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10,000 BC
David Vaughn  |  Jul 12, 2008  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/10000BC.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>In a remote mountain tribe 12,000 years ago, a young hunger, D'Leh (Steven Strait), has found his heart's passion&#151;the blue-eyed Evolet (Camilla Belle). But when a band of mysterious warlords raid his village and kidnap Evolet, D'Leh leads a small group of hunters to pursue the captors to the end of the world to save her.

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The Scorpion King—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 04, 2008  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 3.25/5
In an ancient time predating the pyramids, the evil King Memnon is using the psychic powers of his sorceress Cassandra to predict his great victories. In a last ditch effort to stop Memnon from taking over the world, the leaders of the remaining free tribes hire the assassin Mathayus to kill the sorceress. But Mathayus ends up getting much more than he bargained for.
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Sex and Death 101—Anchor Bay (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 04, 2008  | 
Video: 3.25/5
Audio: 3/5
Extras: 2/5
Less than two weeks before his wedding, good-guy Roderick Blank receives a mysterious email listing every girl he's ever had sex with and the 70+ names of everyone he ever will have sex with. But as Roderick begins enjoying all the strippers, porn stars, stewardesses and celebrity lesbians on the list, he discovers that his ultimate date with destiny may lay with the serial killer known as “Death Nell”. Is the luckiest man in the world now doomed to face the final position of the Karma Sutra?
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Point Break—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 04, 2008  | 
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 2.75/5
Young FBI agent Johnny Utah goes undercover at the suggestion of his partner to learn if a group of wild surfers is actually a gang of bank robbers. He soon comes under the dangerous spell of the surfers' charismatic leader, Bohdi, a mystical mastermind who'll do absolutely anything for a thrill - and expects his followers to do the same.
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The Mummy Returns—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 04, 2008  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 4/5
An ancient legacy of terror is unleashed when the accursed mummy, Imhotep, is resurrected - along with a force even more powerful: The Scorpion King. Now, as the fate of all mankind hangs in the balance, Rick O'Connell and his wife Evie embark on a daring, desperate race to save their son - and the world - from unspeakable evil.
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The Mummy—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 04, 2008  | 
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 4/5
Deep in the Egyptian desert, a handful of people searching for a long-lost treasure have just unearthed a 3,000 year old legacy of terror. Combining the thrills of a rousing adventure with the suspense of Universal's legendary 1932 horror classic, The Mummy is a true nonstop action epic, filled with dazzling visual effects, top-notch talent and superb storytelling.
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Drillbit Taylor—Paramount Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 04, 2008  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Ryan, Wade and Emmit attend their first day at high school and they're pumped... until they meet up with Filkins, a school bully who comes off like a little Hannibal Lecter. Before they become completely engulfed in Filkins' reign of terror, they seek out some protection by placing an ad in "Soldier Of Fortune" magazine. Their best response - and the cheapest - comes from Drillbit Taylor, a down-on-his luck soldier of fortune who lives a homeless - he likes to say "home-free" - existence on the beach. He enrolls them in some physical and mental training.
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Batman Begins—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 04, 2008  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.75/5
Extras: 3.75/5
Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents' murder disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman a masked crusader who uses his strength intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.
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Vantage Point—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 04, 2008  | 
Video: 4.75/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3/5
During an historic counter-terrorism summit in Spain the President of the United States is struck down by an assassin's bullet. Eight strangers have a perfect view of the kill but what did they really see? As the minutes leading up to the fatal shot are replayed through the eyes of each eyewitness the reality of the assassination takes shape. But just when you think you know the answer the shattering final truth is revealed.
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John Mayer: Where The Light Is—Sony Music (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 29, 2008  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 2.25/5
Where The Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles captures the multi-Grammy Award-winning, Platinum-selling singer/songwriter in the element where fans love him the most: live on stage. This special concert includes three sets: an acoustic performance, a rare set with John Mayer Trio (John Mayer, Steve Jordan and Pino Palladino), as well as a set featuring Mayer's full band. Where The Light Is includes 22 songs and features a one-of-a-kind song list made up of the three distinct performances - all recorded the night of December 8th, 2007 at the NOKIA Theatre in Los Angeles.
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10,000 B.C.—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 29, 2008  | 
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 2/5
The filmmaker who launched a UFO invasion in Independence Day and unleashed the forces of global warming in The Day After Tomorrow now unveils a new day of adventure a time when mammoths shake the earth and mystical spirits shape human fates. Roland Emmerich directs 10000 BC the eye-filling tale of the first hero. That hero is young hunter D Leh set out on a bold trek to rescue his kidnapped beloved and fulfill his prophetic destiny. He’ll face an awesome saber-toothed tiger. Cross uncharted realms. Form an army. And uncover an advanced but corrupt Lost Civilization. There he will lead a fight for liberation and become the champion of the time when legend began.
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Broken Trail—Sony Picture Home Entertainment (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 29, 2008  | 
Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Set in 1897, Print Ritter and his estranged nephew Tom Harte become the reluctant guardians of five abused and abandoned Chinese girls. Ritter and Harte's attempts to care for the girls are complicated by their responsibility to deliver a herd of horses while avoiding a group of bitter rivals intent on kidnapping the girls for their own purposes.
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Batman The Movie—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 29, 2008  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 2.25/5
Extras: 3.75/5
When Batman and Robin get a tip that Commodore Schmidlapp is in danger aboard his yacht they launch a rescue mission. But the tip is a set-up by four of the most powerful villains ever who seek to defeat the Dynamic Duo once and for all! Armed with a dehydrator that can turn humans into dust the fearsome foursome intends to take over the world! Can the Caped Crusaders use their high-flying heroism and groovy gadgetry to declaw Catwoman? Ice the Penguin? Upstage the Joker? And stump the Riddler in time?
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The Spiderwick Chronicles
David Vaughn  |  Jun 23, 2008  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/spiderwick.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Seeking to escape her failed marriage, Helen Grace (Mary-Louise Parker) moves her three children away from New York City to a country home left to her by an insane aunt. The children soon discover that the old house harbors many mysteries, and Jared (Freddie Highmore) finds his great-great uncle Spiderwick's Field Guide, which reveals the unbelievable truth about the Spiderwick Estate&mdash;a secret world of fantastical creatures hidden from normal view.

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Fool's Gold Fool's Gold
David Vaughn  |  Jun 23, 2008  | 

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/foolsgold.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Ben "Finn" Finnegan (Matthew McConaughey) is a fortune hunter whose obsession with discovering the Queen's Dowry, a treasure that mysteriously disappeared in the Caribbean in 1715, has consumed him to the point of ruining his marriage to Tess (Kate Hudson). Discovering a clue that he believes will lead him to the cache, he must charm his way into the pocketbook of billionaire Nigel Honeycutt (Donald Sutherland) in order to finance the expedition.

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