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A Great Big Box of "Dirty Harry"

March 12, 2008

Warner Bros. Home Video has announced plans for a mega-re-release of "Dirty Harry" movies, including special editions of individual films. Details after the jump.
I am a "Dirty Harry" fan. I saw all the movies, three of them in theaters when they were released. I know that the original is a great piece of filmmaking [...]

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More DVD News: "John From Cincinnati"

March 10, 2008

Can't say I'm excited about this one, especially when "Square Pegs" looms. But it's out on April 1, and the official word is after the jump …

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"Centennial" on DVD At Last?

February 26, 2008

The epic miniseries — which ran longer than a lot of regular TV series — has been one of the most-asked-about DVD titles from readers, but still one only available on bootlegs. Now TV Shows on DVD has reported that it may at last be making a move to disc in July. Detailed report here.

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"Walk Hard" on DVD

February 11, 2008

The fake music-biopic starring John C. Reilly was a box-office dud, but maybe people will rediscover it on DVD on April 8. And I had a good time when the promotional tour came to the Rock Hall in Cleveland. (Photo above from that gig.) Full announcement of the DVD after the jump …

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"Perfect Strangers" on DVD

November 14, 2007

(Picture from TVGuide.com)
People have been asking for it, and it arrives on Feb. 5. Details after the jump …

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The Last "Sopranos" on DVD

September 18, 2007

"Sopranos" Folks at the Emmys (AP Photo)
Here's the word from HBO Video:
HBO's Emmy, Golden Globe and Peabody-winning series The Sopranos returns with the final nine episodes on all three DVD formats from HBO Video on October 23, 2007. In The Sopranos: Season 6, Part II, the show comes to its conclusion with Tony [...]

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"My So-Called Life" Coming Back on DVD

August 10, 2007

I'm still holding onto my old "MSCL" DVD's, OK? But if you missed out, it's coming back, and with new extras. Announcement after the jump …

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"The Office" Season 3 DVD News

August 7, 2007

Looks like oodles of extras on the set, arriving Sept. 4. Announcement after the jump …

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"Friday Night Lights" DVD News

August 7, 2007

Details of the DVD, coming Aug. 28 and bargain-priced, after the jump …

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"30 Rock" DVD Details

August 1, 2007

Several different packages, described after the jump …

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In case you missed them…

May 20, 2007

From today's Beacon Journal, my thoughts about:
– John Wayne at 100.
– Tom Selleck's latest Jesse Stone movie.
– Today's DVD column, with some questions to consider before you buy.

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Sunny Days for DVD

September 26, 2006

If you want your children to love the same "Sesame Street" that you did, make note of the following DVD:

Beginning October 24, 2006, fans of all ages can relive their childhood by watching classic footage with the release of Sesame Street: Old School Volume 1: 1969-1974 (Sesame Workshop and Sony Wonder; suggested retail price $39.98). [...]

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DVD: Playboy Fare, Bruce Campbell, JAG

August 1, 2006

As I mentioned in a previous post, I've been catching up on DVDs, including some packages that would make apt double features.
– In stores today is "The Girls Next Door: Season One," the E! series starring three of Hugh Hefner's current girlfriends — Holly, Bridget and Kendra. You can tandem it with the already-released "Playboy [...]

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"Mama's Family" on DVD

June 20, 2006

Believe it or not, people have asked about this. So here's the announcement:
Good Lord!  Warner Home Video is bringing one of television’s most beloved dysfunctional families to DVD this fall with the release of Mama’s Family: The Complete First Season on September 26, 2006.  The two-disc set will include 13 episodes of the show’s first [...]

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"Weeds" on DVD

June 16, 2006

Here's the official announcement:
Showtime’s award-winning TV series, “Weeds,” starring Golden Globe winner Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins and Kevin Nealon, is now being made available for the first time on DVD.  Lionsgate will release Weeds: Season One on July 11, and the second season begins airing on Showtime in August.  The DVD set is loaded with [...]

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"Aeon Flux": Couldn't He Just Say, "It Looks Better"?

November 9, 2005

The big-screen, live-action version of "Aeon Flux" hits theaters in December, so of course the original MTV version has been packaged in a new DVD for release on Nov. 22, in a box declared the "director's cut," no less. A review copy landed on my desk, and here is part of the enclosed note from [...]

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"Gothic" Revival? "Popular" Remade?

July 31, 2005

When writer-producer Shaun Cassidy was at a press conference to talk about his new series, "Invasion," he noted that the success of "Lost" had made it easier to get networks to look at serialized shows where the readers are kept guessing. So, later on, I asked him if his 1995-96 series "American Gothic" would have [...]

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