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CHINATOWN - Blu-ray review
ReviewsMar 24, 2012

CHINATOWN - Blu-ray review

"You see, Mr. Gittes, most people never have to face the fact that at the right time and the right place, they're capable of anything. " You can count the great private-eye flicks on the fingers of o

  • By John J. Puccio
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WAR HORSE - Blu-ray review
ReviewsMar 22, 2012

WAR HORSE - Blu-ray review

Steven Spielberg and I are of the same generation, and when we were still wearing shorts and packing cap pistols there were all sorts of horse movies and TV shows to inspire our play. Girls had “Blac

  • By James Plath
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EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE - Blu-ray review
ReviewsMar 21, 2012

EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE - Blu-ray review

Understand my reasons for allotting 2011's "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" the final score I did. I'd give it a 10/10 for having its heart in the right place; a 6/10 for stretching that heart almo

  • By John J. Puccio
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THE SITTER - Blu-ray review
ReviewsMar 20, 2012

THE SITTER - Blu-ray review

In 1987, Elisabeth Shue starred in “Adventures in Babysitting,” an action-comedy that followed the trajectory of “The Out-of-Towners” and the tone of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” “The Sitter,” whi

  • By James Plath
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THE BODYGUARD - Blu-ray review
ReviewsMar 20, 2012

THE BODYGUARD - Blu-ray review

First, some interesting trivia. Well, at least this stuff is interesting to me, but I'm easy: "The Bodyguard" got generally dismal reviews when Warners released it in 1992 and then went on to take in

  • By John J. Puccio
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MELANCHOLIA - Blu-ray review
ReviewsMar 18, 2012

MELANCHOLIA - Blu-ray review

By its nature, film is a visually dynamic medium, carrying power to entertain us, be it a drama, documentary, or an action film. There are different components at work; the mix of visual images with s

  • By Eric Parker
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CARRY ON: FOLLOW THAT CAMEL - DVD review
ReviewsMar 16, 2012

CARRY ON: FOLLOW THAT CAMEL - DVD review

English director Gerald Thomas made the first of the "Carry On" comedies, "Carry on Sergeant," in 1958 and continued making them through twenty-nine more motion pictures, ending with "Carry On Columbu

  • By John J. Puccio
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GAINSBOURG: A HEROIC LIFE - Blu-ray review
ReviewsMar 16, 2012

GAINSBOURG: A HEROIC LIFE - Blu-ray review

I have great gaps in my education and cultural awareness, as if I’ve been oblivious because of constant texting—and I don’t even own a cell phone! I came to **“Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life”**completely c

  • By James Plath
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WIZARDS - Blu-ray review
ReviewsMar 15, 2012

WIZARDS - Blu-ray review

Ralph Bakshi specializes in low-budget animation—animation that thumbs its nose at Disney and established filmmaking conventions. My wife walked past as I was screening the 35th Anniversary Edition of

  • By James Plath
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THE RING - Blu-ray review
ReviewsMar 15, 2012

THE RING - Blu-ray review

"Seven days. " Note: In the following Blu-ray review John Puccio and Yunda Eddie Feng comment on the film, with John also writing up the Video, Audio, Extras, and Parting Thoughts. **The Movie Acc

  • By John J. Puccio
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THE DESCENDANTS - Blu-ray review
ReviewsMar 14, 2012

THE DESCENDANTS - Blu-ray review

In an opening voiceover, Matt King (George Clooney)—a successful attorney living on Oahu whose great grandfather married Hawaiian royalty, then inherited a huge chunk of island real estate—says that p

  • By James Plath
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RISE OF THE GUARDIANS - Blu-ray review
ReviewsMar 14, 2012

RISE OF THE GUARDIANS - Blu-ray review

What if the stuff your childhood was built on was more than ideas and fantasy, but instead a fairly important component to your protection from evil and all the devastation it brings with it? Dependin

  • By David Van Der Haeghen
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