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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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Minority Report
Thomas J. Norton  |  Feb 08, 2003  | 

<I>Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Max von Sydow, Lois Smith, Peter Stormare, Tim Blake Nelson. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French), DTS 5.1, Dolby Surround 2.0. Two discs. 146 minutes. 2002. DreamWorks Home Entertainment 89989. PG-13. $29.99.</I>

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Miracle At St. Anna—Touchstone Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 23, 2009  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Stationed in Tuscany, Italy, four members of the U.S. Army's all-black 92nd Infantry Division, the Buffalo Soldiers, are trapped behind enemy lines after one of them risks his life to save a traumatized Italian boy. Separated from their unit, they find themselves in a remote Tuscan village where they experience the tragedy and the triumph of war. Based on the highly praised novel by James McBride, and filled with exceptional battle scenes and action, it's a gripping and inspiring story drawn from a real incident that will touch the goodness within us all and never let go.
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Mirrors—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 19, 2009  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 3.75/5
A security guard is exposed to unspeakable acts of evil from the past, present and future only visible to him in the reflection of mirrors. Suddenly, his life is exposed to the evil and he must stop it before everyone he knows is dead.
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Mission: Impossible III 2-Disc Collector’s Edition—Paramount (HD DVD)
Gary Frisch  |  Feb 05, 2007  | 
Video: 5
Audio: 4
Extras: 4
M:i:III is the first film to be released simultaneously on HD DVD, Blu-ray, and standard DVD. Underachieving at the box office, this is nonetheless a lavish and worthy entry in the franchise. Philip Seymour Hoffman steals the show as a vile weapons dealer, but there are plenty of action sequences, stunts, and disguises to support Cruise. So what if it feels like we’ve seen it all before? Director J.J. Abrams adds a few fresh twists, and it’s still good fun the third time around.
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Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan—Picturehouse (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 05, 2008  | 
Video: 4.25/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 0/5
Based on leading scholarly accounts and written by Bodrov and Arif Aliyev, "Mongol" delves into the dramatic and harrowing early yars of the ruler who was born as Temudgin in 1162. As it follows Temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny, the film paints a multidimensional portrait of the future conqueror, revealing him not as the evil brute of hoary stereotype, but as an inspiring, fearless and visionary leader.
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Monster
uavKrissy Rushing  |  Sep 02, 2004  | 

<I>Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern. Directed by Patty Jenkins. Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1. 108 minutes. 2004. Columbia TriStar 05552 R. $26.96.</I>

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Monsters—Magnet
Kris Deering  |  Jan 31, 2011  | 
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3/5
Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear there and half of Mexico was quarantined as an "Infected Zone". Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain "the creatures"... Our story begins when a US journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the US border.
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Monster’s Ball—Lionsgate (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 20, 2008  |  First Published: Oct 21, 2008  | 
Video: 2.75/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3/5
Monster’s Ball is a chilling tale centered in a racist small town in Louisiana. Here a family of correctional facility workers has to deal with the hate and loathing of each other and those around them. Hank seems tormented by his bigot father and how to deal with his troublesome son. After an incident on death row, the father and son end up in a fatal fight. You can really see how this affects Hank who almost takes on a new role in his life departing from the moral standards his family exuded. He then meets Leticia, a widowing mother whose son meets a tragic end. Together they look past their differences and step above the chaos around them.
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Monster’s Inc—Walt Disney/Pixar (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 07, 2009  | 
Movie:5/5
Video: 5/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 5/5
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Moon—Sony Pictures Classics (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 17, 2009  | 
Movie: 4
Picture/Sound: 4/4.5
Extras: 3.5
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Morning Glory—Paramount Pictures
Kris Deering  |  Mar 14, 2011  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 3/5
Extras: 2/5
For Becky, running a TV show in New York City was the big break she dreamed of... until star co-anchors Mike and Colleen declare an all-out, on-air war. Making the show work with its cast of eccentric characters and outrageous story angles will take a major miracle, but Becky is ready to rise and outshine. 3 times the laughs. 3 times the action. 3 times the pain. The Jackass guys are back for their wildest round of mischief and mayhem yet! You'll laugh 'til it hurts as Knoxville goes head-to-head with an angry bull, Bam stumbles through a tunnel of high-voltage tasers, and Steve-O takes to the skies in a fully loaded porta-potty.
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Moulin Rouge—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 20, 2010  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Set in a Paris nightclub that caters to society's decadent elite, the exhilarating "Moulin Rouge" follows the story of the ill-fated love affair between a stunning courtesan and a struggling young writer.
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Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Mar 09, 2008  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 0/5
When this film was released I noticed a lot of comparisons to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I am not sure why, the films have little to do with each other. Both are VERY colorful and full of imagination, but this film deals more with finding the magic within you. Hoffman does a good job in the lead, but the film is stolen by Natalie Portman. She is reminding me more and more of Audrey Hepburn as she's gotten older and her charm and vulnerability go a long way in this one. It isn't very often that we see a solid live action family film like this.
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Mrs. Henderson Presents
Tom Norton  |  May 28, 2006  | 

A bored, rich widow, Laura Henderson (Judi Dench) buys a failed London theater on the eve of World War II. But she soon discovers she has no idea what to do with it. After she hires an experienced producer (Bob Hoskins) the theater is briefly successful running music hall reviews. But soon reality sets in and the competition drives them into the red.

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