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		<title>THE SUNSET LIMITED DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Wieland</dc:creator>
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Projects in Hollywood need a name attached---script quality and director’s vision and rarely make a project happen until someone that Hollywood trusts to make money joins the project.  The Sunset Limited is scripted by the writer of No Country For Old Men, starring Samuel L. Jackson squaring off against Tommy Lee Jones.  Who wins in this face-off between two actors loved by so many?  Check out our review after the jump.



The Sunset Limited is an adaptation of a Cormac McCarthy play. The premise is very simple. Two men, White and Black, sit in an apartment. Black saves White from an attempted suicide. They go back to Black’s apartment and discuss life, death, faith and reason. No action, no weapons, no aliens. Just two actors reacting off each other and digging into a script. Will White head back to jump in front of the train again? Will Black’s faith hold in the heavy despair hanging over White?

Jackson’s Black is a variation on the character that made him famous. Alternately easy going, angry and funny, Black tells stories to try and illustrate his points to White. Black is the protagonist in the script, trying whatever tactics he can to convince White that life is worth living. Jackson’s arguments of faith are compelling without ever going over into full-on preaching. Arguments range from jailhouse stories to coffee discussions as he tries to save White’s life. The movie is faith versus nihilism, pessimism versus optimism.

Jones’s performance is much more subdued. His White has the ...]]></description>
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		<title>GAME OF THRONES Season One DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Dellamorte</dc:creator>
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HBO’s Game of Thrones comes at an interesting time in geekdom, and its success speaks to the barriers that have been broken. Though fantasy and science fiction have often been popular cinematically, on television it’s been stuck in a Stargate-esque ghetto. But now we’ve got one of the most thoughtful shows currently on air on one of the most prestigious networks that also happens to be about dragons and swordplay. Perhaps the better arbiter of what crosses over to the mainstream and what doesn’t is quality, and Game of Thrones is definitely an engrossing show even for those who’ve never picked up a twenty sided die. Sean Bean, Lena Headey, Mark Addy and Peter Dinklage lead a mostly British cast in a tale about warring families in a fantastical middle age. Our review of Game of Thrones on DVD follows after the jump.

 The quick review: The first season - if it has a fault - is that it mostly feels like set up. There’s a lot of great work in there, but if there is a downside, it’s all about getting excited for things that haven’t happened yet.  Where the show works is in how it relays the machinations of power, which at times reminds of The Wire. That’s a good thing.

The show starts with House Stark – on of the four major houses of the series. It is headed up by Eddard (Bean), who is asked to be the hand of the king by King Robert Baratheon (Addy). ...]]></description>
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		<title>AN IDIOT ABROAD DVD Review</title>
		<link>http://collider.com/an-idiot-abroad-dvd-review/147968/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackson Cresswell</dc:creator>
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An Idiot Abroad is a BBC travel series dedicated to the seven wonders of the world and the culture that surrounds them.  It isn’t a new idea.  Dozens of shows have tackled the exact same subject using a combination of stunning photography and a charismatic, informative host which can create a rich, in-depth look at some truly remarkable feats of architecture and ingenuity.  But Idiot Abroad offers something that none of those other documentary series has: a host who has no curiosity or interest in the subjects he is sent to cover.  Karl Pilkington is the host (or presenter) of Idiot Abroad and is either an Andy Kaufman-esque performance artist or, more likely, a man with unbelievably simple tastes.  Either way, his interactions and observations make this travel series extremely entertaining.  Hit the jump for our review of An Idiot Abroad on DVD.

Karl Pilkington is probably most recognizable from his role on the highly successful podcast-turned-cartoon The Ricky Gervais Show where he is a constant source of head-scratching, but not completely unreasonable logic.  Ricky Gervais and longtime collaborator Stephen Merchant spend the better part of most shows mocking Karl relentlessly and the result is usually entertaining.  In Idiot Abroad, Pilkington is given the spotlight and while Gervais and co company ultimately set Karl’s course, it’s up to Karl to carry the show and keep it interesting and he does a great job of it.

Pilkington is genuinely disinterested in the wonders, and throughout the series appears to see his destination (be ...]]></description>
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		<title>WOODY ALLEN: A DOCUMENTARY DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Dellamorte</dc:creator>
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Woody Allen deserves a three hour documentary, and with Robert B. Weide’s Woody Allen: A Documentary, the artist’s life and work is put into great perspective. Done originally for PBS, the two part film covers his early years working as a joke writer and stand-up through to his transition into master class filmmaker. For those looking to get a handle on a career that now spans over 50 years, it’s a clear, concise work that reminds why he used to be hilarious, and why he’s now revered as one of America’s greatest working filmmakers. Our review of the DVD of Woody Allen: A Documentary follows after the jump.



Starting with interviews with some of his famous fans and collaborators, the film introduces Allen as a legend, and then talks about his early years. In a lot of documentaries this would be the most boring passage, but since Allen has spotlighted his childhood through fictional accounts in such films as Annie Hall and Radio Days, this is great to compare and contrast to Allen’s slightly fictional version. Though his family didn’t grow up under a roller coaster, his parents didn’t get along and his father took many jobs to support the family. Allen found work in high school writing gag lines, and quickly moved to writing jokes for comics – which made him more successful than his father. He married (and divorced) early, and his management forced him into stand-up comedy.

He was painfully shy at first, but eventually got the hang of ...]]></description>
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		<title>PROJECT NIM DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Demko</dc:creator>
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With British documentary maker James Marsh's often wild mix of genuine  footage and re-creations, in lesser hands his movies could easily slip  into something approaching an episode of Cops.  But luckily, as he proved with the Oscar-winning Man on a Wire and now again with Project Nim,  he has the ability to blend the formats into an engaging narrative that  pushes the definition of documentary filmmaking without ever breaking  them down completely. In Nim, he tells the epic and often harrowing tale  of a chimpanzee who becomes a pawn caught in the middle of the nature  vs. nurture debate with visual verve and a genuine flair for  storytelling.  You can read Matt's review of the film from Sundance 2011 here. Hit the jump for a review of Project Nim on DVD.

Marsh's  movie is at its strongest in the first chapter of Nim's tale, as we're  quickly dropped - as he was - right in the middle of the household of  Stephanie LaFarge in the '70s, a self-described "rich hippie" with an  already large family, who at the urging of Columbia University professor  Herb Terrace adopted Nim and cared for him as Terrace and his students  tried to teach Nim sign language. Marsh gets a big assist in the  early going from a treasure trove of LaFarge's own video footage from the  time, setting a deceptively light tone as Nim seems to fit in  ...]]></description>
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		<title>THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TIM Season Two DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Brown</dc:creator>
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Rather quietly, Steve Dildarian’s The Life And Times Of Tim has become one of the subtlest, funniest, and crudest (in terms of the animation, but the writing team isn’t afraid of getting saucy) animated series on television. The show has built up a cult audience on HBO that should be much larger and might be were it part of the Adult Swim lineup. Dildarian’s talent lies in the comedy of the cringe, creating situations of excruciating embarrassment that provokes nervous giggles building to crippling bursts of laughter. Chances are it’s the funniest show on television that you’re not watching or if you’re one of the converted, it’s that show you keep trying to get your friends into. Regardless, the newly released second season DVD deserves to be watched by everyone who enjoys laughing and awkward conversation. Hit the jump for my review of the second season of The Life and Times of Tim on DVD.

Steve Dildarian’s animated series started as a short that the writer/director/star made in his spare time while working in advertising. Created crudely in photoshop with an art style that looks like something created by a first time MS Paint user, Angry Unpaid Hooker won Best Animated Short at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival and a deal with HBO quickly followed. Despite having the backing of the major cable network, the art style never changed, which gives Life And Times Of Tim a charmingly handmade quality. It doesn’t look like a polished network animated series, but the ...]]></description>
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		<title>LARRY CROWNE DVD Review</title>
		<link>http://collider.com/larry-crowne-dvd-review/133498/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Wampler</dc:creator>
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For as long as I can remember, Tom Hanks has been the reigning champ of the romantic comedy genre.  Oh, sure, upstarts have come along every few years to try and overthrow the dude’s throne, but if you’ve ever seen Splash, Sleepless in Seattle, or Bachelor Party (What?  That’s not a rom-com?  Well, what about the donkey?), you know that Hanks is pretty much undefeatable in these kinda roles:  his everyman likability, his universal demographic appeal, his longstanding reputation as the nicest dude in Hollywood—it all adds up to a rom-com master.  This year’s Larry Crowne, recently released on DVD, will do nothing to tarnish that reputation…but it also won’t do anything to advance it.  Read on for the full review, after the jump.

Here’s the thing about Larry Crowne:  it’s harmless.  As my editing overlords at Collider will almost surely be happy to tell you, I’ve dragged my feet on getting them their Larry Crowne review for weeks now, and that tardiness has everything to do with the film’s lightweight insignificance.  Had Larry Crowne been a complete disaster, I would’ve had reason to jump onto my keyboard and hammer out a scathing review.  Had it been an unexpected surprise, I would’ve rushed to the rooftops to tell all of you to rent or buy this surprise-gem of a rom-com.  But instead, I found Larry Crowne to be one of those increasingly-rare Hollywood creatures:  the movie that doesn’t really make you feel anything one way or another.

As such, I have very, ...]]></description>
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		<title>30 ROCK Season Five DVD Review</title>
		<link>http://collider.com/30-rock-season-five-dvd-review/131354/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Wieland</dc:creator>
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30 Rock has come a long way from being the “Untitled Tina Fey Project”. While it hasn’t been a ratings blockbuster, it’s crawled its way inside pop culture in a way other shows would kill for. It’s also launched (and relaunched) the careers of its leads, Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin. The fifth season of a show is a milestone of its success, since it now has enough episodes to sell to syndicators. Being able to sell the same work multiple times is always a good feeling. Does the show still have what it takes? Hit the jump to take a look at how season five pans out.

30 Rock centers around Liz Lemon (Tina Fey), the showrunner for a Friday night sketch comedy show. The principles include her temperamental star/BFF Jenna (Jane Krakowski), her other temperamental star/Hollywood weirdo Tracy (Tracy Morgan), the creepy/naive page Kenneth (Jack McBrayer) and her boss, corporate shark Jack (Alec Baldwin). By the fifth season, a lot more characters have an impact on the characters and their storylines. 30 Rock’s core ensemble is already stellar but when you add in characters like Jenna’s drag queen/Jenna impersonator boyfriend and Jack’s hot conservative wife, you get dozens of characters that stack the deck for laughs.

The show always had a semi-autobiographical bent to it thanks to Fey’s long time position as Saturday Night Live’s head writer. This year is no different, featuring NBC’s merger with Kabletown, a thinly veiled stand-in for Comcast. The show also has to deal ...]]></description>
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		<title>ONE DAY DVD Review</title>
		<link>http://collider.com/one-day-dvd-review/128998/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sasha Tandlich</dc:creator>
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One Day follows the progression of one couple from their first meeting in 1988 through their much-changed lives twenty years later. The film, which is based on the novel by David Nicholls (who also wrote the script), gets along by peeking in on this couple on the same day each year. Emma Morley (Anne Hathaway) and Dexter Mayhew (Jim Sturgess) meet on July 15 on their graduation from university. The two decide to remain friends rather than pursue romantic interests, and the film takes off from there. Some years are given more attention than others as the film strings through the saga of a couple that never quite gets it all right. Hit the jump for our review of One Day on DVD.

After seeing the melodramatic trailer one too many times, it was difficult to come into this film without any preconceived notions. Usually a fan of Focus Features’ artfully different films, I decided to give it a fair chance. Unfortunately, other than the foreign setting and cool colors, the film lacked the unique perspective and novel storyline usually attributed to their usual films. One Day is essentially a Nicholas Sparks film disguised in British accents and pretty landscapes.

The acting was much better than expected. Anne Hathaway in a British accent is less than appealing, but she did surprisingly well minus a few points where she had to raise her voice. However, it was still difficult to think of her as anything other than an American on holiday. Jim Sturgess ...]]></description>
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		<title>BEGINNERS DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Lasker</dc:creator>
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When I received the DVD for Beginners in the mail last week, I was out of my mind excited. After all, Beginners is one of my favorite films of the year. I couldn’t wait to check out the supplemental material and I’m glad to report the disc doesn’t disappoint.

First things first: the film itself. Mike Mills’ semi-autobiographical tale follows Oliver, played wonderfully by Ewan McGregor, at two very different times in his life. The first timeline follows Oliver’s time with his father Hal (an Oscar-worthy Christopher Plummer), who has recently been diagnosed with cancer and come out of the closet. The second timeline follows Oliver as he embarks on a romance with Anna (Inglourious Basterd’s Melanie Laurent), a French actress staying in Los Angeles. Oliver is kept company at all times by his faithful terrier Arthur.  Continue reading for my full review.



Both situations test Oliver greatly. With his father, Oliver is forced to parent Hal, whose mortality only makes him feel more and more youthful. With Anna, the typically shy Oliver must operate outside his comfort zone to keep up with his incredibly outgoing companion. As could be expected, comedy and drama ensues.

Beginners says a lot about what we’re willing to do for the one’s we love, and despite its somewhat typical romantic plot, it never falls into cliché. Anna and Oliver’s “meet cute” works perfectly because of how well defined they are as characters. The movie also works so well because of great performances across the board.

The DVD also ...]]></description>
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		<title>THE OFFICE 10th Anniversary Edition DVD Review</title>
		<link>http://collider.com/the-office-10th-anniversary-edition-dvd-review/129003/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Wieland</dc:creator>
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It seems like when influential TV shows are discussed, anything past the 1980’s is left off the list. Things peter out around All in the Family and come to a stop right around Seinfeld. That’s nearly two decades worth of shows left out of the conversation. One of these shows recently released a 10th anniversary edition. The Office may only have two short English seasons and a 2-part Christmas special under it’s belt, but its influence has been felt in modern television for a decade. Our review is after the jump.

The Office centers around an odious boss and the cube farm he rules. David Brent (Ricky Gervais) describes himself as "A friend first, and a boss second, probably an entertainer third", though any of him employees hearing that statement would roll their eyes along with the audience. He inflicts his awful brand of management on a crappy paper company in a crappy town in England. A documentary crew follows him around and a lot of the tropes of documentaries are used to comedic effect here.

The most obvious offspring is the American version of the show, which hews very closely to the British version in its pilot. But the American version has grown strong and influential in its own right. Fans of the American version won’t find the strong ensemble and workplace comedy. This Office centers around Brent and the terrible things he does to make himself looks better for the cameras. The other major ongoing plot revolves around the budding ...]]></description>
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		<title>ALFRED HITCHCOCK: THE ESSENTIALS COLLECTION DVD Review</title>
		<link>http://collider.com/alfred-hitchcock-the-essentials-collection-dvd-review/126485/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Chitwood</dc:creator>
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The first Alfred Hitchcock film I ever saw was Psycho. Teenage me scoffed at the notion that a black and white movie that was made during the Eisenhower era could be as scream-inducing as “real scary movies” like A Nightmare on Elm Street or Leprechaun (that little green guy scared the hell out of me). Of course, I quickly realized that my initial impression of the film was 100% wrong. Not only was Psycho genuinely frightening, it’s also an exquisite piece of filmmaking. Even a layman like me knew I wasn’t just seeing a bunch of scenes that were randomly cut together; it was the first time I realized that there’s a true art to good filmmaking.

Hitchcock had a knack for telling incredibly rich and layered stories that appealed to both the wide masses and the deeper-thinking cinephiles. Now, arguably five of his best films have been remastered and boxed together in one glorious package that includes Psycho, North by Northwest, Rear Window, Vertigo, and The Birds. Hit the jump for our review of Alfred Hitchcock: The Essentials Collection on DVD.

Psycho (1960)

Arguably Hitchcock’s most famous film, Psycho begins with an unexpected theft before taking a sharp left turn down “holy shit” alley and never looking back. The director shot the film quickly with his television crew because studios doubted the film’s appeal, but Hitchcock ended up making one of the most iconic horror films in history. The story centers on a secretary—played with grace and gumption by Janet Leigh—who steals ...]]></description>
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		<title>THE PEOPLE VS. GEORGE LUCAS DVD Review</title>
		<link>http://collider.com/the-people-vs-george-lucas-dvd-review/126677/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Brown</dc:creator>
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With Star Wars Blu-rays sitting on everyone’s shelves that offer both an amazing presentation of a childhood classics and even more of the irritating changes that George Lucas insists improve the movies, the love/hate relationship between the flannel-loving fantasist and his fans has never been more intense. It’s kind of amazing how in the ten years since the release of The Phantom Menace, Star Wars has gone from one of the most beloved film franchises in existence to being simultaneously the most loved and despised. In an age where geeks run the world, Lucas seems to enjoy prodding and irritating the fanbase that made him a multibillionaire for reasons best known to himself. Fortunately, the ongoing obsession and frustration of Star Wars fans has been given a definitive documentary in The People Vs. George Lucas. Short of a confrontational interview with the man himself, the film covers every aspect of the Star Wars phenomena and controversies in a breezy, entertaining manner. The new DVD is an ideal companion piece to the best selling Blu-ray to examine how the Star Wars phenomena has awkwardly evolved over the last decade. Hit the jump for our review of The People vs. George Lucas on DVD.



Writer/director Alexandre O. Philippe approaches his feature length George Lucas critique from a place of love. The first half hour of the movie is dedicated to interviews discussing the incredible success and impact the films had on an entire generation of who held the original trilogy on a pedestal. The ...]]></description>
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		<title>BAD TEACHER: UNRATED EDITION DVD Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Trumbore</dc:creator>
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A box office blessing while being critically commonplace, Columbia Pictures’ Bad Teacher was recently released on DVD and Blu-ray. The Jake Kasdan (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story) picture, starring Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake, follows foul-mouthed, gold-digging middle school teacher Elizabeth Halsey (Diaz) in her quest to raise funds for a boob job in hopes of landing a wealthy suitor. That’s about as deep as the film’s plot gets as half-hearted attempts at character development suffer from poor editing and disjointed pacing. Collider’s Matt Goldberg has praised the film’s humor while our Bill Graham pointed out its flaws in his review. Hit the jump to see where I stand and for a look at what you can expect on the DVD.



Before I get into my review, here’s a basic summary of the plot of Bad Teacher: Unrated Edition. [Spoilers] When the film opens, the teachers of John Adams Middle School (JAMS) are celebrating the end of another school year and bidding farewell to Elizabeth Halsey. After Halsey is dumped by her wealthy fiancé due to her gold-digging ways, she finds herself back at JAMS the following year. There, she meets eligible bachelor/substitute teacher Scott Delacorte (Justin Timberlake), resulting in Halsey’s misguided plan to save money for a boob job in order to win his affections.

The next hour highlights Halsey’s unique teaching abilities (showing movies in class, swearing at kids and teachers alike, smoking pot in the car, etc), her conflict with fellow teacher Amy Squirrel (Lucy Punch) over Delacorte ...]]></description>
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		<title>ROBOT CHICKEN Season 5 DVD Review</title>
		<link>http://collider.com/robot-chicken-season-5-dvd-review/125707/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Wieland</dc:creator>
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Seth Green lives a life that would make many geeks sell their souls to El Diablo Robotico. He’s been a part of multiple defining franchises ranging from Austin Powers to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He’s gotten George Lucas to laugh at the excesses of Star Wars. And, for the past five years, he’s been getting paid to play with dolls on camera. It’s hard to believe Robot Chicken has been around for that long, but the season five DVD is here. More on the new set after the jump.



Robot Chicken was born out of the pages of the late, lamented Toyfare. Twisted Toyfare Theater became a fan favorite as it blended pop culture and superheroes into a frothy, filthy and hilarious mix. It centered around comedic versions of classic Marvel superheroes and eventually expanded into toys of all shapes and sizes. Two of the writers joined forces with Seth Green to create Robot Chicken. The show took more of a sketch comedy approach by having multiple set-ups in the episodes. A typical episode veers from Predator to He-Man to Power Rangers to Halo and more, all in less than fifteen minutes. The show dives deep into the well on some of the sketches. Remember the cartoon about Rubik’s Cube? Even though this set features quite a few episodes, it’s easy to tear through the set in one sitting.

The rapid fire pace of Robot Chicken works to its benefit. If a sketch isn’t working, it’s over quickly enough that the smell ...]]></description>
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		<title>ANGELS MEMORIES, THE ANAHEIM ANGELS 2002 WORLD SERIES COLLECTION, and YANKEEOGRAPHY COLLECTORS EDITION DVD MEGASET Reviews</title>
		<link>http://collider.com/angels-memories-world-series-collection-dvd-review-yankeeography-megaset/120846/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Vaux</dc:creator>
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With the Fall Classic rapidly coming our way, A&#38;E productions has foisted another series of nostalgic baseball DVDs upon us. As usual, the Yankees take center stage, but this time at least, they’ve left room for another team of note to share the spotlight. That would be the California/Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels, one of the most snake-bitten franchises in baseball without even the cold comfort of a famous curse to fall back on. The Angels celebrated their 50th anniversary this year, which A&#38;E properly notes in a pair of DVD sets… as well as delivering another gorgeous piece of Yankee porn to keep the pinstriped faithful warm after their disappointing playoff departure this year. Hit the jump for my full review of Angels Memories, The Anaheim Angels 2002 World Series Collection, and Yankeeography Collectors Edition on DVD.

All three sets are built with hardcore fans in mind; laymen need not apply and indeed won’t find much of interest to occupy them. For the faithful, however, it’s hard to imagine a more indulgent gift, with countless hours of nostalgia to wallow in. Of the three, the shortest is also the weakest. Angels Memories constitutes a 90-minute sprint through the franchise’s highs and lows. It starts in 1961 when Hollywood cowboy Gene Autry went looking for So Cal radio rights and came away with an expansion team. From the get-go, the Angels were considered poor second cousins to the Dodgers: denied even their own stadium for a time and flirting with constant irrelevance despite ...]]></description>
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		<title>HANNA DVD Review</title>
		<link>http://collider.com/hanna-dvd-review/121199/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Max Lichtig</dc:creator>
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The first word I would use to describe Hanna would of course be basdass. Taking what Chloe Grace Moretz accomplished in Kick-Ass to a whole new level of insane, director Joe Wright pushes the little-girl assassin sub-genre into a way more mature and refined world, and everything is simply stunning. The fight choreography is tight and visceral, the editing is sharp and precise, and the music/sound editing collaborates perfectly with the story. Along with very affecting cinematography and enchanting acting throughout, Hanna is easily one of my favorite films of the year.  To check out my review of the DVD hit the jump.

Hanna tells the story of a 16 year old girl (Saoirse Ronan) who is raised by her father (Eric Bana) and trained in the German forest to become an extremely talented assassin.

If Chloe Mortetz succeeded in portraying a cute little assassin in Kick-Ass, it was because of her physical appearance. However, Hanna’s title character succeeds at fusing violence and innocence in a very different way and, in my opinion, a more successful one. She appears innocent not only because of her looks, but her demeanor as well. Though she is on the run from dangerous foes, Hanna floats about the world in a curious and whimsical way. She is fascinated by electricity and contemporary technology and appears to be fundamentally childlike. Yet her naïveté is well contrasted by her ability to go on ruthless murder sprees. She frequently takes moments to appreciate the little things she missed out ...]]></description>
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		<title>Running Wilde DVD Review</title>
		<link>http://collider.com/running-wilde-dvd-review/120050/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Lasker</dc:creator>
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Saddled with the pressure of being creator Mitch Hurwitz and star Will Arnett’s follow-up to Arrested Development, Running Wilde never was quite able to catch on with a wide audience. While many viewers might have expected a comedy operating on many different layers and filled with hidden jokes, Running Wilde was just a fun show whose only goal was to let its leads be silly. I for one had no problem with that, and I was more than happy to receive the Running Wilde DVDs to review. Hit the jump for my full breakdown.

Running Wilde follows the life of Steve Wilde (the brilliant Will Arnett), a clueless billionaire who inherited his fortune. He lives in a massive mansion with two butlers. He alternates between disappointment in himself and partying heavily at lavish gatherings in the mansion. His world is turned upside down when he runs into his high school crush (and daughter of his old nanny) Emmy (Keri Russell) and her young daughter, Puddle (Stefania Owen). Emmy and her fiancé Andy (David Cross) are (very ineffective) environmental activists.

When Emmy and Puddle return home to Long Island without Andy, they’re invited to an awards ceremony by Steven. Emmy thinks that maybe Steve has finally grown up, but those hopes are quashed when she learns he’s giving the award to himself. Nonetheless, Emmy is homeless and she agrees to move into a tree-house in Steve’s backyard.

This starts the main storyline of the show: Steve’s pursuit of Emmy. Over the short course of ...]]></description>
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		<title>PARKS AND RECREATION Season Three DVD Review</title>
		<link>http://collider.com/parks-and-recreation-season-3-dvd-review/120638/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ethan Anderton</dc:creator>
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When the NBC comedy series first started, Parks and Recreation only seemed to be riding on the coattails of The Office with its mockumentary style and somewhat weak start in the first season. However, two season later the show has quickly found its footing, crafted some spectacular characters, fantastic comedy and a series that has actually surpassed the quality of the series it once seemed to simply copy. Aside from previous series regulars like Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman and Aziz Ansari consistently delivering some of the best comedic performances on television, the addition of Adam Scott and Rob Lowe as series regulars also bring some magic to Pawnee, Indiana. For a more in-depth analysis of the third season of Parks and Recreation, hit the jump.

Perhaps it's growing up in Northwest Indiana that makes a series like Parks and Recreation feel that much more genuine and funny, but there's no denying the chemistry this cast has, and the sheer brilliance in writing delivered in every single episode. From the tumultuous relationship between Ron Swanson (Offerman) and his ex-wife Tammy 2 (because his first marriage was to another devilish woman named Tammy), to the nerdy, cute romance between Leslie Knope (Poehler) and Ben Wyatt (Scott), strange and immature marriage of April Ludgate (Aubrey Plaza) and Andy Dwyer (Chris Pratt), bromance turned business partnership between Tom Haverford (Ansari) and Jean-Ralphio (Ben Schwartz) or the on-and-off romance between Ann Perkins (Rashida Jones) and Chris Traeger (Lowe), all the relationship in this series bring the ...]]></description>
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		<title>THE OFFICE Season 7 DVD Review</title>
		<link>http://collider.com/the-office-season-7-dvd-review/119703/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ethan Anderton</dc:creator>
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In the seventh season of The Office, the writers of the long-running NBC comedy series had two big tasks ahead of them. First, the staff had to deal with the impending exit of manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell) which included giving him a worthy exit and finding him a strong replacement, but also proving that the show would be able to survive without the presence of Carell on-screen. Sadly, this season proved to be one of the weakest, and seems to be proof that the series, just like its former star, might be on the way out. However, the seventh season of The Office still contains some truly great episodes, genuinely touching moments, and one marathon of a fantastic performance from Steve Carell (who should've won the Emmy over Jim Parsons last month). For more of my impressions of the DVD release of the seventh season of The Office, hit the jump.

Perhaps the biggest problem with The Office now, is the charm of a mockumentary crew following what feels like a real-life office has simply become another exaggerated comedy series. Maybe that's because real-life can only be funny for so long, but the antics of Ryan Howard's new business WUPHF.com, some escalated prank confrontations between Jim, Pam and Dwight, and the screening of Michael Scott's movie Threat Level Midnight (though mildly entertaining) just put this season over the top, and not in a good way. Though the comedy side seems to be suffering, the more tender and touching moments of ...]]></description>
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