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DVD Review PURPLE NOON (BLU-RAY)

Alain Delon's beautiful and cold Tom Ripley is one of film's all-time great villains, and this new edition of Purple Noon shows off the film's sensuous pleasures to great effect.

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Posted by: Ross Johnson - January 5, 2013, 3:37 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: french new wave, italy, ripley

PR The Odd Life of Timothy Green on Blu-ray Combo Pack & Digital Dec 4

Highly imaginative story about a happily married couple who can't wait to start a family but can only dream about what their child would be like. Then one stormy night young Timothy shows up on their doorstep. Soon they and the small town in which they live learn that sometimes the unexpected can bring some of life's greatest gifts.

Walt Disney Studios

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Posted by: News Editor - October 18, 2012, 7:32 am - PR
Keywords: kids

PR Jeff Dunham: Minding the Monsters on DVD & Blu-ray Oct 9

A clip from the new special, Jeff Dunham: Minding the Monsters, filmed at Savannah, GA's Lucas Theater in May. Minding the Monsters finds Dunham's comedic troupe in sidesplitting situations that will both trick and treat viewers to a Halloween entertainment extravaganza.

Comedy Central

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Posted by: News Editor - October 12, 2012, 7:49 am - PR
Keywords: comedy

PR Octubre on DVD Feb 21

A deadpan dark comedy incorporating influences ranging from Jim Jarmusch and Aki Kaurismaeki to Robert Bresson. It is October, the "purple month"; in Lima, when the grey city's somber tones give way to processions celebrating the Lord of Miracles. Sofia spends her days as a worshipper, but her nights still ache with loneliness. One day, her neighbor, Clemente, a small-time loan shark with a penchant for reckless hookers, grave solitude, money lending and nothing else, is left with a baby. While he searches for the child's prostitute mother, Sofia joyfully starts taking care of the infant in Clemente s house.

New Yorker Films

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Posted by: News Editor - February 19, 2012, 8:53 pm - PR
Keywords: comedy

PR Strawberry Shortcake: Growing Up Dreams on DVD & Blu-ray Aug 30

Strawberry and friends are eager to grow up so they begin to imagine what they will be like for them in the future. Imaginations soar as they see what their future is like as busy career girls! Whether Strawberry is at the Berryfest or 'Putting on the Glitz' or 'Growing Up Dreams,' she is always ready for quite the adventure! Also, view Strawberry Shortcake and friends' favourite recipes that are fun and kid-friendly so families can jazz up their baking time in the kitchen.

Fox Home Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - August 6, 2011, 2:41 pm - PR
Keywords: animation, kids

News Oprah Winfrey Is Getting an Oscar

- iVillage

Posted by: News Editor - August 3, 2011, 10:29 am - News
Keywords: movie, oscar, jean hersholt humanitarian award, steven spielberg's 1985 film the color purple

PR Bodyguards & Assassins on DVD Jul 26

Donnie Yen and MMA fighter Cung Le star in this gripping martial arts blockbuster set in the bustling metropolis of Hong Kong in 1905. The revolutionary movement has spread throughout China, but the corrupt Qing dynasty will do anything to hold on to its power. As Sun Yat-Sen prepares for a historic meeting that will shape the future of the country, a motley crew of men and women are entrusted to protect him from a group of deadly assassins who will stop at nothing to kill him. Winner of eight Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Film, and featuring an hour-long battle sequence unlike anything attempted before.

Vivendi Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - July 15, 2011, 10:00 am - PR
Keywords: action, martial arts

PR Evil Things on DVD Aug 9

Five college friends plan a road trip to celebrate Miriam's 21st birthday during a snowy weekend out of the city at a beautiful, remotely located country home. In the mood to party, Cassy, Mark, Tanya and Leo bring the beer, as well as aspiring filmmaker Leo's new video camera. But excitement soon turns to panic and 48 hours later, they've all vanished, leaving investigators without a single clue ... until now.

Inception Media Group

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Posted by: News Editor - July 11, 2011, 9:19 am - PR
Keywords: horror

PR Queen to Play on DVD Aug 19

Lovely and quietly intelligent, local chambermaid Hélène (Bonnaire) comes upon a couple (Beals and Marie Antoinette's Dominic Gould) engaged in an intensely sensual chess match, and discovers she has a knack for the game. This obsession, much to the chagrin of her husband and teenaged daughter, leads her to seek the clandestine tutelage of a reclusive American doctor (Kline, in his first French- speaking role)—a liaison that radically transforms both of their lackluster lives.

Zeitgeist Films

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Posted by: News Editor - July 8, 2011, 11:17 am - PR
Keywords: drama

PR Deep Purple Phoenix Rising on DVD & Blu-ray Jun 28

The release is cause for celebration amongst Purple fans due to the rarity of material. Extensive interviews with keyboardist Jon Lord and bassist Glenn Hughes tell the tale of a band caught by circumstance into one of its most controversial, extreme and exciting eras of its long career.

Eagle Rock Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - June 20, 2011, 10:22 am - PR
Keywords: music

DVD Review SAFE...NOT SORRY

An omnibus of forty years of educational films scaring the hell out of children, for their own good.

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Posted by: Jon Danziger - May 5, 2011, 11:17 am - DVD Review
Keywords: safety films, elsheimer

DVD Review BIGGER THAN LIFE

Nicholas Ray and James Mason go all twelve step on us.

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Posted by: Jon Danziger - April 20, 2010, 12:02 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: mason, ray, addiction, cortisone

DVD Review PIERROT LE FOU

The strength of Criterion's previous release of Godard's pulp crime masterpiece makes the decision to upgrade to Blu-ray a tough one—until you see the image transfer, that is, and head to eBay to sell your old copy.

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Posted by: Joel Cunningham - October 5, 2009, 8:30 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: french new wave

DVD Review PLAGUERS

Deep space, a virus, Alexis Zibolis AND Paige La Pierre. This should have been sooooooo much better.

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Posted by: Rich Rosell - November 22, 2009, 7:19 am - DVD Review
Keywords: sci-fi, horror, b-movie

DVD Review THE COMPLETE MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL (BLU-RAY)

Long live rock and roll.

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Posted by: Rich Rosell - September 21, 2009, 10:03 am - DVD Review
Keywords: music, the 60s, monterey, concert film

DVD Review ALEXANDER KORDA'S PRIVATE LIVES

Four biopics from Alexander Korda, headed by the one that not only won Charles Laughton a Best Actor Oscar, but that indelibly set the picture of King Henry VIII forever munching on a leg of mutton.

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Posted by: Mark Zimmer - May 31, 2009, 9:09 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: historical, drama, biopic, kings, queens, don juan, tudors, artists, england, russia, korda, laughton