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• DVD AND BLU-RAY RELEASES FOR 11-24-09

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  Here are the DVDs releasing this week, Tuesday November 24, 2009
  
  DVD OF THE WEEK
  
  
  The Golden Age of Television (The Criterion Collection) - A Criterion release, that I believe was also released on laserdisc, of several TV dramas [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• I WANT A DOG FOR CHRISTMAS, CHARLIE BROWN (2003) and A MISER BROTHERS CHRISTMAS (2008) DVD Reviews

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  Warner Home Video has released two Christmas specials to DVD, PEANUTS: I WANT A DOG FOR CHRISTMAS CHARLIE BROWN and A MISER BROTHERS CHRISTMAS.
  
  
  After Charles Schulz passed away in 2000, his family made a vow that they would not allow anyone else to [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• Oprah Winfrey Retires: Will the world end?

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  Oprah Winfrey announced today that she is retiring.
  
  The media is freaking out. In the car this afternoon, the talk show host I was listening to was acting as if the world was ending.
  
  Can everyone settle down?
  
  Oprah is retiring in 2011, 18 months from [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:45pm EST
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• SANTA BUDDIES (2009) BLU-RAY REVIEW

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  WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
  
  With Christmas Spirit on the decline, Puppy Paws, the son of Santa Paws, leaves the North Pole. He hops on a mail truck and winds up in the hometown of the Buddies, a group of talking dogs. They teach him [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA: A VERY SUNNY CHRISTMAS (2009) Blu-Ray Review

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  The FX comedy series IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA continues to be one of the wildest sitcoms on TV. The series about a group of friends who own a bar is often funnier than anything else on TV today.
  
  Now in its fifth season, [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• FORGOTTEN TV: LIVE-IN (1989)

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  When a show has no clips on YouTube, nothing on Wikipedia, and an IMDB page with little info, you know that it must truly be a Forgotten TV series.
  
  Such is the case with LIVE-IN, a sitcom that ran for 9 episodes in 1989. I can’t even find what [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• Warner Brothers Announces DVD 2 BLU Program

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  Warner Brothers has announced a new program, DVD2BLU.
  
  If you send them your Warner DVDs for select titles, for an additional fee ($7 to $10 plus a flat shipping fee) they will send you a brand new Blu-Ray of the same title. All you have [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 2:21pm EST
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• FORGOTTEN FILM: POOR PRETTY EDDIE (1975)

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  I had never heard of the film POOR PRETTY EDDIE up until a few weeks ago, when it was one of the trailers on a compilation DVD. I guess someone at Turner Classic Movies saw that same DVD as it aired recently as part of [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• SHELF DISCOVERY By Lizzie Skurnick

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  If you grew up in the 70's or 80's, and spent a lot of time in the library or bookstores, SHELF DISCOVERY: THE TEEN CLASSICS WE NEVER STOPPED READING by Lizzie Skurnick is a must read.
  
  Skurnick, a writer for Jezebel.com where some of' [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• DVD AND BLU-RAY RELEASES FOR 11-17-09

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  Here are the DVDs releasing this week, Tuesday November 17, 2009
  
  DVDS OF THE WEEK
  
  
  The Steve Coogan Collection - This looks like a perfect Holiday gift for the British comedy fan. It is a box set of several [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• LEAP YEAR (2010) Poster and Trailer

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  I've written about how Amy Adams is probably my favorite actress working today.
  
  And the writing team of Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan (CAN'T HARDLY WAIT, the highly underrated JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS) are favorites too.
  
  They are teaming up for LEAP [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• FORGOTTEN TV: MTV's BOILING POINTS (2004-2008?)

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  MTV sometimes doesn’t know when they have a good thing going.
  
  Case in point, BOILING POINTS.
  
  BOILING POINTS was a CANDID CAMERA like TV series that aired on and off in the mid 2000’s. Yet, MTV aired it at such erratic times, with little promotion that it is [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• UNDER THE DOME by Stephen King

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  Watching TV last night, I was surprised to see this
  
  
  
  An ad for Stephen King's newest, UNDER THE DOME.
  
  A trailer for a book?
  
  Do people still read?
  
  I got the book on Tuesday and am 100 pages in. Since it is' [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 1:24pm EST
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• THE KEVIN SMITH COLLECTION BLU-RAY REVIEW

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  Kevin Smith was one of the pioneers of 90's cinema. His low budget, lowbrow comedies paved the way for a lot of what we are seeing today. Plus, he was also one of the first, if not the first, filmmaker to use the internet to' [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• GREAT ADS: "There's No Such Thing As A Bear Sheriff"

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  Some ads I never get tired of.
  
  Like this one for Yoplait yogurt.
  
  
  
  That line "There's no such thing as a bear sheriff" gets me every time.
  
  From the delivery to the writing, a great ad.' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 7:29pm EST
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• CLASH OF THE TITANS Remake Trailer Online

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  I'm not one to normally post trailers for upcoming films, but the original CLASH OF THE TITANS was a favorite in the early 80's.
  
  Here is the trailer for the remake.
  
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 11:22am EST
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• GONE WITH THE WIND (1939) 70th Anniversary DVD Review

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  How can you review a film like GONE WITH THE WIND? What can I possibly say about the film that hasn't already been said?
  
  Originally released seventy years ago, today, it remains one of the most talked about, most loved films of all time.' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• FORGOTTEN TV: THE SKATEBIRDS (1978-1979)

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  THE SKATEBIRDS seemed to be a Forgotten TV show the year after it went off the air.
  
  Back in 1979 or 1980, I found a board game. It was THE SKATEBIRDS game. Yet, I had never heard of THE SKATEBIRDS. What was this show, and why was [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• Was Ben Affleck on CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM Last Night?

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  Did anyone see CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM last night?
  
  When Larry David is leaving Banana Republic because of the fire alarm, there is a shot of a group of people also running to the door.
  
  One of the people, on screen for a second, was Ben Affleck.
  
  I [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:27pm EST
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• David Fincher to Remake THE REINCARNATION OF PETER PROUD

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  Several film blogs are reporting that David Fincher has officially signed on to direct a remake of the 1975 film THE REINCARNATION OF PETER PROUD.
  
  I wrote previously about PETER PROUD here as a Forgotten Film entry. It is a supernatural thriller [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 10:43am EST
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• BRUNO (2009) DVD Review

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  Sacha Baron Cohen's DA ALI G SHOW still stands as one of the funniest TV series of the past decade. Sort of a politically aware version of CANDID CAMERA, it made Cohen a cult favorite among those with HBO.
  
  While his first attempt to' [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• DVD AND BLU-RAY RELEASES FOR 11-10-09

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  Here are the DVDs and Blu-Rays releasing this week, Tuesday November 10, 2009.
  
  DVD OF THE WEEK
  
  
  UP - Releasing this week is Pixar's UP. Like most of Pixar's films, it is an instant classic. If you have kids, [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• TV ALERT: Robert Altman's THE DELINQUENTS on TCM

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  I forgot to mention this earlier, but tonight / tomorrow morning at 3:15 AM EST on Turner Classic Movies, they are showing Robert Altman's little seen first film THE DELINQUENTS.
  
  This isn't a typical Altman film, more of a B-movie he directed. But it should be of interest [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 1:54pm EST
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• HEAT (1995) BLU-RAY REVIEW

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  Michael Mann's HEAT is widely considered to be one of the greatest films of the 1990's. This police thriller is a favorite of many film fans.
  
  Looking at it again, it still holds up. Possibly even better because of the cast, many of [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• Finding A Lost Chaplin Film

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  The Guardian has a very interesting story about an antique collector buying an old film can on Ebay, only to find it contains an unknown Charlie Chaplin film. A mixture of Chaplin and animation, no record exists for the film.
  
  A documentary is being made about the find. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 12:24pm EST
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• UP and MONSTERS INC Blu-Ray Reviews

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  Pixar films aren’t known for the “auteur theory”, where the director is the most important person in the making of the film. The company is thought to be the creator of the film.
  
  But both UP and MONSTERS INC were directed by Pete Docter. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• Armond White and PRECIOUS

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  Everyone's favorite contrarian, Armond White of the New York Press, has a field day taking down PRECIOUS. A few of the choice comments from his review
  
  His opening line "SHAME ON TYLER PERRY and Oprah Winfrey for signing on as air-quote executive producers of Precious. "
  
  He' [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 1:17pm EST
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• LOGAN'S RUN (1976) Blu-Ray Review

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  LOGAN'S RUN is now over thirty years old. Released in 1976, the film was recently forced to enter the "Carousel", to experience a rebirth.
  
  That rebirth is now the LOGAN'S RUN Blu-Ray.
  
  Set in 2274, Michael York plays Logan 5, whose job it [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL, April 2010

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  Turner Classic Movies will be holding a film festival in Hollywood on April 22-25, 2010. Screening more than 50 films, with introductions by experts, such as TCM's Robert Osborne, and stars involved, it sounds to be quite interesting.
  
  Here is the press release.Turner Classic Movies' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 1:52pm EST
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• WALT DISNEY TREASURES: ZORRO SEASON ONE AND TWO DVD Review

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  To Disney fans like myself, Christmas comes a month early with the annual release of the Walt Disney Treasures series.
  
  Each November, the studio goes into their archives to release a themed collection of shorts or films. From animation to television, the sets are [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• UNDER THE RAINBOW Finally On DVD!!

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  UNDER THE RAINBOW is the infamous Chevy Chase / Carrie Fisher / Billy Barty 1981 comedy about the little people who were starring in WIZARD OF OZ.
  
  The film, directed by Steve Rash who would later direct CAN'T BUY ME LOVE, was a fixture' [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 1:52pm EST
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• TCM 's JOHNNY MERCER: THE DREAM'S ON ME

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  One of the musical events of the year takes place this Wednesday, November 4 on Turner Classic Movies.
  
  TCM will be airing the new documentary JOHNNY MERCER: THE DREAM'S ON ME.
  
  This film, executive produced by Clint Eastwood and directed by Bruce' [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• MICKEY'S MAGICAL CHRISTMAS (2001) DVD Review

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  MICKEY’S MAGICAL CHRISTMAS: SNOWED IN AT THE HOUSE OF MOUSE is a spin off of the Disney series THE HOUSE OF MOUSE.
  
  THE HOUSE OF MOUSE features Disney characters hanging out together. Snow White may be standing with Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp might be [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 2:00pm EST
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• PLASTIC MAN: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION (1979-1981) DVD Review

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  Jack Cole’s PLASTIC MAN was a different sort of superhero. The character was originally a criminal who, after having acid spilled on him, was able to transform into any shape possible.
  
  The character first appeared in 1941, in Quality Comics. When Quality Comics went [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• DVD AND BLU-RAY RELEASES FOR 11-3-09

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  Here are the DVDs releasing this week, Tuesday November 3, 2009.
  
  DVDS OF THE WEEK
  
  
  Walt Disney Treasures: Zorro - The Complete First Season and Walt Disney Treasures: Zorro - The Complete Second Season - [...]
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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 7:00am EST
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• Martin Scorsese's Scariest Movies

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  Happy Halloween!
  
  Martin Scorsese has posted his list of the 11 scariest films of all time. [...]
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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 2:00pm EDT
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• SPIN CITY: SEASON THREE (1998-1999) DVD Review

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  SPIN CITY was a very likable comedy, starring Michael J. Fox as the aide to the dimwitted mayor of New York (Barry Bostwick). The supporting cast included Michael Boatman, Alan Ruck (Cameron from FERRIS BUELLER), Jennifer Esposito and Connie Britton (now on FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS).
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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 7:00am EDT
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• HALLOWEEN SAFETY IN THE 1970's

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  And now to continue with a new Moviezzz Blog tradition.
  
  Every year in elementary school, from the late 70's when it was first shown through the mid 80's when my sister attended, the entire school was brought into the auditorium and sat on the floor while we watched the [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 7:00am EDT
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• Richard Schickel Takes On Robert Altman

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  In an L.A. Times review of the new Robert Altman biography, Richard Schickel went on an attack on Altman and his films.
  
  He writes of Altman: "When he was not drinking heavily, he was smoking dope -- often doing both simultaneously"
  
  He writes [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 6:56pm EDT
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• PARANORMAL ACTIVITY or How To Make A Movie For $11,000

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  The new ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY has a cover story on PARANORMAL ACTIVITY.
  
  In it, they break down the budget for the film which took seven days to film..
  
  The film cost a total of $11,558.
  
  Of that amount,
  The computer, a Dell [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 4:04pm EDT
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• BLACK ADDER: ULTIMATE COLLECTION - REMASTERED - DVD Revew

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  In the 1980’s and early 1990’s, after Monty Python and before Ricky Gervais, British comedy snobs, like myself, would worship one man. Rowan Atkinson.
  
  Atkinson and writer Richard Curtis created some of the decades funniest moments. The two are probably best known for the [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 7:00am EDT
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• TCM and Universal Team Up For DVD Releases

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  This year, Warner began to release a series of smaller films direct to the audience via the Warner Archive.
  
  Now, TCM is teaming up with Universal for their own releases. These DVD-Rs will be available via the TCM website
  
  One of my new favorites, the [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 4:16pm EDT
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• NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959) 50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION BLU-RAY REVIEW

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  Screenwriter Ernest Lehman has stated that, in writing NORTH BY NORTHWEST, his intention was to create "the Hitchcock picture to end all Hitchcock pictures".
  
  Well, he succeeded. This may very well be the ultimate Hitchcock film. It takes all of the elements that make [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 7:00am EDT
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• KELLI MARONEY: A Talk With the NIGHT OF THE COMET Star

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  While Catherine Mary Stewart was the lead in NIGHT OF THE COMET, where would the film be without the performance by Kelli Maroney as her sister? She was very funny as the cheerleader who tries to survive in a world of zombies. No word on [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 7:00am EDT
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• CATHERINE MARY STEWART: A Talk With The Star of THE LAST STARFIGHTER and NIGHT OF THE COMET

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  Catherine Mary Stewart starred in two of the memorable films of 1984.
  
  In Nick Castle's THE LAST STARFIGHTER, released in July, she played the girlfriend of intergalactic warrior Lance Guest. Recruited by Robert Preston through a video game, he headed to the stars to' [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 7:00am EDT
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• Get Ready For 1984

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  Tomorrow begins the Films of 1984 Blogathon hosted by This Distracted Globe. Film bloggers will get together and write about their favorite films from that year. Joe has a lot of great contributors lined up.
  
  After Entertainment Weekly made note over the summer of all the great films [...]
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  Posted: October 25, 2009, 2:00pm EDT
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• DVDS AND BLU-RAYS RELEASING 10-27-09

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  Here are the DVDs releasing this week, Tuesday October 27, 2009.
  
  DVDS OF THE WEEK
  
  Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960s Vol. 2, Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1970s Vol. 2 - Volume 2 releases of the Warner Brother collection [...]
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  Posted: October 25, 2009, 7:00am EDT
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• PARANORMAL ACTIVITY (2009)

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  Congratulations to everyone behind PARANORMAL ACTIVITY.
  
  They managed to make a film, allegedly for $11,000, filmed on video, in one house, with a cast of two people, get it picked up by Paramount, and have it reach #1 at the box office, beating [...]
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  Posted: October 24, 2009, 9:02pm EDT
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• SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS: THE 1960's & 1970's VOLUMES 2

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  Earlier this year, Warner Home Video released the first two volumes of SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS: THE 1960's and THE 1970's.
  
  Each 2 DVD set is made up of full episodes of Saturday morning cartoon shows for various Hanna Barbera cartoons (with a few other studios) [...]
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  Posted: October 24, 2009, 7:00am EDT
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• WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO: JOYCE HYSER

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  Sometimes it is just one movie that makes an actor or actress memorable.
  
  Heck, sometimes it is just one scene.
  
  One scene in JUST ONE OF THE GUYS may have people, okay males who grew up in the 80’s, never forget Joyce Hyser.
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 7:00am EDT
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