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Surrogates
David Vaughn  |  Feb 05, 2010  | 
In the near future, humans live their lives through perfect robotic surrogates controlled from the safety of their homes, and murder becomes a thing of the past. But when the son of the surrogates' creator is killed, an FBI agent (Bruce Willis) must reenter the real world to unravel the mysterious death.

To witness the effect of technology on our society, all you have to do is sit in a restaurant and watch families spend more time texting on their smartphones instead of talking to each other. Surrogates takes this to the extreme as humans completely withdraw from society, but it's certainly thought-provoking. Nevertheless, the pulsating DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack is loaded with demo scenes featuring pinpoint discrete effects, multidimensional imaging, and some foundation-shaking bass.

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The Music Man (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Feb 01, 2010  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/musicman.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>When conman Harold Hill (Robert Preston) arrives in River City, he intends to employ his usual scam of equipping and training a boys marching band and then getting out of dodge as fast as he can. Things go awry when he falls in love with the town librarian (Shirley Jones) and inadvertently enriching the town with a love of music.

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Love Happens (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Feb 01, 2010  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/lovehappens.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT><i>When self-help author Dr. Burke Ryan (Aaron Eckhart) arrives in Seattle to teach a sold-out seminar, he unexpectedly meets florist Eloise Chandler (Jennifer Aniston), the one person who might be able to help him help himself. But will two people who may have met the right person at exactly the wrong time be able to give love a chance? If they can, they'll find that sometimes, when you least expect it….love happens.</i>

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Whip It (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Feb 01, 2010  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/whipit.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Small-town teenager Bliss Cavendar (Ellen Page) is searching for her way in the world. Her mother (Marcia Gay Harden) dreams of her being a beauty queen but one look at Bliss in a fancy gown and it's easy to see it's a pipedream. When she discovers the sport of roller derby her life takes a new direction, but how will her mother deal with her newfound hobby?

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The Time Traveler’s Wife—New Line Cinema (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 31, 2010  | 
Movie: 4
Picture/Sound: 4.5/4
Extras: 2.5
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Black Dynamite—Sony Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 31, 2010  | 
Movie: 3
Picture/Sound: 4/4.5
Extras: 3
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Dollhouse: Season One—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 31, 2010  | 
Show: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 3.5/4
Extras: 2.5
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Gamer—Lionsgate (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 31, 2010  | 
Movie: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 5/4.5
Extras:3.5
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The House of the Devil—MPI (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 31, 2010  | 
Movie: 2
Picture/Sound: 3/4
Extras: 3
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Law Abiding Citizen—Anchor Bay (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 31, 2010  | 
Movie: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 4.5/4.5
Extras: 3
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Surrogates—Touchstone Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 31, 2010  | 
Movie: 3
Picture/Sound: 4/4.5
Extras: 2.5
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Whip It—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 31, 2010  | 
Movie: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 4.5/4
Extras: 3
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Whiteout—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 31, 2010  | 
Movie: 2
Picture/Sound: 3.5/4
Extras: 3.5
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The Godfather Part 1 & II - Sapphire Series (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Jan 30, 2010  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/godfather1.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Based on the novel by Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola's <i>The Godfather</i> is one of the greatest films of all time. Widely considered the best sequel of all time, <i>Part II</i> went on to win six Oscars, including Best Picture. The films chronicles the lives of the Corleone family from the rise of Vito (Marlon Brando and Robert DeNiro) as a young criminal to the struggles of Michael (Al Pacino) to legitimize the family business after taking over for his father.

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This Is It
David Vaughn  |  Jan 29, 2010  | 
At the age of 50, after a decade's absence from the stage, Michael Jackson was in the process of crafting an entirely new concert experience. His only audience was a small group of technicians and dancers who watched him create a show that would have marked his return to the stage. Fortunately, Jackson had a team of videographers on hand recording the proceedings for his personal archive and as original film content for the show. Sadly, on June 25th—eight days before the first dress rehearsal—he passed away due to an overdose of Propofol administered by his physician.

This Is It gives us a glimpse of what would have been an astounding concert experience, and the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack exhibits clarity that I've never heard from his masterful music. Here are a few scenes to check out, but virtually every song is demo-worthy.

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