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The Kite Runner
Rad Bennett  |  Jul 31, 2008  |  0 comments
DreamWorks
Movie •••½ Picture •••½ Sound •••• Extras •••

In Kabul, before the Russians invad

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Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle—New Line Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 31, 2008  |  0 comments
Video: 3.25/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Two guys that are high as a kite and on a quest to satisfy their cravings for burgers find themselves on a hilarious all-night adventure as they run into one screwy obstacle after another.
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Urban Legend—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 31, 2008  |  0 comments
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 2/5
When New England college student Natalie finds herself at the center of a series of sadistic murders seemingly inspired by urban legends she resolves to find the truth about Pendleton's own legend a twenty-five-year-old story of a student massacre at the hands of an Abnormal Psych professor. As the fraternities prepare to celebrate the macabre anniversary Natalie discovers that she is the focus of the crazed killer's intentions in the ultimate urban legend-- the story of her own horrific murder.
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Beowulf—Dreamworks Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 31, 2008  |  0 comments
Video: 4.75/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 4/5
In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all Beowulf. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel he incurs the undying wrath of the beast’s ruthlessly seductive mother who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing epic battle throughout the ages immortalizes the name Beowulf. Academy Award winner director Robert Zemeckis tells the oldest epic tale in the English language with the most modern technology advancing the cinematic forum through the magic of digitally enhanced live action.
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Top Gun—Paramount Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 31, 2008  |  0 comments
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 2.75/5
Top Gun takes a look at the danger and excitement that awaits every pilot at the Navy's prestigious fighter weapons school. Tom Cruise is superb as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a daring young flyer whose out to become the best of the best. And Kelly McGillis sizzles as the civilian instructor who teaches Maverick a few things you can't learn in a classroom.
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The Exorcism of Emily Rose—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 31, 2008  |  0 comments
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 2.5/5
A thrilling horror film based on a true story about a single lawyer who takes on the church and the state when she fights for the life of a priest who has performed a deadly exorcism on a young woman. She must battle the cocky state lawyer as well as her own demons as she realizes that her career so far has not led her to fulfillment.
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Dark City—New Line Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 31, 2008  |  0 comments
Video: 2.75/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 4/5
When John Murdoch wakes with no memory at the scene of a grisly murder he soon finds himself hunted by the police, a woman claiming to be his wife and a mysterious group of pale men who seem to control everything and everyone in the city.
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4 by Agnes Varda
Josef Krebs  |  Jul 30, 2008  |  0 comments
The Criterion Collection
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A self-taught independent filmmaker, Agnes

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Bee Movie
Marc Horowitz  |  Jul 30, 2008  |  0 comments
DreamWorks
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Jerry Seinfeld fans who are still going through withdrawal

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Lost Highway
Michael Gaughn  |  Jul 30, 2008  |  0 comments
Universal
Movie •••½ Picture ••• Sound ••• Extras none

In retrospect, it's clear that David Lynch&#

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Dan in Real Life
Rad Bennett  |  Jul 30, 2008  |  0 comments
Touchstone
Movie ••• Picture •••½ Sound •••½ Extras •••

Steve Carell is Dan, who writes an a

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The Ice Storm; Lust, Caution
Sol Louis Siegel  |  Jul 30, 2008  |  0 comments
Criterion
Movie •••½ Picture •••• Sound •••• Extras ••••
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Point Break
David Vaughn  |  Jul 27, 2008  |  0 comments

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/point.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Rookie FBI agent Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) goes undercover to bring down a gang of bank-robbing surfers. Moving into the gang's inner circle, Johnny befriends their thrill-seeking, charismatic leader, Bodhi (Patrick Swayze), and finds that he is attracted to Bodhi's lifestyle. He must ultimately choose between his newfound friendship and his duty to the law.

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Image Entertainment Concerts
David Vaughn  |  Jul 27, 2008  |  0 comments

Image Entertainment made its mark in the home-entertainment game with the dawn of LaserDisc, and some of its first titles were music concerts. History has a way of repeating itself, and with Blu-ray gaining momentum, Image is beginning to release its vast music library with HD video and audio.

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Gangs of New York
David Vaughn  |  Jul 26, 2008  |  0 comments

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/gangs.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>After years of incarceration, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) returns to lower Manhattan's lawless, corrupt Five Points neighborhood seeking revenge against Bill "The Butcher" Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis) for killing his father. Vallon's personal vendetta becomes the catalyst for all-out gang warfare in 1862 New York.

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