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Surveillance—Magnolia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 30, 2009  |  0 comments
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 5/5
It's been a hell of a day on the highway. When Federal Officers Elizabeth Anderson and Sam Hallaway arrive at Captain Billing's office, they have three sets of stories to figure out and a string of vicious murders to consider. One zealot cop, a strung out junkie and an eight year old girl all sit in testimony to the roadside rampage, but as the Feds begin to expose the fragile little details each witness conceals so carefully with a well practiced lie, they soon discover that uncovering "the truth" can come at a very big cost.
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Varsity Blues—Paramount Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 30, 2009  |  0 comments
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 3/5
At first, backup quarterback Jonathan "Mox" Moxon is nowhere close to being a football star. He's perfectly content to stay on the bench and out of the win-at-all-cost strategies of coach Bud Kilmer. But when the starting quarterback is injured, Mox is in the game...and in direct conflict with his hotheaded coach and girlfriend. Soon everyone in Mox's football-crazed community will realize there's not just a new star quarterback in town, there's a new kind of hero.
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The Wizard of Oz - 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition (Blu-ray) The Wizard of Oz - 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Sep 29, 2009  |  0 comments

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/woz.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Adapted from L. Frank Baum's timeless children's tale, Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her dog Toto are caught in a tornado and end up in the Land of Oz. In order to return home to Kansas, she must follow the yellow brick road to visit the Wizard of Oz (Frank Morgan). Along the way she meets the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger) who wishes for a brain, the Tinman (Jack Haley) who's longing for a heart, and the Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) in search of some courage.

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Away We Go (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Sep 25, 2009  |  First Published: Sep 26, 2009  |  0 comments

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/away.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Anticipating the birth of their first child, unmarried couple Burt (John Krasinski) and Verona (Maya Rudolph) partake in a cross-country journey to visit family and friends and find the perfect location to raise their child. Along the way, they meet an interesting cast of characters that make their ultimate destination much easier to choose.

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Away We Go—Focus Features (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 25, 2009  |  0 comments
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 3/5
Longtime (and now thirtysomething) couple Burt and Verona are going to have a baby. The pregnancy progresses smoothly, but six months in, the pair is put off and put out by the cavalierly delivered news from Burt's parents Jerry and Gloria that the eccentric elder Farlanders are moving out of Colorado - thereby eliminating the expectant couple's main reason for living there. So, where, and among whom of those closest to them, might Burt and Verona best put down roots to raise their impending bundle of joy? The couple embarks on an ambitious itinerary to visit friends and family, and to evaluate cities.
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Dexter: The Third Season—Showtime (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 25, 2009  |  0 comments
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 2/5
Having faced some of his darkest demons, Dexter's ready to put the past behind him. Now, with family life, a day job catching killers and an uncontrollable urge to do away with the ones that get away, Dexter's got his work cut out for him. And when a high-profile case sides him with powerful Assistant DA Miguel Prado, the pressure might be too great for even our beloved Dexter to hack.
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Crank 2: High Voltage—Lionsgate (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 25, 2009  |  0 comments
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 4/5
Chev has managed to survive and is about to face a brand new day. Picking up immediately where the first movie left off, "Crank 2: High Voltage" finds Chev surviving the climactic plunge to his most certain death on the streets of L.A., only to be kidnapped by a mysterious Chinese Mobster. Three months later, Chev wakes up to discover his nearly indestructible heart has been replaced with a battery-operated ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity in order to work.
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I Love You, Man—Paramount Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 25, 2009  |  0 comments
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3/5
Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers to his dismay that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately embarks on a series of bizarre and awkward "man-dates" to find such a friend, before meeting Sydney Fife, a fun-loving, charismatic man - just Peter's opposite - with whom he instantly bonds. But the closer the two men get, the more Peter's relationship with Zooey suffers, ultimately forcing him to choose between his fianc and his newfound "bro," in a story that comically explores what's at the core of male friendship and what it truly means to be a friend.
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The Hannibal Lecter Collection—MGM (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 25, 2009  |  0 comments
Video: 3/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 0/5
In 1958, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. But one mysterious girl fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead. Fifty years later, a new generation of students examines the capsule's contents and the girl's cryptic message ends up in the hands of young Caleb Koestler. But it's Caleb's father, professor John Koestler, who makes the startling discovery that the encoded message predicts with pinpoint accuracy the dates, death tolls and coordinates of every major disaster of the past 50 years. As John further unravels the document's chilling secrets, he realizes the document foretells three additional events - the last of which hints at destruction on a global scale and seems to somehow involve John and his son.
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Silverado—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 25, 2009  |  0 comments
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 5/5
The spirited Western stars Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner, and Danny Glover as four unwitting heroes who cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail and learn who their real friends are.
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Sunshine Cleaning—Anchor Bay (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 25, 2009  |  0 comments
Video: 4.75/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 2/5
Once the high school cheerleading captain who dated the quarterback, Rose Lorkowski now finds herself a thirty-something single mother working as a maid. Her sister Norah is still living at home with her dad Joe, a salesman with a lifelong history of ill-fated get rich quick schemes. Desperate to get her son into a better school, Rose persuades Norah to go into the crime scene clean-up business with her to make some quick cash. In no time, the girls are up to their elbows in murders, suicides and other...specialized situations. As they climb the ranks in a very dirty job, the sisters find new respect for one another and the closeness they have always craved finally blossoms. By building their own improbably business, Rose and Norah open the door to the joys and challenges of being there for one another - no matter what - while discovering personal healing in the most unexpected way.
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 25, 2009  |  0 comments
Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 4/5
This pulse-pounding action thriller sinks razor-sharp adamantium claws into the mysterious origins of Logan/Wolverine: his epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed/Sabretooth, and the ominous Weapon X program that unleashes his primal fury. Along the way, Wolverine also encounters legendary new mutants, including Deadpool and Gambit .
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Easy Virtue (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Sep 22, 2009  |  0 comments

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/easyv.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>There are certain rules in old-money families&#151;first and foremost, don't break with tradition. But John (Ben Barnes) does just that when he brings his new American wife (Jessica Biel) home to his family's English countryside estate. His pretentious mother (Kristin Scott Thomas) is offended by her lack of culture, and his two sisters have divergent feelings, but his father (Colin Firth) thinks she's a hoot and loves how she's able to put his wife in her place.

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Shaun of the Dead (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Sep 22, 2009  |  0 comments

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/shaun.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Shaun (Simon Pegg) is a lovable loser spending his days working as a clerk in an electronics store and looking forward to a few after-hours pints at the local pub with his best friend and roommate Ed (Nick Frost). Life takes a turn for the worse when his girlfriend (Kate Ashfield) dumps him, his stepfather (Bill Nighy) berates him for ignoring his mother (Penelope Wilton), and&#151;oh yeah&#151;the dead return to stake their claim to the Earth. Instead of running scared, Shaun uses the opportunity to prove his manhood, and not even the undead can stand in his way.

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Sep 22, 2009  |  0 comments

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/wolverine.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Hugh Jackman returns as the iconic character, revealing his tortured past from boy to man to mutant. Conflicts with his brother Victor Creed (Live Schreiber) his membership in Team X, his adamantium rebirth, and his memory loss all fuel his quest for revenge.

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