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"The Hurt Locker" (2009) on DVD
"The Hurt Locker" (2009) on DVD - Summit Entertainment

We know how it is: You'd like to go to the movies this weekend, but you still haven't given up the search for WMDs in Iraq. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, "Hey, did you see Green Zone this weekend?" you… Continued

Blu-ray Review: Where the Wild Things Are

"Where the Wild Things Are" (2009) on Blu-Ray DVD
"Where the Wild Things Are" (2009) on Blu-Ray DVD - Warner Home Video

Taking on a classic is dangerous even with the author's blessing, and there will be people who hate anything that messes with the simple perfection of Maurice Sendak's original. But while it certainly isn't for kids, Spike Jonze's dark vision of the wilds of childhood is an adventurous, touching… Continued

Blu-ray Review: Classic Clash of the Titans

"Clash of the Titans" (1981) on Blu-Ray DVD
"Clash of the Titans" (1981) on Blu-Ray DVD - Warner Home Video

When revisiting a childhood favorite as an adult, like the classic 1980s Clash of the Titans (it's 21st-century upgrade releases this April), there's always the worry that the film won't stand the test of time -- especially when special effects are involved.

The epic spectacle casts Hollywood gods… Continued

DVD Review: From Mexico With Love

"From Mexico With Love" (2009) on DVD
"From Mexico With Love" (2009) on DVD - Lionsgate

There's nothing like a solid boxing movie to get your spirits up and land you in the fighting mood -- whether that's a fight in the ring, a fight against the odds, or a fight for what's right. It's this spirit of filmmaking that brings From Mexico With Love to the forefront, a straight-to-DVD boxing… Continued

DVD Review: Precious is Profound

"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" on DVD
"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" on DVD - Lionsgate

It's clear from her eyes, her catatonic stare, that Claireece Precious Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) isn't there. Barely literate and prone to violence when provoked by mouthy classmates, the morbidly obese 16-year-old, still in junior high, makes good grades but keeps quiet and to herself, closed off… Continued

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Vanessa Redgrave - "The Trojan Women" (1971)
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The Trojan Women

The Trojan Women stars Katharine Hepburn and Vanessa Redgrave in a historical adaptation of the tragedy by Euripides that tells of the woeful plight of the women of Troy who were treated as spoils of war.