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Entries for October, 2009

Box Office Review: Paris [2009]

Reviewed by Richard Lee Zuras
Released Sep. 16, 2009
2 hr. 10 min.
Cedric Klapisch/Studio Canal
Juliette Binoche
Romain Duris
Francois Cluzet
Karen Viard
Fabrice Luchini
Albert Dupontel
Juliette Binoche is that rare actress that knows no country. This is not to say that she is not beloved in France. She is. And this is not to say that she does not feel at home […]

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Blu-ray review: X-Men Origins: Wolverine [2009]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair
Fox Home Entertainment – 107 minutes – 2009 – Rated PG-13 – 1080p Widescreen 2.35:1 – DTS Lossless 5.1 Audio Mix
 
The three X-Men movies have made a bundle of loot worldwide, so obviously a studio like Fox is not going to let that cash cow just retire in the pastures. Instead of […]

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Blu-ray review: Obsessed [2009]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment – 108 mins – 2009 – Rated PG-13  – 1080p Widescreen 2.40: 1 – Dolby Digital TrueHD 5.1 – Digital Copy
 
Fatal Attraction made a big impact in the 80’s, and there have been multiple takes on it over the past decade. Hollywood loves a familiar formula, so it […]

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Blu-ray review: Over The Top [1987]

Reviewed by Johnny McNair
Warner Home Entertainment– 94 minutes – 1987 – Rated PG – 1080p - 2.40:1 – DTS HD 5.1 Audio
 
In the mid 80’s Sylvester Stallone was the undisputed king of the box office with his movie characters Rocky and Rambo dominating everything in the map. Trying to break out of that molding, […]

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Box Office Review: Julie & Julia [2009]

Oct.2, 2009
Reviewed by: Richard Lee Zuras
Released Aug. 9, 2009
Rated PG-13
2 hr. 3 min.
Meryl Streep
Amy Adams
Stanley Tucci
Chris Messina
 
I see a big future for Julie & Julia. I see TBS using it, ad nauseam, for “Dinner and a Movie.” I see lots of people (not all women) having a dinner-themed viewing party centered around the DVD. It does […]

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