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Stark Contrast
Josef Krebs  |  Sep 28, 2008  | 
Paramount
Movie •••• Picture •••• Sound •••• Extras ••••½

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Knocked Up—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 28, 2008  | 
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 4.25/5
They say that opposites attract. Well, for slacker Ben and career girl Alison, that's certainly the case - at least for one intoxicated evening. Two months and several pregnancy tests later, Ben and Alison go through a hysterically funny, anxious and heartwarming journey.
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L.A. Confidential—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 28, 2008  | 
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 4/5
Three cops, a call girl, a mysterious millionaire, a tabloid journalist fuel a labyrinthine plot rife with mystery, ambition, romance and humor.
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Hulk—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 28, 2008  | 
Video: 4.75/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 3.75/5
Eric Bana stars as David Banner, whose involvement in a freak lab accident exposes him to gamma radiation. As a result, whenever the mild-mannered man becomes angry, he transforms into a huge, rampaging creature that destroys everything in his path. Banner's ex-girl friend Betty Ross believes that his father may hold the answer to the desperate situation but can she make the connection in time to save a terrified world.
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Daredevil Director’s Cut—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 28, 2008  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 3.75/5
By day, blind attorney Matt Murdock toils for justice in Hell's Kitchen. By night, he's "Daredevil," The Man Without Fear - a powerful, masked vigilante stalking the dark streets with an uncanny radar sense that allows him to "see" with superhuman capabilities. But when the love of his life, fiery Elektra Natchios, is targeted by New York City's ruthless Kingpin of Crime and his deadly assassin Bullseye, Daredevil may be about to meet his match.
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Corteo – Cirque Du Soleil—Sony Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 28, 2008  | 
Video: 2.5/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Sixty-two-year-old Walter Vale is sleepwalking through his life. Having lost his passion for teaching and writing, he fills the void by unsuccessfully trying to learn to play classical piano. When his college sends him to Manhattan to attend a conference, Walter is surprised to find a young couple has taken up residence in his apartment. Victims of a real estate scam, Tarek, a Syrian man, and Zainab, his Senegalese girlfriend, have nowhere else to go. In the first of a series of tests of the heart, Walter reluctantly allows the couple to stay with him. Touched by his kindness, Tarek, a talented musician, insists on teaching the aging academic to play the African drum.
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American Gangster—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 28, 2008  | 
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 4.5/5
Armed with ruthless, street-wise tactics and a strict sense of honor, crime boss Frank Lucas rules Harlem's chaotic drug underworld. When outcast cop Richie Roberts sets out to bring down Lucas's multi-million dollar empire, it plunges both men into a legendary confrontation.
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 28, 2008  | 
Video: 2/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 4/5
Andy Stitzer has gone 40 years without "doing it." Now his pals are making it their mission to help him score... fast! Can he survive their hilariously bad advice? Will he land in the arms of the way-too-experienced or the way-too-drunk? Or can he find true love where he least expects - from a gorgeous grandmother?
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Run Fatboy Run—New Line (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 28, 2008  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 2.75/5
An overweight man leaves his fiance on their wedding day, only to realize years later that she's the one and only woman of his dreams. It's not easy to win back a woman after leaving her at the altar, but when an out-of-shape man finally realizes just what a mistake he's made, he vows to run a high-profile marathon in order to convince his ex-fiance that the rich and handsome man she's about to marry isn't the guy for her.
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Iron Man
David Vaughn  |  Sep 26, 2008  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/ironman.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is a self-absorbed engineering genius who runs Stark Enterprises, a technology company that specializes in military hardware. Surviving an unexpected attack while in Afghanistan demonstrating his latest missile system, he builds a high-tech suit of armor to escape and vows to protect the people his company has put in harm's way with the weapons it has developed.

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The Visitor—Anchor Bay (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 25, 2008  | 
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Sixty-two-year-old Walter Vale is sleepwalking through his life. Having lost his passion for teaching and writing, he fills the void by unsuccessfully trying to learn to play classical piano. When his college sends him to Manhattan to attend a conference, Walter is surprised to find a young couple has taken up residence in his apartment. Victims of a real estate scam, Tarek, a Syrian man, and Zainab, his Senegalese girlfriend, have nowhere else to go. In the first of a series of tests of the heart, Walter reluctantly allows the couple to stay with him. Touched by his kindness, Tarek, a talented musician, insists on teaching the aging academic to play the African drum.
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Leatherheads—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 25, 2008  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Dodge Connelly is a brash and handsome gridiron giant who is equally comfortable leading his team in a barroom brawl or charging for a touchdown in a packed stadium. But when Connelly's team loses their sponsor and the entire league appears set to collapse, the quick-thinking jock attempts a creative late-game comeback. If Connelly can convince former college football star and decorated war hero Carter Rutherford to join the team, there may be hope for the ill-fated team after all.
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88 Minutes—Tri Star (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 25, 2008  | 
Video: 3.25/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3/5
Al Pacino plays university professor Jack Gramm, who occasionally assists the FBI in matters of forensic psychiatry. His recent testimony against a freshly convicted criminal seems to be the reason he has gotten a scary phone call informing him he will die in 88 minutes.
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Risky Business—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 25, 2008  | 
Video: 3/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 3.75/5
High school senior is tired of being Mr. All-American and facing such traumatic decisions as which Ivy League college to attend. His life gets turned around when he meets a sexy call girl who transforms his house into a brothel while his parents are away.
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The Adventures of Robin Hood—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 25, 2008  | 
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 2.5/5
Extras: 3.5/5
A classic tale of Sherwood Forest. Errol Flynn is eternally charming as Robin, defender of the poor, tries to rid England of Prince John's tyranny and gain the hand of the lovely Maid Marian, in this rousing family adventure.
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