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PR The Letter on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand Sep 25

Winona Ryder and James Franco star in the mind-bending thriller about a playwright who begins to mentally unravel and cannot decide if she is the center of a manipulative plot or simply losing her grip on reality.

Lions Gate Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - August 10, 2012, 7:41 am - PR
Keywords: drama

News Gore Vidal dies: Cultural icon made his mark on Broadway

L.A. Times

Posted by: News Editor - August 1, 2012, 6:09 am - News
Keywords: celebrity, gore vidal, essayist, novelist, playwright, screenwriter occasional actor

PR Steve Martin: The Television Stuff on DVD Sep 18

In the 1970s, Steve Martin exploded onto the national scene with a brand of comedy that was so anti-hip it was ueber hip. But before he turned into a movie star, he'd cemented his legend as a television star and stand-up comedian. Now, for the first time, Martin's long in-demand television specials and stand-up comedy performances -- along with a 24-page booklet and bonus features -- will have you laughing all over again!

Shout! Factory

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Posted by: News Editor - July 6, 2012, 7:06 am - PR
Keywords: television

Article Obsessed with Girls on HBO much?

It's good to have a few shows littered around the week to look forward to for their reasonably compelling entertainment value. HBO is serving up two on Sunday night with old pro Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Veep and those madcap Girls who are taking the Internet by storm. How did this jaded writer who hates everything, get obsessed with
Girls. It might just be their charm.

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Posted by: Joseph Burke - May 14, 2012, 7:57 am - Article
Keywords: girls, hbo

PR Ganja & Hess on DVD and Blu-ray May 8

In one of his few screen appearances, reclusive actor Duane Jones (Night of the Living Dead) stars as anthropologist Hess Green, who is stabbed with an ancient ceremonial dagger by his unstable assistant (Gunn), endowing him with the blessing of immortality, and the curse of an unquenchable thirst for blood. When the assistant's beautiful and outspoken wife Ganja (Marlene Clark in an unforgettable performance) comes searching for her vanished husband, she and Hess form an unexpected partnership. Together, they explore just how much power there is in the blood.

Kino Lorber

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Posted by: News Editor - April 26, 2012, 7:01 am - PR
Keywords: drama

PR American Reel on DVD Mar 20

Singer-songwriter James Lee Springer (Carradine - who actually performs a number of his own songs in the film) has an uncompromising style which has held him back for the past 20 years. He's now getting his shot thanks to the efforts of his best friend/manager (Maloney). While Springer would prefer to let his musical vision and talents lead the way now that he's made it to the top, his manager has a whole other idea of what it takes to stay there.

MVD Visual

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Posted by: News Editor - February 21, 2012, 8:42 am - PR
Keywords: drama

PR Strike Back Debuts on Cinemax Aug 12

When a resourceful international terrorist group plots an attack, a charismatic former U.S. Special Forces operative joins forces with a stealth British military unit to stop them in the ten-episode action series STRIKE BACK, debuting FRIDAY, AUG. 12 (10:00- 10:45 p.m. ET/PT) on CINEMAX. The show marks the first time HBO/CINEMAX has worked with UK broadcaster Sky to produce an original series

Cinemax

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Posted by: News Editor - August 9, 2011, 7:36 am - PR
Keywords: television, action

PR The Other Woman on DVD & Blu-ray May 17

Portman gives an utterly fearless performance (Rob Nelson, Variety) in this sensitive and compelling modern drama adapted by writer-director Don Roos from Ayelet Waldman's novel Love and Other Impossible Pursuits. She plays Emilia, a law-school graduate who falls in love with her married boss, Jack (Scott Cohen, Love and Other Drugs, The Understudy), senior partner at the law firm where she is an associate.

MPI Home Video

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Posted by: News Editor - April 22, 2011, 9:07 am - PR
Keywords: drama

PR The Best of the Dean Martin Show DVD, double DVD, and 6-DVD Collector's Edition May 24

The Best of the Dean Martin Variety Show sets capture material never before released from some of the shows greatest episodes during its nine-year run on television from 1965 to 1974. Hosted by Dean Martin, the acclaimed variety and comedy show was one of the highest-rated in television history, garnering 12 Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe award (Dean Martin "Best Actor in a Comedy Television Series" 1967), frequented by hundreds of guests from across the world of entertainment including legendary actors and actresses from the stage and screen, pop and jazz singers, dancers and comedians.

Time Life

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Posted by: News Editor - April 11, 2011, 12:16 pm - PR
Keywords: telelvision, comedy

PR An Affair to Remember and All About Eve Limited Edition Blu-ray Feb 1

A prefect addition to any cinephileís collection, both films include audio commentaries, documentaries and rare photos from the Fox archives found within Limited Edition Blu-ray book packaging.

Fox Home Entertainment

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Posted by: News Editor - December 29, 2010, 10:40 am - PR
Keywords: drama

DVD Review THE EDGE OF LOVE

The Edge of Love: Or, The Edge of Sleep.

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Posted by: Joel Cunningham - August 9, 2009, 9:41 pm - DVD Review
Keywords: kiera knightley, war, wwii, dylan thomas, skeletor

DVD Review MY DINNER WITH ANDR…

Criterion goes whole hog for this landmark two-hander.

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Posted by: Jon Danziger - July 10, 2009, 7:30 am - DVD Review
Keywords: drama, criterion, conversation, electric blankets