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Keeping in line with his recent film works (Bourne Identity, Mr. & Mrs. Smith) , filmmaker Doug Liman gives us Jumper, a tale of teleportation and survival. 7.5/10

The writer and director who brought you Scary Movie, Date Movie and Epic Movie, take a lighthearted stab at the film 300, and other movies of the past year. 5/10

Spaced on DVD allows you to experience the hilarity of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost before they made it to movie fame!

Perpetual pouter Owen Wilson stars as Bob "Drillbit" Taylor", an imaginative homeless man hired as a bodyguard by three young imperiled high school freshmen. 5/10

In this film Mike O'Donnell gets a second chance to change his life, but what he learns is that there are more important things than himself and his former glory.

An above-average romantic comedy and welcome addition to a marketplace glutted with mediocrity, 27 Dresses is the story of one woman's struggle for love & sanity.

It's been suggested that movies reflect the age in which they were made. The current trend for visceral horror perhaps holds a mirror up to these darker times.

Britain has been decimated by an aggressive virus, turning most of the population into frenzied lunatics. But a month later, the carriers have died of starvation.

Workout with a famous trainer, known for pushing and motivating her overweight clients into amazing weight loss, with her effective DVD: 30 Day Shred.

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock adapts his Super Size Me experiment to the small screen in the fascinating documentary series 30 Days.

With extremely strong writing and a bevy of inspired celebrity cameos, this witty look at an alternate-reality SNL gains laugh out loud momentum during its third season.

Very pretentious but completely captivating, Pascal Laugier's Martyrs is unforgettable and exceptionally well done, but not likely to appeal to many viewers.

Russell Crowe finds himself in France tending to the vineyard left to him by his deceased uncle in the somewhat confusing light comedy A Good Year.

This is a beautiful story of family relations and prejudice, wonderfully acted out by Rosalind Russell and Alec Guinness.

Warner Home Video's A Miser Brothers' Christmas attempts to update Rankin/Bass' stop-motion, but contrived plot points and a lack of heart kill the holiday buzz. 3/10.

Lim Su-Jeong from I'm a Cyborg, but I'm OK stars in this high-grossing scary flick about domestic tragedy. Cast includes Kim Kap-Su, Yum Jung-Ah and Moon Geun-Young.

The Pearson family gets more than they bargained for on their family vacation.

Sandra Bullock stars in this wacky story about a woman obsessed with a man.

Distinctly different in terms of Korean dramas, Alone in Love follows a divorced couple's life after their marriage has ended.

Scott grabs the audience and holds it there whilst he recounts the story of drugs overlord Frank Lucas in this solid film.

An charming look at the best friend/ office romance between Jamie Lee Curtis and Richard Lewis in the Golden Globe winning series, Anything but Love.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing. The historic events of July 1969 are relived from the perspective of the BBC and its television coverage.

Read how Fred liked watching tween film Aquamarine.

Sony Pictures Television's Astro Boy is a clever adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's classic manga, and it deserves more respect than it received during its TV run. 7/10.

Donald Sutherland, Joshua Jackson and Juliette Lewis star in a quiet drama Aurora Borealis, that says so much more than the lights in the sky.

The first season of Babylon 5 is available as a DVD box set, its 22 episodes laying the groundwork for a classic science-fiction television series.

The second season of Babylon 5, an ambitious science-fiction drama, draws in the viewer with its tales of intrigue, mystery and betrayal.

As war and rebellion become inevitable, it's decision time on Babylon 5. The heavy duty third season of the science fiction saga comes to DVD.

The Cylons were created by man, rebelled and had a Plan. We weren't told the full details, and so Edward James Olmos opted to direct this addendum for the fans. 8/10

French director takes a step away from surrealist fantasies towards a more homespun delivery of his whimsical worldview.

Angela Lansbury stars in this story filled with music and magic that takes place in Britain during World War II.

Bedtime is often a difficult time for kids, so Elmo, Abby, and the folks on Sesame Street find ways to fall asleep easily.

In 2002, the senseless murder of François Chenu devastated his parents until they attempted to understand the social and psychological roots of hate crimes.

Despite mixed critical opinion, this hit movie grossed $70 million dollars domestically, and has proved a popular and successful DVD upon its release.

A crystal meth dealer is forced to team up with a renegade cop out for vengeance in Bloody Ties.

Boomtown debuted in 2002 and was cancelled in 2003 but it lives on in this five-disc DVD set.

Brick Lane explores what it is to be a foreigner looking for the idyllic in a bleak world. Beautifully shot but lacking in depth.

Disillusioned army captain Charles Ryder recalls his earlier involvement with a dysfunctional aristocratic family whilst stationed at Brideshead during World War II.

World War II was filled with atrocities and war crimes. This movie highlights some of those as well as an unlikely friendship between a British and a German soldier.

Following their Oscar Scoop in '98, Joel and Ethan Coen surprised many with this dark, if somewhat slighter outing.

Based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, director Brian De Palma unleashes total chaos in this 1976 horror thriller.

Child's Play stars Chris Sarandon, a Chicago detective, who must try to save a mother and her young son from a possessed doll who is reeking havoc on the family.

The phrase, "keep your cool" says it all. Ride along with Skeet Ulrich and Cuba Gooding, Jr. in this comical, action-packed, buddy-movie thriller.

Warner Home Video's Classic Christmas Favorites resurrects great animated specials like The Year Without Santa Claus and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. 8/10.

Madhouse/FUNimation's Claymore (Kuremoa in Japan), based on Norihiro Yagi's manga, is a gorgeous, well-plotted action series. 8/10.

" ... some people don't want to have their wedding ruined by having a kitch ... but some do ..." - find how how kitchy in the British comedy film Confetti.

After a considerable hiatus from Hollywood, Mickey Rourke returns to top form as an aging wrestler, whose life scars in and out of the ring are slow to heal.

Reality TV contestants come face to face with the undead in the DVD compendium of 2008's five part horror / comedy hybrid.

Denise Austin's positive energy combined with fun and easy dance moves are a great combination to get beginners excited to workout.

Denise Austin does it again with another exercise DVD. Her peppy demeanor and positive attitude are inspiring to some exercisers.