Author: Rebecca Wright

DVD Review: Beowulf – The Director’s Cut

Beowulf is the oldest surviving poem in the English language. The epic work was written sometime between the 8th and 11th centuries. In the poem, Beowulf battles three rivals: Grendel who is attacking the Danish mead hall known as Heorot and its citizenry; Grendel’s mother;

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DVD Review: The Love Boat: Season One, Volume One

During the 1970’s and 80’s Aaron Spelling produced shows dominated the television landscape. At one point during the 1984 season, Spelling had seven series running on the ABC network, which generated more than one-third of the networks revenues. Some critics dubbed ABC “Aaron’s Broadcasting Company.”

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Trailer For Speed Racer

Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized-the legendary

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DVD Review: 1968 With Tom Brokaw

1968 was a tumultuous year. It’s hard not to look back forty years later and wonder how the America and the world would have been different if 1968 hadn’t unfolded the way it did. What if Martin Luther King hadn’t been shot or Bobby Kennedy

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Vantage Point Trailer

8 Strangers. 8 Points of View. 1 Truth. With a Rashomon narrative style, the attempted assassination of the president is told from five different perspectives.

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DVD Review: The Fugitive: Season One – Volume Two

Dr. Richard Kimble (David Janssen), falsely accused of murdering his wife, escapes custody while en route to Death Row and must elude police and Lt. Philip Gerard (Barry Morse), who is consumed with his capture. Kimble must perpetually relocate and change his name while he

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Oscar® Channel Unveiled on YouTube

Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has launched a branded Oscars® channel on YouTube™ –www.YouTube.com/Oscars – featuring Academy Awards® show highlights and exclusive video interviews with members from each of the Academy’s branches. Participants include Quincy Jones, Alfred Molina,

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DVD Review: Girlfriends: The Third Season

Frasier star Kelsey Grammer serves as an executive producer on Girlfriends, a show about the lives of four African-American women and their male friend. Joan Clayton (Tracee Ellis Ross) is a successful lawyer; her secretary Maya Denise Wilkes (Golden Brooks) is also her best friend.

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