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Audubon Video Guide to Butterflies Common & Endangered (DVD Review)

June 10, 2009

Mastervision’s 'Audubon Video Guide to Butterflies Common & Endangered' is an invaluable tool for naturalists who enjoy observing butterflies.

Back to the Future (DVD Review)

February 12, 2009

The best part about Universal Studios Home Entertainment releasing individual DVDs of the “Back to the Future” trilogy is that the new two-disc version of the first film contains a spectacular re-creation of 'Back to the Future: The Ride.'

Batman: The Animated Series

November 30, 2008

The stylized animation was sharp, the stories were well written and the characters were fully developed.

Beauty and the Beast: The Complete Series

November 30, 2008

The outer packaging for the three seasons offers some nice artwork, but the foldout DVD holders are actually thicker than the original season sets.

Beneath the Surface

November 02, 2008

Well Go USA’s recently released DVD of indie effort 'Beneath the Surface' offers a subversive tale of teen angst that puts a new spin on the zombie genre.

Big Question

March 01, 2006

The interesting doc is also beautiful -- Italian sunsets beat a scholar's study any day.

Blood and Oil: The Middle East in World War I (DVD Review)

November 26, 2006

The film methodically recounts the fall of the Ottoman Empire, which stretched from Turkey to the Persian Gulf, as a result of the war.

Bluetopia: The L.A. Dodgers Movie (DVD Review)

June 02, 2009

'Bluetopia: The L.A. Dodgers Movie' is a celebration of the legacy of the team and a perfect profile of the role baseball plays in the lives of its fans.