1001 Movie Collection

Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley are New York scammers on the lam from the IRS–they got framed by their slimy accountant, Wayne Knight of Seinfeld–so they hide out as fake Amish farmers in Intercourse, Pennsylvania. As parodies of Witness go, For Richer or Poorer can’t compete with the Woody Harrelson-Bill Murray flick Kingpin, by the creators of Dumb & Dumber. Allen and Alley are directed by the creator of McHale’s Navy. But wait, come back! The true test of talent is a capacity t Read more…

FAMILY OF COPS: When veteran detective Paul Fein investigates the murder of a prominent businessman, he learns that his daughter, Jackie, and the businessman’s wife, Anna, are leading suspects. Paul is certain Jackie is innocent, but to prove so, he must dangerously use himself as a decoy to find out what Anna knows–or doesn’t know–about her husband’s death. BREACH OF FAITH: A FAMILY OF COPS II: Veteran detective Paul Fein (Charles Bronson, Once Upon a Time in the West) retu Read more…

The best way to enjoy this 1997 thriller is to forget the much better film that inspired it (1973’s The Day of the Jackal) and get whatever kicks you can from this heavy-metal remake. It’s not bad as hokey thrillers go, but all of the original film’s suspenseful finesse has been traded in (not traded up) for bigger, bolder action and nonsensical plotting. It’s as if Hollywood had forgotten to create excitement without resorting to overblown action and heavy hardware, but there’s Read more…

essential video

Join Ernie at The Furry Arms Hotel for a musical lesson in just how useful counting can be. When Ernie finds and returns a misplaced key, he uses his knowledge of numbers to return the key to the correct guest. As Ernie begins to learn about the hotel business, he finds many common situations in which counting is essential. Throughout the 30-minute video, Ernie and his friends help children learn to count from 1 to 20 with such songs as the jazzy “That’s Ho Read more…