A graduate of Roger Corman’s school of low-budget ingenuity, director Joe Dante rose to the challenge of The Howling, an instant werewolf classic. Makeup wizard Rob Bottin created what was then the wildest onscreen transformation ever seen. With Gary Brandner’s novel The Howling as a starting point, Dante conceived a werewolf colony on the California […]
Dexter: The Series
Dexter is based on the compelling novel “Darkly Dreaming Dexter” by Jeff Lindsay. Orphaned at the age of four and harboring a traumatic secret, Dexter Morgan (Dexter Morgan (Emmy- and Golden Globe- nominated actor Michael C. Hall from “Six Feet Under”) is adopted by a police officer who recognizes Dexter’s homicidal tendencies and guides his […]
Taxi: The Series
Hail, Taxi. It’s great to finally have one of the defining sitcoms of the 1970s available on DVD to take out for a spin. This character-driven humane comedy from the creators of The Mary Tyler Moore Show rolled out of the garage with a full tank of gas: a lightning-in-a-bottle ensemble, smart, witty, and compassionate […]
The Waltons: The Series
The Waltons’ nearly 10-year run on network television grew out of the popular, 1971 made-for-TV movie The Homecoming, which was derived from a Depression-era, rustic setting (“Walton’s Mountain”), and characters based on Earl Hamner Jr.’s autobiographical novel Spencer’s Mountain–itself the source for a very nice 1963 feature film starring Henry Fonda and Maureen O’Hara.That’s a […]
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