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Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D—Screen Gems
Kris Deering  |  Jan 17, 2011
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.5/5
In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice, continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead - and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap.
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3D Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Step Up 3D—Touchstone Pictures
Kris Deering  |  Jan 17, 2011
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 4.5/5
When a tight-knit group of New York City street dancers are pitted against the best hip hop dancers in the world, it's a high stakes dance battle that'll change their lives forever.
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CES 2011 Video Wrap-Up
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 17, 2011
Photo by Thomas J. Norton

Of the video trends I followed at CES this year, the most obvious were more evolutionary than revolutionary—more 3D models and more online apps in what are being called Smart TVs by more than one manufacturer. These apps are also available in Blu-ray players and tablets, providing various ways to access an ever-wider range of online content as well as media files stored on networked devices within the home.

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3D Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole 3D (Blu-ray 3D)
David Vaughn  |  Jan 17, 2011
Young owl Soren (voiced by Jim Sturgess) marvels at tales of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole, mythic winged warriors who battled to save all owlkind from the evil Pure Ones. When he and brother Kludd (Ryan Kwanten) fall into the talons of the Pure Ones, it's up to Soren to make a daring escape with the help of other brave owls and seek out the Great Tree, home of the Guardians.

The marketing for this film wasn't very enticing, but the story has a lot of heart and is very entertaining. Director Zach Snyder (300, Watchman) makes his animation debut with this fantasy adventure based on the beloved books by Kathryn Lasky.

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3D Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Coraline (Blu-ray 3D)
David Vaughn  |  Jan 15, 2011
Eleven-year-old Coraline Jones (voiced by Dakota Fanning) has just moved with her parents (Teri Hatcher and John Hodgman) to a new home in Oregon. With her parents distracted by work and no one to play with except an annoying boy, Wybie Lovat (Robert Bailey Jr.), she spends her time visiting her older neighbors. When she convinces herself that her new home is the most boring place on earth, she uncovers a secret door that leads to a parallel world much like her own—but much better. Is the grass greener on the other side or is it all an illusion?

Pixar has changed the way animated films are made, but the days of stop-motion are far from over as director Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas) proves with this visually stunning and wildly entertaining tale of a young girl in search of attention. One caveat—this isn't really a kid's movie. There are some intense sequences in the "other world" that may frighten younger viewers, so a prescreening is recommended for parents with young children.

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Elemental Totem
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 14, 2011

Totem Acoustic's president and chief designer Vince Bruzzese talks about the company's new Element line of speakers.

T+A Does Blu-ray & Big Speakers
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 14, 2011

German high-end maker T+A introduces an A/V receiver with integrated Blu-ray player and massive new speaker as discussed by CEO Siegfried Amft.

Moon Over Simaudio
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 14, 2011

Lionel Goodfield, VP of Marketing at Simaudio, introduces a new preamp and monoblock in the flagship Moon lineup.

By the Grace of Gracenote
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jan 14, 2011

Three new additions to Gracenote's portfolio of music- and video-recognition technologies are elucidated by Graham McKenna, Director of Marketing, Michael Jeffrey, Director of Mobile Technologies, and Ty Roberts, Chief Technical Officer.

3D Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Imax Deep Sea 3D (Blu-ray 3D)
David Vaughn  |  Jan 14, 2011
Narrated by Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, Imax Deep Sea guides you on an astonishing adventure that lets you swim alongside our planet's most exotic creatures. You'll follow green sea turtles as they gather at the cleaning stop so surgeonfish can strip harmful algae from their shells, see Humboldt squid change color four times per second like a strobe light, and witness a mantis shrimp fight off an octopus.

This is the second time I've seen this documentary on home video, but experiencing it in 3D blows away the DVD. Our oceans house some of the most interesting creatures on our planet and this Imax presentation takes you right into the action with freakishly realistic visuals.

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