Top 10 Blu-Ray Movie Picks For a Weekend of Home Entertainment

The Blu-ray is capable of storing movies in high definition and resolution of 1080p. In many respects this resolution is called 'The High Definition or Full High Definition' and in Blu-ray you can store enough data for 5-6 hours of movie high definition content. In some Blu-ray the capacity can go beyond 50 GB which means it can contain nearly 24 hours of standard definition content. And the best part of it is that it provides crisp clear pictures.

Here are my top 10 Blu-Ray Movie Picks:

1. Blade Runner: This is a movie made in 1982 which is fully an action packed and provocative film that you can enjoy at home. Its a 117 minute stylish noir thriller that stars Harrison Ford who performs the role of enigmatic 21st century detective called Rick. Watch this movie for the charm none other than Harrison Ford can create.

2.Gone with the Wind: A movie from 1939 which had been adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novel and still is considered one of the best movies ever made. Although, a lengthy movie of 238 minutes it has the dramatic sequences to keep you sticking to it.

3. The Third Man:A 1949 movie where pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy postwar Vienna only to find himself in turmoil and investigating the death of his friend. This is a legendary flick which is good for movie lovers.

4. The Police: A 2008 movie of 159 minutes is a great movie for watching with friends at home. This recently made film with its action packed storyline is sure to give you an interesting viewing experience.

5. Sin City: Another raw but watchable Blu-ray Movie which has been rated as the best bloodshed and dark movie ever made. This is a 147 minute movie full of jazz music, blood, sexy damsels, most hating villains, and superb editing is something you can look forward to for a weekend.

6. The Wizard of OZ: A 1939 movie of 102 minutes where Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto, are swept away by a tornado from their home in Kansas to the magical land of Oz. They set out to find the wizard who can help them return home.

7. Band of Brothers: A series which includes a total of 705 minutes and is based on the bestseller by Stephen Ambrose. You will have to see it in parts.

8. Dexter: The Complete First Season is a 2006 film released by Paramount Pictures is a crime drama where Dexter Morgan is a man who leads a double life as an incredibly likable forensics expert for the Miami Police Department.

9. Dirty Harry: A Warner Bros release of 1971 is a good police detective movie to watch at home during the weekend.

10. Michael Jackson's This is It: Released in 2009, its 111 minutes is a rare glimpse on the final days of Michael Jackson. The documentary is a good keeper for any Michael Jackson fan.

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Enjoyingly Seasick During Avatar 3D

Is there anybody out there that DIDN'T see this movie yet?

Probably not. There can be two reasons why you haven't seen this one yet though. Maybe you are amongst the kind of people that hate things that are hyped. And therefore you didn't go watch it. Another good reason would be because you are likely to get seasick.

Seasick you say? Yes, seasick. I went with my girlfriend, and after a 1.5 hour drive through hilariously bad weather (I'm dutch, and we had a rough winter this year because we are absolutely not used to snowstorms) we found out the hard way that watching 3d is not really recommended for people that are easily sickened by motion.

Nonetheless. We got there.

After getting a large coke and a soda and some sloppy salty popcorn (who on earth invented salty popcorn, it should be sweet!), we sat down in one of the middle rows. 3d shutter glasses in our hands, figuring out if we could put the 3d ones on top of the ones we need to see at all. That worked. BUT, we off course didn't "just put them on". Nooo, my girlfriend is girlish enough to bring glass wiping tissues. Yeah, I didn't know that existed either, but those are the kind of tissues that are moist and make everything crispy clear. Another advantage, or so I was told, is that it kills germs. And we off course do NOT want germs from other people on our precious heads. Certainly not with all the crazy flus, cow diseases, chicken madness and whatever is passing around. Great, ready to go, let the movie begin.

And the movie began.

I was amazed, almost stunned at the level of detail in the movie. In the beginning we both had a hard time figuring out on what part of the screen we had to "focus". Because of the way 3d works, the movie decides for you what parts of the screen are sharp and what parts are a bit blurry to enhance the 3d effect. So I was watching a blurry part, when I had to focus on the sharp part. But after getting used to that it was all fine and dandy. Like said, the details where amazing. I did my best to notice a bit more then what was going on so I could get to writing this review. And it was worth it, looking at the background I noticed why it took so long to make this movie. Every little detail was worked out, every little raindrop in the distance and every little piece of rock actually looked amazing. When there was a big fight going on, you could see more people fighting in the distance. Not just blurry graphics, you could really SEE what was going on there.

Although I didn't quite catch exactly what the movie was about, I heard from others later on that it had some subliminal message about politics and environment protection. Well ok, sure, if that's what it was about fine with me. The story was good, but the real reason to see this movie is what 3d can do. And although I had expected a little bit more "try catch the things right in front of your eyes like in a theme park" moments, I think it was even better that it didn't have many of those. It would have ruined the whole experience, and instead of it being a "gimmick" it really made the movie an all in experience. Unlike Transformers 3d for example, that had awesome graphics but a lack of story in it.

I have been reading some reviews of this movie on other sites. Some are disappointed. Not because of the movie but because they think that movie companies should focus on HD first before trying to give us another "gimmick". Well I agree with a part of them, not ALL movies should be in 3D. But movies like this, hell yeah.

Conclusion: A big thumbs up for this movie. If you didn't see it, because of seasickness or because you hate hypes I urge you to rethink your decision. Its worth the few minutes puking until your eyes get used to the experience.

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The Ghost Writer (Roman Polanski, 2010) - New Movie Review

The Ghost Writer (Roman Polanski, 2010) - What is with all the expository dialogue in "thrillers" lately? When did such great directors such as Scorsese and Polanski decide they should model their films after a Kevin Smith yak-fest? Usually when you write "REVEAL" in a screenplay it's a camera direction, not a general principle of dialogue. Lately I've seen a lot of this tendency. First it brought Shutter Island to a standstill, then the tendency showed up in Flame and Citron out of Denmark (see my review), and now it's infected Roman Polanski in his much-praised new "thriller" The Ghost Writer. In all of these films, major elements of the plot which had remained unrevealed during their dramatic and effective build-ups, come tumbling out of characters' mouths with such exacting specificity that I can imagine (and have witnessed) people leaving the theatres scratching their heads, saying, "What?" The wealth of information fed to us with a spoon makes us wonder if we are being secretly slipped something we aren't expecting, and when "the big reveal" takes an entire hour to unfold, it feels like it never unfolded at all, and we wonder if we missed it. Alas, we did not. Nobody awake could. It's a cliche to write that a good thriller "keeps you guessing." These films "keep answering you" - so does that make them anti-thrillers? Maybe this time I'll cleanse my pallet, and satisfy my desire for nostalgia, with a screening of The Tenant.

The Ghost Writer refers to the unnamed protagonist played by Ewan MacGregor, who is hired to help publish the memoirs of Adam Lang, a stand-in for Tony Blair, who is holed up in Cape Cod to escape the anti-war protesters that plague him back home. The Ghost is replacing another writer who recently washed up on a beach with lungs full of seawater. Just as Lang and his new colleague begin working, charges come down from the International Criminal Court accusing Lang of aiding the CIA in conducting torture on secret flights run by Hatherton, a stand-in for Halliburton. The Lang team goes on full defense and discusses their strategic options, which leads them to conclude that they have to stay in the US to avoid the ICC.

As the sharp, womanizing, pretty-boy Lang, Pierce Brosnan has never been better, nor has he ever been better cast. The casting choices across the board are brilliant, especially Jim Belushi as a brash American publishing executive, and Kim Cattrall as Lang's composed and intimidating assistant/mistress. There's no Best Casting Oscar category, but casting director Fiona Weir deserves some sort of award.

Polanski demonstrates his impressive directorial skill by controlling the frame with such precision that no detail goes without notice. However, the details are exceedingly mundane. The film suffers from a lack of motivation and a lack of locomotion. The Ghost himself doesn't care enough about the stakes; all he wants is to get his paycheck, and curl up with a bottle of scotch at the end of the day. He decides he doesn't want to investigate, so Polanski makes his investigation turn on a totally unserious desire to check out how well a Mercedes-Benz dashboard navigational system works. Then later, laughably, the Ghost discovers a crucial bit of information by running a Google search. Later he tells what he "discovered" to Robert Rycart, a major political opponent of Lang's, and he seems genuinely surprised by the news. Apparently Rycart is not very tech-savvy.

The problem isn't just how the information is fed to us, but also just what that information is. Once we connect the dots (or rather, have the dots connected for us in slow motion) we aren't left with anything solid to hang our hat on. Before the (long, slow) reveal, we knew that there were shady dealings between the British government and the US government and that the previous ghost writer was likely killed to cover up some deeper corruption that he uncovered in his research. After the (long, slow) reveal, we know that there were shady dealings between the British and US governments and that the previous ghost writer was likely killed to cover up some deeper corruption, only now we know who two of the "bad guys" are. The stakes of the plot are pretty low.

Maybe The Ghost Writer is mocking the thriller genre from a lofty, postmodern point-of-view. Since he doesn't spend any energy building suspense, Polanski does have ample opportunity to make dry, ironic jokes with a wink and a nod to the audience. If there were any tension, these jokes would cause it to dissipate. But there really isn't any, so actually they are quite welcome distractions. MacGregor is a charmer, and carries the movie quite well, engaging the audience whenever given the opportunity. So does the irony mixed with the literalism of the plot make the film one big ironic "wink and a nod" at the thriller genre? Is this film hunting bigger game than the mere effective thriller twist? Maybe (I'll let you decide that for yourself). Polanski is dealing with themes of exile and the trouble that personal charm can get you in, which, as those of you who haven't been living in a hole the last 30+ years can attest, might be notions weighing on the director's mind. Further, the plot could be read as an indictment of the Bush and Blair regimes and how they ran foreign policy. Ultimately, though, the political messaging is pretty slight. Lang is allowed to make an unchallenged "Come on get real" defense of the handling of the War on Terror, and then the issue hits the backburner as we focus on the less interesting matter of resolving the fate of our young ghost writer.

Maxwell Anderson is an avid film watcher and blogger. He is also a freelance assistant video editor in New York City. You can contact him through his blog Ecstatic Text: http://ecstatictext.blogspot.com

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Should We Bring Our Own Food Into Movie Theaters?

Is it okay to sneak food into movie theaters? Have movie theaters always sold concessions? If not, when did they start? We will try to answer these questions in this article.

The early theaters did not want people to be eating snacks in their buildings because they felt it would detract from the elegant setting they were trying to create. They had lavish curtains, carpeting and upholstery and did not want anything like sticky candy to get on their furnishings. During the Great Depression, theaters started selling concessions to supplement their income. After World War II when people started staying home more to watch television, which had just been invented, concessions became an even more important part of theaters. Today, concession income is the number one revenue stream for theaters. They have to share the movie ticket revenue with distributors and the movie studios.

You may have seen signs in theaters saying you cannot bring outside food in. From some comments I saw on the CHOW website, lots of people bring in their own food anyway. One reason they do it is because they think the concession prices are way too high. Others do it because the theaters do not sell what they like to snack on. Some folks buy something at the concession stand but also bring other food to snack on. Some theaters do not mind that people bring in their own food as long as they don't leave a mess and as long as it does not bother other customers. I have not brought in my own food as I think that would be like bringing my own coffee into a Starbucks. It just doesn't quite seem ethical. I do not like paying the high prices but I do not go to that many movies. Unless it is a really good movie, I can wait for the DVD and watch it at home with my own snacks like a bowl of popcorn and a soda.

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Blue Hawaii

Blue Hawaii is perhaps one of the most well-known films to come out of the tiki craze that swept the nation during the 1950s and 1960s. This musical film set in Hawaii starred rock n' roll legend Elvis Presley. It was the first of three Elvis movies shot in Hawaii; the others were Girls! Girls! Girls! In 1962, followed by 1965's Paradise, Hawaiian Style. Blue Hawaii was his most successful film.

The storyline featured Presley as Chadwick Gates, a soldier who has recently returned to Hawaii, where he has been reunited with his girlfriend, his surfboard, and his friends. This scenario mirrors that of countless soldiers who returned from the islands in the aftermath of World War II, bringing the souvenirs of Polynesian culture that would spark the tiki fad. By the time this film was recorded, the tiki craze had affected every facet of American life, even its rock n' roll.

Much of the film Blue Hawaii was shot on-location, in the Coco Palms Resort of Kauai. Other scenes were shot in a volcanic crater near Waikiki known as Hanauma Bay. Many of the beach shots show Waikiki as it appeared in the early 1960s, further increasing the popularity of this island paradise on the mainland, where the tiki craze had already ignited an interest in all things Hawaii.

The soundtrack to the movie Blue Hawaii, which also carried the title of Blue Hawaii, is also one of the most popular Elvis albums, although some have said that it is inferior to his non-soundtrack albums. Still, the soundtrack spent 79 weeks on the Billboard Pop Albums chart, including an impressive 20 weeks at #1. In all, more than 2 million copies were sold, making it certified triple-platinum and Presley's top-selling album during his lifetime.

His fourteenth album, Presley's track listings for Blue Hawaii ranged from a remake of Bing Crosby's song "Blue Hawaii" to such Hawaiian-influenced tunes as "Rock-A-Hula Baby" and "Ku-u-ipo," which translates to 'Hawaiian Sweetheart.' The touches of Hawaiian music included a traditional song "Aloha 'Oe" and a Hawaiian Wedding Song from a 1926 operetta. Perhaps interestingly, none of the hits to be included on this 1961 album came out of the tiki craze that had started just a decade before, and which was still in full swing as Blue Hawaii was released. Still, the album did incorporate such Hawaiian sounds at the ukulele, a guitar-like instrument used in Hawaiian popular music for over a century. Today, his album remains very popular for luaus and tiki-influenced parties thanks to its mixture of 1960s rock n'roll and a Hawaiian influenced beat.

Both the movie and the album shone a light on the romantic Hawaiian culture that had inspired the tiki craze. It is known that Elvis Presley was a fan of Hawaiian-style music; remnants of this style can even be seen in several of his post-Blue Hawaii songs. During the 1950s and 1960s, the effects of the tiki craze and Hawaiian music were so profound that its influence even affected the archetypal American sound of Rock and Roll.

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