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A Serious Man—Universal Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 15, 2010
Movie: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 5/4.5
Extras: 3
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A Single Man—Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 27, 2010  |  First Published: Jun 28, 2010
Movie: 4.5
Picture/Sound: 5/4
Extras: 2
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A.I.: Artificial Intelligence—Dreamworks Pictures
Kris Deering  |  Apr 19, 2011
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3/5
In a future world of runaway global warming and awe-inspiring scientific advances, humans share every aspect of their lives with sophisticated companion robots called Mechas. But when an advanced prototype robot child named David is programmed to show unconditional love, his human family isn't prepared for the consequences. Suddenly, David is on his own in a strange and dangerous world. Befriended by a streetwise Mecha, David embarks on a spectacular quest to discover the startling secret of his own identity.
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About Schmidt
Andrew Menzies  |  Jul 02, 2003

<I>Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Dermott Mulroney, Hope Davis, June Squibb, Len Cariou, Howard Hessman. Directed by Alexander Payne. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, Dolby Surround 2.0 (English). 125 minutes. 2002. Warner Home Video 39524. R. $27.98.</I>

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After.Life—Anchor Bay (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 21, 2010
Movie: 3.5/5 Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 2.5/5
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Akira—Bandai Visual (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 07, 2009
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 2.5/5
In 1988, the landmark Anime film "Akira", by director Katsuhiro Otomo, defined the cutting edge of Anime around the world. By today's standards, "Akira" remains a landmark achievement in cel animation and retains the explosive impact of its highly detailed animation and its intensely violent saga of power and corruption.
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Alfred Hitchcock: The Signature Collection
Corrina Y. Jones  |  Oct 25, 2004

<I>Cary Grant, Eve Marie Saint, Grace Kelly, Ray Milland, Henry Fonda, Carole Lomabard, Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Montgomery Clift, Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Joel McCrea. Aspect Ratio: each film presented in aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition (two are anamorphic widescreen, the rest full screen), all Dolby Digital in mono except </I>North by Northwest<I>: Dolby Digital Surround 5.1. Nine films/10discs. 967 mins. 2004 Warner Bros. Home Video 39814. NR except </I>Dial M for Murder <I>and</I> Strangers on a Train Preview<I> Version: PG. $99.92.</I>

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Alice In Wonderland—Walt Disney Pictures
Kris Deering  |  Jan 24, 2011
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Join Alice as she chases the White Rabbit and journeys into a topsy-turvy world that gets "curiouser and curiouser" as her fantastical adventures unfold. Meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare, Tweedledee & Tweedledum, the Cheshire Cat, the Queen of Hearts and more unforgettable characters, all set against a backdrop of awe-inspiring splendor.
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Alice in Wonderland—Walt Disney Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  May 31, 2010
Movie: 3
Picture/Sound: 4.5/5
Extras: 4
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All Good Things—Magnolia
Kris Deering  |  Mar 28, 2011
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 3/5
Inspired by the most notorious missing person's case in New York history, "All Good Things" is a love story and murder mystery set against the backdrop of a New York real estate dynasty in the 1980s. The film was inspired by the story of Robert Durst, scion of the wealthy Durst family. Mr. Durst was suspected but never tried for killing his wife Kathie who disappeared in 1982 and was never found.
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Alvin and the Chipmunks—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 14, 2008
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 2/5
Can't say I had high hopes for this one going in but Alvin and the Chipmunks ended up being one of the most enjoyable family films I saw this last year. I used to watch the cartoon when I was a kid and this feature film did a good job capturing the spirit and humor of the original show. There are some great laughs here and the music is catchy enough that my daughter had to get up a boogie a bit during the movie. Sure it has a lot of comedy clichs and Hollywood formula, but it was still solid family fun.
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Amadeus: Director's Cut Page 1
Thomas J. Norton  |  Dec 25, 2002

<I>F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones, Charles Kay, Kenneth McMillan. Directed by Milos Forman. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Surround 2.0. Two discs. 180 minutes. 1984. Warner Home Video 37464. R. $26.99.</I>

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Amadeus—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 17, 2009
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Gripping human drama. Sumptuous period epic. Glorious celebration of the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This marvelous winner of eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, portrays the rivalry between the genius Mozart and the jealous court composer who may have ruined Mozart's career and shortened his life.
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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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American Beauty—Dreamworks (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 06, 2010
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Kevin Spacey plays Lester Burnham, a man in his mid-40s going through an intense midlife crisis; he's grown cynical and is convinced that he has no reason to go on. Lester's relationship with his wife Carolyn is not a warm one; while on the surface Carolyn strives to present the image that she's in full control of her life, inside she feels empty and desperate. Their teenage daughter Jane is constantly depressed, lacking in self-esteem, and convinced that she's unattractive. Her problems aren't helped by her best friend Angela, an aspiring model who is quite beautiful and believes that that alone makes her a worthwhile person. Jane isn't the only one who has noticed that Angela is attractive: Lester has fallen into uncontrollable lust for her, and she becomes part of his drastic plan to change his body and change his life. Meanwhile, next door, Colonel Fitts has spent a lifetime in the Marine Corps and can understand and tolerate no other way of life, which makes life difficult for his son Ricky, an aspiring filmmaker and part-time drug dealer who is obsessed with beauty, wherever and whatever it may be.
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