Every few months Acorn Media comes out with a set of DVDs for one of Britain’s most successful crime series, Midsomer Murders. June 1st sees the release of Set 15 of the series which, in fact, consists of the three first mysteries from Season 11. These episodes originally aired in England during 2008 but have ...
Box Set, DVD Reviews, Drama, New Releases, Sasto, TelevisionAbout 10 years ago Cartoon Network aired a show called O Canada on Sunday nights around midnight. This show, which I made it a point to never miss, featured a weekly selection of animated shorts from Canada’s National Film Board. Since 1939 The National Film Board has been a major resource for animators to hone ...
Animation, Author, Blu Monday, Blu Ray Reviews, Bulin, New ReleasesWhen a US ambassidor to Venezuela turns up dead in the Orinoco River, terrorism is suspected. Naturally, U.S. representative Grady (Not “Brady”!, played by Barry Williams) sends his top man, Special Agent Jason Fitch (Paul Logan) to get to the bottom of things. Immediately upon arriving in Venezuela, he is greeted by distraught scientist Sarah ...
Action, Bulin, DVD Reviews, Drama, Friday Night Frights, New Releases, TelevisionAs Video Vault regulars know, I am really not a fan of movie remakes. When it comes to music, however, I have quite the opposite stance. I love to hear cover songs, especially when an artist crosses genres, such as doing a punk remake of say, I Believe I Can Fly. Naturally I jumped at ...
CD Reviews, New ReleasesDetective Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) is the Chief Inspector of the picturesque little English village of Midsomer, where life is anything but dull. Inspector Barnaby’s partner is Detective Sergeant Ben Jones (Jason Hughes) who considers Barnaby something of a mentor. The people of Midsomer seem to have a knack for showing up dead and not ...
DVD Reviews, Drama, New ReleasesIn the woods of Connecticut lurks the Banshee, a creature the Irish legends made famous. As several local residents and a group of college kids on spring break were about to discover, some legends are based on facts. Banshee!!! (don’t forget the exclimation points!!!) takes one of the most basic settings of horror, a mysterious ...
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