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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)—New Line Cinema (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 12, 2010
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Five teenage friends living on one street all dream of a sinister man with a disfigured face, a frightening voice and a gardener's glove with knives for fingers. But when one among them dies, they soon realize that what happens in their dreams happens for real and the only way to stay alive is to stay awake. Buried in their past is a debt that has just come due. To save themselves, they must plunge into the mind of the most twisted nightmare of all: Freddy Krueger. Jackie Earle Haley plays the legendary evildoer in this contemporary reimagining of the seminal horror classic.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Exorcist—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 12, 2010
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 4/5
Controversial and popular from the moment it opened, "The Exorcist" marks its historic Blu-ray premiere in a 2-Disc Edition featuring Stunning Hi-Def Presentations of the Original 1973 Theatrical Version and the 2000 Extended Director's Cut. The frightening and realistic tale of an innocent girl inhabited by a terrifying entity, her mother's frantic resolve to save her and two priests - one doubt-ridden, the other a rock of faith - joined in battling ultimate evil always leaves viewers breathless. In the Extended Director's Cut, director William Friedkin and producer/screenwriter William Peter Blatty integrated over 10 minutes of footage deleted before the film's 1973 release. They include moments deepening the impact of a first-rate ensemble's remarkable performances and reinforcing the film's grip on its audience.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
I Am Love—Magnolia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 12, 2010
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3/5
"I Am Love" tells the story of the wealthy Recchi family, whose lives are undergoing sweeping changes. Eduardo Sr., the family patriarch, has decided to name a successor to the reins of his massive industrial company, surprising everyone by splitting power between his son Tancredi, and grandson Edo. But Edo dreams of opening a restaurant with his friend Antonio, a handsome and talented chef. At the heart of the family is Tancredi's wife Emma, a Russian immigrant who has adopted the culture of Milan. An adoring and attentive mother, her existence is shocked to the core when she falls quickly and deeply in love with Edo's friend and partner Antonio, and embarks on a passionate love affair that will change her family forever.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Psycho—Universal Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 12, 2010
Video: 3/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 3.5/5
One of the most shocking films of all-time, Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho", is now available on Blu-ray! Join the Master of Suspense on a chilling journey as an unsuspecting victim (Janet Leigh) visits the Bates Motel and falls prey to one of cinemas most notorious psychopaths - Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins). Featuring one of the most iconic scenes in film history, the infamous "Shower Scene", Psycho has become a cultural phenomenon.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Splice—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 12, 2010
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 2/5
Superstar genetic engineers Clive and Elsa specialize in splicing DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrids. Now they want to use human DNA in a hybrid that could revolutionize science and medicine. But when the pharmaceutical company that funds their research forbids it, they secretly take their experiment underground - risking their careers to push the boundaries of science and serve their own curiosity and ambition. The result is Dren, who exceeds their wildest dreams - and threatens to become their worst nightmare.
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Premiere Design
Lansche Speakers
Scott Wilkinson  |  Oct 12, 2010
I had not heard of German high-end speaker maker Lansche Audio until I received a press release announcing that Aaudio Imports is now the US distributor for its products. First to be available in this country are four very expensive models that all feature Lansche's Corona Plasma Tweeter.
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Audio Video News
3DTV Potent But Still Faces Obstacles
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 12, 2010
Yesterday we covered a CEA study indicating that an overwhelming majority consumers who see 3DTV demos on the retail floor like them. But there are still obstacles to acceptance, according to a study conducted in a decidedly different environment by Nielsen for the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Oct 12, 2010
Two hard-luck drifters (Humphrey Bogart and Tim Holt) team up with an experienced gold prospector (Walter Huston) and venture into the Mexican wilderness in search of gold. As their pile starts to grow so does their greed and paranoia, especially for Dobbs (Bogart), who thinks everyone's out to steal his stash.

With his breakout performance in The Maltese Falcon, Bogart became one of Hollywood's good guys, which makes his performance here even more impressive. At the time, audiences were shocked and disturbed that Bogart would be cast as the bad guy, but it was Walter Huston's Oscar-winning role as the grizzled prospector that stole the show.

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Portable Player ReviewsOther Tech
Review: The Best iPhone Universal Remote Apps
Daniel Kumin  |  Oct 12, 2010

Like some 40 million other people, I love my iPhone. It’s always with me, serving as everything from trail-finder to stock ticker to guitar tuner to, occasionally, mobile phone. While fumbling in the dark with the minimum three or four remote controls that my ever-shifting A/V system requires just to watch a movie, I’ve often wondered if there was “an app for that.”

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Audio Video News
Denon and Marantz products to get AirPlay
SV Staff  |  Oct 11, 2010
Home theater component companies Denon and Marantz have announced that they'll include AirPlay support in several receivers, preamps, and networked media players. AirPlay is Apple's wireless media streaming system, which lets users send music from...
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