Galaxy Quest Deluxe Edition (2009, Paramount) purchase from Amazon: DVD While the new Star Trek film continues to soar through the box office to become one of the most popular…
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Ken Shane
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In my Cratedigger colum last Saturday, I got out my vinyl copy of the 1965 Miles Davis album, E.S.P. The journey from that classic album to this DVD of a…
Jeff Giles
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Paul Simon And Friends: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (2009, Shout Factory) purchase from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray I’d somehow blocked this out before sitting down…
Jon Cummings
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When the long-awaited, religiously incendiary sequel to The Da Vinci Code arrives in theaters and the anticipated uproar is reduced to a low roar, you know itÁ¢€â„¢s gotta be a…
Scott Malchus
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Notorious (2009, 20th Century Fox) purchase from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray As a 39-year-old white male who lives in the suburbs, I am clearly not the intended audience for the…
Bob Cashill
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In this week’s No Concessions, Bob Cashill takes a look at the new Shout! Factory reissue of Dalton Trumbo’s Johnny Got His Gun.
Jeff Giles
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2009, Criterion) purchase from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray In a half-serious battle over whose giant robots rock harder, McG recently challenged Michael Bay to…
Bob Cashill
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Though a few days overdue by the calendar, Enchanted April (1992) has finally made it to DVD. And, boy, did I need it. The movie tells us that what women…
Lance Berry
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The cover has Sentinels on it. The opening credits have Sentinels in them. The back cover seems to promise this will be a really cool, animated adaptation of the classic…
Lance Berry
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The Uninvited has recently come out on DVD, and if you choose to watch it, several other words with an “un-” prefix may wander into your mind. You’ll find the…
Scott Malchus
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The Spirit (2009, Lionsgate) purchase this DVD from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray One of the drawbacks of being a comic book fan is that you hope each movie based on…
Jack Feerick
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Nickelback played the Sturgis bikers’ rally in 2006, and now, a DVD commemorating the occasion is in stores. Jack Feerick asks the critical question: How bad can it be?
Ken Shane
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Last week I told you about the Hold Steady’s new DVD, A Positive Rage. You may recall that it is strictly a lo-fi affair, and really more of a documentary…
Scott Malchus
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The Day the Earth Stood Still (2009, 20th Century Fox) purchase from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray While purists may have shuddered at the thought of someone remaking Robert WiseÁ¢€â„¢s classic…
Scott Malchus
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Bedtime Stories (2009, Disney) purchase from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray The most disappointing aspect of watching Adam SandlerÁ¢€â„¢s latest, Bedtime Stories, is how much wasted potential the film has. From…
Ken Shane
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“There are so many of these indie-rock shows that you go to that are so joyless. I just want people to feel this joy and celebratory nature of rock and…
Bob Cashill
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No Doubt about it: writer-director John Patrick ShanleyÁ¢€â„¢s commentary track makes his film of his hit play a more satisfying experience the second time around. Not that it was entirely…
Scott Malchus
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The IT Crowd: The Complete First Season (2009, MPI Home Video) purchase this DVD from Amazon: DVD I love when a new show meets all expectations — and surpasses them,…
Scott Malchus
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One of the things I enjoy about writing for Popdose is the opportunity to introduce people to classic films that they may have heard of but donÁ¢€â„¢t know whether to…
Dw. Dunphy
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The question is not whether Howard The Duck has aged well, nor is it whether the movie was ahead of its time and is only now finding an appropriate audience….
Lance Berry
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At times, the world runs on our differences more than our similarities. Everyone has their favorite directors, and of course there are those who dispute their choices. For every lover…
Scott Malchus
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Degrassi: The Next Generation Á¢€” Season 7 (2009, Echo Bridge Home Entertainment) purchase this DVD collection from Amazon: DVD Degrassi: The Next Generation is like the older, Canadian cousin of…
Bob Cashill
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Last week, Lance Berry brought word of a death in the DVD rental market. Today, I write of a renaissance in the sales market, at least for Á¢€Å“catalogÁ¢€ buyers like…
Scott Malchus
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As the film adaptation of the seminal graphic novel Watchmen hangs on at movie theaters — it hasn’t exactly lived up to box-office expectations — a lot of questions have…
Scott Malchus
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South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season (2009, Paramount) purchase this DVD collection from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray I havenÁ¢€â„¢t been a steady watcher of South Park since its early days,…
Bob Cashill
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The boss nicked the best DVDs off the pile this week, leaving the lowly, cringing film editor to consider Punisher: War Zone, a Christmas season sequel that was out of…
Lance Berry
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20th Century Fox used to be one of the most respected film studios in the business. Its catalog of films is virtually legendary: Miracle on 34th Street (the 1947 version,…
Jeff Giles
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Quantum of Solace (2009, MGM/Fox) purchase this film from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray Reboots and remakes have been all the rage in Hollywood for several years now — name a…
Jeff Giles
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Milk (2009, Focus Features/Universal) purchase this film from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray For any film fan, there’s no pleasure quite as distinctive as sitting down to watch a new movie…
Scott Malchus
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I’ve Loved You So Long (2009, Sony) purchase this movie from Amazon: DVD | Blu-ray Philippe ClaudelÁ¢€â„¢s French film, IÁ¢€â„¢ve Loved You So Long, opens at an airport where a…