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Disc Deals – Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection is Amazon’s HD DOTW

July 15, 2012
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All the rave from the San Diego Comic-Con this weekend has been how impeccable the new Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season One Blu-ray looks, which is coming out on July 24, 2012 (with a current price tag of $78.86 on Amazon). That is most likely why Amazon is pushing this Star Trek: Original Motion…

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Disc Deals – Batman Beyond: The Complete Series for $45.49

July 11, 2012
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In obvious celebration of the approaching release of The Dark Knight Rises on July 20th, Amazon is offering up the complete Batman Beyond series on DVD for $45.49, or 55% off the MSRP of $99.98, and $26.40 less than the normal Amazon price. Branden ChowenBranden has been a film fan since he was young, roaming…

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Disc Deals – Save 50% Off the Criterion Collection at B&N

July 11, 2012
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It’s that wonderful time of year again when Barnes & Noble puts my annual membership to good use: from now (July 11, 2012) until July 30, 2012, Barnes & Noble is offering 50% off their entire stock of the Criterion Collection, including the Eclipse series. This is personal favorite sale of every year, and I’ve…

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Inaugural Cinefessions Summer Screams Challenge – The Results

July 4, 2012
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It’s all over! June 2012 is nothing but a memory, as we celebrate our country’s independence on this, July 4th. Though most people are outside lighting fireworks and grilling burgers, I’m inside, tallying scores and figuring out prizes (all by choice; it’s much too hot to be outside without a pool). I want to thank…

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Inaugural Cinefessions Summer Screams Challenge

May 25, 2012
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The Inaugural Cinefessions Summer Screams Challenge Logic may dictate that October is the month for a horror movie challenge, but, fortunately, horror films are scary no matter the month. With classes letting out, and temperatures rising, what better way to end that long summer day than cooling off with an ice-cold horror flick? And what…

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The Best and Worst of 2011 – Day Five: Top 10 Movies I Watched in 2011

January 6, 2012
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The final day of The Movie Files’ 2011 retrospective is upon us, and today holds the list that matters most: the ten greatest films I watched this past year. 2011, as overall disappointing a year as it has been, will always be a year I remember as the year I met up with some of…

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The Best and Worst of 2011 – Day Four: “Top” 5 Worst Films I Watched in 2011

January 6, 2012
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Sometimes, no matter how hard one might try to enjoy it, a film is plain bad. The five movies on this list are here as a warning to stay away, and nothing more. If you come across these movies in Redbox, or Netflix Instant Queue, just keep on moving. This last has no exceptions, meaning…

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