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Cops: Child Porn Shrine Found At Home Of Kevin M. Derks

AP | TODD RICHMOND | Posted 11.23.2009 | Home

Read More: Wisconsin, Mannequins, Hannah Montana, Child Sex, Porn Shrinke, Crime, Kiddie Porn, Child Porn, Kenosha Beaches, Dvds, Olsen Twins, Ashely Olsen, Kevin M. Derks, Pornography, Dolls, Mary Kate Olsen, Kevin Derks, Kenosha, Home News

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin man transformed his apartment into a pornographic shrine to young girls, arranging mannequins in a sex act, plasteri...

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Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target In DVD Price War

AP | MICHELLE CHAPMAN | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Walmart, Price War, Target, Dvd Price War, Dvds, Wal-Mart, Amazon, Business News

NEW YORK — First it was books. Now it's DVDs. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. started another price war Thursday, trimming the online preorder prices of s...

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DVDs -- Rock N Roll Heaven

Michael Giltz | Posted 10.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Britcoms, Spongebob, Futurama, TV Shows, Simpsons, Marlene Dietrich, Movies, Dvds, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Nothing can replace being in the room, of course, but the 9 DVD set Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Museum Live takes some of the sting out of not being there.

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DVDs: Japanese Noir? Hai!

Michael Giltz | Posted 11.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Film Noir, The Office, Japanese Cinema, Women Directors, Criterion, Dvds, Alice Guy, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Movie and television reviews of DVDs, from little-known Japanese classics to The Office "Season Five."

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Redbox: Movie Studios See A Threat In Growth Of Redbox

The New York Times | BROOKS BARNES | Posted 10.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Redbox, Film, Wal-Mart, DVD Rentals, DVD Sales, Netflix, Hollywood, Dvds, Media News

By December, there will be 22,000 Redbox machines in spots like supermarkets, Wal-Mart Stores and fast-food restaurants. Redbox's growth -- it star...

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DVDs -- Don't Be Conned: Check Out "Duplicity"

Michael Giltz | Posted 09.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: World of Warcraft. Julia Roberts, Documentaries, Astro Boy, Movies, Dvds, Animation, Osamu, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

This week in DVD releases: A clever, sexy and adult caper about two opposing corporate spies who are working together to scam their employers. Maybe.

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Jeanne Dielman Comes to DVD

Mike Miley | Posted 09.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Andy Warhol, Jean-Luc Godard, Jeanne Dielman, Orson Welles, Dvds, Feminism, Chantal Akerman, Criterion Collection, Entertainment News
Mike Miley

This film sticks to its guns, audience expectations be damned, and delivers to the audience the most devastating depiction of the housewife's confined life in cinema.

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DVDs: I Heart "Firefly"

Michael Giltz | Posted 09.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: TV Shows, Dollhouse, Firefly, Joss Whedon, Movies, Dvds, Route 66, Paul Rudd, Bluray, The X-Files, Chris Isaak, Pushing Daisies, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Maverick, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek, Kristen-Chenoweth, Wentworth-Miller, Ang Lee, Dr. Who, Andy Samberg, January Jones, Torchwood, I Love You Man, Alec Baldwin, Jason Segel, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Firefly is quirky, with the offbeat and clever dialogue we expect from Whedon. But it's also wholly satisfying and fun from episode one

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DVDS: New Miss Marple Doesn't Slay Me and More

Michael Giltz | Posted 09.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: TV Shows, Agatha Christie, Disney, Love Boat, Miss Marple, Dvds, Animation, Project Runway, Sherlock Holmes, Love-Boat, Heidi Klum, Race to Witch Mountain, Amazon.com, Ballerina, Tigger, Tim Gunn, Sherlock-Holmes-Robert-Downey-Jr, Netflix, The Soloist, Project-Runway-Season-5, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

The Soloist was oscar bair but no one was nibbling. Down on his luck Downey helps talented but homeless Foxx in this TV movie-ready story.

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DVDs -- Life On Mars and Those Clever Brits

Michael Giltz | Posted 08.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: British TV, Godard, Shane West, Dvds, Movies, Bill Plympton, Life on Mars, Animation, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Life On Mars is one more terrific example of how the Brits do TV so well, especially drama.

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DVDs -- Celebrate Moon Landing With Little Known Classic For All Mankind

Michael Giltz | Posted 08.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Wallace Shawn, Moon Landing, Andre Gregory, Criterion, Louis Malle, Alain Resnais, Dvds, Ingmar Bergman, Apollo, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Filmmaker Al Reinert breaks a lot of rules. He depicts an idealized journey from the earth to the moon, grabbing footage wherever he found it.

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Blu-Ray DVDs: Loved Up? Watch A Bug's Life

Michael Giltz | Posted 08.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Terminator 2, Bluray, Pixar, Dvds, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

This column today is dedicated to Blu-ray DVDs. I'll talk about the title and whether it's worth owning or upgrading if you already own the regular DVD.

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DVDs: "Mad Men Season 2" Gets Darker

Michael Giltz | Posted 08.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mad Men, TV Shows, Cartoons, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Garrison Keillor, Friday Night Lights, Spike Lee, Movies, Dvds, Norman Lear, Mia Farrow, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

With the new season just around the corner in mid-August, it's a good time to catch up with Mad Men. It is one show that definitely rewards careful rewatching.

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In Hollywood, Nobody Still Knows Anything

Bill Swadley | Posted 07.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Vcr, Film Industry, Hbo, Warner Bros, Dvds, 3d, Netflix, The Hangover, Entertainment News
Bill Swadley

It's both the frustration accompanying trying to work in this business and the hope that, as it always has, anything can happen.

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Anti-Piracy Dog Discovers 35,000 illegal DVDs

tech.yahoo.com | Posted 07.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Piracy, Animals, Crime, Dvds, Dogs, Living News

A DVD-sniffing anti-piracy dog named Paddy has uncovered a huge cache of 35,000 discs in Malaysian warehouses, many destined for export to Singapore, ...

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15 Top Movies That Should Be On DVD, But Aren't

John Farr | Posted 06.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: William Powell, Jean Harlow, Sophia Loren, Clark Gable, Joseph Cotten, Peter Sellers, Katharine Hepburn, Dvds, Cary Grant, John Huston, Michael Caine, Anjelica Huston, Leslie Howard, Marlon Brando, Irene Dunne, Gary Cooper, Classic Movies, Gregory Peck, Ray Milland, Humphrey Bogart, Entertainment News
John Farr

I firmly believe that what we consume by way of popular entertainment helps determine the overall quality of our lives.

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DVDs -- Get Ready for Star Trek

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Rodgers & Hammerstein, Bluray, Musicals, Dvds, Movies, Tv, Animation, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

If you're chomping at the bit for the May 8 premiere of Star Trek, perhaps the best way to prepare is Star Trek: The Original Series Season 1.

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Why Must We Still Wait Months To See First-Run Movies On DVD?

John Farr | Posted 05.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Kate Winslet, Avon Theatre, Rachel Getting Married, Academy Awards, Gene Wilder, Doubt-Movie-Review, Angelina Jolie, DVD Rentals, I've Loved You So Long, Dvds, DVD Sales, Movie Theaters, The Reader, First Run Exhibition, Lasse Hallstrom, Anne Hathaway, Slumdog Millionaire, Tim Robbins, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Multiplexes, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Changeling, Stamford, The Changeling, Chevy Chase, Meryl Streep, Best Movies of 2008, Robert Altman, Arthur Penn, Tell No One, Entertainment News
John Farr

The conventional thinking that a movie is best appreciated on a huge screen and in an assemblage of strangers no longer holds true when compared to a high-definition home theater.

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DVDs: Just A Tiny Bit Of Comfort, 007

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bolt, Wong Kar Wai, Animatyion, Anthony Hopkins, Twilight, Quantum of Solace, Dvds, Movies, Daniel Craig, James Bond, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

The last few weekends, I've been watching as a 12 year old boy works his way through my James Bond DVDs, so I feel as ready as ever to tackle the newest Bond.

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Jim Gaffigan's "King Baby" Reviewed

Sean L. McCarthy | Posted 04.27.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Comedians, Bacon, Reviews, Stand-Up Comedy, Comedy Central, Dvds, Jim Gaffigan, Comedy, Comedy News
Sean L. McCarthy

On camping, he notes: "Some places you have to pay to sleep outside. That's got to be insulting to homeless people."

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DVDs -- Pinocchio Looks Better Than Ever

Michael Giltz | Posted 04.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Paul Rudd, Pinocchio, Dr. Who, Vampires, Emile Hirsch, Tom Baker, Sean Penn, Cracker, Robbie Coltrane, Harvey Milk, Dvds, Movies, South Park, Animation, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

He's had a major role in a string of terrific movies, dating back to Clueless all the way to Knocked Up. And now suddenly, he's the man: the lead in successful movies.

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Blu Ray Review: Wonder Woman (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 03.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Comic Books, DC Comics, Entertainment, Warner Bros, Wonder Woman, Dvds, Movies, Animation, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Exciting, funny, violent as hell, and displaying an almost angry feminist streak, Wonder Woman succeeds so well as a definitive origin story that it almost renders the eventual live-action movie a moot point.

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7 Green Ways To Get Rid Of Unwanted DVDs

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 02.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Reuse, Green Living, Reducing Waste, Green Technology, Dvds, Green News

1. Online Buy Back Bre Software has an online buy back system. They offer a whopping 12 cents for Ballistic: Ecks Vs. Sever. BuyBack M...

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DVDs: To BluRay Or Not To BluRay?

Michael Giltz | Posted 02.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jenny McCarthy, Bluray, Nicolas Cage, Shia LaBeouf, Dvds, Netflix, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Let me take another stab at laying out what I think about BluRay, how studios should approach it, who it's right for and a rundown of some recent titles.

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DVDs -- How And Why You Should Switch To BluRay

Michael Giltz | Posted 02.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: TV Shows, Bluray, Movies, Dvds, DVD Sales, HD DVD, Blu-Ray, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Yep, it's time to make the switch to BluRay. You should buy a BluRay player and/or start buying movies on BluRay instead of regular DVDs wherever it makes sense. Here's how and why.

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