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Deadline, a review by addicted2dvd

Deadline (2009/United States) IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer | First Look Home Entertainment Director: Sean McConville Writing: Sean McConville (Writer) Length: 85 min. Rating: Rated R : Some Violence and Disturbing Images Video: Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English: Dolby TrueHD: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Stars:
Brittany Murphy as Alice
Thora Birch as Lucy
Tammy Blanchard as Rebecca
Marc Blucas as David
Claudia Troll as David's Mother
Michael Piscitelli as Ben's Voice

Plot:
Alice (Brittany Murphy), an artist recovering from a psychological breakdown, retreats to a remote Victorian house to convalesce and focus on finishing her screenplay in time for a fast approaching deadline. When she begins hearing strange sounds and seeing apparitions, Alice searches for the source, only to find disturbing videotapes in the attic. Fascinated by her discovery, Alice digs deeper to uncover the mysterious story of the couple (Thora Birch and Marc Blucas) on the tapes, sending her on a twisting and terrifying pursuit to discover the deadly secret that lies in the house.

Extras:

• Feature Trailers
• Bonus Trailers
• Featurettes

I tried to get this one watched yesterday... but real life was against me getting through even a single movie yesterday.  So when I woke up so early in the morning (like 3am) I decided I was going to get it watched! When I first found out I was getting this film I asked some friends about it... the ones that seen it didn't have too much good to say about it. Basically hearing it was no more then an average film. So I didn't go into it with too high of expectations. Even with that... I found I agreed. No more then average. I found the story itself to unfold a little slow for my taste. But the storyline was interesting enough to keep me watching. And when it was over I found I still had some questions that I wasn't sure about by watching the film. So afterward I watched the making of documentary to see if I could get some answers... and I did... sort of. Basically it was the filmmaker's point not to answer all the questions... that he wanted the viewers to draw their own opinion of what was being told. So the answer is whatever you believe it to be. Over-all a decent way to waste an hour and a half. One I can see myself watching again. But not one I would watch very frequently.



(From Weekend Movie Marathon: The Blu-ray Experience on July 28th, 2013)

This Happy Breed, a review by Antares

This Happy Breed (1944) 75/100 - One of David Lean's early efforts as a director. The story spans about twenty years, and chronicles the day to day life of a middle class British family between the two World Wars. A bit of tragedy, smidgens of comedy and a lot of family squabbles that don't make for a riveting drama, but more of a curiosity in regards to Lean's early work. Celia Johnson, as usual, is fantastic as the matriarch of the family. Every emotion her character is feeling is effortlessly shown across what appears to be a weathered face. I mention her appearance because throughout the film, she looks rather haggard. Which is surprising when one looks at her in Lean's next film, Brief Encounter, playing a woman who is exuberant in an extramarital dalliance, and she just radiates. I don't know if it was good make up work or the fact that Johnson was one of the all time great actresses. One last thing, towards the end of the film, Robert Newton's character makes a statement about what happens to a house, when a family who has lived there for many years, moves out. How it retains the memories of that family forever. And it got me wondering about the home I now live in. My wife and I built this home 13 years ago, so we are the first to inhabit it. When we're both dead and gone, what will the family that purchases my home, be like? Will they be a happy family or will domestic strife be commonplace in their lives? Very rarely does a line of dialog make me ponder my own life, or what will be after I'm gone, but that bit of dialog did.

Teal = Masterpiece
Dark Green = Classic or someday will be
Lime Green = A good, entertaining film
Orange = Average
Red = Cinemuck
Brown = The color of crap, which this film is

(From Antares' Short Summations on April 20th, 2014)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

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Teen Wolf: Season One (2011/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (United Kingdom) Length: 706 min. Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1, French: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Commentary: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles:

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Plot:
Scott McCall (Tyler Posey) just wants to play lacrosse and land a date with beautiful Allison Argent (Crystal Reed), but a werewolf bite has left him with supernatural powers he can't control. With help from his friend (Dylan O'Brien) and a mysterious local werewolf (Tyler Hoechlin), Scott struggles to keep his identity a secret, outrun werewolf hunters and survive high school in this exciting series nominated for six 2011 Teen Choice Awards*.

All 12 exhilirating Season One Teen WolfTeen Wolf
Season 1.01 Wolf Moon
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Director:
Cast: Tyler Posey (Scott McCall), Crystal Reed (Allison Argent), Dylan O'Brien (Stiles Stilinski), Tyler Hoechlin (Derek Hale), Holland Roden (Lydia Martin), Colton Haynes (Jackson Whittemore), JR Bourne (Mr. Argent), Linden Ashby (Sheriff Stilinski), Orny Adams, Melissa Ponzio, Eaddy Mays (Mrs. Argent), Brad James (Vice Principle)

I found the first episode okay, but nothing special. But so far I am bored with this series. I have watched the first disc and stopped watching it. Not sure if I will continue.

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(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on September 1st, 2013)