Tag: blu-ray
-
New on DVD: Tangled, Black Swan, Fair Game, The Human Experience and More
New on DVD this week is a sweet princess, a damaged ballerina, and an exposed CIA agent. Here’s the rundown… Tangled. This is one of my favorite family movies of 2010, thanks to a sweet story, a girl with gusto, and a magical soundtrack (“I See the Light” was nominated for an Oscar). Directed by…
-
Wow, Guys Really Treated Girls Badly in the Original Ocean’s 11
It’s always amazing to watch movies and TV shows from prior eras and see how different the male-female relationships were. Or in other words, ain’t that a kick in the head? In ‘Mad Men,’ Joan and Peggy probably have it pretty good as far as work is concerned. We think of them as go-getters in…
-
Blu-ray Giveaway: Horton Hears a Who! Up! The Spy Next Door! Imax Under the Sea!
Here’s a fun giveaway package that includes four great family films. The winner will receive all four films! Here’s the rundown and details on how to enter: ‘Up’ – Last year’s runaway hit finds 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen tying thousands of balloons to his home and floating off to see the wilds of South America. But…
-
Catch Up With Sam and Dean Winchester: Supernatural Season One is on Blu-Ray!
I covered ‘Supernatural’ in my Jane After Dark column on TV Squad last winter (here’s my wrap-up post), so I was pretty excited when the season one blu-ray arrived on my doorstep from Warner Bros. After being in the demon trenches with Sam and Dean Winchester for a couple of months, I miss the boys!…
-
Review: ‘The Blind Side’ on DVD & Blu-ray
Movie: ‘The Blind Side’ On DVD: March 23, 2010 Director: John Lee Hancock MPAA Rating: PG-13 for one scene involving brief violence, drug and sexual references Buy It: On DVD or Blu-ray Gecko Rating: Although I love Sandra Bullock, her movies have been hit and miss with me the past few years. I loved “The…
-
Blu-ray Review: ‘Miracle’ – Gear Up for the Olympics
In case you need something to get revved up for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver (beginning Friday, Feb. 12), I suggest ‘Miracle,’ the movie starring Kurt Russell as Herb Brooks, the determined Minnesota hockey coach who managed to assemble a once-in-a-lifetime team and whip them into a victorious frenzy over their Soviet champion opponents during…