Posts Tagged ‘dvd releases’
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of May 15
Two really well received movies - Chronicle and The Grey - are joined by two of the worst reviewed in recent memory with One for the Money and The Devil Inside for this week's set of releases on Blu-ray and DVD. •Chronicle (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray/DVD Combo) Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of May 8
Two popular but not so well reviewed films headline this week's set of releases on Blu-ray and DVD. Underworld: Awakening is the fourth entry in the series and returns Kate Beckinsale as the lead while The Vow plays strongly to those seeking a romantic option. •Underworld: Awakening (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray) Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the vampire warrioress Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of May 1
Featured in this week's set of Blu-ray and DVD releases is the action film Haywire - Gina Carano displays strong screen presence and there are some really visceral sequences but the story didn't really connect completely. Also arriving is the ensemble film New Years Eve and the musical comedy Joyful Noise. •Haywire (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray) This dynamic action-thriller directed by Steven Soderbergh boasts a talented cast that includes Channing Tatum, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbe...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of April 24
The bigger two releases this week come with the decently reviewed action film Contraband and the even better reviewed horror movie The Innkeepers. They are joined by a few different options commemorating the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, some straight-to-DVD films, and new anime offerings. •Contraband (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray/DVD Combo) Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg) long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy (Caleb Landry Jones), ...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of April 17
One of the best action films in years comes to Blu-ray and DVD this week with Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol. Other releases include the well reviewed Shame and a couple excellent documentaries. •Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray/DVD Combo) This is not just another mission. The IMF is shut down when it's implicated in a global terrorist bombing plot. Ghost Protocol is initiated and Ethan Hunt and his rogue new team must go undercover to clear the...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of April 10
The bleakest weak of DVD/Blu-ray releases in recent memory arrives with only two films of note with neither of which have been particularly well received. Meryl Streep did however win an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Iron Lady. •The Iron Lady (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray/DVD Combo) The Iron Lady is a surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher (Meryl Streep), the first and only female Prime Minister of The United Kingdom. One of the 20th century's most ...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of April 3
The big DVD/Blu-ray releases for this week are the Best Picture nominated War Horse, and Cameron Crowe's latest We Bought a Zoo. •War Horse (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray/DVD Combo) Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, War Horse begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse a...
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Harry Potter Wizard’s Collection Details
In what is sure to become one of the most massive collector's edition sets of a movie series ever released, the Harry Potter Wizard's Collection has been announced. It features 31 discs containing the theatrical versions of the 8 movies, extended cuts of the first 2 and 3D versions of the last 2, digital copies of all the films, and tons of bonus content. The Harry Potter Wizards Collection is slated to release on September 7 with an MSRP of $500 - but it can be ordered at Amazon for $350. ...
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