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PR Death Race 3: Inferno on Blu-ray Combo, DVD & Digital

The legendary Frankenstein in an unimaginably vicious new competition that pits teams of hardened convicts against each other in a blood-spattered, winner-take-all race through South Africa. This explosive, unrated addition to the high-octane franchise revs up the adrenaline with more extreme action, outrageous new vehicles, brutal stunts and an all-star cast.

Universal Studios Home Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - December 4, 2012, 8:38 am - PR
Keywords: sci-fi

PR End of Watch on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD & Digital Jan 22

Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena are a pair of LAPD officers patrolling one of the city's most violent and gang-ridden areas. A gut-wrenching, first-person account of life on the streets from writer and director David Ayer, End of Watch offers audiences a rare window into the world of law enforcement, packed with action, humor and emotion.

Universal Studios Home Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - November 30, 2012, 8:40 am - PR
Keywords: drama

PR Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection on Blu-ray Halloween Slideshow

In celebration of YESTERDAY's release of UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTERS: The Essential Collection, and HALLOWEEN TODAY we have an embeddable slideshow of rarely seen images from the films! Even in black and white, these creatures continue to haunt and horrify audiences.

Universal Studios Home Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - October 31, 2012, 7:16 am - PR
Keywords: horror

PR Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection on Blu-ray Oct 2

Digitally restored from high resolution film elements in perfect high-definition picture and perfect high-definition sound for the first time ever, Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection,brings together the very best of Universal's legendary monsters--imaginative and technically groundbreaking tales of terror that launched a uniquely American movie genre. 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

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Posted by: News Editor - October 8, 2012, 7:22 am - PR
Keywords: horror

PR Snow White and the Huntsman on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD & Digital Sep 11

Packed with pulse-pounding battles, unmatched visual imagination and compelling characters, Snow White and the Huntsman is a wholly original adventure story told on an epic scale. The splendor of the wicked Queen's enchanted palace, the menace of the Dark Forest, a breathtaking combination of harrowing beauty, epic battle scenes, visual wonder and jaw-dropping special effects...

Universal Studios Home Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - August 5, 2012, 10:31 am - PR
Keywords: fantasy

PR Jaws on Blu-ray Aug 14

An all-new, digitally remastered and fully restored picture, as well as 7.1 surround sound. The film is one of 13 classic Universal films selected to be digitally remastered and fully restored from 35mm original film elements as part of Universal's ongoing 100th Anniversary celebration. Comes with dvd, digital copy, ultraviolet & over 4 hours of bonus features including an all-new documentary.

Universal Studios Home Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - July 10, 2012, 7:25 am - PR
Keywords: drama

PR Twinkle Toes: The Movie by Skechers on DVD Jul 31

A sparkly, fun-filled adventure that will make audiences want to get up and dance! Grace 'Twinkle Toes' Hastings has a big secret: she gets terrible stage fright in front of anyone except her fluffy friend Walter. As Grace works to overcome her fears, and makes some super-cool friends at her new school, she discovers that it's OK to be herself and shine!

Universal Studios Home Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - June 25, 2012, 7:24 am - PR
Keywords: kids, animation

PR Dr. Seuss' The Loraxon Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack and Blu-ray Combo Pack Aug 7

Transports viewers into a fantastical landscape imagined by Dr. Seuss and vividly brought to life by Chris Meledandri and his acclaimed filmmaking team at Illumination Entertainment. Directed by Chris Renaud from a screenplay adapted by Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul from the 1971 children's classic, the film is an imaginative journey that begins in the town of Thneedville, where a boy searches for the one thing he knows will win the heart of his dream girl.

Universal Studios Home Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - July 28, 2012, 7:35 am - PR
Keywords: kids, animation

PR American Masters: Margaret Mitchell- American Rebel on DVD May 15

Margaret Mitchell (11/8/1900 - 8/16/1949), author of Gone With the Wind, which won a Pulitzer Prize award and was made into a timeless Oscar(R)-winning film, was ahead of her time. She challenged the social order and made a cultural impact with her book that still resonates today. Learn more about this novelist in the new DVD that will be available beginning May 15, 2012. The DVD has a running time of 60 minutes and an SRP of $24.99. DVD special features include an interview with author Pat Conroy; Pulitzer Prize night, 1937; and a look back at the Gone With the Wind premiere in Atlanta.

PBS Distribution

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Posted by: News Editor - April 28, 2012, 10:29 am - PR
Keywords: documentary

PR The Story Of Rock N Roll Comics on DVD Apr 24

The unauthorized and often controversial comics featured biographies of music groups such as KISS, the Sex Pistols and Metallica. Loved by some (Gene Simmons, Alice Cooper, Lemmy, Metallica) and threatened by others (Axl Rose, Skid Row, New Kids on the Block), over 300 issues of Rock 'N' Roll comics were printed, embracing all music genres: Rock, Alternative, Hip-Hop, Punk and Pop and they quickly became instant collector's items. In a strange twist, Loren is found murdered in his condo in 1992, making people speculate that he may have the first victim of 'serial' killer Andrew Cunanan, leading to an absorbing mystery that still remains, UNSOLVED today.

MVD Visual

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Posted by: News Editor - February 27, 2012, 8:58 am - PR
Keywords: documentary

PR To Kill a Mockingbird: 50th Anniversary Edition on Collector's Series Blu-ray Combo Pack Jan 31

To Kill a Mockingbird, one of the screen's most beloved and critically acclaimed films, celebrates its 50th anniversary with a commemorative Limited Edition Collector's Series Blu-ray(TM) Combo Pack as well as on Blu-ray(TM) Combo Pack and DVD from Universal Studios Home Entertainment on January 31, 2012. The powerful and poignant adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel hits the half-century mark, digitally remastered and fully restored from high resolution 35MM original film elements, plus more than three-and-a-half hours of bonus features chronicling the making of the cinematic masterpiece.

Universal Studios Home Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - December 11, 2011, 11:23 am - PR
Keywords: drama, oscar

News Oprah's Final Countdown: Honoring the Host Who Took the High Road

Time.com

Posted by: News Editor - May 24, 2011, 11:37 am - News
Keywords: television, talk show, oprah winfrey, cultural impact, weight problems

PR A Clockwork Orange 40th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray May 31

The two-disc release includes two newly-produced bonus features: Turning Like Clockwork, a 25-minute documentary about the film's "ultra-violence" and its cultural impact, and a short documentary where Malcolm McDowell reminiscences on working closely with the legendary director. This two-disc edition will also contain the feature-length documentaries, Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures and O Lucky Malcolm! The 40th Anniversary Edition will be packaged in a 40-page Blu-ray book withrare photos and production notes.

Warner Home Video

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Posted by: News Editor - April 4, 2011, 11:13 am - PR
Keywords: horror

DVD Review THIRTYSOMETHING: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON

Here's a fun game: Try to watch the debut season of thirtysomething all the way through without saying any of the following:

A) Nice hair clip, Nancy.
B) Why does her coat have numbers all over it?
C) Shut up, Hope.

I lost.

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Posted by: Joel Cunningham - August 26, 2009, 9:08 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: baby boomers, bedford falls, yuppies, shoulder pads, suspenders

DVD Review FATAL ATTRACTION (BLU-RAY)

It kind of stinks that this flick is best known for a boiling bunny, as it is still an effective thriller doubling as a cautionary tale for all men.

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Posted by: Chuck Aliaga - June 23, 2009, 5:01 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: infidelity, tryst, insane