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Ponyo (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Mar 02, 2010  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/ponyo.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Walking on the beach near his home, a five-year old boy named Sosuke (voiced by Frankie Jonas) finds a beautiful goldfish trapped in a bottle. He releases the tiny creature and names his new friend Ponyo (Noah Lindsey Cyrus). As the two grow closer, she reveals to him that she's the daughter of a powerful wizard (Liam Neeson) and a sea goddess (Cate Blanchett). When she magically transforms herself into a real human girl it creates a dangerous imbalance in nature which threatens to destroy Sosuke's home.

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Mystic River (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Mar 01, 2010  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/mystic.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Jimmy (Sean Penn), Sean (Kevin Bacon), and Dave (Tim Robbins) were your typical neighborhood kids growing up in Boston until Dave was plucked from the streets and sexually abused for three days. Since that tragic day their lives have gone in different directions. Jimmy's an ex-con trying to straighten out his life, Sean is a police detective, and Dave is married with a son but is tormented by his past. When tragedy strikes the neighborhood the demons of the past rear their ugly head.

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The Informant! (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Mar 01, 2010  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/inform.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>In 1992, Archer Daniels Midland (AMD) divisional president Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon) became the highest ranking whistleblower in US history when he accused his company of price-fixing schemes with its worldwide competitors. Instead of leaving the company, Whitacre stays on the inside and helps the FBI gather evidence by wearing a wire and videotaping secret meetings in order to build the government's case against the greedy executives. Unfortunately for Mark, he wasn't as smart as he thought.

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Ong-Bak 2: The Beginning—Magnolia (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 25, 2010  | 
Movie: 3
Picture/Sound: 3.5/4
Extras: 3
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New York, I Love You—Vivendi (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 25, 2010  | 
Movie: 4
Picture/Sound: 4/4
Extras: 2.5
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Amelia—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 25, 2010  | 
Movie: 2.5
Picture/Sound: 3.5/4
Extras: 3.5
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The Informant—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 25, 2010  | 
Movie: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 2.5/4
Extras: 3.5
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Women In Trouble—Screen Media Films (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 25, 2010  | 
Movie: 3
Picture/Sound: 2.5/3.5
Extras: 2
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Blu-ray Disc Review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Josef Krebs  |  Feb 24, 2010  | 
Early in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, there's a big special-effects scene that finds some Death Eaters causing havoc in London. Does this sixth movie in the series fully open up the story to the world of Muggles? No: We are swiftly returned to Hogwarts School.
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Blu-ray Disc Review: Inglourious Basterds
Brent Butterworth  |  Feb 23, 2010  | 
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Universal
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Blu-ray Disc Review: Terminator Salvation
Brent Butterworth  |  Feb 23, 2010  | 
Warner
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Terminator Salvati

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Blu-ray Disc Review: Julie & Julia
Marc Horowitz  |  Feb 23, 2010  | 
Sony
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I've always been immune

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Blu-ray Disc Review: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Rad Bennett  |  Feb 23, 2010  | 
20th Century Fox
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Blu-ray Disc Review: Angels & Demons
Josef Krebs  |  Feb 23, 2010  | 
Just as faith is the cornerstone of religion, Angels & Demons requires a large suspension of disbelief to swallow its canny combination of questionable church lore and questionable scare-mongering over particle acceleration.
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Blu-ray Disc Review: The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
 |  Feb 23, 2010  | 
Sony
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Those who remember the Walte

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