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New on Blu-ray: All Three Lord of The Rings Trilogy Extended Editions in Individual Blu-ray
Sometimes it feels like I’ve been reviewing different versions of Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy at least once per year. (By the way, will we now have to start calling these the...
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New on Blu-ray: The Terminator Anthology
The neverending battle against the machines continues. What, you thought it was over? Get real. Skynet and its legion of unstoppable killer Terminators come home yet again in a new “The Terminator Anthology” Blu-ray...
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Another Deleted Scene from The Avengers Focuses on Captain America
In “The Avengers”, the first time we see Captain America aka Steve Rogers, he’s pounding a bag in a gym when Nick Fury approaches him with his new assignment. Turns out, that’s now how...
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Bleak Alternate Opening To The Avengers
Joss Whedon’s “The Avengers” is a lot of fun. Of all the many ways to describe the superhero adventure, those three little letters seem the most appropriate. A new deleted scene from the upcoming...
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Blu-ray Giveaway: Spartacus (Season 2) – Vengeance
The rebellion is hear! And yes, it’s as bloody and sexy as the first season, perhaps even more so given the stakes — it’s freedom or die! Season 2 of Starz Channel’s hit show...
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New on Blu-ray: The Aristocats (1970)/Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure (2001)/ The Tigger Movie (2000)
Disney is the most well known animation and family oriented company in the world. They’ve put out more animated and family friendly films than anyone else. Why else do you think the phrase “Disneyfied”...
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New On Blu-Ray/DVD: The Walking Dead Season 2
The second season of AMC’s zombie juggernaut “The Walking Dead”, now out on Blu-ray and DVD, is really a tale of two halves. Part one is chiefly concerned with the group, led by Rick...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: The Lucky One (2012)
Nicolas Spark novels are nothing if not predictable — damaged but nevertheless perfect couples, trying but nevertheless perfect love stories, set in a perfect setting. But hey, that’s what the ladies want, so who...
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Kim Ki Duk’s Arirang and Crocodile on Region 2 DVD
Fans of South Korean auteur Kim Ki Duk will have a lot to crow about on October 8th, 2012, when UK-based Terracotta Media releases two of the director’s more famous films on one DVD....
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New on Blu-ray: The Rescuers (1977)/The Rescuers Down Under (1990) and Pocahontas (1995)/Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998)
Disney, known the world over for their stunning animation, as well as their penchant for retiring movies to their vault in ten year rotations, seems to be giving a reprieve with the release of...
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New on DVD: Young Justice – Dangerous Secrets
You could go mad trying to collect all of “Young Justice” on DVD. Warner Home Video had previously released the show’s Season 1 in chunks of 4 episodes, but with “Dangerous Secrets” they’ve collected...
Read More »Blu-ray Giveaway: The Walking Dead Season 2
The second season of AMC’s hit zombie show “The Walking Dead” doesn’t shamble its way onto DVD and Blu-ray shelves until later this month on August 28, 2012, but thanks to the good folks...
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Warner Bros. Shuts Down Its Direct-to-DVD Label Warner Premiere
For years, Warner Bros., in partnership with D.C. Comics, had been releasing quite a bit of direct-to-DVD titles under their Warner Premiere label. Most of the titles were sequels for moderately successful films, like...
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New on Blu-ray Book: Full Metal Jacket (25th Anniversary Edition)
What can I say about Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 war movie “Full Metal Jacket”, except that it was the movie that reassured me, if I ever had any doubt, that I would never, ever become...
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Marvel’s Phase One/Avengers International DVD/Blu-ray Release Dates and Box Set Images
By now you probably already know that the Stateside DVD/Blu-ray release of “The Avengers” is coming September 25, 2012, along with a special limited edition of what Marvel is calling their “Phase One” Cinematic...
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Writer/Director Wen Jiang’s Let the Bullets Fly Headed to UK DVD This August
I had an opportunity to see writer/director Wen Jiang’s impossibly entertaining action/comedy “Let the Bullets Fly” last summer, and I honestly enjoyed every second of it. Seeing Chow Yun Fat back in his element...
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Scott Leberecht’s Midnight Son Arrives on DVD
Our Brent McKnight reviewed writer/director Scott Leberecht’s vampire drama “Midnight Son” a year ago at the Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival (you can read his full review here). The well-reviewed film is now getting...
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Juan of the Dead Finally Slays onto DVD with a New Snazzy Trailer
Zombies invade Cuba in “Juan of the Dead”, and the only man who can stop them is … Juan of the Dead! Duh. His name is in the title and everything. The film boasts...
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New On Blu-Ray/DVD: Hijacked (2012)
Randy “the Natural” Couture is a great fighter, a legend in the sport of mixed martial arts, but god damn, people need to stop giving him lines in movies. For all his heart in...
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The Cabin in the Woods DVD/Blu-ray Trailer Pretty Much Reveals Everything
I’m really surprised the Drew Goddard/Joss Whedon horror send-up “The Cabin in the Woods” didn’t make more money. It’s the most original film to come around in a long while. Then again, I guess...
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