FresnoBee.com: Video Reviews

Both children and adults will be Up' for watching Pixar's latest

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:13:55 PST

It's almost axiomatic to say that Pixar movies are just as enjoyable for adults as they are for kids. But in the case of Pixar's most recent hit, "Up," out on Blu-ray and DVD this week (Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, $39.99 2-disc DVD/$45.99 4-disc Blu-ray combo, rated PG), the path-breaking Emeryville, Calif.-based animation studio may have made a film that's even more pleasurable, and meaningful, for grown-ups than for children. Read comments

DVDs to be released Tuesday

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:13:55 PST

I must admit I've sometimes called him SquareBob SpongePants, but I say it with affection. Read comments

Top-selling U.S. video games and consoles

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:27:07 PST

Top-selling U.S. games for the week of Oct. 24: Read comments

Game Day: Bang-bang ... bang-bang

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:36:38 PST

"Borderlands" aims to transplant the loot-gathering and character-creating mechanics of "Diablo II," more or less, into a first-person shooter, and it hits that target dead-on. It may have action-RPG underpinnings, but "Borderlands" is a fine shooter. Read comments

Picks and pans: Astro Boy The Video Game' and Where the Wild Things Are'

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:36:38 PST

ASTRO BOY: THE VIDEO GAME Read comments

Unmistaken Child' a must-see documentary

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:26:38 PST

One of 2009's most intriguing documentaries played so briefly that you probably missed it. Read comments

Capsule reviews of new DVD releases

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:11:38 PST

G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA 2 1/2 stars (Paramount, '09) $29.98. 117 mins. Another '80s toy hits the big screen as G.I. Joe (here, the name for an elite military team) crosses the world in pursuit of a corrupt arms dealer. With Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Dennis Quaid, Sienna Miller. PG-13 (strong sequences of action violence and mayhem throughout) Read comments

Viral Video: Don't Stop Believing,' scaryoke style

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:07:43 PST

I'm sure "Glee" is responsible, but "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey seems to have made quite a comeback lately. Read comments

Redbox's Top 10 DVD rentals

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:07:41 PST

These were the Top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks from Oct. 26-Nov. 2: Read comments

Reviews of recent and upcoming DVD releases

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:07:42 PST

Where God Left His Shoes (NR, 2008, IFC Films) Read comments