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Australia
David Vaughn  |  Mar 17, 2009

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/australia.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>At the beginning of World War II, English aristocrat Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) inherits a vast cattle ranch in Northern Australia from her late husband. In order to save the ranch, she needs the help of a local tough guy, Drover (Hugh Jackman), to drive 2000 head of cattle hundreds of miles across the outback with Japanese forces approaching the continent.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997
David Vaughn  |  Mar 17, 2009

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/batmananth.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>The camp depiction of Batman from the 1960s changed dramatically in 1989 when Tim Burton modernized the iconic hero with a new cinematic version of the Dark Knight. Michael Keaton was a surprising casting choice to play Batman, and Jack Nicholson turned in a fantastic performance as The Joker. That first remake went on to become the top-grossing film of 1989 with over $250 million in box-office receipts

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Audio Video News
Fox to Movie Renters: Drop Dead
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 17, 2009
Do you rent movies on DVD or Blu-ray? Fox hates you. In an attempt to shift the current balance between rental and sale, the studio is beginning to strip bonus materials out of rental discs, reports CinemaBlend.com.
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Tower Speaker Reviews
Snell Acoustics Signature Series C7 speaker
Daniel Kumin  |  Mar 16, 2009
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Custom Installation Equipment Reviews
Disappearing Act - In-Wall Speakers
Debbie Stampfli  |  Mar 16, 2009

It’s the great debate of home theater enthusiasts: Should you compromise your room’s uncluttered design in order to accommodate a bigger speaker system? Whether you’re a minimalist with a taste for high-quality sound or a home theater fanatic who doesn’t have room for an ordinary speaker system, it’s time to consider in-walls. These nearly invisible speakers can give you outstanding sound without taking up space, and they show off your room’s design in an unobtrusive way. If you’ve never thought about in-walls, it may be time for a change of heart.

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Audio Video News
Sci-fi to Become Syfy . . . srsly, gys?
SV Staff  |  Mar 16, 2009
The term "jump the shark" is used to describe when a television series (or any other form of entertainment) outlives its welcome, usually through a single stunt or event that signals to any fans that it has lost everything that once made it...
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Audio Video News
Onkyo announces new budget-priced HTiBs
SV Staff  |  Mar 16, 2009
Onkyo has introduced two new home-theaters-in-a-box, budget-priced for consumers looking to get a full-featured surround sound system for less than $600. The HT-S5200 features a 1200-watt 7.1-channel receiver (at 130 watts per channel) with...
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Custom Installation Equipment ReviewsCustom Installation How-ToHome Movie Theaters
First New Product from Meridan/Sooloos
Kim Wilson  |  Mar 16, 2009

Meridian announced delivery of the first new design with Sooloos, the recently acquired manufacturer of server-based home entertainment systems widely acknowledged as one of the most sophisticated systems available. The new Control 10 integrates Meridian’s proprietary connectivity with Sooloos' award-winning touchscreen, an extremely user-friendly media-access solution.

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Audio Video News
The IMAX Experience: Watchmen, Part 2
SV Staff  |  Mar 16, 2009
[Note: This follow-up story has spoilers.] Last week, I watched Watchmen at an inexpensive cineplex in North Jersey. Great movie, faithful adaptation, substandard equipment. Hey, the tickets were $6.50, and around here that's a bargain. ...
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Panasonic Premiere TH-65VX100U Plasma HD Monitor
Thomas J. Norton  |  Mar 16, 2009
Price: $9,995 At A Glance: Superb resolution • Near reference-quality blacks • No tuners or speakers • HDMI is version 1.2a, not 1.3

Custom Home Theater

I watched a lot of television when I was growing up. But I was also a passionate reader. OK, more often than not, I was reading a RadioShack catalog or the latest issue of the now-defunct Audio or High Fidelity. But sitting at least a dozen feet away from my parents’ 21-inch console television, with all the room lights on, it was easy to divide my attention between the book—er, magazine—and the latest episode of Gunsmoke.

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