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Speed Racer
David Vaughn  |  Sep 15, 2008  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/speedracer.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Based on the popular Japanese cartoon, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is a natural behind the wheel of his Mach 5. His loyalty to the family racing business, led by his father (John Goodman), is put to the test when Arnold Royalton (Roger Allam) attempts to lure Speed to the Royalton Industries race team. Speed declines and joins forces with the mysterious Racer X (Matthew Fox) in order to save the family business and protect the sport he loves.

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88 Minutes
David Vaughn  |  Sep 12, 2008  |  First Published: Sep 13, 2008  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/88minutes.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Dr. Jack Gramm (Al Pacino), a Seattle-based forensic psychiatrist, receives a phone call telling him he has 88 minutes left to live. He must use all his skills to narrow the field of possible suspects and find his killer before it's too late.

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The Love Guru—Paramount Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 12, 2008  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Myers plays an American raised in India by gurus (Tugginmypudha & Satchabigknoba) and returns to the U.S. in order to break into the self-help business. His unorthodox methods are put to the test when he must settle the romantic troubles and subsequent professional skid of a star hockey player, whose wife left him for a rival athlete Jacques Grande.
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Iron Man—Paramount Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 12, 2008  | 
Video:4.25 /5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 4.5/5
When jet-setting genius-industrialist Tony Stark is captured in enemy territory, he builds a high-tech suit of armor to escape. Now, he's on a mission to save the world as a hero who's built, not born, to be unlike any other.
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The Forbidden Kingdom—Lionsgate (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 12, 2008  | 
Video:4.25 /5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Together for the first time, Jet Li and Jackie Chan join forces to create the greatest epic of them all. As ancient Chinese warriors, they must train and mentor a 21st century kung-fu fanatic who's been summoned to fight a centuries-old battle and free the imprisoned Monkey King. If you're a fighting fan, the wait is over. The team is ready. The Kingdom has arrived.
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Baby Mama—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 12, 2008  | 
Video:3.25 /5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 2/5
Kate is a single, successful career woman who wants something more: a baby. But she gets more than she bargained for when she hires Angie, a free spirit from South Philly, to be her surrogate in a hysterical mama match-up.
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Married Life—Sony Pictures Classics (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 12, 2008  | 
Video:3.5 /5
Audio: 3/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Harry decides he must kill his wife Pat because he loves her too much to let her suffer when he leaves her. Harry and his much younger girlfriend Kay are head over heels in love but his best friend Richard wants to win Kay for himself. As Harry implements his awkward plan for murdering his wife, the other characters are occupied with their own deceptions. Like Harry, they are overwhelmed by their passions, but still struggle to avoid hurting others. Married Life is an uncommonly adult film that surprises and confounds expectations. While it plays with mystery and intrigue, its ultimate concern is: What is Married Life? In its sly way, Married Life poses perceptive questions about the seasonal discontents and unforeseen joys of of all long-term relationships.
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
David Vaughn  |  Aug 29, 2008  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/robinhood.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Hollywood legend Errol Flynn stars as Robin of Locksley, better known as Robin Hood. He and his band of Merry Men rob from the rich and give to the poor to offset the heavy taxation imposed by the Sheriff of Nottingham (Melville Cooper). He also woos and wins the heart of the lovely Lady Marion (Olivia de Havilland), who in turn spies for Robin on the goings on of Price John (Claude Rains), usurper of the throne.

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Heroes Season One and Two
David Vaughn  |  Aug 29, 2008  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/heroes1.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Evolution is the process of change in all forms of life over generations. In <i>Heroes</i>, this process manifests itself in a random group of humans who start to develop superhuman powers. Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oka) has the ability to manipulate the spacetime continuum, Claire Bennet (Hayden Panettiere) is unbreakable, and Matt Parkman (Greg Grunberg) can read people's minds. These are just a few of the characters we meet in season one as they battle the evil Sylar (Zachary Quinto), a serial killer with a unique superpower. Peter Petrelli (Milo Ventimiglia) is the only man capable of stopping Sylar's murderous plans as he struggles to control his own superpowers.

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Nixon—Hollywood Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 28, 2008  |  First Published: Aug 29, 2008  | 
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 3.25/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Nominated for four Academy Awards, "Nixon" takes a riveting look at a complex man whose chance at greatness was ultimately destroyed by his passion for power, when his involvement in conspiracy jeopardized the nation's security and the presidency of the United States.
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Stargate Continuum—MGM (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 28, 2008  |  First Published: Aug 29, 2008  | 
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Baal travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from ever being started. SG-1 team must somehow restore history and once again save the galaxy from oppressive domination.
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Dude, Where’s My Car?—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 28, 2008  |  First Published: Aug 29, 2008  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 1/5
Meet Jesse and Chester, two dimwitted yet lovable party animals who wake up one morning with a burning question: "Dude, Where's My Car?" Their only clues are a matchbook cover from Kitty Kat Strip club and a year's supply of pudding in the fridge. As they retrace their steps, these dudes are in for the ride of their steps, these dudes are in for the ride their lives, encountering hot alien chicks, dodging killer ostriches, and trying to score "special treats" from their ticked off twin girlfriends.
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Cool Hand Luke—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 28, 2008  |  First Published: Aug 29, 2008  | 
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 2.5/5
Extras: 2/5
A defiant chain-gang prisoner suffers a "failure to communicate" in this searing drama.
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CJ7—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 28, 2008  |  First Published: Aug 29, 2008  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.75/5
When a poor father brings home a mysterious alien "pet" from a local junkyard, he and his son learn a valuable lesson about the true nature of family and the things money can't buy.
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The Perfect Storm—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 28, 2008  |  First Published: Aug 29, 2008  | 
Video: 3.25/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Near Gloucester, Massachusetts, the six members of the Andrea Gail, a sword fishing boat, head out to sea for their last trip of the season. Unbeknownst to them, a shockingly brutal storm is slowly gaining steam. Before the National Weather Bureau has a chance to inform the crew of the impending danger, it's too late. The resulting battle with three merging weather fronts - an unheralded natural disaster - is grueling and tragic.
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