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‘Clueless’ looks sharp on Blu-ray
"Clueless" looks smarter and smarter as the decades go by. Amy Heckerling's delightfully cynical tale of worldly teens obsessed with designer clothes, sports utility vehicles and cell phones still rings true, down to the last fashionista. The slanguage Heckerling invented for her Beverly Hills … [More]
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Netflix tinkers with web vids
Netflix has upgraded its Web video player, making a series of changes for those who watch movies on computers. The changes, of … [More]
Amazon game for PS3
Sony PlayStation 3 users now are plugged into Amazon's Instant Video service. Sony, ever at war with Microsoft and its Xbox … [More]
Netflix takes ‘Hemlock’
Netflix is bunking with horror filmmaker Eli Roth as he makes his major TV series debut with "Hemlock Grove." Roth ("Hostel") … [More]
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‘I, Claudius’ on DVD: Thumbs up … finally
Acorn's new five-disc retelling of "I, Claudius" opens with an ominous warning about the condition of the 1976 miniseries. "Occasional flaws ... that were beyond our ability to correct." "I, Claudius" fans could be excused a shudder of paranoia upon reading the disclaimer, especially given the … [More]
Blu-ray TV review
‘The Fades’: Adolescent vs. apocalpyse
They're hot, sexy and dead -- and they want to eat your flesh. The apocalypse looms, but fortunately the world has a savior -- a 17-year-old bed-wetter who cowers before his twin sister. The title of the BBC teen horror series "The Fades" refers to ghosts who can't quite cross over the other … [More]
