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Looney Tunes Golden Collection
Thomas J. Norton  |  Apr 18, 2004  | 

<I>Aspect ratio: 4:3. 4 discs. Dolby Digital 2.0 mono (English, French). Warner Home Video 27918. NR. $64.92.</I>

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Alien Quadrilogy
Thomas J. Norton  |  Apr 11, 2004  | 

<I><B>Alien: Director's Cut</B></I>
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<I>Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto. Directed by Ridley Scott. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). 5.1 Dolby Digital, DTS (English), Mono (Spanish). 116 minutes. 1979.</I>
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Picture ***1/2
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Sound **1/2
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Film ****

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Millennium Actress
Aimee Giron  |  Mar 28, 2004  | 

<I>Voices of Miyoko Shoji, Shozo Iizuka, Hisako Kyoda. Directed by Satoshi Kon. Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (Japanese, with English and French subtitles). 87 minutes. 2003. DreamWorks Home Entertainment 90393. PG. $19.95.</I>

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Sherlock Holmes in Wartime
Barry Willis  |  Mar 21, 2004  |  First Published: Mar 22, 2004  | 

<I><B>Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon</B> (68 minutes, 1942); <B>Sherlock Holmes Faces Death</B> (68 minutes, 1943); <B>Sherlock Holmes in Washington</B> (71 minutes, 1943). Directed by Roy William Neill. <B>Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror</B> (66 minutes, 1942). Directed by John Rawlings. Aspect ratio: 4:3. Monophonic. B&W MPI Home Video DVD7545, DVD7549, DVD7540, DVD7550. NR. $27.88 each.</I>

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Collector's Edition, Seasons 1–3
Scott Wilkinson  |  Mar 14, 2004  | 

<I>Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Terry Farrell, Cirroc Lofton, Colm Meaney, Armin Shimerman, Alexander Siddig, Nana Visitor. Aspect ratio: 4:3. Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Surround 2.0 (English). 54 hours 31 minutes. 1992&ndash;1995. Paramount Home Video 056454, 05893, 05894. NR. $139.99 per season. </I>

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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Thomas J. Norton  |  Mar 07, 2004  | 

<I>Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, Kristanna Loken. Directed by Jonathan Mostow. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French). Two discs. 109 minutes. 2003. Warner Home Video 27723. R. $29.95.</I>

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The Adventures of Indiana Jones
Thomas J. Norton  |  Feb 29, 2004  | 

<B><I>Raiders of the Lost Ark</I></B>
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<I>Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliot. 115 minutes. 1981. PG.</I>
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<I>Picture</I> ***
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<I>Sound</I> ** 1/2
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<I>Film</I> *** 1/2

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Paul Van Dyk: Global
Aimee Giron  |  Feb 22, 2004  |  First Published: Feb 23, 2004  | 

<I>Aspect ratio: 4:3. Dolby Digital 5.1 (English). Two discs. Mute 92189. NR. $20.98.</I>

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The Tick: The Entire Series
Thomas J. Norton  |  Feb 15, 2004  | 

<I>Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Surround (English). Two discs. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 01209. NR. $29.95.</I>
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<I>Picture</I> **
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<I>Sound</I> ***
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<I>Film</I>** 1/2

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A Mighty Wind
Thomas J. Norton  |  Feb 08, 2004  |  First Published: Feb 09, 2004  | 

<I>A Mighty Wind</I>

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The Core
Steven Stone  |  Feb 01, 2004  | 

<I>Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Delroy Lindo, Stanley Tucci, D.J. Qualls, Richard Jenkins, Tch&#233;cky Karyo, Bruce Greenwood, Alfre Woodard. Directed by Jon Amiel. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 (English, French). 134 minutes. 2003. Paramount Home Video 860233. PG-13. $29.99. </I>

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ER: The Complete First Season
 |  Jan 25, 2004  | 

<I>Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Sherry Stringfield, Noah Wyle, Julianna Margulies, Eriq La Salle. Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 2.0 (French subtitles). Four discs. 999 minutes. 1993. Warner Bros. Home Video 24629. NR. $59.98.</I>

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X2: X-Men United
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 18, 2004  | 

<I>Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Anna Paquin, Rebecca Romjin-Stamos, Brian Cox, Alan Cumming. Directed by Bryan Singer. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). DTS 5.1 ES, Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround (French, Spanish). Two discs. 132 minutes. 2003. Fox Home Entertainment 2009206. PG-13. $29.98.</I>

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The Matrix Reloaded
 |  Jan 04, 2004  | 

<I>The Matrix Reloaded</I>

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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 04, 2004  | 

<I>Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Pryce. Directed by Gore Verbinski. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Two discs. 143 minutes. 2003. Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French), DTS 5.1. Buena Vista Home Video 002543. PG-13. $29.99.</I>

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