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DVD Title: The Illusionist
DVD Release Date: January 9, 2007
Starring: Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti, Rufus Sewell, Eddie Marsan
ASIN: B000K7VHQ4
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DVD Review: This elegant fable of art, love and politics is set in Vienna circa 1900. Eisenheim is a poor young boy who loves magic, he falls in love with Sophie, a beautiful girl from a class far above his own. Pulled apart by her parents, the young man left Austria to explore the world. He returns years later to Vienna as “The Illusionist.” By astonishing audiences he becomes a people’s hero, such that he is suspected of fomenting a “spiritual republic.” This puts him in direct conflict with the powers of the Austro-Hungarian government, specifically Crown Prince Leopold, who happens to be engaged to Sophie.

DVD Title: Serenity
DVD Release Date: December 20, 2005
Starring: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Sean Maher, Jewel Staite
ASIN: B000BW7QWW
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DVD Review: A gritty space western with lots of action and suspense. Malcolm Reynolds is a hardened veteran who fought on the losing side of a galactic civil war between the defeated Independent Planets and the Alliance. Now he ekes out a living with his transport-for-hire spaceship, Serenity. He and his misfit crew hang out on the edge of space doing odd jobs — most of them illegal. When the crew of the spaceship Serenity takes on two new passengers, a young doctor and his unstable, telepathic sister, they get much more than they bargained for. The two are fugitives from the Alliance.

DVD Title: Crank
DVD Release Date: January 9, 2007
Starring: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Efren Ramirez, Dwight Yoakam.
ASIN: B000K7UBSO
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DVD Review: An assassin discovers that his rival has injected him with a poison that will kill him if his heart rate drops. What follows is an action packed adventure as the assasin tries to keep his metabolism up. It is a thrill ride that understands itself, its audience and its genre enough to not take anything too seriously. This film is what the action category is, I should rename the category “Crank.”

DVD Title: The Black Dahlia
DVD Release Date: December 26, 2006
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, Aaron Eckhart, Mia Kirshner
ASIN: B000K2UVZW
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DVD Review: This movie was pretty good, but it was misleading. It was not really about “The Black Dahlia” or a similar cautionary tale. “The Black Dahlia” mystery serves as a backdrop to two fictional homicide detectives, who become obsessed with the case. Their investigation leads them to ignore all the vice and despair around them. In that sense it is a stylish noir production.

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DVD Title: Click
DVD Release Date: October 10, 2006
Starring: Adam Sandler, Christopher Walken, Kate Beckinsale, David Hasselhoff, Sean Astin
ASIN: B000HT386M
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DVD Review: A workaholic finds a universal remote that allows him to pause, fast-forward and rewind different parts of his life. When the remote control begins to malfunction, he is forced to deal with the consequences. It is an interesting concept, but it seems forced. The first half of “Click” tries too hard to be funny; the second tries too hard to be sentimental. It is short enough to be enjoyable.

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DVD Title: Cars
DVD Release Date: November 7, 2006
Starring: Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Larry The Cable Guy, Cheech Marin
ASIN: B00005JNS0
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DVD Review: Pixar’s nostalgic film about the open road, especially the historic Route 66, focuses on cars. It is entertaining, colorful, and it has dazzling images and clearly-defined characters. From the mountainous surroundings to hilarious auto renditions, “Cars” is a feast for the eyes and funnybone.

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DVD Title: The Prestige
DVD Release Date: February 20, 2007
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Caine, David Bowie
ASIN: B000LC55F2
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DVD Review: Set in London at the turn of the century, “The Prestige” tracks the spiraling game of one-upmanship played by two celebrity magicians who began their careers as co-apprentices and descended into a bitter rivalry. Their rivalry takes them both to the peak of their careers, but with terrible consequences.

DVD Title: Lady in the Water
DVD Release Date: December 19, 2006
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Freddy Rodriguez, Jeffrey Wright, Bob Balaban
ASIN: B000JLTR8Q
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DVD Review: A depressed apartment superintendent rescues a mysterious young woman from danger and discovers she is actually a sea-nymph. As he falls deeper and deeper in love with the woman, he rallies the tenants together to protect his new fragile friend from deadly creatures that reside in this world, who are determined to prevent her from returning home.

DVD Title: Superman Returns
DVD Release Date: November 28, 2006
Starring: Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, James Marsden, Eva Marie Saint
ASIN: B000J10EQU
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DVD Review: Superman has been gone for five years on a pilgrimage to the remains of what was once the planet Krypton. Superman returns to Earth to find the woman he loves, Lois Lane, has moved on with her life and to a society that has learned to survive without him. His bittersweet return home challenges him to rediscover who he is. Superman embarks on an epic journey of redemption that takes him from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of outer space.