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Eagle Eye—Dreamworks (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 06, 2009
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 3.5/5
In "Eagle Eye", Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and their family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move. As the situation escalates, these two ordinary people become the country's most wanted fugitives, who must now work together to discover what is really happening. Fighting for their lives, they become pawns of a faceless enemy who seems to have limitless power to manipulate everything they do.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Caligula—Image Entertainment (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 06, 2009
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 2.5/5
Extras: 5/5
Before “Rome”... Before “Gladiator”... The most controversial film of all time as you've never experienced it before! Combining lavish spectacle and award-winning stars, this landmark production was shrouded in secrecy since its first day of filming. Now, this unprecedented edition presents a more revealing “Caligula” than ever before, with high-definition transfers of the uncensored theatrical cut and revealing, alternate pre-release version from negative elements.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Babylon A.D.—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 06, 2009
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Vin Diesel stars as Toorop, a ruthless mercenary hired to smuggle a mysterious young woman from the post-apocalyptic confines of Eastern Europe to the glittering megalopolis of New York City. Hunted at every turn, Toorop spirits his charge across a nightmarish wasteland only to uncover a shocking secret that will bring the entire world to its knees. Eye-popping action and mind-blowing science fiction clash head-on in this hard-edged thriller, where the only rule is survival.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Vicky Christina Barcelona—The Weinstein Company(Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 06, 2009
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 0/5
Vicky and Cristina are two young Americans spending a summer in Spain, who meet a charming "Casanova" and his beautiful but volatile ex-wife. When they all become romantically entangled, the smoldering sparks begin to fly in hilarious fashion.
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Audio Video News
Energy-Efficient TVs for California
SV Staff  |  Jan 06, 2009
Leave it to California. The state that sets the bar for environmentalism awfully high is raising it yet again. Regulators in the state are getting ready to propose a new set of rules for retailers. "You can only sell the most energy-effecient...
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Eagle Eye
David Vaughn  |  Jan 06, 2009

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/eagleeye.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>A copy-shop clerk (Shia LaBeouf) and a single mom (Michelle Monaghan) meet after receiving phone calls from an anonymous woman instructing them to do exactly as she says, or else. Using cell phones, LED signs, television screens, and other commonplace technology to pass on instructions, the mystery woman ensnares the unwitting pair in a vast and unthinkable plot. Pursued by a determined FBI agent (Billy Bob Thornton) as the nation's most wanted fugitives, the two must work together to discover who's manipulating them and why.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Ghost Town
David Vaughn  |  Jan 06, 2009

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/ghosttown.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Bertram Pincas (Ricky Gervais), a socially- challenged New York City dentist, emerges from a routine colonoscopy with the uncanny ability to see and speak to the dead. When word of his ability gets out in the spirit community of his ability, he becomes the go-to- guy for every ghost with unfinished bisinessbusiness. One such ghost is Frank Herlihy (Greg Kinnear), who is determined to stop a relationship involving his widow, Gwen (Tea Leoni), and so he seeks Bertram’'s help in the matter.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Superhero Movie
David Vaughn  |  Jan 06, 2009

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/superhero.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>In an homage to <i>Spiderman</i>, nerdy high-school student Rick Riker (Drake Bell) is bitten by a genetically altered dragonfly, giving him superhuman abilities. He soon discovers the secret of being a superhero&#151;it's all in the costume&#151;and becomes "The Dragonfly."

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Audio Video News
Sneak Peak: Samsung Ultra-thin Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Jan 06, 2009
While we won't have an official confirmation, it looks like Samsung is planning to announce an ultra-thin Blu-ray player at CES tomorrow. This 1.5-inch thick beauty will look great with the 6.5mm HD LCD they're teasing about too. No word...
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CES 2010
LG 480Hz LCD
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 05, 2009  |  First Published: Jan 06, 2009

In what seems like a blizzard of interesting product announcements, LG Display—the company that manufactures the glass for LG's and other companies' LCD TVs—has announced it will unveil several hot items at CES. First among them is an LCD panel with a refresh rate of 480Hz, four times that of 120Hz panels. What's the point, you ask? Isn't that just meaningless marketing numerology? Perhaps, but perhaps not. I intend to find out for myself, so stay tuned.

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