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Trade In And Upgrade To Blu
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group today launched “DVD2Blu.com,” a site that allows consumers to upgrade the movies they already own on DVD to Blu-Ray Disc, the absolute best way to watch movies at home. Consumers can select from over 50 of Warner Home Video’s most sought-after titles to upgrade including “Body of Lies,” “A Christmas Story” and “Michael Clayton.” “DVD2Blu is a great way for consumers to start or expand their Blu-ray Disc collection,” ...Blackadder: Remastered The Ultimate Edition
For all the British comedy that I have watched over the years, I am almost ashamed to admit that I had never seen Blackadder. Through 4 seasons we get the character of Edmund Blackadder through the generations becoming more intelligent and less of a buffoon, but dropping in social status. Starting out as prince, he is largely inept and cowardly. By the time of the final series set several hundred years later, his is stuck ...
Fawlty Towers
I was introduced to Monty Python’s Flying Circus and about the same time as Fawlty Towers through the good graces of my local PBS station in the 1970s. Where Monty Python was a prime example of non-sequitors and irreverence, Fawlty Towers was a straight up farce. John Cleese (famously a cast of the earlier ensemble comedy series) stars as Basil Fawlty, the owner and operator of a hotel. Unfortunately, basil isn’t necessarily the most pleasant ...
Red Dwarf: Back To Earth
Red Dwarf: Back To Earth is the supposed triumphant return of the hit British science fiction situation comedy. The series ran for 8 seasons/series to great acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. After the 8th season in 1999, a number of projects were attempted, most notably a theatrical release. It’s been 10 years, and fans finally get new episodes, but was it worth the wait? The basics of the series is that Dave Lister is ...Brit-Com Celebration
Do you like to laugh? If so, you might want to consider taking a look at some of the latest offerings from Britain. Of course no discussion of British comedy would be complete without at least mentioning Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Now we get an examination of the pre-genesis of the comedy troupe as well as its foray into the hearts of Americans.
The Other British Invasion
Next up is one of the funniest and short lived ...
DVD Land
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE A raw and authentic look at the police unit in Los Angeles, Southland is a compelling new series from Emmy® Awardwinning producer John Wells (ER, The West Wing). A fast-moving drama that explores the lives of cops, criminals, victims and their families, Southland features a. highly talented ensemble cast led by Ben McKenzie (The O.C.), Michael Cudlitz (Band of Brothers) and Regina King (24). Warner Home Video (WHV) is releasing the critically ...2012: Science or Superstition
I was looking forward to 2012: Science or Superstition because I was feeling rather ignorant about the whole “end of world” scenario. I was aware that the Mayan people had come up with a calendar that had and end date, but that was it, so I was looking for some more information. I wound up being a little disappointed in 2012: Science or Superstition because I didn’t feel like I learned nearly as much as ...
2012 Mayan Prophecy
There is an overuse of hard rock in 2012: Mayan Prophecy and the Shift of the Ages in the beginning, so much that it is off –putting. Getting past the horrible introduction, we get a decent explanation of the Mayan long count calendar and how it not only marks the end date but also the start date of August 11, 3114 B.C.
It is this significant fact that we have a specific “beginning” as the question ...
Doomsday 2012: End of Days
It’s right there in the title – Doomsday 2012: The End of Days. Then again, one shouldn’t expect anything else other than this type of sensationalism from The History Channel. Included on the disc are two episodes from the Decoding the Past series. First up is the episode that the DVD gets its title from.
Rather bothersome is that it spends the first 5 minutes working the audience into a hysteria about the upcoming date: December ...
2012
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve spent far too much time looking at the end of the world. No, I haven’t become a total nutjob carrying a sign that says “The End Is Nigh” (though it does hold some appeal). Instead I’ve been watching several documentaries on the upcoming date that is central to many prophecies: December 21, 2012. Starting with the Mayans, a number of scenarios regarding the possible devastation of the world ...
Universal’s Blu Update
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Delivering on its promise to provide consumers an ever more immersive, dynamic and interactive Blu-ray™ experience, Universal Studios Home Entertainment (USHE) announced today the launch of an array of enhanced iPhone and iPod touch-enabled features and social web-based offerings with the release of upcoming titles Bruno, Funny People, 9, American Pie Presents: The Book of Love, Public Enemies, and Inglourious Basterds all available this holiday season. These innovations include the pocket BLU™ ...Plastic Man: The Complete Collection
The first episode features a plant doing a decent Dr. Frankenstein job, so you sort of know how the Plastic Man series is going to go. The hero himself isn’t the most serious, nor was he ever intended to be. Even his powers are more of a “joke”, being able to shape himself into pretty much anything as well as being pretty much indestructible. Then there’s the whole issue of his being a bit of ...
Saturday Morning Cartoons 1970s Volume 2
Following the release of the first volume, we now get the second sampler of Saturday Morning Cartoons – 1970’s. What I said in my review of the first volume still holds true. This is a collection of shorts and episodes from the 1970s that isn’t organized well. I’m not saying that everything needs to be released in complete season or series sets, but this is a decent sampler, but altogether falls short when combined with ...
Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960s Volume 2
Following the release of the first volume, we now get the second sampler of Saturday Morning Cartoons – 1960’s. What I said in my review of the first volume still holds true. This is a collection of shorts and episodes from the 1960’s that isn’t organized well. I’m not saying that everything needs to be released in complete season or series sets, but this is a decent sampler, but altogether falls short when combined with ...
Throw Down Your Heart
I remember seeing Bela Fleck for the first time years ago (back when Howard Levy still played with his band) and being completely blown away. His combination of bluegrass, jazz and even pop music was something that seemed familiar and original at the same time. The fact that he took the banjo to the forefront of the musical soundscape in a new way only helped matters. Since then I have seen him perform a couple of ...
More Downloadble Entertainment On the PS3
FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced the addition of a variety of entertainment offerings from Lucasfilm Ltd., Cinetic FilmBuff, ContentFilm International, Image Entertainment, Inc., MPI Media Group and New Video to the PlayStation®Network video delivery service. The content, which will be made available on November 2, 2009 for purchase or rent, further enhances the video delivery service’s already robust library of downloadable entertainment content, including new and favorite movies, television shows, sports, ...Command Performance
Command Performance is a direct to video actioner starring Dolph Lundgren. That should be enough right there to tell you about as much as you need to know about the film. What makes this film noteworthy is that the star also came up with the story, co-wrote the script and directed the film. It isn’t the first film Lundgren has directed, and his craft is certainly growing in that regard. It is the script that ...
Nick Swardson: Seriously Who Farted?
Nick Swardson may be best known as the guy who lived with his parents and slept in a race car bed in Grandma’s Boy. Comedy Central jus t released his stand up special: Seriosuly Who Farted? on DVD. To be honest I forgot all about the guy, even with some guest roles on Reno 911, he hasn’t stayed all that prominent. His comedy special shows why.
The consummate co-star, Swardson is generic, yet entertaining. His humor ...
Waterworld (Blu-ray)
Do not buy this Blu-ray release of Waterworld. I say this not because the film is bad (which it is) but this includes less content that the previous DVD release last year.
We get the same lousy film with the same plot holes in the “shorter” theatrical version, without the added value or benefit (such as there is) of the extended version being available, despite the technology for seamless branching.
Add to this the fact that there ...
The Prisoner
I did something I don’t normally do before I sat down to watch The Prisoner on Blu-ray – I researched it. This television series is lauded by science fiction fans, by spy action fans, mystery fans, or by those that simply enjoy good stories and many other varied groups of television viewers. I myself had seen the series, but it has been many years. Originally aired in the late 60’s, The Prisoner is a product ...
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame & Museum Live
Paul McCartney’s induction of John Lennon appears on disc one and seven of this set, which gives you an indication of just how jumbled Time Life’s box set of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame & Museum Live is. On the second disc, we get AC/DC’s acceptance speech (truanted) and one song performed (“Highway to Hell”). The 7th disc features Steven Tyler’s induction of the band as one of the bonus features. Induction speeches, ...
Every Little Step
A Chorus Line is legendary on Broadway, a musical about a musical, and a little closer to real life than one expected when it first debuted. Now with the latest revival, we get a “making of” as well as a history of the show.
Every Little Step takes the audition process for the latest Broadway revival of A Chorus Line to show(partially) not only what it takes to get a show up and running, but also ...
Marvel Animation 6 Film Set
Now superhero and animation fans can collect all 6 Marvel animated features for $50 – or less if they shop around. The problem is most of the people this would appeal to have already picked up a few of the films will need to do some serious soul searching in order to plunk down the extra money to possibly buy the same films over again just to pick up a few others they may or ...
Life After People
The History Channel has moved away from showing an endless array of World War II documentaries to a mixture of reality television and some historical edutainment documentaries. One of the more interesting turns the network has taken is with the scientific – looking at our universe, and with Life After People what the future history of our planet would look like.
Apparently it is a full series now, but originally it was a two hour (with ...
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past is a clear cut adaptation of A Christmas Carol. Matthew McConaughey takes on the Scrooge role as Connor Mead, a man who has some commitment issues. Michael Douglas is Uncle Wayne, the Jacob Marley in this story, and in this adaptation has a much greater role not just as a former business partner, but as the man who trained Connor in the ways of how to get a woman in bed ...
