Bonanza

Here’s a list of some of the new movie and TV shows coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week that we’re looking forward to seeing. Also, there’s some classic, and not-so-classic, movies hitting Blu-ray for the first time this week as well.
Of all the new releases, we’re particularly interested in the Blu-ray versions of movies and TV shows like Army of Darkness, Hero, An American Werewolf in London, The Big Bang Theory Season Two and Bonanza. Yes, some of us are even excited about the debut of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which drops today on Blu-ray.
Check them out.
Movies
An American Werewolf in London (Full Moon Edition) ~ David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne (Blu-ray)
Army of Darkness (Screwhead Edition) ~ Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz (Blu-ray)
Bionicle: The Legend Reborn ~ Dee Bradley Baker, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, and Michael Dorn (DVD)
Child’s Play ~ Roslyn Alexander, Jack Colvin, »
- Joe Gillis

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After Hollywood's only official weekend off of the year, it's back to the grind. We've got over a dozen movies in wide release on the way in the next three weeks, plus the Golden Globes this Sunday, the Sundance Film Festival starting next week, and the Oscar nominations will be unveiled on the 21st of this month.
But even before we get to those major annual events, there are quite a few headlines from the past three or four days that might interest you:
Is Lionsgate on the ropes?
The Spirit gets the wrong kind of For Your Consideration ad
Dr. Parnassus - Heath Ledger's last film - eyes a September release date
Doctor...Who?
Overseas box office falls just short of $10 billion
Valkyrie finds a little more legal trouble
Why can't the Watchmen lawsuit be about Watchmen?
But wait, there's more...
Monsters vs. Aliens 3-D trailer to debut
Colin Boyd

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Alan W. Livingston has passed away at age 91. Never heard of him? Neither had we - but any baby boomer owes him a great debt for a multifaceted career that played a vital role in how popular culture was defined in the last half of the twentieth century. Check out this list of credentials, as published in The Hollywood Reporter:
"Alan W. Livingston, who created the character of Bozo the Clown and signed the Beatles to a contract at Capitol Records during a long and multifaceted show business career, died Friday in Los Angeles. He was 91.
Livingston, who was married to actresses Betty Hutton and Nancy Olson, also produced NBC's "Bonanza"; wrote the 1951 pop hit "I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat" for Mel Blanc's Tweety Pie; signed and paired Frank Sinatra with bandleader Nelson Riddle during a low point in Sinatra's career; and served as president of the
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