The weekend’s here. You’ve just been paid, and it’s burning a hole in your pocket. What’s a pop culture geek to do? In hopes of steering you in the right direction to blow some of that hard-earned cash, it’s time for the FRED Weekend Shopping Guide – your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted…
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Hot Toys has been slowly rolling out their Avengers: Age Of Ultron figures over the last few months, with the bulk of our established heroes now available. Add to that list their latest, and greatest, 1/6-scale take on the god of thunder, Thor ($219.99). With three previous takes on the character, they’ve further refined the small nuances in capturing Chris Hemsworth’s likeness, and have also upped the ante with the delicate sculpting of his hair. It’s uncanny. Frighteningly so. As usual, the scaled costuming is spot on, and an extra wow factor comes from the internal light/glow gimmick built into a bonus version of his hammer, Mjolnir. It’s an impressive addition to the lineup, and has me even more excited to see what they’ve done with Marvel’s cosmic big baddie, Thanos.
As his big epics have left me largely cold in recent years, I think I prefer the quieter sophistication of the Spielberg we find in Bridge Of Spies (Dreamworks, Rated PG-13, Blu-Ray-$39.99 SRP), a true tale of a Cold War spy exchange starring the perfect pairing of Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance, as a Brooklyn lawyer and the Russian spy he’s tasked with delivering to Moscow. Bonus materials include a clutch of featurettes on both the history and the production.
It feels like there’ve been dozens of releases of Walt Disney’s first animated feature film, from VHS to laserdisc to DVD to Blu-Ray, but the latest Blu-Ray edition of Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (Walt Disney, Rated G, Blu-Ray-$36.99 SRP), the “Walt Disney Signature Collection” edition, manages to find even more bonus materials from the company’s archives, including an interview with Walt about the film, a never-before-seen alternate sequence of Snow White meeting the Prince, and more.
Leave it to Robert Redford to make a potent and powerful modern ode to journalism with Truth (Sony, Rated R, Blu-Ray-$34.99 SRP), which is based on the true story of the CBS News controversy that cost Dan Rather his position as the face of that organization’s news division. Bonus materials include an audio commentary, featurettes, and deleted scenes.
The latest DC Comics direct-to-home-video animated feature adapting J.M. DeMatteis’ Batman: Bad Blood (Warner Bros., Rated PG-13, Blu-Ray-$24.98 SRP), as a hellish evening leaves Batman missing and the extended Bat-family of Nightwing, Robin, Batwoman and the mysterious Batwing to pick up the pieces. Bonus materials include featurettes and a sneak peek at Justice League vs. Teen Titans.
The blood continues to flow freely as supernatural shenanigans persist in the second season of From Dusk Till Dawn (E1, Not Rated, Blu-Ray-$49.98 SRP), as relationships are changed up amidst complications aplenty. The 3-disc set is loaded with bonus features, including audio commentaries, featurettes, con panels, and more.
This week’s deep dive into the many wonderful releases from PBS can be split into nonfiction and fiction. So let’s start off with a pair of prestige drams – the 6th and final season of Downton Abbey (PBS, Not Rated, Blu-Ray-$59.99 SRP) and the Ridley Scott-produced Civil War miniseries Mercy Street (PBS, Not Rated, Blu-Ray-$44.99 SRP). Bonus features on Downton include a trio of featurettes, while Mercy Street gets featurettes and deleted scenes.
On the nonfiction front, we’ve got the beautiful photography of the BBC’s Earth’s Natural Wonders: Living On The Edge (PBS, Not Rated, Blu-Ray-$29.99 SRP) and The Best Of Big Blue Live (PBS, Not Rated, DVD-$24.99 SRP), filmmaker Stanley Nelson’s examination of The Black Panthers (PBS, Not Rated, Blu-Ray-$29.99 SRP), an exploration of the assassination of James Garfield in American Experience: Murder Of A President (PBS, Not Rated, DVD-$24.99 SRP), the remarkable tale of America’s forgotten labor struggle in American Experience: The Mine Wars (PBS, Not Rated, DVD-$24.99 SRP), and the Nova special Making North America (PBS, Not Rated, DVD-$24.99 SRP), about the elemental forces which shaped our continent.
So there you have it… my humble suggestions for what to watch, listen to, play with, or waste money on this coming weekend. See ya next week…
-Ken Plume
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I love a film that can expertly blend comedy, action, and genuine heart, and last year brought two films that accomplished that hat trick with flair – Guardians Of The Galaxy and 
The 4th season of 
Even knowing its pastoral trappings soon reveal a brutally faithful adaptation of Richard Adam’s brutally dystopian tale of a rabbit community under threat – a nature a traumatized young me was unaware of before watching what he thought was a simple cartoon – the power of 
We already got a sparkling high definition Blu-Ray release of the film a few years back, so there’s no better way to celebrate its 70th anniversary this year than with the deluxe Walt Disney Records Legacy Collection treatment of 
It’s been years since I watched The Green Mile – it still holds up, natch – and Warners has made it very easy for you to do so by bringing it under one box set with both The Shawshank Redemption and the high-def debut of The Majestic in 
Yes yes yes, Eddie Redmayne is every bit as amazing as you’ve heard as the young Stephen Hawking in 
After a bit of a stumble last year, new Doctor Peter Capaldi gets to inaugurate his 12 incarnation of the Time Lord into the longstanding tradition of the annual holiday special. 
When it comes to chronicling the art, artists, and history of comic books, no one has done it as consistently well as Twomorrows, so much so that every one of their releases are a must-have. That goes double for their latest tomes – 
Steven Spielberg’s 
His last couple of outings have been somewhat shaky, but Terry Gilliam returns to fun and freaky form with the deeply contemplative 
Listen, Michael Keaton is amazing and wonderful and turns in a fine performance, but I just can’t bring myself to do anything but shake my head at the unmitigated & off-putting pretension of 
Yes, we know, you’re still suffering withdrawal symptoms from The LEGO Movie. Well, get your LEGO fix with a superhero twist courtesy of the feature-length 
Oh, Olive Films – You continue to delight with your ridiculously impressive dedication to releasing massive amounts of niche catalogue titles new to high definition. This week, they’re dropping the Frankie Avalon & Annette Funnicello beach flicks 
BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE, catalogue title fans! Olive Films have dropped even more vault titles, including Norman Lear’s 
Not to be outdone, the fine folks at Shout Factory have also unleashed the floodgates of high-def catalogue releases, including Kenneth Branagh’s epic adaptation of 
The first was a solid if unmemorable comedy, and its sequel, 
May the bromance never end, as 
There’s an added poignancy that legendary film critic Roger Ebert has become the subject of a posthumous documentary celebrating his life the same way he devoted his life to celebrating film, but one can’t help but wonder what his review of 
The latest in the long line of visually lush animated films from the legendary Studio Ghibli, 
The tiny kinder set get a trio of releases of their own this week with the monster truck mini-movie 
I have been waiting ages – AGES – for Steven Spielberg’s epic misfire 1941 to make its way to a proper high definition release. Heck, considering the old DVD wasn’t even anamorphic, even that would have been a better treatment of a film that, for all its messiness, I truly enjoy. Just when I was about to give up hope, along comes the new 
Although the story is rather flat and doesn’t hold up to much scrutiny, 
It’s been over 10 years since the release of Tom Shales & James Andrew Miller’s definitive oral history of Saturday Night Live, years featuring plenty of new castmembers and scores of new sketches. With that in mind, as well as the show’s 40th anniversary, a newly updated and expanded edition of 
Every bit as pulpy as the name implies, the first season of 
While the special is fun in the same manner of their first go round with the legendary comics universe, 
In one of those, “Wait, this wasn’t out on Blu-Ray yet?” moments, the Farrelly Brothers’ 
The eleventh season of 
Over the course of his 40 year career, Bob Balaban has worn numerous hats. He’s been a writer, a director, and a producer, but he’s most well known as an actor, appearing in Catch-22, Midnight Cowboy, 2010, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, many Christopher Guest films, Seinfeld – just to name only a few.
I was afraid that 
Steven Spielberg’s 
Delayed for years and changed to avoid upsetting China, the largely unnecessary remake of 
In the mood for a high octane thriller this weekend? Then you’ll probably want to give a spin to 
Fans rejoice, as 
As witty and fun as their videogames, 
Mis-matched detective partners 
Though the plot machinations don’t make a lick of sense if you think about them and it feels like more of a slog than the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy, there’s just enough bombast and verve to make Christopher Nolan’s button on his Batman trilogy, 
Thinkgeek time! We all know the awkward impossibility of trying to get a pair of massive power bricks plugged into the same wall outlet. Well, accomplish that feat and charge a pair of USB devices to boot with the brilliant little 
Flick by flick, Pixar is converting their entire catalogue to 3D, and you can strike another modern classic from the list as we get the 3D conversion (and its debut in high definition, to boot!) of 
‘Tis the season to mock and riff with the residents of the Satellite of Love, as 
After a few years of less-than-appealing films, Steven Spielberg rebounded with the enjoyable chase flick 
Would you expect butter carving to be the root of all evil – from sex and blackmail to scandal and greed? Well, that’s just what it is in the enjoyably Midwestern-askew 
I don’t know if we’ve ever seen a synchronicity where both of Matt Groening’s animated ventures have seen home video releases on the same date, but we’ve got it with 
If you’ve never heard of one of Australia’s best-kept comedy secrets, dive into the character comedy of Chris Lilley’s 
And spinning off from Lilley’s We Can Be Heroes is his arrival in the US with the series 
Nothing says “Happy Holidays!” like the 
When a film comes along that’s just beautiful and unique and yes, magical, I hesitate to make it smaller by trying to describe it. 
Every so often, a film comes along that’s unafraid of operating on a purely senior adult audience, hanging its drama – and comedy – on seasoned performers playing their actual age. Such is the case with 
After a sojourn south of the border Danny McBride’s crude Kenny Powers comes almost full circle as he heads to Myrtle Beach, SC to try and resuscitate his baseball career in the 3rd season of 
After the piecemeal releases, you can now pick up 
After years of pale impressions of brilliant piss-takes Airplane! and Police Squad!, Charlie Brooker does an equally pitch-perfect parody of the TV detective genre with 
Want a quick and idiot proof way to add some versatile LED lighting to your home or office? Try the 
While the criticisms of emotional button-pushing remain, time has only increased my estimation of 
It seems long overdue, but Richard Schickel’s 
And now that you’ve bought your high definition copy of Steven Spielberg’s classic, why not explore its creation and read the screenplay in the illustrated 30th anniversary edition of 
A trio of Major Toms make a mysterious return from Mars and prove to be a conspiracy almost too hot to handle for Jon Pertwee’s 3rd Doctor & companion Liz Shaw in the latest classic Doctor Who release 
It’s a mess in many ways, but there’s a bizarre zeal to the Beatles’ underappreciated TV special 
It can get a bit draggy, but I admit that dozens of childhood cable viewings has endeared John Huston’s wonderfully off-key 
As far as CG has come, it still lacks the subtle charms and realistic touch that can be found in traditional stopmotion animation. The methods have been refined greatly over the last few years, as is readily evident when you explore 
The problem with 
A camp masterpiece gets the high definition treatment with the arrival of the feud-tastic 
It’s difficult to enjoy a musical like 
The DVD release of the ginger legend’s last great sitcom comes to a close with the release of 
Got kids? Pick up the latest brilliant Scholastic Storybook Treasures 
This week’s soundtrack pick is Edgar Rothermich’s faithful reconstruction and performance of Vangelis’ score to 
For hardcore and casual Disney fans alike, Dave Smith’s 
The 7th season of 
It’s a bittersweet affair, listening to the audio commentaries on the 
As a kid, I was always fascinated by gyroscopes – particularly the ones that I bought just about every time I would visit a museum gift shop lo, those many years ago. And they were always a pain to get going. Ah, but the 
There are plenty of new-to-Blu-Ray catalogue releases I’ve been looking forward to this year, and right near the top has been the near-unbearable anticipation for the fully restored and remastered 
And while you’re on a Jaws kick this week, be sure to pick up the newly re-released and expanded edition of screenwriter Carl Gottlieb’s 
I’m really starting to get spoiled, what with two classic Doctor Who releases coming every month – And this month is no different, bringing us a special edition of the very first adventure versus the Autons for Jon Pertwee’s 3rd Doctor in 
While 
It’s been awhile sing they’ve done an official release, but the latest biography to come down the pike from A&E’s Bio channel is 
The fine folks at Shout Factory have really stepped up their classic TV releases in recent years, taking over for aborted efforts by studios like Sony and Universal, and wrapping the DVD releases of shows long after many of us had given up hope. The latest clutch of titles on glorious life support include the 5th and final season of 
And if that weren’t enough, Shout also continues to release the massive Nickelodeon catalogue, with the most recent being the 2nd volume from 
It’s a little late to the party, but 
Parents might want to pick up the entire 52-episode set of the science-adventure series 
Collecting a trio of shows shot in London, Manchester, & Edinburgh, 
The show’s become a creative mess, but diehards will delight in the complete third season of 
Root around in America’s garbage with the latest releases from the “History” Channel – 
I didn’t think Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the tale about a WWI cavalry 
What a brilliant geek alchemy the fine folks at LEGO unleash every time they release another their vehicle sets based on the classic Star Wars films, and all of the buttons are duly pushed with their new 
One of the biggest surprises of last year was Chris Elliott’s triumphant return to television with the Adult Swim take on Walker, Texas Ranger, 
It doesn’t really address some of the stories I’ve heard about how ambitious he was in his rise to the top of the Sesame Street food chain, but 
Short-lived and forgotten, who couldn’t love Bob Newhart as a superhero comic artist in the sitcom 
It’s always a delight when a classic piece of cinema makes its way to high definition, and so we have Roman Polanski & Robert Towne’s still brilliant 
Very few sitcoms have gotten the high definition treatment, and particularly not one that goes back over 10 years, but 
Shout Factory continues their noble mission of re-releasing Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes that have gone out of print with a pair of returns – 
Cartoon Network’s decidedly indie kiddie cartoon gets it’s first DVD release with 
When he puts his mind to it, Cameron Crowe certainly knows how to make an affable – overly-so – film, and that’s exactly what he does with 
As much as I thought Torchwood was a misguided, often frustrating, and even more often boring series (and regrettable spin-off from Doctor Who), it wasn’t until the recent 
Wil Wheaton fans eager to complete their collections of his cinematic output will want to thank MGM’s MOD Limited Edition Collection for the release of 
Watch as a franchise already on thin ice gets in trouble in the tropics with 
It’s a little slow-going at times and uneven, but the good of 
Are you steampunky? Have you ever wished you could wear a tiny little folding telescope on your ring finger? So you could feel all steampunky and adventurous and ingenious? Well, Thinkgeek brings you 
I’m sure it’s just a personal hang-up of mine, but I’m not much of a fan of Leonardo DiCaprio, especially as he’s somehow become the go-to guy for vintage biopics of egomaniacal men. The latest is Clint Eastwood’s otherwise nicely made 
Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s big Tintin film is about to hit home video, and the massive amounts of development and concept art that went into making it is presented in 
And speaking of incredible behind-the-scenes books, now that the massive 8-film series has wrapped, you can explore all of the cinematic magic that went into making JK Rowling’s boy wizard come to life with 
For years, Newmarket Press has been putting out some quite nice making-of and screenplay books for various films, and this Oscar season brings a pair of tomes from this year’s nominees. First up is 
I wasn’t expecting much, which is probably why I was pleasantly surprised by the working man’s revenge flick 
You can watch Tudors and French Cardinals all you want, but in Italy the power center also had a family name, and it’s that powerful dynasty that’s the subject of 
It’s no Shrek, which I see as a definite plus for spin-off film 
Fighting the nefarious likes of Simon Bar Sinister and Riff Raff, the dated though still fun cartoons featured in the 10-disc 
A pair of Showtime series are dropping their latest seasons with the arrival of post-prison new life in the Big Apple 
I’m still not entirely sure I understand everything that happened in the 6th season of 
Having a high capacity external battery source handy is always a good thing, which is why the New Trent 
Borne of dozens of cable TV viewings in my youth, 
As the big screen feature makes its debut, I’m a little disappointed that we’re only getting the first season of the fun, and faithful, animated 
Has it really been 10 years since the debut of the original – and still far superior – version of 
I’m baffled as to why the beautiful 
It could be a lot shorter, but 
I couldn’t shake the feeling while watching JJ Abrams’ 
It’s no great shakes, but kids will probably enjoy the 4th film in director Robert Rodriguez’s Spy Kids trilogy, 
For all of the little princesses in your life, Disney has released a new special edition of the direct-to-video 
Much like the film it gets compared to most often, 
We’ve left the summer behind and I didn’t see a single firefly. I recall the summers of my youth being filled with fireflies. Well, I can alleviate some of that nostalgic disappointment with the electronic 
Often overlooked, the artistry that exists behind the action is explored and given a chance to shine in the latest installment of Disney’s incredible art series 
While it’s not the release of 1941 I was hoping for, I suppose it is nice to have beautiful high-definition editions of Spielberg’s dinosaurs via the 
Disney’s 
I’ve seen plenty of documentaries, and very few of them are as entertaining as 
If you’re not watching Idris Elba’s new series, then pick it up with the second release, 
There might have been an interesting film to be had with the idea of presenting exactly why fans feel so betrayed by George Lucas’s handling of the Star Wars franchise over the past 15 years, but 
Now only do you get 20 regular episodes in the 5th season set of 
Get your man flick fix this weekend with the high definition release of 
It’s been a few months, so it makes sense that we’re getting the second volume of the first season of 
It’s been a quite a few years, but fans of moose & squirrel can now get all 59 hours of 
Those geek-friendly folks at 
There have been plenty of films exploring the early days of The Beatles, but what sets 
Some may dismiss it, and it certainly falls on the cusp of the age of lesser Spielberg, but I’ve always been a fan of 
It’s not the classic Disney series, but there are still plenty of fans who came back for the much more recent television exploits of Don Diego de la Vega’s masked exploits, now available in 
If you have the high-end technology, you can watch 
I love Criterion for its consistent release of quirky little cult films – You know, films like Byron Haskin’s 
I think we both know that the title is a lie, and in no way will 
We’ve reached the halfway point of the season, which means those marketing mavens looking for a quick buck at Fox are leasing 
It seems Disney has carved out a niche for soft-focus inspirational sports movies in recent years, and you can add the tale of the legendary racehorse 
It’s a terribly bleak meditation on aging and not terribly suitable for kids who aren’t in the middle of an existential crisis, which may be an odd assessment to some considering I’m talking about 
There’s something oh so juvenile but oh so fun about having 
The 25th anniversaries are coming fast and furious, as hot on the heels of Back To The Future comes 
A few years ago, mentalist/sorcerer supreme Derren Brown released a book that provided tantalizing glimpses into his life but largely served as a sort of overview to the methodology behind his magic. Now, however, he’s returned with a proper autobiography, 
A few years back, when the 
It’s not nearly as enjoyable or as cohesive as Band Of Brothers, but there’s still plenty of fascinating history – and accompanying visuals – to be had in its follow-up mini-series, 
It’s a growing trend to create books packed with reproductions of ephemera, and you can add the Harry Potter film franchise to that list with the release of 
I’ve made it this far in my life without ever having seen 
Just in time for the holidays – and hot on the heels of his stage comeback – you can pick up the complete 5-season run of 
It’s a big ol’ festive mess of a film, but I have a special place in my heart for 
Join photographer Murray Fredericks as he travels into the remote, dangerous, formidable, and breathtakingly beautiful Lake Eyre, a massive salt lake in the north corner of South Australia. The documentary, 
It’s clearly Robert Rodriguez’s attempt to make the same impact on the Predator franchise that James Cameron made with Aliens, but Rodriguez’s 
My unwavering love for Star Wars has wavered quite a bit since George Lucas slapped us with the prequels, but occasionally something comes along that reignites that enthusiasm, if only for a brief time. One of those flares came when flipping through 
There may be only one Highlander, but they made the unfortunate decision to follow up the decent fantasy flick 
A sci-fi schlock classic makes its DVD debut as 
It’s not spaceflight or Everest, but using IMAX to shoot and present the works of Vincent van Gogh’s paintings is certainly a unique, and interesting, use of the format, as shown in 
When he’s not busy giving directions to a god of thunder, Kenneth Branagh has been starring as Inspector Kurt Wallander in the BBC’s latest mystery series 
If you want to look at a dull, lifeless reimagining, look no further than the awkward tedium that is 
The epic films of David Lean are an essential part of any cinematic library, and the first to make the transition to high definition is the sweeping 
Robots are cool. So is brushing your teeth. Go with me on this… When you combine a toothbrush and a tiny little motor, you get the uber-cool 
I’m always leery of a new take on 
It’s been a few months and the new series has been hitting our shores, so hat means it’s time for another clutch of classic [Doctor Who] DVD releases. This time, we get a pair of Jon Pertwee adventures – 
Using the Poppinsonian maxim of a spoonful of sugar, Paramount has dipped into their catalogue for a trio of new-to-Blu-Ray releases, the first of which is the aforementioned sugar – 
Presented by Sir John Gielgud, 
While the new Blu-Ray edition of 
The comedy isn’t terribly nuanced, but there is a sucker punch level of laughs to be had from Leigh Francis’s grotesque creations in 
Universal dips into the vaults for the latest in the Backlot Series, 
You remember [The Santa Clause]? Where Tim Allen assumes the mantle of Santa Claus and family-friendly, heart-warming hilarity ensued? Well, replace Allen with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and make the former wrestler the titular mythical creature of 
Their marriage may not have been the happiest, but there’s no doubt that both Carole King and James Taylor knew how to write a song, which is evident on their recent reunion concert disc 
The films are good, but Universal’s new Blu-Ray/DVD flipper discs are still an unwelcome abominations – which is a shame, since the trio of catalogue titles – 
Recently re-released as a Blu-Ray special edition, the Colin Firth version of 
David Lynch’s adaptation of 
Set in a post-apocalyptic world where technology has failed and mankind is living by a thread after a plague sweeps the land, 
Featuring rare footage from his own personal collection, 
In the mood for a mildly entertaining romantic comedy with likeable actors that won’t cause upset and will quickly wash off after it’s all over? Well, then 
Remember that surprisingly chilling horror film a few years back about a team of female spelunkers who are hunted by subterranean creatures during an expedition gone wrong? You know, [The Descent]? Well, now it all gets a bit naffer with 
I’m not a fan, but there are plenty of kids who adore the little red monster and will probably happy tap along with 
A surprising and welcome arrival on DVD is the second volume collecting 
While not as funny as some of their previous television incarnations, there’s still plenty of fun to be had in the second season of 
Cross Doo Wop with [The Sunshine Boys] and you have 
It’s a bit disconcerting as you try and process the age difference in the 70’s-filmed [Honeymooners Specials], which brought the cast back together for one last spin as The Kramdens and The Nortons, but once you get into it, the old magic is there. 
Translated from its smash Broadway run and bringing Andy Griffith and Don Knotts together on screen for the first time, 
With Memorial Day right around the corner, Warners has dipped into the archives for some manly men classics to release as part of their TCM: Greatest Classic Films Collection. The first, 
By the time we reach the 
Tony Stark becomes a teenage superhero in Nickelodeon’s 
See a man do some incredibly foolish things to his body in the name of adventure in 
It’s another quarter of episodes to entertain the kiddies with 
It seems like there’s been a couple hundred editions released, but the new special edition of 
First and foremost, take a moment to celebrate the glorious demise of the ill-conceived American version of Spaced with the news that this July brings the release with the original Britcom that put Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jessica Hynes, and Edgar Wright on the geek map. Loaded with bonus features from not only the UK release, but also exclusive to the US edition, this is a must-have set. Keep an eye out at your favorite online retailer or DVD emporium.
By the third season of 
For years now, I’ve been reiterating that you should buy, post-haste, the comedic sci-fi novels of Simpsons writer John Swartzwelder. Every one so far has been a gem, and he’s managed to keep the plate spinning with his latest tale of slow-witted detective Frank Burly, 
With a new Indy flick in the offing, it was a foregone conclusion that we’d see some form of re-release on the original trilogy – and so we have with the 
Cinema geeks rejoice! Universal has seen fit to collect 10 of their catalogue’s most genre-tastic titles into one box set – 
As much as I liked the “official” history found in the deluxe tome To Infinity And Beyond, it’s nice to have a complementary, unauthorized book about the early days and rise of Pixar to balance out the picture, and David Price’s 
The movie’s not yet in theaters, but everything I’ve seen of Kung Fu Panda has made me keen to do so. It’s taken awhile for rival studios that the way to fight Pixar is not to make knock-off Pixar flicks, but to realize the same thing that Warners did in their heyday – leave the heart to Disney and focus on the comedy instead. If you want to whet your appetite for this flick, look no further than 
I wasn’t alive to experience firsthand growing up in the 50’s, but I’m certainly aware of the shows and celebrities that made up the pop culture diet of that generation. If you’re as interested as I am in that period, you’ve got to get yourself a copy of 
It’s been 10 years since the passing of the Chairman of the Board, and Warners has seen fit to celebrate his passing with a quartet of box sets celebrating Frank Sinatra’s cinematic legacy – 
Everyone’s favorite sleuthing antiquities dealer returns in the complete third season of 
It’s not like I would have paid to see it in the theater, but 
The fourth season of 
Just when my nephews have nearly burned out the previous release, along comes 
One of my nephews is fast approaching the one-year mark, and getting him to sleep is quite a feat with all that teething going on. We’ve found that a big help in the seemingly never-ending battle is Nickelodeon’s 
The off-color puppets are back with 
Have you ever picked up a book and thought “This is an idea that was a long-time coming…”? I thought that very thing when I thumbed through 
You’ll weep, you’ll awww, you’ll get plenty of points from your significant other if you pick her up a copy of the new 
Like According To Jim, 
Surprisingly enough, Sean Combs acquitted himself quite well in last year’s TV adaptation of 
One of those programs that will always grab my attention if insomnia or boredom has me scanning channels at 4 in the morning is anything with forensic examiner Dr. Michael Baden. An all-new edition of