Recent content by Amy Mormino

Am I one of the only ones excited for the Pirates of the Golden Age Collection, even if it is a blatant Pirates of the Caribbean tie-in? The collection has an Errol Flynn/Maureen O'Hara pirate movie in it, even if it is a somewhat over-the-hill Errol. And it has a Donald O'Connor pirate musical...

A recent commercial that I really hate is for a car company. Two kids are sitting in a minivan watching the DVD player and hanging out. Their dad comes and tells them he's just finished a treehouse for them after a long period of hard work. The kids ask if the treehouse has all the cushy...

The line-up is a little disappointing to me personally, but I'm glad that this is finally coming out. And the mention of future volumes and intriguing extras is good news. It seems like these are all public domain titles, which should prevent legal troubles.

The almost total absence of any soap-related DVDs (I think ABC released a soap wedding compilation a few years back) remains a mystery to me. Sure, the audience isn't huge, but you can't tell me that with all the obscure shows that have been released that some company wouldn't snatch at the...

Land of the Pharaohs is also coming in the same set as Colossus of Rhodes, though releasing them as part of a "Cult Camp Classics" set denotes a certain lack of respect. And Quo Vadis was announced as a future film release during the last Warner Bros. chat. My hope is that the success of 300 and...

You can't really blame them, can you? Doctor Who will probably be sending its new season over to the U.S. via SciFi Network and it would hardly be in their interests for international viewers to see the episodes months before. The Dutch example is a little stranger as I can't see what outlet in...

I think it is because the 70s African American shows have broad audience appeal, unlike today when shows with predominantly black casts unfortunately seem much more marginal. Plus, most of the shows mentioned have been continually rerun, so they can gain new fans. As a result, they probably have...

This is a region two release, but it certainly surprised me to see the bizarre and obscure Saturday morning cartoon The Little Clowns of Happy Town out on DVD in the UK.

The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Amazing Colossal Episode Guide is pretty funny and a decent guide to the early years of the show (it doesn't cover seasons seven and up, but the official website does have entries for those shows). If you're a fan, it is definitely worth buying. Also...

The weird thing about Miami Vice is that the first season was Universal's number one best-seller for the year it came out- an article a few months ago confirmed that. The second season probably did less, but it is hard to imagine the fall-off was so severe that it wouldn't allow for future...

Three that may well be released in the future: Family Ties Beauty and the Beast Land of the Giants Two that I don't have much hope for: Batman VH1's I Love the 80s (Very very unlikely due to rights issues)

Look again, Marco. Behind the True-Life Cameras is included in Volume 2. These releases look really good. I just wish they weren't limited edition. Buying all four in a short amount of time will be an expensive task, especially with the Treasures releases coming out at the same time, unless...

I think that Gates of Fire is in some far corner of development hell. I first heard of the project around the time of that article (2000) and absolutely nothing has come of it. With 300 coming out, I think it may be dead. But at least we have 300. When I saw early pictures with Gerard...

I think that all of the names that you mentioned will make it into the In Memoriam section, even if I had to look up a couple to determine their significance. I like this part of the Oscars as well. An additional question would be who will "win" the unofficial contest for which dead celebrity...

Mormino doesn't rank, which hardly shocks me. A whole branch of the family had their name changed to "Marmino" when entering the U.S. because the customs person didn't spell the name right.