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PR Prank on DVD & Digital Video Jun 18

For anyone who has been victimized by bullying, thoughts of justice can easily be twisted into an obsession for comeuppance. But when does justice turn to revenge? Can 'measure for measure' become a mind-bending thirst for retribution, blurring the lines between perpetrator and victim?

Image Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - May 24, 2013, 7:30 am - PR
Keywords: drama

PR Rizzoli & Isles: The Complete Third Season on DVD Jun 11

Join one of television's hottest crime-solving teams, Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander, as they star in 15 gripping episodes of the enormously popular cable TV series' third season. This must-own DVD release will also feature bonus content, including behind-the-scenes featurettes, unaired scenes and a gag reel.

Warner Bros Home Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - April 23, 2013, 7:28 am - PR
Keywords: television

DVD Review SCHOOLGIRL HITCHHIKERS (BLU-RAY)

A film like Jean Rollin's bizarro Schoolgirl Hitchhikers is something of an acquired taste. If at all. But if you dig the sexy weirdness there's plenty to enjoy.

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Posted by: Rich Rosell - April 6, 2013, 7:48 am - DVD Review
Keywords: jean rollin, joëlle coeur

PR Lon Chaney in The Penalty on Blu-ray Oct 23

This influential crime drama starring Lon Chaney in one of his most memorable screen performances. Mastered in HD from a 35mm restoration by the George Eastman House Motion Picture Department, and featuring a new musical score by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, in 2.0 stereo and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. It is color-tinted according to the surviving instructions.

Kino Lorber

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Posted by: News Editor - October 11, 2012, 7:10 am - PR
Keywords: drama

News Quick Takes: It's quits for 'The Killing'

L.A. Times

Posted by: News Editor - July 28, 2012, 9:54 am - News
Keywords: television, crime drama, amc, mad men, breaking bad

PR Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt on DVD Aug 7

The latest chapter of the popular TV franchise adapted from characters created in the late Robert B. Parker's best-selling novels. The critically acclaimed crime drama leads audiences into a dark, suspenseful mystery in which Jesse Stone (Tom Selleck) investigates the chilling case of a double homicide.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - July 23, 2012, 7:03 am - PR
Keywords: television, drama

DVD Review THE ROOKIES: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON

The Rookies was a memorable series from the middle Seventies that both well-written and well-acted. Its second season include many intriguing plot lines and guest stars like Don Johnson, Nick Nolte, Strother Martin, John Travolta and Jim Nabors.

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Posted by: Joseph Burke - July 22, 2012, 12:50 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: television, crime, police

PR They Made Me a Fugitive (aka I Became a Criminal) on Blu-ray Jul 24

Kino Classics announces the Blu-ray release f They Made Me a Fugitive from director Alberto Cavalcanti, a gripping, taut suspense thriller set on the streets of post-WWII London. Trevor Howard stars as Clem, a hardened and disillusioned ex-serviceman who gets drawn in to the dangerous and thrilling world of black-marketeering.

Kino Lorber

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Posted by: News Editor - July 9, 2012, 7:34 am - PR
Keywords: drama

PR You're Nobody Till Somebody Kills You on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand Jul 10

Two New York City detectives have just been assigned to the biggest homicide case their division has ever seen. They must track down a serial killer with an appetite for some of hip-hop's biggest stars. As the detectives dive into this case, they uncover a complex web of murder, sex and money that leads them to the killer's next victim. They must get to him before it's too late -- only then will they be able to catch their culprit.

Lions Gate Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - June 11, 2012, 7:11 am - PR
Keywords: drama

PR London Boulevard on DVD and Blu-ray Feb 21

Academy Award(R) winning screenwriter William Monahan makes his directorial debut with this stylish and action-packed tale. A sexy, stylish gangster thriller bristling with wit and brutal intrigue, London Boulevard stars Colin Farrell and Keira Knightley as star-crossed lovers who run afoul of one of London's most vicious crime bosses.

Sony Picture Home Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - January 21, 2012, 4:31 pm - PR
Keywords: action, thriller

DVD Review STOLEN

A fifty-year-old skeleton of a murdered child is the centerpiece of this sometimes adequate crime drama that is one of those made-for-TV-esque films that if you came across it on cable you might find yourself casually engaged for 90 minutes. As something you should actively seek out on DVD, not so much.

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Posted by: Rich Rosell - June 18, 2011, 8:56 am - DVD Review
Keywords: jon hamm, josh lucas

PR Pioneers of Television: Season 2 on DVD Mar 1

Brings to life the fascinating history of some of the most successful and beloved shows in television. Stars such as James Garner, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Nichelle Nichols, Angie Dickinson, Bill Cosby, Robert Culp, Stefanie Powers, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Robert Conrad, Linda Evans, Mike Connors, Fess Parker and writer Stephen J. Cannell are among those interviewed whose imprint on the iconic genres they helped create still impact the medium today.

PBS Distribution

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Posted by: News Editor - January 15, 2011, 4:28 pm - PR
Keywords: documentary, television

News 'Animal Kingdom': A Cool and Creepy Crime Drama

Time.com

Posted by: News Editor - August 17, 2010, 1:07 pm - News
Keywords: movie, foreign, james frecheville, jacki weaver, sundance film festival, contemplative crime drama

PR Dragnet 1968: Season 2

Brimming with all 28 memorable episodes from this groundbreaking police drama, the 6-DVD box set is packed with special bonus content that includes Dragnet 1966 pilot movie, vintage Dragnet 1969 trailer, featurette Jack Webb – The Man Behind Badge 714, plus a commemorative booklet. A must-have for aficionados of crime, mystery classics and TV-DVD collectors,

Shout! Factory

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Posted by: News Editor - June 7, 2010, 1:19 pm - PR
Keywords: television, cop

DVD Review REVANCHE

This German-language film may frustrate audiences anticipating fiery conflicts in the scummy criminal world.

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Posted by: Dan Heaton - February 27, 2010, 11:46 am - DVD Review
Keywords: austria, film noir, oscars

DVD Review CRASH: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON

While not the best show on TV or DVD, Crash can be diverting and fun in a pulpy kind of way, like a decent detective novel. But, it seems like there should be more.

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Posted by: Jesse Shanks - September 27, 2009, 12:37 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: television, crime, drama

DVD Review LONDON TO BRIGHTON

The subject matter is pretty coarse but the performances from the two leads are remarkable, especially young Georgia Groome. Brutal, violent and completely riveting.

Highly recommended.

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Posted by: Rich Rosell - September 25, 2010, 6:33 am - DVD Review
Keywords: georgia groome, british crime drama, paul andrew williams