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DVD Tuesday: Hoffman, Costner, O'Toole, Dirty Sanchez

Away From Her is one of the best movies I never want to see again. As if getting old and losing your mind weren't depressing enough! Still, Sarah Polley (already a superb actor) is now a director I'm planning to watch. Are you like me? Were you deeply in love with Barbara Crampton as a young lad? Has The Graduate aged well? I think not so much, but find out for yourself with this splashy new 40th anniversary edition. Grey's Anatomy? Pass. Witchfinder General? Check! The Burning? Check! Masada? Check! Strauss and O'Toole rock Judea!
Away From Her
From Beyond (Unrated Director's Cut)
Grey's Anatomy - The Complete Third Season
The Graduate (40th Anniversary Collector's Edition)
Witchfinder General
The Noel Coward Collection
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
The Valentino Collection
The Burning
Private Property
Masada - The Complete Epic Mini-Series
Dirty Sanchez (Unrated)
The Tex Ritter Roundup
The Film Crew - Wild Women of Wongo
Cap'n Crunch and Friends
Ever Again
A Few Days in September
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
Prime Suspect 7 - The Final Act
House on Hooter Hill
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