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Twilight Time Limited Edition Blu-ray: July 2017 - Woody Allen, Samuel Fuller, and More

July limited edition titles include: 'Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask),' 'The Crimson Kimono,' a double feature of 'Tom Sawyer' and 'Huckleberry Finn,' and 'State Fair' (1962).
Chaz Lipp
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Blu-ray Review: The Circle (2017)

Interesting, timely ideas abound throughout this techno thriller. It's just that, for the most part, they left out the thrills. Emma Watson headlines, with support from Tom Hanks.
Chaz Lipp
Music

Album Reviews: Ringo Starr - Give More Love, and More New Releases

Ringo Starr delivers his 19th album, plus reviews of Chris Fullerton, Amber Cross, Andy Hall & Roosevelt Collier, and a new film about the music business.
Jeff Burger
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Blu-ray Review: Unforgettable (2017)

Veteran Hollywood producer Denise Di Novi makes her directorial debut with this revenge thriller. Fans of stars Rosario Dawson and Katherine Heigl will get the most mileage.
Chaz Lipp
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Blu-ray Review: Kong: Skull Island

After the so-so 'Godzilla' of 2014 kicked off the 'MonsterVerse' to big box office, a more creative entry follows with this fun King Kong reboot.
Chaz Lipp
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Blu-ray Review: Free Fire

Oscar winner Brie Larson headlines this non-stop shootout, which also features Armie Hammer, Cillian Murphy, and Sharlto Copley.
Chaz Lipp
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Music DVD Review: Heart - Alive In Seattle

This reissue makes the closing date of Heart's 2002 Summer of Love tour readily available again. Ann and Nancy Wilson shine throughout a set that includes most of their big hits.
Chaz Lipp
Music

Album Reviews: The Beach Boys - 1967: Sunshine Tomorrow, and More New Releases

A new collection examines the Beach Boys' important 1967 output. Plus reviews of albums by Arrica Rose, the New Zeitgeist, and Game Theory.
Jeff Burger
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Blu-ray Review: The Fate of the Furious

Though more than 80 percent of its box office came from overseas audiences, the 'Fast' franchise shows little signs of slowing overall with its eighth installment.
Chaz Lipp
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Blu-ray Review: Song to Song

What a great cast. Natalie Portman, Ryan Gosling, Michael Fassbender, Rooney Mara. What a shame writer-director Terrence Malick strands them in a go-nowhere dud.
Chaz Lipp
Bentley's Bandstand

Bentley's Bandstand: July 2017

Music industry veteran Bill Bentley recommends ten releases, including new music by Rose Cousins, Jim Lauderdale, Peter Lewis, Joe Medwick, Willie Nile, Oumou Sangaré, The Secret Sisters, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, plus an Arthur Alexander reissue and Dan Hicks' memoir.
Bill Bentley
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Blu-ray Review: The Zookeeper's Wife

Harrowing WWII tale, based on a true story, charts the efforts by Polish zookeepers to safe residents of the Warsaw Ghetto.
Chaz Lipp
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DVD Review: Absolutely Anything

Boosted by voice work by the late Robin Williams and all surviving Monty Python members, this Simon Pegg sci-fi/rom-com coasts by on its cast's charm.
Chaz Lipp
Bentley's Bandstand

Bentley's Bandstand: Best Albums of 2017 (First Half)

Mid-way through 2017, music industry veteran Bill Bentley chooses his favorite releases so far - including Pieta Brown, Father John Misty, Diana Krall, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and more!
Bill Bentley
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Blu-ray Review: CHiPS (2017)

Unnecessary TV adaptation doesn't have much to offer aside from typically bawdy, low-brow humor. Which can be funny. The problem is, writer-director-star Dax Shepard fails to make it so.
Chaz Lipp
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Blu-ray Review: Table 19

Good natured but dull, this ensemble rom-com does little to engage viewers' emotions.
Chaz Lipp
Music

Album Reviews: Elliott Murphy - Prodigal Son, and More New Releases

Jeff Burger reviews the latest from veteran rocker Elliott Murphy, plus reissues from the Spinto Band and Arthur Alexander, and new releases by Jen Gloeckner and Sarah Jane Scouten.
Jeff Burger
Music

Music Review: The Rolling Stones - Ladies & Gentleman; Some Girls: Live In Texas '78; Live at the Checkerboard Lounge with Muddy Waters

Eagle Rock brings three Stones shows (well, two - plus a few Stones guesting with blues legend Muddy Waters) to CD. The best of the three - 'Ladies & Gentleman' - debuts on CD.
Chaz Lipp
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Blu-ray Review: Year of the Comet - Twilight Time Limited Edition

The year 1811 was apparently a good one for wine. The discovery of a 181-year bottle triggers a race across Europe.
Chaz Lipp
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Blu-ray Review: A Cure For Wellness

Eerie and beautiful to look at, there's not enough originality in director Gore Verbinski's vision to make it truly haunting.
Chaz Lipp
Coming Soon: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - 35th Anniversary Gift Set
On September 12, 2017, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment reissues Steven Spielberg's classic. New to Blu-ray: Veep: The Complete Fifth Season
Nominated for 16 Emmy's for its fifth season (and winner of three, including Outstanding Comedy Series), HBO's 'Veep' shows no signs of slowing. New to Blu-ray: Silicon Valley: The Complete Third Season
Though it lost the big Emmy to HBO's other highly-acclaimed comedy series, this Mike Judge-co-created series is still a big winner. Now On Blu-ray: From Dusk Till Dawn: Season Three
Entertainment One has issued a loaded up this three-disc set with an assortment of extras sure to please the vampire show's fan base. All ten episodes are included. Now on Blu-ray: Girls: The Complete Fifth Season
Get caught up with HBO's acclaimed 'Girls' in time for the February 12 premiere of the series' sixth and final season. Disney's The BFG - On Digital HD, Blu-ray and Disney Movies Anywhere
Steven Spielberg's first-ever Disney production will include lots of bonus content, including a tribute to late screenwriter Melissa Mathison. Due October 4 on Blu-ray: Prince Movie Collection - Purple Rain, Under the Cherry Moon, Graffiti Bridge
Prince three narrative theatrical films arrive newly remastered on Blu-ray. This is the Blu-ray debut of Under the Cherry Moon and Graffiti Bridge. Now on DVD: Netflix Series Grace and Frankie - Season One
Audio commentaries, a gag reel, and a featurette are among the bonus features exclusive to this Season One DVD of the Golden Globe- and Emmy-nominated series. Now on Blu-ray: Misconduct
The main reasons to give this stilted courtroom drama a look are the supporting performances by Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins. Paramount Announces Immense Star Trek 50th Anniversary TV and Movie BD Boxset
The new set will include the Director's Cut of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and the Animated Series remastered in HD for the first time. Now on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD: Pixar's The Good Dinosaur
Fast on the heels of the near-universal acclaim that greeted Inside Out, Pixar is back with a decidedly more minor tale. Now on Blu-ray: Strike Back: Cinemax Season 4
The popular Cinemax action series ends here with another excellent Blu-ray release from HBO Home Entertainment. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - On Digital HD April 1, Blu-ray and DVD April 5
The movie phenomenon of 2015 is poised to become the home video phenomenon of 2016.

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