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Astro Boy
CAST: Animation Studio: Manga Entertainment Rating: 8/10 The Corporate line: A Hero for All Ages! The first-ever Astro Boy series created in full color, children and adults alike will enjoy the timeless, fanciful adventures of Astro—a futuristic combination of Pinocchio and Superman who learns a timely message about the triumph of kindness, compassion and selflessness…
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Bing Crosby – The Definitive Collection
Artist: Bing Crosby Title: The Definitive Collection Label: Decca Rating: 7/10 FILE UNDER: Another Bing Crosby Greatest Hits. CORPORATE LINE: More useful as a primer than as a comprehensive overview of Bing Crosby’s 50-year career, Geffen’s THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION still packs in 22 superb cuts from the crooner’s massive discography. Beginning with the early 1930s…
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Charles in Charge: The Complete First Season
Cast: Scott Baio, Willie Aames Studio: Universal Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: One of the most entertaining sitcoms of the ‘80s is back as all 22 Season One episodes, including the hilarious pilot, of Charles in Charge come to DVD for the first time ever. Tag along with teen idol Scott Baio (Happy Days) as he…
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Wildfire: The Complete First Season
Cast: Genevieve Cortese, Nicole Tubiola, Nana Visitor, Greg Serano, Micah Alberti Studio: Lions Gate Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: Kris Furillo (Genevieve Cortese) has come a long way from juvenile hall. Hired to work at Raintree Horse Farm, she enters the world of high-stakes horse racing, where people will stop at nothing to beat the competition.…
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Running Scared
Cast: Paul Walker, Chazz Palminteri, Cameron Bright Studio: New Line Cinema Rating: 4/10 CORPORATE LINE: Paul Walker stars in the fast-paced crime drama RUNNING SCARED from critically acclaimed director Wayne Kramer. Walker plays a low-level mobster who, in order to save his family, must recover a gun used in a mob hit before it’s found…
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orld Soccer Winning Eleven 9
Game: orld Soccer Winning Eleven 9 Platform: PS2 Studio: Konami Rating: 9/10 GAME DESCRIPTION: World Soccer Winning Eleven 9 is intense, fast-paced soccer simulation. Bring the spirit of international soccer to your Xbox, with a virtual soccer experience that’s second to none. Play with and against the world’s best players and teams — and combine…
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The Shield: The Complete Fourth Season
Cast: Michael Chiklis, Glenn Close, Catherine Dent, Walton Goggins Studio: Fox Rating: 8.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Transgressing the seemingly rock-solid boundaries of regular television programming, THE SHIELD refuses the strictures of black-and-white depictions of clear-cut moral dilemmas in favor of an ambiguity that will challenge even the most jaded viewers. Detective Vic Mackey (Michael Chiklis, THE…
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Grey’s Anatomy: Season One
Cast: Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers, T.R. Knight, Chandra Wilson Studio: Buena Vista Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: GREY’S ANATOMY is “a winner,” raves the New York Daily News. Both a critical hit and fan favorite, season one burst onto the television landscape with gripping plot lines, a sensational soundtrack, and hot stars,…
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Grey’s Anatomy: Season One
Cast: Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers, T.R. Knight, Chandra Wilson Studio: Buena Vista Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: GREY’S ANAMTOMY is “a winner,” raves the New York Daily News. Both a critical hit and fan favorite, season one burst onto the television landscape with gripping plot lines, a sensational soundtrack, and hot stars,…
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Lifehouse – Interview [2006]
Asked what kind of music can be found on Lifehouse’s third album (simply titled Lifehouse), Jason Wade pauses and says, “the kind of music I like to write. That’s one of the great things about having done a couple of records. I don’t second-guess myself anymore. When I’m writing, I’m not trying to please everyone.…
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