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Universal Studios Home Entertainment Read More... PR Fritz Lang: The Early Works & Die Nibelungen on Blu-ray and DVD Nov 6  Two releases showcasing the work of acclaimed filmmaker Fritz Lang: the Blu-ray and DVD release of his epic Die Nibelungen (consisting of two parts, Siegfried and Kriemhild's Revenge), and Fritz Lang: The Early Works, a three-DVD collection containing three of the master filmmaker's earliest silent films from Germany: Harakiri, The Wandering Shadow, and Four Around the Woman. Read More... PR Tarantino XX: 8-Film Collection on Blu-ray Nov 20  Tarantino XX contains eight films chosen by Quentin Tarantino to illustrate the first 20 years of his career, featuring the films that helped define his early success, including Reservoir Dogs, True Romance, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill Vol. 1, Kill Bill Vol. 2, Death Proof and Inglourious Basterds. To complete the stunning high definition 10-disc set also features two discs with five hours of all-new bonus material, highlighted by a critics' retrospective on Tarantino's groundbreaking catalog of films and '20 Years of Filmmaking' that contains interviews with critics, stars and other masters of cinema. Read More... DVD Review TWO ORPHAN VAMPIRES (BLU-RAY)  This surreal vampire project from Jean Rollin never quite achieves the existential heft it tries so hard to deliver. Read More... PR Frank Spotnitz's Hunted debuts on Cinemax Oct 19  Golden Globe nominee Melissa George stars as Sam Hunter, a skilled, gutsy operative for Byzantium, a secretive private firm involved in global intelligence and espionage. After surviving an attempt on her life that may have been orchestrated by members of her own team, she returns to work, but doesn't know who to trust. Shot on location in Europe, the primetime suspense show debuts FRIDAY, OCT. 19 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on CINEMAX. Read More... 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Each iconic film is accompanied by an array of bonus features that tell the fascinating story of its creation and history, including behind-the-scenes documentaries, filmmaker commentaries, interviews, storyboards, photo galleries, and trailers. Universal Studios Home Entertainment Read More... PR On the set of Malavita with Luc Besson and Robert De Niro  Cast and crew are hard at work in France on the set of Malavita with Luc Besson directing. Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron and John D'Leo head a talented ensemble of actors in this darkly comedic action film. Read More... PR An American Christmas Carol on DVD & Blu-ray Oct 9  In this unique retelling of Charles Dickens' beloved 'A Christmas Carol,' Henry Winkler is Benedict Slade, a heartless finance company president in Depression era New England. He shatters the Christmas hopes of his debtors by mercilessly repossessing their most prized goods--and then fires his faithful assistant, Thatcher, on Christmas Eve. Read More... |
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