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The Amityville Horror—MGM (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 20, 2008  |  First Published: Oct 21, 2008  | 
Video: 3/5
Audio: 3.25/5
Extras: 0.5/5
One of the most talked-about haunted-house stories of all time, "The Amityville Horror" will hit you where you live. For George and Kathy Lutz, the colonial home on the river's edge seemed ideal: quaint, spacious and amazingly affordable. Of course, six brutal murders had taken place there just a year before, but houses don't have memories...or do they? Soon the Lutz dream house becomes a hellish nightmare, as walls begin to drip blood and satanic forces threaten to destroy them. Now the Lutzes must try to escape or forfeit their lives and their souls.
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Beetlejuice—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 20, 2008  |  First Published: Oct 21, 2008  | 
Video: 3/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 3.25/5
What's a couple of stay-at-home ghosts to do when their beloved home is taken over by trendy yuppies? They call on "Beetlejuice", the afterlife's freelance bio-exorcist to scare off the family - and everyone gets more than she, he or it bargains for!
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Constantine—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 20, 2008  |  First Published: Oct 21, 2008  | 
Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 4/5
"Constantine" tells the story of John Constantine, a man who has literally been to hell and back. When he teams up with skeptical policewoman Angela Dodson to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists just beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles. Caught in a catastrophic series of otherworldly events, the two become inextricably involved and seek to find their own peace at whatever cost.
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Knocked Up
David Vaughn  |  Oct 17, 2008  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/knockedup.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Ben (Seth Rogan) and Alison (Katherine Heigl) have nothing in common. He is a stoner meandering his way through life without a job or any long-term goals. She is an up-and-coming career-minded girl recently promoted to host a show on E!. To celebrate, she and her married sister (Leslie Mann) venture out for some drinks when they meet Ben in a bar. Although Alison isn't physically attracted to Ben, he makes her laugh. They have quite a few drinks together, ending the night drunk and in bed. When the condom doesn't work due to operator error, both are in for the surprise of their lives when the pregnancy test is positive eight weeks later.

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Eastern Promises
David Vaughn  |  Oct 17, 2008  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/easternpromises.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Known as "The Undertaker," expatriate Russian Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen) performs dirty tasks for a local mobster, Semyon (Armin Mueller-Stahl). Anna (Naomi Watts) and Nikolai cross paths when she obtains a diary with a card for Semyon's restaurant. Unfortunately for Anna, her inquisitive visit to Semyon throws her into a world in which she has no business.

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Sleeping Beauty
David Vaughn  |  Oct 17, 2008  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/sleepingbeauty.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Straight from the Disney vault comes <i>Sleeping Beauty</i>, a spectacular 50th Anniversary edition of the beloved classic story about Princess Aurora, whose birth is celebrated by the entire kingdom. She falls under the curse of the evil Maleficent, which can only be broken by true love's first kiss.

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The Ultimate Matrix Collection
David Vaughn  |  Oct 17, 2008  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/thematrixcollection.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT><i>"Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?"</i>

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War, Inc.—First Look (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 17, 2008  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 1/5
"War, Inc." is a political satire set in Turaqistan, a country occupied by an American private corporation run by a former US Vice-President. In an effort to monopolize the opportunities the war-torn nation offers, the corporation's CEO hires a troubled hit man to kill a Middle East oil minister. Now, struggling with his own growing demons, the assassin must pose as the corporation's Trade Show Producer in order to pull off this latest hit, while maintaining his cover by organizing the high-profile wedding of Yonica Babyyeah, an outrageous Middle Eastern pop star, and keeping a sexy left wing reporter in check.
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Romancing The Stone—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 17, 2008  | 
Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 2.5/5
When her sister is kidnapped by thugs searching for a priceless jewel in the Colombian jungle, a romance novelist soon finds her own life filled with cliffhangers and danger. All alone, she sets out to rescue her sister and meets up with a handsome fortune seeker who convinces her to beat the bandits to the treasure.
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Halloween (2007)—Dimension (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 17, 2008  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 4/5
Rob Zombie reinvents the ultimate slasher classic, unleashing Michael Myers for a bloody rollercoaster of a rampage like fans have never seen. Including a retelling of the original story that unfolds at a breakneck pace, as well as a chilling new introduction that finally reveals the secrets behind Myers' disturbing childhood, "Halloween" breathes new life into one of film history's most terrifying tales.
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The Incredible Hulk—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 17, 2008  | 
Video: 4.75/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 4.5/5
We find scientist Bruce Banner living in shadows, scouring the planet for an antidote. But the warmongers who dream of abusing his powers won't leave him alone, nor will his need to be with the only woman he has ever loved, Betty Ross. Upon returning to civilization, our brilliant doctor is ruthlessly pursued by The Abomination, a nightmarish beast of pure adrenaline and aggression whose powers match The Hulk's own. A fight of comic-book proportions ensues, as Banner must call upon the hero within to rescue New York City from total destruction.
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Made of Honor—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 17, 2008  | 
Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3/5
Platonic friends since college have never entertained the prospect of romance - he's a womanizer who never wanted to commit; she wants marriage but has never found the right man. Just as he begins to think he's ready to settle, she gets engaged to a handsome Scotsman - and asks her longtime male pal to be her "maid" of honor. He agrees, but only so he can sabotage the wedding and woo her before it's too late.
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The Happening—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 17, 2008  | 
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 4/5
Mark Wahlberg stars as Elliot Moore, an ordinary man trying to save his family from a terrifying, invisible killer. As Elliot begins to discover the true nature of what is lurking out there, it soon becomes clear that no one - and nowhere - is safe.
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Poltergeist—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 17, 2008  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 3/5
"They're here," playful at first...but not for long. A storm erupts, a tree attacks and little Carol Anne Freeling is whisked into a spectral void. As her family confronts horrors galore, something else is here too: a new benchmark in Hollywood ghost stories.
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Sleeping Beauty—Walt Disney Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 17, 2008  | 
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 5/5
When an enchanted kingdom and the most fair princess in the land fall prey to the ultimate mistress of evil, the fate of the empire rests in the hands of three small fairies and a courageous prince's magic kiss. Their quest is fraught with peril and a fire-breathing dragon if they are to set the Beauty free.
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