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May 10

Up (Four-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + BD Live) [Blu-ray] (2009)

Up (Four-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + BD Live) [Blu-ray]

At a time when too many animated films consist of anthropomorphized animals cracking sitcom one-liners and flatulence jokes, the warmth, originality, humor, and unflagging imagination of Up feel as welcome as rain in a desert. Carl Fredericksen (voice by Ed Asner) ranks among the most unlikely heroes in recent animation history. A 78- year-old curmudgeon, he enjoyed his modest life as a balloon seller because he shared it with his adventurous wife Ellie (Ellie Docter). But she died, leaving him with memories and the awareness that they never made their dream journey to Paradise Falls in South America. When well-meaning officials consign Carl to Shady Oaks Retirement Home, he rigs thousands of helium balloons to his house an (more…)

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May 10

Iron Man (Ultimate Two-Disc Edition + BD Live) [Blu-ray] (2008)

Iron Man (Ultimate Two-Disc Edition + BD Live) [Blu-ray]

You know you’re going to get a different kind of superhero when you cast Robert Downey Jr. in the lead role. And Iron Man is different, in welcome ways. Cleverly updated from Marvel Comics’ longstanding series, Iron Man puts billionaire industrialist Tony Stark (that’s Downey) in the path of some Middle Eastern terrorists; in a brilliantly paced section, Stark invents an indestructible suit that allows him to escape. If the rest of the movie never quit hits that precise rhythm again, it nevertheless offers plenty of pleasure, as the renewed Stark swears off his past as a weapons manufacturer, develops his new Iron Man suit, and puzzles both his business partner (Jeff Bridges in great form) and executive assistant (Gwyneth P (more…)

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Apr 10

Neil Diamond: Hot August Night/NYC – Live from Madison Square Garden [Blu-ray] (2008)

Neil Diamond: Hot August Night/NYC - Live from Madison Square Garden [Blu-ray]

Recorded live at New York’s Madison Square Garden in August, 2008, the DVD and Blu-Ray include the entire show from beginning to end and feature 25 career-spanning hits from Neil’s phenomenal four-night sold-out run at the fabled concert hall. Also includes the exclusive bonus feature “Welcome Home Neil,” a behind-the-scenes look at Diamond’s pilgrimage to his childhood home in Brooklyn. Blu-ray features full 1080p High Definition Picture, LPCM 2.0 Stereo, and Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround Sound (48kHz/24 bit) Track listing: 1.Holly Holy 2.Street Life 3.Beautiful Noise 4.Love On The Rocks 5.Play Me 6.Cherry, Cherry 7.Thank The Lord For The Night Time 8.Home Before Dark 9.Don’t Go There 10.Pretty Amazing Grace 11.Crunch (more…)

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Dec 09

The Dark Knight (+ BD Live) [Blu-ray] (2008)

The Dark Knight (+ BD Live) [Blu-ray]

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The Dark Knight arrives with tremendous hype (best superhero movie ever? posthumous Oscar for Heath Ledger?), and incredibly, it lives up to all of it. But calling it the best superhero movie ever seems like faint praise, since part of what makes the movie great–in addition to pitch-perfect casting, outstanding writing, and a compelling vision–is that it bypasses the normal fantasy element of the superhero genre and makes it all terrifyingly real. Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) is Gotham City’s new district attorney, charged with cleaning up the crime rings that have paralyzed the city. He enters an uneasy alliance with the young police lieutenant, Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman), and Batman (Christian Bale), the caped vi (more…)