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High School Musical: Remix—Walt Disney Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 23, 2009  |  0 comments
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Troy, the popular captain of the basketball team, and Gabriella, the brainy and beautiful member of the academic club, break all the rules of East High society when they secretly audition for the leads in the school's musical. As they reach for the stars and follow their dreams, everyone learns about acceptance, teamwork and being yourself.
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High School Musical 3—Walt Disney Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 23, 2009  |  0 comments
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 5/5
It's almost graduation day for high school seniors Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Chad, Ryan and Taylor - and the thought of heading off in separate directions after leaving East High has these Wildcats thinking they need to do something they'll remember forever. Together with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical reflecting their hopes and fears about the future and their unforgettable experiences growing up together. But with graduation approaching and college plans in question, what will become of the dreams, romances and friendships of East High's senior Wildcats?
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Miracle At St. Anna—Touchstone Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 23, 2009  |  0 comments
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Stationed in Tuscany, Italy, four members of the U.S. Army's all-black 92nd Infantry Division, the Buffalo Soldiers, are trapped behind enemy lines after one of them risks his life to save a traumatized Italian boy. Separated from their unit, they find themselves in a remote Tuscan village where they experience the tragedy and the triumph of war. Based on the highly praised novel by James McBride, and filled with exceptional battle scenes and action, it's a gripping and inspiring story drawn from a real incident that will touch the goodness within us all and never let go.
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Napoleon Dynamite—Fox Searchlight (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 23, 2009  |  0 comments
Video: 3/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.5/5
"Napoleon Dynamite" is a new kind of hero, complete with a tight red 'fro, sweet moon boots, and skills that can't be topped. Napoleon spends his days drawing mythical beasts, duking it out with his brother, Kip, and avoiding his scheming Uncle Rico. When two new friends enter Napoleon's life - shy Deb and mustachioed Pedro - the trio launches a campaign to elect Pedro for class president and make the student body's wildest dreams come true. But if Pedro is to beat stuck-up Summer, Napoleon will have to unleash his secret weapon.
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Ping Pong Playa—Image (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 23, 2009  |  0 comments
Video: 3/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 2/5
In this heartwarming hilarious comedy Christopher C-Dub Wang is a Chinese-American gangsta-talking wannabe who tries to save the family business by playing in a ping pong tournament. With some surprising help from an unusual group of kids anything could happen!
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The Pink Panther (1964)—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 23, 2009  |  0 comments
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Arriving at an Italian ski resort with a large diamond known as the Pink Panther, Princess Dala encounters the suave Sir Charles, who also happens to be the notorious jewel thief The Phantom. Can Clouseau, the clumsiest inspector ever to trip over a case, stop Sir Charles' plot...or will The Phantom steal the "cat" and leave Clouseau holding the bag.
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Primal Fear—Paramount Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 23, 2009  |  0 comments
Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3/5
Arrogant, brilliant and successful, criminal defense attorney Martin Vail loves a good fight and the media spotlight, both of which he knowingly invites when he volunteers to represent a penniless, bewildered young man accused of murder. The victim is one of Chicago's most prominent dignitaries, a Catholic archbishop, and the defendant's guilt seems as evident as the blood found splattered on his clothes. But Vail doesn't concern himself with questions of guilt or innocence. All he cares about is creating and selling his version of the truth. All he cares about is winning. As his involvement with his client deepens, however, Vail's consuming need to win, his antagonism toward his former boss in the prosecutor's office, his complicated relationship with his recent lover who is the prosecutor in this case, and his unexpected feelings for his client, combine to blind him to the trap awaiting him.
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Sex Drive—Summit Entertainment (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 23, 2009  |  1 comments
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Ian has a decision: stay home and stay a virgin or drive 800 miles to lose it with an online hottie. Decision made. Now Ian and his horn-dog buddy Lance are off on a sex safari...with "BFF" baggage Felicia in tow. Their epic quest features a stolen GTO, kinky trailer park sex, a prison fight, topless Abstinence Xtreme dancers, a smart-ass Amish super-mechanic, a gun-wielding Mexican donut and Ian's "d-bag" brother in hot pursuit.
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Sideways—Fox Searchlight (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 23, 2009  |  0 comments
Video: 2.5/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 3/5
A wine-tasting road trip through California's famed Central Coast takes an unexpected detour as Miles and Jack hit the gas en route to their mid-life crisis. The comically mismatched pair soon find themselves drowning in wine, women...and laughter.
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Super Speedway—Image (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 23, 2009  |  0 comments
Video: 4/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Fasten your seatbelt and get ready for the ride of your life! "Super Speedway" puts you in the driver's seat of an Indy-type race car tearing up asphalt at speeds of over 230 miles per hour. Follow the excitement and drama of championship auto racing with narrator and celebrated actor Paul Newman, and join racing star Michael Andretti and his legendary father, Mario, as they craft a state-of-the-art race car. Then, follow the pulse-pounding action of Michael's high-speed quest for victory as he pushes the limits of the new car at the PPG CART World Series.
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What Just Happened—Magnolia (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 23, 2009  |  0 comments
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.5/5
An all-star cast head up this shrewd tale of a man besieged by people who want him to be all sorts of things - a money maker, an ego buster, a bad news breaker, an artistic champion, a loyal husband, an all-knowing father, not to mention sexy, youthful and tuned-in - everything except for the one thing he and all the preposterously behaved people he's surrounded by really are: bumbling human beings just trying to survive by any means necessary.
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Changeling
David Vaughn  |  Feb 19, 2009  |  0 comments

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/changeling.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>In 1928 Los Angeles, a single mother, Christina Collins (Angelina Jolie), leaves for work on a Saturday, leaving her 9-year-old son at home without any supervision. Upon her return home that night, he has vanished without a trace. Five months later, the LAPD inform her they've found her son in the Midwest and he's on his way home. Regrettably, the boy isn't her son, though the police refuse to believe her and are convinced she's just in shock. Driven by her quest for the truth, she exposes corruption in the LAPD and captivates the people of Los Angeles with her horrific tale.

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Body of Lies
David Vaughn  |  Feb 19, 2009  |  0 comments

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/bodyoflies.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>On the hunt for the mastermind behind a wave of global terrorist attacks, a young and idealistic CIA agent (Leonardo DiCaprio) scrambles around the Middle East looking for clues. At home, his boss, Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe), is a cold-hearted CIA veteran who orchestrates the action behind the scenes to place his man in the right place in order to nab the villain.

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High School Musical 3: Senior Year
David Vaughn  |  Feb 19, 2009  |  0 comments

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/hsm3.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>America's favorite Wildcats are back for their exciting final year at East High. Amidst a basketball championship, prom, and the big spring musical, Troy (Zach Efron) and Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens) vow to make every moment count, as their lifelong college dreams put the future of their relationship in question.

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Amadeus: The Director's Cut Amadeus: The Director's Cut
David Vaughn  |  Feb 19, 2009  |  0 comments

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/amadeus.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>In 1781, court composer Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham) is maddened with envy after discovering that the divine musical gifts he desires for himself have been bestowed on the lewd, mischievous Mozart (Tom Hulce), whom he plots to destroy by any means necessary. Salieri appreciates Mozart's miraculous compositions more than anyone while blaming God for his own musical shortcomings.

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