Reviews of Chely Wright: Wish Me Away, Jim Thorpe: The World’s Greatest Athlete, Jesse Owens, and Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender, plus a full list of video reviews in the Jan. issue.
Best Media 2012: Best Video
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Old wine in new bottles is a recurring theme in LJ film reviewer/Fast Scans columnist and DVD sommelier Jeff T. Dick’s annual best-of list, as restored versions of older films—many debuting on Blu-ray—make up an increasingly larger part of the year’s top 20 discs. Classic Film The Gold Rush. 2 discs. b/w. 72/88+ min. Charlie [...]
Fast Scans | December 2012
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Reviews of upcoming foreign and indie DVD and Blu-ray releases.
Video Reviews | December 1, 2012
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Reviews of Shadow of Afghanistan 1959-2012, 65_RedRoses, and [antoine], plus a full list of video reviews from the December issue.
Olive Films Branches Out | DVDs for Libraries
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By Jeff T. Dick In the face of dwindling DVD sales, most movie studio video divisions have cut back on their catalog output—except for prestigious titles worth the expense of a spruced-up Blu-ray release—leaving smaller distributors to pick up the slack. One such up-and-coming company is St. Charles, IL–based Olive Films, which has not only [...]
Music to the Eyes | DVDs for the Musical Soul
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Watching music-themed DVDs is a gift everyone can enjoy
Trailers | What’s coming on DVD/Blu-ray | December 2012
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A round-up of notable upcoming DVD and Blu-Ray releases.
Movies Yule Love | Christmas DVDs
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Christmas movies for the holidays, including one featuring Sir Roger Moore as a duke
Fast Scans | November 15, 2012
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Upcoming DVD and Blu-Ray releases of indie and foreign films.
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