ric Flair of the “Magnificent Seven†angle in late WCW or the wizened veteran that played against Mr. McMahon, headed up Evolution, or brought one of…
For fans of the theatrical release or the original book (by Steven Gould), the special edition of Jumper focuses on David Rice (Hayden Christensen), a Jumper. Jumpers are individuals that are able to teleport themselves wherever they would like. Having this ability, David is able to have a pretty fulfilling life, really living easily through eir early years. However, things take a turn for the worse when Rice realizes that…
Fox has decided to go forth and drastically change up their DVD presentation of City Slickers. What results is the “City Slickers Collector’s Editionâ€, which provides individuals with the end-all, be-all of matters concerning City Slickers. For those readers that do not remember or did not watch the film when it first came out or when it was first issued on DVD (2002), City Slickers deals with Mitch (Billy Crystal)…
Where Cloverfield was really the first time that we here at NeuFutur had a chance to review a Blu-Ray release, Lionsgate’s releasing of Step Into Liquid marks the first time that we have received an older film that has been brought to Blu-Ray. This 2003 film (done by Dana Brown, of The Endless Summer Revisited, Dust to Glory, and Highwater) shows a variety of surfers, exotic locals, and tries to…
Matthew Weiner (who may be known most for eir work on The Sopranos) is the creator of Mad Men, an AMC-ran show that is set in 1960’s New York, and features the tensions, dizzying heights and perilous lows associated with the advertising scene in that period. The DVD box set (also available in Blu-Ray) showcases the first season of the show, capturing all 13 episodes of the first season. The…
I love when shows have a tremendously short time from when the last episode of a specific season aired and the DVD set of that season was released. In this case, the last episode of the first season of Burn Notice aired on September 20th, and the box set was released on June 17th. Furthermore, the release of this boxed set ties in well with the release of the first…
I know that there were a lot of fans of Early Edition, but I had no idea that there were 4 seasons and 90 episodes made of the show. This DVD set features 23 episodes that comprise the entirety of the first season of the show, educating viewers about Gary Hobson’s (played by Kyle Chandler) life. The premise of the show is that Hobson is a stockbroker that begins to…
This collection features 5 of Deneuve’s biggest films: Manon 70 (1968), Le Sauvage (1975), Hotel Des Ameriques (1981), Le Choc (1982), Fort Saganne (1984), in one solid package. Individuals will be able to see Denuve really coming into eir stride as one of the premiere French actresses of eir generation. “Manon 70†deals with Denueve’s role as an individual that likes living large, sleeping with millionaires and the like until…
Acorn Media is getting into the meat of Da Vinci’s Inquest. The show was originally aired on CBC from 1998 to 2005 for a total of seven seasons. Individuals that have been around the Vancouver area would be familiar of the plot content of a number of these episodes, as they loosely covered the life and times of former mayor (and formerly chief coroner) Larry Campbell. For individuals that may…
Under The Same Moon is a Spanish language, English-subtitled movie that focuses around Rosario’s (Kate del Castillo, Bordertown, American Visa) life as an illegal worker in the United States ,as ey tries to raise enough in the way of money to go forth and provide a better life for eir family. The orientation of the film is of a split-focus, with both Rosario and eir son, Carlitos being given equal…
Sophia Loren has been in so many films over the course of eir career that it is not funny. The 4-film collection just released by Lionsgate in early June of 2008 features four films – 1954’s Attila and Carosello Napoletano, 1962’s Madame Sans-Gene, and 1970’s I Girasoli, a small package of the over 50 films that Loren has been in from 1950 on. The films have the original Italian and…
It seems that all the history about the Moorish and Muslim ascendancy to power in the world has been largely glossed over by individuals, be they historians or leaders of countries that have been affected by the rule. However, “When The Moors Ruled In Europe†is a film, a nearly two-hour documentary, that looks to rectify that problem by going into tremendous detail about how the Moors gained and lost…
There has been a lot of interest in Joy Division, with two different films being released at about the same time – Joy Division and Control. This documentary provides individuals with the band’s unique history through first-hand interviews with the living band members, and their transformation later into one of dance’s most well known acts in New Order. The film itself is a little over an hour and a half,…
The List has a number of stars from a number of levels of notoriety; Chuck Carrington (JAG), Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, Star Trek: Generations), and Hilarie Burton (One Tree Hill) all lend their talents to this adaptation of a similarly titled book by Robert Whitlow (Deeper Water, The Sacrifice). The film centers around Renny Jacobson (played by Carrington) who is returning back to eir family’s house for eir father’s…
It much the same way that the TNA Lockdown DVD was the first time that we had a chance to review something from TNA, ER: The Complete Ninth Season is the first shot that we at NeuFutur have had at reviewing something from Warner Home Video. This box set covers the episodes that were aired in the 2002-2003 season, and are 22 in number. Individuals would do well to have…