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MovieWeb's 2009 DVD Holiday Gift Guide

24 November 2009 5:51 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Black Friday is approaching, fellow readers. No, I'm not talking about some sort of economic free-fall or any apocalyptic event that we might see in 2012. I'm talking about the shopper's paradise/nightmare that is the day after Thanksgiving, where all the hot holiday items are paraded about with slashed prices galore. While this day does wonders for your pocketbook, it takes a toll on your sanity with malls full of shoppers packed in like sardines, scurrying to complete their lists. We all know how trying these times are, so we here at MovieWeb are trying to make it a little easier on our readers. No, we won't be selling Blu-ray players for under $100, but we are compiling a tidy little list of our own complete with our top DVD buys of the season. Below you'll find a comprehensive guide to all of the hot titles that will be on the shelves this season, »

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Geek Deal: Three Blu-Ray Movie Packs for $25

21 November 2009 1:39 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Amazon has some awesome deals on some select three Blu-Ray movie packs. Each of the listed packs below is only $24.99 each, and also comes with $5 credit towards select Amazon on-demand TV-Shows. That's basically $8.33 for each Blu-ray disc. Action Collection: Jumper, Transporter, Transports 2 Action Hero Collection: The Day After Tomorrow, I, Robot, The Terminator Hard Action Collection: Hitman, Street Kings, Man on Fire War Hero Collection: Behind Enemy Lines, Patton, Rescue Dawn Funny Guy Collection: Napoleon Dynamite, Office Space, Young Frankenstein Jock Collection: Dodgeball, Hoosiers, Rocky I always find it amusing how these three packs are grouped. They usually contain one or two good movies and a film you'd never ever buy. But at the price, it's probably still worth it for the two movies you do like. The Funny Guy Collection is probably the one exception, unless you're one of those people that hated Napoleon. »

- Peter Sciretta

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Horror Musicals

18 November 2009 3:03 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

By Alison Nastasi

With the announcement of Carrie making a return to the Broadway circuit after a short-lived disastrous first go-round, I'm left holding my head and wondering, "Why?" Horror musicals are like your socially awkward cousin. You know, the one who talks too much and quite possibly bears an uncanny resemblance to Franklin from Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Is it fair to hold the horror musical to the same standards as the dastardly horror film remakes that seem to be happening in droves? I don't think I can help it. Few horror musicals have been born from an original idea which leaves me with the same funny feeling. I'm well aware that remakes have been happening since the dawn of time but this kind of remake is worse. When you add the word 'musical' to anything it evokes a horrible visceral reaction within many people. Adding it to the »

- Cinematical staff

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Mid-november Theatre Happenings On The California Central Coast

12 November 2009 1:21 PM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Well ... I just got back from Chicago where I had the honor of officiating at the wedding of a college buddy of our son's over the weekend. I also had the opportunity to visit the Ernest Hemingway Museum and Birth Home in Oak Park (did you know he wrote 2 plays - one full length one and a one-act?), had probably the best cinnamon rolls I've ever eaten at Ann Sather's in the City, as well as getting to attend the Sunday matinee of Young Frankenstein at the Cadillac Palace Theatre (Thanks for the great seats Amanda - Fun show!). But as much fun as the trip was, and as amazing as the weather was (70 in Chicago the second weekend in November?!) - it was good to get back to the Central Coast and all that's happening here! »

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Dreamgirls National Tour Kicks Off at Apollo Theater, 11/7 - 12/6

4 November 2009 1:09 PM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Producer John Breglio and the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. will bring Broadway uptown for four weeks only with Dreamgirls at the Apollo Theater, prior to the national tour of the new production of the groundbreaking musical. The national tour of Dreamgirls will kick-off at Harlem's legendary Apollo Theater (253 West 125 Street) beginning previews Saturday, November 7, 2009, and opening Sunday, November 22, 2009, for 4 weeks only, through Sunday December, 6, 2009.

Dreamgirls is directed and choreographed by Robert Longbottom with co-choreography by Shane Sparks, scenic design by Robin Wagner, costume design by William Ivey Long, lighting design by Ken Billington, sound design by Acme Sound Partners, and media design by Howard Werner for Lightswitch. With music direction by Sam Davis, orchestrations by Harold Wheeler, and Vocal Arrangements by David Chase & Cleavant Derricks, Dreamgirls is produced by John Breglio for Vienna Waits Productions in association with Chunsoo Shin, Jake Productions & Broadway Across America/TBS.

This brand-new production will »

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What's On Tonight: Ghost Whisperer, Stargate Universe, The Othersiders

30 October 2009 10:21 AM, PDT | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

At 7, MTV has the movie My Super Psycho Sweet Sixteen. At 8, ABC has a new Supernanny, followed by new episodes of Ugly Betty and 20/20. CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, then new episodes of Medium and Numb3rs. NBC has a new Law and Order at 8, followed by new episodes of Dateline and The Jay Leno Show. The CW has a new Smallville at 8. PBS has new episodes of Washington Week, Now, and Bill Moyers Journal. There's a new Smackdown! on MyNetwork TV at 8. Lifetime has a new DietTribe at 8. AMC has Young Frankenstein at 8. Travel Channel has Ghost Adventures Live! at 8. At 9, USA has a new Monk, then a new White Collar. Syfy has a new Stargate Universe at 8, followed by a new Sanctuary. Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Othersiders at 9. Also at 9: BBC has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross. At 10, Starz has a new Crash. »

- Bob Sassone

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Fun For Everyone Halloween Films – Part III!

28 October 2009 8:01 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

The belfry has struck twice in the land of Fun For Everyone Halloween Films here at Screen Rant, and the third, final chime is preparing to strike!

Join the Screen Rant team as we detail this last entry for our 2009 Fun For Everyone Halloween Films listing and “chime in” with your own!

5. Edward Scissorhands (1990): I would love to see how something like Edward Scissorhands would go over in today’s society. Clearly, if the school he’d be attending observed any of today’s weapon policies, he’d be expelled instantly and have at least 4 interviews on news programs and talk shows before the week was over about how the institution is “denying his fundamental right to express himself.” Edward Scissorhands reminds me a lot of many of the movies that came out in the late 80s, up until 1990. Lots of teen angst with a dash of fantasy – lots »

- Mike Wilkerson

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Walk This Way: Nine-Disc Mel Brooks Blu-ray Set!

27 October 2009 4:48 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

If you're a fan of the irreplaceable and wonderful Mel Brooks, chances are you've already got The Mel Brooks Collection -- a DVD box jam-packed with most of the directors classic films. I already double-dipped to get them all in one spot, in space-saving super-slim cases, but now there's a collection worthy of a double or triple dip. And -- darn you all! -- yet another reason to get a Blu-ray player.

As DVD Snapshot shares, there's a new The Mel Brooks Collection on the way, and this time in glorious Blu-ray. But it's not just the old collection in high definition. It's the same roster +1 -- the film that was surprisingly lacking from the first release -- Spaceballs. That means, vacuum cleaner intergalactic hijinx along with Blazing Saddles, High Anxiety, History of the World Part I, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Silent Movie, To Be or Not to Be, »

- Monika Bartyzel

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TV Or Not TV: 10/26 - 11/01

26 October 2009 12:51 AM, PDT | Quick Stop | See recent Quick Stop news »

Welcome to another edition of TV or Not TV where I never cease to be amazed by Fox.

Just last week the Fox network put out a press release about the exciting programming we could expect for the sweeps season. In the day-by-day breakdown we were informed of all of the pending action, drama and great guest stars coming up on Dollhouse. The network also started sending out press screener copies of the next two installments of Dollhouse to wet critic appetites to show them the forthcoming Whedonistic brilliance so they could shout from the rooftops to tell the masses to watch for they would be amazed! What is the network now doing to cash in on this? Apparently they have decided to put the show on the backburner during sweeps and instead air repeats of House and Bones.

Joss Whedon commented on this situation via whedonesque.com. Here’s an excerpt:

“Howzabout that schedule? »

- willwilkins

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Hollywood Stars Smash Broadway Records

21 October 2009 5:10 AM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »

If you want to break the box office, you get an A-list star - and Broadway's learning that that's as true in theater as it is on the silver screen. With movie stars on the marquees of its plays, Broadway is seeing one of its best fall seasons in recent years, selling $21.1 million from Oct. 12 to 18, according to The New York Times. Both A Steady Rain has grossed over $1 million, thanks to stars Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman. Meanwhile, Shakespeare is hot as never before, with Jude Law raking in $904,914 last week, bringing total box office receipts for Broadway to »

- Michael Y. Park

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From 'Spinal Tap' to 'Machete' to 'Black Dynamite': My favorite movie parodies put the machete to reality

16 October 2009 3:27 PM, PDT | EW.com - The Movie Critics | See recent EW.com - The Movie Critics news »

When you think about movie parodies -- we could be talking Airplane!, the Austin Powers films, or one of those great old Mad magazine satires, which were really the first place that a lot of us, as kids, got to "see" movies made for adults -- the key to a terrific send-up would seem to be the art of exaggeration, pure and simple. But there’s a particular brand of cinematic parody that I love, at this point, almost more than any other. And though it does employ the art of exaggeration (in very, very deadpan ways), far more than that, »

- Owen Gleiberman

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Halloween Events: Second Annual AMC Fearfest

14 October 2009 5:49 AM, PDT | HorrorYearbook | See recent HorrorYearbook news »

AMC Feafest is great for those of us who loathe Halloween parties. Be antisocial and stay home to celebrate the best in contemporary and classic horror films with AMC. Fearfest will feature over 50 horror titles starting October 23 until Halloween Day, October 31 from 7:30am-midnight. Headlining Fearfest is a star-studded lineup of acclaimed filmmakers, who will host and introduce the presented films and offer insight on what creates a great horror flick. Among the hosts are on-screen legend Cloris Leachman (Young Frankenstein), actress Margot Kidder (Amityville Horror), award-winning writer/director, George Romero, actor Lance Henrikse and special effects producer, Shane Mahan (SFX Creature Effects Aliens). »

- wil

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AMC Fearfest '09

13 October 2009 4:21 PM, PDT | Latemag.com/film | See recent LateFilmFull news »

This month, AMC presents AMC Fearfest, the most highly anticipated horror movie marathon of the Halloween season.  A celebration of the best in contemporary and classic horror films, AMC Fearfest features over 50 horror titles, three AMC Celebrates events, and interviews with some of Hollywood’s most renowned horror filmmakers. The eight-day marathon airs from October 23 until Halloween Day, October 31 from 7:30am-midnight.

Headlining AMC Fearfest is a star-studded lineup of acclaimed filmmakers, who will host and introduce the presented films and offer insight on what creates a great horror flick. Among the AMC Fearfest hosts are on-screen legend Cloris Leachman (Young Frankenstein), actress Margot Kidder (Amityville Horror),  award-winning writer/director, George Romero (Night of the Living Dead), actor Lance Henriksen (Aliens and Aliens 3) and special effects producer, Shane Mahan (SFX Creature Effects Aliens).

AMC Fearfest will also feature three AMC Celebrates events, honoring the milestone anniversaries of some of horror »

- Leigh

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AMC Returns for Another Fearfest

13 October 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

This month, AMC presents "AMC Fearfest," their annual Halloween movie marathon. An eclectic mix of contemporary and classic horror films, "AMC Fearfest" features over 50 horror titles, three "AMC Celebrates" events, and interviews with some of Hollywood's most renowned horror filmmakers. The eight-day marathon airs from October 23 until Halloween Day, October 31 from 7:30am-midnight. On-screen hosts this year include Cloris Leachman ( Young Frankenstein ), Margot Kidder ( The Amityville Horror ), George Romero, Lance Henriksen ( Aliens ) and special effects producer, Shane Mahan (SFX Creature Effects, Aliens ). "AMC Celebrates" will honor the milestone anniversaries of some of horror's greatest movies: · AMC Celebrates Alien... »

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What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #12

11 October 2009 1:08 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Okay, so I didn't watch only these two movies, but I have a few movies I am saving for actual reviews including the new Natural Born Killers Blu-ray and Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding which hits Criterion Blu-ray on October 20. While Monsoon Wedding will be a traditional review, I hope to encourage some conversation when I post my commentary on Natural Born Killers.

As always, remember you can keep tabs on my personal Netflix queue right here. I now have 50 friends on the movie rental site and would love to have a few more if those of you out there with accounts are interested. Now, here's the recap of my week in movies...

The Thaw (2009) Quick Thoughts: I already mentioned the Ghost House Collection this was a part of in my DVD/Blu-ray round-up last tuesday and Sara reviewed all four films from the collection last week. I finally got »

- Brad Brevet

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There's No Place Like Blu-Ray For 'Wizard Of Oz,' In The DVD Report For Tuesday, September 29

29 September 2009 3:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Rare is the occasion where the week biggest release isn't a new blockbuster but rather a septuagenarian, but that's the case this time as a young girl from Kanas eclipses anything New Hollywood has to throw at us. This is your DVD Report for Tuesday, September 29, 2009.

Since the advent of Blu-ray, studios have casually mined their catalogues for suitable re-releases, and while the results have often been notable, they're usually nothing to stop the presses over. But every once in a while, that little extra effort is made that blows something out of the water and we get something like MGM's timeless "The Wizard of Oz," which breezes into its 70th birthday with one of the best Blu-ray collections of all time.

Presented in a large hardbound rectangular case, the 70th Anniversary Edition of "Oz" comes as a three-disc Blu-ray set featuring a whopping 20+ hours of bonus content, and is »

- Brian Jacks

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Cloris Leachman To Attend "Young Frankenstein" Screening In Omaha, October 16

23 September 2009 9:51 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

On Friday October16th. Bruce Crawford will host his 25th classic film salute in Omaha Ne. with a 35th anniversary tribute to Mel Brooks' classic Young Frankenstein with special guest Cloris Leachman. The event takes place at 7:00 Pm at the Joslyn Art Museum's Witherspoon Hall theater, 2200 Dodge St. Omaha Ne.Just in time for Halloween, there will be re-actors in makeup and costume recreating Peter Boyle's Monster and Madeline Kahn's, "Bride of Frankenstein" as well as Marty Feldman's Igor! Ms.Leachman will also autograph copies of her best selling autobiography after the screening.  All seats are $20 and available at Omaha area Hy Vee food stores customer service counters or call 402-558-1546 for more information, a benefit for the Omaha Hearing School for Children Inc. For more on the Omaha classic movie screenings, click here »

- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)

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9 Mel Brooks Movies Bundled for Blu-ray

18 September 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

Online retailers DVDEmpire.com and Amazon.com have both added active pre-order listings for The Mel Brooks Collection on Blu-ray Disc with an Srp of $139.99. Per the listings, the 9-disc set will include previously released Brooks' films on Blu-ray Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs and Young Frankenstein, along with newcomers High Anxiety, History Of The World Part I, Robin Hood: Men In Tights, Silent Movie, To Be Or Not To Be and The Twelve Chairs. A little trivia: Robin Hood: Men in Tights will mark the fourth Robin Hood adventure to appear on Blu-ray. The first three are The Adventures of Robin Hood with Errol Flynn, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves with Kevin Costner and the first season of BBC's Robin Hood television show. Pre-order The Mel Brooks Collection on Blu-ray at Amazon.com. »

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Hensley, Gets, Zambello, Brescia, Hatch Set To Appear In The Sky Is Not Falling Benefit Concert 10/5 At St. Luke's Theatre

15 September 2009 10:08 AM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Tony-winner Shuler Hensley (Young Frankenstein, Oklahoma), Broadway, television and film star Malcolm Gets (The Story of My Life, Amour), acclaimed director Francesca Zambello (The Little Mermaid, Little House on the Prairie) Lisa Brescia (Wicked, Aida) The Lion King's Nathaniel Stampley, and Billy Elliot's Joel Hatch are all scheduled to appear in The Sky Is Not Falli¬Ng a benefit concert for the Skylight Opera Theatre at 8:00 p.m. Monday, October 5th, 2009 at St. Luke's Theatre at 308 W. 46th Street (off 8th Avenue). »

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Party Favors: Leno’s Long Goodbye

14 September 2009 9:50 PM, PDT | Quick Stop | See recent Quick Stop news »

Burbank – Chat Fatigue is coming.

Forget swine flu (or H1N1); Chat Fatigue will be the sickness that will overtake millions this fall. The group most susceptible to this are NBC viewers. Now that Jay Leno will be taking over the 10 p.m. slot from Monday to Friday (starting Sept. 14) on the Peacock network, viewers will get four hours of people sitting behind desks and talking directly to the camera.

Can the average viewer really handle going from Leno to local news to Conan O’Brien to Jimmy Fallon to Carson Daly? How many guys in suits and ties sitting behind a desk do you want to experience after an 8 hours of work day with guys in suits and ties sitting behind desks? They’re all going to stare at you through the boob tube and jibber jabber. Kinda like the doofus with the desk next to you at work. »

- UncaScroogeMcD

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