retro trailer: ‘Red Dawn’

Take a look back at an old trailer… Kill a Commie for Mommy… and for McDonald’s. Ah, the right-wing paranoid fantasies of the 80s were so cute. Red Dawn is available on DVD in Region 1 from Amazon.com and from Amazon.ca and in Region 2 from Amazon U.K.

May 7: DVD alternatives to ‘Iron Man 2’

There’s only one story at the multiplexes this weekend: Iron Man 2, officially the most saturated new release ever at North American theaters. The film lands at 4,380 locations today — 14 more than The Dark Knight boasted two years ago — and will be on multiple screens at many of those venues. If you … more…

retro trailer: ‘Night of the Living Dead’

Take a look back at an old trailer… Some tasty living flesh for your Sunday brunch… It’s so strange to think about a horror movie in black-and-white! We’re so used to splatter and gore and buckets of blood being integral to the experience of watching a horror movie that it’s almost impossible to think the … more…

question of the day: What extra scenes would you *really* like to see in the extended version of ‘Avatar’?

James Cameron is not through sucking the money right out of your bank account. You’ve already made Avatar the moneymakingest movie ever at the box office (unadjusted for inflation, of course, because no one wants to say that Scarlett O’Hara kicks Na’vi ass). You’ve already made the DVD and blu-ray the biggest selling release ever. … more…

retro trailer: ‘The Adventures of Robin Hood’

Take a look back at an old trailer… England! It looks remarkably like Southern California! But never mind: Look, it’s Errol Flynn! With a little moustache! As the mightiest adventurer ever! *swoon* Makes me think of that Jimmy Buffett song: That’s why I wish I had a pencil-thin mustache the Boston Blackie kind, or a … more…