Movies Dash

Son Go Ku vs Sun Wu Kong

2008-11-17T18:30:00.000-08:00

Kartun has been reliving her childhood and rewatching Dragon Ball. Watching the series now evoked a different feeling than I had then. Then it was more character-based, sometimes I didn’t really understand the content. Now, I marvel at Akira Toriyama’s creactivity - the way he combined humour with action.

As I watch, I can’t help comparing Dragon Ball’s protagonist, Son Go ku to the original Sun Wu Kong from Journey to the West. Just how similar or different are these two characters?

Let’s examine the similarities first:

Both have the same name, whether it’s written in Japanese, Chinese or English.
Both can fly and fly fast!
Both have a tail that resemble that of a monkey’s.
Both uses the Power Pole - which can extend or shorten according to the owner’s wish.
Both follow a few masters - Goku (Muten Roshi, Karin sama, Kami sama & Kaio sama) & Wu Kong (San Zang & a certain fellow who taught him magic)
Both are powerful, skilled in fighting.

Now we look at the differences between the two characters:

Son Wu Kong	Son Go Ku
1. Has the ability to change to 72 different forms.	1. Has the ability to change to 4 different forms.
2. Can conjure up many different things (magic!)	2. Can blast “ki” – eg. Kame Hame Ha
3. Very hairy – resembles a big monkey	3. Not a single strand of hair on his body except the crown on his head.
4. Mischievous, capable of evil	4. Innocent and child-like
5. Wears a ring around his head to prevent him from doing mischief.	5. No ring around his head, except the halo above it after he died.

6. Flies very fast, over several cloud nimbuses in 1 second.

6. Owns a flying nimbus.

There are of course more similarities and differences that Kartun cannot think of. Maybe the reader can suggest?

The Dragon Ball Movie

2008-11-17T18:26:00.000-08:00

Hmmm… I’m not sure whether this rumour is true but if it is, what is Hollywood thinking? According to most of the sources, this is only a Dragon Ball movie, not Dragon Ball Z. Which means, no Vegeta, no Cell

Here’s a picture of Gokou:

Of course, we recognise the “turtle” symbol at his back and the supposedly hmmm… dragon ball on his hand? Gokou is played by an actor called Justin Chatwin (Lost). The rest of the cast are as follows:

Jamie Chung as Chi-Chi
Emmy Rossum as Bulma:
Chow Yun-Fat as Master Roshi - I’m looking forward to this!!
Joon Park as Yamcha
Eriko Tamura as Mai
Texas Battle as Carey Fuller
Luis Arrieta as Weaver
Randall Duk Kim as Grandpa Gohan
Ernie Hudson as Master Mutaito
Shavon Kirksey as Emi

Kartun has no idea who are Mai, Carey, Weaver, Master Mutaito and Emi. I supposed they are characters developed by Hollywood to fill in the stories. Not mentioned in the list of cast is Kuririn, Gokou’s best friend! How can a Dragon ball movie be Dragon Ball without Kuririn. I wonder who’s gonna play that part…

The movie is said to be directed by James Wong and produced by Stephen Chow. It should be in the theatres by April 2009. Although I can’t totally agree with the cast, I don’t think I’m giving this movie a miss. It’s a Dragon Ball movie. Of course kartun will go!

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

2008-11-15T06:36:00.001-08:00

Genre: Comedy

Running Time: 85 min.
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Raja Gosnell
Writer: Analisa Labianco, Jeff Bushell

Synopsis

Chloe, a diamond-clad, bootie wearing Beverly Hills Chihuahua enjoys her luxurious lifestyle so much, she hardly notices Papi, a hilarious Chihuahua

who happens to be crazy for Chloe. But when the most pampered pooch gets lost in Mexico with only a street-wise German Shepherd to help her find her way home, Papi heads south of the border--joining forces with a motley crew: three dogs, two humans, a sly rat and a nervous iguana--to rescue his true love.

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Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Three-Disc Collector's Edition)

2008-11-15T06:30:00.000-08:00

"Hellboy II: The Golden Army" is visually arresting and packed with interesting characters, though even at two hours its story feels rushed. Ron Perlman's Hellboy -- tasked with stopping an indestructible army led by a vengeance-seeking fairy prince -- seems to race from set piece to set piece, which is a shame given the amount of work that went into creating various locations and creatures. Still, the movie looks great, and moving to the small screen helps disguise less good sequences like the patently back-lot New York City street during a tree god battle.

Though the packaging boasts three discs, the third is a digital copy of the film, leaving the movie and featurettes on what's really two discs. The Collector's Edition also comes with a Golden Army warrior figurine, creature design sketchbook, poster and more.

DVD Bonus Features:

The Good: The Troll Market tour is amazing. A huge amount of work went into creating the set, and director Guillermo del Toro lets no intricate amount of detail go unnoticed. That's enough to make me wish the bulk of the movie had been spent there. Hellboy fans will want to check out "In Service of the Demon," more than two hours of behind-the-scenes documentary (not including the now-standard featurettes on pre- and post-production). More casual viewers will be relieved to know "In Service to the Demon" is broken into short, easily digestible chapters.

Fireproof

2008-11-15T06:19:00.000-08:00

Genre: Drama

Running Time: 122 min.
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Alex Kendrick
Writer: Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick

Synopsis

At work, inside burning buildings, Capt. Caleb Holt lives by the old firefighter's adage: Never leave your partner behind. At home, in the cooling

embers of his marriage, he lives by his own rules. Growing up, Catherine Holt always dreamed of marrying a loving, brave firefighter...just like her daddy. Now, after seven years of marriage, Catherine wonders when she stopped being "good enough" for her husband. Regular arguments over jobs, finances, housework, and outside interests have readied them both to move on to something with more sparks. As the couple prepares to enter divorce proceedings, Caleb's father challenges his son to commit to a 40-day experiment: "The Love Dare." Wondering if it's even worth the effort, Caleb agrees-for his father's sake more than for his marriage. When Caleb discovers the books daily challenges are tied into his parents' newfound faith, his already limited interest is further dampened. While trying to stay true to his promise, Caleb becomes frustrated time and again. He finally asks his father, "How am I supposed to show love to somebody who constantly rejects me?" When his father explains that this is the love Christ shows to us, Caleb makes a life-changing commitment to love God. And, "with God's help" he begins to understand what it means to truly love his wife. But is it too late to fireproof his marriage? His job is to rescue others. Now, Caleb Holt is ready to face his toughest job ever ... rescuing his wife's heart.

The Wackness

2008-11-15T06:16:00.000-08:00

Winner of the audience award at Sundance this year was THE WACKNESS, an idiosyncratic coming of age story from writer/director Jonathan Levine.

It’s set in New York in 1994 where hip-hop is raging and Luke, (JOSH PECK), has just finished high school and is whiling away the summer months before going away to college.

He pushes his ice-cream van around the streets dealing dope in a city that Mayor Giuliani is determined to clean up.

One of his more eccentric clients is psychiatrist Dr. Squires, (BEN KINGSLEY), who trades his shrinkage for a quarter of an ounce.

Most of his peers have left the city for the summer but there’s one significant person who has stayed. She’s Squires’s stepdaughter Stephanie, (OLIVIA THIRLBY)

Luke is such a passive creature that he almost sucks the blood out of the early part of the film, but it picks up when he and Stephanie go to Squires’s holiday home on Fire Island for a few days.

Some real emotion enters the film at this point and combined with Squires’s less than satisfactory marriage to Kristin, (FAMKE JANSSEN), the real focus of the film starts to come into play, which is the relationship between Luke and Squires.

The performances are all very fine, but the standout is Ben Kingsley’s Squires. It’s so unexpected. He’s a man in deep pain as Luke will be.

The Wackness has its charms but it has its unevenness too.

Dying Breed

2008-11-15T06:12:00.000-08:00

Matt, (LEIGH WANNELL), and his Irish girlfriend, Nina, (MIRRAH FOULKES), accompany Matt’s friend, Jack, (NATHAN PHILLIPS), and HIS girlfriend Rebecca, (MELANIE VELLEJO), on a trip into the Tasmanian interior to hunt for Tasmanian tigers.

Nina has another motive; her older sister drowned on a similar search eight years earlier.

The locals, who are descendents of a cannibalistic convict known as The Pieman, aren’t exactly friendly.

The first requisite for a horror film which places young people in jeopardy is, you would have thought, to make us care about the characters so that when they’re in danger we share their distress. This is a notion alien to director Jody Dwyer and his co-screenwriters Michael Boughen and Rod Morris.

Jack is so odious and obnoxious that he forfeits any sympathy and Matt is a wimp. The women are marginally more interesting, but not enough to encourage you to invest in their plight.
So this poor man’s TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE fails on just about every level. It tries hard to be horrific and gruesome, even introducing a bit of fashionable torture near the end, but only the most credulous will find it genuinely scary.

I enjoy a really good horror film, but DYING BREED is an exceedingly feeble addition to the genre.

Sex Drive

2008-11-15T06:02:00.000-08:00

Ian, (JOSH ZUCKERMAN), who lives in the suburbs of Chicago, is still a virgin.

He secretly adores his best female friend, Felicia, (AMANDA CREW), but she resists his shy advances, so, with the encouragement of Lance, (CLARK DUKE), he decides to borrow the prized vintage Pontiac GTO belonging to his overbearing, homophobic brother Rex,(JAMES MARSDEN), to drive 500 miles to Knoxville where a girl he met through the net, Ms Tasty, has promised she’ll go all the way with him if he meets her.

Essentially, this is a re-working of the excellent 1985 Rob Reiner film, THE SURE THING, and while it’s not on the same level as that, it’s often surprisingly funny.

A lot of the jokes and situations are crude, as you’d probably expect from this kind of movie, but the film works as a bit of a guilty pleasure because the three central performances are so good.

JOSH ZUCKERMAN is really quite sweet as the painfully shy Ian and AMANDA CREW is excellent as Felicia who thinks she loves him but doesn’t want to spoil their friendship.

The film is very successful at depicting this all too common and, for teenagers, difficult situation. The third good performance is that of
CLARK DUKE as the seemingly nerdy but actually quite self-confident Lance, and there’s strong support from JAMES MARSDEN as Ian’s horrid big brother and SETH GREEN as an Amish farmer with an interesting approach to life.

Eagle Eye

2008-11-15T05:42:00.000-08:00

Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis, Anthony Mackie
Plot Summary: Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations--using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move. As the situation escalates, these two ordinary people become the country's most wanted fugitives, who must work together to discover what is really happening--and more importantly, why.

In Memoriam: Rudy Ray Moore 1927-2008

2008-11-15T05:38:00.000-08:00

Actor, comedian, rap-battle champion, and Blaxploitation icon Rudy Ray Moore passed away recently, to the heartbreak of fans everywhere -- especially those of his trademark character Dolemite. But Moore's legacy extends far beyond the borders of Dolemite's memorable, flamboyant hats -- he enjoyed a career that took him from the stage, to the screen, to the recording studio, with projects that he continued working on until the time of his death.

Quantum of Solace: The AMG Review

2008-11-15T05:35:00.000-08:00

James Bond embraces the Jason Bourne model with Quantum of Solace, a rough-and-tough 007 adventure whose aspirations are admirable, even if the aesthetics are not. Back once again is Daniel Craig as the thuggish brute who pummels his way to solving the mystery continued from the previous installment. Stripped away of nearly every trait that the character has worn so well, this isn't the cinematic Bond of yore, rather a closer fit to the Ian Fleming mold of sophisticated brawler. Tonally, Quantum of Solace is a sobering hangover from the rousing experience of its predecessor. Where there was finely crafted action in the first, in its place are jarring action set pieces where disorienting camera moves and rapid editing rule the school. The days of the series' escapist entertainment are momentarily shelved, thanks to the unsteady hand of indie filmmaker Marc Forster, who seems far out of his league when painting on a canvas this large. What he brings to the table is a yearning to delve more into Bond's psyche -- it's just too bad that he felt the need to ape Mr. Bourne, Bond's cinematic cousin, when it came to crafting its action scenes, of which there are many. Dour, hyper-stylized, and completely gadget-less -- nobody does it better? Not in this case.

Sniper Elite

2008-11-12T18:47:00.000-08:00

We play Sniper Elite...

As you would imagine from the title of the game, Sniper Elite is all about sniping. If you don’t have a good aim, make a lot of noise, can’t shoot, or just don’t snipe for whatever reason, it’s pretty much over for you. If you are able to line up the perfect shot and go for the kill, Sniper Elite will be on the top of your list of most loved games. Sniper Elite is for the serious sniper that has the skills and the guts to finish the job.


Sniper Elite is all about sniping as you would imagine		If you are able to to line up the perfect shot and go for the kill...

The setting: 1945 and you are and American soldier that was trained at the United States Military Academy (West Point). Only the best can get in West Point, and only the best of the best make it out. You are trained, ready for action, and working as an American spy disguised as a German that is working against the Soviet secret service, the NKVD, to keep them from stealing any atomic technology. In easier terms to understand, the Soviet troops are coming and you have to stop them. World War 2 just ended and the Soviets forces main goal is to take control of all of Europe. Your name: Eagle Watch. In your mission of taking out the NKVD you will go through a series of rescues, assassination, intelligence, and many assault missions.

In Sniper Elite, you will be assigned one large overall mission, which will then be broken down into small missions once you have made it to the ground. Based upon what move the enemy makes, conditions will always be changing, and therefore so will your objectives. The individual, smaller missions are even quite lengthy and will capture your attention for a while. Things will move quicker once you have the enemy positions known and memorized.

There are a few things you must decide about yourself as a gamer before purchasing or playing Sniper Elite. You must be excessively patient and be able to sit and concentrate on your target without getting frustrated. You must also realize that you will not be able to spot some of your enemies until they are up on you and shooting already. Your compass has an indicator showing the directions of enemy fire, but it can be extremely vague and difficult to read. Sometimes you will have some leverage from a certain special vantage point you are at, such as a rooftop or apartment window, but most of the time your enemies will attack from nowhere after you have killed a target.


You must be excessively patient and be able to sit and concentrate on your target without getting frustrated		You must also realize that you will not be able to spot some of your enemies until they are up on you and shooting already

This will undoubtedly get on your nerves to no end, having enemies take you off-guard and there being nothing you can do about it. It is especially difficult and frustrating in upper levels of the game when you don’t have as many lives to spare. This is where common sense and decision making enter the picture, but sometimes even that won’t save you. For example, lets say you blow up a tank, and out of nowhere two soldiers come after. You’re a goner. If you hadn’t blown up the tank, but instead found a different route around, you wouldn’t have gotten spotted and killed. The problem is, there is no possible way to know that until after it’s already happened. Even though this aspect is frustrating and will make you want to cuss out loud, it is interesting and keeps things from getting boring and monotonous.

The arsenal available to you in Sniper Elite is pretty impressive. You will have access to different sniper riles, MG-42’s, silencer pistols like P-38’s, PPSH41’s, and more. Not only will you have guns and pistols, you will have a set of unconventional weapons, like sticks of dynamite, time bombs, trip wire grenades, hand grenades, and other explosives.

You don’t have very quick response time (strange thing for a West Point graduate, huh?) and your weapons take a few seconds before they are ready. The reason is understandable; you must carry all of your large weapons on you and take your pack off every time you wish to switch weapons. This is realistic though; snipers actually do it that way. The only thing here that is inaccurate is the amazing abilities of your enemy to spot you. Remember though, even all of these cool weapons are useless if you leave cover and are spotted.

In Sniper Elite you will be able to switch from playing from the third person view to the first person view by zooming in and out using your controls. Controls can be fully customized and are easy to understand. Even with this, and somewhat because of this, close range combat is not all that and is kind of flawed. Besides that, you’re a sniper, there isn’t supposed to be any close range combat.

Sniper Elite has both LAN and online play. Your character’s appearance can be customized and you have the choice of playing Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, or Assassination modes. The game is much more entertaining and fun when played like this and much better to face a human sniper than computer-controlled enemy that follows a planned artificial pattern.


Graphics in Sniper Elite are actually pretty good		If you like to blow and go throughout an entire game without ever slowing down, don’t even waste your time with this game

Graphics in Sniper Elite are actually pretty good. The surrounding environment is has great texture and is a blended mix of browns, grays, yellows, and greens-just what you would expect from the armed forces. Death animations are very realistic and heads practically snap back when hit straight on with a bullet, making it entertaining to watch them die. There are many smaller visual movements that you will detect, such as rats scurrying about and fluttering papers.

Above all else, Sniper Elite is only for the patient gamer. If you like to blow and go throughout an entire game without ever slowing down, don’t even waste your time with this game, but if you like to watch the rewards of your meticulously calculated homework, then this is definitely the game for you.

Top game moment: Sitting for five or ten minutes just waiting for the perfect moment to blast the Soviet enemy right between the eyes, and then pegging him.

Batman: Gotham Knight

2008-11-06T18:50:00.000-08:00

Actors:	Kevin Conroy, Gary Dourdan, David McCallum, Corey Burton, Will Friedle, Brian George, Jason Marsden, Scott Menville, Jim Meskimen, George Newbern, Corey Padnos, Rob Paulsen, Kevin Michael Richardson
Directors:
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Anime-inspired direct-to-DVD anthology film. Comprised of six short stories, from diverse creators, including Academy Award-nominated Josh Olsen (A History of Violence), Batman Begins writer David S. Goyer, and comics scribe Brian Azzarello. It's planned for a release window of two to four weeks prior to the release of The Dark Knight, and would bridge the gap between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.

Animatrix, The

2008-11-06T18:49:00.001-08:00

Actors:	Clayton Watson, Akio Ôtsuka, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson, Dane A. Davis, John DeMita, John Di Maggio, Alex Fernandez, Jack Fletcher, Rick Gomez, Tom Kenny, Phil LaMarr, Matt McKenzie, Keanu Reeves, Kevin Michael Richardson, Rodney Saulsberry,
Directors:	Peter Chung
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Anthology of nine short anime (Japanese animation) films tied in to the 1999 blockbuster "The Matrix" and its sequels. "Final Flight of the Osiris": The crew of the hovercraft Osiris attempt to warn their city of an imminent attack. "The Second Renaissance, Parts 1 & 2": The story behind the war between man and the machines, how mankind scorched the sky, and the creation of the Matrix. "Kid's Story": A teenager is contacted by Neo, and manages to escape the Matrix. "Program": Two warriors battle in a samurai training simulation when one decides to betray his crewmates and re-enter the Matrix. "World Record": A champion sprinter manages to break free of the Matrix by sheer physical effort during a record attempt. "Beyond": A young girl searching for her cat discovers a haunted house caused by a glitch in the system. "A Detective Story": Private investigator Ash tracks a hacker named Trinity through the looking glass. "Matriculated": A group of humans capture a machine scout and insert it into a 'human matrix'.

All Dogs Go to Heaven

2008-11-06T18:45:00.000-08:00

Actors:	Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Judith Barsi, Melba Moore, Daryl Gilley, Candy Devine, Charles Nelson Reilly, Vic Tayback, Rob Fuller, Earleen Carey, Anna Manahan, Nigel Pegram, Loni Anderson, Ken Page, Godfrey Quigley,
Directors:	Don Bluth
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When a casino owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven basically by default since all dogs to heaven. However, since he wants to get back at his killer, he cons his way back to the living with the warning that doing that damns him to Hell. Once back, he teams with his old partner, Itchy to prep his retaliation. He also stumbles on to an orphan girl who can talk to the animals, thus allowing him to get the inside info on the races to ensure his wins to finance his plans. However, all the while, he is still haunted by nightmares on what's waiting for him on the other side unless he can prove that he is worthy of Heaven again.

Aladdin

2008-11-06T18:41:00.000-08:00

Actors:	Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Frank Welker, Gilbert Gottfried, Douglas Seale, Bruce Adler, Brad Kane, Lea Salonga, Charles Adler, Jack Angel, Corey Burton, Philip L. Clarke, Jim Cummings
Directors:	Ron Clements, John Musker,
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Aladdin is a street-urchin who lives in a large and busy town long ago with his faithful monkey friend Abu. When Princess Jasmine gets tired of being forced to remain in the palace that overlooks the city, she sneaks out to the marketplace, where she accidentally meets Aladdin. Under the orders of the evil Jafar (the sultan's advisor), Aladdin is thrown in jail and becomes caught up in Jafar's plot to rule the land with the aid of a mysterious lamp. Legend has it that only a person who is a "diamond in the rough" can retrieve the lamp from the Cave of Wonders. Aladdin might fight that description, but that's not enough to marry the princess, who must (by law) marry a prince.

Puff The Magic Dragon

2008-11-06T18:39:00.000-08:00

Animated; Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; Amaray CaseAn animated feature based on the hit song by Peter, Paul and Mary. A shy, withdrawn boy named Jackie Draper learns the value of courage from his beloved companion, Puff the Magic Dragon.

Snap Case
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dubbed - Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Materials:
Featurettes - "Puff Teaches Spanish"
Sing-A-Longs -
1. "Puff the Magic Dragon"
2. "Weave Me the Sunshine"
Interactive Features:
Games - "Puff's Matching Game"

Family Guy

2008-11-06T18:37:00.001-08:00

This three-disc set contains 12 episodes of the Fox series about the Griffin clan. Bonuses: TV special, featurettes, favorite scenes, music video, censored audio track, deleted scenes, commentaries.Seth MacFarlane's animated comedy continues its assault on pop culture, good taste, and the Fox censors with its riotous fifth and sixth seasons. Even though nothing has really changed for the Griffin family, there's still plenty of comedic ground to cover. While drunk on communion wine at church, Stewie is thought by the congregation to be possessed, and the Griffins are chased out of town and into Texas. That doesn't last long, and a bit later back in Quahog, Peter foolishly plays with Death (Adam Carolla) again and discovers he's screwed up the past so badly that he's now married to Molly Ringwald while his best bud Quagmire lives with Lois. In a two-part episode, baby Stewie might actually have succeeded in killing his mother. Meanwhile, Peter gets a helping handing from Joe's disabled friends when he opens a family restaurant. Included among this collection is commentary the FAMILY GUY's 100th Episode Special. Volume six contains the last five episode of the fifth season and the first eight episodes of the sixth season.

Region 1
3-Disc Set - Checkpoint, Sensormatic
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English

Disc 1:
1. No Meals On Wheels
2. Boys Do Cry
3. No Chris Left Behind
4. It Takes a Village Idiot, And I Married One
5. Meet The Quagmires

Disc 2:
6. Movin' Out (Brian's Song)
7. Believe It Or Not, Joe's Walking On Air
8. Stewie Kills Lois
9. Lois Kills Stewie
10. Padre de Familia
11. Peter's Daughter

Disc 3:
12. McStroke (Animatic Episodes With Audio Commentary)
Additional Release Material:
Additional Audio Material - Optional Censored Audio Track on Every Episode
Additional Footage - Favorite Scenes
Audio Commentary - Commentary On Every Episode By Creator Seth MacFarlane, Writers and Cast Members
Deleted Scenes (50)
Featurettes -
1. "FAMILY GUY 100th Episode Special"
2. "FAMILY GUY Live! - "Just For Laughs""
3. "Peter Shin Draws Lois"
4. "The Making of the 100th Episode"
Music Video -
1. "I'm Huge (and The Babes Go Wild)"

America's first family of comedy is back with its sixth volume of hilarity and hi-jinx.

Source: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Looney Tunes Golden

2008-11-06T18:34:00.000-08:00

We've saved the best for last...more of your favorite Looney Tunes...your wish is our command. The concluding release from the Golden Collection Series is a 4-disc set with 60 more of the most looneytic Looney Tunes ever unleashed. Plus, 15 bonus shorts to make this the biggest collection of Looney Tunes ever! Indeed, some have never before been on home video! Special features include commentaries, music only tracks and never-before-seen documentary on Mel Blanc.

An incredible array of LOONEY TUNES delights awaits viewers in this sixth volume in the GOLDEN COLLECTION series. Remastered and unedited, these 60 cartoons are divided into four themed sections: "Looney Tunes All Stars," paying tribute to beloved characters such as Sylvester and Tweety; "Patriotic Pals," collecting wartime shorts featuring Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, and others; "Bosko, Buddy and Merrie Melodies," compiling rare gems from the Warner Bros. vault; and "Most Requested Assorted Nuts," a miscellany of animated hilarity. This collection is intended for adult collectors of the LOONEY TUNES series and contains scenes that may not be suitable for children.

Region 1
4-Disc Set
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital - English
Subtitles - English (SDH) - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Additional Footage - 2 Looney Tunes TV Specials Starring Bugs Bunny & Daffy Duck
Audio Commentaries
Bonus Rarities from the Vaults
Documentary - MEL BLANC: THE MAN OF A THOUSAND VOICES
Interactive Features:
Music Only Tracks
Music Only and Sound Effects Only Tracks

Episodes:

DISC ONE: Looney Tunes
All Stars
HARE TRIGGER
TO DUCK….. OR NOT TO DUCK
BIRTH OF A NOTION
MY LITTLE DUCKAROO
CROWING PAINS
RAW! RAW! ROOSTER
HEAVEN SCENT
MY FAVORITE DUCK
JUMPIN' JUPITER
SATAN'S WAITIN'
HOOK, LINE AND STINKER
BEAR FEAT
DOG GONE SOUTH
A HAM IN A ROLE
OFTEN AN ORPHAN

DISC TWO: Patriotic Pals
HERR MEETS HARE
RUSSIAN RHAPSODY
DAFFY--THE COMMANDO
BOSKO THE DOUGHBOY
ROOKIE REVUE
THE DRAFT HORSE
WACKY BLACKOUT
THE DUCKTATORS
THE WEAKLY REPORTER
FIFTH COLUMN MOUSE
MEET JOHN DOUGHBOY
HOLLYWOOD CANINE CANTEEN
BY WORD OF MOUSE
HEIR-CONDITIONED
YANKEE DOOD IT

DISC THREE: Bosko, Buddy &, Merrie Melodies
CONGO JAZZ
SMILE, DARN YA, SMILE!
THE BOOZE HANGS HIGH
ONE MORE TIME
BOSKO'S PICTURE SHOW
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOIN'!
WE'RE IN THE MONEY
RIDE HIM, BOSKO
SHUFFLE OFF TO BUFFALO
BOSKO IN PERSON
THE DISH RAN AWAY WITH THE SPOON
BUDDY'S DAY OUT
BUDDY'S BEER GARDEN
BUDDY'S CIRCUS
A CARTOONIST'S NIGHTMARE

DISC FOUR: Most Requested Assorted Nuts
HORTON HATCHES THE EGG
LIGHTS FANTASTIC
FRESH AIREDALE
CHOW HOUND
THE OILY AMERICAN
IT'S HUMMER TIME
ROCKET-BYE BABY
GOO GOO GOLIATH
WILD WIFE
MUCH ADO ABOUT NUTTING
THE HOLE IDEA
NOW HEAR THIS
MARTIAN THROUGH GEORGIA
PAGE MISS GLORY
NORMAN NORMAL

We've saved the best for last...more of your favorite Looney Tunes...your wish is our command. The concluding release from the Golden Collection Series is a 4-disc set with 60 more of the most looneytic Looney Tunes ever unleashed. Plus, 15 bonus shorts to make this the biggest collection of Looney Tunes ever! Indeed, some have never before been on home video!

Source: Warner Home Video

Naruto Uncut

2008-11-06T18:30:00.000-08:00

Naruto's pursuit of Sasuke is halted by the most fearsome of the Sound ninja--Kimimaro, a ninja with an uncompromising loyalty to Orochimaru and a hair-raising Kekkei Genkai! But the Leaf Village has sent another able-bodied ninja to assist in the fight, the newly recovered Rock Lee! While the Leaf genin continue their battles against the Sound, Naruto finally catches up to Sasuke at the Final Valley, the legendary site at the border of the Land of Fire. There, Sasuke and Naruto must face each other in their most devastating battle yet, and Sasuke must make a terrible choice in his quest for power that could decide both their destinies!

Even the spunky Naruto, who has faced some of the most terrifying enemies in existence, pauses when he is faced with battling the most fearsome of all Sound Ninja, Kimimaro, who has pledged loyalty to dark ninja Orochimaru and a hair-raising Kekkai Genkai. Luckily, the Leaf Village has sent Rock Lee to help in the battle, which allows Naruto to continue on his quest to find Sasuke to battle it out once and for all. He catches up to Sasuke at the Final Valley, where Sasuke must make a terrible choice that will determine both their destinies. Included in this set are the final episodes of NARUTO UNCUT.

Region 1, 2
3-Disc Set - Digipak
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
(unspecified) - Japanese, English
Subtitles - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Comparisons - Storyboard-to-Animation
Trailers - NARUTO UNCUT Volume 11 Sneak Preview
Text/Photo Galleries:
Galleries - Production Art
Additional Product:
Collectible NARUTO Storyboards Booklet (Ep 134)

Episodes (15)

Naruto's pursuit of Sasuke is halted by the most fearsome of the Sound ninja--Kimimaro, a ninja with an uncompromising loyalty to Orochimaru and a hair-raising Kekkei Genkai! But the Leaf Village has sent another able-bodied ninja to assist in the fight, the newly recovered Rock Lee! While the Leaf genin continue their battles against the Sound, Naruto finally catches up to Sasuke at the Final Valley, the legendary site at the border of the Land of Fire. There, Sasuke and Naruto must face each other in their most devastating battle yet, and Sasuke must make a terrible choice in his quest for power that could decide both their destinies!

Source: Viz Media, LLC.

Simon Cowell dumped by girlfriend

2008-11-05T18:45:00.000-08:00

American Idol judge and reality TV series mogul Simon Cowell, 49, has been given the boot by his girlfriend of six years, former model Terri Seymour, 34, because they disagreed about having children. Cowell’s publicist, Max Clifford, released a statement that reads: “Terri phoned Simon and finished it in September, about six weeks ago. They are going to remain close friends. Simon thinks the world of Terri and that isn’t going to change. He also understands her reason for ending it. In the past Terri has said that she wants kids but that just isn’t Simon. Nobody else is involved, certainly not on Simon’s side.” According to reports, Cowell bought a $5 million house in Los Angeles for Seymour in appreciation of their time together.

Lesbian doctor leaving Grey’s Anatomy

2008-11-05T18:42:00.000-08:00

Brooke Smith, who plays Dr. Erica Hahn on the ABC TV series Grey’s Anatomy, has been let go. Her character first appeared last season, and became a regular this season, indulging in the show’s first lesbian relationship with a newly-divorced character (played by Sara Ramirez). Creator Shonda Rhimes denies that the decision to let Smith go was related to the gay story line, saying in a statement released by ABC: “Brooke Smith was obviously not fired for playing a lesbian. Clearly it’s not an issue as we have a lesbian character on the show – Calliope Torres. Sara Ramirez is an incredible comedic and dramatic actress and we wanted to be able to play up her magic. Unfortunately, we did not find that the magic and chemistry with Brooke’s character would sustain in the long run. The impact of the Callie/Erica relationship will be felt and played out in a story for Callie.” Smith’s final episode airs this Thursday.

Hannah Montana episode pulled by Disney

2008-11-05T18:37:00.000-08:00

A controversial episode of Hannah Montana has been pulled by the Disney Channel. In the episode, entitled No Sugar, Sugar, Miley (played by Miley Cyrus) has to deal with her friend Oliver’s diabetes diagnosis. The third season episode, which was scheduled to air on November 9, screened early in an on-demand version to parents, according to the New York Daily News. A spokesman said: “During the scriptwriting stage of the Hannah Montana episode in question the matter of depicting a character with diabetes was reviewed by our Standards and Practices executives who consulted with medical experts to inform the story and ensure that it was told responsibly. Notwithstanding the measures we took, and based on the episode’s preview and early feedback from parents, we removed the episode from Sunday’s schedule and are now reevaluating it.” Another episode – Ready, Set, Don’t Drive – has been moved to the November 9 time slot. The story revolves around 15-year-old Miley’s first driving experience.

RocknRolla

2008-11-05T18:33:00.000-08:00

RocknRolla Movie Synopsis

RocknRolla takes a dangerous ride into high crime and low life in contemporary London, where real estate has supplanted drugs as the biggest market, and criminals are its most enthusiastic entrepreneurs. But for anyone looking to get in—from small-time crook One Two (Gerard Butler) to shady Russian billionaire Uri Obomavich (Karel Roden)—there's only one man to see: Lenny Cole (Tom Wilkinson).

A mobster from the old school, Lenny knows the right wheels to grease and has his hand on the throat of any bureaucrat, broker or gangster that matters. With one phone call, Lenny can make the red tape disappear. But as Lenny's right-hand man Archy (Mark Strong) tells him, London is ground zero for the changing times, with bigtime mobsters from the East, hungry criminals from the streets, and everyone inbetween, all vying to change the rules of commerce and crime.

With millions up for grabs, all of London's criminal underworld conspires, colludes and collides with one another in an effort to take their cut. But as high rollers and petty criminals alike jockey for dominance, the true prize of one multi-million-dollar deal will fall into the hands of a junkie rock star (Toby Kebbell)—Lenny's stepson, presumed dead but very much alive.

Cheers: The Tenth Season [4 Discs]

2008-11-05T18:16:00.000-08:00

Features
Closed Caption

This Set Contains

Latest Additions

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Chasing Amy
1997, USA
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Murder in Three Acts
1986, USA
Crime, Drama, Mystery

Alive
1993, USA
Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Top Movies

2008-11-05T00:10:00.000-08:00

Tropic Thunder / 2008 / Ben Stiller

Bangkok Dangerous / 2008 / Danny Pang

Burn After Reading / 2008 / Ethan Coen and Joel Coen

Death Race / 2008 / Paul W.S. Anderson

Taken / 2008 / Pierre Morel

Step Brothers / 2008 / Adam McKay

Righteous Kill / 2008 / Jon Avnet

Mamma Mia! / 2008 / Phyllida Lloyd

WALL·E / 2008 / Andrew Stanton

Last added

Traitor / 2008 / Jeffrey Nachmanoff

Futurama: Benders Game / 2008 / Dwayne Carey-Hill

Star Wars: The Clone Wars / 2008 / Dave Filoni

The Andromeda Strain / 2008 / Mikael Salomon

Mirrors / 2008 / Alexandre Aja

Pineapple Express / 2008 / David Gordon Green

Hollywood News:

2008-11-05T00:07:00.000-08:00

	Victoria Beckham In A Sari Victoria Beckham has given a photo shot for Vogue India Bridal issue for November 2008. Victoria is on the cover wearing the tradinational India sari. She has given an exclusive interview to the magazine in which she talks about her icon husband David Beckham and their three sons.
	Kate Moss Gold Sculptor Marc Quinn, a British sculptor, is ready to unveil his latest creation to the world, a $2.8 million, 110 pound solid gold statue of the supermodel, Kate Moss . Qninn in 2006 had created Sphinx, a painted bronze statue of Moss in a somewhat provocative yoga pose. So far the London museum has so far only released a close up photo of the statue's face. The statue will be on display from Oct. 4 through Jan. 25, 2008.
	Kara DioGuardi Added As Judge On Americal Idol Kara DioGuardi will has been signed to appear on the next season of the popular tv show American Idol 8 as the forth judge along side Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul , and Randy Jackson.

Bollywood News

2008-11-05T00:03:00.000-08:00

	Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Has The Sexiest Eyes Aishwarya Rai Bachchan beat out Hollywood superstars Angelina Jolie , Megan Fox , Scarlett Johansson and other to be voted as having the ‘sexiest eyes’ in US TV E!'s Sexiest Body Parts List. Gisele Bundchen , Brazilian supermodel, walked away with the sexiest legs award. Charlize Theron won for her sultry shoulders and Eva Mendes got votes for her locks. Taiwanese actress Shu Qi was voted has having the sexiest lips.
	Katrina Kaif Dominates Yuvvraj Posters : Katrina Kaif great success at the box office has set a new wave in Indian cinema by being the only star on the posters for Subhash Ghai's forthcoming film Yuvvraj (2008) , leaving the movies male star behind. The movie male stars are Salman Khan , Anil Kapoor and Zayed Khan .
	Deepika Padukone On Cover Of Grazia Deepika Padukone will be on the cover of the October 2008 issue of fashion magazine Grazia. Deepika had a successful debut in Om Shanti Om (2007) followed by good success with Bachna Ae Haseenon (2008) opposite her boyfreind Ranbir Kapoor . Deepika next big release if opposite King Kumar, Akshay Kumar , in Chandni Chowk To China, Made In China, CC2C (2008) .
	Celina Jaitley Opposite Sean Connery Celina Jaitley former Miss India and Bollywood actress has been signed to appear opposite Oscar winner Sean Connery and Orlando Bloom in an international project based on "Arabian Nights". The film Quest of Sheherzade will start to shot in January. Celina next release is going to be Golmaal Returns (2008) October 24, 2008.
	Amitabh Bachchan Released From Hospital Amitabh Bachchan has been discharged from Mumbai 's Leelavati Hospital after being in the hospital for about a week for abdominal pains. It so happended that the day he was admitted to the hospital the superstar was celebrating his 66th birthday. He was accompanied by his son Abhishek Bachchan daughter in law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and daughter Shweta Nanda. This will bring a big relif to thousands of his fans across the country who had been praying for a speedy recovery for Mr. Bachchan. Now it seems that Aishwarya's father Krishna Raj Rai has also being admitted to the hospital. Her father had been diagnosed with cancer last year and is undergoing cancer treatment at Hinduja hospital.
	Temptation Reloaded 2008 In Germany Cancelled Shahrukh Khan has decided to cancel the Temptation Reloaded 2008 tour which was suppose to start this week. The tour was being promoted in Germany by SensAsian Media Ltd, who are a little bitter about the last minute cancellation. The tour has also been cancelled for Spain. The tour had some great success back in 2005. The tour was going to feature stars from Indian cinema like Aamir Khan , Priyanka Chopra , Malaika Arora , and Arjun Rampal . Comedian Kaya Yanar will also be part of the tour.
	Minissha Lamba In Bikini On Cover Of Maxim India October 2008 Issue Minissha Lamba is being featured in bikini phoots for the October 2008 edition of Maxim India . The photos will be part of the Maxim India October 2008 edition. Minissha recently was seen in Kidnap (2008) oppsoite Imran Khan and Sanjay Dutt .
	Karishma Kapoor To Be A Judge On Nach Baliye 4 Date: 10/10/2008: Karishma Kapoor has been out of the Bollywood film industry for a while and now is coming to the small screen. Karishma, along with choreographer and director Farah Khan and actor Arjun Rampal to judge the season four of the dance show, which will air on Friday and Saturday at 8 pm on Star Plus from October 10, 2008.
	Shahrukh Khan Boulevard in Dubai Over the weekend, Shahrukh Khan (SRK) announced that he has teamed up with a United Arab Emirates (UAE) real estate firm to build a signature beachfront residential project in the gulf country with a budget of 2.17 billion dollars (USD). The project will be located on the Dana Island in Ras Al Khaimah. Shahrukh will work with a Los Angeles based architect Tony Ashai during the design of the beachfront community comprising 10 residential towers along with specially designed studios, and one and two bedroom apartments and townhouses, piers and boardwalks besides marine sports and leisure facilities. The project is scheduled to complete in 2012.
	Hrithik Roshan And Kangna Ranaut Shoot In Las Vegas Hrithik Roshan is currently in the US shooting for his next movie, Kites (2009). The shooting is currently being finished up in Las Vegas, USA and then will wrap up in LA. The movie also stars Kangna Ranaut opposite Hrithik and is being directed by Anurag Basu. Kangna has previously worked with Anurag during Gangster and Metro and came with high recommendation to the Roshans for this movie. During the shoot, Hrithik filmed a sensuous scene with Mori for which Hrithik asked his dad to Rakesh Roshan to leave the set for the take.
	Aishwarya Rai And Amitabh Bachchan To Perform At Live Earth Concert 2008 Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are once again going to perform live on stage together. Last time they were part of the The Unforgettable Tour and now they will be dancing at the Live Earth concert to be held at the Andheri Sports Complex on December 07 2008 in Mumbai , India. Jon Bon Jovi and Shekhar Kapur will also be performing on stage. The event is being organized by Al Gore, former vice president and 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, and Kevin Wall.

Tradewinds Legends

2008-11-04T23:45:00.000-08:00

Get carried away in this latest installment in the acclaimed Tradewinds Series. Sail, trade and battle with legendary heroes such as Sinbad in the mythical Far East. Enter a world of danger and intrigue as you complete over 100 unique tasks. Build a flotilla of ships armed with weaponry, both man-made and magic. Sail into the sky to discover new ports and engage in aerial combat with other magical sky ships. Encounter a world of legend, play Tradewinds Legends today!

Features

Trade And Battle With Legendary Heroes!
Choose A Character Or Create Your Own
10 Amazing Ports To Visit
Hundreds Of Special Items

Free download Tradewinds Legends 14.1 Mb

Get the full version of Tradewinds Legends $19.95

Bookworm Deluxe Game

2008-11-04T23:42:00.000-08:00

The goal of Bookworm Deluxe is to make words to feed the hungry Bookworm, while watching out for burning letters that could ignite your library!

In both game types, Classic and Action, you must create words by linking letters on the board together. To select a letter, just click on it. Then select another letter adjacent to the first, and then another one adjacent to that, until you have formed a word of at least 3 letters. When you have a valid word, click the Submit button and it will be removed from the screen.

You can tell if your word is valid by looking at the sidebar... if there is a point value under your word, Bookworm game accepts it as a real word.

Bookworm Deluxe Game Features

All-new Action Game!
Make words up to 12 letters long!
Brand new Sapphire and Diamond tiles!
Hall of Fame to record best scores and words!
Upload your high scores to the web!
Bookworm game defines tricky words onscreen!

Are you ready to eat your words? Free download Bookworm Deluxe now!

Free download Bookworm Deluxe (4.5 Mb)

Jewel Quest

2008-11-04T23:39:00.000-08:00

Explore the ancient ruins of Mayan civilization while discovering hidden treasures and priceless artifacts. In this unique new take on the classic-style matching game, you must rearrange valuable relics to turn sand tiles into gold. As you venture deeper into the jungle, you will encounter increasingly difficult puzzles containing secret twists, cursed items, and buried artifacts.

Progress Through 180 Unique Puzzles
Find Buried Relics
Replay Unlocked Boards To Improve Your Score
Get Promoted As You Win!

Free download Jewel Quest 8.3 Mb

Get the full version of Jewel Quest $19.95

Peggle Deluxe

2008-11-04T23:31:00.002-08:00

Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness. Conquer 55 fanciful levels with 10 mystical Magic Powers, racking up bonus points and shots you'll smile about for weeks. Face off against your friends in Duel Mode, or tackle 75 extra-tricky challenges.

It's luck and skill and joyous thrills, and amidst all this fevered action only one question remains: Can you become a Peggle Master?

Ready, Aim, Bounce!
Wield 10 Miraculous Magic Powers!
55 Levels Of Bouncing Delight!
Conquer 75 Master Challenges!

Free download Peggle Deluxe 14.4 Mb

Get the full version of Peggle Deluxe $19.95

Play free Online Games

2008-11-04T23:31:00.001-08:00

	Tactical Assassin Substratum The third part is here! Use your sniper gun and knife to eliminate the targetes in various missions.
	4th November 2008

	Enigma Game Fun and challenging, Slide blocky shapes around to create pixel pics at the fastest time!
	4th November 2008

	Mole Revenge The Mole got tired of being whacked! now the Mole has the hammer, and it's time for revenge!
	4th November 2008

	The Farmer A fun managing game, manage your farm and plant vegetables and fruits, take care of the house animals and create the...
	3rd November 2008

	Ghostscape Play as a brave scientist and explore a deserted haunted house, collect clues and solve riddles at this Point N'...
	3rd November 2008

	Bloons Tower Defense 3 A combination of two of the most addicting genres ever, Bloons and Tower defense games! Protect your territory...
	3rd November 2008

Showcase

2008-11-04T20:20:00.000-08:00

PC DVD Game - THE SIMS 2 APARTMENT LIFE
[US$29.90/£16.40 - Add to Cart] With The Sims 2 Apartment Life, your Sims are moving into a brand-new apartment, and their lives will never be the same! Adventure, fun, and drama await them as they meet new people and explore their new neighborhood.

P C/MAC DVD Game - SPORE LIMITED GALACTIC EDITION
[US$59.90/£32.90 - Add to Cart] The Limited Spore: Galactic Edition, featuring exclusive content.

P C DVD COMMAND AND CONQUER RED ALERT 3 PREMIER EDITION
[US$54.90/£30.20 - Add to Cart] For the most loyal Red Alert comrades, comes the limited Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Premier Edition. Featuring Kirovs-full of exclusive Red Alert goodness, including multiplayer maps, a bonus DVD with over an hour of exclusive content and the official soundtrack of Red Alert 3, the Premier Edition is the ultimate Red Alert 3 experience.

Grey Matter Free Game

2008-11-04T20:19:00.001-08:00

Grey Matter is an anti shooter, or a shooter without bullets. Essentially you're the bullet.

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Tomb Raider Underworld Demo

2008-11-04T20:17:00.000-08:00

The demo will have players traveling to the western coast of Thailand - the second destination in Tomb Raider: Underworld.

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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 v1.03 Patch

2008-11-04T20:09:00.000-08:00

This update corrects aggressive patch checks that could result in main menu sluggishness.

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Sinatra in Hollywood by Tom Santopietro - Coming to Bookstore in November

2008-11-04T02:56:00.000-08:00

Oscar®-winning actor, acclaimed director, and recipient of the Golden Globe Award for lifetime achievement in film, Frank Sinatra carved out one of the biggest careers in the history of Hollywood, yet his screen legacy has often been overshadowed by his achievements as a recording artist. But now, in SINATRA IN HOLLYWOOD (Thomas Dunne Books), Tom Santopietro, acclaimed author of Considering Doris Day and The Importance of Being Barbara, focuses on the film career of this unparalleled star and offers an analytical yet deeply personal look at Sinatra’s screen legend.

SINATRA IN HOLLYWOOD examines two crucial questions about Sinatra’s career: First, was Sinatra a good actor? Says Santopietro: “The answer is no—because he actually was a great actor who, when given the right material, proved himself an artist capable of elucidating the human condition with a depth and range every bit the equal of his work in the recording studio.” Second, just how seriously did Frank Sinatra take his film career? According to Santopietro, he took it very seriously. “Yes, he was the first to joke about cringe-worthy films like Double Dynamite, but contrary to popular, and knee-jerk, reaction, he cared, and cared big time.”

Santopietro writes vividly about Sinatra’s sixty-year career and over 60 films. Drawing on the observations of Sinatra’s contemporaries and the actor’s own self-criticism, he constructs the history of Sinatra’s films, including the musicals (such as Anchors Aweigh and On The Town), the critically acclaimed successes (Pal Joey, The Man with the Golden Arm, Von Ryan’s Express), the failures (The Kissing Bandit, The Pride and the Passion), his “Rat Pack” films (Ocean’s Eleven ranks as the best), as well as his ground-breaking role in The Manchurian Candidate, and his Oscar®-winning triumph in From Here to Eternity. Santopietro also explores Sinatra’s personal life. From his early family history in Hoboken to rumors of Mafia involvement in his career, Santopietro looks honestly and fairly at Sinatra’s rise to the top, his struggle to stay afloat, his ultimate triumph, his marriages to Ava Gardner and Mia Farrow, and what his success cost Sinatra in his personal life.

Although Santopietro touches on Sinatra’s singing career, which was inextricably linked to his acting career and destined to overshadow it, the focus remains on Sinatra, the man and the actor. SINATRA IN HOLLYWOOD is the story of a man with extraordinary talent, drive and savvy who became an idol in his own time and a lasting legend in show business.

“A terrifically lucid and entertaining look at an undervalued area of Sinatra’s achievement….Combining a fan’s ardor and enthusiasm with keen critical insight, [Santopietro] makes the case for Sinatra as a major acting talent…The author analyzes each movie, often scene-by-scene, wittily explaining what works, what doesn’t and why…Santopietro is engagingly thoughtful about the sources of the Sinatra mystique…every aspect of the legend is intelligently addressed…”
- Kirkus Reviews

About the Author:
Tom Santopietro has worked for the past twenty years in the New York theatre as a manager of over two dozen Broadway shows. He is the author of The Importance of Being Barbra and Considering Doris Day.

SINATRA IN HOLLYWOOD will be available from most major bookstores and online book retailers on November 11th.

NBC Picks Up Freshman Comedy Kath & Kim

2008-11-04T02:53:00.000-08:00

ln case you were wondering how bad things are over at NBC: The network has picked up freshman comedy Kath & Kim for a full season.

This is laughable, because Kath & Kim is easily one of the unfunniest half hours on television.

Still, it's cleverly sandwiched between two of NBC's hit comedies -- My Name Is Earl and The Office -- in its Thursday night lineup, which may explain how it's averaging 6 million viewers each week.

Based on an Australian hit series, the so-called comedy stars Molly Shannon and Selma Blair as a clueless mother and daughter and was roundly booed by critics.

In happier news, NBC's 30 Rock scored a series-high 8.5 million viewers in its third-season premiere. This week: Oprah!

On the Waterfront' (1954)

2008-11-03T23:45:00.000-08:00

On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront won eight Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director (Elia Kazan), and the acting in the movie is at such a high level that five actors (Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Karl Malden, Rod Steiger, and Lee J. Cobb) received Oscar nominations for their performances. I am always moved by the way this film tells a story of love and redemption set against the gritty backdrop of labor union corruption and violence.

The Godfather' DVD Collection

2008-11-03T23:42:00.000-08:00

Both The Godfather

Both The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather: Part II (1974) are on my short list of greatest all-time films. I think The Godfather: Part III (1990) is a good movie, but not in the same class as the first two. The trilogy is a showcase for the acting talents of Al Pacino, and who can forget Marlon Brando's towering performance in the first film? In these movies, Francis Ford Coppola gave us a memorable portrait of mob life, and I love the lines, "Leave the gun. Take the cannoli."

2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968)

2008-11-03T23:40:00.000-08:00

A Space Odyssey

In Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, a mysterious monolith is discovered on the moon, and a manned mission is dispatched to discover where it came from. But along the way, the spacecraft's supposedly infallible HAL 9000 computer goes through something akin to a nervous breakdown. To my mind, this science-fiction classic is visually stunning, brilliant, and enigmatic with an ending that is both baffling and sublime.

Citizen Kane' (1941)

2008-11-03T23:35:00.000-08:00

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane is an innovative, breathtakingly cinematic character study, and Orson Welles is unforgettable in the role of the wealthy, powerful newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane. A reporter researches Kane's life hoping to unlock the meaning of the tycoon's dying word "Rosebud." The story unfolds in a series of flashbacks as those who knew Kane share their memories of him. Welles' masterpiece is considered by many—myself included—to be the greatest movie ever made.

Felon

2008-11-03T23:25:00.000-08:00

Imdb rating: 7.9
Views: 3236
Genre: Crime, Drama

Movie plot: A family man convicted of killing an intruder must cope with life afterward in the violent penal system.

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Fight Club

2008-11-03T23:18:00.000-08:00

Imdb rating: 8.7
Views: 3075
Genre: Action, Thriller

Movie plot: An office employee and a soap salesman build a global organization to help vent male aggression.

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A Time to Kill

2008-11-03T22:51:00.001-08:00

Imdb rating: 7
Views: 1309
Genre: Crime, Thriller

Movie plot: Old ways die hard... and even now in the fast-changing American South, some old ways die harder than others. It's the lesson learned by Carl Lee Hailey, a Mississippi factory worker, when his ten-year-old daughter is brutally assaulted by two racist thugs on a drunken spree. It's the lesson learned by eager young lawyer Jake Brigance, called upon to defend Carl Lee in court after Hailey shoots...

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2008-11-03T22:48:00.001-08:00

Even the most rabid fan of horror films will find only shock-interrupted tedium in "The Haunting of Molly Hartley." Up to now, even the worst scare flicks have justified their existence through moments of well-designed, creative terror. This one comes at you uncertainly and says boo, but then slinks away like a vampire cowering at the sight of a wooden cross.

When it's over, you quickly realize you've been strung along by an uncertain plan based on a flimsy, high-school-level script. The filmmakers hope for a chunk of the pumpkin-season purse, but they've got precious little with which to lure you in.

An early sequence in the film should be familiar to anyone who has managed to sit through previous Halloween trash in which some avenger in a hockey mask rips apart anyone who seems to be having too much fun.

Back in the summer of 1997, a gorgeous girl named Laurel (Jessica Lowndes) gets assaulted for going into the woods to kiss her boyfriend. Her father arrives, Bible in hand, and tosses her into his truck while spewing venom about a wrathful god. He deliberately causes an accident, then cuts her to death with a piece of broken glass.

The underlying message, according to long-standing Hollywood horror convention, is that, because she felt sexual desire pulsing through her veins, she deserves to be killed by a religious lunatic. Powers greater than human are the authorities for such a judgment.

1 OUT OF 4 STARS

Rated: PG-13 for strong thematic material, violence and terror, brief strong language, some teen drinking

Cast: Haley Bennett, Jake Weber, Chace Crawford, Shanna Collins

Director: Mickey Liddell

Run time: 84 minutes

If you stay alert through that bit of perversity, director Mickey Liddell then shifts forward to the present, to Huntington Prep School, where the title character (Haley Bennett) has enrolled after she and her father moved to the area in order to be near Molly's mother, who recently stabbed the girl with scissors to protect her from evil.

Just when you think it's safe to laugh at such nonsense, director Liddell and his scriptwriting collaborators John Travis and Rebecca Sonnenshine supply a series of narrative options which, irrational and senseless though they may be, serve to provide closure. There's a point at which you might expect a final clash between Jesus freaks and Satan worshippers, but no. Apparently that would have been too easy.

Along the way, characters change for no dramatic reason, and Molly randomly -- and very easily -- breaks the arm of an unpleasant girl who has been taunting her since she arrived at Huntington.

The audio-visual style of the picture relies heavily on shock cuts and sudden music. For example, when Molly walks down a dark hall, a thunderous orchestral chord is sounded as she turns around only to see a friend, who then asks, "What's wrong?"

What's wrong is that drivel such as this has been sent out to poor souls in search of mystery and suspense.

Joaquin Phoenix confirms he's done with movies

2008-11-03T22:35:00.000-08:00

LOS ANGELES - The writing on Joaquin Phoenix's fists said it all.

The words "Good Bye" were penned on the actor's knuckles at a premiere Saturday night for his latest film, "Two Lovers," and Phoenix confirmed a surprise announcement he made last week: He's giving up movies.

"I think it's just moving on. It's rediscovering something else," said Phoenix, 34, said in an interview with Associated Press Television News before Saturday's American Film Institute festival, which also premiered "Che," starring Benicio Del Toro.

"Two Lovers" is his last film, he said. His publicist had disclosed Friday that the actor intended to focus on music.

Phoenix first mentioned his decision to "Extra" early last week at a fundraiser in San Francisco. He abruptly ended that interview after the reporter wondered whether he was joking about giving up acting for music.

Phoenix learned to play guitar and did his own singing to play country legend Johnny Cash in "Walk the Line," which earned him an Academy Award nomination. His publicist also said Phoenix has been directing music videos in recent years.

"It's like greener pastures, you know what I mean?" Phoenix said Saturday. "And so, I'm just going to try and like, I'll just be doing the other thing. ... Hopefully, I will emotionally impact you with that, as well."

"Two Lovers" stars Phoenix as a heartbroken man torn between a needy, neurotic neighbor (Gwyneth Paltrow) and the sensible woman (Vinessa Shaw) his parents want him to marry. The film, due in theaters early next year, was directed by James Gray, with whom Phoenix also worked on "We Own the Night" and "The Yards."

A Scanner Darkly

2008-11-03T21:31:00.000-08:00

Imdb rating: 7.2
Views: 4209
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Sci-fi

Movie plot: An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result. view please klik here

American Psycho (2000)

2008-11-03T21:21:00.000-08:00

Imdb rating: 7.3
Views: 4405
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Movie plot: A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.

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10 Things I Hate About You

2008-10-29T04:28:00.000-07:00

Imdb rating: 7
Views: 2110

Movie plot: A remake of the classic Shakespare play -The Taming of the Shrew.-, set in a modern day highschool.

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You are Watching "Iron Man"

2008-10-29T04:06:00.000-07:00

Imdb rating: 8.2
Views: 691

Movie plot: When wealthy industrialist Tony Stark is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil.

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