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Sunday, January 31st, 2010Available in Japan for some time now, the Nintendo Wii Classic Controller Pro ($20; April 2010), a more advanced version of the original Classic Controller, is finally making its way stateside. Available in Wii white or a striking black, the Classic Pro features double trigger buttons on the right and left for more control options, [...]
The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History
Sunday, January 31st, 2010Entering its 21st season on Fox, The Simpsons isn’t just a cartoon about a dysfunctional family — it’s the longest-running prime time series in American television history. The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History ($18) tells the show’s surprising tale from its humble beginnings on The Tracy Ullman Show through modern times, complete with interviews of [...]
Dr. Seuss Goes to War
Sunday, January 31st, 2010Long before he ate green eggs and ham, Dr. Seuss — also known as Theodor Geisel — was a talented political cartoonist for the New York newspaper PM. Dr. Seuss Goes to War ($14) is a 272-page tribute to his two-year stint at the paper, featuring reproductions of roughly half of Seuss’ 400 cartoons from [...]
Clint Eastwood: 35 Films, 35 Years
Sunday, January 31st, 2010Longevity and success in both acting and directing of the type Clint Eastwood has enjoyed is quite unusual, as is the film icon’s long-standing relationship with Warner Bros. Thankfully, it’s this relationship that makes Clint Eastwood: 35 Films, 35 Years ($135) possible. This encyclopedic box set packs every WB Eastwood film since 1968’s Where Eagles [...]
The Hangover
Monday, December 21st, 2009The premise — crazy Vegas bachelor party they can’t remember and a groom missing — makes you think you’re in for a turd of a movie. But The Hangover ($16-$20) turned out to be one of the funniest of the year thanks to Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helm and Old School director Todd Phillips. The special [...]
Inglourious Basterds
Monday, December 21st, 2009This Tarantino-stamped WWII movie is full of scalps and set-pieces, golems and gore, and is everything you’d want in a kill-Hitler fantasy film. Special features of Inglourious Basterds ($17-$22) include extended and alternate scenes, a roundtable discussion with Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt and Elvis Mitchell, the making of Nation’s Pride, and and the original Inglorious [...]
District 9
Monday, December 21st, 2009What do you do when Peter Jackson hand-picks you to direct a movie based on Halo and the project falls apart? You make District 9 ($18), that’s what. Writer and director Neill Blomkamp mixes action, science fiction, documentary-style shots, and a drama-worthy plot into a gritty, compelling film that’s one of the year’s best.
The Shield: Complete Series
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009If you didn’t get your fill of Emmy-winner Michael Chiklis’ shiny dome during the show’s original run on FX, get your fix with The Shield: Complete Series ($108). This massive 29-disc DVD set packs all seven seasons — 88 episodes — of the epic, groundbreaking crime drama, along with a 34-page anthology book, a letter [...]
Tony Hawk: Ride
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009Get off the couch and give your thumbs a rest. Tony Hawk: Ride ($120) is a new video game starring the godfather of grinds that utilizes a new hands-free skateboard-like controller. The hoverboard-esque controller packs in accelerometers and motion sensors that get you physically involved in the game, letting you skate around, propel yourself, and [...]
G.I. Joe: Resolute
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Terrorism. Murder. Blood. Bullets. Darkness. This is the G.I. Joe cartoon you’ve been waiting 25 years for. G.I. Joe: Resolute ($14) is a new animated mini-series featuring [...]
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