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On the Culture Front: Belle de Jour Comes to Blu-ray and Anthony Minghella's Madama Butterfly Returns to the Met

Chris Kompanek | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Metropolitan Opera, Anthony Minghella, Madama Butterfly, Belle De Jour, Catherine Deneuve, Luis Bunuel, Blu-Ray, Criterion, NY Around Town, New York News

I never quite understood the thrill of Blu-ray until I watched Criterion's new release of Luis Bunuel's Belle de Jour.

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EXCLUSIVE: Tim & Eric Reveal True Inspiration Behind 'Billion Dollar Movie"

HuffingtonPost.com | Ross Luippold | Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Tim Heidecker, Video, Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie, Eric Wareheim, Tim and Eric, Blu-Ray, Comedy News

We admit it: Tim and Eric got us. The comedy duo's debut feature film, "Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie," hits theaters this weekend (although it...

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The Only Way to See a Film

Ridley Scott | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Movie Makers, Special Effects, Technology, Filmmaking, Films, Ridley Scott, Blu-Ray, Dvds, Blu Ray, Entertainment News

It has never made sense to me that those preoccupied with how movies are delivered have for years written off "physical media" as "dead" even though the evidence shows it isn't happening and won't for years to come.

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13 Great Deals on Holiday Gifts For Teens and Tweens

Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Glee, Media Gifts, Bslide-Bestbuy, Great Deals on Gifts, Tweens, Best Buy, Blu-Ray, Gift Guide, Parks and Recreation, Kids, Kindle, Kindle Fire, Teens, Gift Guides, School Gifts, Gifts, Holiday Gift Guide, Tech Gifts, Drake, Parents News

It's notoriously difficult to buy gifts for teens and tweens -- so we put together a gift guide that should help you pick a gift for the younger ones ...

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Blu Ray Review: Batman: Year One -- The Danger With Adapting Overly Literate Comics

Scott Mendelson | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Catwoman, DC Comics, Dvd Reviews, Blu Ray, Warner Bros, BATMAN: YEAR ONE, Batman Year One Movie, Batman Year One Review, Batman Year One Film, Entertainment News

The ideas and concepts first found in Frank Miller's Batman: Year One have been so pilfered through over the last 25 years that it feels strange to see this work adapted for film without any narrative alterations.

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Jawas Peddle Star Wars Complete Saga Across New York City (Photos)

Gary He | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Star Wars, Times Square, Slidefreestyle, Movies, Grand Central Terminal, Blu-Ray, NY Around Town, Marketing, Star Wars Blu-Ray, New York News

it should come to nobody's surprise that when Fox Home Entertainment dressed up a bunch of people as science fiction characters to promote the Blu-ray release of the Star Wars saga, nobody batted an eyelash.

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Christina Hendricks Discusses the Three Best Things in Life: Jon Hamm, Ryan Gosling, and Pie

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Nicholas Winding Refn, I Don't Know How She Does It, Christina Hendricks, Golden Globes, Rita Hayworth, Woody Allen, Paul McCartney, 9/11, Jon Hamm, Pierce Brosnan, Best Supporting Actress, Firemen, Anne of Green Gables, Roger Sterling, Vietnam War, Manhattan, Make a Wish, Clairol, Snl, Marilyn Monroe, Carey Mulligan, Mad Men, 3-D, Mattel, Paul Kinsey, Amc, Super Man, Barbie, Joan Holloway, Drive, Cannes, Best Director, Albert Brooks, Emmy Awards, Latisse, Bryan Cranston, Atticus Finch, Accordion, Matthew Weiner, Leslie Hassler, Lasic, Blu Ray, Cynthia Ellis, Chris Farley, Toronto Film Festival, John Slattery, Don Draper, Ryan Gosling, Entertainment News

Christina Hendricks has the old-world, but never old, sex appeal of our Marilyn, and is perhaps our first red-headed pin-up since Rita Hayworth. And she has major acting chops.

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Julie Andrews Adds To 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' Debate

Moviefone | Michael Hogan | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Holly Golightly, Breakfast at Tiffanys Anniversary, Blake Edwards, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Blu-Ray Dvds, Breakfast at Tiffany's 50th Anniversary, Movies, Julie Andrews, Audrey Hepburn, Blu-Ray, Entertainment News

The question of whether Holly Golightly -- the irresistibly unattainable city girl played by Audrey Hepburn in 1961's 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' -- was ...

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WATCH: Was 'Star Wars' Always This Silly?

Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Star Wars Sound Effects, Star Wars, Conan Star Wars, Video, Conan, Star Wars a New Hope, Lightsaber, Star Wars Blu-Ray, Conan O'Brien, Blu-Ray, Comedy News

Many are upset about the changes made to the new Blu-Ray release of the "Star Wars" trilogy, but as Conan O'Brien pointed out last night, it could be ...

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DVDs: When Tom Cruise Became A Superstar

Michael Giltz | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: TV Shows, Dvds, Tom Cruise, Movies, Blu-Ray, Entertainment News

Tom Cruise became a star with Risky Business, a classic that has endured as both an entertaining comedy and a wicked satire of the go-go Eighties. But Tom Cruise became a superstar with Top Gun.

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Is "High-Def" Technology Ruining the Look of Classic Films?

John Farr | Posted 11.04.2011

Read More: High Definition Television, Academy Awards, Martin Scorsese, 3-D Movies, Best Movies on DVD, Katharine Hepburn, The African Queen, Best Movies by Farr, Best Movies, 3-D TV, John Huston, Blu-Ray, Cinematography, James Stewart, High Def DVD, Ted Turner, Humphrey Bogart, Entertainment News

This 63-year-old feature looked almost as if it had been shot last week. I was intensely aware of Moira Shearer's heavy make-up and could literally see Anton Walbrook's pores. It was fascinating, hypnotic, but also more than a little distracting.

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Is George Lucas Really Altering Star Wars Again?

Bryan Young | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: The Empire Strikes Back, George Lucas, Return of the Jedi, Star Wars, Darth Vader, Star Wars Special Edition, The Emperor, Ewoks, Special Edition, Blu-Ray, Entertainment News

There are videos lighting the Internet ablaze right now, purporting to be alterations to the Star Wars films made by George Lucas for the Blu-ray releases. My first question is this: Why do you believe these rumours?

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Universal Orlando's 'Celebration Of The Harry Potter Films': The Cure For Post-Potter Depression?

Jim Hill | Posted 09.26.2011

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Have you been moping around the house ever since you saw Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 because -- unless J.K. Rowling decides to write another book about Harry, Ron & Hermoine's adventures -- there'll be no more trips to Hogwarts?

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10 Classic Movies That Turn Up the Heat for Summer

John Farr | Posted 08.21.2011

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I googled "best summer-themed movies" but I think what I got was "any summer-themed movie."For those who want a little extra quality in their summer fare, here comes a varied but more rewarding list.

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The Faithful Shopper: Great Gadgets

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 08.16.2011

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Remember when a day at the beach meant getting away from it all, including the phone? I don't either. While I'm all for disconnecting, that definitely doesn't mean leaving any of my beloved electronics behind.

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Star Wars Lands On Blu-Ray On September 16th

The Huffington Post | Thomas Houston | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Star Wars, Starwarsday, May the Fourth, Prequels, Star Wars Day, George Lucas, Lucasfilm, Star Wars Bluray, Star Wars Release, Star War Bluray Release, Star Wars Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray, Star Wars on Blu Ray, Technology News

Star Wars fans, get ready to throw down even more money for yet another round of Star Wars re-releases. Yes, the House of Lucas is finally releasing t...

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Blu Ray review: All-Star Superman (2011)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: DC Comics, Superman, All-Star Superman, Warner Bros, Blu Ray, Entertainment News

All-Star Superman 2011 75 minutes rated PG (violence, action, sensuality, language, and brief innuendo) Available from WHV on February 22nd on DVD, Bl...

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CES Dispatch: Blu-ray Chief Expects 70 3-D Theatrical Releases in 2011

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAS VEGAS -- The success of 3-D TV in the near-term could be determined by the number of theatrical films released. Andy Parsons, Chairman of the Bl...

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Star Wars Goes Blu-Ray at CES 2011

Jim Louderback | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ces, Darth Vader, Blu Ray, Movies, Star Wars, Blu-Ray, Ces 2011, Technology News

Wookie wackos, Darth Vader dribblers and Stormtrooperettes are rejoicing in the streets of Las Vegas today, as their favorite movies are finally going to Blu-Ray.

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The Daily Show's Aasif Mandvi Opens Up On Sanity, Specials, And Stewart

Dan Lybarger | Posted 05.25.2011

On August 9, 2006, actor-comic Aasif Mandvi started a job that he had auditioned for only five hours before. It was the first of the New York performe...

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Why I Won't Be Seeing Little Fockers in Theaters...

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Little Fockers, Essays. News Commentary, Unrated Cut, Angelina Jolie, The Town, Blu Ray, Director's Cut, Dvd, Extended Cut, Salt, Entertainment News

What do The Wolfman, Salt, Knight and Day, The A-Team and The Town all have in common? They're glorified B-movie thrillers mocking theatrical audiences by unleashing more substantial versions on home video just months after release.

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Blu-Ray Review: Avatar: Three-Disc Blu-Ray Extended Collector's Edition

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 3d, Avatar, Blu-Ray, James Cameron, Entertainment News

None of the additions to this Blu-Ray edition radically affect the movie: It's still an unevenly-paced, ripping adventure story that works on a visual and emotional level.

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Blu Ray Review: Superman/Batman Apocalypse (2010)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Warner Bros., DC Comics, Superman, Cartoon, Batman, Blu-Ray, Entertainment News

Superman/Batman Apocalypse has a bare-minimum of plot and character from which to hang a nonstop parade of super-powered smackdowns. Frankly, the entire last half of the film is one epic battle after another.

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CFQ Post-Mortem: Charlie St. Cloud & Why We Review

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie St. Cloud, Film Criticism, Film Review, Zac Efron, Off Beat, Fantasy, Emotion, Listener Mail, Drama, Controversy, Death, Blu-Ray, Love, Success, Entertainment News

The Cinefantastique Post-Mortem Podcast examines Charlie St. Cloud. Also on the menu: listener mail takes Dan Persons and Steve Biodrowski to task for being too critical of Inception.

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Jobs: Blu-Ray Still Not Coming To Macs

TechRadar UK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Imac, Apple Blu-Ray, Blu-Ray Mac, Apple, Blu-Ray, Technology News

Steve Jobs has once again spoken candidly about his disdain for Blu-ray, explaining to a MacRumors reader in an email that the hi-def discs will be "b...

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