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Battle Royale - The Complete Collection: BD Review

The bloody Japanese cult classic finally gets an American high-def release, but should fans stick with a single-disc edition or the Complete Collection Blu-ray box set....?

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The War Room: BD Review

As 2012 presidential campaigns begin hitting fever pitches, Criterion reaches back and offers up this intriguing, damning, and revealing doc on Bill Clinton's 1992 race to Washington...

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Madonna - Truth or Dare: BD Review

Madonna: "Anybody who says my show is 'neat' has to go...."

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George Harrison - Living in the Material World: BD Review

"Sunrise doesn't last all morning / A cloudburst doesn't last all day...."

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And Everything Is Going Fine: BD Review

Steven Soderbergh's fifth film to receive the Criterion treatment is a brash, sad portrait of monologist Spalding Gray....

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Singin' in the Rain - Ultimate Collector's Edition: BD Review

Yes, indeed - it's an even more glorious feeling to experience the best Hollywood musical of all time in sensational high-definition....

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The River - The Complete First Season: DVD Review

No one knows what happened to Bruce Greenwood after he got lost down-river, but the question here is: will be the fate of those who head to the Amazon to retrieve him....?

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Le havre: BD Review

The critically-acclaimed Aki Kaurismaki drama gets a zippy high-def debut from Criterion....

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Weekend: BD Review

Criterion's newest IFC Blu-ray release is wonderfully shot, full of bonus features, and sad as hell....

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Ghosts of the Abyss: 3D BD Review

James Cameron heads toward the bottom of the ocean with more than a few nifty 3D gadgets to record the ride....

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Chernobyl Diaries: BD Review

This new 'found footage' horror flick is dumb as dirt, but in all the right ways....

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What Happened to Kerouac?: DVD Review

One of the 20th century's most polarizing writers is the subject of this surprisingly limp documentary....

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Girls - The Complete First Season: BD Review

Lena Dunham's acclaimed HBO series debuts on Blu-ray, and - well, you're going to have to find out for yourself....

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King - A Filmed Record: DVD Review

This iconic - and Oscar-nominated - MLK documentary is a major filmmaking accomplishment....

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How to Survive a Plague: DVD Review

David France's haunting, Oscar-nominated documentary is an uneven but impactful experience on this new DVD edition....

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Vietnam - The Ten Thousand Day War: DVD Review

One of the most impressive long-form television documentaries ever made gets a DVD re-release, but is it worth a double-dip....?

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Traffic: BD Review

The Steven Soderbergh Oscar-winner gets some Blu-ray love from Criterion (less than a year after its first BD edition)....

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ESPN 30 for 30 - The Complete Series: BD Review

The Best Buy Exclusive becomes available at all retailers, and what a treat it is to watch these sports docs again....

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Cop Land: BD Review

Lionsgate / 116 Minutes / 1997 / 116 Minutes / Rated R / Street Date: November 1, 2011

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WWII in HD - Collector's Edition: BD Review

A&E / 605 Minutes / 2009 / Unrated / Street Date: November 15, 2011

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Blue Velvet: BD Review

Fox / 120 Minutes / Rated R / Street Date: November 8, 2011

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The Making of the President - The 1960s: DVD Review

Acorn Media / 313 Minutes / 1963 / Unrated / Street Date: July 5, 2011

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Doctor Who - The Awakening: DVD Review

BBC/Warner / 50 minutes / 1984 / Unrated / Street Date: July 12, 2011

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The Cosmos - A Beginner's Guide: DVD Review

Acorn Media / 169 Minutes / 2007 / Unrated / Street Date: March 29, 2011

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Cape Fear: BD Review

Universal / 128 Minutes / 1991 / Rated R / Street Date: October 18, 2011

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The Civil War: DVD Review

Paramount / 692 Minutes / 1990 / Unrated / Street Date: March 29, 2011

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Waking Sleeping Beauty: DVD Review

Buena Vista / 86 Minutes / 2010 / Rated PG / Street Date: November 30, 2010

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Exit Through the Gift Shop: DVD Review

Oscilloscope Laboratories / 86 minutes / 2010 / Rated R / Street Date: December 14th, 2010

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Alien Autopsy: DVD Review

Warner / 91 Minutes / 2006 / Rated PG-13 / Street Date: September 21, 2010

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Stones in Exile: DVD Review

Eagle Rock / 60 Minutes / 2010 / Unrated / Street Date: June 21, 2010

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Bob Dylan Revealed: BD Review

MVD / 112 Minutes / 2011 / Unrated / Street Date: June 21, 2011

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Taxi: BD Review

Fox / 98 Minutes / 2004 / Rated PG-13 / Street Date: February 15, 2005

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Don't Look Back: BD Review

Docurama / 97 Minutes / 1967 / Unrated / Street Date: April 26, 2011

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Tron: BD Review

Buena Vista / 96 Minutes / 1982 / Rated PG / Street Date: April 5, 2011

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Apocalypse - World War II: BD Review

E1 / 312 Minutes / 2010 / Unrated / Street Date: March 29, 2011

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Tron: Legacy/Tron: BD Review

Buena Vista / 223 Minutes / 1982/2010 / Rated PG / Street Date: April 5, 2011

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The Times of Harvey Milk: BD Review

Criterion / 88 Minutes / 1984 / Unrated / Street Date: March 22, 2011

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Disc News Update 08.28-08.29

An Avatar's Fantasia

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Backdraft: BD Review

Universal / 137 Minutes / 1991 / Rated R / Street Date: January 4, 2010

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2010 World Series Film - Texas Rangers vs. San Francisco Giants: BD Review

Shout! Factory / 80 Minutes / 2010 / Unrated / Street Date: December 7, 2010

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The World at War: BD Review

A&E / 1352 Minutes / 1973-1974 / Unrated / Street Date: November 16, 2010

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Moulin Rouge: BD Review

Fox / 128 Minutes / 2001 / Rated PG-13 / Street Date: October 19, 2010

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Battle 360 - The Complete Season One: BD Review

A&E / 580 Minutes / 2008 / Unrated / Street Date: September 28, 2010

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Three Kings: BD Review

Warner / 115 Minutes / 1999 / Rated R / Street Date: October 12, 2010

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The Darjeeling Limited: BD Review

Criterion / 91 Minutes / 2007 / Rated R / Street Date: October 12, 2010

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The Matrix Reloaded: BD Review

Warner / 138 Minutes / 2003 / Rated R / Street Date: September 7, 2010

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When You're Strange: BD Review

Eagle Rock / 90 Minutes / 2009 / Rated R / Street Date: June 29, 2010

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