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Ninja Assassin Game for the iPhone and iPod Touch NOW Only $.99!

Rebecca Wright — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:49:43 +0000

Ninja Assassin is a stealthy side scrolling hack n’ slash action game featuring an innovative touch-based, gesture control scheme. The player controls a single combatant against a number of different mobs and bosses identical to the primary enemies found in the [...]

DVD Review: Alice in Wonderland (BBC Broadcast, 1966)

Rebecca Wright — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:50:29 +0000

BBC | 1966 | 72 mins. | Not Rated With the Johnny Depp/Tim Burton version of Alice in Wonderland now in theaters, several earlier adaptations of the Lewis Carroll classic have been re-released on video. Among them is the haunting, nightmarish 1966 BBC Television version written and directed by Jonathan Miller, and starring Peter Sellers, Sir [...]

Avatar Officially Announced for Blu-ray and DVD Release April 20

Rebecca Wright — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:28:41 +0000

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has officially announced Avatar on Blu-ray. The release date has been set for Thursday, April 22 (Earth Day). In a first for a major theatrical release on Blu-ray, the studio will go Superbit on James Cameron’s megablockbuster and release it without any special features of any sort, in order [...]

DVD Review: Up in the Air

Rebecca Wright — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:08:13 +0000

Paramount Pictures | 2009 | 109 mins. | Rated R There was a time, not that long ago when flying was an extravagance; only the wealthy could afford to do it regularly, and only corporate CEO’s regularly took business trips across the country and beyond. Now, casual flyers might board a plane once or twice a [...]

Marcus Welby, MD.: Season One Coming to DVD on May 4

Rebecca Wright — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:40:33 +0000

Santa Monica, California – March 15, 2010 - On May 4, 2010, Shout! Factory and the NBC Universal Television, DVD, Music and Consumer Products Group will bring classic television’s most popular and acclaimed medical drama to DVD with MARCUS WELBY, M.D.: SEASON ONE. Starring Robert Young as the kind and caring family practitioner Dr. Marcus [...]

Blu-ray Review: Capitalism – A Love Story

Rebecca Wright — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:59:07 +0000

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2009 | 127 mins. | Rated R Arguably one of the best known documentary filmmakers in the western world, Michael Moore is a man who stirs up strong emotions. People tend to love or hate him, with little room for a middle ground. The strong feelings he evokes means that he [...]

Blu-ray Review: Broken Embraces

Rebecca Wright — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:27:29 +0000

Sony Pictures | 2009 | 127 mins. | Rated R Director Pedro Almodóvar has clearly found his muse in Penélope Cruz; after working together in Live Flesh, All About My Mother and Volver, the two teamed up again for Broken Embraces. A film within a film that moves back and forth between past and present [...]

Blu-ray Review: Where The Wild Things Are

Rebecca Wright — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:47:27 +0000

Warner Bros. | 2009 | 101 mins. | Rated PG As a child, Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are was a regular part of my bedtime reading routine. As a matter of fact, it was one of the first books I learned to read. Suffice to say, I have found memories of the story, and [...]

Blu-ray Review: The Princess and the Frog

Rebecca Wright — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:34:19 +0000

Disney / Buena Vista | 2009 | 97 mins. | Rated G In recent years, Disney has found itself playing catch up with the mighty PIXAR when it comes to animated films. While the ‘House of Mouse’ has put out some enjoyable fare including Meet the Robinsons, and Bolt, they have been surpassed by the innovative [...]

The Hurt Locker Wins Big at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards

Rebecca Wright — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:50:36 +0000

Here are the nominees, with the winners listed in bold: Best Picture: “Avatar” “The Blind Side” “District 9″ “An Education” “The Hurt Locker” “Inglourious Basterds” “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” “A Serious Man” “Up” “Up in the Air” Best Actor: Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart” George Clooney, “Up in the Air” Colin Firth, “A Single Man” Morgan Freeman, “Invictus” Jeremy Renner, “The Hurt Locker” Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Matt Damon, [...]