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Pinocchio-70th Anniversary Platinum Edition
DVD (retail $29.99 standard, $35.99 Blu-ray)

Disney’s animated masterpiece, which first wowed audiences in 1940, gears up for its 70th birthday with this lavish two-disc celebration package. Packed with bonus features, especially in the hi-def Blu-ray edition, it includes a brilliant new restoration plus deleted scenes and unused songs, pop-up trivia, commentary by movie expert Leonard Maltin, a making-of documentary and recently discovered storyboards for an alternate ending to the magical tale of a puppet who became a real boy when he learned to “wish upon a star.”
-Neil Pond, American Profile

from Amazon.com

posted on: 3/22/2009

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Complete Survival Manual
By Michael S. Sweeney
Softcover, 367 pages

Would you know what to do if you found yourself lost in a rain forest? Stranded at sea? Riding out a hurricane? This extensive collection of been-there, done-that expert advice, full of illustrations, charts and lists, can help get you through a spectrum of inhospitable situations. But even armchair adventurers will get a vicarious thrill by knowing why you should avoid eating polar bear liver, five ways to make a fire without using matches and hundreds of other indispensable, worst-case-scenario tips.
-Neil Pond, American Profile

from Amazon.com

posted on: 3/22/2009

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Picturing the Presidents
DVD (retail $14.98 each)

History buffs, political junkies and art lovers will enjoy this lively 70-minute Smithsonian Channel documentary examining the depictions of former U.S. presidents in the halls of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. A bonus feature spotlights the tale of turmoil and international intrigue behind the portrait of George Washington that launched the “presidential portrait” tradition.
-Neil Pond, American Profile

from Amazon.com

posted on: 3/22/2009

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New & Noted: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment brings back the "double feature" with a new line of re-releases pairing two blockbusters around an Academy Awards category that each of the movies won. So pop some extra popcorn, mute the phone and settle in for "The Last King of Scotland" and "Wall Street" (Actor), "Coming Home" and "Norma Ray" (Actress), "Fargo" and "Thelma & Louise" (Screenplay), "City Slickers" and "A Fish Called Wanda" (Supporting Actor), "The Abyss" and "Alien" (Special Effects), "Moonstruck" and "My Cousin Vinny" (Supporting Actress), "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" and "Moulin Rouge!" (Costume Design), "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Sideways" (Screenplay), and "Leaving Las Vegas" and "Raging Bull" (Actor). Each double feature is sold separately.

posted on: 3/22/2009

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The Movie That Changed My Life
By Robert Hofler
Softcover, 260 pages (retail $15.95)

Holfer, a senior editor at "Variety" magazine, asked more than 120 famous folks about the films that had the most profound impacts on their lives. Find out what common cinematic ground you might share with Sen. John McCain, actor Steve Carell, football pro Jerry Rice, "Playboy" founder Hugh Hefner, dealmaker Donald Trump and a host of other politicians, athletes, TV personalities, movie stars and comedians.
-Neil Pond, American Profile

from Amazon.com

posted on: 3/15/2009

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Cities of the Underworld-Season 2
DVD (retail $39.95)

Go deep in this fascinating History Channel series, which explores mysterious tunnels, long-abandoned subway systems, forbidding dungeons, spooky tombs, buried hideouts and forgotten cities where life once thrived beneath the sunlit surface. Four DVDs feature 11 episodes, with host Don Wildman guiding you through Viking burial crypts, Vietnamese bunkers, evidence of a once-bustling Nazi civilization under the streets of Berlin, and a treasure chest of other subterranean surprises.
-Neil Pond, American Profile

from Amazon.com

posted on: 3/15/2009

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Back to the Future
Back to the Future, Part II
Back to the Future, Part III
DVD (retail $19.98 each)

One of Hollywood's most successful movie franchises, the original "Back to the Future" (1985) and its two spin-offs (1989 and 1990) get new jolts of life in these individual DVD re-releases packed with hours of new bonus materials, including a feature that takes you along-start to finish-on the popular ride based on the films at the Universal Studios theme park. Choose your favorite "Future" and buckle up for a wild time-travel adventure with Marty (Michael J. Fox) and Doc (Christopher Lloyd), who teamed up in all three.
-Neil Pond, American Profile

from Amazon.com

posted on: 3/15/2009

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Miracle at St. Anna
DVD (retail $$29.99)

Director Spike Lee’s stirring tale of four African-American soldiers trapped behind enemy lines during World War II is based on an acclaimed novel about the U.S. Army’s all-black regiment of “Buffalo Soldiers.” DVD extras (on Blu-ray only) include a feature tracing the roots of the movie to its real-life setting in Italy and a documentary with WWII vets from the Harlem Veterans Club in New York.
-Neil Pond, American Profile

from Amazon.com

posted on: 3/8/2009

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The Friars Club Encyclopedia of Jokes
Introduction by Drew Carey
512 pages, softcover (retail $14.95)

Need a laugh? This book—newly updated and now in paperback—has keeps ‘em coming in waves with more than 2,000 zinging, stinging one-liners, gags, ribs, observations and putdowns for just about every occasion from Milton Berle, George Burns, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Jeff Foxworthy and dozens of other stand-up icons. Saucy and sassy, it’s an uncensored tap into the ribald humor, unrestrained merrymaking and good-natured “roastings” of the Friars Club, a comedic institution that’s been skewering celebrities for more than 100 years.
-Neil Pond, American Profile

from Amazon.com

posted on: 3/8/2009

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The Changeling
DVD (retail $29.98)

Angelina Jolie flexes some serious dramatic muscle in director Clint Eastwood’s gripping depiction of a real-life incident from the 1920s. A powerful tale of police corruption, shameful cover-up and one woman’s fight to learn the truth—as awful as it might be—after the disappearance of her son, it grabs you early and doesn’t let go. Extras include a making-of documentary and a look at the real-life crusading mother, Christine Collins, at the heart of its story.
-Neil Pond, American Profile

from Amazon.com

posted on: 3/8/2009

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