D-Box Seating and Cinema Therapy Many of us who are interested in the therapeutic value of film are asking ourselves if D-Box Seats enhance or detract from the cinema therapy experience. D-Box Seats are manufactured by D-BOX Technologies, a Canadian company. The seats are engineered to move with the sound and scene content of a […]
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Wes Craven’s 1984 horror film is a better movie than it is generally credited for being. Forget the tawdry sequels; this highly original, almost surrealist work stars Robert Englund as a mutilated monster who kills teenagers during their dreams.Craven takes the Hitchcockian step of layering in psychological explanations for the terror and then proving them […]
A Christmas Carol
This is the desert-island choice of the many versions of A Christmas Carol, with a magnificent, full-bodied portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge by Alastair Sim that leaves everyone else in the dust. Lean and direct, this film’s version of the story wastes no time trying to impress viewers with the magical nature of the spirits’ visitations. […]
The Original Christmas Classics
This collection has 7 Christmas specials in one gorgeous package in its “Original Christmas Classics” DVD collection. The headliners of this set are the three greatest Rankin/Bass Christmas TV specials of all-time: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, and Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town! In addition to these, we are treated to “The […]