tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1156637961276459002024-09-01T14:13:34.015-07:00Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02633550243252826728noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115663796127645900.post-46881674625604793532010-10-01T02:47:00.000-07:002010-10-01T02:47:00.938-07:00 <BODY readability="7"><P>Judge Roy Hrab's eyes hold no secrets.</P><P>"He can't change his passion…"</P><P>The Argentinean film <B>The Secret In Their Eyes</B> (<B>El Secreto De Sus Ojos</B>) won the Best Foreign Language Film at the 2010 Academy Awards, representing one of the rare times that the Academy has made a good decision. Of course, the Academy got it horribly wrong by not nominating Juan José Campanella's film for Best Picture. However, enough talk about irrelevant awards, let's discuss this quietly mesmerizing motion picture, instead.</P><P>Retired detective Benjamin Esposito (Ricardo Darin) is trying to write a book about a vicious rape and murder of a young woman that he solved 25 years ago. However, while Esposito "solved" the crime, many issues went unresolved, including his feelings for his former colleague Irene (Soledad Villamil). As he tries to settle with the past, more and more events from the old case bubble to the surface. Can Esposito and those involved in the investigation resolve the loose ends and move on, or will they get swallowed-up by the past? Is it already too late?</P><P><B>The Secret In Their Eyes</B> is about the capacity of people to deal with events that cannot be changed. Individuals can trap themselves in the past, living a life of increasingly hazy memories; or, they can move on and live a fulfilling life. Both types of personalities are explored in great detail here.</P><P>The heart of the film belongs to Esposito. He can't decide whether he wants to live in the past or the present. The story is told from his conflicted point of view, comprised of flashbacks and contemporary action. The reason for his dilemma is his passion, for justice and Irene. His idea to write a book about the old crime is an attempt to deal with these issues, but writing the book pulls old issues into the present, disrupting cur<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">rent</a> lives.</P><P>The other characters have their own passions. Irene, too, has a passion for justice, but also for moving her life, including her career and relationships, ever forward. Ricardo Morales (Pablo Rago), the husband of the murdered woman, has an undying passion for the deceased love of his life. Isidoro Gomez (Javier Godino), the suspected killer, has passions that include pedestrian and unsavory pursuits. As the passions of the characters interact with each other the story is propelled forward, moving methodically and logically between police procedural and love story. In-between these main story threads are many twists and turns; exploring the themes of friendship, loyalty, corruption, and revenge.</P><P>Not wanting to spoil the outcome prevents me from providing further details about the story. But it's a thrilling ride, filled with top-notch performances, especially by Darin as the determined Esposito. Another stand-out is Guillermo Francella as Esposito's alcoholic partner, Sandoval. The rest of the main players: Villamil, Rago, and Godino are similarly terrific. The entire cast has tremendous chemistry with each other. There are no false notes here.</P><P>The film is also technically superb, hitting its peak during the absolutely stunning soccer stadium sequence. You'll know it when you see it. The rest of the filming is equally accomplished from the use of long takes to the full utilization of the widescreen format.</P><P>The video transfer is strong. The color is good and the detail robust, allowing you to see the wrinkles created by the make-up artists for the aged characters in the contemporary scenes. The 5.1 surround sound is excellent. The dialogue, music, and sound effects are perfectly clear.</P><P>The main extra is an excellent commentary by director Campanella. It's a must for film students and cinema buffs. He thoroughly breaks down the film, discussing the themes, color schemes, acting, music, CGI-effects and editing. He gives a lot of information, but he's never boring even though you'll have to read the commentary via subtitles if you don't speak Spanish. The remaining extras are a couple of short featurettes. The first is a behind-the-scenes piece. The second is a collection of audition tapes of some of the supporting actors in the film. The theatrical trailer is also included.</P><P>This is a complex movie made for adults. The casting, story, direction, editing, and music all come together to deliver an exceptional experience.</P><P>Did we give <B>The Secret In Their Eyes</B> a fair trial? yes / no</P>What's "fair"? Whether positive or negative, our reviews should be unbiased, informative, and critique the material on its own merits.</P><P><B>Studio:</B> Sony<BR><B>Video Formats:</B><BR>• 2.35:1 Anamorphic<BR><B>Audio Formats:</B><BR>• Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (French)<BR>• Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (Spanish)<BR><B>Subtitles:</B><BR>• English<BR>• French<BR><B>Running Time:</B> 129 Minutes<BR><B>Release Year:</B> 2009<BR><B>MPAA Rating:</B> Rated R<BR><B>Genres:</B><BR>• Crime<BR>• Drama<BR>• Foreign<BR>• Mystery<BR>• Romance<BR>• Thriller<BR></P><P>• Commentary<BR>• Featurettes<BR>• Trailer<BR></P><br /><p><a href="http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/secretintheireyes.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02633550243252826728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115663796127645900.post-88029778531978528142010-10-01T00:39:00.000-07:002010-10-01T00:39:00.229-07:00 <BODY readability="20">follow us on twitter</P>dOc on facebook</P>NE News Editor</P>Hotel Terminus: The Life And Times Of Klaus Barbie on D...<BR>Madonna and Daughter Lola Dish at Fashion Line Launch...<BR>Face-Off: The Makings of the Facebook Movie...<BR>Mad Max <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>/<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Combo Pack Oct 5...<BR>Ladies & Gentlemen... 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But things turn out the way they will." - Ryosuke (Shinichi Himori), in <B>The Only Son</B></P><IMG border=0 hspace=3 alt="" vspace=3 align=bottom src="/recicon.gif" width=16 height=16>  Two early works from one of the masters, Yasujiro Ozu.</P><P><B>Movie Grade:</B> A-</P><P><B><a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Grade:</B> B</P><P>Yasujiro Ozu may be the Edmund Burke of filmmakers. That is, he's classically conservative—not in a Sarah Palin kind of way, but in a Reflections on the Revolution in France kind of way: things are bad and getting worse, all human endeavor is an exercise in futility, things might have been better once, but they're no good any more. (Hey, wait, maybe he's really a Japanese Joni Mitchell—you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone, and all that.) It's a dreary and dispiriting world view, undercut, happily, to some extent, by the fluidity and grace of Ozu's filmmaking. You can claim too much for Ozu—some do in this very box set, for instance (more on that in a minute)—but these two early films, not especially well known in the West particularly, are lovely, lyrical expressions of his essential ennui. </P><P><B>The Only Son</B>, made in 1936, could almost be a Joan Crawford weepie on the other side of the Pacific—it's about a mother's relentless sacrifice for her boy, and about how little they both end up to show for it. Otsune cares nothing for herself, and labors only for her son, Ryosuke, for whom she has big plans. It's a movie essentially about the boy not being able to carry the mantle of his mother's aspirations. She wants him to go to all the best schools, to move to Tokyo, to take his place in the leadership, to bring pride to the family name. She has to settle for a remote young man full of secrets and shame—a promising student, Ryosuke gets waylaid by life, in a way. </P><P>Mother makes a surprise visit to her son in Tokyo, and everybody has big and embarrassing secrets. Ryosuke's onetime mentor, a middle school teacher who fanned the flames of his young intellect, has been reduced to selling pork cutlets; we're in a world of sacrificing pa<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">rent</a>s and thankless children. Ozu also takes a dim view of urban life—everybody wants to move to Tokyo, but nothing good happens once they get there, and there's a lot of pining for what's past, what's rural, what's pastoral. And nothing is more decadent than the West&@8212Ryosuke wants to show off and takes his mother to a talkie; she is horrified by what she sees. </P><P>As a filmmaker, Ozu is brave enough to be boring—he's so invested in the emotional lives of his characters that he doesn't feel it necessary to give us visual pyrotechnics. But that also means that sometimes his movies can be, well, boring. How else to characterize a scene, for instance, in which we see little more than three characters sitting and eating bowls of ramen noodles? </P><P>Act Three provides some small opportunities for redemption, but given the grandeur of the aspirations of our characters, these are very small indeed. We're not convinced, and you almost sense that Ozu doesn't expect us to be. And the second film in the double feature, <B>There Was a Father</B>, travels on much of the same territory. It's a more sprawling story, and takes place over decades of the lives of a widower and his son; the accompanying material suggests that the film was celebrated in its time (it was made in 1942) for bringing a sense of nobility to the sacrifices of wartime. </P><P>And yet, in a funny way, this is really a father/son love story. There are no Oedipal complications in Ozu; instead, we get a 25 year old man saying to his father, "I can't stand living apart like this." Love is pure in Ozu, but it's always eclipsed by loss; this is a movie about a father and son retreating from the city to ferret through the shards of their family's disgrace, and then attempting to recover some modicum of self-regard. As you might guess, they are at best modestly successful. So, you know, these are graceful motion pictures, but they ain't exactly feel good. </P><P>Ozu scholars David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, in 2010 interviews, offer thoughts on both films—Bordwell insists that Ozu is the greatest director of all time, and though I disagree with him, it points out how silly it is to argue about those kind of superlatives. And Japanese film scholar Tadao Sato, on the first disc, provides some biographical background on the director. Each disc comes with an accompanying essay by Tony Rayns; and dean of Japanese film scholars Donald Richie has a profile of actor Chishu Ryu in the booklet accompanying <B>There Was a Father</B>. Also, though we're fortunate to have these on <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a>, these are among the worst Criterion discs in terms of video quality that I have ever seen—it appears as if the source material is hopelessly compromised and unrecoverable, and really, there's something about that that I think the films' director would appreciate. </P>Posted by: <B>Jon Danziger</B> - September 8, 2010, 10:45 am - <B><a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Review</B><BR>Keywords: <B>ozu</B>, <B>japanese</B></P><P>Agree? Disagree? 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The release will contain a <B>Commentary Track</B> featuring director Lisa Cholodenko, as well as two <B>Featurettes</B>, covering the making of the film, as well as a look at director Lisa Cholodenko own journey to write the film and bring it to life.<BR>The <B><a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-Ray</a> version</B> will feature a 1080p high definition transfer, supplemented by a DTS 5.1 HD Master Audio track. It will contain the same bonus materials as the <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> version but will expand on them by additional <B>BD Live</B> features.<BR>You should probably check to see if ?The Kid Are All Right? for yourself when the release arrives in stores on <B>November 16</B> for $29.98 on <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> and $39.99 on <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-Ray</a> Disc. Secure your copy today at Amazon.com<IMG border=0 alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dvdrevhigdef-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B003L20ICO" width=1 height=1></P> <br /><p><a href="http://www.dvdreview.com/news/viewnews.asp?id=11893" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02633550243252826728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115663796127645900.post-83223494078099312222010-09-30T07:02:00.000-07:002010-09-30T07:02:00.942-07:00 <BODY readability="6"><P>Judge David Johnson doesn't know what N.C.I.S. stands for...Naval Criminal something Studebaker?</P><P>CBS spins off one of its most popular dramas and stockpiles the new endeavor with a bunch of recognizable faces. The result: if you like this kind of show, you'll probably like this one.</P><P>Those faces: Chris O'Donnell (Batman and Robin), LL Cool J (Deep Blue Sea), and Linda Hunt (<B>Kindergarten Cop</B>). They make up an elite unit of undercover NCIS agents, who get the call when there are terrorists at large, rogue Navy SEALs stealing drug money, or private security soldiers running amok.</P><P>When the rubber meets the road and Jack Bauer isn't available to defuse the situation, these guys are called. Special Agents Callen (O'Donnell) and Hanna (LL) hit the field throwing punches and running in slow motion away from exploding pyrotechnics, while their support team fiddles around with traffic cameras and Windows Vista. Still, it's a strategy that works, with each of these 24 episodes ending in victory for the good guys and smirks all around.</P><P>Really, if you like this kind of show, then <B>NCIS: Los Angeles</B> should appeal to you. And by "this kind of show," I'm talking about slick procedurals with explosions, so-so writing, and lots of high-tech gadgets. Basically, your typical CBS hour-long.</P><P>I have never been terribly enamored with the CBS procedural—CSI, CSI: Miami, NCIS; they never grabbed me. <B>NCIS: Los Angeles</B> did, however, supply a decent dose of entertainment.</P><P>Most of that success can be laid at the feet of its two leads. Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J are pretty good here. They've got real chemistry together as Alpha male field agents and are even humorous enough to add comic relief to the production. When it's time to suit up for action—which appa<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">rent</a>ly is a frequent occurrence in Los Angeles—these two exhibit solid physical presence. LL Cool J in particular carries the stunt-work well, often being the guy who gets to indulge in the hand-to-hand combat work.</P><P>When the screen isn't jumping with car chases and remote detonations, you're looking at a fairly standard-issue procedural. There's a mystery that needs to be solved and the NCIS team works the clues, messes around with computer, and sends their big dogs into the field to take care of business. With the action quotient jacked up, the pacing isn't as methodical; pointing to the creators' desire to beef up the genre, and give more weight to the mayhem. I can dig it.</P><P>The six-disc <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a> set provides a satisfying technical experience for the show. Episodes look fantastic in their slick 1.78:1, 1080p transfer. This isn't a dark show; seedy grit is exchanged for fun in the sun, and thick vibrant colors. The high-def presentation enhances the show's attractive look and makes for a high-end visual feast. No question: the <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a> is worth the upgrade. There's a lot of soundwork going on, from the manic effects to the brawny score, and the DTS-HD Master Audio handles it all very well. Extras: Featurettes on the cast and crew, the set design, the Ops center, the stunts and the making of LL Cool J's music video; an "Inspired Television" segment; select episode commentary from creator Shane Brennan; and LL Cool J's "No Crew is Superior" music video.</P><P>I'm still not entirely sure what Linda Hunt's character is for; she's petite, snarky, and…that's about it.</P><P>It won't redefine what can be done on the small screen, but <B>NCIS: Los Angeles</B> keeps the action moving. That's probably good enough.</P><P>Not Guilty. I'm gonna knock you out!</P><P>Did we give <B>NCIS: Los Angeles: The First Season (<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>)</B> a fair trial? yes / no</P>What's "fair"? Whether positive or negative, our reviews should be unbiased, informative, and critique the material on its own merits.</P><P><B>Studio:</B> Paramount<BR><B>Video Formats:</B><BR>• 1.78:1 Non-Anamorphic (1080p)<BR><B>Audio Formats:</B><BR>• DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio (English)<BR><B>Subtitles:</B><BR>• English (SDH)<BR>• Spanish<BR><B>Running Time:</B> 1040 Minutes<BR><B>Release Year:</B> 2009<BR><B>MPAA Rating:</B> Not Rated<BR><B>Genres:</B><BR>• Action<BR>• <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a><BR>• Crime<BR>• Drama<BR>• Mystery<BR>• Television<BR>• Thriller<BR></P><P>• Commentary<BR>• Featurettes<BR>• Music Video<BR>• Promos<BR></P><br /><p><a href="http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/ncisla1bluray.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02633550243252826728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115663796127645900.post-24668236967333487882010-09-30T03:00:00.000-07:002010-09-30T03:00:09.211-07:00 <BODY readability="18"><P>Judge Patrick Bromley is a master of Chuck Fu.</P><P>Rescued from the brink of cancellation at the end of its second season (thanks to a groundswell of fan support and Subway sandwiches), the wonderful NBC series Chuck came back for a third season that pushed the show in awesome new directions. Now, <B>Chuck: The Complete Third Season</B> arrives on in a <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a> package that's technically underwhelming but which is more than made up for by the quality of the show itself.</P><P>It would be impossible to discuss certain elements of <B>Chuck: The Complete Third Season</B> without spoiling specific plot elements from the series thus far. Therefore, if you haven't watched any of Chuck but have every intention of doing so, read no further. You have been warned.</P><P>Season Three of <B>Chuck</B> picks up a little while after Season Two left off. That season ended with Chuck (Zachary Levi, <B>Less Than Perfect</B>) downloading the Intersect 2.0, giving him not just knowledge of all the government's secrets but also an endless series of spy abilities (Who could forget the amazing "I know kung fu" moment that ended the last season?). With his newfound abilities, Chuck is now in training to become an actual spy—though first, he's got to pass (and survive) a series of tests and missions. Complicating matters somewhat are Chuck's emotions, which are out of control after a huge decision leaves his future with Agent Sarah Walker (Yvonne Strahovski, The Canyon) uncertain and a new superstar member, Agent Daniel Shaw (Brandon Routh, Zack and Miri Make a Porno) is added to Team Bartowski. Together with militant John Casey (Adam Baldwin, Independence Day), the team continues to fight the evil forces of The Ring and protect the secret of Chuck and the Intersect. Also this season: new characters are let into Team Bartowski, new love interests (including Smallville's Kristin Kreuk) are introduced and new plugs for Subway are crowbarred into the show.</P><P>I love, love, love Chuck. It's not a show for everyone, but the people it's for, it's really for. Criminally underwatched but with a fervently devoted fanbase (closing in on the cults surrounding canceled-too-soon shows like Firefly and Dollhouse; more on Joss Whedon in a bit), <B>Chuck</B> is one of the most consistently enjoyable shows on television—perhaps all the more so because we are in near-constant danger of losing it forever. For those that bailed after the truncated first season, the show made a huge leap in quality in its second season, ramping up both the silliness and the action and making every effort to create a real mythology for the show. And though the third season doesn't demonstrate quite the same growth as its sophomore season did over Season One, it's at least as good (and possibly better).</P><P>Season Three's best episodes are the ones that advance the show's ever-growing mythology. The "villain of the week" episodes are still entertaining (and this year include Angie Harmon, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Robert Patrick), but have always been where <B>Chuck</B> has faltered most (and are what comprised most of Season One, which is why I suspect a lot of the show's audience didn't return for the second season and weren't around when it got really great). But this most recent season wisely advances many of the stories and characters that have been bogging it down for three years now. I won't say what those are, but it involves new people finding out about Chuck's secret and being brought into the overall story in a way they haven't been before—the gap between Chuck's spy life, his home life and his life at the Buy More begins closing to the show's benefit. Scott Bakula also returns for a multi-episode arc as Chuck's dad, doing great work—he really is an underrated actor—and rising above his own stunt casting (Bakula is already a geek icon, having starred on both Star Trek: Enterprise and Quantum Leap) to become an integral part of the show; you feel his presence even when he's not around.</P><P>Yes, there are missteps. The show takes shortcuts in storytelling, too regularly depending on Chuck accessing the intersect to get out of a jam (and just in time, too). Some of the storylines, like Chuck's sister Elle and her husband's marital troubles and participation in Doctors Without Borders are unnecessary distractions that only marginally tie in to the greater narrative. The first half of the season, in particular, is occasionally marred by too much romantic longing and moping—too many repetitive, wistful looks between Chuck and Sarah well past when we've gotten the point (and I say this as a major Chuck-and-Sarah "shipper"). Sarah's entire character, in fact, is sidelined too much in the early goings. She's a symbol—a placeholder at the center of a love triangle rather than an active participant. Thankfully, it's easy to overlook a lot of that, because at the same time some of the most interesting stuff of the season is going on with the addition of Brandon Routh's Shaw, playing against his Superman niceness (though not before the show can make a joke at his expense) and becoming one of the best elements of a terrific season. And, if you're a shipper like myself, Season Three has some well-deserved payoffs.</P><P>Quick sidebar: I'm constantly told I should be watching The Big Bang Theory on CBS. I like sitcoms, and that show is supposedly about geeky stuff pitched at fellow geeks, so I've given it a shot three or four times. Maybe I haven't given it a fair shake yet. Maybe the show is not for me. But when I hear people go on and on about what an excellent celebration of geekdom <B>BBT</B> is, I get frustrated. The few times I've seen the show, it's gotten stuff wrong. There are jokes about movies and <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a>s and comic books that are incorrect, and while that's fine for the average viewer it's just not going to cut it for geeks. If that's who you're pitching your show to (I would argue that <B>Big Bang Theory</B> is not actually pitched at geeks), you should be sure you're getting stuff right. The show that people are actually talking about when they say "it's a show for geeks" is <B>Chuck</B>.</P><P>Actually, the series that <B>Chuck</B> reminds me most of is the late, great Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I'm not suggesting that <B>Chuck</B> is as good as <B>Buffy</B> (hardcore Whedonites scare me, because they will literally cut a brother); <B>Buffy</B> was richer and darker with better metaphors and an insanely compulsive need to kill off its characters. But, like <B>Buffy</B>, <B>Chuck</B> is able to juggle a number of genres and tones: it's a comedy, a romance, an action adventure, a spy thriller, a pop culture celebration and more. And, like <B>Buffy</B>, it doesn't just shift gears from scene to scene; more often than not, it's all of these things at once. Plus, <B>Chuck</B> is often a lot more light and fun. After all, Buffy's role as the slayer was a curse; Chuck's role as a spy is all about adolescent male wish fulfillment. He's the nerd-turned superhero, seeing the world, getting the girl (and what a girl; there are hardly words to describe Stahovski) and beating the bad guy and, better yet, he doesn't need to really change to do so. He retains his nerdiness—in fact, more than once it's exactly what gets him and his partners out of a jam.</P><P>While pop culture references do not a compelling show make, I'd be lying if I said I didn't get a kick out of them. That's probably because <B>Chuck</B> always gives me credit enough to catch them on my own—it's a show that's actually for geeks that way. From The Big Lebowski nod in the season premiere to a Rocky III finale to Fight Club to The Warriors to <B>The Empire Strikes Back</B>, <B>Chuck</B> is forever paying homage to geeky genre cinema in ways both big and small. Even in one of Season Three's most pivotal moments, <B>Chuck</B> takes the time for a visual reference to Die Hard. No direct attention is called to it, and it's not necessary for you to catch the reference to appreciate the scene—it manages to work on more than one level (on a network show, no less). But knowing that the reference is there does, in fact, make the moment more enjoyable. After all, the central character of <B>Chuck</B> is a geeky guy who grew up loving comic books and video games and genre movies like <B>Die Hard</B>, so the fact that his life has taken such a direction as to resemble an action movie is enough to give savvy viewers a vicarious thrill. We live out the fun of living in a movie by watching him do it. Or maybe that's just me.</P><P>For three seasons now, <B>Chuck</B> has had something of a checkered history on <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>; while <B>The Complete Third Season</B> is a marginal improvement over past seasons, it's still got a lot of its own problems. The 1.78:1, 1080p transfer is plagued by a lo of the issues that have plagued <B>Chuck</B> in the past: excessive noise, inconsistent flesh tones (ranging from too-hot orange to unnatural pink) and rampant softness can be found throughout. Some of the flaws—like the amount of noise and grain in the image—appear to be a product of the source material and not a bad transfer, but the HD visuals can be disappointing all the same. The 5.1 audio track is just as disappointing. Like most (all?) Warner Bros. TV releases, no lossless audio option has been included, and though the standard surround track does have occasional dimensionality (like some of the neat effects during the opening credits), most of the action takes place front and center. Even some of the action noise is inconsistent and, at times, downright wimpy. Don't get me wrong: there's nothing about the <B>Chuck</B> <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>s that ruin watching the show, but from a technical standpoint the discs just can't compare with superior HD offerings.</P><P>The same thing goes for the meager offering of bonus material. Besides a collection of deleted scenes on each disc, all of the supplements (I say "all" as though there are a lot) are relegated to the fourth disc. There's a pair of featurettes: "Chuck Fu and Dim Sum," which gives the standard overview of the season, and "The Jeffster Revolution," a Behind-the-Music-style piece about the show's popular musical duo Jeffster that's amusing but little else. The only other extra feature is a gag reel consisting of the actors blowing takes.</P><P>Despite being on the bubble for cancellation for the past two years, Chuck has been granted another stay of execution and is miraculously returning for a fourth season on NBC. I couldn't be happier about that—particularly given where Season Three leaves a lot of the characters and the overall story. If you're not already watching <B>Chuck</B>, please start. I would like the ratings to go up so NBC will continue renewing it. I want as much <B>Chuck</B> as possible.</P><P>Did we give <B>Chuck: The Complete Third Season (<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-Ray</a>)</B> a fair trial? yes / no</P>What's "fair"? Whether positive or negative, our reviews should be unbiased, informative, and critique the material on its own merits.</P><P><B>Studio:</B> Warner Bros.<BR><B>Video Formats:</B><BR>• 1.78:1 Non-Anamorphic (1080p)<BR><B>Audio Formats:</B><BR>• Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (English)<BR><B>Subtitles:</B><BR>• English (SDH)<BR>• French<BR>• Spanish<BR><B>Running Time:</B> 817 Minutes<BR><B>Release Year:</B> 2009<BR><B>MPAA Rating:</B> Not Rated<BR><B>Genres:</B><BR>• Action<BR>• <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a><BR>• Comedy<BR>• Espionage<BR>• Television<BR></P><P>• Deleted Scenes<BR>• Featurettes<BR>• Gag Reel<BR></P><br /><p><a href="http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/chuckseason3bluray.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02633550243252826728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115663796127645900.post-48312498969123101342010-09-29T22:00:00.000-07:002010-09-29T22:00:04.361-07:00 <BODY readability="20">follow us on twitter</P>dOc on facebook</P>NE News Editor</P>Hotel Terminus: The Life And Times Of Klaus Barbie on D...<BR>Madonna and Daughter Lola Dish at Fashion Line Launch...<BR>Face-Off: The Makings of the Facebook Movie...<BR>Mad Max <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>/<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Combo Pack Oct 5...<BR>Ladies & Gentlemen... 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DH Daniel Hirshleifer</P>Before Night Falls... dE dOc Editor</P>WELCOME TO THE NEW dOc!... <IMG border=0 alt="Apple iTunes" src="/Office125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10004957&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P><IMG border=0 alt="Microsoft Store" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=166833.10000435&subid=0&type=4&gridnum=11"></P><IMG border=0 alt="" src="/MovieNewBlue125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10005826&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P>Share: <IMG title=email alt=email src="/email.png">   <IMG title=Print alt=Print src="/printer.png">   <IMG border=0 alt="" src="/twitter.gif"> <IMG alt=Technorati.gif src="/Technorati.gif" width=16 height=16>   <IMG alt=StumbleUpon.gif src="/StumbleUpon.gif" width=17 height=16>   <IMG title=MySpace alt=MySpace src="/myspace.png">   <IMG alt=digg.gif src="/digg.gif" width=18 height=18> <IMG alt=delicious.gif src="/delicious.gif" width=18 height=18>   <IMG alt=google.gif src="/google.gif" width=16 height=16>   <IMG alt=magnolia.gif src="/magnolia.gif" width=16 height=16>   <IMG alt=facebook.gif src="/facebook.gif" width=18 height=18><BR>Permalink: <IMG alt=Permalink.gif align=top src="/iconpermalink.gif" width=16 height=16>       </P><B>Studio:</B> IFC Films<BR><B>Year:</B> 2009<BR><B>Cast:</B> Andrew Garfield, Sean Bean, David Morrissey, Eddie Marsan, Anthony Flanagan, John Henshaw, Sean Harris, Warren Clarke, Rebecca Hall, Cathryn Bradshaw, Paddy Considine, Jim Carter, Robert Sheehan, Maxine Peaks, Tony Pitts, Mark Addy, Peter Mullan, Saskia Reeves<BR><B>Director:</B> Julian Jarrold, James Marsh, Anand Tucker<BR><B>Release Date:</B> August 31, 2010<BR><B>Rating:</B> Not Rated for (violence, mature subject matter)<BR><B>Run Time:</B> 05h:08m:08s<BR>Genre(s): <B>drama</B>, <B>crime</B> "A little girl goes missing. The pack salivates. If it bleeds, it leads, right?" - Eddie Dunford (Andrew Garfield)</P><IMG border=0 hspace=3 alt="" vspace=3 align=bottom src="/recicon.gif" width=16 height=16> <IMG border=0 hspace=1 vspace=2 src="/aicon.gif" width=16 height=16> <IMG border=0 hspace=1 vspace=2 src="/wicon.gif" width=16 height=16>  Three films. Three diffe<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">rent</a> directors. One dark, brilliant story. </P><P>Highly recommended.</P><P><B>Movie Grade:</B> A-</P><P><B><a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Grade:</B> A-</P><P>This three film set is based on the series of novels by David Peace and adapted by screenwriter Tony Grison (<B>Tideland</B>, <B>Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas</B>), who clearly has experience transforming complex books into manageable screenplays. </P><P>Originally developed for British television, IFC Films has packaged this as a 3-disc set that plays as what is technically one mammoth five-hour plus story about corruption, child murders and police brutality set over a nearly ten year period. The content is based on real-life events, to a degree, and there is stark noir quality to the entire experience. </P><P><B>1974</B> (2009)<BR>Directed by Julian Jarrold<BR>01h:46m:08s </P><P>The opening salvo is pretty intense, gripping stuff, led admirably by future Spider-Man Andrew Garfield as young buck crime reporter Eddie Dunford in 1974 Yorkshire, England. After a trio of young girls are abducted (and at least one of them savagely tortured and murdered), Dunford starts playing a deadly game of connect-the-dots, along with conspiracy-spouting reporter pal Barry (Anthony Flanagan). The tendrils of evidence quickly lead to what appears to be high level corruption, with the darkest connections leading to the mysterious and wealthy John Dawson (Sean Bean). As Dunford pokes his nose deeper into the investigation?much to the chagrin of his boss?he not only develops a questionable and dangerous romance with the mother (Rebecca Hall) of a missing child, but he finds himself pushed to personal extremes. </P><P>Director Julian Jarrold (<B>Brideshead Revisited</B>) sets the tone for the series by painting a cold and ugly Yorkshire in 1974, displaying a drab, rainy place percolating under the weight of political and social unrest. The backdrop is certainly bleak, made even bleaker by the presence of a brutal child killer who sews severed swan wings onto his victims. Garfield takes on the often cliched role of the plucky cub reporter, giving the character here a believable sense of journalistic drive, the kind that makes his actions more akin to simply wanting to do the right thing. Garfield's Dunford isn't a perfectly formed hero, and he often acts and reacts with youthful inexperience, unknowingly swimming amongst sharks as dredges up things best left undredged. </P><P><B>1980</B> (2009)<BR>Directed by James Marsh<BR>01h:37m:24s </P><P>The second installment, obviously set six years after the first, focuses on a righteous new main character?Inspector Peter Hunter (Paddy Considine)?as he is somewhat reluctantly brought in to lead an investigation of the investigation of the search for the Yorkshire Ripper, a killer responsible for thirteen murders that had the community in a panic. Directed by James Marsh (<B>Man on Wire</B>), <B>1980</B> prides itself on continuing along with the already established theme of evil and brutality introduced in the opening film, and the pen of Tony Grisoni remains this sets constant. It's a tough gig for Hunter, as the Yorkshire police are not so welcoming of an outsider digging into their dirt, and as the hunt for The Ripper escalates so does the revelations of internal corruption and crime. </P><P>Familiar secondary characters from 1974 take more of a center stage here, with Considine's long-suffering Hunter taking on a role not all that diffe<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">rent</a> from Andrew Garfield in the first film: good man trying to root out the bad guys against all odds. While <B>1974</B> was almost self-contained in its narrative, Marsh borrows and expands upon the first, moving along a diffe<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">rent</a> storyline while still remaining connected to the original events, and eventually how they remain tragically interwoven. There are no shortage of gruesome crime scene discussions and no letup in the series' overall grim tone. </P><P><B>1983</B> (2009)<BR>Directed by Anand Tucker<BR>01h:44m:36s </P><P>The final part of the trilogy has the difficult task of uniting the sprawling cast of characters and providing explanation and closure. It's a tough job, but the payoff is absolute and chilling, and there's a lot to unify, too, with director Anand Tucker (<B>Shopgirl</B>) wasting no time in addressing the hot points that need answering. It is here that the dark storylines from both <B>1974</B> and <B>1980</B> intertwine in curious and satisfying ways, as scruffy solicitor John Piggot (Mark Addy) becomes the accidental hero as he rips into the past to investigate the disappearance and murder of a young girl from the first film. </P><P>Tucker gets a pair of great performances from Addy and David Morrissey, who once again appears as put-upon investigator Maurice Jobson, who over the course of the three films showcases the ability to play a character that can be both reviled and pitied. Be warned that the final act digs into some very uncomfortable areas, but based on the subject matter it seems entirely unavoidable. Plus, the Yorkshire of 1983 looks no more welcoming than the one Julian Jarrold set up in <B>1974</B>. </P><P>This is great stuff. </P><P><B>IMAGE/AUDIO</B><BR>The back cover of the slipcase has it right, but the individual thinpak cases state all three anamorphic widescreen films are in 1.85:1, though only 1974 carries that aspect ratio; the other two titles are presented in 2.35:1. Jarrold's 1974, shot in 16mm, is the coarsest looking of the bunch, capturing the period color schemes and providing some semblance of a vintage vibe. Marsh retains a similar feel, though shot on 35mm, and the transfer still has some purposely rugged spots, but overall colors are significantly warmer. The final disc, shot with the Red One digital camera, is the most polished of the lot, with the disc sporting a strong set of colors, with no measurable artifacting. </P><P>Audio for all three is offered in Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, with optional subtitles in English SDH (a welcome addition for some of the thick English slang) and Spanish </P><P><B>EXTRAS</B><BR>IFC has packaged this set in a slipcase, with three individual thinpak cases, one per film. All three feature an assortment of trailers, as well as identical non-anamorphic TV spots for the series, deleted scenes and brief behind-the-scenes/interview segments. </P>Posted by: <B>Rich Rosell</B> - September 7, 2010, 5:41 am - <B><a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Review</B><BR>Keywords: <B>yorkshire ripper</B>, <B>crime</B>, <B>corruption</B>, <B>child murders</B>, <B>serial killer</B></P><P>Agree? Disagree? 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DH Daniel Hirshleifer</P>Before Night Falls... dE dOc Editor</P>WELCOME TO THE NEW dOc!... <IMG border=0 alt="Apple iTunes" src="/Office125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10004957&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P><IMG border=0 alt="Microsoft Store" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=166833.10000435&subid=0&type=4&gridnum=11"></P><IMG border=0 alt="" src="/MovieNewBlue125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10005826&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P>Share: <IMG title=email alt=email src="/email.png">   <IMG title=Print alt=Print src="/printer.png">   <IMG border=0 alt="" src="/twitter.gif"> <IMG alt=Technorati.gif src="/Technorati.gif" width=16 height=16>   <IMG alt=StumbleUpon.gif src="/StumbleUpon.gif" width=17 height=16>   <IMG title=MySpace alt=MySpace src="/myspace.png">   <IMG alt=digg.gif src="/digg.gif" width=18 height=18> <IMG alt=delicious.gif src="/delicious.gif" width=18 height=18>   <IMG alt=google.gif src="/google.gif" width=16 height=16>   <IMG alt=magnolia.gif src="/magnolia.gif" width=16 height=16>   <IMG alt=facebook.gif src="/facebook.gif" width=18 height=18><BR>Permalink: <IMG alt=Permalink.gif align=top src="/iconpermalink.gif" width=16 height=16>       </P><B>Studio:</B> Olive Films<BR><B>Year:</B> 1950<BR><B>Cast:</B> William Holden, Nancy Olson, Barry Fitzgerald<BR><B>Director:</B> Rudolph Mate<BR><B>Release Date:</B> July 27, 2010<BR><B>Rating:</B> Not Rated for <BR><B>Run Time:</B> 01h:21m:05s<BR>Genre(s): <B>noir</B> "I'm only interested in one thing, miss: armed criminals." - Bill Calhoun (William Holden)</P><IMG border=0 hspace=3 alt="" vspace=3 align=bottom src="/recicon.gif" width=16 height=16>  Los Angeles noiry goodness at the train station downtown.</P><P><B>Movie Grade:</B> A-</P><P><B><a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Grade:</B> B+</P><P>I readily admit that what first attracted me to this film was an uncannily coincidental bit of casting and timing: it was made in 1950, and the two leads, William Holden and Nancy Olson, played opposite one another that same year in one of my nominees for the greatest film of all time, <B>Sunset Boulevard</B>. This isn't in the same league as Billy Wilder's movie, of course, but it is 80 swell minutes of classic procedural noir. But here's the special bonus—and I don't mean this at all disparagingly: it's a movie about infrastructure! </P><P>Well, sort of. It's a cop drama set in and around the principal railroad depot for Los Angeles, and provides an extraordinary window into what travel was like back in the day. It's from a time when there was still romance to the notion of traveling—everybody dressed for the occasion, and the station restaurants were outfitted with sparkling white linens. (Think about that the next time you buy a $6.00 cup of lousy coffee at the airport, or when your Jet Blue flight attendant goes postal on you.) Traveling from one place to another wasn't taken for granted in the manner in which it is now, and we also get to see here diffe<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">rent</a> modes of transportation on display—most notably the funicular, an elevated train that makes one's commute look like a quick hop on the monorail. (It's featured prominently in the extraordinary documentary <B>Los Angeles Plays Itself</B>, a brilliant look at Los Angeles architecture on film, and a feature that is basically unreleasable for home video.)</P><P>There actually is something of a plot on which all these sociological observations can be strung—it's not much of one, but it will do. Olson plays Joyce Willecombe, who works for a titan of industry; when she takes the train back to town from the boss's cottage, she notices that a couple of her fellow passengers are packing heat and seem to be up to no good. She alerts the authorities, and it's her worst-case scenario come to life: the bad guys have in fact kidnapped the boss's blind daughter, and intend to ransom her back and then kill her, with the big cash dropoff happening in Union Station. </P><P>Don't fear, friends, for William Holden is on the case. He plays Lieutenant William Calhoun, whose bailiwick is the station itself—it's not precisely clear to me if he's LAPD and stationed there, or if he's in the employ of the station itself, which would give a bit of a fascistic air to his forthright, let's-get-the-bad-guys demeanor. Barry Fitzgerald is along as Calhoun's comrade—he doesn't get much to do other than rub his chin and offer reassurance, but he's always a charming and avuncular screen presence. </P><P>One of the artful things about the film is how it makes virtues of necessity—it was clearly shot on a low budget, and a tight schedule. Which means we get a film of almost all master shots and no close-ups, and with almost no music—but it works great, because it takes such great advantage of locations (like the bowels of the station, or the end of the line, leading to a stockyard) and of ambient sound (the roars and whistles of train engines, of course, but also the whoosh of wind through underground tunnels, and the chatter of lots of people in a busy station in a hurry at rush hour). It's not really hardcore noir, I guess, but there's a streak in the film that seems to take pleasure in terrorizing women, even if justice prevails. This release is one of the first from Olive Films of classic titles from Paramount, and I'm hopeful that it's a harbinger of future titles, because this one sure is a dilly.</P>Posted by: <B>Jon Danziger</B> - August 11, 2010, 8:33 am - <B><a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Review</B><BR>Keywords: <B>noir</B>, <B>los angeles</B>, <B>william holden</B></P><P>Agree? 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DH Daniel Hirshleifer</P>Before Night Falls... dE dOc Editor</P>WELCOME TO THE NEW dOc!... <IMG border=0 alt="Apple iTunes" src="/Office125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10004957&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P><IMG border=0 alt="Microsoft Store" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=166833.10000435&subid=0&type=4&gridnum=11"></P><IMG border=0 alt="" src="/MovieNewBlue125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10005826&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P>Share: <IMG title=email alt=email src="/email.png">   <IMG title=Print alt=Print src="/printer.png">   <IMG border=0 alt="" src="/twitter.gif"> <IMG alt=Technorati.gif src="/Technorati.gif" width=16 height=16>   <IMG alt=StumbleUpon.gif src="/StumbleUpon.gif" width=17 height=16>   <IMG title=MySpace alt=MySpace src="/myspace.png">   <IMG alt=digg.gif src="/digg.gif" width=18 height=18> <IMG alt=delicious.gif src="/delicious.gif" width=18 height=18>   <IMG alt=google.gif src="/google.gif" width=16 height=16>   <IMG alt=magnolia.gif src="/magnolia.gif" width=16 height=16>   <IMG alt=facebook.gif src="/facebook.gif" width=18 height=18><BR>Permalink: <IMG alt=Permalink.gif align=top src="/iconpermalink.gif" width=16 height=16>       </P><B>Studio:</B> IFC Films<BR><B>Year:</B> 2008<BR><B>Cast:</B> Song Kang-ho, Jung Woo-sung, Lee Byung-hun, Ryu Seung-soog<BR><B>Director:</B> Kim Jee-woon<BR><B>Release Date:</B> August 17, 2010<BR><B>Rating:</B> R for nonstop violence and some drug use<BR><B>Run Time:</B> 02h:09m:57s<BR>Genre(s): <B>western</B>, <B>action</B>, <B>comedy</B> <B>Man-gil:</B> "It's a treasure map!"<BR><B>Yoon tae-goo:</B> "A treasure map?" - (Ryu Seung-soo, Song Kang-ho)</P><IMG border=0 hspace=3 alt="" vspace=3 align=bottom src="/recicon.gif" width=16 height=16> <IMG border=0 hspace=1 vspace=2 src="/51icon.gif" width=16 height=16> <IMG border=0 hspace=1 vspace=2 src="/aicon.gif" width=16 height=16> <IMG border=0 hspace=1 vspace=2 src="/wicon.gif" width=16 height=16>  Kim Jee-woon nails the whole American/spaghetti western mythos, only here set in the rough and tumble gun-toting world of 1930's Manchuria. Crammed with nonstop action and terrific comedy, this is the kind of joyous absurdity of well-choreographed excess that makes me absolutely love movies. </P><P>One of the most over-the-top cool titles of 2010. Bar none.</P><P><B>Movie Grade:</B> A</P><P><B><a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Grade:</B> A</P><P>South Korean writer/director Kim Jee-woon (<B>A Tale of Two Sisters</B>, <B>A Bittersweet Life</B>) shifts genre gears once again, and here channels bits of Sergio Leone, Quentin Tarantino and the spectre of the great American Western. </P><P>It's as if it all of these elements, plus a few more, were thrown in a blender, with Jee-woon seemingly convinced that he needs to up the ante progressively in every action sequence, which in this film is practically every scene. The end product is a glossy, violent cartoon of a movie, a barrage of colorful characters, wild gunfights and chase scenes, each more chaotically wonderful than the previous one. </P><P>Set in a tumultuous 1930s Manchuria, the story centers on down-and-out thief Yoon tae-goo (<B>The Host</B>'s Song Kang-ho), the film's titular "weird", who inadvertently steals a highly coveted treasure map during the raucous opening train heist sequence. For the "bad" there's the deadly assassin Park Chang-yi (Lee Byung-hun), who was planning on swiping the map himself, while the "good" is lone wolf bounty hunter Park Do-won (Jung Woo-sung), out to stop the bad guy and get the map for himself. But that won't be so easy, because hot on their collective trails are a few assorted cutthroat gangs, as well as the Japanese army. </P><P>Needless to say, excessive chaos and mayhem ensue. </P><P>There's great silliness and macho posturing on display, and the fact that the film's heavy looks and dresses like a modern-day rock star and the hero is decked out like an American cowboy is unimportant. It is this broad clash of visual styles that allows Kim Jee-woon to create a uniquely gritty, dusty graphic novel-style Manchuria, rendering it into a somewhat familiar-yet-wretched hive of scum and villainy, a swaggering outpost of big guns and itchy trigger fingers. </P><P>What matters is the three leads play their parts as if this were all very normal, and the mixture of humor and violence mesh together with a refreshing hellzapopping cinematic approach to filmmaking. There's barely a spot to catch one's breath here, and the action sequences and stuntwork are consistently inventive and impressive. </P><P>For a film that is essentially one long chase scene, Kim Jee-woon makes the 130 minutes fly by, continually compounding the action and pushing the limits as the story progresses. And don't bail once the credits begin, because there's a satisfying little coda in there, as well. If you swooned over the alt-frontier world of Takashi Miike's <B>Sukiyaki Western Django</B>, then <B>The Good The Bad The Weird</B> is your kind of movie. </P><P>Highly recommended. </P><P><B>IMAGE/AUDIO</B><BR>I can't imagine the 1080i (say what?) BD release of <B>The Good The Bad The Weird</B> looking substantially better than this 2.35 anamorphic widescreen SD offering, which could easily be a reference quality title for showing off your system. Simply gorgeous on all counts, with excellent detail (especially on closeups) and bright, smear-free colors throughout. </P><P>The real winner, however, is the Dolby Digital 5.1 surround mix, presented in a mixed-bag combination of Korean, Mandarin, Japanese and Chinese, with optional subtitles available in English, English SDH or Spanish. To call this an aggressive presentation would be a huge understatement, as the use of rear channels and deep bass is used almost constantly for a dramatic depth of field for the constant shootouts, explosions and fight scenes. Damn, this is one big, ballsy mix, </P><P><B>EXTRAS</B><BR>The supplements are a bit frothy and unguided, but do showcase plenty of production footage, with much of the content culled from the Korean <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> release. </P><P>Behind The Scenes (15m:03s) and Cannes Highlight Reel (03m:03s) are the polar extremes, with one a series of narration-free action scene setups while the other is the cast and director soaking up the tuxedo nightlife in Cannes. A pair of "making of" segments barely clock in at five minutes total, and serve more as a promotional tease for the film than anything else. Most of the substance comes from a quartet of short interviews—Song Kang-ho (02m:43s), Lee Byung-hun (02m:59s), Jung Woo-sung (02m:47s), Kim Jee-woon (03m:15s)—which are lightweight but certainly watchable. A theatrical trailer is also included, as well as forced previews for a handful of other IFC titles. </P>Posted by: <B>Rich Rosell</B> - August 29, 2010, 1:29 pm - <B><a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Review</B><BR>Keywords: <B>action</B>, <B>western</B>, <B>comedy</B>, <B>kim jee-woon</B></P><P>Agree? Disagree? Have your own thoughts? discuss on facebook</P><BR><BR>Genres</P><P>action, action comedy, adventure, alternative, animation, anime, art, black comedy, celtic, classical, comedy, compilation, country, crime, cult, documentary, drama, educational, epic, experimental, family, fantasy, film noir, folk, foreign, gangster, hip-hop, historical, historical adventure, holiday, horror, jazz, late night, martial arts, metal, music, musical, musical comedy, mystery, new age, offbeat, opera, pop, r-b, rap, rock, romance, romantic comedy, sci-fi, special interest, sports, suspense thriller, techno thriller, television, war, western, </P><IMG border=0 alt="Fall TV" src="/new125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10004937&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P><P><IMG border=0 alt="Apple iTunes" src="/games120x90green.gif"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10001911&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P><P><IMG border=0 alt="Apple iTunes" src="/GiftCertificates125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10001962&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P>Keywords</P><P>documentary, music, madonna, lourdes, material girl, movie, 'the social network, ' aaron sorkin, david fincher, mark zuckerberg, eduardo saverin, andrew garfield, jesse eisenberg, action, sci-fi, television, david hasselhoff, tony dovolani, the quickstep, wire, lost, freaks and geeks, arrested development, 'rabbit hole, ' nicole kidman, 'let me in, ' 'the debt, ' helen mirren, realty dance competition, florence henderson, carrie ann inaba, margaret cho, bill maher, christine o'donnell, republican nominee, witchcraft, 'stake land, ' toronto international film festival, kelly mcgillis, melanie leis, $23.8 million, jon hamm, jeremy renner, chris cooper, box office, movies, gladiator, rome, musical, oprah, book club, national book award, 'the corrections, ' farrar, straus and giroux, robert redford, mary surratt, robin wright, james mcavoy, tom wilkinson, fake news, fake conservative, jon stewart, stephen colbert, dueling rallies, writer, book reviewer, philip roth, thomas pynchon, saul bellow, don delillo, j.k. rowling, tom wolfe, romantic caper, big-budget blockbuster, florian henckel von donnersmarck, concert, beyonc?, nicki minaj, 50 cent, josh brolin, will smith, action drama, pantelion films, 10 films, hispanic moviegoers, comedy series, penny, jim parsons, mayim bialik, leonard, american idol, steven tyler, randy jackson, singing competition, lady gaga, katy perry, ke$ha, taylor swift, justin bieber, ciara, jane lynch, bryce dallas howard, matt damon, special-effects tsunami, romance </P><IMG alt="" align=right src="/intrigo.gif" width=73 height=79><B><BR>Intrigo says,</B> "Wow, we're on Kindle now... is it tuna-flavored?"<IMG border=0 alt="Microsoft Store" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=166833.10000223&subid=0&type=4&gridnum=11"> <br /><p><a href="http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/displayreview.php?ID=2711" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02633550243252826728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115663796127645900.post-71110505630539266682010-09-29T13:21:00.000-07:002010-09-29T13:21:00.532-07:00 <BODY readability="20">follow us on twitter</P>dOc on facebook</P>NE News Editor</P>Hotel Terminus: The Life And Times Of Klaus Barbie on D...<BR>Madonna and Daughter Lola Dish at Fashion Line Launch...<BR>Face-Off: The Makings of the Facebook Movie...<BR>Mad Max <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>/<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Combo Pack Oct 5...<BR>Ladies & Gentlemen... 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DH Daniel Hirshleifer</P>Before Night Falls... dE dOc Editor</P>WELCOME TO THE NEW dOc!... <IMG border=0 alt="Apple iTunes" src="/Office125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10004957&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P><IMG border=0 alt="Microsoft Store" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=166833.10000435&subid=0&type=4&gridnum=11"></P><IMG border=0 alt="" src="/MovieNewBlue125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10005826&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P>Genres</P><P>action, action comedy, adventure, alternative, animation, anime, art, black comedy, celtic, classical, comedy, compilation, country, crime, cult, documentary, drama, educational, epic, experimental, family, fantasy, film noir, folk, foreign, gangster, hip-hop, historical, historical adventure, holiday, horror, jazz, late night, martial arts, metal, music, musical, musical comedy, mystery, new age, offbeat, opera, pop, r-b, rap, rock, romance, romantic comedy, sci-fi, special interest, sports, suspense thriller, techno thriller, television, war, western, </P><IMG border=0 alt="Fall TV" src="/new125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10004937&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P><P><IMG border=0 alt="Apple iTunes" src="/games120x90green.gif"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10001911&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P><P><IMG border=0 alt="Apple iTunes" src="/GiftCertificates125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10001962&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P>Keywords</P><P>documentary, music, madonna, lourdes, material girl, movie, 'the social network, ' aaron sorkin, david fincher, mark zuckerberg, eduardo saverin, andrew garfield, jesse eisenberg, action, sci-fi, television, david hasselhoff, tony dovolani, the quickstep, wire, lost, freaks and geeks, arrested development, 'rabbit hole, ' nicole kidman, 'let me in, ' 'the debt, ' helen mirren, realty dance competition, florence henderson, carrie ann inaba, margaret cho, bill maher, christine o'donnell, republican nominee, witchcraft, 'stake land, ' toronto international film festival, kelly mcgillis, melanie leis, $23.8 million, jon hamm, jeremy renner, chris cooper, box office, movies, gladiator, rome, musical, oprah, book club, national book award, 'the corrections, ' farrar, straus and giroux, robert redford, mary surratt, robin wright, james mcavoy, tom wilkinson, fake news, fake conservative, jon stewart, stephen colbert, dueling rallies, writer, book reviewer, philip roth, thomas pynchon, saul bellow, don delillo, j.k. rowling, tom wolfe, romantic caper, big-budget blockbuster, florian henckel von donnersmarck, concert, beyonc?, nicki minaj, 50 cent, josh brolin, will smith, action drama, pantelion films, 10 films, hispanic moviegoers, comedy series, penny, jim parsons, mayim bialik, leonard, american idol, steven tyler, randy jackson, singing competition, lady gaga, katy perry, ke$ha, taylor swift, justin bieber, ciara, jane lynch, bryce dallas howard, matt damon, special-effects tsunami, romance </P><IMG alt="" align=right src="/intrigo.gif" width=73 height=79><B><BR>Intrigo says,</B> "Wow, we're on Kindle now... is it tuna-flavored?"<IMG border=0 alt="Microsoft Store" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=166833.10000223&subid=0&type=4&gridnum=11"> <br /><p><a href="http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/displayreview.php?ID=2705" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02633550243252826728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115663796127645900.post-56293675232896990102010-09-29T08:24:00.000-07:002010-09-29T08:24:00.604-07:00 <BODY readability="13"><P>Judge Gordon Sullivan is a fourth-generation <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> reviewer. Time travel was involved.</P><P>I have never been a NASCAR fan. Intellectually, I know that those cars are going several hundred miles an hour and are in constant danger, but something about the TV presentation just never makes the excitement of the track come alive for me. Plus, I've never learned any of the rules of scoring, lapping, or pole positions. One thing I do know, though, is that NASCAR is big business, and the folks behind the scenes take their viewers/customers very seriously. They serve a wide swath of middle America, as does Country Music Television, so it's no surprise that when it came time to tell the story of one of NASCAR's biggest racers the two companies teamed up to produce <B>Petty Blue</B>. The result is a fine documentary that provides both a solid overview of NASCAR's history and a compelling portrait of a professional sports dynasty.</P><P><B>Petty Blue</B> tells the tale of the world's first four-generation professional sports family. Starting with Lee Petty's days as a moonshine runner and early NASCAR pioneer, taking us through the amazing career of Richard Petty with his numerous records, on to his son Kyle and grandson Adam. Along the way, viewers get a peek into the family dynamics of these great racers, as well as the ways in which NASCAR has matured as both a sport and a money making machine.</P><P><B>Petty Blue</B> could have been little more than a victory lap for racing's "King," Richard Petty. Heaven knows he's won enough awards and made enough money to earn that kind of treatment. However, <B>Petty Blue</B> isn't simply a laudatory document that looks back on the Petty family with rose-tinted glasses. No, instead it's a balanced portrait that gives plenty of time to the on-track victories, but isn't afraid to show the darker side of the Petty family legacy.</P><P>On the positive side of the Petty family history, we get a strong overview of the history of NASCAR, with loads of vintage footage as we trace first Lee and then Richard's career. Both were excellent drivers and much of the early part of the film finds them winning race after race. Here we get a good peek at NASCAR growing up and finding its place in the world as it moves from races held in dirt to multi-lane banked speedways. Kyle and then Adam continue the Petty legacy, showing the dedication to racing in the family.</P><P>The darker side of the family is also present, though. There are the obvious wrecks, near-misses, and the rigors of any kind of touring enterprise. The film isn't shy about presenting the relationships between fathers and sons, either. Lee Petty was appa<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">rent</a>ly a tough taskmaster and Richard grew up accordingly. He was distant from his son Kyle, and although there's obviously a love there, Kyle says at one point he didn't want to make the same mistake with his son. To that end, Kyle tried to be more of a friend to his son Adam. It appeared to be a successful tactic, as we see the two of them laughing and joking with an ease that the other father/son pairs lack. Tragically, in the film's darkest moments, Adam is killed during practice just three weeks after his great-grandfather Lee passes away. None of this material is presented sensationally, however. There's no attempt to milk any kind of unnecessary drama or shock value out of these moments. It really comes off as an honest portrait of a real family, warts and all.</P><P>Technically, the <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> is as solid as fans could want. The 1.78:1 anamorphic image is broadcast quality, with a generally bright appearance and no significant compression problems. The audio comes in surround and stereo flavors. Each keeps the roar of the engines and Kevin Costner's everyman narration well balanced. My only complaint is that I wish there were subtitles, 'cause Richard Petty can be a bit mumbly in places.</P><P>Very few organizations know how to keep fans happy like NASCAR and CMT, so it's no surprise that <B>Petty Blue</B> comes loaded with a fair amount of extras. First up are about 30 minutes of deleted scenes. These cover everything from a discussion of the infamous Petty blue paint to the sponsorship deal between Petty and STP. Then we get about 20 minutes of extra interviews, and 15 minutes of bonus archive audio. There's a sweet little featurette that includes Richard and Maurice reminiscing called "Memory Lane," and advertisements for the Richard Petty Driving Experience and Hunt Brothers Pizza. Kevin Costner makes an appearance in the bonus materials with a music video for his song "Backyard," and the disc also includes some trailers.</P><P>I'm not a NASCAR fan in the slightest, but <B>Petty Blue</B> is an engaging documentary about sports and family that will be a sure fit with race fans, and may even hit home for those who dislike left turns. The solid presentation and excellent set of extras make this a no-brainer for Petty fans.</P><P><B>Petty Blue</B> gets the checked flag hands down. Not guilty.</P><P>Did we give <B>Petty Blue</B> a fair trial? yes / no</P>What's "fair"? Whether positive or negative, our reviews should be unbiased, informative, and critique the material on its own merits.</P><br /><p><a href="http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/pettyblue.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02633550243252826728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115663796127645900.post-68878125544810558172010-09-29T04:19:00.000-07:002010-09-29T04:19:00.387-07:00 <BODY readability="19"><P>Judge Erich Asperschlager is a G-D-B.</P><P>"All right. Nobody here is <B>Can't Buy Me Love</B>-ing or Love Don't Cost a Thing-ing anyone, because we've all seen enough after school specials and Fat Albert to know that Abed only needs to be himself."</P><P>Back in the mid-'90s, NBC was on top of the network comedy hill thanks to their "Must See TV" Thursday night lineup. As their most popular shows ended, so did that hegemony, giving way to a sad series of spin-offs, knock-offs, and Donald Trump-related reality programming. In recent years, the peacock has managed to rebuild its pre-weekend primetime lineup, mostly on the backs of megahits The Office and 30 Rock. Going into the 2009-2010 season, it looked like those shows would once again be the bedrock for Thursday night comedy, bolstering the return of so-so Parks and Recreation and an untested new series called <B>Community</B>. As the season went along, however, the opposite turned out to be true. While the Dunder Mifflin and TGS gangs started to show their age, Parks and Recreation came on strong with a season that eclipsed the mockumentary show that inspired it (critically, anyway), and <B>Community</B> quickly became the funniest show on not only Thursday nights, but—with the possible exception of ABC's <B>Modern Family</B>—the funniest show on TV.</P><P>Based in part on creator Dan Harmon's own experience going back to community college, <B>Community</B> is a razor-sharp ensemble comedy that trades on memorable characters and pop culture touchstones. Just in time for the second season premiere, it hits <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> as <B>Community: The Complete First Season</B>, packed with bonus features, a collectible comic book, and tons of replay value.</P><P>Jeff Winger (Joel McHale, The Soup) was a hotshot lawyer until someone figured out that his college degree was fake. Now, he's a student at Greendale Community College. When he's not busy hounding a professor/former client (John Oliver, The Daily Show) for the answers to all of his tests, he sets his sights on a freespirited hottie named Britta (Gillian Jacobs, Solitary Man). In order to get her attention, he pretends to be a Spanish tutor, inviting her to a fake study group for some alone time. She turns the tables on him by inviting other students from their Spanish 101 class to join them: borderline autistic movie geek Abed (Danny Pudi, Gilmore Girls), former high school quarterback Troy (Donald Glover, 30 Rock), middle-aged mother Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown, Drake and Josh), studious Annie (Alison Brie, Mad Men), and out-of-touch CEO Pierce (Chevy Chase, Caddyshack). Together, they learn valuable lessons about life, love, and middling expectations. Their adventures span 25 episodes, across four discs:</P><P>Disc One<BR>• "Pilot (Extended Cut)" <BR>• "Spanish 101"<BR>• "Introduction to Film"<BR>• "Social Psychology"<BR>• "Advanced Criminal Law"<BR>• "Football, Feminism and You"<BR>• "Introduction to Statistics"</P><P>Disc Two<BR>• "Home Economics"<BR>• "Debate 109"<BR>• "Environmental Science"<BR>• "The Politics of Human Sexuality"<BR>• "Comparative Religion"<BR>• "Investigative Journalism"</P><P>Disc Three<BR>• "Interpretive Dance"<BR>• "Romantic Expressionism"<BR>• "Communication Studies"<BR>• "Physical Education"<BR>• "Basic Genealogy"<BR>• "Beginner Pottery"</P><P>Disc Four<BR>• "The Science of Illusion"<BR>• "Contemporary American Poultry"<BR>• "The Art of Discourse"<BR>• "Modern Warfare"<BR>• "English as a Second Language"<BR>• "Pascal's Triangle Revisited"</P><P>Given the drum-beating that has been going on for the past several years about the death of sitcoms, <B>Community</B> must have felt like a long shot, not only for NBC but for its creator Dan Harmon. I'm sure he believed in the show; he probably just didn't believe he'd make it past mid-season, let alone get a second season deal. But he did. Thanks to this show and to some of the impressive stuff coming out of ABC (and, to a lesser extent, CBS), the 2009-2010 TV season was the year of the sitcom. And as far as I'm concerned, Harmon's show is at the top of that heap.</P><P>It would be easy to dismiss <B>Community</B> as relying too much on pop culture nods—and plenty of people have—but the movie references make sense coming out of these characters, especially Danny Pudi's Abed (my favorite character on the show, and possibly all of cur<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">rent</a> TV). Abed is a socially awkward kid who looks at his community college experience the same way we do: as though it were a TV show. He relates the group's first series of meetings to John Hughes' classic The Breakfast Club. He gauges Jeff and Britta's love-hate relationship on a scale that runs from Sam and Diane to Ross and Rachel. He makes a list of essential college activities, based on what happens in movies like Animal House. As the season goes on, the gang's adventures begin to resemble the movies and television shows Abed uses as his points of reference.</P><P>I could probably come up with some masters-level thesis about how the events of <B>Community</B> occur in Abed's mind, filtered and presented to a surrogate audience as a waking dream told through a visual vocabulary of pop cultural iconograpy—but hey, this is only community college and I'm not gonna work that hard. Abed's love of movies and television is a reflection of the interests of the show's writers, including Harmon himself. The sense of joy that they bring to the show is contagious, and their dazzling scripts provide the foundation for what makes <B>Community</B> work.</P><P>Harmon and crew spent a long time on casting, making sure that the actors they ultimately chose would have the right chemistry and comedic chops. The effort pays off from the very first group scene. Everyone in the main gang is distinct without overshadowing anyone else. It's quite an accomplishment.</P><P>Joel McHale was among the first actors picked for the show. It might have seemed like an odd choice for those who only know him as host of The Soup on E!, but it was the right call. As ex-lawyer Jeff Winger, McHale brings the perfect balance of detached egotism and boyish charm. If they'd hired the wrong actor for this part, Jeff would be a antihero—a jerk we like only because he occasionally learns his lesson. Somehow, McHale's Jeff is never unlikable, even when he's giving some rousing but meaningless speech engineered to manipulate his friends into doing his bidding. He's that good.</P><P>Maybe the reason Jeff works so well is because the other members of the study group are just as lovably flawed. Britta, the reason he pretended to start the group in the first place, is Jeff's opposite, by which I mean she cares about things a bit too much. Abed is the most obviously eccentric, but in many ways he's less delusional than his best pal Troy, a former high school quarterback who loves to eat giant cookies and has a Good Will Hunting-esque aptitude for plumbing. Troy's biggest shortcoming is his inability to see how much Annie, who went to his high school, is in love with him. A recovering pill addict, Annie is a study fiend who goes from repressed to slightly less repressed over the course of the year. As the youngest person in the group, she sits in contrast to Shirley, a single mother of two who sees community college as a second chance. Seemingly beyond last chances is lovable racist and moist towelette CEO Pierce Hawthorne, played by Chevy Chase. There are no weak links here. Everyone is awesome, from fresh faces like the hilarious pairing of Donald Glover and Danny Pudi to the more recognizable Alison Brie of Mad Men, and comedy legend Chevy Chase. I have to admit I've never been a big Chase fan, but after his work here and guest appearances on Chuck, I'm on board. In a perfect world, Chevy would get the same kind of career-rejuvenating recognition for <B>Community</B> that Alec Baldwin has gotten from 30 Rock.</P><P>The supporting cast is no less impressive, especially The Hangover's Ken Jeong as psycho Asian Spanish teacher Senor Chang, John Oliver as the school psychologist, and Jim Rash (Reno 911!) as skeezy Dean Pelton. Jeong is over-the-top in his portrayal of an apathetic teacher and steals every scene he's in. Rash's contributions are more subtle, but his comedic timing (and ability to sell his character's Dalmatian fetish) are masterful. If you've ever seen Oliver on The Daily Show, you know how dang funny his proper-British shtick is. Other memorable supporting players include Lauren Stamile as Jeff's professor love interest, Jean Michael Higgins as diem-carping teacher, Dino Stamatopoulos as the appropriately named "Star-Burns," and Richard Erdman as Leonard, Greendale's oldest student. And then there are guest stars, like Tony Hale as a Ghost-hating pottery teacher, Lee Majors as a land-locked sailing instructor, Jack Black as a student trying to break into the group, Anthony Michael Hall as a mustachioed bully, and Patton Oswalt as the school nurse. It's an embarrassment of comedic riches.</P><P>Harmon made a decision early on to keep all of the action on campus. It sounds like a risky move, but there's so much variety in the settings and school-sponsored activities that there's never a dull moment. There are big tests, dances, pep rallys, concerts, and STD awareness parties that get out of control. <B>Community</B> is jam-packed from the first episode to the last, with nary a dud in between. The story moves quickly away from Jeff's lawyer conundrum, building in hilarity and movie references to the high point of the season, "Modern Warfare." When I first watched the episode, it was the best 30 minutes of television of any show that season, and stands as one of my favorite episodes of anything, ever. High praise, but completely deserved. It's the story of a campus-wide paintball competition that spirals out of control. It blends humor and tautly paced action scenes with references to Die Hard, The Warriors, Predator, John Woo, and any number of post-apocalyptic zombie movies. It's thrilling, hilarious, and better than every blockbuster that came out this summer. I'm tempted to recommend buying this set for this episode alone.</P><P>The only real problem with <B>Community: The Complete First Season</B> is that it hits home video on <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> only, no <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>. It's a shame, because the show aired in HD and cinematic episodes like "Modern Warfare" would really have benefited from the upgrade. Hopefully this version sells well enough to warrant the release of a <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a> set later on. As it is, though, <B>Community</B> looks great on <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a>. The show's creators put a lot of time and effort into the cinematography, and it shows. The 5.1 surround mix is a little less striking. It's clean and crisp; there's just not much for the rear speakers to do.</P><P>With a few exceptions, it seems like most recent TV box sets skimp on the extras. That's not the case here. This set is packed with features. For starters, there are audio commentaries for every episode. Recorded by Dan Harmon and various configurations of cast and writers, they are light, funny, informative, and well-worth a listen. Next up, more than half an hour of outtakes spread across all four discs. Gag reels can be hit-or-miss, but these are definitely a hit, favoring cast improv over actors getting the giggles.</P><P>Disc one also has a few alternate scenes from the episode "Advanced Criminal Law," and a pair of Dan Harmon-hosted featurettes. In "Creative Compromises," Harmon uses a more…explosive original cut of an episode to show how network edits have effectively ruined the show. It's juvenile, and hilarious. "Season One Cast Evaluations" is slightly more serious. Actually, it's not. Staged as a collection of one-on-one staff evaluations, Harmon talks to the cast about their (fake) experiences over the course of the year, mixed with actual audition footage.</P><P>Over on disc two, there's a five-minute highlight reel of moments you will have already seen by the time you get to the extras, and three 90-second "mini-episodes" featuring the group during study breaks. Disc three has an extended producer's cut of "Communication Studies" that runs five minutes longer than the original version (also on the disc). Disc four has the commentaries and outtakes only. As an extra special added bonus, the set also comes with a six-page "Kickpuncher" comic book, written by Troy and drawn by Jim Mahfood. It's a reimagining of a remake of a fake bad movie that they watch in Abed's dorm room in the episode "Romantic Expressionism." It's short and silly, but fun.</P><P>I could have finish this review with a list of my favorite moments from <B>Community</B>—Abed as Batman, Pierce and Jeff's epic Spanish presentation, Scorcese-inspired chicken fingers story, Annie and Shirley's campus cop adventures, Britta mispronouncing "bagel," any of the Troy and Abed tags at the end of the episodes—but I won't. I want you to discover them for yourself. This is the show that I laughed hardest at last season, collected in an awesome <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> set. Buy it. I mean, what are you waiting for? Credit?</P><P>The next round of Special Drink is on me. Not guilty!</P><P>Did we give <B>Community: The Complete First Season</B> a fair trial? yes / no</P>What's "fair"? Whether positive or negative, our reviews should be unbiased, informative, and critique the material on its own merits.</P><P><B>Studio:</B> Sony<BR><B>Video Formats:</B><BR>• 1.78:1 Anamorphic<BR><B>Audio Formats:</B><BR>• Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (English)<BR><B>Subtitles:</B><BR>• English (SDH)<BR><B>Running Time:</B> 535 Minutes<BR><B>Release Year:</B> 2009<BR><B>MPAA Rating:</B> Not Rated<BR><B>Genres:</B><BR>• Comedy<BR>• Television<BR></P><P>• Episode Commentaries<BR>• Extended Episodes<BR>• Featurettes<BR>• Outtakes<BR>• Comic Book<BR></P><br /><p><a href="http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/communityseason1.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02633550243252826728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115663796127645900.post-43314935794046487322010-09-28T23:35:00.000-07:002010-09-28T23:35:00.378-07:00 <BODY readability="15"><P>Judge Franck Tabouring prefers stomping the basement.</P><P>Sylvain White's 2007 dance flick Stomp the Yard grew into quite a profitable release, collecting more than $60 million at the box office, which quickly prompted a sequel: <B>Stomp the Yard: Homecoming (<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>)</B>. The follow-up didn't make an appearance in theaters, but is now available on <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a>.</P><P>Collins Pennie stars as lead character Chance, a hard worker and enthusiastic street dancer who's stoked about joining the Theta Nu fraternity at Truth University. Chance is also looking forward to the big step competition that is scheduled to take place on campus during homecoming weekend, and he's been working hard with his team because he strongly believes they've got a shot at victory. Sadly for Chance, his growing personal problems quickly start to threaten his dreams, which eventually forces him to reconsider his priorities in order to make the best out of his situation.</P><P>It's pretty safe to say when you've seen one dance movie, you've seen them all. <B>Stomp the Yard: Homecoming</B> certainly doesn't add anything new to the genre, and its plot and characters are as predictable as the rest of them. Shallow and often cheesy at best, the story falls victim to the same old formula that has rendered most of these films utterly unremarkable. Consequently, it only takes a couple of minutes to understand why this sequel went straight to <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a>.</P><P>In some cases, the quality of dancing prevents some films from qualifying as disasters, but this time around, even the stepping failed to impress me. There's definitely nothing wrong with the choreography or the way these guys execute their moves in Homecoming, but compared to other movies out there, these dance sequences are by far not intense or visually captivating enough to leave a mark. Some of the spins and jumps we get to observe here are fun to watch, but looking at it from a broader perspective, the stage performances lack the power to help overshadow the film's other flaws.</P><P>Speaking of flaws, the film overdramatizes the protagonist's journey from a kid in trouble to a college star. Before you know it, Chance's problems seem more annoying than compelling. Not only does Chance get in trouble for not helping his dad (Keith David) run his cherished restaurant, but he also struggles to keep his girlfriend all while trying to avoid a street gang pestering him for an unpaid debt. Oh, and did I mention Theta Nu's rivalry with another college stepping fraternity? This is just way too much content to stuff into a 88-minute film. As expected, <B>Stomp the Yard: Homecoming</B> comfortably deals with all this conflict by resolving it faster than it appears. Don't go look for any depth in any of these characters or themes.</P><P>Rob Hardy's film may not be engaging enough to keep your attention, but it sure all looks great in high definition. The <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a> disc boasts a superb 1.78:1 non-anamorphic widescreen presentation of the film that includes a sharp, clean image and strong, beautiful colors. The audio transfer impresses as well, with Sony's 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio track doing a great job at balancing dialogue, sound effects and soundtrack. Technically, this one's a winner. The bonus material includes deleted scenes, a short piece on the choreography, and a fairly amusing audio commentary with the filmmakers. The <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a> edition also includes a regular <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> version of the feature.</P><P>Simplistic dialogue, mediocre acting, and so-so dance sequences dominate <B>Stomp the Yard: Homecoming</B>, an unnecessary sequel that may appeal to diehard fans willing to look past weak storytelling and repetitive action. The film is not as boring as I feared, but the numerous weaknesses it's burdened with pretty much eliminate its chances to qualify as a satisfying viewing experience.</P><P>Did we give <B>Stomp The Yard: Homecoming (<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-Ray</a>)</B> a fair trial? yes / no</P>What's "fair"? 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Jimenez, Peter Dobson, Val Kilmer, Sile Bermingham, Cheryl Meyer, Brian Foyster, Eric Shani, Manny Barbosa, Sandy Duarte <BR><B>Director:</B> Phillip Guzman<BR><B>Release Date:</B> August 24, 2010<BR><B>Rating:</B> R for violence, language and some sexual content/nudity<BR><B>Run Time:</B> 01h:45m:49s<BR>Genre(s): <B>crime</B> "It comes in dirty and goes out clean. That's my secret." - Maz (Val Kilmer)</P><IMG border=0 hspace=1 vspace=2 src="/aicon.gif" width=16 height=16> <IMG border=0 hspace=1 vspace=2 src="/wicon.gif" width=16 height=16>  If you're a heist genre fan you may find bits and pieces of this one worthwhile, but most likely you will find yourself slackjawed by the dangling, unresolved storylines that are continually introduced here.</P><P><B>Movie Grade:</B> C+</P><P><B><a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Grade:</B> C+</P><P>Let me just say that I admire the independent filmmaker, the director who has to work with nothing to try and make something. For me it is tough to knock a project when appa<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">rent</a> budgetary restrictions get in the way of telling the story, because I know a couple of indie directors and money is always tight during productions. But sometimes those gaps do get in the way, and at times it can hamper the enjoyment of a film. In the 2008 heist flick <B>2:22</B>, writer/director Phillip Guzman suffers that familiar curse of the independent filmmaker, but the truth is he's just as much to blame for the missteps of the final product thanks to an oddly wandering script. </P><P>The setup is straightforward, with so-called "best damn crew boss" Gully (Mick Rossi, who also wrote, produced and even sang on one of soundtrack songs) assembling his usual team—aging thief Willy (Robert Miano), hot-tempered Finn (Aaron Gallagher), young upstart Gael (Jorge A Jimenez)—for another lucrative heist. </P><P>The plan is to rob the safety deposit boxes of a swanky hotel on New Year's Eve, with the film's title referring to the time of the crime. This is one of the first big stumbling blocks in the story Guzman is telling, because for such a supposedly posh hotel it is manned by seemingly one person on what should be one of the busiest nights of the year. I chalked up the lack of extras to perhaps a bad case of budget tightness, and I did my best to gloss over that weakness as things progressed. </P><P>But that was not so easy here, because Guzman introduces so many secondary subplots and characters that go nowhere. There's Gully's ex, a hotel guest contemplating suicide, a television star with a secret, a lonely woman in a bar, a detective who looks like Gabriel Byrne and a roomful of sweaty men in tightie whities. All elements that seem like they will lead somewhere relevant, but then just fall of the face of the movie. And yes, Val Kilmer is listed prominently on the cover, but he's only in the film for less than ten minutes as some sort of quirky jewelry expert. He ratchets up the hammy meter to 11, too. </P><P>Naturally the big crime is fraught with problems (many of which are highly illogical) and then the film's final act kicks it up a bit while dealing with what happens afterwards, This is really the best segment of the film, and for a heist film that's unfortunate that the heist isn't the centerpiece. </P><P>The performances are all pretty solid (Miano and Jimenez especially), and there are a couple of moments when the film feels very comfortable in its own peculiarly dirty underworld. Sift through the inconsistencies and Guzman shows a talent for shot framing and composition, and deep down there's a part of me that would like to see him take on a project that didn't have so many open holes in it. </P><P><B>IMAGE/AUDIO</B><BR>It's tough to say if the 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer on my screener copy represents the final street version. Let's just say I hope not. While I will grant director Phillip Guzman the right to wash out the palette to give everything drab overtones for dramatic, gritty effect if he wants, and if that's the case here I think he may have tilted too far in the wrong direction. Colors are flat, edges are soft and hazy, and there is a real lack of depth and texture. Ditto for the lifeless 2.0 stereo track, which I'll assume will get a heftier presentation come release day. Or at least I hope so. </P><P><B>EXTRAS</B><BR>The screener I received from Inception only included the film's trailer, though the artwork appears to promise a making-of and a photo gallery for the street version of the BD release.</P>Posted by: <B>Rich Rosell</B> - September 4, 2010, 7:35 am - <B><a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Review</B><BR>Keywords: <B>heist</B>, <B>val kilmer</B>, <B>phillip guzman</B>, <B>crime</B></P><P>Agree? Disagree? 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The weather may start cooling down soon, but check out the hot releases Eagle is firing up.</P><P><B>August 3 (pre-book order date July 9):</B> <P><B>Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers / Classic Albums: Damn The Torpedoes / <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> and <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a></B><BR>Continuing a tradition of highly-acclaimed documentaries, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers' Damn The Torpedoes promises to be another welcome addition to the Classic Albums series. Retracing the steps taken to create this enduring American Rock 'N' Roll album, Tom Petty, Benmont Tench, Mike Campbell, and Ron Blair, in addition to co-producer Jimmy Iovine and engineer Shelly Yakus, partake in brand new interviews. Supplemented with new and archival footage, in-depth multi-tape analysis, and 40 minutes of bonus footage, this <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> proves why 30 years later, Damn The Torpedoes stands the test of time. [MSRP $14.98 for <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a>, $19.98 for <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>]</P><BR><B>August 10 (pre-book order date July 16):</B> <P><B>Nils Lofgren / Cry Tough / 2<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a></B><BR>Another welcome addition to Eagle Rock's Rockpalast <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> series, Nils Lofgren's Cry Tough is an incredible live showcase of the guitar virtuoso, with performances from 1976, 1979, and 1991. This 2<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> set, following up concerts from Joan Armatrading, Meat Loaf, Thin Lizzy, and UB40 on the German TV program, captures Lofgren stepping into the spotlight as a soloist, after turns with Neil Young's Crazy Horse and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. [MSRP $19.98]</P><P><B>Roy Orbison / The Last Concert / CD</B><BR>The instantly recognizable vocals, heart-on-sleeve songwriting, and unmistakable style of Roy Orbison is embedded in American's musical tapestry. The Last Concert, captured from his December 4, 1988 concert in Cleveland, OH, is a perfect homage to such a pristine and unforgettable artist. Performed just two days before his passing, this fourteen-song collection is the exact set list he played that evening, including seven top 10 singles such as "Oh, Pretty Woman" and the Grammy-Award Winning "Crying." Originally released as a limited run via iTunes in 2008, this historic performance, untouched by mixing or enhancements, is now available on CD for the first time. It truly captures one of the best rock 'n' roll singers of all time. [MSRP $13.98] </P><BR><B>August 17 (pre-book order date July 23)</B> <P><B>Jackson Browne / Going Home / <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a></B><BR>American singer/songwriter Jackson Browne has carved out his place in America's musical history, not only with the seven platinum albums to his name, but his reputation for penning poignant songs for the likes of Linda Ronstadt, Joan Baez, The Eagles, and many others. Going Home, originally released via Pioneer in 1999 as a home video, is a reflection of his stellar career. Seamlessly blended live performances meld with interviews and rare footage for a full take of Browne's legacy, as well as the timeless nature of his music. Live renditions of classics "Running on Empty," "Take It Easy," and "Doctor My Eyes," in addition to guest interviews/performances from Don Henley, Bonnie Raitt, David Crosby, The Eagles, David Lindley, Graham Nash, and Jennifer Warnes complete this <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> package. [MSRP $14.98]</P><BR><B readability="9"><B>August 24 (pre-book order date July 30)</B> <P>Pixies / Acoustic & Electric Live / <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a></B><BR>One of the most influential alternative rock acts of all time, the Pixies spent the late eighties/early nineties laying a foundation that would be treaded by countless indie/rock acts to come. After a decade of silence, they made their triumphant return with a 2004 reunification. Acoustic & Electric Live shows them busting out in 2005 with two performances – one electric (Paradise Club in Boston), one acoustic (Newport Folk Festival – their first ever unplugged show). Packed to the brim with bonus features, this set includes a live Boston club set from 1986, Newport photo gallery, and an acoustic rehearsal of "Debaser" that did not make the final Newport set list. Originally released as separate <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a>s in 2006, these two concerts will now be available in a single hi-def package. [MSRP $24.98]</P><P><B>Black Label Society / Doom Troopin' Live – The European Invasion / <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a></B><BR>For over twenty years, Zakk Wylde has been burning up stages, both as Ozzy Osbourne's right hand guitar man, and fronting his own band, Black Label Society. Doom Troopin' Live follows their 2005 trek around Europe, for a sold out tour supporting the Mafia album. This 16-song set in Paris is completed with extensive bonus features, including four tracks from their Astoria show in London, music videos, and "Backstage Pass" – a 50-minute documentary following BLS on the road. Originally released as a 2<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> set, this blazing blast of heavy metal is now presented in high-def as a single disc package. [MSRP $19.98]</P><P><B>Electric Light Orchesta / Live: The Early Years / <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a></B><BR>Commemorating 40 years in the business, Electric Light Orchestra's Live: The Early Years <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> is the perfect package to showcase the band's signature sound – a blend of lush orchestration and rock 'n' roll grandness. Formed in 1970, with global album sales in excess of 50 million, ELO is one of rock's biggest bands. The three concerts highlighted in this program include tracks from a 1973 performance at Brunel University, their 1974 appearance on the German TV series Rockpalast, and the 1976 Fusion concert at the New Victoria Theatre in London, filmed during the "Face The Music" tour. [MSRP $14.98]</P><BR><B>August 31 (pre-book order date August 6)</B> <P><B>Jane's Addiction / Live Voodoo / <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> and <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a></B><BR>Live Voodoo, Jane's Addiction's first ever live <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a>, captures a musical celebration at the Voodoo Experience in New Orleans in 2009. Filmed on Halloween night, the reunion of the original lineup – guitarist Dave Navarro, bassist Eric Avery, drummer Stephen Perkins, and ever-enigmatic frontman Perry Farrell – proved they still have that flawless, ferocious flair that conquered the hard rock world of the late eighties/early nineties. Setting in motion a lasting alt-rock legacy, they are seen performing staples predominantly from their first two albums. The band worked their magic over the crowd, proving that a Jane's Addiction show is more than just a concert – it's an experience. [MSRP $14.98 for <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a>, $19.98 for <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>]</P><P><B>Barclay James Harvest / Berlin – A Concert For The People / <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a></B><BR>One of the most popular acts in Germany, Barclay James Harvest is a proprietor of melodic masterpieces. Their signature sound is a fusion of rock and classical music. Performing to over 250,000 fans in front of the German parliament building the Reichstag, the band performed A Concert For The People on August 30, 1980. They played this historic concert to Germany's divided capital city, which was still sliced in half by the Berlin Wall. Featuring classics that span their career, in addition to tunes from the then-to-be-released album Turn of the Tide, Barclay James Harvest held this concert to personally thank the fans for their massive support. [MSRP $14.98]</P><BR><B>September 14 (pre-book order date August 20)</B> <P><B>The Everly Brothers / Reunion Concert – Live at the Royal Albert Hall / <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a></B><BR>The harmonies, acoustic guitars, and brilliant songwriting of the Everly Brothers led to chart dominance and fan adoration in the late fifties and early sixties. In September 1983, after a 10-year split, Phil and Don Everly reunited at London's famed Royal Albert Hall, establishing a renewal in their partnership that lasts to this day. This concert, backed with a bonus documentary, visits one of music's most popular duos performing a set that Phil Everly would refer to as one of his most memorable. [MSRP $11.98]</P><P><B>Rory Gallagher / Ghost Blues + Best of the Beat Club 2<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> / The Beat Club Sessions CD</B><BR>Irish guitar virtuoso Rory Gallagher scaled musical heights with his majestic melding of urban blues and hard rock chops. On September 14, fans can enjoy the dual release of the Beat Club Sessions CD and Ghost Blues + Best of the Beat Club 2<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> set. The CD hosts previously unreleased recordings from three diffe<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">rent</a> appearances of the German television series Beat Club in the early seventies, mostly extracted from his first two albums. Ghost Blues treats viewers to a complete and fully authorized documentary on Rory, featuring archive interviews with the man himself, and contributions from many of his friends and admirers, such as Bob Geldof, The Edge, and former band members Ted McKenna and Gerry McAvoy. The second disc of this 2<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> set displays Rory's onstage magnificence, with 90 minutes worth of footage from the Beat Club. [MSRP $24.98 for 2<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a>, $13.98 for CD]</P><BR><B>September 21 (pre-book order date August 27)</B> <P><B>Kenny G / Live at Montreux 1987/1988 / <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a></B><BR>When Grammy-Award winning saxophonist Kenny G hit the famed Montreux Jazz Festival in 1987, he was riding high with success, burning up the charts with his hit single "Songbird," as well as enjoying the success of his multi-platinum Duotones album. Setting the Swiss crowd on fire that evening, he was asked to return in 1988, just before the release of his Silhouette album. Live at Montreux 1987/1988 captures both of these performances, acting as a live photograph of Kenny's breakout into global stardom. [MSRP $14.98]</P><P><B>We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year Deluxe Edition / CD</B><BR>Originally released in 2008, We Wish You A Metal Xmas is everyone's favorite holiday tunes...amped to eleven! This revised version is updated with four new tracks from the 2009-released companion EP —"O Christmas Tree," featuring Doro Pesch, "Auld Lang Syne," performed by Girlschool, "Frosty The Snowman," featuring Steve "Lips" Kudlow (Anvil) and "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer," featuring Dez Fafara (DevilDriver) and Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake). The original 12 tracks kick out festive jams featuring Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Them Crooked Vultures), Geoff Tate (Queensryche), Billy F Gibbons (ZZ Top), Alice Cooper, Lemmy Kilmister, George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob), John 5 (Marilyn Manson), and the late great Ronnie James Dio on classics like "Run Rudolph Run," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," and "Silver Bells." It's the perfect stuffer for any metalhead's stocking! [MSRP $15.98]</P><P><B>Michael McDonald / This Christmas – Live In Chicago / <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> and <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a></B><BR>There's no mistaking Michael McDonald's signature voice, which lends itself beautifully to holiday tunes! This special Christmas-themed episode of the PBS series Soundstage opens with selections from the Doobie Brothers and his solo career before sliding seamlessly into a dozen Christmas tunes rendered in McDonald's classic croon. Many of these songs appeared on his 2009 This Christmas album. Wrapping the set with three more choice Doobie Brothers cuts, this concert, filmed in Chicago, is completed with a bonus cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." [MSRP $14.98 for <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a>, $19.98 for <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>]</P><BR><B>September 28 (pre-book order date September 3)</B> <P><B>Rush / 2112 & Moving Pictures Classic Albums / <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> and <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a></B><BR>Following a banner year of dynamic documentaries, from Black Sabbath and Tom Petty, the acclaimed, award-winning Classic Albums series ventures on to prog-rock powerhouse Rush, delving into the backgrounds of two of their legendary albums. 2112, which was certified triple platinum, landed the band on the charts, with a #1 position in their native Canada, and in the top 75 in the US. Moving Pictures, their biggest selling album to date, went #1 and quadruple platinum in Canada, hitting #3 in the US and the UK. Bassist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer Neil Peart, along with original producer Terry Brown, walk us through the creation of the two epic musical entities, via interviews, archival videos, and multi-track tape demonstrations. 50 minutes of additional footage that did not make the broadcast version are included as well. [MSRP $14.98 for <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a>, $19.98 for <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>]</P><P><B>Ronnie Wood / I Feel Like Playing / CD</B><BR>Ronnie Wood's legacy is undeniable, having played a pivotal role in The Rolling Stones, The Faces, The Jeff Beck Group, and The Birds, in addition to a thriving solo career. This fall, the preeminent guitarist will grace the world with his 7th studio album to date, I Feel Like Playing. His first release since 2001's Not For Beginners, features guest appearances from Slash, Billy F Gibbons (ZZ Top), Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Kris Kristofferson, Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam), Bernard Fowler, Daryl Jones, and Jim Keltner. [MSRP $13.98]</P><P><B>INXS / Mystify / <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a></B><BR>Formed in Australia in the late seventies, INXS earned a reputation as a phenomenal live act before hitting their stride as a recording act in the eighties. Maintaining a steady stream of classic hit singles and best selling albums, they filled global arenas with their infectious and sexy pop sound. Mystify features their 1997 concert at the Loreley Festival in Germany, filmed for the Rockpalast TV series just five months before the premature passing of frontman Michael Hutchence. Not only does this <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> include performances of all seven of their US Top-10 singles, but six bonus tracks from their 1984 Rockpalast appearance. [MSRP $14.98]</P><BR><B>October 12 (pre-book order date September 17)</B> <P><B>Dio / Holy Diver Live / <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a></B><BR>One of the greatest hard rock singers of all time, the late Ronnie James Dio brought a stylized, sophisticated nature to the heavy side of rock. He and his band, Dio, whipped the London crowd at the Astoria Theater into a frenzy when they took the stage and plowed through the classic Holy Diver album in its entirety. Holy Diver Live features not only this 2005 performance, which is also peppered with choice tunes from RJD's Black Sabbath and Rainbow days, but a bonus band interview. Originally released on <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> in 2006, this high-def version is a fitting tribute to a true icon. [MSRP $19.98]</P><P><B>Rolling Stones / Ladies & Gentlemen / <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> and <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a></B><BR>Just after the release of Stones in Exile, which took viewers through the making of the Rolling Stones' seminal album Exile on Main Street, Eagle Rock Entertainment is proudly presenting us with a taste of their live experience. Billed as "the most powerful rock film ever made," Ladies & Gentlemen was filmed over the course of four nights in Texas during the "Exile on Main Street" tour in 1972. This fully restored and remastered masterpiece, which premiered at the Ziegfield Theatre in New York in 1974 and played in select US theatres, is the first fully authorized <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> and <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a> release of the film. [MSRP $14.98 for <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a>, $19.98 for <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>]</P><BR><B>October 19 (pre-book order date September 24)</B> <P><B>Twisted Sister / Live at Wacken / <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a>/CD</B><BR>Originally released in 2005, this remastered version of the Live at Wacken <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a>/CD is a blend of Twisted Sister reflecting on their career and live footage from their 2003 appearance at the Wacken Festival. The juxtaposition of candid time with band via behind-the-scenes footage, and their explosive live show before the hungry heavy-metal loving German crowd is a one-of-a-kind treat any fan would enjoy. The CD companion mixes audio from the performance with vintage concert tracks from the 1980s. 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What of it?</P><P>Here comes another entry in the Disney Fairy series of direct-to-<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> and <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a> releases.</P><P>During an expedition to the English countryside to initiate summer, Tinker Bell (Mae Whitman, Arrested Development) becomes mesmerized by an old jalopy driven by a human. She leaves the other fairies to investigate and is captured by Lizzie Griffiths (Lauren Mote in her debut), an imaginative little girl who believes in fairies. Despite her budding friendship with Lizzie, Tink longs to return to Pixie Hollow, but is unable to fly in the persistent summer showers. When Lizzie's lepidopterist father discovers Tinker Bell's existence, he wants to capture her for display in a London museum. Meanwhile, the other fairies—Vidia, Silvermist (Lucy Liu, Kill Bill: Volume 1), Iridessa (Raven-Symone, The Cheetah Girls), Rosetta (Kristin Chenoweth, The West Wing), Bobble, and Clank—embark on a dangerous journey by foot to save their friend.</P><P>The first of the Disney Fairies movies, Tinker Bell was a clever adventure that provided Disney's most famous fairy with an origin story, while also cleverly tipping its hat to 1953's Peter Pan, the movie in which she was introduced. Though more epic and with plenty of action-packed entertainment, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure didn't really advance the mythos or play satisfactorily with the events in J.M. Barrie's classic story. It was a fun movie, but not as clever as the original. In many ways, <B>Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue</B> feels more like a direct sequel to <B>Tinker Bell</B> than its predecessor. Set on the human mainland a decade or so before Peter Pan's adventures with Wendy Darling, the story includes numerous nods to the Tinker Bell of the 1953 film: her discovery that pixie dust enables human beings to fly (which leads to a few gorgeously animated sequences of a child defying gravity), and the revelation that other fairies may understand Tink's speech but, as in <B>Peter Pan</B>, humans hear her voice as a jingling bell. While impetuous and a little klutzy in <B>Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure</B>, Tink never gets worked up and angry in that movie the way she does in <B>Peter Pan</B>. <B>Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue</B> features a scene in which she flies off the handle at Lizzie's father, pantomiming her fury to the clamor of tinkling bells; it is the closest yet that any of the three Disney Fairies movies has come to presenting the character exactly as she is in <B>Peter Pan</B>. Most important, <B>Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue</B> does a fine job of laying the groundwork for Tinker Bell alone among the other fairies having a special connection to people—a fact that has obvious import for our heroine's later adventures. The Disney Fairies movies are, in many ways, far removed from <B>Peter Pan</B>, but their careful attention to Tinker Bell as an iconic character makes them entirely satisfying.</P><P>As with the previous Disney Fairies movies, <B>Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue</B> delivers some beautifully animated and exciting action. Highlights include the fairies' trek across the rain-soaked countryside and near-death experience in a mud puddle; their evasion of the Griffiths family cat as they leap across dinner plates floating in the kitchen via the magic of pixie dust; and Tinker Bell's race through the bowels of an automobile in a frenzied attempt to save Vidia, who has been jarred and is being taken to a museum by Lizzie's father. In addition, all of the scenes of flight—whether involving the fairies or Lizzie—are fast-paced, beautifully framed, and vertiginous. <B>Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue</B> may have been made with little girls in mind, but it's not a dainty affair. Tinker Bell and the other fairies are action heroines, through and through. They face real danger and overcome it with fearless ingenuity and derring-do. The movie a thoroughly modern tale with a subtext of female empowerment that teaches young ones the importance of personal integrity and acting in the interest of one's community, while also delivering genuine drama, exciting action, and age-appropriate laughs. It's good stuff.</P><P>When Pixar honcho John Lasseter was named chief creative director of Disney Animation Studios, he gutted the direct-to-<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> division on the grounds that most of the productions weren't up to Disney snuff and only served to dilute the company's most beloved brands. The Disney Fairies line was one of the few productions spared. It's no wonder. If the 3D computer animation of the three Tinker Bell movies isn't quite up to the quality of big-budget theatrical features, then it's awfully close. The movies may not be as staggeringly gorgeous as WALL-E, but they're nearly as rich and detailed as any of the Shrek movies. Character movement is fluid and impressive, while their faces are supple and full of emotion. Backgrounds are stunningly rich in detail; they explode with vibrant color. <B>Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue</B> is gorgeous in high definition. The 1080p/AVC transfer presents the film in the 16:9 aspect ratio. More than any other studio, Disney has a grasp of how to deliver superb high def home video. The quality of their releases—whether animated or live action—is consistently stellar. If the digital transfer of <B>Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue</B> isn't perfect, it's close enough to fool me. Colors are spectacular, and every detail of the animation is immaculately rendered. There are no digital artifacts of any kind. The visuals are reference quality.</P><P>Audio is presented in a DTS-HD Master Audio track that is crisp and clean, but leans too heavily on the front soundstage. The prevalence of thunderstorms throughout the story presented the disc's authors with the opportunity to assemble a truly dynamic audio mix. Unfortunately, that opportunity was largely wasted. <B>Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue</B> doesn't sound bad, but it could be better.</P><P>Each of the previous Tinker Bell movies was a bit of a disappointment in the extras department. <B>Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue</B> doesn't break the cycle—in fact, it has an even slimmer, weaker batch of supplements than the other movies.</P><P>There are three deleted scenes with optional introductions to each by director Brad Raymond and producer Helen Kalafatic. The scenes are unfinished, presented in an animated storyboard format. The entire reel runs 14 minutes in length. There's also a music video for "How to Believe," performed by Bridgit Mendler (<B>Good Luck Charlie</B>). The clip combines scenes of Mendler performing with shots from the movie. A Games and Activities section on the menu leads to "Fairy Field Guide Builder," an interactive featurette that combines trivia quizzes with constructing a virtual scrapbook. Finally, a Backstage Disney section contains a two-minute featurette that challenges kids to design their own model fairy houses, like Lizzie Griffith's.</P><P>The keepcase also houses a separate <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> presentation of the movie. It is a standard definition copy of the <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>, right down to the extras.</P><P>Disney has yet to strike out with any of their Tinker Bell movies. <B>Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue</B> is an even better entry in the series than its predecessor, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (which itself was plenty of fun). This <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a> offers an impeccable transfer of 3D computer animation that is of such high quality that the movie really could play theatrically. If your child is a fan of the series, don't hesitate to grab this disc. Even if you don't yet have a <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a> player, future-proof your collection by nabbing this two-disc set, which contains the feature and all of the supplements on both BD and <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a>.</P><P>Did we give <B>Tinker Bell And The Great Fairy Rescue (<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-Ray</a>)</B> a fair trial? yes / no</P>What's "fair"? Whether positive or negative, our reviews should be unbiased, informative, and critique the material on its own merits.</P><P><B>Studio:</B> Disney<BR><B>Video Formats:</B><BR>• 1.78:1 Non-Anamorphic (1080p)<BR><B>Audio Formats:</B><BR>• DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio (English)<BR>• Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (French)<BR>• Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (Spanish)<BR><B>Subtitles:</B><BR>• English (SDH)<BR>• French<BR>• Spanish<BR><B>Running Time:</B> 77 Minutes<BR><B>Release Year:</B> 2010<BR><B>MPAA Rating:</B> Rated G<BR><B>Genres:</B><BR>• Adventure<BR>• Animation<BR>• <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a><BR>• Disney<BR>• Family<BR>• Fantasy<BR></P><P>• Deleted Scenes<BR>• Music Video<BR>• Activities<BR>• <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Copy<BR></P><br /><p><a href="http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/greatfairyrescuebluray.php" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02633550243252826728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115663796127645900.post-30411170971287808352010-09-28T00:15:00.000-07:002010-09-28T00:15:00.496-07:00 <BODY readability="20">follow us on twitter</P>dOc on facebook</P>NE News Editor</P>Hotel Terminus: The Life And Times Of Klaus Barbie on D...<BR>Madonna and Daughter Lola Dish at Fashion Line Launch...<BR>Face-Off: The Makings of the Facebook Movie...<BR>Mad Max <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>/<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Combo Pack Oct 5...<BR>Ladies & Gentlemen... 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DH Daniel Hirshleifer</P>Before Night Falls... dE dOc Editor</P>WELCOME TO THE NEW dOc!... <IMG border=0 alt="Apple iTunes" src="/Office125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10004957&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P><IMG border=0 alt="Microsoft Store" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=166833.10000435&subid=0&type=4&gridnum=11"></P><IMG border=0 alt="" src="/MovieNewBlue125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10005826&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P>Share: <IMG title=email alt=email src="/email.png">   <IMG title=Print alt=Print src="/printer.png">   <IMG border=0 alt="" src="/twitter.gif"> <IMG alt=Technorati.gif src="/Technorati.gif" width=16 height=16>   <IMG alt=StumbleUpon.gif src="/StumbleUpon.gif" width=17 height=16>   <IMG title=MySpace alt=MySpace src="/myspace.png">   <IMG alt=digg.gif src="/digg.gif" width=18 height=18> <IMG alt=delicious.gif src="/delicious.gif" width=18 height=18>   <IMG alt=google.gif src="/google.gif" width=16 height=16>   <IMG alt=magnolia.gif src="/magnolia.gif" width=16 height=16>   <IMG alt=facebook.gif src="/facebook.gif" width=18 height=18><BR>Permalink: <IMG alt=Permalink.gif align=top src="/iconpermalink.gif" width=16 height=16>       </P>Icarus Films</P>Weaves together forty years of footage and interviews culled from over 120 hours of discussion with former Nazis, American intelligence officers, South American government officials, victims of Nazi atrocities and witnesses. Barbie, while Gestapo chief in Lyon, tortured and murdered resistance fighters, innocent hostages, Jewish men, women and children, and had thousands deported to death camps.</P><P>For the first time ever on <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> from the director of "<B>The Sorrow And The Pity</B>"</P><P>Marcel Ophuls' Academy Award-winner for Best Documentary</P><P><B>Hotel Terminus: The Life And Times Of Klaus Barbie</B><IMG border=0 alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=digitallyobsesse&l=as2&o=1&a=B003YKVGMO" width=1 height=1></P><P><IMG border=0 hspace=10 alt="" vspace=10 src="/51hTx5xHH9L.jpg"></P><P>Street Date: October 26, 2010 Marcel Ophuls' epic documentary, <B>Hotel Terminus: The Life And Times Of Klaus Barbie</B><IMG border=0 alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=digitallyobsesse&l=as2&o=1&a=B003YKVGMO" width=1 height=1>, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1988, followed by an American premiere at the New York Film Festival, where it was hailed by Vincent Canby in The New York Times as "Another monumental Ophuls work,<B>Hotel Terminus</B><IMG border=0 alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=digitallyobsesse&l=as2&o=1&a=B003YKVGMO" width=1 height=1> emerges ultimately not as a study of one person, place or event, but as a contemplation of the human condition."</P><P>The film went on to enjoy a successful theatrcal release (by Samuel Goldwyn) and in early 1989 it was duly honored by winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature of 1988 (the only film by Marcel Ophuls to win the award).</P><P>A VHS edition of the film was released to the home video market by Goldwyn, and later by MGM. But, until now, the film has never been available on <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> anywhere in the world.</P><P>An examination of the Nazi SS officer Klaus Barbie, the infamous "Butcher of Lyon", <B>Hotel Terminus</B><IMG border=0 alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=digitallyobsesse&l=as2&o=1&a=B003YKVGMO" width=1 height=1> weaves together forty years of footage and interviews culled from over 120 hours of discussion with former Nazis, American intelligence officers, South American government officials, victims of Nazi atrocities and witnesses. Barbie, while Gestapo chief in Lyon, tortured and murdered resistance fighters, innocent hostages, Jewish men, women and children, and had thousands deported to death camps. </P><P>After the war he was protected by and worked with the U.S. Army and American intelligence officers, and then allowed to hide in Bolivia, where he lived peacefully for 30 years. Only in 1987 was he brought to trial in a French courtroom (in Lyon).</P><P>Icarus Films is proud to be able to announce this important first ever <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> release of this remarkable and essential documentary.</P><P>"A real-life detective story. Entertaining and engrossing." –Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times</P><P>"Two Thumbs Up. A shocking, unforgettable film." –Siskel & Ebert </P><P><a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Information:<BR>Pre-Book Date: Sept. 21, 2010<BR>Street Date: Oct. 26, 2010</P><P><B>Hotel Terminus: The Life And Times Of Klaus Barbie</B><IMG border=0 alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=digitallyobsesse&l=as2&o=1&a=B003YKVGMO" width=1 height=1><BR>Directed & produced by Marcel Ophuls</P><P>Associate produced by Bernard Farrel<BR>Executive produced by John S. Friedman,<BR>Hamilton Fish, & Peter Kovler</P><P>In French, German, Spanish & English<BR>Color, 267 minutes, Germany & France, 1988</P><P>UPC # 854565001275<BR>2 Discs / + booklet<BR>SRP: $34.98<BR></P>Icarus Films</P>Posted by: <B>News Editor</B> - September 23, 2010, 4:55 pm - <B>PR</B><BR>Keywords: <B>documentary</B></P>Genres</P><P>action, action comedy, adventure, alternative, animation, anime, art, black comedy, celtic, classical, comedy, compilation, country, crime, cult, documentary, drama, educational, epic, experimental, family, fantasy, film noir, folk, foreign, gangster, hip-hop, historical, historical adventure, holiday, horror, jazz, late night, martial arts, metal, music, musical, musical comedy, mystery, new age, offbeat, opera, pop, r-b, rap, rock, romance, romantic comedy, sci-fi, special interest, sports, suspense thriller, techno thriller, television, war, western, </P><IMG border=0 alt="Fall TV" src="/new125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10004937&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P><P><IMG border=0 alt="Apple iTunes" src="/games120x90green.gif"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10001911&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P><P><IMG border=0 alt="Apple iTunes" src="/GiftCertificates125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10001962&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P>Keywords</P><P>documentary, music, madonna, lourdes, material girl, movie, 'the social network, ' aaron sorkin, david fincher, mark zuckerberg, eduardo saverin, andrew garfield, jesse eisenberg, action, sci-fi, television, david hasselhoff, tony dovolani, the quickstep, wire, lost, freaks and geeks, arrested development, 'rabbit hole, ' nicole kidman, 'let me in, ' 'the debt, ' helen mirren, realty dance competition, florence henderson, carrie ann inaba, margaret cho, bill maher, christine o'donnell, republican nominee, witchcraft, 'stake land, ' toronto international film festival, kelly mcgillis, melanie leis, $23.8 million, jon hamm, jeremy renner, chris cooper, box office, movies, gladiator, rome, musical, oprah, book club, national book award, 'the corrections, ' farrar, straus and giroux, robert redford, mary surratt, robin wright, james mcavoy, tom wilkinson, fake news, fake conservative, jon stewart, stephen colbert, dueling rallies, writer, book reviewer, philip roth, thomas pynchon, saul bellow, don delillo, j.k. rowling, tom wolfe, romantic caper, big-budget blockbuster, florian henckel von donnersmarck, concert, beyonc?, nicki minaj, 50 cent, josh brolin, will smith, action drama, pantelion films, 10 films, hispanic moviegoers, comedy series, penny, jim parsons, mayim bialik, leonard, american idol, steven tyler, randy jackson, singing competition, lady gaga, katy perry, ke$ha, taylor swift, justin bieber, ciara, jane lynch, bryce dallas howard, matt damon, special-effects tsunami, romance </P><IMG alt="" align=right src="/intrigo.gif" width=73 height=79><B><BR>Intrigo says,</B> "Wow, we're on Kindle now... is it tuna-flavored?"<IMG border=0 alt="Microsoft Store" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=166833.10000223&subid=0&type=4&gridnum=11"> <br /><p><a href="http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/displaypr.php?ID=2753" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02633550243252826728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115663796127645900.post-5117242081414091812010-09-27T20:18:00.000-07:002010-09-27T20:18:00.806-07:00 <BODY readability="20">follow us on twitter</P>dOc on facebook</P>NE News Editor</P>Hotel Terminus: The Life And Times Of Klaus Barbie on D...<BR>Madonna and Daughter Lola Dish at Fashion Line Launch...<BR>Face-Off: The Makings of the Facebook Movie...<BR>Mad Max <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>/<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Combo Pack Oct 5...<BR>Ladies & Gentlemen... 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Viewers can experience their favorite ?human? robot in all three classic films, now on <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>. Directors Paul Verhoeven of <B>ROBOCOP</B>, Irvin Kershner of <B>ROBOCOP 2</B> and Fred Dekker of <B>ROBOCOP 3</B> bring the half robot, half police officer to life with the help of an intensely talented cast, including Peter Weller, Robert Burke), Kurtwood Smith and Nancy Allen.</P><P>WATCH THE ULTIMATE CRIME-FIGHTING MACHINE LAY DOWN THE LAW LIKE NEVER BEFORE</P><P><B>Robocop Trilogy</B><IMG border=0 alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=digitallyobsesse&l=as2&o=1&a=B003VS0CYC" width=1 height=1></P><P>The Complete Collection Bursts onto <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a></P><P>for the First Time October 5th</P><P><IMG border=0 hspace=10 alt="" vspace=10 src="/51fm4YWQsYL.jpg"></P><P>The cyborg super-cop Robocop defends citizens of Old Detroit with three times as much action when the <B>Robocop Trilogy</B><IMG border=0 alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=digitallyobsesse&l=as2&o=1&a=B003VS0CYC" width=1 height=1> arrives as a <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a> collector?s set October 5. Just in time for the holiday season, this three disc set from MGM Home Entertainment contains the original <B>ROBOCOP</B> on <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>, as well as <B>ROBOCOP 2</B> and <B>ROBOCOP 3</B> on <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a> for the first time.</P><P>Packed full of memorable moments and Robocop quotes, the <B>Robocop Trilogy</B><IMG border=0 alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=digitallyobsesse&l=as2&o=1&a=B003VS0CYC" width=1 height=1> is a fan must-have. Viewers can experience their favorite ?human? robot in all three classic films, now on <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>. Directors Paul Verhoeven (Totall Recall, Basic Instinct) of <B>ROBOCOP</B>, Irvin Kershner of <B>ROBOCOP 2</B> and Fred Dekker (Monster Squad Forever, Nighs of the Creeps) of <B>ROBOCOP 3</B> bring the half robot, half police officer to life with the help of an intensely talented cast, including Peter Weller (The Order; 24), Robert Burke (Good Night, and Good Luck; Tombstone), Kurtwood Smith (Rambo III; That 70?s Show) and Nancy Allen (Law and Order, Carrie).</P><P>In <B>ROBOCOP</B> (1987), a terminally wounded cop in crime-ridden Detroit returns to the force as a powerful cyborg with submerged memories haunting him. <B>ROBOCOP 2</B> (1990) features a corrupt businesswoman seeking to disable Robocop in favor of her own model of cyborg. In <B>ROBOCOP 3</B> (1993) Robocop saves the day once more. This time the half man/half robot takes on ruthless developers who want to evict some people on "their" land.</P><P>The <B>Robocop Trilogy</B><IMG border=0 alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=digitallyobsesse&l=as2&o=1&a=B003VS0CYC" width=1 height=1> collector?s edition on <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a> will be available for the suggested retail price of $59.99 US/$69.99 Canada. Prebook is September 8.</P><P>Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. <BR>Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., through its operating subsidiaries, is actively engaged in the worldwide production and distribution of motion pictures, television programming, home video, interactive media, music and licensed merchandise. The company owns the world's largest library of modern films, comprising around 4,100 titles. Operating units include Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., United Artists Films Inc., Ventanazul, MGM Television Entertainment Inc., MGM Networks Inc., MGM Domestic Networks LLC, MGM Distribution Co., MGM International Television Distribution Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment LLC, MGM ON STAGE, MGM Music, MGM Worldwide Digital Media, MGM Consumer Products and MGM Interactive. In addition, MGM has ownership interests in international TV channels reaching nearly 120 countries. MGM ownership is as follows: Providence Equity Partners (29%), TPG (21%), Sony Corporation of America (20%), Comcast (20%), DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (7%) and Quadrangle Group (3%). For more information, visit www.mgm.com.</P><P><B>Robocop Trilogy</B><IMG border=0 alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=digitallyobsesse&l=as2&o=1&a=B003VS0CYC" width=1 height=1>: (Catalog # M122510 U.S. / M122511 Canada)<BR>Street Date:<BR>October 5, 2010<BR>Prebook Date:<BR>September 8, 2010<BR>Screen Format:<BR>Widescreen<BR>Audio:<BR>English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio <BR>French 5.1 Dolby Digital <BR>Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital<BR>Subtitles:<BR>English, French and Spanish<BR>U.S. Rating:<BR>R<BR>Total Run Time:<BR>103 minutes<BR>Closed Closed<BR>Yes</P>MGM Home Entertainment</P>Posted by: <B>News Editor</B> - September 17, 2010, 5:00 pm - <B>PR</B><BR>Keywords: <B>action</B>, <B>sci-fi</B></P>Genres</P><P>action, action comedy, adventure, alternative, animation, anime, art, black comedy, celtic, classical, comedy, compilation, country, crime, cult, documentary, drama, educational, epic, experimental, family, fantasy, film noir, folk, foreign, gangster, hip-hop, historical, historical adventure, holiday, horror, jazz, late night, martial arts, metal, music, musical, musical comedy, mystery, new age, offbeat, opera, pop, r-b, rap, rock, romance, romantic comedy, sci-fi, special interest, sports, suspense thriller, techno thriller, television, war, western, </P><IMG border=0 alt="Fall TV" src="/new125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10004937&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P><P><IMG border=0 alt="Apple iTunes" src="/games120x90green.gif"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10001911&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P><P><IMG border=0 alt="Apple iTunes" src="/GiftCertificates125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10001962&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P>Keywords</P><P>documentary, music, madonna, lourdes, material girl, movie, 'the social network, ' aaron sorkin, david fincher, mark zuckerberg, eduardo saverin, andrew garfield, jesse eisenberg, action, sci-fi, television, david hasselhoff, tony dovolani, the quickstep, wire, lost, freaks and geeks, arrested development, 'rabbit hole, ' nicole kidman, 'let me in, ' 'the debt, ' helen mirren, realty dance competition, florence henderson, carrie ann inaba, margaret cho, bill maher, christine o'donnell, republican nominee, witchcraft, 'stake land, ' toronto international film festival, kelly mcgillis, melanie leis, $23.8 million, jon hamm, jeremy renner, chris cooper, box office, movies, gladiator, rome, musical, oprah, book club, national book award, 'the corrections, ' farrar, straus and giroux, robert redford, mary surratt, robin wright, james mcavoy, tom wilkinson, fake news, fake conservative, jon stewart, stephen colbert, dueling rallies, writer, book reviewer, philip roth, thomas pynchon, saul bellow, don delillo, j.k. rowling, tom wolfe, romantic caper, big-budget blockbuster, florian henckel von donnersmarck, concert, beyonc?, nicki minaj, 50 cent, josh brolin, will smith, action drama, pantelion films, 10 films, hispanic moviegoers, comedy series, penny, jim parsons, mayim bialik, leonard, american idol, steven tyler, randy jackson, singing competition, lady gaga, katy perry, ke$ha, taylor swift, justin bieber, ciara, jane lynch, bryce dallas howard, matt damon, special-effects tsunami, romance </P><IMG alt="" align=right src="/intrigo.gif" width=73 height=79><B><BR>Intrigo says,</B> "Wow, we're on Kindle now... is it tuna-flavored?"<IMG border=0 alt="Microsoft Store" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=166833.10000223&subid=0&type=4&gridnum=11"> <br /><p><a href="http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/displaypr.php?ID=2738" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02633550243252826728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115663796127645900.post-91118378402746874212010-09-27T16:26:00.000-07:002010-09-27T16:26:00.216-07:00 <BODY readability="20">follow us on twitter</P>dOc on facebook</P>NE News Editor</P>Hotel Terminus: The Life And Times Of Klaus Barbie on D...<BR>Madonna and Daughter Lola Dish at Fashion Line Launch...<BR>Face-Off: The Makings of the Facebook Movie...<BR>Mad Max <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>/<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Combo Pack Oct 5...<BR>Ladies & Gentlemen... 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DH Daniel Hirshleifer</P>Before Night Falls... dE dOc Editor</P>WELCOME TO THE NEW dOc!... <IMG border=0 alt="Apple iTunes" src="/Office125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10004957&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P><IMG border=0 alt="Microsoft Store" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=166833.10000435&subid=0&type=4&gridnum=11"></P><IMG border=0 alt="" src="/MovieNewBlue125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10005826&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P>Share: <IMG title=email alt=email src="/email.png">   <IMG title=Print alt=Print src="/printer.png">   <IMG border=0 alt="" src="/twitter.gif"> <IMG alt=Technorati.gif src="/Technorati.gif" width=16 height=16>   <IMG alt=StumbleUpon.gif src="/StumbleUpon.gif" width=17 height=16>   <IMG title=MySpace alt=MySpace src="/myspace.png">   <IMG alt=digg.gif src="/digg.gif" width=18 height=18> <IMG alt=delicious.gif src="/delicious.gif" width=18 height=18>   <IMG alt=google.gif src="/google.gif" width=16 height=16>   <IMG alt=magnolia.gif src="/magnolia.gif" width=16 height=16>   <IMG alt=facebook.gif src="/facebook.gif" width=18 height=18><BR>Permalink: <IMG alt=Permalink.gif align=top src="/iconpermalink.gif" width=16 height=16>       </P>MGM Home Entertainment</P>Now viewers can experience the thrilling dystopian action film with an all-new <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>/<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Combo Pack. Special features include filmmaker commentary and the documentary "Mad Max: The Film Phenomenon," featuring interviews with the original crew and film experts. The new release also features the very popular original Australian audio track in addition to the American dubbed track</P><P>THE LEATHER-CLAD COP IS OUT FOR REVENGE,<BR>THIS TIME ON <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">BLU-RAY</a></P><P><B>Mad Max</B><IMG border=0 alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=digitallyobsesse&l=as2&o=1&a=B003ZD9DUC" width=1 height=1></P><P>Celebrate 30 Years of Crime-Fighting Action For the First Time on <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-Ray</a> October 5th</P><P><IMG border=0 hspace=10 alt="" vspace=10 src="/51PTL8w-vvL.jpg"></P><P>The take no prisoners cop <B>Mad Max</B><IMG border=0 alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=digitallyobsesse&l=as2&o=1&a=B003ZD9DUC" width=1 height=1> rides onto <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a> for the first time October 5 as MGM Home Entertainment releases the post-apocalyptic action classic. Starring Mel Gibson (Braveheart, Lethal Weapon) and directed by George Miller (Happy Feet, Babe: Pig in the City), MAD MAX was hailed by the New York Times as one of the "Best 1000 Movies Ever."</P><P>Now viewers can experience the thrilling dystopian action film with an all-new <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>/<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Combo Pack. Special features include filmmaker commentary and the documentary "Mad Max: The Film Phenomenon," featuring interviews with the original crew and film experts. The new release also features the very popular original Australian audio track in addition to the American dubbed track.</P><P>Considered one of the best films of 1979, MAD MAX garnered three Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards for editing, sound and musical score. The film was also nominated by the AFI for Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Hugh Keays-Byrne).</P><P>In the ravaged near future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them. But they underestimate one officer: Max Rockatansky (Gibson). And when the bikers brutalize Max's best friend and family, they send him into a mad frenzy that leaves him seeking revenge, which is the only thing left in the world for Max to live for.</P><P>The <B>Mad Max</B><IMG border=0 alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=digitallyobsesse&l=as2&o=1&a=B003ZD9DUC" width=1 height=1> <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>/<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Combo Pack is available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 U.S. /$25.99 Canada. Prebook is September 8.</P><P><B>Mad Max</B><IMG border=0 alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=digitallyobsesse&l=as2&o=1&a=B003ZD9DUC" width=1 height=1> <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a> Special Features: (Catalog # M122837)</P><P>DISC ONE (<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>):<BR>Filmmaker Commentary by Jon Dowding, David Eggby, Chris Murray & Tim Ridge<BR>Documentary: "Mad Max: The Film Phenomenon"<BR>New-To-The-U.S. Original Australian Language Track<BR>Two theatrical trailers<BR>TV Spots<BR>MAD MAX <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>/<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Combo Pack: (Catalog # M122835 U.S. / M12286 Canada)</P><P>DISC ONE (<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>):<BR>Filmmaker Commentary by Jon Dowding, David Eggby, Chris Murray & Tim Ridge<BR>Documentary: "Mad Max: The Film Phenomenon"<BR>New-To-The-U.S. Original Australian Language Track<BR>Two theatrical trailers<BR>TV Spots</P><P>DISC TWO (<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a>):<BR>New Digitally Remastered Transfer<BR>"Mel Gibson: The Birth Of A Star" Documentary<BR>"Mad Max: The Film Phenomenon" Documentary<BR>New-To-The-U.S. Original Australian Language Track<BR>Theatrical TrailersRoad Rants Trivia & Fun Fact Track<BR>Photo Gallery<BR>TV Spots</P><P>Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. <BR>Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., through its operating subsidiaries, is actively engaged in the worldwide production and distribution of motion pictures, television programming, home video, interactive media, music and licensed merchandise. The company owns the world's largest library of modern films, comprising around 4,100 titles. Operating units include Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc., United Artists Films Inc., Ventanazul, MGM Television Entertainment Inc., MGM Networks Inc., MGM Domestic Networks LLC, MGM Distribution Co., MGM International Television Distribution Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment LLC, MGM ON STAGE, MGM Music, MGM Worldwide Digital Media, MGM Consumer Products and MGM Interactive. In addition, MGM has ownership interests in international TV channels reaching nearly 120 countries. MGM ownership is as follows: Providence Equity Partners (29%), TPG (21%), Sony Corporation of America (20%), Comcast (20%), DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (7%) and Quadrangle Group (3%). For more information, visit www.mgm.com.</P><P><B>Mad Max</B><IMG border=0 alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=digitallyobsesse&l=as2&o=1&a=B003ZD9DUC" width=1 height=1><BR>Street Date: October 5, 2010<BR>Prebook Date: September 8, 2010<BR>Screen Format: Widescreen<BR>Audio: Australian English (original audio track) 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio<BR>English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio French Stereo Spanish Mono<BR>Subtitles: English, French and Spanish<BR>U.S. Rating: R<BR>Total Run Time: 93 minutes<BR>Closed Closed Yes</P>MGM Home Entertainment</P>Posted by: <B>News Editor</B> - September 23, 2010, 9:09 am - <B>PR</B><BR>Keywords: <B>action</B>, <B>sci-fi</B></P>Genres</P><P>action, action comedy, adventure, alternative, animation, anime, art, black comedy, celtic, classical, comedy, compilation, country, crime, cult, documentary, drama, educational, epic, experimental, family, fantasy, film noir, folk, foreign, gangster, hip-hop, historical, historical adventure, holiday, horror, jazz, late night, martial arts, metal, music, musical, musical comedy, mystery, new age, offbeat, opera, pop, r-b, rap, rock, romance, romantic comedy, sci-fi, special interest, sports, suspense thriller, techno thriller, television, war, western, </P><IMG border=0 alt="Fall TV" src="/new125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10004937&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P><P><IMG border=0 alt="Apple iTunes" src="/games120x90green.gif"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10001911&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P><P><IMG border=0 alt="Apple iTunes" src="/GiftCertificates125x125.jpg"><IMG border=0 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=146261.10001962&type=4&subid=0" width=1 height=1></P>Keywords</P><P>documentary, music, madonna, lourdes, material girl, movie, 'the social network, ' aaron sorkin, david fincher, mark zuckerberg, eduardo saverin, andrew garfield, jesse eisenberg, action, sci-fi, television, david hasselhoff, tony dovolani, the quickstep, wire, lost, freaks and geeks, arrested development, 'rabbit hole, ' nicole kidman, 'let me in, ' 'the debt, ' helen mirren, realty dance competition, florence henderson, carrie ann inaba, margaret cho, bill maher, christine o'donnell, republican nominee, witchcraft, 'stake land, ' toronto international film festival, kelly mcgillis, melanie leis, $23.8 million, jon hamm, jeremy renner, chris cooper, box office, movies, gladiator, rome, musical, oprah, book club, national book award, 'the corrections, ' farrar, straus and giroux, robert redford, mary surratt, robin wright, james mcavoy, tom wilkinson, fake news, fake conservative, jon stewart, stephen colbert, dueling rallies, writer, book reviewer, philip roth, thomas pynchon, saul bellow, don delillo, j.k. rowling, tom wolfe, romantic caper, big-budget blockbuster, florian henckel von donnersmarck, concert, beyonc?, nicki minaj, 50 cent, josh brolin, will smith, action drama, pantelion films, 10 films, hispanic moviegoers, comedy series, penny, jim parsons, mayim bialik, leonard, american idol, steven tyler, randy jackson, singing competition, lady gaga, katy perry, ke$ha, taylor swift, justin bieber, ciara, jane lynch, bryce dallas howard, matt damon, special-effects tsunami, romance </P><IMG alt="" align=right src="/intrigo.gif" width=73 height=79><B><BR>Intrigo says,</B> "Wow, we're on Kindle now... is it tuna-flavored?"<IMG border=0 alt="Microsoft Store" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=KHk8o*DyboM&bids=166833.10000223&subid=0&type=4&gridnum=11"> <br /><p><a href="http://www.digitallyobsessed.com/displaypr.php?ID=2750" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">View the original article here</a></p>Bob Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02633550243252826728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115663796127645900.post-66856379377321965322010-09-27T13:33:00.000-07:002010-09-27T13:33:00.456-07:00 <BODY readability="20">follow us on twitter</P>dOc on facebook</P>NE News Editor</P>Hotel Terminus: The Life And Times Of Klaus Barbie on D...<BR>Madonna and Daughter Lola Dish at Fashion Line Launch...<BR>Face-Off: The Makings of the Facebook Movie...<BR>Mad Max <a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">Blu-ray</a>/<a href="http://dt.deluxnetworks.com/z/1776/CD848">DVD</a> Combo Pack Oct 5...<BR>Ladies & Gentlemen... 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