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SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (DVD)

By | July 1998

What makes the disc a must-buy is the spectactular presentation of the film itself; the sound and picture is remarkably close to the actual theatrical experience (of course, exactly how close is dependent on your home theatre system)…

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SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (DVD)

The first major work by Steven Spielberg to be released on DVD, DreamWorks' Saving Private Ryan disc proves that it does not take a raft of supplemental...

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THE THIN RED LINE (DVD)

Love a film, hate a film, all points in between--I generally know what I want to say and how to say it. So why, then, do I feel so ill-equipped to...

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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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THE X-FILES

The truth is out there, man, it's really OUT there. Too bad there wasn't a better script to go with it. Since they used the same TV writer (Chris...

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