Bulk DVD News
- Around Your Town: 9/03/10 Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:14AMCochise County Humane Society wants you to know that canine parvovirus is a serious and highly contagious disease that is a major killer of dogs. The good news is that this is a very preventable disease. The easiest way to prevent the virus is through annual vaccinations. Veterinarians recommend that puppies get boosters every three weeks until they are 16 weeks old. Vaccinations are available ...
- Several competitors challenge Apple for Web TV Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 3:57AMCHICAGO - An increasing number of consumers are watching online videos, but the trend hasn't led to the demise...
- Ancestral gods, force-feeding babies and more Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 3:29AMby Chuck Shepherd Updates: The Yaohnanen tribe on the South Pacific island of Tanna believe their true ancestral god is Britain's Prince Philip (based on photographs of him with the queen during a 1974 visit to Tanna's mother nation of Vanuatu) and believe he promised he would return for good on his 89th birthday (June 10, 2010). Although the prince has kept in touch, he failed to show up for ...
- Around Your Town: 9/02/10 Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:15AMThe National Active and Retired Federal Employees’ September business meeting and luncheon will be at the Golden Corral at 11 a.m. today. The scheduled speaker will be Hal Thomas, a member of the Sierra Vista school board. Cochise County Master Gardeners Association will meet today at 5 p.m. in the public meeting room of the University of Arizona South. Ranger Marti Murphy of Kartchner Caverns ...
- Jeff Bridges comes to Niagara Fallsview Casino Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:06PMKevin Costner's done it. So has Kevin Bacon. Gary Sinise too. All big actors who have played concerts at the Niagara Fallsview Casino.
- The seven best on-screen moments from "Soul Train" Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:52PMEverything associated with "Soul Train" in the 1970s -- outrageous fashions, hot-dog dance steps, Afro Sheen commercials and lip synching -- is on display in the three-DVD set "The Best of Soul Train" that Time Life released yesterday (8/31). The bulk of the material comes from "Soul Train's" golden era -- 1971-1979 -- featuring more than 50 performances, far too many of which are lip synched ...
- News: Apple announces second-generation Apple TV Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:24PMApple today announced a long-awaited update to its Apple TV home entertainment device, significantly reducing the size of the device and shifting the focus to a streaming rather than syncing model. Almost entirely preserving the interface of the Apple TV 3.0 software update, the new Apple TV device will now include the aluminum seven-button Apple Remote that was previously released but not ...
- Hollywood's best actors for the buck Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:06AMEarning $20 million US upfront for a movie is so 2007. These days studios are squeezing every cent they can out of actors, and that means many stars only earn the big bucks after the studio gets back its money.
- Jeff Bridges brings Crazy Heart to Niagara Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:24AMWatch Video [...]
- Jeff Bridges brings his Crazy Heart to Niagara Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:09AMKevin Costner's done it. So has Kevin Bacon. Gary Sinise, too. All big actors who have played concerts at the Niagara Fallsview Casino. You can add Jeff Bridges to the list this week, with one big difference: He's the only one polishing a brand new Best Actor Oscar.[...]
- Amazon considers foray into online TV Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 6:08AMNew York -- Amazon.com has discussed starting a broadband subscription television service with programme owners, aiming to wade into the burgeoning online TV business occupied by Netflix and Hulu, people familiar with the matter said.
- Weird News: Accustomed to style Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:23AMNEW YORK — Gail Posner (the widow of legendary hostile-takeover executive Victor Posner) died in March in south Florida but left a will that endowed her beloved Chihuahua Conchita (and two other, less-loved dogs) a $3 million trust fund plus the run of her $8.3 million mansion for their remaining dog years.
- Cool stuff on DVD today: 'Soul Train' rolls into our homes again Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:15AMThe bulk of this week's releases are made up of TV series. If you're behind or love these shows, that's a great thing. If not, step into your ...
- Starcrash Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:50AMDVD Talk Collector Series Starcrash: If you love Starcrash like I love Starcrash , does that make you a Luigi Cozzi fan? Probably not, but you clearly enjoy the finer things in life, so now fans of director Lewis Coates (his cleverly Americanized nom-de-photon for this movie) and fans of, well, simply loving life, can rejoice, because this masterpiece of mimicry mayhem has come to Earth in a ...
- Around Your Town 08/31/10 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:15AMA Tombstone community blood drive is planned from 1 to 6 p.m. today in the American Legion Hall, 215 E. Allen St. To schedule your appointment or for more information, call 457-3543 or the American Red Cross at 1-800- RED - CROSS . All presenting donors will receive a free T-shirt and a small Italian ice from the Tombstone Sandwich Shoppe. Barreling Paws Dog Agility Club meets every Tuesday at 6 ...
- Hollywood's Best Actors For The Buck Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:45PMIn these frugal times, which actors earn studios the most for their money?
- Google may offer pay-per-view movies on YouTube Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:45AMGoogle is reportedly negotiating with Hollywood studios to launch a pay-per-view service on YouTube by the end of the year.
- MacGruber (Blu-ray) Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:14AMRecommended MacGruber! MacGruber: Body Honed to the Peak of Physical Perfection! Read the entire review
- News of the Weird for the week of August 29 Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:33AMEDITOR'S NOTE: Chuck Shepherd has become overstimulated again and is resting. For this week and next, he has left behind recent updates to earlier "creme de la weird," plus some recent varia
- Around Your Town 08/29/10 Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:15AMMatthew Whitehouse, organist and choir director at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 2750 E. Cardinal Drive, is taking a position with Christ the King Episcopal Church in Tucson. All who have met Matthew and enjoyed his music are invited to attend his final service at St. Stephen’s today at 10:30 a.m. There will be a reception afterward. read more
- News of the Weird: Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:00AMUpdates
- Get in Gear Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:30PMHigh-tech gadgets just in time for high-season camping
- Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Blu-ray) Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 7:14AMHighly Recommended THE MOVIE: Adam McKay's Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy has become such a beloved and oft-quoted picture ("I love scotch. Scotchy, scotch, scotch. Here it goes down, down into my belly..." "You are a smelly pirate hooker." "Dorothy Mantooth is a saint!" "I don't know how to put this, but I'm kind of a big deal." "I love lamp." "You stay classy, San Diego." And so on ...
- Around Your Town 08/28/10 Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:15AMThere are only two more registration dates to play for Bisbee’s youth soccer teams: today and Sept. 4 at the farmers’ market. All information about youth soccer will be available at sign-up. If you want to play, please sign up on these dates at the market. Any other information please call Gloria Linden at 432-6762. read more
- Desert storm Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:09PMFour off-roaders, five days and 4000 kilometres of the harshest terrain on Earth. BARRY PARK survived.
- Bangkok state of emergency stays in place Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:18AMThe Thai prime minister has indicated he will maintain emergency rule for Bangkok after a bomb incident that injured a security guard on Thursday.
- Around Your Town: 8/27/10 Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:15AMA woman jogs along Seventh Street with her dog during Wednesday morning’s rain shower. The monsoon’s moderate temperatures are giving people an opportunity to spend more time outdoors. (Melissa Marshall • Herald/Review) Join members of the American Legion for a steak dinner from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today at the American Legion, Canyon and Theater Drive. Menu will include steak, potato, vegetable ...
- George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead (Blu-ray) Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 8:59PMRecommended The [click on the thumbnail to enlarge] undead in George Romero's movies retain some trace memory of the lives they once knew, and out of some sort of primal, reflexive force of habit, they shamble their way through the same stale routines in death that... Read the entire review
- News of the Weird Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 8:01PM•The Yaohnanen tribe on the South Pacific island of Tanna believe their true ancestral god is Britain’s Prince Philip (based on photographs of him with the queen during a 1974 visit to Tanna’s mother nation of Vanuatu) and believe he promised he would return for good on his 89th birthday (June 10, 2010).
- Pondering Apple's September 1 Media Event Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:55PMIf you've been paying attention over the past few years, you know that in the early autumn Apple holds a music event that invariably introduces new iPods. The... Apple - IPod - Macintosh - San Francisco - Companies
- Pondering Apple's September 1 media event Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:54PMOur thoughts on what Apple might announce at next week's media event.
- Lenovo ThinkStation C20 Review Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:21PMBig computers generally mean big performance, but does a PC need to be imposing in order to blitz through the benchmarks? Lenovo’s ThinkStation C20 is the baby of the range when it comes to physical size, but with dual Intel Xeon processors and NVIDIA’s Quadro FX 4800 graphics, it’s no slowpoke. Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut. The ThinkStation C20′s diminutive stature is down ...
- Movie passion leads to gift to library Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 9:23PMOne little girl is sharing her love of films with the whole community through a very thoughtful donation. Six-year-old Elizabeth Long, like so many other children, has always had a fond place in her heart for the fun, colorful characters found in the world of cartoons and kid-friendly movies.
- Togainu no Chi, The Bears' School Promos Streamed Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:14PMTogainu debuts in October; Kuma no Gakkō opens in December with Cheburashka
- GradMemory Concludes 2010 Graduation Season With 5 Times More DVD Sales Than Last Year!! Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:00AMJust two years ago, in the middle of our country's worst financial crisis, Umang Barman took a bold step to co-found GradMemory, a graduation video production and distribution company.
- The Perfect PC: Don't Buy It, Build It Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:19PMIllustration by Sean McCabe>The perfect PC: Quiet, but powerful. Roomy enough to hold your expansive DVD collection, but small enough to tuck inside a cabinet. It should look nice and be ready to tackle all of the latest and greatest games, but it shouldn't break the bank. Property - Home and Garden - Build Management - Recreation and Sports - Self-Build
- DeSoto County Libraries Face Tough Days Ahead Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 7:26PMThey're helping thousands more, with thousands less; Mississippi libraries are being hit hard by the economy.
- Pure Barre Comes to Town, Tightens Asses Across Seattle Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 5:33PMFirst things first: this class will kick your ass. “Take the movement, cut it in half,” says Kisha Vaughn, my Pure Barre instructor for the morning. I’m in a carpeted studio with three other woman, plus Kisha. We each have a mat, a ball, a cord, and a pair of 2 lb. weights. Dance music provides the pulse for the workout. For one hour, Kisha makes sure each major muscle group in turn (arms ...
- Samsung Q330 laptop review Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:21AMThe smallest of the Q series range proves to be a serious contender
- This week's CD reviews Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:03AMSpoiler alert: Most of the albums below don't come out until Aug. 31. So why am I getting ahead of myself? Well, because next week this space will be taken up with my annual Fall Music Preview -- and I don't want you to miss out on anything. You're welcome.
- Leftover turkey available in Michigan ... make that hunting licenes Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 5:00AMLANSING, Mich. (AP) — How's this for Thanksgiving leftovers in the making? State wildlife officials say more than 30,000 leftover fall turkey hunting licenses are available and are going on sale.
- They want the FCC to start targeting people who steal copies via the Internet. Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 10:36AMThey want the FCC to start targeting people who steal copies via the Internet.
- Schumer challenger Townsend warns of U.S. following Europe Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 9:19AMSARANAC LAKE - Jay Townsend knows it will be an uphill battle challenging a longtime, well-funded representative like U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer. "I recognize this is a tall mountain to climb," Townsend said.
- Criterion Crosses America Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 9:13PMLost and Found on Blu-ray... then DVD.
- Local filmmakers wrap cycling movie Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 6:12PMOn the second to last day of filming "Peloton," writer/director John Lawrence got a call from his wife announcing that she was in labor.
- Unions, studios push anti-piracy measures Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 2:23PMConcern about the pirating of movies is shifting from black market DVD copies made overseas to Internet users at home, and unions representing thousands of studio workers are pushing federal regulators to take a stronger stand.
- 'Piranha': One incredible fish story Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 7:36PMClark Collis' deep dive into the franchise that launched James Cameron, Joe Dante, and John Sayles
- The spirit of Jess Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 7:06PMOn October 18 last year, Jessica Watson waved goodbye to her family and friends and sailed out of Sydney Harbour on a mission, quite literally, to take on the world.
- Youthful Sir Paul offers a fond - and familiar - show Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 10:30AMWhen Paul McCartney first sang “Two Of Us“ with John Lennon on the Beatles’ 1970 album Let It Be, the lyric to the song’s bridge seemed to pertain to an unsurpassed songwriting partnership that was about to come to an end: “You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.“
- NSFW: Bye-Bye Seymour – Like Any Sensible Narcissist, I’m Locking My Twitter Account Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 12:35AMI’m hardly the first person to have had the idea: I’m going to shut down my Twitter account. I’m probably not the first to have decided to delete Facebook, Foursquare, Blippy, Google Buzz, LinkedIn or Delicious either. I may be the only person this year to have deleted my Friendfeed account, but only because I’m probably the only person this year to remember that he has a Friendfeed account. No ...