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Latest DVD Reviews Genre: fantasy

DVD Review: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE MOTION PICTURE TRILOGY (BLU-RAY)

Peter Jackson's towering achievement is one of those you-love-it-or-you-hate-it pictures; few viewers are indifferent. But into which category will the Blu-ray disc version of the original theatrical releases of the trilogy fall?

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Posted by: Mark Zimmer - March 30, 2010, 8:17 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: fantasy, epic, hobbits, tolkien, lord of the rings, new zealand, ring trilogy, elves, dwarves, wizards, dungeons and dragons, gollum, geekfest

DVD Review: GAUMONT TREASURES 1897-1913

Although the Gaumont studio is not a household word in America, it was at the very forefront of motion pictures in the early years. This amazing set from Kino brings to home video over 100 seldom-seen movies from the dawn of cinema by three of the leading creators at Gaumont. One DVD each is devoted to the directors Alice Guy, Louis Feuillade and the little-remembered LÈonce Perret, giving the viewer a fascinating cross-section of these early silents, with some amazing treasuresówould you believe color and sound movies in 1905?

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Posted by: Mark Zimmer - October 27, 2009, 8:59 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: gaumont, french films, early cinema, cinematheque francaise