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DVD’s

DVD Review: Not Without Hope

Given Joe Carnahan’s track record of delivering gripping action films such as Smokin’ Aces (2006) and The Grey, it’s not surprising he was tapped to co-write and direct Not Without Hope, based on the nonfiction book of the same name

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DVD Review: The Closer – The Complete Series

Created by James Duff and the Shephard/Robin Company, The Closer centers on Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick), who was brought from Atlanta to Los Angeles by Assistant Police Chief Will Pope (J.K. Simmons) to lead up a new

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The Cincinnati Kid

DVD Review: The Cincinnati Kid

Back in print on DVD courtesy of Warner Archive, The Cincinnati Kid was adapted by Ring Lardner, Jr (M*A*S*H) and Terry Southern (Easy Rider) from a novel by Richard Jessup. Steve McQueen (The Blob) was still establishing his screen persona

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The Arrangement (1969)

DVD Review: The Arrangement (1969)

Written and directed by Elia Kazan (A Face in the Crowd), The Arrangement, released in 1969, was based on his own bestselling novel of the same name. Having read Kazan’s A Life, it quickly becomes clear that Kazan saw something

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