I didn't think it was possible, but "True Blood," HBO's smash hit television series about vampires in rural Bon Temps, Louisiana, has officially weirded me out. Season two dug a bit deeper into the So
Director Alejandro González Iñárritu should be crowned the undisputed King of Pain. I am not talking about a WWF champion who derives pleasure from inflicting pain on his opponents, but a director who
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One can understand Paramount's desire to get "Beverly Hills Cop" out on Blu-ray as soon as possible. The 1984 action comedy is probably Eddie Murphy's most popular film, if you discount his vocal work
In 2010 Turner Classic Movies aired an ambitious project, "Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood," a seven-part, seven-hour documentary on the history of Hollywood movie stars and equally famou
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Because there are so many ballet-minded girls in the world, it's a shame "Black Swan" is such a dark, R-rated film that they can't watch it until they're old enough to date--which, for most dads, mean
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There's no reason for the first half of "Birdemic: Shock and Terror" to exist, and not much more for the second half, but it does have a cool scene right in the middle and a catchy theme song. So it's
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Note: In the following joint Blu-ray review, both John and Jim provide their thoughts on the film, with John also writing up the Video, Audio, Extras, and Parting Thoughts. **The Film According to