CAMELOT (TV SERIES) - Blu-ray review
ReviewsSep 15, 2011

CAMELOT (TV SERIES) - Blu-ray review

The legend of King Arthur has been told countless times and through numerous interpretations. Some of the most well-known versions include the 1960 Broadway musical, John Boorman's dark fantasy "Excal

  • By Eric Parker
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BEN-HUR - Blu-ray review
ReviewsSep 13, 2011

BEN-HUR - Blu-ray review

When you consider the term "epic" in relation to motion pictures, you may think of "Gone With the Wind," "The Ten Commandments," "Spartacus," "El Cid," "Lawrence of Arabia," or "Gladiator. " But, cert

  • By John J. Puccio
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SONS OF ANARCHY (TV SERIES) - Blu-ray review
ReviewsSep 12, 2011

SONS OF ANARCHY (TV SERIES) - Blu-ray review

As I wrote in my Season 2 review, the "Sons of Anarchy" are like scruffy Sopranos, and this FX TV show looks and plays out an awfully lot like that old HBO series. Instead of the mafia with rival mob

  • By James Plath
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CAMPBELL'S KINGDOM - Blu-ray review
ReviewsAug 28, 2011

CAMPBELL'S KINGDOM - Blu-ray review

After British actor Dirk Bogarde's rise to stardom in the light comedy "Doctor in the House" in 1954, he began alternating starring roles in comedies and dramas, supplementing the humorous "Doctor" se

  • By John J. Puccio
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MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, THE - Blu-ray review
ReviewsAug 27, 2011

MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, THE - Blu-ray review

It was the favorite movie of "Cheers" barflies Norm and Cliff, who "na-na-na'ed" the theme song every time they marched off to watch it together. Along with "Jaws," "Star Wars," "The Bridge on the Riv

  • By James Plath
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NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, THE - DVD review
ReviewsAug 26, 2011

NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, THE - DVD review

Tim Burton, who always looks as if he's wearing 3D glasses, told the Bollywood Reporter earlier this spring that he has mixed feelings about 3D. "I don't think it should be forced on anybody," he said

  • By James Plath
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STAKE LAND - Blu-ray review
ReviewsAug 26, 2011

STAKE LAND - Blu-ray review

While "Zombieland" (2009) was a dark comedy that played like a comic book brought to the big screen, "Stake Land" (2010) is a straight, serious horror-thriller. In one post-apocalyptic world, America

  • By James Plath
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WRECKED - Blu-ray review
ReviewsAug 24, 2011

WRECKED - Blu-ray review

"Wrecked" (2010) draws inevitable comparisons to "Cast Away," the 2000 tour de force in which Tom Hanks played a modern-day Crusoe plane-wrecked on a deserted island. Like "Cast Away," there's really

  • By James Plath
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PROM - Blu-ray review
ReviewsAug 23, 2011

PROM - Blu-ray review

Disney's "Prom" reportedly cost $8 million to make and grossed only $10 million in theaters. At the Internet Movie Database fans rated it a paltry 4.2 out of 10, and it fared no better with Rotten Tom

  • By James Plath
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CHRISTIAN TRAVELER, THE - DVD review
ReviewsAug 21, 2011

CHRISTIAN TRAVELER, THE - DVD review

"The Christian Traveler" sounds like a Travel Channel show for believers, but it's the most recent collection from Questar Entertainment and Reader's Digest, bundled films pertaining to Biblical sites

  • By James Plath
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SPECIALIST, THE - Blu-ray review
ReviewsAug 21, 2011

SPECIALIST, THE - Blu-ray review

When in August of 2011 Warner Bros. decided to release four Sylvester Stallone pictures on Blu-ray, I had to wonder anew at how studios make their decisions about these things. I also had to wonder wh

  • By John J. Puccio
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OUTSIDE THE LAW (HORS-LA-LOI) - Blu-ray review
ReviewsAug 17, 2011

OUTSIDE THE LAW (HORS-LA-LOI) - Blu-ray review

Like "The Battle of Algiers" (1966), "Outside the Law" (2010) tries to offer a balanced view of the 1954-62 war that was fought by Algerian nationalist groups seeking independence from their French oc

  • By James Plath
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