The timeless comedy of Bud Abbott & Lou Costello has been delighting one generation after another for 70+ years. With the advent of the VHS boom in the ‘80s, a handful of Bud and Lou’s licensed comedies made their way to home video, while many no-name companies sought to make a buck or two by releasing some public domain films and TV appearances. Twenty-some-odd years later, public domain compilations are still being distributed by one label after another. Hollywood Select Video is the latest group to do so.
Archive for 11 February, 2010
*DVD Review* Legends Of Laughter: Abbott & Costello
Posted: 11 February, 2010 in Movies/TV, TVTags: Bud and Lou, Classic, Comedy, Legends of Laughter: Abbott & Costello, public domain, radio, television
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*Blu-ray Review* Cheaper By The Dozen 2
Posted: 11 February, 2010 in Movies/TVTags: Bonnie Hunt, Cheaper By The Dozen 2, Comedy, Eugene Levy, family, Fox Home Entertainment, Hilary Duff, Steve Martin, Tom Welling
Despite his mad comedic and musical skills, Steve Martin seems to have a habit of making “bad” movies. Many of his earlier works (i.e. The Jerk) received more than their fair share of negative reviews upon release. And, while those films are now being hailed as comedy classics, the future of his more-recent works aren’t looking so optimistic. One such example is the Cheaper By The Dozen series. The first film was lukewarm at best (frankly, I only watched it because I wanted to see Tom Welling do something other than his Clark Kent bit). I didn’t even know that a second film came out, so this Blu-ray presentation was my first experience with it.
*Music Review* Tiësto – Kaleidoscope [Album]
Posted: 11 February, 2010 in MusicTags: album, CD, DJ, Kaleidoscope, Nelly Furtado, Tegan & Sara, Tiësto, trance
The flying Dutchman himself, DJ Tiësto, returns with his fourth album to entice and entrance electro music lovers everywhere. For “Kaleidoscope”, Tiësto brought together a variety of recording artists from all around the world, such as Nelly Furtado, Tegan & Sara, Calvin Harris, Kianna, Sneaky Sound System, and more — and the former “World’s No. 1 DJ” titleholder (DJ Magazine, 2002-2004) has changed his repertoire a great deal for this album. The result? A damn good collection of trance tunes.
