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Blog of M: Rants, raves, reviews and news for DVD, Blu-ray, movies, TV and comics. Includes a weekly DVD release schedule with John's pick of the week.

REVIEW: Alcatraz “Paxton Petty” S1 E6

Tuesday, 14 February 2012 17:17 | Written by Heather

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REVIEW: Alcatraz “Paxton Petty” S1 E6

14 FEB

For the Love of TV

I’m going to try to stay away from doing full-blown recaps. I want to get into the nitty-gritty of the episode and I’m sure you do as well. Plus, as each episode progresses, we are getting more and more peeks behind the curtain as to what is going on, who knows what and when, and who’s involved. I’m not saying I’ve solved the whole mystery of the show, but things are starting to get clearer as more questions are rising. And if I’m as good predicting Alcatraz as I was predicting Lost, I will have you completely confused because I will be totally wrong.

But at least I’ll have fun trying!

Magnolia Blu-ray Review: Point Blank

Friday, 23 December 2011 07:42 | Written by Johnny M

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Video

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC

Video resolution: 1080p

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1

Audio

French: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

Subtitles

English, English SDH, Spanish

Discs

50GB Blu-ray Disc

Playback

Region A

Synopsis

Produced by Cyril Colbeau-Justin and Jean-Baptiste Dupont, Point Blank also stars Roschdy Zem, Gerard Lanvin and Elena Anaya. Gilles Lellouche plays Samuel, a nurse working at a hospital when his pregnant wife (Anaya) is kidnapped before his very eyes. Knocked unconscious, he comes to and discovers

Magnolia Blu-ray Review: Blackthorn

Thursday, 22 December 2011 07:33 | Written by Johnny M

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Blackthorn Blu-ray

Video

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC

Video resolution: 1080p

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1

Audio

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

Subtitles

English SDH, Spanish

Discs

50GB Blu-ray Disc Single disc (1 BD)

Playback

Region A

Synopsis

It’s been said (but unsubstantiated) that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were killed in a standoff with the Bolivian military in 1908. In BLACKTHORN, Cassidy (Shepard) survived, and is quietly living out his years under the name James Blackthorn in a secluded Bolivian village.

Walking Dead Season 2 Premiere Gets a Title

Friday, 29 July 2011 05:57 | Written by Johnny M

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The first episode of The Walking Dead season 2 has been titled.

AMC has posted the title of the premiere episode on their website. It comes as no surprise that the episode will be called Miles Behind Us. This follows the first season trend of matching the trade paperback titles with the show titles.

The season one premiere, Days Gone Bye, took its title from the first trade paperback volume of the comics. Miles Behind Us is the title of the second volume.

Black Death Review

Monday, 09 May 2011 19:04 | Written by Russell

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Magnolia Blu-ray Review: Black Death

Video

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1

Audio
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 German: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

Subtitles
English, German

Discs

50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD) Digital copy

Playback
Region A

Synopsis:

The year is 1348. Europe has fallen under the shadow of the Black Death. As the plague decimates all in its path, fear and superstition are rife. In this apocalyptic environment, the church is losing its grip on the people. There are rumors of a village, hidden in marshland that the plague cannot reach. There is even talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to bring the dead back to life. Ulric (Sean Bean), a fearsome knight, is charged by the church to investigate these rumors. He enlists the guidance of a novice monk, Osmund (Eddie Redmayne) to lead him and his band of mercenary soldiers to the marshland, but Osmund has other motives for leaving his monastery. Their journey to the village and events that unfold take them into the heart of darkness and to horrors that will put Osmund’s faith in himself and his love for God to the ultimate test

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