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On DVD: Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?

The Weinstein Company's 'Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?'
The Weinstein Company

Here's the thing: If the mainstream media isn't gonna do its job in speaking truth to power, someone else is gonna do it. And yeah, it might be that guy who ate nothing but McDonald's for a month. It might be someone who's aggressive and snarky and maybe a bit of a jerk sometimes and makes it all… Continued

We're Giving Away Free South Park! Release Your Inner Cartman! You Know You Want It

'South Park: The Complete Eleventh Season'
Comedy Central

"Stan, don't you know the first law of physics? Anything that's fun costs at least eight dollars."


Forget the first law of physics -- here at Film.com we get our fun for free and by the box-load! And because looking at it makes us feel so good -- and because you rock "Carry On, Wayward Son" so… Continued

TV on DVD: New Titles to Feed Your Doctor Who Jones

BBC Warner's 'Doctor Who: Black Orchid' (Episode 121) dvd box art
BBC Warner

Oh noes! We're fresh out of new Doctor Who till Christmastime. What is a fan to do? Well, if you're new to the show -- that is, if you just joined the ranks of we devoted Wholigans (or Whovians) since the new crew of Christopher Eccleston/David Tennant/Russell Davies took over in 2005 -- then you… Continued

When DVD Menus Attack

'Friend Without a Face'

Bells, whistles, insults and NASA control panels: Glenn's guide on how to annoy a DVD fan.


It's already been eleven years since DVDs came on the market. Although business pundits grumble about the current slow growth of the format, nobody disputes the claim… Continued

TV on DVD: Alfresco - British Comic Legends, Including Hugh 'House' Laurie, in the '80s

Classic British comedy series 'Alfresco' on DVD
Acorn Media

There's only one little insert slipped into Alfresco, the new two-disc DVD set from Acorn Media. It doesn't list episodes or air dates for this little-known '80s British sketch-comedy show -- it's just a short essay that starts out to give us the context for the show. It begins by telling us what a… Continued

On DVD: The Legend of the Shadowless Sword Is a Fun Marvel

'The Legend of the Shadowless Sword'
New Line

You ever see a film on DVD that you just regret the hell out of never getting to see in a theater? That's The Legend of the Shadowless Sword, a lavish, big-budget South Korean martial arts epic from 2005. This is a film that strives to combine some of the best elements of the wuxia genre while… Continued

On DVD: Doomsday: A Bloody Good Overlooked Gem

Rogue Pictures' 'Doomsday'
Rogue Pictures

Holy crap. How did Universal not get this movie? Easily some of the most fun I've had on video any time recently, Doomsday is a wild, fun throwback of a film that takes the childhood of director Neil Marshall and lays it bare. But the problem is everyone is too afraid to say the word that Americans… Continued

Movie of the Week: Welcome Says the Angel

'Welcome Says the Angel'

In Film.com's latest movie of the week Welcome Says the Angel, a loner from Liverpool moves into a Los Angeles warehouse apartment with a heroin-addicted temptress.

Welcome Says the Angel (1996)
Director: Philippe Dib
Writer: Philippe Dib, Jon Jacobs
Starring: Aysha Hauer, Jon Jacobs,… Continued

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Keanu Reeves in Fox Searchlight's 'Street Kings'
Fox Searchlight

Street Kings

A veteran LAPD Vice Detective sets out on a quest to discover the killers of his former partner. With Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans, Jay Mohr, John Corbett, Cedric The Entertainer.
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Welcome Says the Angel

In Film.com's latest movie of the week 'Welcome Says the Angel,' a loner from Liverpool moves into a Los Angeles warehouse apartment with a heroin-addicted temptress.