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PR MADtv: Season Three on DVD Jun 25

Your favorite irreverent late-night sketch comedy series is back for a hilarious third season of political, social and just plain goofy hijinks, based on the pages of the iconic MAD Magazine! Join veteran cast members Phil LaMarr, Mary Scheer, Nicole Sullivan and Debra Wilson as they welcome fan-favorite newcomers Alex Borstein, Will Sasso and Aries Spears and their line-up of outrageous characters

Shout! Factory

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Posted by: News Editor - June 19, 2013, 7:37 am - PR
Keywords: comedy, television

PR Masquerade on DVD Jun 11

Political intrigue, betrayal, peril and forbidden romance play out in this lavish, critically acclaimed, epic drama set in the royal palace of Korea's ancient Joseon Dynasty.

Inception Media Group

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Posted by: News Editor - June 7, 2013, 7:02 am - PR
Keywords: drama

PR Back to 1942 on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital May 14

This tragic retelling of historical events is based on Zhenyun Liu's best selling novel Remembering 1942. The Henan province disaster, where three million people died of starvation, was a humanitarian crisis first sparked by drought, then compounded by a combination of windstorms, government corruption and a war with Japan. In the midst of the devastation, an American journalist (Adrien Brody) searches for answers, and slowly comes to understand that there may be a greater connection between these tragedies and his political theories than he once thought.

Well Go USA

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Posted by: News Editor - May 7, 2013, 7:27 am - PR
Keywords: war

PR The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rights on DVD Apr 30

During the 1960s, as the executive director of the National Urban League, Whitney Young was one of the few African Americans who had the ear of those who controlled the levers of power: Fortune 500 CEOs, governors, senators, and presidents. He used these relationships to gain better access to employment, education, housing, and healthcare for African Americans, other minorities, and those in need.

PBS Distribution

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Posted by: News Editor - April 30, 2013, 7:45 am - PR
Keywords: documentary

PR Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene on DVD Apr 30

This documentary weaves Graham Greene's novels, including The Quiet American, Brighton Rock, The End of the Affair and The Third Man, and movies, into the story of his life and reveals an extraordinary man who traveled the globe to escape the boredom of ordinary existence. Participants include novelists John Mortimer, John Le Carre and David Lodge, writer Paul Theroux, former CIA operative

PBS Distribution

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Posted by: News Editor - April 26, 2013, 7:37 am - PR
Keywords: documentary

PR Clips From MADtv Season Two!

The hyperactive UBS Man, Antonia Timmens, the Vancome Lady, Dixie Wetsworth and Spy vs. Spy… All of your favorite characters and sketches from the second hilarious season of MADtv are here! From pop culture parodies to political satire, nothing is off limits for this outrageous cast!

Shout! Factory

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Posted by: News Editor - April 1, 2013, 7:13 am - PR
Keywords: comedy

PR Deadball on DVD, Blu-ray & Digital Apr 2

Tak Sakaguchi stars as Jubeh Yakyu, a seventeen-year-old juvenile delinquent sent to reform school after killing over 50 people within a week. To escape the school, Jubeh agrees to join the facility's baseball team in a battle to the death against the sexy 'psycho butcher girls' of St. Black Dahlia High School. This riotous, over-the-top epic of excess is the movie for the psycho sports fan in everybody and more fun than a prison cavity search!

Well Go USA

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Posted by: News Editor - March 29, 2013, 6:50 am - PR
Keywords: action

PR The Great Magician on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital Mar 19

The deliriously entertaining film deftly blends vaudeville-style humor, vivid magic sequences and ruthless political gamesmanship while featuring the three of the most powerful stars in Chinese cinema - Tony Leung Chiu-wai (Hero, Red Cliff), Lau Ching-wan (Mad Detective) and Zhou Xun (Cloud Atlas).

Well Go USA

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Posted by: News Editor - March 8, 2013, 7:28 am - PR
Keywords: drama

PR Trailer Released for Veep Season 2 Debuting Apr 14

HBO released the trailer for season 2 of VEEP!

HBO

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Posted by: News Editor - March 4, 2013, 8:36 am - PR
Keywords: comedy, television

PR Hats Off to Dr Seuss Collector's Edition on Blu-ray & DVD Feb 19

A must-own collection featuring five of the author's most beloved animated classics, which are available together on Blu-ray(TM) and DVD in deluxe editions for the first time. Set for release on February 19, 2013, this compilation will include such all-time-favorite TV specials as The Lorax, Green Eggs and Ham and Other Stories, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, The Cat in the Hat and Horton Hears a Who! along with loads of original enhanced content.

Warner Home Video

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Posted by: News Editor - February 19, 2013, 8:42 am - PR
Keywords: kids, animation

News Bruce Willis Opens Up on Never Being Nominated for an Oscar, Sobriety and Political Aspirations in GQ

E! Online

Posted by: News Editor - February 12, 2013, 6:05 pm - News
Keywords: movie, bruce willis, die hard five, a good day to die hard, sober, mayor of carmel?

DVD Review THE QATSI TRILOGY (BLU-RAY)

I've never experienced director Godfrey Reggio's game-changing, unique trilogy, but there's no better excuse to finally see them than this great new Blu-ray box set from The Criterion Collection.

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Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - March 17, 2013, 6:53 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: sensory, wonder, galvanizing

DVD Review THE WHITE MEADOWS

While I'm not the world's #1 expert on Iranian film, this supposedly dreamy film promises to be far more than simply a take on the country's current political and social state.

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Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - March 3, 2013, 11:47 am - DVD Review
Keywords: dreamlike, boatman, gods

PR Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey Season 3 (Original U.K. Version) on Blu-ray & DVD Jan 29

The return of the hit sensation and its all-star cast, along with the addition of guest star Academy Award-winner Shirley MacLaine, is sure to increase interest in the already phenomenally popular series. The DVD and Blu-ray feature the original U.K. edition of Season 3, more than two hours of bonus video and will be available a little less than three weeks prior to the airing of the finale on PBS.

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Posted by: News Editor - January 28, 2013, 8:58 am - PR
Keywords: drama

News Kevin Spacey stars in 'House of Cards,' a political thriller that starts Feb. 1

- The Washington Post

Posted by: News Editor - January 28, 2013, 6:58 am - News
Keywords: television, netflix, house of cards, keven spacey, political thriller, series

DVD Review THE TIN DRUM (BLU-RAY)

I'm excited to finally see this infamous, controversial film, and, given The Criterion Collection's involvement, this disc will make it well worth the wait.

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Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - January 20, 2013, 5:35 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: hypocrisy, society, drum

DVD Review HEMPSTERS: PLANT THE SEED

The topic of marijuana legalization has never been more of a hot-button issue than it is today, and this documentary promises to delve into the subject down to its core. It'll be interesting to see just how politically driven the film turns out to be.

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Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - January 1, 2013, 4:11 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: legalize, hemp, environmental

PR The Goode Family: The Complete Series on DVD Jan 8

Meet Gerald and Helen Goode, a couple who live by the motto WWAGD (What Would Al Gore Do?). Gerald, a college administrator, and Helen, a community activist, are determined to obliterate their carbon footprint on the planet: They're zealous vegans, they drive a hybrid, and they recycle everything possible. Even the family dog, Che, is vegan. In the words of Helen, all the Goodes want to do is buy organic apples and call minorities by their politically correct names. But despite their best efforts, something always goes haywire with their plans.

Shout! Factory

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Posted by: News Editor - December 3, 2012, 8:44 am - PR
Keywords: comedy