October 12, 2004
Tuesday October 12, 2004

Savant's new reviews today are

Murder on the Orient Express Paramount
Mask Universal
Tess Columbia TriStar
Stage Fright Warners and
The Rose Tattoo Paramount

While waiting for October's crop of genre titles to arrive I'm stepping up the reviews to make room for them; and there are some good surprises for fans of top-notch acting this week.

Now we know how serious it was that Janet Leigh wasn't available for a Manchurian Candidate interview earlier in the year, and Christopher Reeve's passing is a sad day. Truly courageous people are rare enough, but to have one carry the image of Superman so gracefully is very moving. I was just commenting on the nature of throat-grabbing sincerity last week in my review of Fred Rogers' memorial disc, and comparing him to Reeve as Superman. They may find some Men of Steel in the future, but Reeve was it for me.

Am hoping for a box or two of those good Universal monsters, and am also hungry to review DAMN YANKEES, ED WOOD, EXPLORERS ... and will keep my ear peeled for sounds from the mailbox.

Thanks, Glenn Erickson

Posted by DVD Savant at October 12, 2004 04:32 PM