Shaun the Sheep: Back in the Ba-a-ath

2010 July 26
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Shaun the Sheep: Back in the Ba-a-ath


We, my kids and I love Shaun the sheep. I teach elementary classes and use the 10 min. episodes as a reward for hard work in class. After a hard week (day..) of work I don’t know who enjoys Shaun’s adventures more, the kids or I. My grandson, who is 3 years old, loves it as well as my daughter (30+) who has held a “Shaun The Sheep night” for her friends. There is no talk in the episodes but it is amazing how much expression the creators of Shaun can create by just changing an eyebrow or an ear. I have quite a collection of Shaun the Sheep DVDs and am looking forward to the next one to be released!

Shaun the Sheep: Back in the Ba-a-ath Feature

Shaun the Sheep: Back in the Ba-a-ath Overview

Have fun with Shaun the Sheep and the wacky animal antics from the Oscar(r)-winning creators of Wallace & Gromit. With Shaun, Bitzer the sheepdog and those Naughty Pigs next door, there’s no telling what bizarre escapades will happen next as the animals pull the wool over The Farmer’s eyes. From stealing hot water for their own bath to ordering pizza for the barnyard, sometimes it’s shear madness, but it’s always fleecy fun!

Shaun the Sheep: Back in the Ba-a-ath Specifications

Shaun, the clever little sheep from Nick Park’s Oscar-winning short A Close Shave (1995), returns for more stop-motion fun in Back in the Ba-a-ath. While the nearsighted and none-too-bright Farmer is away, Shaun and his flock-mates explore their surrounding and get into mischief. When the water in the sheep-dip tank proves too cold for comfort (it freezes a duck solid), Shaun and company devise an elaborate scheme to steal the Farmer’s hot bathwater. Shaun also has to design a workout routine for a sheep who’s gotten too fat to get through the barn door. Whenever the Farmer can see them, they act like ordinary sheep under the watchful eye of Bitzer the sheepdog, which adds to the fun. Although the animation is much less polished than in Park’s ground-breaking film, the artists include some deft touches that bring the characters to life. Warm, charming, and funny, the Shaun the Sheep cartoons will delight small children–and their parents. (Unrated, suitable for all ages: minor cartoon violence) –Charles Solomon

(1. Shape Up with Shaun, 2. Bathtime, 3. Fetching, 4. Take Away, 5. Still Life, 6. Scrumping, 7. Stick With Me, 8. The Kite)

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New Tricks: Season One

2010 July 24
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New Tricks: Season One


This is crime-solving at its best – serious cold crime cases, solved by 3 detectives who each have their own strengths and hilarious idiosyncracies. They’re like buddies who are astute in their professional roles but still give each other a hard time, and enjoy a good laugh with their viewers. Law & Order can be sooo drawn out and somewhat predictable. This show is much more sophisticated; viewers understand and feel outraged at horrendous crimes, yet we’re entertained with the detectives’ antics and schemes, and we’re not bored because no two crimes are solved the same way. I highly recommend this show (DVD for Season 6 already released in the UK so more will follow in the US) and all future seasons. The quality of the actors and the amusing, intelligent writing are superb – offering us a truly entertaining and absorbing crime dramedy here in the US.

New Tricks: Season One Feature

New Tricks: Season One Overview

Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 08/25/2009 Run time: 351 minutes Rating: Nr

New Tricks: Season One Specifications

The premise of New Tricks is irresistible: A career-driven British detective hits a career speedbump and is put in charge of a new cold-case division that she thinks is way out of the spotlight. And if that isn’t bad enough, she must build a staff from a raggedy crew of retired cops with loads of time on their hands–as well as, it turns out, some pretty great detective skills they’re dying to use again. Supervising the oddball group is the former hotshot Det. Supt. Sandra Pullman (played by Amanda Redman with refreshing world-weariness that gives homage to Helen Mirren’s great performance in Prime Suspect), who feels sidelined, and thus frustrated, in this latest assignment. Yet the viewer knows Pullman is perfectionist enough to give this Siberia gig her all, even if her work methods differ wildly from those on her team.

Recruited out of various stages of retirement are the deeply gifted English character actors James Bolam (playing recent widower Jack Halford), Alun Armstrong (terrific as the obsessive-compulsive Brian Lane, who left the force after a nervous breakdown), and Dennis Waterman (a former sergeant and hothead who likes his liquor and isn’t at all sure about having a lady boss). New Tricks is part police procedural–with a deliciously long running time of 90 minutes per episode–as well as a humorous work dramedy. When Pullman pulls a pile of photos of retired cops from whom to begin to build her team, her first teammate, Halford, grabs the pile to help speed along the process. “Dead, dead, dead, dead, good as, dead…” he says as he winnows down the stack. Yet the “old fart” jokes are few and far between, as it soon becomes clear that the old dogs really can learn, and employ, New Tricks and make dramatic, if sometimes politically dangerous, headway into high profile cases assumed to be long closed. Or are they? Fans of any crime procedural will love New Tricks, as will fans of the far more realistic British TV series that dare to show stars with imperfect teeth or well-worn shoe soles. And yet that realism is part of the utter believability, and totally-grow-on-you charm of New Tricks. –A.T. Hurley

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Dragon Ball Z: Season Eight (Babidi & Majin Buu Sagas)

2010 July 21
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Dragon Ball Z: Season Eight (Babidi & Majin Buu Sagas)


You have been patient so now it is time for the Z Gang to get back into action! After a crazy mishap at the World Martial Arts Tournament, Goku and the gang end up joining forces with the most powerful being in the universe. He is here on a mission to destroy a horrible creature that has been dormant under the Earth for a million years. His name is Majin Buu and although he looks like a big pink ball and acts like an infant, he is heartless and lethal. Goku and his friends will face a force like never before and it’s not going to be easy to survive.

This chapter of the DBZ saga is probably the most emotional. It is probably the most well written out of all the sagas in DBZ. This season how ever is not for the faint hearted. The characters while they may be strong, will suffer through a lot of loss due to the death of loved ones. Though it maybe the darkest chapter, there is a lot of new and incredible things to experience. This season gives us the long awaited rematch between Goku and Vegeta. This time they are both super charged and ready to rumble like never before. The creation of Gotenks from the legendary fusion dance is introduced to us as well. Probably the best treat of them all is watching Goku possibly reaching his limits as he powers up to Super Saiyan 3!

Still, with all these incredible new plateaus our heroes have reached, will it still be enough to take down Majin Buu and save the world?! With one season left to go in this legendary show we will soon find out.

Dragon Ball Z: Season Eight (Babidi & Majin Buu Sagas) Feature

Dragon Ball Z: Season Eight (Babidi & Majin Buu Sagas) Overview

The forces of good and evil have converged upon the planet Earth, and the fate of the universe hangs in the balance! The evil wizard Babidi has traveled across the galaxy on a quest for revenge, hoping to fulfill his father’s thwarted dreams of universal domination. Meanwhile, the Supreme Kai has come to enlist the aid of the Z-Fighters in an effort to prevent Babidi from completing his plans and awakening a monster of unimaginable terror—Majin Buu!

As Goku and the Z-Fighters descend into Babidi’s lair, they are confronted by an army of powerful minions, led by the Demon King Dabura himself! Can our heroes resist the wizard’s dark magic and battle their way through this host of villains before time runs out? With each passing second, more energy is gathered for the sleeping Majin Buu. And should this creature of pure evil be awakened, all life—everywhere—will be extinguished!

Season Eight contains the complete Babidi and Majin Buu sagas.

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Dragon Ball Z: Season Eight (Babidi & Majin Buu Sagas) Specifications

The eighth and penultimate season of Dragon Ball Z pits the Z Fighters, the Supreme Kai, and his attendant Kibito against the evil wizard Babidi, who hopes to release the monster Buu, which his father Bibidi created. (The names are apparently a back-handed salute to Walt Disney’s Cinderella.) Goku, who’s technically dead but still visting from the Other World, joins Vegeta and Gohan in the initial fights against Babidi’s minions. As the battles escalate, Babidi use Vegeta’s overweening pride to entrap the Saiyan Prince and turn him against his allies. It’s all Goku can do to win Vegeta back, and the energy loosed in their stand-off enables Babidi to free Buu. Instead of one of the over-muscled behemoths the Z Fighters usually tackle, Buu is an obnoxious, infantile creature who looks like a sumo wrestler molded out of pink marshmallows. But he’s incredibly powerful and resilient: even the Saiyans can’t defeat him. Goku realizes only one warrior can destroy Buu: Goten and Trunks in their Super-Saiyan forms must fuse to form an über-hero. The boys initially balk, as the Dance of Fusion looks and feels silly. But Gohan and Picollo whip them into shape and the formidable Gotenks appears. Season 8 offers much more action and excitement than the World Tournament story that takes up most of Season 7. But unlike the earlier DBZ adventures, the Babidi & Majin Buu Sagas end on a cliffhanger, with the fate of the Earth and its inhabitants hanging in the balance. (Rated TV PG. suitable for ages 8 and older: violence, violence against women, tobacco and alcohol use, ethnic stereotypes) –Charles Solomon

(220. The Wizard’s Curse, 221. King of the Demons, 222. Vegeta Attacks, 223. Next Up, Goku, 224. Battle Supreme, 225. Eighteen Unmasks, 226. Pay to Win, 227. Heart of a Villan, 228. The Dark Prince Returns, 229. Vegeta’s Pride, 230. The Long Awaited Fight, 231. Magic Ball of Buu, 232. Buu is Hatched, 233. The Losses Begin, 234. The Terror of Mr. Buu, 235. Meal Time, 236. The Warrior’s Decision, 237. Final Atonement, 238. Evil Lives On, 239. Find the Dragon Balls, 240. Revival, 241. Global Announcement, 242. Learn to Fuse, 243. The Z- Sword, 244. Race To Capsule Corp, 245. Super Saiyan 3?! 246. Buu’s Mutiny, 247. The Fusion Dance, 248. Goku’s Time is Up, 249. Return to Other World, 250. Out From the Broken Sword, 251. Gotenks is Born, 252. Unlikely Friendship, 253. I Kill No More)

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In Treatment: The Complete First Season

2010 July 19
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In Treatment: The Complete First Season


“In Treatment” is an extremely underrated series that shines and displays amazing originality. An intriguing HBO series that has both; an overall theme and underneath it lies a brilliant underlining storyline that is never viewed with restlessness. This might not be for the action-packed, police/murdering, or mystery suspenseful audience but is extremely close to the reality of dealing with conflict/trauma using the tools of psychoanalysis. Not your typical “shrink” program.
Introducing and delving into the human psyche. A mid-level psychological series which often catches and releases the viewer to ponderous questions of one’s own consciousness. Storyline mainly involves 5/6 diverse characters with different but relative challenges. Follow characters through weekly sessions of discovery, denial, challenge, betrayal on their wayward heroes’ journey, along with many twists of coincidence…or is it fate?
Script is well researched and character development is extraordinary. Mia Wasikowska (Sophie)(Alice in Wonderland) establishes herself as a young 5 star actress who very well may be the best up-an-coming young actress I’ve ever seen in a television series, Gabriel Byrne (therapist) is flawless within duality roles of not only providing therapy but as a conflicted human. Melissa George (Laura) has the best script of character development on the show and has no problem playing the love/sexual transference witnessed with real-life patient/psychologist relationships.
Why 4 stars and not 5…Season 2 is taking way to long to release on DVD.

In Treatment: The Complete First Season Feature

In Treatment: The Complete First Season Overview

HBO premieres the first of 43 episodes of In Treatment, a new half-hour drama series starring Gabriel Byrne, and adapted from an enormously popular Israeli series created by Hagai Levi (one of HBOs executive producers, along with Rodrigo Garcia, Steve Levinson and Mark Wahlberg). Set within the intimate confines of individual psychotherapy sessions with five sets of patients, the series centers around Paul (Byrne), a therapist who exhibits an insightful, confident demeanor when treating his patients, but displays a crippling insecurity while counseled by his own therapist, Gina (Dianne Wiest). Patients undergoing treatment with Paul include a young doctor (Melissa George) who has fallen in love with Paul, a Navy pilot (Blair Underwood) reevaluating his life after a failed mission in Iraq, a teenage gymnast (Mia Wasikowska) with suicidal tendencies, and a sexually passionate couple (Josh Charles and Embeth Davidtz) who are troubled in all other areas of their lives. In addition, Pauls wife Kate (Michelle Forbes) will be featured prominently this season.

In Treatment: The Complete First Season Specifications

HBO’s first half-hour drama gives new meaning to the term, “appointment television.” Adapted from a popular and award-winning Israeli series, In Treatment in its first season aired five nights a week for nine weeks beginning in January 2008. Each episode eavesdrops on a weekly therapist-patient session. “The magic happens”—as one observer sarcastically remarks—in the home office of Paul Weston (Gabriel Byrne in his Golden Globe Award-winning role). Monday’s patient is Laura (Melissa George), a doctor who reveals in a harrowing “about last night” monologue in the first episode that she is in love with Paul (“You’ve become the center of my life”). Tuesdays bring Alex (Blair Underwood), a cocky fighter pilot whose last mission over Iraq went horrifyingly awry, earning him the media tag, “The Madrassa Murderer.” Wednesday’s child, Sophie (Mia Wasikowska in a breakout performance) is a teenage Olympic hopeful in need of an evaluation following a near-fatal bicycle “accident.” On Thursdays, Paul meets with Amy (Embeth Davidtz) and Jake (Josh Charles), whose rocky marriage is further shaken as they wrestle over whether or not she should get an abortion. Fearing he is “losing patience with my patients,” Paul turns to his former mentor, Gina (Dianne Wiest in an Emmy-winning performance), with whom he had a falling out years before, to talk out his own troubles. The therapist whose own personal life is unraveling could have either been bad sitcom or static and stagey talking heads. But with its insightful writing, powerful performances, and deft, unobtrusive direction, In Treatment avoids the pitfalls to become an intensely gripping drama. Each episode thrives on what Laura calls “the back and forth stuff,” the soul-searching and the questioning that strip away the defenses of each damaged character, including Paul himself, who has his own demons to confront as he becomes further estranged from his neglected and resentful wife, Kate (Michelle Forbes), and grapples with his feelings for Laura. This series is something of a career breakthrough for Byrne, a celebrated character actor (Miller’s Crossing, The Usual Suspects). As the rumpled and weary Paul, he is more compelling just sitting and listening than many actors are in action. Quality programs for adults that deal with the human condition are at a premium on television. For anyone whose psyche has been scarred by so-called reality TV, In Treatment is excellent therapy. –Donald Liebenson

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Ladybugs [Blu-ray]

2010 July 16
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Ladybugs [Blu-ray]


This early 90’s effort is arguably Rodney Dangerfield’s last truly great comedy. He’s in top form in this one as an engaged working class guy who agrees to coach the “Ladybugs” girls soccer team to finagle a promotion from his boss & better support his future wife (Ilene Graff). Soon, he discovers how deep over his head he’s in—the team is a disaster. That is, until he convinces his teenage future son–who has natural skill as a player–to don drag as new member “Martha” & whip the team into shape. So it sort of functions as a “Tootsie” on a soccer field as both must keep up the charade in order to have a winning season & impress the boss with his coaching.
Jackee Harry gives fine comic support as Rodney’s sassy assistant, and even the late child actor Jonathan Brandis has some very good moments. Highlights: A scandalously hilarious bit in a girl’s dressing room; Brandis frantically switching from boy clothes to drag (several times) when both his Mom and the girl on the team he likes are under the same roof; Rodney donning drag himself to rescue Brandis from a potentially disasterous “skinny dipping” session with the girls; Rodney rattling off some of his one-liners in traditional fashion; the soccer action sequences; Rodney finally standing up to his boss with the great line, “What good is it to be the best when it brings out the worst in you?”; and Rodney’s unforgettable closing gag (I won’t spoil it for you!).
A fun & breezy comedy, “Ladybugs” definitely scores!

Ladybugs [Blu-ray] Feature

Ladybugs [Blu-ray] Overview

Comedy legend Rodney Dangerfield is at the top of his game as Chester, a salesman looking for a little respect…and a big job promotion. To impress his boss, Chester becomes the coach of the company-sponsored girls’ soccer team, the Ladybugs. But when Chester and his assistant coach (Jackée) see their woefully unskilled players, they realize the Ladybugs are going to get squashed! Chester decides the team needs a girl who plays like a boy, so he secretly enlists his fiancée’s son, Matthew (Jonathan Brandis), to become Martha, the Ladybugs’ newest member. With his harebrained plan in place, Chester figures he has a shot at winning the championship and saving his career…or losing everything!

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The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: Set 1

2010 July 13
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The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: Set 1


Just a few technical notes regarding the new DVD reissue. The original DVDs have long been unavailable, so this new reissue is interesting. As best I can determine, the video quality is about the same as the original DVDs, and I wouldn’t have expected it to be improved much if any. The new set I have viewed definitely does include English subtitles, which I don’t recall being on the original set.

Note that interiors for the series were videotaped using very early PAL color TV cameras about the size of small refrigerators on wheels, which greatly limited their movement. Exteriors were filmed using mediocre-quality 16mm film stock (movies and U.S. TV shows use 35mm film which is 4X the size) and as a result are noticeably grainy and blurry when viewed on modern equipment; this was not nearly as obvious on the TV sets of 1972.

In “Unpleasantness” the amount of George Fentiman’s inheritance in his father’s will is 2,000 Pounds, which very roughly converts to something around US 5,000 in 2010. The value of the aunt’s estate is mentioned as 600,000 Pounds; this was actually a staggering amount of money in 1928, and very very roughly converts to somewhere around US million as of 2010, an amount certain to focus the intense interest of the heirs and lawyers!

The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: Set 1 Feature

The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: Set 1 Overview

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“The cast is splendid” –The Washington Post
“Realized superbly” –The New York Times

Ian Carmichael stars in the original BBC adaptations of the Dorothy L. Sayers crime thrillers. Hailed by critics as one of the finest mystery series ever filmed, its success on PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre inspired the spin-off Mystery! Running at least three hours each, these dramas do full justice to Sayers’s vivid characters, trenchant wit, and lavish 1920s settings.

THE MYSTERIES
Clouds of Witness Death hits close to home when Lord Peter’s future brother-in-law is murdered. Complicating matters is the man who stands accused: Gerald Wimsey, Lord Peter’s brother.

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club When a member of the prominent Bellona Club dies on the same day as his sister, Lord Peter must determine who will inherit a sizeable fortune.

The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: Set 1 Specifications

Lord Peter Wimsey – Clouds of Witness:
Ah, there’s nothing quite like settling in and getting cozy with a complicated British country-estate murder. In the BBC adaptation of Dorothy Sayers’s detective novel, which also aired on PBS, the brilliant Lord Peter Wimsey brings his investigative talents to use close to home. His future brother-in-law is slain during a country retreat, and while there seems to be no shortage of possible suspects, the investigation quickly centers on Wimsey’s brother Gerald, the Duke of Windsor. The five-tape adaptation takes its delicious time in delving deeper into the psyche of the unhappy circle around the deceased, as Wimsey tries to avert a full trial of a peer of the realm. Ian Carmichael shines as Wimsey, one of English detective fiction’s most memorable heroes–more nimble than Miss Marple, more willful than Poirot, more upbeat than Adam Dalgliesh. All mystery fans need for a lovely and satisfying afternoon is this series and a couple of strong pots of tea. –Anne Hurley

Lord Peter Wimsey – The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club:
“I’m investigating when a man died of natural causes,” states aristocratic sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey, “but it’s beginning to look more interesting everyday.” So it is in this impeccably mounted 1972 BBC miniseries, which would make Dorothy L. Sayers’s peerless literary creation proud.

Ian Carmichael stars in his signature role as the stylish, cultured, and erudite Wimsey, whose investigation into the death of General Fentiman is as irresistible as “poking sticks into a peaceful and mysterious-looking pond to see what was on the bottom.” Fentiman died in his favorite chair at the staid Bellona Club. Oddly enough, his sister died the same day. Wimsey agrees to try and determine when Fentiman died (“I shall enjoy it,” he exults). In a nutshell, as one character states (which is always helpful in increasingly complicated cases like this), dispersion of the inheritance will become “uncommonly awkward” depending on who died first.

The “whendunit” becomes a whodunit when it is revealed that the general was poisoned. The unflappable Wimsey has a colorful gallery of suspects to consider, including the increasingly unhinged George, one of the general’s grandsons (why is he smashing a bottle of digitalis?), and Ann Dorland, who stands to benefit most if the general died first (what’s the deal with the books on chemistry and poisons she has recently purchased?). Other memorable characters further enliven the proceedings, among them the Munns, George’s bickering (and at one point blackmailing) landlords.

As the very British title suggests, this is not a crime thriller to set the pulse racing (the discovery of Fentiman’s body is referred to as “something rather unpleasant”). But as the mystery unfolds over the course of 180 minutes (and 4 volumes), it is as captivating as a good late-night read. –Donald Liebenson

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The Jerk (26th Anniversary Edition)

2010 July 11
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The Jerk (26th Anniversary Edition)


And i damn the fact that all this time they never made a sequel, been waiting to see a part 2 of this movie for sometime. Oh well this will do just fine this is the kind of comedy you either ‘get’ or ‘don’t get’ after first seeing this many years ago on VHS (yes it was that long ago) me,and my friends from school would try to memorize every part in the film it kept us laughing all day! You should def pick this one up, probably one of Steve’s greatest comedies if not the greatest work he’s ever done albeit Humor-wise. There are so many classic lines in this one, even the song on the beach is cheesy to the umpth degree, the manipulative hooker, the hick parents, and of course “Sh;’;”’! the dog! Classic Humor always wins out, 5 star.

The Jerk (26th Anniversary Edition) Feature

The Jerk (26th Anniversary Edition) Overview

That wild and crazy guy, Steve Martin, makes his film-starring debut in the wacky comedy hit The Jerk. Steve portrays Navin Johnson, adopted son of a poor black sharecropper family, whose crazy inventions lead him from rags to riches and right back to rags. Along the way, he’s smitten with a lady motorcycle racer, survives a series of screwball attacks by a deranged killer, becomes a millionaire by inventing the “Opti-grab” handle for glasses – and shows why he’s one of the hottest comic performers in the world.

The Jerk (26th Anniversary Edition) Specifications

Carl Reiner (Where’s Poppa?) brought comic Steve Martin to the screen in this mostly funny 1979 movie about a relentlessly stupid but innocent man, whom we get to know from childhood (where it never occurred to him that he was white as he was raised by a family of black sharecroppers) to romance (where he doesn’t quite know what to do with Bernadette Peters). Martin is game as the moron, and this is the kind of film with funny moments people still talk about. –Tom Keogh

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The Sopranos: The Complete Second Season

2010 July 9
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The Sopranos: The Complete Second Season


Don’t hesitate, purchase the complete series. If you enjoy suspense, you will love it. No Cons at all, Pros, HBO has some of the best writers to backup the quality of this show. The Sopranos is very addictive along with most other series’s from the HBO Collection. This is my absolute favorite series of all time.

The Sopranos: The Complete Second Season Feature

The Sopranos: The Complete Second Season Overview

For Tony Soprano, there’s no such thing as business as usual. Balancing the demands of his immediate family – wife Carmel, daughter Meadow and son Anthony Jr. – witht the demands of his other family – Paulie Walnuts, Silvio Dante and Big Pussy Bompensiero – means walking a tightrope no self-respecting mobster should have to walk. With his mother and uncle plotting against him, his older sister Janice wreaking her own special kind of havoc, and the very real threat that one of his closest allies is wired by the F.B.I, Tony needs the support of his psychiatrist Dr. Melfi more than ever.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Biographies
Featurette
Filmographies
Other
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TV Spot

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In its second season, The Sopranos sustains the edgy intelligence and unpredictable, genre-warping narrative momentum that made this modern mob saga the most critically acclaimed series of the late 1990s. Creator-producer David Chase repeatedly defies formula to let the narrative turn as a direct consequence of the characters’ behavior, letting everyone in this rogue’s gallery of Mafiosi, friends, and family evolve and deepen.

That gamble is most apparent in the rupture of the relationship that formed the spine of the first season, the tangled ties between capo Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and monstrous matriarch Livia (Nancy Marchand), whose betrayal makes Tony’s estrangement a logical response. Filling that vacuum, however, is prodigal sister Janice (Aida Turturro), whose New Age flakiness never successfully conceals her underlying calculation and opportunism. Soprano’s relationship with therapist Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco) also frays during early episodes, as she struggles with escalating doubts about her mobbed-up patient. At home, Tony contends with wife Carmela’s ruthless ambitions on behalf of college-bound Meadow, as well as son Anthony Jr.’s sullen adolescent flirtation with existentialism–the sort of touch that the show handles with a smart mix of sympathy and amusement.

Without spoiling the surprise of the season’s climactic last episode, it’s worth noting that only on The Sopranos could we expect a scene that sets up a mob hit with a perversely funny touch of magic realism–a talking fish, lying on a fishmonger’s iced display, speaking with the voice of the victim. It’s a touch at once morbid and goofy, and consistent with the show’s undimmed brilliance. –Sam Sutherland

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Cold Mountain (Two-Disc Collector’s Edition)

2010 July 6
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Cold Mountain (Two-Disc Collector’s Edition)


Anthony Minghella’s follow-up to The English Patient may represent the best back-to-back effort since Johnny VanderMeer – OK, since George Roy Hill followed Butch Cassidy with the Sting. Thematically similar to the English Patient, Cold Mountain is a bit more structured and controlled. The cinematography is exquisite; Renee Zellweger turns in a bravura performance among a generally strong cast. A lot of viewers can’t buy into Minghella’s John Ford meets Franco Zifferelli perspective (borderline operatic) but if that’s not a problem for you, I think you’ll agree that at 4 stars, out of a possible 5, this movie is underrated.

Cold Mountain (Two-Disc Collector’s Edition) Feature

Cold Mountain (Two-Disc Collector’s Edition) Overview

Nicole Kidman (Academy Award(R) Winner — Best Actress, THE HOURS, 2002) stars with Academy Award(R) winner Renée Zellweger (Best Supporting Actress, COLD MOUNTAIN, 2003) and Academy Award® nominee Jude Law (Best Actor, COLD MOUNTAIN). At the dawn of the Civil War, the men of Cold Mountain, North Carolina, rush to join the Confederate army. Ada (Kidman) has vowed to wait for Inman (Law), but as the war drags on and letters go unanswered, she must find the will to survive. At war’s end, hearts will be dashed, dreams fulfilled, and the strength of the human spirit tested … but not broken! Directed by Academy Award® winner Anthony Minghella (Best Director, THE ENGLISH PATIENT, 1996).

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Freely adapted from Charles Frazier’s beloved bestseller, Cold Mountain boasts an impeccable pedigree as a respectable Civil War love story, offering everything you’d want from a romantic epic except a resonant emotional core. Everything in this sweeping, Odyssean journey depends on believing in the instant love that ignites during a very brief encounter between genteel, city-bred preacher’s daughter Ada (Nicole Kidman) and Confederate soldier Inman (Jude Law), who deserts the battlefield to return, weary and wounded, to Ada’s inherited farm in the rural town of Cold Mountain, North Carolina. In an epic (but dramatically tenuous) case of absence making hearts grow fonder, Inman endures a treacherous hike fraught with danger (and populated by supporting players including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, and others) while the struggling, inexperienced Ada is aided by the high-spirited Ruby (Renée Zellweger), forming a powerful farming partnership that transforms Ada into a strong, lovelorn survivor. The film’s episodic structure slightly weakens its emotional impact, and it’s fairly obvious that director Anthony Minghella is striving to repeat the prestigious romanticism of his Oscar®-winning hit The English Patient. For the most part it works, especially in the dynamic performances of Zellweger and Kidman, and the explosive 1864 battle of Petersburg, Virginia, is recreated with violent, percussive intensity. Those who admired Frazier’s novel may regret some of the changes made in Minghella’s adaptation (the ending is particularly altered), but Cold Mountain remains a high-class example of grand, old-fashioned filmmaking, boosted by star power of the highest order. –Jeff Shannon

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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl [Blu-ray]

2010 July 4
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl [Blu-ray]


Disney didn’t do so bad by creating a movie out of an already established theme park attraction(theirs of course)and came up with a successful trilogy that has so far put around billion into that empires coffers;an amazing feat by any measure.It also re-invented the pirate genre and whether you’re a fan of it or not,this movie appealed to people across the board with its’ universal themes of good against evil and love lost and found.It also couldn’t have been accomplished in quite the fashion it had if not for a certain Mr.Depp.Totally “a-depp-t” at playing off beat characters Depp imbued his character with a certain je ne sais quoi;an off beat combination of drunkenness,delirium and effeminacy.One has to see the performance to appreciate it but it is,in my opinion,why “Pirates” did the business it did in the first place and garnered the wide appeal it otherwise wouldn’t have had.
Pirates of the Caribbean-The curse of the Black Pearl”(released July/03)involves the story of one pirate by the name of Captain Jack Sparrow(Depp).Jack arrives via a sinking boat.It is a Buster Keaton gag in reverse(you will recall Depps Keaton-like portrayal in “Benny and Joon” and his self professed interest in same).Instead of in Keatons “The Boat” with the vessel launching and sinking totally into the water,here we have Sparrow arriving into Port Royal as the boat sinks and he steps daintily onto the jetty without getting his feet wet.Sparrow has arrived to commandeer one of His Majesty’s ships to find and regain control of the Black Pearl taken away from him by another pirate Barbossa(Geoffrey Rush).At this time a local naval Capt.Norrington(Jack Davenport)is being promoted to Commodore and just after the ceremony he is standing with the governor’s daughter Elizabeth(Keira Knightley)on the forts parapet and proposing to her .With a too tight corset binding her waist she suddenly faints and falls into the water.Capt.Sparrow sees the fall and jumps in and saves her life.When they are reunited with dry land Sparrow gets arrested for the pirate he is,but before they can put him in irons he leads them all on a merry chase.One hiding place leads him into a blacksmith shop co-run by one Will Turner(Orlando Bloom).Sword play ensues until Jack is cornered and is finally taken prisoner.
While in jail his ship The Black Pearl arrives into the harbour and sets about with some severe mayhem and destruction.They were drawn there by a medallion of Mayan gold which hangs around the neck of Elizabeth who is taken prisoner by Capt.Barbossa,who knows she holds an important key to undoing the curse which is upon him and his crew.The crew and he are cursed as half alive and half dead men because they stole the Mayan gold and spent it.They have spent years collecting it all and Elizabeth holds one of the last important pieces.The ship nows heads to the Island of the Dead to return all the stolen pieces of gold;with Sparrow and blacksmith Will Turner(Elizabeth’s true love) in pursuit.
Barbossa believing Elizabeth’s lie that she is the daughter of a former Black Pearl crewman by the name of Bootstrap Bill Turner,returns her gold coin and offers up some of her blood to dispel the curse.Of course this doesn’t work and Sparrow is on hand to battle Barbossa.However Will knocks Jack out and steals off with Elizabeth.When Jack comes to he barters with Barbossa and agrees to lead him to the real descendant of Bootstrap Bill.Barbossa charges after Turner and the ship is sunk and so are Jacks bargaining chip.He and Elizabeth are stranded on a desert island together.Elizabeth lights a giant bonfire which attracts the attentions of a passing British ship commanded by Commodore Norrington.They proceed to the Island of the Dead in order to capture the pirates.They plan an ambush but in the meantime Jack persuades Barbossa to capture the British ship sitting out in the harbour.Barbossa’s crew indeed infiltrates the ship and in the meantime Elizabeth frees the Black Pearl crew who instead of helping sail off.Elizabeth returns to the island and frees Will.Will and Jack(who also has a piece of gold) throw them into the chest and the curse is finally lifted.As it does Jack fires a shot into Barbossa thus killing him and his crew fighting to overtake the British ship surrenders now that they are mortal.
Back at Port Royal Jack and Will are scheduled to be executed but Elizabeth stands up for them both.Will is pardoned while Jack escapes by jumping into the bay and is rescued by the Black Pearl crew.When asked for directions Jack consults his wonky compass and they sail away to new adventures.However the film ends at the Island of the Dead as a monkey of Barbossa’s grabs one of the gold pieces from the chest and the curse is re-instated.
This film is a typical Bruckheimer venture with lots and lots of non stop action and SFX mixed together with a good sense of humour throughout.The picture contains a wonderful cast from Knightly and Bloom as the love interests,Jonathan Pryce as the doting but sometimes misguided father/Governor of Jamaica,Rush does a great stereo-typical pirate,several actors do funny turns as crew members both for the pirates and the British,etc.But the numero uno and top dog throughout the entire proceedings is Johnny Depp.He devours the scenery every time he is on screen and completely dominates the picture.His turn as Capt.Jack Sparrow is a marvelous piece of acting as he creates before our eyes a very eccentric character that you can’t help but empathize with.
It is no wonder this film was the hit it was with such talent on hand.
Technically this two disc set has been transferred wonderfully in both the sight and sound departments.It is presented in its widescreen format and is viewable with DTS 5.1 or Dolby 5.1 sound.Extras include:deleted and alternate scenes,blooper reels,audio commentaries,featurettes:the making of,history of pirates,”diary of a pirate” and”diary of a ship”,producers photo gallery,image galleries,scene progression for the underwater “dead’ sequence and many extras for viewing on a computer.
All in all a highly recommended film/DVD set that will appeal across a wide spectrum of age groups.It is full of high seas action,adventure and fun courtesy of a highly talented pack of actors;especially one talented Mr.Johnny Depp.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl [Blu-ray] Feature

  • ISBN13: 0786936724790
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  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl [Blu-ray] Overview

Set sail for adventure with Disney’s Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl on Blu-ray’s high definition disc. This revolutionary new format brings the thrilling tale of the high seas to life like never before! Legendary pirate Captain Jack Sparrow and young sword-maker Will Turner join forces to rescue a governor’s daughter from a band of bloodthirsty fellow pirates. Only Jack knows the dark secret the crew of the Black Pearl harbors. See the glint of each sword in eye-popping 1080p, and experience every cannon blast with spectacular 5.1 48kHz, uncompressed audio. It’s entertainment quality so intense, you’ll almost feel the sea mist in the air with the magic of Blu-ray high definition.

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You won’t need a bottle of rum to enjoy Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, especially if you’ve experienced the Disneyland theme-park ride that inspired it. There’s a galleon’s worth of fun in watching Johnny Depp’s androgynous performance as Captain Jack Sparrow, a roguish pirate who could pass for the illegitimate spawn of rockers Keith Richards and Chrissie Hynde. Depp gets all the good lines and steals the show, recruiting Orlando Bloom (a blacksmith and expert swordsman) and Keira Knightley (a lovely governor’s daughter) on an adventurous quest to recapture the notorious Black Pearl, a ghost ship commandeered by Jack’s nemesis Capt. Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), a mutineer desperate to reverse the curse that left him and his (literally) skeleton crew in a state of eternal, undead damnation. Director Gore Verbinski (The Ring) repeats the redundant mayhem that marred his debut film Mouse Hunt, but with the writers of Shrek he’s made Pirates into a special-effects thrill-ride that plays like a Halloween party on the open seas. Aye, matey, we’ve come a long way since Jason and the Argonauts! –Jeff Shannon

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