Since we’re doing Saturday reviews of old classics, I thought I’d throw in a Sunday review of a contemporary (2003) one, a remarkable film based on an even more remarkable play. Both have won many awards, but it seems likely that some of our viewers have missed Angels in America. That’s too bad, because it’s a major achievement in turn-of-the-millennium drama—and it’s genre, of a sort.
Textbook review – “Linear Algebra Done Right”
With a title like this, you know that it’s either fantastic, or so pompous that it’s about to get thrashed. Read on to find out which it is.
“Gargoyles” on DVD needs sales
I just read this
TVShowsOnDVD article. For those who haven’t seen
it, Gargoyles was a remarkably mature Disney
cartoon, which had a huge teenage audience. It wasn’t
the shiny, pretty world that so much of Disney’s
current output seems to be built off of. Instead, it
felt like fantasy characters lodged in the real world.
Moreover, it featured serialized stories, a rarity in
children’s entertainment. I’ve been putting off
buying them, hoping for a complete series pack, but
I’ve just ordered the two available sets now. This
show may not have enough audience left to outsell
Bambi II or the next direct to video sequel,
but it deserves to. I’m spending the dollars on it,
hoping to convince Disney that there is a market for
content on this on DVD, and that it’s worth their
while to release the rest of the series. If you
remember the show, or have teenagers who would be
willing to listen to recommendations, pick up a set.
(Note that season two, volume one has twice the
episode count as season one, so it’s actually a better
deal.)
Weekly DVD Picks – February 21, 2006
It’s another odd week for the “pick of the week.”
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Saturday Movie Review – “The Day The Earth Stood Still”
One of the true classics gets its long overdue review
this week.
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Stargate Atlantis Discussion: “Coup D’etat”
When the Atlantis team finds out that the Genii have grown into a new menace, they realize that the armistice with their old enemy may soon come to an end.
Stargate SG-1 Discussion: “The Scourge”
While a group of foreign delegates are touring the Gamma Site, a swarm of alien bugs linked to the Ori escapes containment…and adapt to become carnivorous.
Smallville Review – “Cyborg”
Well, that was an unexpected conclusion, but a damn
good one.
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Invasion Discussion: “The Nest”
Kira is curious and frustrated as she tries to find the truth out about her father, Mariel and the other residents of Homestead. Kira will find danger in her search. Meanwhile, Russell tests Mariel’s blood and they are shocked at the results.
Lost Discussion: “One of the Them”
After Sun getting injured, some of the survivors begin to think that one of the “other survivors” might be one of “The Others.” When French woman Danielle Rousseau leads Sayid to a mysterious captive in the jungle, he becomes determined to find out if he is one of the “Others.” Meanwhile, Sawyer discovers Hurley’s potentially devastating breach of the survivors’ trust and blackmails him into helping track an elusive island creature that won’t leave Sawyer alone.