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War of the Worlds—Dreamworks Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  May 31, 2010  | 
Movie: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 4/5
Extras: 3.5
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War, Inc.—First Look (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 17, 2008  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 1/5
"War, Inc." is a political satire set in Turaqistan, a country occupied by an American private corporation run by a former US Vice-President. In an effort to monopolize the opportunities the war-torn nation offers, the corporation's CEO hires a troubled hit man to kill a Middle East oil minister. Now, struggling with his own growing demons, the assassin must pose as the corporation's Trade Show Producer in order to pull off this latest hit, while maintaining his cover by organizing the high-profile wedding of Yonica Babyyeah, an outrageous Middle Eastern pop star, and keeping a sexy left wing reporter in check.
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Watchmen Director’s Cut—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 19, 2009  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 4.25/5
Someone's killing our super heroes. The year is 1985 and super heroes have banded together to respond to the murder of one of their own. They soon uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger. The super heroes fight to stop the impending doom only to find themselves a target for annihilation. But, if our super heroes are gone, who will save us?
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Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Mar 14, 2009  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.5/5
From the director of "Watchmen" comes two tales from the celebrated graphic novel that do not appear in the extraordinary "Watchmen" Theatrical Feature. "Tales of the Black Freighter" brings to strikingly animated life the novels richly layered story-within-a-story, a daring pirate saga whose turbulent events may mirror those in the Watchmen's world. Stars from the "Watchmen" movie team in the amazing live-action/CGI "Under The Hood", based on Nite Owl's powerful first-hand account of how the hooded adventurers came into existence.
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Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Mar 14, 2009  | 
Video: 5/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 2/5
Watched any great books lately? Now you can. The most celebrated graphic novel of all time that broke the conventional mold continues to break new ground. "Watchmen" illustrator Dave Gibbons oversees this digital version of the graphic novel that adds limited motion, voice and sound to the books strikingly drawn panels.
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West Side Story: Special Edition
Robert Deutsch  |  May 28, 2003  | 

<I>Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Russ Tamblyn. Directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. Aspect ratio: 2.20: 1 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), 1.0 (Spanish), 1.0 (French). Two discs. 152 minutes. 1961. MGM 1004353. NR. $39.98.</I>

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What Doesn’t Kill You—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Apr 12, 2009  | 
Video: 5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Mark Ruffalo and Ethan Hawke star as friends who grew up like brothers on the gritty streets of south Boston. They do whatever it takes to survive, living by the code of their dog-eat-dog neighborhood. Petty crimes and misdemeanors grow into more serious offenses and eventually, they fall under sway to organized crime boss Pat Kelly. As Brian becomes increasingly lost in a haze of drugs and 'jobs,' even the love he has for his wife and his children does not seem like it will be enough to redeem him. Meanwhile, Paulie plans "one last heist" but knows it will take both of them to pull it off. How can they escape the only life they know?
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What Happens In Vegas—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Aug 15, 2008  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 2.75/5
Two strangers awaken together to discover they've gotten married following a night of debauchery in Sin City, and one of them has won a huge jackpot after playing the other's quarter. The newlyweds devise ever-escalating schemes to undermine each other and get their hands on the money - only to find themselves falling in love amid the mutual backstabbing.
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What Just Happened—Magnolia (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 23, 2009  | 
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.5/5
An all-star cast head up this shrewd tale of a man besieged by people who want him to be all sorts of things - a money maker, an ego buster, a bad news breaker, an artistic champion, a loyal husband, an all-knowing father, not to mention sexy, youthful and tuned-in - everything except for the one thing he and all the preposterously behaved people he's surrounded by really are: bumbling human beings just trying to survive by any means necessary.
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When In Rome—Touchstone Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 27, 2010  |  First Published: Jun 28, 2010  | 
Movie: 2
Picture/Sound: 4.5/4
Extras: 2.5
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Where the Wild Things Are—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Mar 09, 2010  | 
Movie: 4
Picture/Sound: 4.5/4.5
Extras: 4
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Whip It—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 31, 2010  | 
Movie: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 4.5/4
Extras: 3
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Whiteout—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 31, 2010  | 
Movie: 2
Picture/Sound: 3.5/4
Extras: 3.5
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William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Oct 20, 2010  | 
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3.5/5
In this dazzling adaptation of Shakespeare's classic love story, Leonardo DiCaprio stars opposite Claire Danes. They light up the screen as the original star-crossed lovers against a thumping soundtrack and a boldly imagined modern-day setting.
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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 07, 2009  | 
Movie:4/5
Video: 4/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 3/5
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