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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Complete Fourth Season Studio: Paramount Year: 1995-1996 Rated: NR Length: Over 1200 minutes Aspect Ratio: 4:3 Fullscreen Subtitles: English Release Date: August 5, 2003 "Let's just say DS9 has more shades of gray..." Spoken by...

ALIAS Studio:Touchstone TelevisionYear:2003Film*Length:22 episodes (1 hour each) Aspect*Ratio:16X9 encoded 1.78:1Audio:5.1 DD English, 2.0 SpanishExtras:Commentary (4 select episodes), Deleted Scenes, Stunt-action short, Gag Reel, TV Spots, DVD-ROM material.Release*Date:Sept. 2, 2003...

Star Trek Deep Space Nine - The Complete Seventh Season Studio: Paramount Year: 1998-99 Rated: NR Length: 19 Hrs 55 minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audio: DD 5.1 English English Subtitles Release Date: December 2, 2003 Warning: I’ve done my best to avoid...

Star Trek: Voyager - The Complete First Season Studio: Paramount Year: 1995 Rated: NR Length: 12 hrs, 13 min + special features Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English, English Surround English Subtitles Special Features: 8 featurettes, Photo gallery...

Sliders: Seasons One and Two Studio: Universal Year: 1995-1996 Rated: Not Rated Program Length: 16 Hours and 59 minutes Aspect Ratio: Full Frame (1.33:1) Captions: English Subtitles: French and Spanish Audio: Episodes: English – Dolby Surround (2.0) Release...

Star Trek: Voyager - The Complete Fourth Season Studio: Paramount Year: 1997 - 1998 Rated: NR Length: 19 hours, 53 minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English subtitles; Closed Captioned in English Special Features: 5 featurettes, 6 "Lost...

Star Trek: The Complete Second Season Studio: Paramount Year: 1967 - 1968 Rated: NR Length: 21 Hours, 47 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 Subtitled in English, and Closed Captioned in English Special Features: Episode trailers...

Star Trek Voyager: The Complete Sixth Season Studio: Paramount Year: 1999 - 2000 Rated: NR Length: 18 Hours, 53 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English Closed Captioned Special Features: 5 Featurettes, Photo Gallery, "Lost...

Enterprise - The Complete Second Season Studio: Paramount Year: 2002 Rated: NR Length: 18 hours, 31 minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Audio: Dolby Digital English 5.1, English 2.0, French Mono Subtitles: English Special Features: Audio/Text commentaries, Deleted...

Star Trek: Enterprise - The Complete Third Season Studio: Paramount Year: 2003 - 2004 Rated: NR Length: 17 hours, 6 minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1, Anamorphically Enhanced Audio: Dolby Digital English 5.1 English Subtitles Closed Captioned Special Features...

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA RAZOR UNRATED EXTENDED EDITION Studio: Universal Original Release: 2007 Length: 1 hour 27 mins (Broadcast Version), 1 hour 43 mins (Extended Version) Genre: Science Fiction Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Anamorphic Color/B&W: Color Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles...

The Best of Star Trek The Next Generation Studio: Paramount/CBS DVD Year: 1989-1990 US Rating: Not Rated Film Length: 3 hrs 1 Minute Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish & Portuguese Mono Subtitles: English, Spanish and Portuguese US Release Date: May 12, 2009...

<b>Everything Happens at Night DVD Review</b><p>Fifteen years before they menaced one another in Alfred Hitchcock’s <em class='bbc'>Dial ‘M’ for Murder</em>, Robert Cummings and Ray Milland faced off for the favors of another pretty blonde in Irving Cummings’ <em class='bbc'>Everything Happens...

<b>Seven Angry Men DVD Review</b><p><em class='bbc'>Seven Angry Men</em> marks the second time that Raymond Massey played the abolitionist John Brown on the silver screen. The first, of course, was <em class='bbc'>Santa Fe Trail</em>, a 1940 production by Warner Brothers. In <em...

<b>Miss Julie DVD Review</b><p>August Strindberg’s 1888 play gets a decent 20<sup class='bbc'>th</sup> century reading in Mike Figgis’ <em class='bbc'>Miss Julie</em> even if the film is somewhat muted by some weird directorial choices and a sometimes strident performance by its leading actress...

<b>The Bride Wore Black DVD Review</b><p>Back in January of 2015, Twilight Time released a spiffy Blu-ray edition of Francois Truffaut’s somewhat Hitchcock-inspired thriller <em class='bbc'>The Bride Wore Black</em>. For those who aren’t into Blu-ray or who don’t want to go the Twilight Time...

<b>The Foxes of Harrow/A Flea in Her Ear/Staircase DVD Review</b><p>After World War II, Rex Harrison became a highly sought after British actor on both sides of the Atlantic, and he finally accepted a seven-year contract from Twentieth Century Fox for a quite handsome salary. Though he didn’t...

<b>Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXII DVD Review</b><p>The four episodes included in <em class='bbc'>Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXII</em> may not be bright spots from the series ten year run, but are enjoyable in their own right: <em class='bbc'>Space Travelers </em>(aka<em...

<b>Come to the Stable/Three Blind Mice/Suez DVD Review</b><p>Loretta Young was never a top ten box-office star, but she top-lined movies for at least two decades (earning an Academy Award along the way) before seguing into television where her anthology series provided her ample opportunities to...

<b>Moss Rose DVD Review</b><p>A minor murder mystery with some high powered stars of their era and one which makes an efficient use of the 20<sup class='bbc'>th</sup> Century Fox backlot, Gregory Ratoff’s <em class='bbc'>Moss Rose</em> captures some of the atmospheric spell of Victorian England...

<b>Diamond Heist DVD Review</b><p>Released theatrically three years ago as <em class='bbc'>Magic Boys</em>, Robert Koltai and Eva Gardos’ caper dramedy has been generically renamed <em class='bbc'>Diamond Heist </em>for its 2015 DVD release. Amid the clutter and disarray of the storytelling and...

<b>Matlock: Greatest Cases DVD Review</b><p>After the phenomenal eight-year success of <em class='bbc'>The Andy Griffith Show</em>, Andy Griffith signed a movie deal with Universal that went nowhere. So, he came back to television and searched for years for a vehicle that would reestablish him...

<b>Petticoat Junction: Family Favorite Episodes DVD Review</b><p>Beginning in 1960 with <em class='bbc'>The Andy Griffith Show</em>, CBS began to have great success with a series of programs that would later come to be called "rural comedies." Charming, folksy, and family-oriented, these...

<b>The Mouse on the Moon DVD Review</b><p>After getting the best of the United States in <em class='bbc'>The Mouse That Roared</em>, the tiny duchy of Grand Fenwick takes a second bite at the apple in Richard Lester’s <em class='bbc'>The Mouse on the Moon</em>. With a new array of stars and a...

<b>Seventh Heaven (1937) DVD Review</b><p>A decade after carrying home three Academy Awards for the silent classic <em class='bbc'>Seventh Heaven </em>at the first-ever Oscar ceremony, Fox decided to remake one of its greatest films with a new cast and with top-notch production values. The...

<b>On the Sunny Side DVD Review</b><p>After scoring such a hit in John Ford’s <em class='bbc'>How Green Was My Valley</em> and a half dozen other films in 1941, Twentieth Century Fox knew it had a child star of its own who could compete with the Deanna Durbins and the Mickey Rooneys at other...

<b>The Pleasure Seekers/Three Little Girls in Blue/The Shocking Miss Pilgrim DVD Review</b><p>Twentieth Century Fox was nothing if not efficient in handling its many properties making sure to squeeze the maximum value out of each of its most popular stories. The Fox Cinema Archive triple feature...

<b>High Tension DVD Review</b><p>As he worked his way up the ladder toward top-billed stardom, Brian Donlevy played a number of different types of roles but mostly specialized in tough guys. Allan Dwan’s <em class='bbc'>High Tension</em> offered him a chance at a romantic lead, slightly tough...

<b>Rudderless DVD Review</b><p>Actor William H. Macy makes his feature film debut with <em class='bbc'>Rudderless</em>, a tale of tragedy that is ultimately a hopeful story, elevated by strong performances, a powerful surprise, dramatic influence, and a memorable music presence. The story...

<b>Glee: The Complete Fifth Season DVD Review</b><p>When Fox's <em class='bbc'>Glee</em> came to the end of its fourth season, there was some speculation that this might be the end of the road for the formerly celebrated series. Ratings were down, and the show had lost both its critical and...