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"Burn Notice: Season Two": Jeffrey Donovan plays a spy who has been disavowed.
"The Secret Life of the American Teenager: Season 2": Brenda Hampton's drama touches on the highs and lows of family life.
"What Goes Up": A group of social misfits look at the challenges of life and love. Hilary Duff stars.
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'Watchmen' offers dark vision
"Watchmen" Grade A: Superheroes try to deal with their emotional, mental and social problems while stopping a mysterious killer.
It is vital to know the source material. Director Zack Snyder has made a visually stunning take on the much-heralded 12-edition graphic comic book novel.
How much the viewer embraces the movie will depend on how much knowledge he or she has of the original Alan Moore-Dave Gibbons work.
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New DVDs: 'Holidays' captures the heart of Christmas
* "Nothing Like the Holidays" Grade B+: There's every reason to be skeptical about the new holiday feature. The track record over the past few years in regard to holiday films has been mostly candidates for the naughty list: "Fred Claus," "Christmas With the Kranks," "Deck the Halls," etc.
But in "Nothing Like the Holidays" we finally have a holiday film that deserves a spot on the nice list.
This is a touch-your-heart warm, make-you-ache funny and cause-you-to-think smart movie about a family's annual reunion for Christmas.
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New on DVD Feb. 9: ‘Endgame’ a brilliant look at apartheid
Topping the list of new DVDs scheduled for release Tuesday are two productions that debuted on television.
* “Endgame” Grade B+: The film that originally aired on PBS is based on Robert Harvey’s book “The Fall of Apartheid” that revealed how a gold-mining company was instrumental in bringing together members of the South African government and the leadership of the African National Congress for secret talks in England that led to the end of apartheid in South Africa.
The film version stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, William Hurt and Jonny Lee Miller.
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New on DVD Dec. 29: Bleak visuals captivate in 9 on Dec. 29
"9" Grade B-: In a post-apocalyptic world where all humans are gone, 9 (voiced by Elijah Wood) discovers a small community of others like him.
Novice director Shane Acker presents a meticulously detailed world for his characters. It's a functioning society in a world built from bits and pieces of a landscape ravaged by war. Every detail from the zipper on 9 to the barren world are images you want to carefully scrutinize.
They make a good distraction from Pamela Pettler's screenplay, which should've sparked intelligent conversation but never rises above a standard action film.
"Nothing Like the Holidays": A touch-your-heart warm, make-you-ache funny and cause-you-to-think smart movie about a family's annual reunion for Christmas.
"Orphan": An adoption goes very wrong.
"Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure": Tinker Bell puts all of Pixie Hollow in jeopardy in this new animated film.
"Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs": The prehistoric gang is animated in 3-D this time.
"Il Divo": Toni Servillo plays Giulio Andreotti, a man who held sway over the Italian political landscape for decades.
"SciQ: Volumes 1 and 2": Test your knowledge of snow, flight and other science topics.
"Battlestar Galactica: The Plan": Tricia Helfer stars in this film based on the cable series.
"The Guardian: The First Season": Simon Baker's series about a man who works as a child advocate at Legal Aid Services.
"Barbara Stanwyck Show: Volume 1": Includes 15 episodes of the anthology TV series.
"Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960s Volume 2": There are 34 episodes from 13 animated shows such as "The Peter Potamus Show" and "The Atom Ant Show."
"Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1970s Volume 2: "The new Adventures of Batman and Robin" and "Inch High Private Eye" are featured.
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