Category: Blu-Ray’s

Blu-ray Review: Fame (1980)

Warner Bros. | 1980 | 134 mins. | Rated R Along with Grease and Saturday Night Live, 1980’s Fame was one of the films that provided the soundtrack for my childhood. My group of friends knew the words to every…

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Blu-ray Review: Whiteout

Warner Bros. | 2009 | 101 mins. | Rated R Adapted from the Eisner Award nominated Oni Press comic series of the same name, Whiteout has what I’m sure the filmmakers felt was a surefire gimmick; the tale is set…

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Blu-ray Review: The Invention of Lying

Warner Bros. | 2009 | 99 mins. | Rated PG-13 Anyone who considers themselves a fan of comedy should know who Ricky Gervais is. The Englishman introduced the world to The Office, the hit British series chronicled the day-to-day lives…

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Blu-ray Review: Boogie Nights

New Line Cinema | 1997 | 155 mins. | Rated R “Everyone is blessed with one special thing,” says Mark Wahlberg as Boogie Nights’ Dirk Diggler, a rising star in the pre-AIDS heyday of 1970s porn. And Dirk’s special thing…

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Blu-ray Review: Magnolia

New Line Cinema | 1999 | 188 mins. | Rated R It’s often been said that every filmmaker dreams of creating an opus; that one film that encompasses something important they want to say, and impresses audiences at the same…

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Blu-ray Review: The Green Berets

Warner Bros. | 1968 | 141 mins. | Rated G A steadfast supporter of the war in Vietnam, John Wayne sought, and received, the support of the Johnson Administration for the making of 1968’s The Green Berets. Wayne had spent…

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Blu-ray Review: The Final Destination (in 3-D)

New Line Cinema | 2009 | 128 mins. | Rated R Though I watch all kinds of films, the horror genre tends to impress me the least. Further, unless it’s particularly good—like The Aliens Trilogy, or the Indiana Jones Saga—I’m…

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