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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Classic on DVD

Convicts

IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099300/

In rural Texas 1902, 13-year-old Horace (Haas) toils on a run-down plantation to buy a tombstone for the father he lost a year earlier. Soll (Duvall), the crusty old Confederate who owns the plantation, has yet to pay the boy a penny of the money he owes him. But on Christmas Eve, as Soll becomes obsessed with his own mortality, he makes a grand promise forcing Horace to confront his fear of death and the harsh truths of a decadent society.

Friday, October 12, 2012

New in Theaters

Sinister

IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1922777/

Found footage helps a true-crime novelist realize how and why a family was murdered in his new home, though his discoveries put his entire family in the path of a supernatural entity.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Amazon Recommendation

7th Heaven

This weekly television series follows the Camden family as the minister father and stay-at-home mother deal with the drama of having seven children, ranging from toddlers to adults with families of their own. The friends, neighbors, and love interests of the various members of the family weigh heavily on the plot of the series, which seeks to address a real-life issue with each episode.

7th Heaven is the longest-running series that has ever aired on The WB and is the longest-running family drama in television history (beating out both Little House on the Prairie and The Waltons). It is also the longest-running show produced by Aaron Spelling.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

10-9-12 DVD of the week

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

30th Anniversary Edition

Relive the adventure and magic in one of the most beloved motion pictures of all-time, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, from Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg. Captivating audiences of all ages, this timeless story follows the unforgettable journey of a lost alien and the 10-year-old boy he befriends. Join Elliot (Henry Thomas), Gertie (Drew Barrymore) and Michael (Robert MacNaughton) as they come together to help E.T. find his way back home. Now digitally remastered with enhanced picture and sound for its 30th Anniversary, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is one of the great American films (Leonard Maltin) that forever belongs in the hearts and minds of audiences everywhere.

10-9-12 Classic TV on DVD

Webster

IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085109/

Emmanuel Lewis stars as the innocent and adorable Webster Long. When newlyweds George Papadapolis (Alex Karras) and Katherine Calder-Young Papadapolis (Susan Clark) return home from their whirlwind wedding, they discover they’re the legal guardians of seven-year-old Webster, the only child of George’s recently deceased best friend. George, a retired football player turned sportscaster, and Katherine, a socialite and philanthropist, are the perfectly hilarious odd parents learning how to raise a child, often with the help of Katherine’s highbrow secretary, Jerry (Henry Polic II). Both a touching portrait of an unconventional family and a joyful ride through childhood adventures, Webster is a classic of ’80s television.

10-9-12 New on Blu-Ray

Red Dawn

IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087985/

When Communist paratroopers descend on a high school football field in Colorado, a group of the school's students wages an all-out guerrilla war to save their town - and their country! An all-star cast, including Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen and Harry Dean Stanton, delivers powerful performances in this gripping story of courage and patriotism.

10-9-12 Christmas on DVD

12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue

IMDb Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2325491/

Emma O'Conner now a teenager returns to Doverville in this action-packed fun adventure filled with kids and PUPPIES! Emma's in a race against time and impossible odds to rescue the dog orphanage from an- unscrupulous tycoon.