because Wacko Warner is running Warner Bros. these days

Netflix subscribers will have to wait 28 days to rent Warner Bros.’ latest DVDs and blu-rays, according to the Associated Press. Or because someone thinks people who couldn’t be bothered to haul ass out to the multiplex to catch a flick won’t be perfectly content to wait a month for the DVD on Netflix. This … more…

oh-no DVD of the week: ‘Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus’

The purple! It burns! Barbie™ takes flight in her first original princess fairy tale movie, Barbie™ and the Magic of Pegasus. Princess Annika (Barbie™) discovers adventure when she is befriended by Brietta – a magnificent winged horse – that flies her to the beautiful Cloud Kingdom. Annika has only three days to break the spell … more…

retro trailer: ‘The Wolf Man’

Take a look back at an old trailer… If you haven’t seen this, you should catch up before the Benicio Del Toro version hits the screens next month. The Wolf Man is available on DVD in Region 1 and Region 2. My review is here.

retro trailer: ‘Meet John Doe’

Take a look back at an old trailer… Eighteen months to film? “Magnificently” shot entirely on a backlot? I do love this movie, but I think I love how they sold it way back when even more. Gary Cooper: definitely a selling point. Cast of 5,000 others? I guess that — and the 18 months … more…