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PR The Twilight Zone: The Complete Second Season on DVD Jun 4

The Twilight Zone remains television's most treasured anthology program. The brainchild of writer and narrator Rod Serling -- inspired by the pulp comics, novels and sci-fi films of his youth -- the series introduced its own special brand of weirdness to viewers on October 2, 1959. As a program that correctly billed itself as one "of shadow and substance, of things and ideas," The Twilight Zone left indelible tracks

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Posted by: News Editor - June 4, 2013, 7:12 am - PR
Keywords: television

PR Robot and Frank on DVD Feb 12

The critically-acclaimed buddy caper about an elderly ex-jewel thief and his new caretaker robot features an all-star cast, including Academy Award(R) nominee Frank Langella, James Marsden, Liv Tyler & Jeremy Strong.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - February 12, 2013, 8:45 am - PR
Keywords: drama

DVD Review PURPLE NOON (BLU-RAY)

Alain Delon's beautiful and cold Tom Ripley is one of film's all-time great villains, and this new edition of Purple Noon shows off the film's sensuous pleasures to great effect.

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Posted by: Ross Johnson - January 5, 2013, 3:37 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: french new wave, italy, ripley

PR Thin Ice on DVD & Blu-ray Jun 12

Mickey Prohaska (Greg Kinnear) is a small-time insurance agent looking for a way to jump-start his business, reunite with his estranged wife (Lea Thompson) and escape the frigid Wisconsin weather. This self-proclaimed master of spin believes that salesmanship is about selling a story -- all he needs is a sucker willing to buy it. He hits pay dirt with a lonely retired farmer (Alan Arkin) who is sitting on something much bigger than an insurance commission.

Fox Home Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - May 22, 2012, 7:10 am - PR
Keywords: comedy

PR Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp on DVD May 29

In the spirit of Get Smart, ABCs action-adventure/comedy spy series (1970-72) aired Saturday mornings, starring a cast of chimpanzees whose performances were dubbed with human voices, including those of Dayton Allen, Joan Gerber, Steven Hoffman and Bernie Kopell, among others. All 17 episodes have been transferred from the original studio ABC masters.

Film Chest

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Posted by: News Editor - April 25, 2012, 7:08 am - PR
Keywords: comedy, kids

DVD Review ANATOMY OF A MURDER

Preminger's Anatomy of a Murder is as entertaining as it is thoughtful about the limits of the law in grasping human nature. It feels fresh and mature even fifty years later, and stands as one of the best courtroom dramas in film history.

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Posted by: Ross Johnson - February 28, 2012, 1:20 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: attorney, murder, jazz

PR Wild Target on Blu-ray and DVD Feb 8

From director Jonathan Lynn (The Whole Nine Yards) comes this lively British remake of the 1993 French hit "Cible Emouvante." Victor Maynard (Nighy) is a middle-aged, solitary assassin whose professional routine is interrupted when he falls for his intended hit, Rose (Blunt). When he spares Rose's life, Victor inadvertently acquires a young apprentice, Tony (Grint). Believing Victor to be a private detective, his two new companions tag along, while he attempts to thwart the murderous intentions of his unhappy client, resulting in comedic mayhem.

Fox Home Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - December 27, 2010, 11:08 am - PR
Keywords: movie, comedy, caper

DVD Review PATHS OF GLORY

Maybe the greatest war movie, and in under ninety minutes, no less.

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Posted by: Jon Danziger - October 28, 2010, 1:25 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: kubrick, war, kirk douglas

DVD Review CHARADE

The paragon of rogue charmóAudrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Paris, postage stamps.

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Posted by: Jon Danziger - November 1, 2010, 1:50 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: cary grant, audrey hepburn, paris, caper

News Jolie and Depp Get Close in the Trailer for 'The Tourist'

Yahoo! News

Posted by: News Editor - September 15, 2010, 2:08 pm - News
Keywords: movie, romantic caper, big-budget blockbuster, florian henckel von donnersmarck

DVD Review PLASTIC MAN: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION

Finally, this wonderful animated series that I grew up on is now available on DVD! Having every episode in one, comprehensive collection only adds to this release's appeal.

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Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - January 11, 2010, 7:35 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: super hero, animated adventures, conform

DVD Review BOTTLE ROCKET

Wes Anderson has developed into a love-him-or-hate-him filmmaker, but it's hard not to be won over by his first attempt, especially when watching it on Criterion's excellent Blu-ray release.

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Posted by: Joel Cunningham - June 18, 2009, 8:59 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: wes anderson, owen wilson, crime, twee

DVD Review THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE

Sidestepping every convention of the gangster genre, this '70s gem deserves a second chance.

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Posted by: Dan Heaton - May 25, 2009, 9:41 am - DVD Review
Keywords: crime, robert mitchum, peter yates, criterion