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Mamma Mia!
David Vaughn  |  Dec 15, 2008  |  First Published: Dec 16, 2008

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/mammamia.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna (Meryl Streep) is about to see her daughter Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) get married. Hoping to have her father walk her down the aisle&#151;but not knowing which of Donna's three lovers from 20 years ago it might be&#151;Sophie secretly invites all three: American businessman Sam Carmichael (Pierce Brosnan), English banker Harry Bright (Colin Firth), and free-spirited author Bill Anderson (Stellan Skarsgard).

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Fearless—Director's Cut Fearless—Director's Cut
David Vaughn  |  Dec 15, 2008  |  First Published: Dec 16, 2008

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/fearless.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>When an ill-advised fight destroys the reputation of renowned martial-arts champion Huo Yuanjia (Jet Li), his family pays the ultimate price. Shamed and disgraced, Huo must look within himself to find inner peace and discover what his mission in life should be.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Coach Carter
David Vaughn  |  Dec 15, 2008  |  First Published: Dec 16, 2008

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/coachcarter.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Nearly 10 years ago, I remember hearing about a crazy high-school basketball coach who locked his undefeated team out of the gym for poor academic performance in Richmond, California—about 40 miles west of my home town. As a suburb of Oakland, it shares many of the same neighborhood issues, such as street gangs, drug problems, and violence. In this dramatization, as in real life, Ken Carter (Samuel L. Jackson) takes the tough-love approach in order to teach the young men there's more to life than basketball.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Tommy Boy
David Vaughn  |  Dec 15, 2008  |  First Published: Dec 16, 2008

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/tommyboy.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>The good news is that Tommy (Chris Farley) has finally graduated from college after seven long years&#151;and no, he didn't go to medical school. Fully educated and ready to make his mark on the world, Tommy goes into the family business of selling car parts. When his father suddenly dies, he needs to save the company from financial ruin by hitting the road with company sycophant Richard (David Spade) to sell a new line of brake pads.

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Other Tech
7 Smart Ways to Get Rid of Your Old TV
Stan Horaczek  |  Dec 15, 2008
Instead of messing around with a converter box, you handled the DTV transition the proper way: By upgrading to a sweet new HDTV. But that means your old box is still sitting around taking up space. Before you send it packing to the dump, consider a few different options.
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Audio Video News
Oppo BDP-83 Universal Blu-ray
SV Staff  |  Dec 15, 2008
Just days after announcing what we thought was the world's first universal Blu-ray player, Oppo comes out with one - with a very affordable price tag. The Oppo BDP-83 is an upconverting DVD player, Blu-ray and CD, plus it can play your...
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Serenity—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 4.25/5
A passenger with a deadly secret. Six rebels on the run. An assassin in pursuit. When the renegade crew of "Serenity" agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything - or anyone - to get the girl back and the bloodthirsty creatures who roam the uncharted areas of space. But, the greatest danger of all may be on their ship.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Grindhouse: Planet Terror—Dimension (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 4/5
After an experimental bio-nerve gas is accidentally released at a remote U.S. military base in Texas, those exposed to the gas turn into flesh-eating, mutating zombies out to kill. An assortment of various people who include stripper Cherry, her shady mechanic ex-boyfriend Wray, a strong-willed doctor, the local sheriff, and an assortment of various people must join forces to survive the night as the so-called "sickos" threaten to take over the whole town and the world.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Resident Evil: Degeneration—Capcom/Sony Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008
Video: 4/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 3.5/5
A zombie attack brings chaos to Harvardville Airport. Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield who fought the sinister Umbrella Corporation during the Raccoon City tragedy 7 years ago, are back. In high-octane Resident Evil style, they're ready to battle a rogue warrior who is seeking revenge after his family was killed in Raccoon City. The deadly G-Virus is unleashed and a new mutated monster goes on the rampage. Will Claire and Leon be able to terminate the virus before history repeats itself?
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 15, 2008
Video: 5/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 4.5/5
The O'Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service. Doomed by a sorceress to spend eternity in suspended animation, China's ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have laid forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. That is until dashing adventurer Alex O'Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber. The reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents. As the monarch roars back to life, our heroes find his quest for world domination has only intensified over the millennia.
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