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PRINCE OF EGYPT (DVD)

By | July 1998

Animated features have a much more complex behind-the-scenes creative process than most live action ones, and this disc takes an exhaustive look at it…

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PRINCE OF EGYPT (DVD)

Though the DVD format is still in its infancy, there has been one genre of film that has been especially slow to make the digital transition--that of the...

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HALLOWEEN: H20–20 YEARS LATER (DVD)

The usual exception to Buena Vista's threadbare DVDs are the collectors' editions from its Miramax and Dimension labels. However, Dimension's so-called...

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RAZOR BLADE SMILE (DVD)

I was taken aback when I first popped in this disc: the flashy animated menus belie this campy vampire actioner's no-budget origins. And at initial glance,...

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PASSION IN THE DESERT

Another Balzac novel makes it to the big screen -- following "Cousin Bette" -- making him the new Jane Austin of cinema. This bizarre tragedy explores the...

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RABID DOGS

Italian horror master Mario Bava's lost masterpiece has finally seen the light of day, but you'll need a DVD player to see it for now. Luckily, I know a...

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ARMAGEDDON

Sing it with me: ^ Just some good old boys, never meanin' no harm... ^ Film has a few flaws, it's loud just because, ^ [Michæl Bay] leaves subtlety on...

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HENRY FOOL

Writer-Director Hal Hartley has made good on the threat of "Flirt" and unleashed a powerful new talent out of the indie ghetto. Unfolding and sounding...

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OUT OF SIGHT

It must be karmic payback for Elmore Leonard for all the awful adaptations of his work. With "Get Shorty", "Jackie Brown", and now, "Out of Sight", he's...

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DREAM FOR AN INSOMNIAC

A perfunctory romantic comedy that overcomes its stiff beginnings to become an enjoyable life lesson about the pursuit of passion. Ione Skye and MacKenzie...

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JUNK MAIL

Roy's an apathetic Norwegian mailman with the nasty habit of sorting through people's mail, discarding the junk and absconding with the juicy stuff. When...

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