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Monday, September 14, 2009
Patrick Swayze dies
Eighties movie icon Patrick Swayze, beloved in such films as “Dirty Dancing,” “Red Dawn” and “Ghost,” died today of pancreatic cancer, which he had been fighting for 15 months, the Associated Press reports. He was 57.
Read more HERE.
Check out his official fan site HERE.
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Scenes from the ‘Machete’ shoot
Downtown office workers got a little taste of Hollywood today, as evidenced by these shots of the Robert Rodriguez production, ‘Machete,’ sent to us from a few camera-toting readers.
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Noteworthy DVDs released 9/15/09
NEW ON BLU-RAY
“An American Werewolf In London,” “Army of Darkness,” “Van Helsing” (Universal); “48 Hours,” “Deep Impact” (Paramount); “Child’s Play” (MGM); “The Hannibal Lecter Anthology,” “Misery” (MGM); “Sex, Lies, and Videotape” (Sony); Ultimate Force of Four Box Set, containing “Hero,” “Iron Monkey,” “The Legend of Drunken Master,” & “Zatoichi” (Walt Disney / Miramax); “Wrong Turn” 1 & 2 (Fox)
FRESH FROM THE MULTIPLEX
“Easy Virtue” (Sony); “Next Day Air” (Summit); “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (Fox)
ARTHOUSE/FOREIGN
“The Adventures of Werner Holt,” “The Axe of Wandsbeck” (First Run Pictures); Essential Art House #4, including “Le Jour se Leve,” “Gervaise,” “Mayerling,” “The 39 Steps,” “Tales of Hoffman” & “Throne of Blood” (Criterion); “Nightwatching” (E1 Entertainment); “Rumba” (Koch); “Treeless Mountain” (Oscilloscope); “Triangle,” a three-parter from Asian auteurs Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam and Johnnie To (Magnolia); “White Night Wedding” (IFC)
DOCUMENTARIES
“Big Pun: The Legacy” (Vivendi); “Directed by John Ford” (Warner Bros.); “Full Battle Rattle,” “Old Jews Telling Jokes” (First Run Pictures); “Nerdcore Rising” (Virgil Films); “Note by Note” (Docurama); “Trumbo” (Magnolia); “The Wonder of It All” (Indican)
BEST OF TV
“Astro Boy” Volumes 1-5 (Sony); “The Beiderbecke Tapes” (Acorn Media); “C.S.I.: Miami” Season 7, “One Step Beyond” Season 1 (Paramount); “Crash” Season 1 (Anchor Bay); “Doctor Who: The Next Doctor” (BBC); “Fame” Seasons 1 & 2 (MGM); “Grey’s Anatomy” Season 5, “Private Practice” Season 2, “X-Men” Volumes 3 & 4 (Walt Disney); “The IT Crowd” Season 3 (MPI); “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” Season 4, “My Name Is Earl” Season 4 (Fox); “Sanctuary” Season 1 (E1 Entertainment); “Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Clone Commandos” (Warner Bros.); “Top Chef: Season 5 (A&E); “Transformers” Season 2 (Shout! Factory)
FROM THE VAULTS
“The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” / “The Scarlet Claw” & “The Hound of the Baskervilles” / “Pursuit to Algiers” (MPI); “King Kong Escapes,” “King Kong vs. Godzilla” (Universal)
REISSUE/REPACKAGE
“Friday the 13th” Parts 7 & 8, “Varsity Blues” (Paramount); “John Carpenter: Master of Fear” collection, “Wes Craven Horror Collection,” “The Wolf Man” (1941) (Special Edition) (Universal); “The John Wayne/John Ford Film Collection” (Warner Bros.); “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Collection” (New Line)
CULT CORNER
Action up-and-comer Michael Jai White in “Blood & Bone” (Sony); “Bodyguard: A New Beginning,” “Four Dragons” (Lions Gate); “Deadgirl” (Dark Sky); “Nude In Dracula’s Castle” (Secret Key); “Phantasm II” (Universal); “The Shadow Boxer” (Image)
STRAIGHT(ISH) TO VIDEO
“Bionicle: The Legend Reborn” (Universal); James Franco and Sienna Miller in “Camille” (2007) (E1 Entertainment)
KIDS’ STUFF
“Barney: Jungle Friends” (Lions Gate); Go Diego Go!: “Diego’s Mega Missions!” & “Diego’s Artic Rescue” (Nickelodeon)
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