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Hero Special Edition

Posted by The Boxman On February - 5 - 2010

  • HERO: SPECIAL EDITION BLU-RAY (BLU-RAY DISC)

Product DescriptionMaster filmmaker Quentin Tarantino presents HERO – martial arts legend, starring Jet Li The standout Special Edition, Import and including a device exciting new bonus is a visually stunning epic where a fearless warrior rises to challenge an empire and unite a nation. With supernatural skill – without fear – a nameless soldier (Jet Li) embarks on a mission of revenge against the fearsome army that massacred his people. Now, to achieve the justice he seeks, he must take the most ruthless killers of the empire and to reach the enemy he has sworn to defeat. Hailed by critics and won numerous heroes was Oscar (R) (Best Foreign Language Film, 2002) and Golden Globe nominee

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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Posted by The Boxman On February - 4 - 2010

DescriptionHistory is larger than life and twice as funny in this comedy monumental result is “better than the original” (At the Movies) “Ben Stiller leads an all-star cast (including Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria and Robin Williams), Larry Daley, a former night watchman at the Natural History Museum, where exhibits come alive after dark. But now Larry’s nocturnal friends are retired in the archives of the Smithsonian Institution, luring him back for a hilarious, all-out battle against the museum of misfits who intend to support the Smithsonian… and the world! Amazon. comBen Stiller fight with beasts extinct, historical, and monkeys to mind at Night the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, the continuation of the popular 2006 special effects extravaganza. This time, the tablet of ancient Egypt (the one that brings all the exhibits at New York Museum of Natural History in the Life night) is shipped off to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC – which, as the film tells us diligently, is the largest museum in the world. Naturally, the old museum guard Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) lower head to save her (and, by extension, to keep his magical friends living museum). He ends up fighting evil with a pharaoh who talks like Boris Karloff (Hank Azaria, The Simpsons) and fall in love with Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams , Enchanted). All the old gang are along the route, including Dexter the monkey, the face-slapping and more special effects ensue. There are not many surprises, but Battle of the Smithsonian is enough happy to entertain all those who enjoyed the first film. Extras include comments by the director and writers, the usual congratulatory making-of featurette, deleted scenes that are actually as good as the rest of the film, an alternative ending and a second disc completely useless about Crystal, the capuchin monkey who plays Dexter (disk monkeys less than half an hour of material, including two mediocre games). Distribution supportive statements from the first film, including Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, and Robin Williams. – Bret Fetzer Stills from Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Click for larger image)

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No Country for Old Men

Posted by The Boxman On February - 3 - 2010

  • Acclaimed filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen deliver their most gripping and ambitious film yet in this sizzling and supercharged action-thriller. Based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy, and featuring an acclaimed cast led by Tommy Lee Jones, this gritty game of cat and mouse will take you to the edge of your seat and beyond — right up to its heart-stopping final moment.R

Product DescriptionAcclaimed filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen deliver their films more exciting and ambitious yet in this sizzling and supercharged action-thriller. Based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy, and with a cast headed by renowned Tommy Lee Jones, gritty game of cat and mouse will take you to the edge of your seat and beyond – until his heart time of cessation. Bonus Material: The making of No Country for Old MenABC “Popcorn” Videochannels 4 News Joel and Ethan Coen appearanceLunch With David Poland – IKLIPZ-Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin interviewWNBC Reel Talk with Lyons & Josh Bailes BrolinLos Angeles Writers Guild of America Q & A PanelSix additional audio copy interviewsDigital: Watch your DVD in your living room and digital copy on goWorking Journal CoensThe with a country behind sheriffJosh unauthorized Brolin-the-scenes featuretteQ & A with Joel and Ethan Coen, Roger Deakins and the sound and production crewsCharlie Rose with Joel and Ethan Coen, Josh Brolin and Javier BardemEW. com Just A Minute With Javier BardemVariety Screening Series Q & Ain-store appearance with Javier Bardem and Josh BrolinAmazon. comThe Coen brothers make their finest thriller since Fargo with a restrained adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel. No there not moments of intense violence, but No Country for Old Men is their quietest, the most existential film yet. In this modern Western, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) is a Vietnam veteran who could use a break. One morning while hunting antelope, he saw several trucks surrounded by dead bodies (human and canine). In examining the site, he finds a box filled with 2 million dollars. Moss takes it with him, told his wife (Kelly Macdonald), he goes out for a while, and resumed the road until he can determine his next move. On the road to El Paso to Mexico, he discovers that he has been followed by Chigurh ex-special ops agent (a strangely calm Javier Bardem). Chigurh weapon of choice is a cattle gun, and he uses it on anyone who gets in his way – or loses a lot (in his case, bad luck is grounds for death). Just as Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), a veterinarian of World War II, is on the trail of Moss, Chigurh’s former colleague, Wells (Woody Harrelson), is on his own. For most films, Moss remains one step ahead of his enemy. Both men are clever and resourceful – except Moss has a conscience, Chigurh does not (it is, like McCarthy says, “a prophet of destruction”). At times, the film plays like an old horror movie, with Chigurh as Frankenstein’s monster logging. Like the taciturn terminator, No Country for Old Men does not move quickly, but the tension never dissipates. This minimalist masterpiece is Joel and Ethan Coen and their entire cast, particularly Brolin and Jones, at the height of their powers. – Kathleen C. Fennessy

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The Notebook

Posted by The Boxman On February - 2 - 2010

  • Behind every great love is a great story.As teenagers, Allie (Rachel McAdams) and Noah (Ryan Gosling) begin a whirlwind courtship that soon blossoms into tender intimacy. The young couple is quickly separated by Allies upper-class parents who insist that Noah isnt right for her. Several years pass, and when they meet again, their passion is rekindled, forcing Allie to choose between her soulmate a

DescriptionBehind every great love is a beautiful story. As teenagers, Allie (Rachel McAdams) and Noah (Ryan Gosling) begin a whirlwind courtyard blooming earlier in the privacy of tender. The young couple is quickly separated by Allies upper class parents who insist that Noah isn’t right for her. Several years pass, and when they meet again, their passion is rekindled, forcing Allie to choose between her soulmate and class order. This beautiful tale has a particularly special meaning to an older man (James Garner) who regularly reads the timeless love story to his aging companion (Gena Rowlands). Based on the bestseller by Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook is at once heartwarming and heartbreaking and will seduce you with its power and emotional sweep. Amazon. comWhen Tearjerkers you consider that old people are a species endangered in Hollywood, a movie like The Notebook can be embraced without apology. Yes, it’s syrupy sweet and clogged with clichés, and one can only marvel at the irony of Nick Cassavetes directing a weeper that his late father John – whose own films were devoid of feeling sweet – would despised. Another adaptation, this touchingly impassioned and great-looking on the novel by Nicholas Sparks People have a lot to recommend, including call young costar (Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams) and appealing old costar (James Garner and Gena Rowlands, the director’s mother ) to play the same love pair (respectively) early 1940s and current North Carolina. He was poor, she was rich, and you can guess the rest; decades later, he shamelessly devoted, and she is adrift in memory of the loss of senile dementia. How their love endured is the story preserved in the titular notebook that he reads it in their later years. The film is open to ridicule, but as a delicate tearjerker it works very well. Message in a Bottle and A Walk to Remember were also based on Sparks novels, suggesting a long triple that hopeless romantics will cherish. – Jeff Shannon

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2012

Posted by The Boxman On February - 1 - 2010

DescriptionFrom Roland Emmerich, director of THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW and INDEPENDENCE DAY, comes the ultimate action-adventure film, explode with revolutionary special effects. As the world faces a catastrophe of apocalyptic proportions, the collapse of cities and continents apart. 2012 put an end to the world and tells the heroic struggle of the survivors. Starring John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Woody Harrelson and Danny Glover. Amazon. comNow here’s how you can destroy the world. Roland Emmerich in 2012 falls on a Nostradamus-style gap in the Mayan calendar and the Apocalypse rams through it, conjuring blithely enormous amount of Saturday-morning fun in the process. A scientist (Chiwetel Ejiofor) detects movement of continental plates and sun flares and realizes that this heralds the imminent destruction of the planet. Like molten lava is about to hit the fan, a writer (John Cusack) takes his children on a trip to Yellowstone, later it will connect with his ex (Amanda Peet) and her new boyfriend (Tom McCarthy) in a Global Journey toward safety. If security. Hair proper collection intrigues are punctuated – often people, often – with visions of chaos in the world: the Vatican falls, the White House was hit hard (Emmerich Independence Day was not enough in this respect), and the coast of California plunges into the Pacific Ocean. Unlike directors of other measures we could name, Emmerich really understands how to help you see and drink from the vast perspective of special effects – and they are incredible. It also honors the past disaster Irwin Allen movie tradition by bombing actually good actors. Cusack and Ejiofor are convincing, even in the Cheesiest material, toss in Danny Glover (President of the United States), Woody Harrelson (a nut-bar conspiracy theorizing radio host), Thandie Newton and Oliver Platt, and you have a very watchable lot of people. Emmerich has not developed an ear for dialogue, even at this stage of his career, and the final act goes a bit too long. This is a very stupid movie, but if you have a soft spot for B-movie energy and narrowly escapes, 2012 offers a bit of both. – Robert Horton Stills from 2012 (Click for larger image)

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  • Collectible Batman Mask Packaging
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  • Incl. DIGITAL COPY

Product DescriptionRare Limited Edition 2 DVD Dark Knight Blu-Ray with Batman Mask Packaging and digital copying.

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Marine Aquarium

Posted by The Boxman On January - 30 - 2010

  • The ideal Blu-Ray Disc™ for your new High Definition Television. Turn your screen into one of three unique and vibrant underwater worlds, then escape to the serenity of the aquatic environment. , Sunrise – 38 minutes. From the darkness of night to the first light of day. , Mediterranean -33 minutes. The mystique of the Mediterranean , Caribbean -43 minutes. Relax in the brightly-coloured

Product DescriptionFilmed with a resolution that is four times the normal Blu-ray DiscTM – with better picture quality than ever! Blu-Ray DiscTM ideal for your new HDTV. Turn your screen into one of the three worlds unique and vibrant underwater, then escape to the serenity of the aquatic environment. Marine Aquarium Special Edition is the first high-definition Blu-ray DiscTM in 4K resolution and 5. 1 dtsHD High Res Audio Surround Sound. Play it softly. . . ambient music fills your room gently as a subtle perfume. The music is original compositions from the award winning Gutleut Studios in Frankfurt, Germany. 114 minutes of underwater paradise will turn your living room into an oasis of relaxation and shine. A wonderful experience for all age groups!

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Casino Royale

Posted by The Boxman On January - 29 - 2010

DescriptionCasino Royale presents JAMES BOND before he holds his license to kill. But Bond is no less dangerous, and with two professional assassinations in quick succession, he is elevated to “00″ status. “M” (Judi Dench), head of British Secret Service, sends the new promoted 007 on his first mission that takes him to Madagascar, the Bahamas and eventually leads to Montenegro to face Le Chiffre, a financier under pitiless threat his terrorist clientele, who tries to restore his funds in a poker game at Casino Royale. “M” places Bond under the watchful eye of the Treasury agent Vesper Lynd. At first skeptical of what can bring value Vesper, Bond’s interest in her deepens as they brave danger together. Figure cunning and cruelty come to bear on both an obligation to do so could never imagine, and he learned the most important lesson: Trust no one. Amazon. invigoration comThe the most successful film franchise since Batman Begins, Casino Royale offers a new Bond identity. Based on the novel by Ian Fleming which introduced the 007 in a world of the Cold War, Casino Royale is the most brutal and viscerally exciting James Bond film since Sean Connery left Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Meet the new Bond, not the same as the old bond. Daniel Craig gives a galvanizing performance freshly minted double-0 agent. Suave, yes, but also a “blunt instrument,” reckless and possessed with an ego that compromises his trial on his first mission to root out the mastermind behind an operation that funds international terrorists. In the classical tradition of Bond, his route led globally in small remote villages, such as Uganda, Madagascar, the Bahamas (it’s better that way), and Montenegro, where he was opposed to his enemy in a game of poker, with hundreds of millions in the pot. The stakes get even higher when Bond lets down his “armor” and falls in love with Vesper (Eva Green), the representative of the banker is in front of him steal the money.

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Origin: Spirits of the Past

Posted by The Boxman On January - 28 - 2010

  • The rebirth of the past from the ashes of the future.The rebirth of the past from the ashes of the future.A young boy named Agito enters a forbidden sanctuary where a glowing machine resides. This machine preserves a young girl named Toola, who has a mission entrusted by her from the past. Three-hundred years into the future, the Earth’s environment has been ruined by the interference of mankind

DescriptionThe revival of the past on the ashes of the future. . . . A young boy named Agito enters a forbidden sanctuary where a machine is brilliant. This machine keeps a young girl named Tool, which has a mission entrusted by her past. Three hundred years in the future, the Earth’s environment has been ruined by the interference of mankind, and between 300 years, the forest came to life and is constantly at war with man. It is a shaky peace in a time against nature. Only by searching their souls and examining the past Tools & Agito realize the origin of all things and unite mankind with the forest. Amazon. comOutstanding animation and a compelling environmental message to Origin: Spirits of the Past an anime feature below average, especially for young viewers. Despite abundant evidence that many anime fans will find familiar, Origin is distinguished by a story that lends itself (like many anime features) to a variety of spectacular settings. As the fairy tale story begins, it is 300 years since the terrible events left civilization in ruins. But in a post-apocalyptic ruins where large cities are located near the forest encroachment, humans live on both sides of a simmering conflict. For Young Agito, the son of an aging hero, life is relatively calm in Neutral City, a community built in the ruins of a once great city. But when he ventured into a prohibited area of the forest, where plants such as “Druids” to protect them from the outside world, he discovers a cryogenic stasis tube containing Tools, a girl who was supported in stasis for 300 years . His father had been in charge of the Earth “Renovation Project” which has led to a technological disaster, and his emerging friendship with Agito is threatened when they find themselves on opposite sides in an ideological conflict, and must save Agito’s Tools potentially destructive beliefs. It does this by becoming “stronger” – essentially melding his human form with the forest, joining forces with the powerful forces of nature. Like a colorful blend of science fiction and “green-friendly adventure of origin has much to say about the preservation of our planet in the era of global warming, and is a delight for the eyes from beginning to end. – Jeff Shannon

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Paranormal Activity

Posted by The Boxman On January - 27 - 2010

DescriptionThis intense edge-of your seat horror film follows a young couple of commuters who register disorders sinister in their home while they sleep, even though the domestic obsession becomes more frequent, more threatening and too personal. Hypnotic and heartbreaking, Paranormal Activity offers unique dreadful suspense punctuated by moments of terror suddenly and unexpectedly, all the way to the shocking end. Featuring a version not released in theaters with an exclusive alternate ending, Paranormal are active fantasy thriller Blu-ray to own that plays on your fears the most primitive, and guarantees you need to sleep with the lights on . Amazon. comLike The Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity is a cooler indie impressive and poignant that draws much of its terror – and there are a lot of time in his brief Running – playing on fears the most basic rights: which can not be seen. Although one might assume that the aesthetic point of view had been spent thank you for Cloverfield and Quarantine (and, lest we forget, Blair Witch), Paranormal makes excellent use of technology to a single camera , which keeps not only the central conceit film – a couple of new records hit phenomena are increasingly threatening supernatural invaded their home on a camcorder – that emphasize the realism necessary to pass the low-fi (so totally convincing) special effects. The approach is also crucial for the suspense of the film, which unfolds in long takes to widely ruptured nerve rattling effect. Not all fans of horror – or movie buff – will be captivated by the film Spook approach show. Those who find Blair Witch’s less-is-more approach aggravating feel the same about the paranormal, but the tricks of the first film exposed by Oren Peli, and helped by its two runways, compared to newcomers Katie Featherstone and Micah Sloat should offer viewers adventurous scares fresher and stronger than all of Hollywood in recent years. – Paul Gaita

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Hot Fuzz

Posted by The Boxman On January - 26 - 2010

DescriptionHere comes the fuzz … with more action and drama than ever! The final Hot Fuzz Ultimate Edition features non-stop entertainment that provides the heart pounding thrills and outrageous laughs from the guys that created Shaun of the! Dead Amazon. comin Shaun of the Dead, it was the zombie movie and the anomie of modern life. In Hot Fuzz, Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg in their sights the buddy cop blockbuster and the eccentric English village. The two worlds intersect when overachieving London officer Nicholas Angel (Pegg) is promoted to sergeant. The problem is that he was transferred to Agatha Christie country. His superiors (the comic trio of Martin Campbell, Steve Coogan and Bill Nighy) explain that it does the rest of the population a bad image. On the surface, Sandford is a sleepy little town where the most serious crimes, like loitering, are committed by college-hooded sports. In truth, it is a bad outbreak of Willow Man-style. Upon arrival, Chief Butterman (Jim Broadbent) partners Angel with his Daft son, Danny (Nick Frost, Pegg Shaun co-star), who aspires to kick ass “offense”, as the slick duo in Bad Boys II. When citizens begin to spin randomly found dead, he gets his chance. With Danny adoration at his side, Angel shows his cake catering to colleagues how things are done in the big city. As in Shaun, their previous picture, Wright and Pegg hit their targets more often than not. With the success of that first comes a bigger budget for car chases, shootings and explosions of fire. Though Hot Fuzz earns its R rating for salty language and grisly deaths, the tone is more debonair than petty. A wall to wall Soundtrack boisterous British favorites, like the Kinks, T-Rex, Sweet, contributes to the pleasure of fast-paced. – Kathleen C. Fennessy

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Groundhog Day

Posted by The Boxman On January - 25 - 2010

DescriptionBill Murray is at his ironic, wisecracking best in this romantic comedy of a tumultuous time meteorologist caught a personal channel on the worst day of his life. Teamed with a producer hard gay (Andie MacDowell) and a smart-aleck cameraman (Chris Elliott), TV Weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is sent to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to cover the annual Groundhog Day festivities. But on his way out of town, Phil is caught in a giant blizzard, which he failed to predict, and finds himself stuck in small town hell. Just when things could not get any worse, they do. Phil wakes the next morning to find it’s Groundhog Day again. . . and again. . . and again. Amazon. comBill Murray does warmth in his most consistently effective post-Stripes comedy, a romantic fantasy about a Wacky weatherman forced to relive a strange day over and over again until it finds the right one. Snowed in en route to an expedition to travel to watch the famous groundhog encounter his shadow, Murray falls into a different era that is never explained but pays off so rich that he has need not be. The elaborate loop-the-loop plot structure cooked up by screenwriter Danny Rubin is very clear on every step of the way, but Murray’s world-class reactive timing that makes the jokes explode, and we find eagerly each new variation. He squeezes all the juice available for each scene. Without forcing the issue, he makes us understand why this fly-away personality responds so intensely to the radiant of mental health television producer played by Andie MacDowell. The blissfully clueless Chris Elliott (Cabin Boy) is Murray Nudnik cameraman. – David Chute

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