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Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 3:55 PM
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Nuns on the Run (DVD Review)
 A post-Python Eric Idle and a pre-Potter Robbie Coltrane team up in this enjoyably silly comedy from veteran comedy writer/director Jonathan Lynn. Brought to DVD in better style than you'd expect, this has held up nicely in the nearly twenty years since it was first released.
For gun-toting nuns who throw a mean basket, click here.
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Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 2:55 PM
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BitsCom - The First Bitscast Commentary - Star Wars: A New Hope (DVD Bits Podcast)
 At long last it’s here!! The first ever Bitscast Commentary!
Now’s your chance to listen to Richard and Al pontificate and babble while watching the first ever STAR WARS movie made.
Once you’ve downloaded the podcast to your iPod/MP3 player/Gramophone set up the DVD to pause at the “A Long Time Ago,In a Galaxy Far, Far Away…” screen.
Then just hit play on the DVD and MP3 at the same time. Don’t worry if it’s afraction of a secondout of sync, that’s our normal state of conciousness anyway….
We've got them in both PAL and NTSC formats, so head to Bitscast NOW!!!
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Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 1:08 PM
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Howling III: The Marsupials (DVD Review)
 What would a werewolf that evolved from a Tasmanian tiger look like? How do redheads coax baby wolves into their pouch? How does Dame Edna Everage fit into a campy 80s horror comedy? Check out my review to find out.
Delving into the vaults of Australia's eighties film surge has never been so painful.
You can view my first review for DVD Bits here.
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Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 12:59 PM
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Shameless Self Promotion (Shameless Self Promotion)
 This post is largely covering a monumental stuff-up I made in trying to fix a very minor one, so I may as well make it work for us. If you are bored today, you could:
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Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 10:53 AM
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Madman in September (Region 4/Region B News)
 Madman continues with a strong list of DVD and Blu-ray titles in the last bit of the year.
Flagship titles will include Gomorrah; Afro Samurai: Resurrection; Robin Williams - Live and Uncensored; Tim Minchin - Are You Ready for This? and Iron Man Armoured Adventures and a whole lot of anime, including the recently acquired Mobile Suit Gundam 00.
Continuing with the Blu-ray releases, the September 9 highlights will include Afro Samurai: Resurrection on DVD and Blu-ray, as well as Afro Samurai: Director's Cut on Blu-ray. ... Click here to read More....
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 1:56 PM
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Disney in October (Region 4/Region B News)
 It's the first of the month, and as we celebrated EOFYS last night, the studios are rolling out their next batch of announcements for the last quarter of 2009. Disney in October features classic animation; Winnie the Pooh; new Blu-rays and TV on DVD.
Disney's big title for the month is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition, coming out of the Vault for the first time since 2001. As previously announced, the October 14 release will be on DVD and Blu-ray and will be fully restored and presented in pristine high-definition, exclusive Disney View animation by renowned artist Toby Bluth, a virtual tour of Hyperion Studios, interactive games and much, much more". ... Click here to read More....
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 8:56 AM
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Frisky Dingo - Season 1 (DVD Review)
 What happens when a supervillain sets out to destroy Earth, but finds that marketing, budgets and media buys make it harder than he first anticipated?
More to the point, what is a Frisky Dingo you might ask?
If you love the superhero genre, and like to make fun of it even more, then this Adult Swim show just might be the one for you.
Take a look at my review here.
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Monday, June 29, 2009 - 10:47 AM
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One Piece The Movie - Adventures in Alabasta (DVD Review)
 Inspired by a weekend trip to Sydney's Supanova, I've pulled out my uncut copy of One Piece The Movie - Adventures in Alabasta for review.
Our protagonist Monkey D. Luffy, and his motley crew of Straw Hat pirates and Princess Vivi race to the island kingdom of Alabasta, where the strongest warriors of Baroque Works wait to battle them. Violent at times and features bit of fan service, the overall product provides an enjoying romp, especially for younger viewers
You can check out my full review here.
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Friday, June 26, 2009 - 1:41 PM
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Vale Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett...but not Jeff Goldbum (DVD Bits Tribute)
 What an odd news morning! They say that these things come in threes, but it seems that a few people jumped the gun to make this trilogy work.
Michael Jackson, 50, was announced as dead this morning at the UCLA Medical Centre in Los Angeles. Although primarily known as the King of Pop - including well-rotated tracks and music videos from Off the Wall and Thriller (the biggest selling album of all time) - he was also in a number of films.
Making his theatrical debut in The Wiz, ... Click here to read More....
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Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 2:57 PM
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DVD Bits Cinema Down Under - 25th June Edition (Cinema Releases)
 It's Thursday, and cinema lovers everywhere rejoice at the crop of new releases and events gracing Australian screens, movie houses and convention centres this weekend.
Nobody is really bothered to challenge Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen this weekend, even though most reports indicate that it has less than meets the eye. A sequel to Michael Bay's Transformers, the director of such filmed classics as Bad Boys II, Pearl Harbor and the Lionel Richie music video for "Do It To Me" will no doubt be exploring the reasons why Megan Fox would be dating someone who's name means "the gift of beef".
For those less testosterone-heavy, or have ... Click here to read More....
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 9:00 PM
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National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (DVD Review)
 Nicholas Cage and crew are back for another treasure hunt of national importance in this Disney sequel.
After taking a look at the first film, and being less than impressed, this is a fun rip-roaring adventure with just enough internal peril to keep you interested. National Treasure 2: The Book of Secrets is the film the first National Treasure should have been!
Hunt for my review here.
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 9:50 AM
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Towelhead (DVD Review)
 From Alan Ball, writer of American Beauty, and creator of TV's Six Feet Under, comes this often confronting, but thoughful and surprisingly funny adaptation of Alicia Erian's novel Towelhead.
Featuring superb performances from a top-drawer cast, this is powerful viewing, though obviously not for all tastes. The film comes on a DVD with very little extra material, but first-rate video and audio.
To take another trip into the dark heart of suburbia, click here.
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Monday, June 22, 2009 - 7:31 PM
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Tokyo Gore Police (DVD Review)
 Don't you just love it when the entire plot, premise and general subtext of a film is summed up neatly in the title? It's a useful tool for reviewers and potential renters alike.
In a dark future Tokyo (how many dark future Tokyo's is that?) a privatized police force brutally patrols the streets for Engineers, mutants driven to kill and made deadlier by their every wound turning into a formidable weapon. You get exactly what you see with this film, and it is going to be entirely up to the audience as to whether you can get a kick out of.
Take a slice out of my review here.
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Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 10:33 PM
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Bolt (DVD Review)
 What is it about Disney and dog movies that just works so well? Lady and the Tramp, 101 Dalmatians, Old Yeller...and now Bolt joins the kennel.
Much like Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story, Bolt (John Travolta) is a TV star action dog convinced that he really has super powers. When he is separated from his beloved owner Penny (Miley Cyrus), he must travel across the country to be reunited with her. It also has a hamster in a ball. A fun romp that puts a sense of adventure back into Disney animation.
Let it begin here!
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Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 8:39 AM
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Terminator: Salvation (Cinema Review)
 It is hard to believe that it has been over twenty years since Arnie first told us he'd be back, but here we are at movie Number Four. DVD Bits follows up its successful attempt at a Star Trek review with this cinema review.
As always, we warn those with gluten, nut and dairy allergies that this review shares equipment with spoilers.
As we all know, the world came to an end in the early part of the twenty-first century. The humans left alive know this as Judgment Day, when the artificial intelligence of Skynet... Click here to read More....
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 7:48 PM
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Gran Torino (Blu-ray Review)
 Clint Eastwood has been a force on both sides of the camera for decades. While Gran Torino represents his acting swansong, he has decided to go out with a bang.
Eastwood plays Walt, a man out of time in a world he doesn't understand anymore. He connects with his Southeast Asian Hmong neighbours, and soon finds that in order to protect someone else's way of life, he must turn to the violence that has defined his own. An outstanding film in every way.
Drive up next to my review here.
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Monday, June 15, 2009 - 12:07 PM
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Trumbo (DVD Review)
 Writer Dalton Trumbo was one of the highest-profile victims of the anti-Communist witchhunts of the forties and fifties. Jailed as part of the "Hollywood Ten", and subsequently blacklisted, he spent a long, hard stint in the wilderness as America rode out the Red Scare.
Utilising interviews, archive footage, and perfomances from the likes of Joan Allen, Liam Neeson and Donald Sutherland, his story is compellingly illustrated in Peter Askin's fine documentary, Trumbo.
You can check out the review - my first for DVD Bits! - here.
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Universal
Battlestar Galactica - Caprica,
1-Jul-2009
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Battle in Seattle,
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Bolt (Blu-ray),
Lost - Season 1 (Blu-ray),
Lost - Season 2 (Blu-ray),
Space Buddies,
1-Jul-2009 Warner
Batman Beyond (2 Disc Set),
Friday the 13th (1980) - Special Edition (Blu-ray),
Legion of Super Heroes - Volume 1,
Legion of Super Heroes - Volume 2,
True Blood - The Complete 1st Season,
True Blood - The Complete 1st Season (Blu-ray) ,
Two and a Half Men - The Complete 5th Season,
Without a Trace - The Complete 4th Season,
Without a Trace - The Complete 5th Season,
Wonder Woman (2009),
Wonder Woman (2009) (Blu-ray),
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Reel
It's a Free World...,
Pete Seeger - Live in Australia 1963,
Poison Ivy,
Poison Ivy II: Lily,
Poison Ivy III: The New Seduction,
Polyester,
2-Jul-2009 Roadshow Home Entertainment
Agatha Christie - Marple: A Pocketful of Rye,
Agatha Christie/Marple: Why Didn't They Ask Evans?,
Around the World in 20 Years,
Cook and the Chef, The - Series 2: Winter Comfort,
Doctor Who - Planet of the Dead,
Doctor Who - The Deadly Assassin,
Easy Virtue,
Easy Virtue (Blu-ray),
Elephant Diaries - Series 2,
Falcon Beach - The Complete Season 1,
Homicide: Life On The Street - Complete 1st Series,
Meerkat Manor - The Story Begins,
Meerkats, The,
Rush (2008) - Series 1
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8-Jul-2009
Beyond Home Entertainment
A Film With Me In It,
Cybill - Best of Series 1 & 2,
Peter Serafinowicz Show, The,
Wiseguy - Season 3,
8-Jul-2009
Shock Records
Murdoch Mysteries - Season 1,
8-Jul-2009
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Breaking Bad - The Complete 1st Season,
Kill Point, The (2 Disc Set),
Lakeview Terrace,
Lakeview Terrace (Blu-ray),
Outrageous Fortune - Series 4,
Rachel Getting Married,
Tudors, The - The Complete 2nd Season,
Tudors, The - The Complete 2nd Season (Blu-ray),
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Weeds - The Complete 1st Season (Blu-ray),
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