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DVD Tuesday: Zodiac unleashed!
If any film cried out for a comprehensive DVD this year it was Zodiac. Casual viewers probably didn't realize it, but Zodiac was swimming in meticulously crafted CGI. Check out this video and be truly amazed by the subtle work of David Fincher and his team. Then, go out and buy the DVD. You know that it's been a good year at the movies when 3:10 to Yuma is only the third or fourth best western.
Ordinarily, I'd skip straight-to-DVD junk like White Noise 2, but how can I skip anything starring the great Nathan Fillion and the absolute best actress that no one really knows, Katee Sackhoff? Smiley Face deserved better than it got from its distributor, which barely gave it a theatrical release. Catch up with a great stoner comedy today. Fans of Flight of the Conchords will feel right at home with Eagle vs. Shark.
Zodiac - The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
3:10 to Yuma
Sunshine
White Noise 2
Smiley Face
Eagle vs. SharkJoshua
Dragon Wars - D-War
Death Sentence (Unrated Edition)
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
The Real Dirt on Farmer John
Dark Blue Almost Black
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Mammoth
The Alps (IMAX)
Visions of Suffering
Golden Door
Terry Jones' Barbarians
I Am an Animal - The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA
Skin in the Fifties
Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures
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