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Blu-ray review: Daltrey is Tommy

Roger Daltrey stars in Tommy

Now available in Blu-ray, “Tommy” is not quite a high-def darling but is still one of the best drug-free trips available for home-entertainment music fans.

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Blu-ray review: Hillary Swank is Amelia

Hilary Swank as Amelia, Richard Gere as George Putnam and Christoper Eccleston as Fred Noonan (File Photo)

Amelia, puts actress Hillary Swank into the role of the aviatrix Amelia Earhart and the Oscar winner ably manages to bring the woman we know through Movietone and press reels to life.

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Blu-ray review: Barrymore must Whip It

Drew Barrymore, Ellen Page and Kristen Wig in "Whip It - Be Your Own Hero"

With “Whip It,” nascent director Drew Barrymore asks the question “What would happen if we followed our passions, instead of our obligations.”

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Blu-ray review: Inglourious Basterds

Christoph Waltz co-stars as the infamous Colonel Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

A Quinton Tarantino movie is one that meticulously casted, filled with expansive dialogue and the promise of breathtaking action. Inglourious Basterds is no exception.

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Blu-ray review: X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Hugh Jackman and Liev Schrieber in X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Wolverine is my favorite X-Men.

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Blu-ray review: This is Spinal Tap

This is Spinal Tap from MGM Home Entertainment

This is Spinal Tap is director Marty DeBergi’s expose of an aging rock band on its last tour.

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Blu-ray review: The Man with the Golden Gun

Christopher Lee and Roger Moore star in The Man with the Golden Gun

Normally a line-up featuring a French dwarf, two Sumo wrestlers, an assassin with three nipples and secret agent would be an Austin Powers sequel. Normally.

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Blu-ray review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Brad Pitt stars in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Photo courtesy Paramount Home Entertainment)

Seeing the The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in December and absolutely loving every second of it, there was a bit of unwarranted trepidation about watching it on the smaller 50-inch flat-screen.

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Blu-ray review: The Wrestler

Mickey Rourke as Randy "The Ram" Robinson in The Wrestler

Watching Darren Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler” it almost seems as though one is watching a very intimate documentary detailing many of the less then glamorous realities of life on the mat.

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Blu-ray review: Slumdog Millionaire deserved the prize

Slumdog Millionaire is about Jamal, but it is also about the children of the Mumbai Slums

Speaking to those one meets during the day, surprisingly few have seen Slumdog Millionaire. Even with the films incredible library of awards, including eight Academy Award Oscars.

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