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Ask Theo, Part II (September 2008)
Theo Kalomirakis  |  Jul 31, 2008

Hi Theo, There are things I wished I hadn't done with my home theater. For example, I shouldn't have spent so much on my receiver and should have waited for one with HDMI inputs and the new Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio formats. Also, I heard really good things about Sony's 1080p projectors, but was persuaded that a Runco 720p model would look better.

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Roku Netflix Player
Michael Antonoff  |  Jul 31, 2008
Roku Netflix Player 320303002088 Roku Netflix Player Until now, there have been plenty of reasons why Internet-delivered movie services have barely made a dent in public awareness: not enough titles, too many restr
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Music Reviews
The Black Crowes: Warpaint
Rob O'Connor  |  Jul 31, 2008
Silver Arrow
Music ••½Sound •••½

In pop music terms, a span of 7 years ain't what it used to be.

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Kite Runner
Rad Bennett  |  Jul 31, 2008
DreamWorks
Movie •••½Picture •••½Sound •••• Extras •••

In Kabul, before the Russians invad

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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle—New Line Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 31, 2008
Video: 3.25/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Two guys that are high as a kite and on a quest to satisfy their cravings for burgers find themselves on a hilarious all-night adventure as they run into one screwy obstacle after another.
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Audio Video News
Dishing It Out
SV Staff  |  Jul 31, 2008
The DISH Network has unveiled what is being called the biggest HD upgrade in pay TV history. They'll beam down 1080p programming, and up to 150 national HD channels; that's an industry first. Their 100% all-HD suite of programming packages will be...
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Urban Legend—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 31, 2008
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 2/5
When New England college student Natalie finds herself at the center of a series of sadistic murders seemingly inspired by urban legends she resolves to find the truth about Pendleton's own legend a twenty-five-year-old story of a student massacre at the hands of an Abnormal Psych professor. As the fraternities prepare to celebrate the macabre anniversary Natalie discovers that she is the focus of the crazed killer's intentions in the ultimate urban legend-- the story of her own horrific murder.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Beowulf—Dreamworks Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 31, 2008
Video: 4.75/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 4/5
In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all Beowulf. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel he incurs the undying wrath of the beast’s ruthlessly seductive mother who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. The ensuing epic battle throughout the ages immortalizes the name Beowulf. Academy Award winner director Robert Zemeckis tells the oldest epic tale in the English language with the most modern technology advancing the cinematic forum through the magic of digitally enhanced live action.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
Top Gun—Paramount Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 31, 2008
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 2.75/5
Top Gun takes a look at the danger and excitement that awaits every pilot at the Navy's prestigious fighter weapons school. Tom Cruise is superb as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a daring young flyer whose out to become the best of the best. And Kelly McGillis sizzles as the civilian instructor who teaches Maverick a few things you can't learn in a classroom.
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Blu-ray Movie Reviews
The Exorcism of Emily Rose—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 31, 2008
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 2.5/5
A thrilling horror film based on a true story about a single lawyer who takes on the church and the state when she fights for the life of a priest who has performed a deadly exorcism on a young woman. She must battle the cocky state lawyer as well as her own demons as she realizes that her career so far has not led her to fulfillment.
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