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Invictus (Blu-ray Review)

I’ve always had a weak spot for rousing sports movies where the underdogs battle the odds and win, so I was looking forward to Invictus for that reason plus the great cast and the direction of Clint Eastwood, whom I’ve admired as an actor and as a director.  Unlike say, Rocky, Invictus is about more […]

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Saving Private Ryan (Blu-ray Review)

In late July of 1998, the greatest war film of all time was released in theaters.  Of course, a statement like that is filled with opinion, but in all honesty, is there truly a more gripping, more accurate war film than Saving Private Ryan?  Arguments can be made for different represented eras, such as great […]

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Green Zone is Red Hot

Let me begin by extinguishing the haste of all those who said this is another Bourne movie, just set in Iraq.  BZZZT.  Sorry, thanks for playing.  We’ve got some great parting gifts for you.  However, I can see how one would deduce such a theory based on the misleading trailer, but we’ll get to the […]

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‘Invictus’ a Tough Sell, But…

I was very surprised at the small turnout for the opening weekend numbers of Clint Eastwood’s latest work, Invictus.  The term ‘invictus’ is Latin for ‘invincible’ while there is also a famous poem of the same title.  Both of which have strong influences on this film starring the astounding talents of Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela […]

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The Daily Blu…December 22, 2009

I thought it would be a good idea to get us caught up on all the Blu-ray announcements that have transpired this week before we get sucked into the unavoidable Christmas holiday vortex.  Anyone have a problem with that?  I didn’t think so!  Anyway, let’s get started and review all the formal Blu-ray announcements that […]

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Universal Introduces Blu-ray Flipper Combos

Do you see the look on Matt Damon’s face in the image to the left?  That pretty much sums up my expression when I first read the following news.  Supposedly, Universal thinks that it is a good thing to bring back something I hated about the dead HD DVD technology.  With the release of the individual Bourne movies […]

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