The Buddies are back for another direct to video release with the Blu-ray release of Santa Buddies by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on November 24th.
This time around Santa is in trouble with the the Christmas icicle that stores the Christmas magic melting due to people and dogs alike losing the Christmas spirit.
To make matters worse, Puppy Paws has no desire to take over from Santa Paws Continue reading »
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The latest TV series Blu-ray release from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is Scrubs: The Complete Eighth Season, released November 17th 2009.
I have been a fan of Scrubs for years and was pleased to see it get picked up by ABC when NBC decided to pass after the seventh season.
One of the side effects of the move to ABC was that season eight was the first to be produced entirely in high definition, Continue reading »
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In addition to the $7.99 titles mentioned, Amazon has a number of hot titles listed for $10 even.
The titles come from a range of studios and include Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Wanted, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, The Boondock Saints, Spider-Man 3, and the recent Sapphire Series Braveheart and Gladiator.
Also included are the Harry Potter films – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Continue reading »
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Trust Amazon to torture me with a new promotion for Criterion titles.
Just after I invest a small fortune in half price Criterion Collection movies, Amazon goes and discounts them even further.
On the plus side, some of these titles were not on sale before.
The best deal is In the Realm of the Senses for only $15.99, saving almost $24 off the retail price.
At $16.99, you will find Last Year at Marienbad, Continue reading »
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Blu-ray Cover Art Gallery for the week of the 22nd of November 2009:
Click on any cover to see the details for the title.
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Amazon has quite a selection of Fox and MGM titles at various discounts, all for under $10.
Savings of 75% are available on Home of the Brave, Quantum of Solace and Rescue Dawn – all priced at $9.99.
At $9.49 you can find Ronin at roughly 73% off retail.
At 70% off you can pick up The Terminator for $7.99 or The Silence of the Lambs, Spaceballs and The Passion of the Christ for $8.99.
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The second Holiday Season animated special to hit Blu-ray Disc is A Charlie Brown Christmas, released by Warner Home Video on October 6th, 2009.
Peanuts is definitely one of the first that comes to mind when people think about classic cartoon strips.
Back in the sixties a number of animated specials featuring the Peanuts gang were created to celebrate a number of holiday occasions, starting with the Continue reading »
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The Holiday Season is upon us and so are the related Blu-ray Disc releases, including the classic animated How The Grinch Stole Christmas!, released by Warner Home Video on October 6th, 2009.
Many of my generation grew up reading Dr Seuss stories, and this was one of the few chosen to be animated for television.
The Grinch lived North of the village of Whoville and considered Christmas a noise pollution Continue reading »
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Fox Home Entertainment has delivered another intriguing new catalog title to Blu-ray with the November 3rd release of Two Girls And A Guy.
No doubt intended to be an edgy and provocative story late last century, these days the movie doesn’t come across as daring as when it was first released.
Two women decide to surprise their actor boyfriend by waiting for him to return from a business trip, Continue reading »
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A couple of television releases have significant discounts at Amazon right now.
Firstly you can get Weeds: Season Four for only $14.99, a saving of 63% off the $39.99 retail price.
For history buffs, you can get the HBO series of John Adams for only $24.99, saving almost 70% off the $79.98 retail price.
In sports, basketball fans might be interested in the 2007-2008 NBA Champions – Boston Celtics Continue reading »
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