DVD Verdict: Historical

Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy

2013-05-18

Reviewed by P.S. Colbert
Quote: "A wonderful counter-balance to the historical view of twentieth century Jews, primarily as victims of the Holocaust, and country club restrictions."

James A. Michener's Texas

2013-05-16

Reviewed by Gordon Sullivan
Quote: "A pretty potted version of Texas history that focuses on the great men behind the state's independence."

Back to 1942 (Blu-ray)

2013-05-14

Reviewed by Gordon Sullivan
Quote: "China doesn't just want to import Hollywood stories -- no, they want to tell some of their own."

Decoding Neanderthals

2013-05-12

Reviewed by Dawn Hunt
Quote: "What I affectionately refer to as a "black hole show," meaning I have to turn the channel within three minutes or I'm helplessly sucked in to the program."

Hitler's Children

2013-05-11

Reviewed by P.S. Colbert
Quote: "A fascinating and empathetic look into a handful of lives, forever affected by the unforgivable actions of the Third Reich."

Philip Roth: Unmasked

2013-05-11

Reviewed by P.S. Colbert
Quote: "Most likely the closest you'll ever come to an intimate encounter with an (alleged) intellectual pornographer."

10 Buildings That Changed America

2013-05-11

Reviewed by Dawn Hunt
Quote: " While I'm not an architecture buff, the content is educational and never makes one feel as though any of it is over our heads."

Wagner & Me

2013-05-11

Reviewed by P.S. Colbert
Quote: "My limited appreciation of Wagner & Me was more than compensated for by my immense enjoyment of it."

Ben-Hur (2010)

2013-05-09

Reviewed by David Johnson
Quote: "There's some surprisingly erotic goings-on here. And I'm not sure why."

Empire of Silver

2013-05-09

Reviewed by Daryl Loomis
Quote: "With the romance, the war, and the financial issues, Empire of Silver has enough going on for at least another production, so it's too bad that director Christina Yao, in her first feature film, couldn't focus on one or two of these threads."