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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Shutter—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 15, 2008
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3.25/5
A young photographer and his wife discover mysterious shadows in their photographs after a tragic accident. They soon learn that you can never escape the past as a ghost continuously haunts them.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Kiss of the Spider Woman—City Lights Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 15, 2008
Video: 2.75/5
Audio: 3/5
Extras: 3/5
This groundbreaking film (the first independent ever to receive the top four Oscar nominations including Best Picture and Best Director for Hector Babenco), adapted for the screen by Academy Award nominated screenwriter Leonard Schrader from Manuel Puig's novel set in a non-specific Latin American country, takes a penetrating look at the role of sex and politics under an oppressive right-wing regime. The timeless story, more relevant today than ever, follows the complex relationship between two distinctly different men with opposite views about life - building with powerful emotional crescendo as they gradually come together in a stunningly transcendental conclusion.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay—New Line(Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 15, 2008
Video: 4/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 3.5/5
On their flight to Amsterdam Harold and Kumar are mistaken for terrorists and sent to Guantanamo Bay... but not for long. They bust out and go on a cross-country road trip to clear their names and win over their hotties! But first they'll have to outsmart the Feds outrun the Klan and enlist the help of a hallucinating Neil Patrick Harris. It's one wild ride with America's most wanted - and most wasted!
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: The Best of Both Worlds—Walt Disney (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 15, 2008
Video: 3.25/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 3/5
The sold-out concert event that rocked the nation is bursting onto Disney Blu-ray with a 3-D concert experience so real it's like having a backstage pass! "Make Some Noise" and get ready for the year's most eye-popping, dance-in-your-seat music experience. For the first time ever, Miley performs as herself and Hannah in the same epic show!
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Audio Video News
Warner Bros. Celebrates 85th with 85 in HD
SV Staff  |  Aug 15, 2008
What better way to celebrate Warner Bros. 85th anniversary than with the release of 85 of its best flicks on video on-demand?  Many of the movies will be showing in HD, so it's a great opportunity to check out some truly classic movies. How...
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Kim Wilson Blog
Hi-Res Classics
uavKim Wilson  |  Aug 15, 2008

Is classical music your thing, specifically the works of Norwegian composers and musicians? Then you have to check out <A HREF="http://www.2l.no/2L.htm">2L</A>, a Grammy award-winning Norwegian label that offers recordings in 24-bit/96kHz, mixed in 5.1 surround sound.

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Pioneer Elite PRO-111FD Plasma TV
Scott Wilkinson  |  Aug 15, 2008

As most home-theater buffs know by now, Pioneer's Kuro plasmas are widely regarded as the best flat panels money can buy. Last year's models, known as eighth-generation or 8G, were universally praised by reviewers and owners alike.

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Audio Video News
Panasonic's Proclaimed Plasma Power
SV Staff  |  Aug 15, 2008
Trivia question: Where was the plasma display invented? Answer: University of Illinois (1964). Since then, it has grown into a formidable technology, widely used in televisions.  It particularly dominated the 40-inches and bigger market. ...
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Audio Video News
Funai's Blu-ray Combo Platter
SV Staff  |  Aug 14, 2008
Remember those funky old cathode-ray TV/VCR combo units?  Thought combo units were a thing of the past? Not so fast, there, Buck Rodgers. Funai might not be the most popular name you see on the shelf of your local big-box retailer, but you do...
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Audio Video News
I Want My Palladia - MHD Relaunch
SV Staff  |  Aug 14, 2008
Hopefully more than just a rebranding, MTV's high-def MHD music channel is changing names to Palladia. MTV Networks is promising more premier, HD programming. The new name kicks in on September 1. The old channel suffered from lack of content and...
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