DVD Review: Orlok The Vampire 3D

There is nothing more exciting than to sit down to watch a good horror flick with a bowl of hot buttered popcorn and a tall glass of cold coca-cola and trying to keep from spilling it all when a scary scene comes up making you jump. I have loved horror movies since I was a kid, unfortunately it is not a taste in movies that my husband I share so I have to stay up at night alone if

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DVD Review: Supervan

Laser Blasting and solar powered! Watch out – It’s One Mean Machine! 70’s Exploitation cinema at it’s best!

Supervan is an exciting action packed film. Clint Morgan (Mark Schneider) defies his father by making a decision on his own. He decides to take the chance when he gets to enter his Van into a contest. He has the van customized like no other van has ever been. He has it equipped with lasers and a plush interior and the van

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DVD Review: Wish Me Luck Series 1

This 2 Volume Boxed DVD set, Wish Me Luck Series 1 is based on the true stories of female intelligence agents behind Nazi line. It has a great cast including, Kate Buffery, Jane Asher, Julian Glover, Michael J. Jackson, Warren Clarke and Jeremy Northam. Filmed on location in Britain and France Wish Me Luck boasts strong female characters, tension filled plots and historical authenticity.

On Disc 1 there are 4 episodes starting in England in 1942 where Liz Granger living in Dover with her 5 year

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DVD Review: Armchair Thriller Set 2

If you are a thriller lover like I am then this DVD set, Armchair Thriller Set 2 is for you. No one can do a good thriller like the Brits do. This set will surely keep you on the edge of your seat. The suspenseful plots trace the stories of desperate people trapped in dire situations. The grimly riveting tales are based on novels by acclaimed authors.

These tales feature superb acting, eerie ambiance and twisting plots. The excellent casts include Michael Feast, Renee Asherson, and

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DVD Review: The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Collection

This is an 11 volume DVD set of  The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Collection which hits the streets on DVD on March 16, 2010. Filled with suspense and psychological depth, we have these 17 feature length mysteries which are based on Ruth Rendell’s bestselling fiction. The stars included are Colin Firth, Honeysuckle Weeks, James D’Arcy, James Calls, Amanda Redman among others. This series had aired on public television in the 1990’s.

Rendell combines plots with a keen understanding of the motivations and machinations of the human mind.

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DVD Review: Mick Taylor Band – The Tokyo Concert

Michael Kevin Taylor, better known as Mick Taylor was born on January 17, 1949 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire (England) and was raised in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Taylor’s name is recognized best for his part as a member of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and of the Rolling Stones which he resigned from in December of 1974.

Taylor’s preference for music includes the blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll and he plays the slide guitar extremely well. He landed the job with the Rolling Stones when Mick

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DVD Review: I Am Virgin

How would you expect one man to feel if suddenly he finds himself surrounded by 6.8 billion sex-crazed women and they all want him? In this DVD, I Am Virgin the guy who is a virgin and wants to save his virginity until he finds the right one to be with to spend his life with finds himself in this position.

The major problem is that the world has been infected by a virus transforming everyone into horny sex-crazed vampires forcing Robby, played by Adam Davis

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DVD Review: The Beiderbecke Connection

Award winning playwright and screenwriter, Alan Plater has returned with the debut on DVD with a third Beiderbecke mystery which is as quirky and fun as the first two. The Beiderbecke Connection was aired on public TV in the 1990’s along with the first two, The Beiderbecke Affair and the Beiderbecke Tapes.

In the Beiderbecke Connection we have Trevor Chaplin, played by James Bolam and Jill Swinburne, played by Barbara Flynn. Trevor and Jill are teachers that have settled down at a run-down school in Leeds.

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DVD Review: Poldark Series 1

This video set, Poldark Series 1 as seen on Masterpiece Theatre as a wildly popular hit show is making its debut on DVD which street dates on March 2, 2010. The New York Times describes it as “Romantic adventure, complete with raging ambition, terrible betrayals, frustrated loves, daring deeds, and a marvelously dashing hero.”

Poldark has been labeled as the British version of Gone With The Wind. It is based on the novels by Winston Graham while it demonstrates the enduring appeal of a gripping storyline

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DVD Review: Taggart Set 2

For the first time in the U.S. the audiences will be able to sit at home and watch on DVD the world’s longest continually running police drama, Taggart Set 2. It will be available on DVD on February 23, 2010.

It is described by the Sunday Times as “Gritty, compelling… a mad cocktail of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, and old Vincent Price movies.

The 4 volume boxed set comes with 8 contemporary episodes which includes the complete 20th season of the series that was aired in the

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