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Q, Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption and Smiley's People
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Chris Chiarella  |  Jul 26, 2013  |  1 comments
An unfairly overlooked monster-horror/drama finally goes HD, along with a Next-Gen two-parter and a long-unseen Alec Guinness miniseries.
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Banshee, Would You Rather and A Place at the Table
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Chris Chiarella  |  Jul 13, 2013  |  1 comments
Another edgy series from Cinemax, a trendy new thriller and a must-see documentary about hunger in America will heat up an already balmy July.
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At Long Last Love, Adventure Time and House of Cards
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Chris Chiarella  |  Jun 15, 2013  |  1 comments
Peter Bogdanovich's buried musical resurfaces, a Cartoon Network favorite arrives in complete HD seasons, and a Spacey/Fincher collaboration is no longer a Netflix exclusive.
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LEGO Batman: The Movie, Perfect Understanding and It's a Disaster
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Chris Chiarella  |  May 31, 2013  |  1 comments
The toys are back in town, another classic is rescued from obscurity, and a bunch of really good actors behave really badly as doom approaches.
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Escape with Disneynature Wings of Life and Pawn
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Chris Chiarella  |  Apr 26, 2013  |  0 comments
What do butterflies and birds, Oscar winners Meryl Streep and Forest Whitaker, and some Norwegian actors you never heard of all have in common?
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Three Lesser Known Blu-ray Discs Worth Checking Out
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Chris Chiarella  |  Apr 13, 2013  |  0 comments
I can't promise T next time ("the" doesn't count) but this edition is brought to you by the 19th letter.
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Criterion Triple-Play: Badlands, Monsieur Verdoux, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
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Chris Chiarella  |  Mar 29, 2013  |  1 comments
The Criterion Collection serves up another eclectic batch of classic, near-classic and neo-classic films, all restored for high-def disc.
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From Sci-Fi to SyFy: Star Trek: Enterprise Season: One, Storage 24, Continuum
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Chris Chiarella  |  Mar 15, 2013  |  3 comments
Jump back a few years to the 22nd Century, remain in the present and let 2077 come to you, or just try to survive in a storage depot with a killer alien.
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Bite into Sushi Girl, The Thief of Bagdad (1924) and Little White Lies on Blu-ray
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Chris Chiarella  |  Mar 01, 2013  |  0 comments
A trio of kinky, offbeat treats await the Blu-curious in this delicious high-def disc roundup.
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Seven Psychopaths, Jack & Diane, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 2
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Chris Chiarella  |  Feb 15, 2013  |  0 comments
A septet of flamboyant lunatics, twisted tale of young love, and The Caped Crusader's final curtain all fall on Blu-ray disc.
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Three in 3D: Pina, Hotel Transylvania, Fascination Coral Reef
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Chris Chiarella  |  Jan 26, 2013  |  0 comments
Get those glasses ready: A pair of very different documentaries and an animated family comedy make the most of Blu-ray 3D.
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Lightning Bug, Compliance, Cosmopolis
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Chris Chiarella  |  Jan 19, 2013  |  0 comments
An unlikely autobiography, an under-the-radar Cronenberg flick and an unsettling drama ripped from today's paranoia-fueled headlines make for offbeat Blu-ray viewing.
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Samsara, Sleepwalk with Me, Hard Core Logo
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Chris Chiarella  |  Dec 29, 2012  |  0 comments
A 65mm/8K marvel dazzles the senses, then we check out a new take on the well-worn romantic comedy genre, and an enduring faux rockumentary. (No, not Spinal Tap.)
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Following Christopher Nolan, Ashanti Restored and the Horrors of V/H/S
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Chris Chiarella  |  Dec 14, 2012  |  0 comments
Christopher Nolan completists rejoice, while a '70s exploitation flick and a(nother) found-footage scarer find their way to HD disc.
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Butter, Doctor Who Season Seven Part One, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
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Chris Chiarella  |  Nov 23, 2012  |  0 comments
In yet another unfortunate consequence of the decline of brick-and-mortar video stores, we can't walk in and say "Gimme the Butta'."
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