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DVD REVIEW: FACING THE GIANTS

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Sony PicturesMSRP: $26.96RATED: PGRUNNING TIME: 112 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Behind the scenes featurette• Blooper reel• Commentary by the director• Deleted scenes• Interview with Mark Richt• Music video• Theatrical trailer The Pitch It doesn’t matter how awful your football team is, if you praise God then he will smite all … Continue reading

CLASH OF THE TARTANS: PERTH

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Tartan VideoMSRP: $22.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 111 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Feature Commentary w/ director• Feature Commentary w/ lead actor• Deleted scenes w/ optional commentary• Set design featurette• TrailersThe Pitch "It’s not-really Taxi Driver meets Herman Melville’s Redburn!" The Humans Kay Tong Lim (Brokedown Palace), Sunny Pang, Ivy Cheng The Nuthshell Harry … Continue reading

SPECIAL EDITION – 01.29.07

Welcome to another Special Edition. This is my second column and is a little more of what you should expect to see from now on. We start with this week’s new releases, including the definitive edition of The Passion of the Christ and the release of the great Pedro Almodovar box set. Each week, the … Continue reading

THUD: EVERYONE’S WAITING, AARON

One of the funniest episodes of one of my favorite shows of all time – The West Wing —– is “The U.S. Poet Laureate,” from the show’s third season. I like to call it “Aaron Sorkin Vs. The Internet.” The episode goes a little something like this: Josh Lyman (Bradley Whitford) finds out there is … Continue reading

THUD: TV NEWS ROUNDUP – 1.28.07

(I have to give shout-outs to THUD readers Jarrett D. and Phil H. for sending me the uncensored version of that Wire clip I mentioned last week. Unfortunately, I was looking for the censored clip with all the tape hiss that appeared on BET. But watching it again was awesome, so thanks!) As anyone who … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: WALT DISNEY TREASURES – THE HARDY BOYS (1956-1957)

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Walt Disney VideoMSRP: $32.99 RATED:  GRUNNING TIME: 289 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• From Dixon to Disney featurette • The Hardy Boys Unmasked featurette • Production galleries • Packaged in a collectible tin • 8-page booklet with notes • Color photo card • Certificate of authenticity THE PITCH It’s The Hardy Boys through the eyes of the Disney brand, but less shitty than that … Continue reading

THUD: TV NEWS ROUNDUP – 1.26.07

Spike Lee, one of the greatest living directors (yeah, I said it), will direct the pilot for NBC’s M.O.N.Y. That stands for “Mayor of New York” and focuses on an ordinary man who becomes mayor of the greatest city in the world (said that, too). Of all the pilots I’ve read about so far, this … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: SAVING SHILOH

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: Warner Home VideoMSRP: $19.98RATED: PGRUNNING TIME: 90 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• "Open Your Heart" music video• "An Interview with Shiloh"• Interviews with the Cast and Filmmakers The Pitch Lassie by Miss Manners The Humans Jason Dolley, Scott Wilson (In Cold Blood), Gerald McRaney (Major Dad), Ann Dowd (Apt Pupil), Taylor … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: BAND OF ANGELS

BUY IT ON AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $19.97RATED: Not RatedRUNNING TIME: 127 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES:· Theatrical trailer The Pitch "It’s Gone With the Wind meets Beauty and the Beast!" The Humans Clark Gable, Yvonne de Carlo, Sidney Poitier The Nutshell A young woman named Ms. Starr (de Carlo) finds her life ripped out from under … Continue reading

DVD REVIEW: GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS-SEASON 1

BUY IT ON AMAZON: CLICK HERE!Studio: A&E Television NetworkMSRP: $24.95Rated: Not RatedRunning Time: 4 hours, 45 minutesSpecial Features:· Rough Cut of Pilot Episode· Unseen Couch Interviews· Inside the Demon’s Lair· Gene’s History of Rock & Roll· The Lost Songs· Bloopers· Behind the Makeup Featurettes· Gene Simmons 24/7 The Pitch“It’s The Osbourne’s, only everybody is better looking!” The Humans Gene Simmons, Shannon Tweed, Sophie … Continue reading