Garry Gordon

The Kung Fu Kid not an utter disappointment after all

In 1984, I started taking Kenpo Karate off of Lantana Road pretty close to the intercoastal. Yes, I had the weird sun-rising headband, and yes it was because of the movie Karate Kid and a few other movies...

Beyond Sherwood Forest is the classic tale of Robin Hood plus some fantasy elements

Recently, a lot of movies are throwing some crazy and epic 'what ifs' at us, like 'what if Star Trek rewrote its history' and 'what if Batman was pure vigilante.' This movie provides...

Alice in Wonderland as reimagined by Tim Burton, a delight

Alice in Wonderland is a Disney standout, having been around as long as we all can remember. Did Disney give Tim Burton enough of his classic artistic license to make it magical again? Yes they did, but it...

Up in the Air, an Oscar contender and great social commentary

Up in the Air, a George Clooney driven vehicle, is a wonderful look inside of the ultimate bachelor's brain and serves as a great study of the importance of meaningful social interaction. Up In The Air: 4...

Daybreakers review

Do you feel you live a cold lifestyle these days, with everywhere dark and gloomy? Either you're a vampire in Daybreakers or a Floridian avoiding the cold. Here is a review of a movie about those...

Deals on Inglourious Basterds on Blu-Ray/DVD this week

This movie 'unexpectedly' wowed the crowds. Quentin Tarantino is a master storyteller and no one glorifies violence in a more intense way. Look here for the inital day of release review, and here are two of...

Get Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince today $15 on Blu-Ray

Just a heads up, Walmart has a combo Blu-ray set of Harry Potter 6, which releases today on DVD/Blu-Ray, for $15 in store. While supplies last. Walmart.com is selling it for $15.32. ...

Man, Woman, & the Wall - and other Japanese language movies from instant Netflix streaming

Over the past few weeks, this examiner has had some ups and downs finding a fun instant streaming movie to watch. Here are three Japanese language films that were attempted to be watched. Only fully seen movies get...

The top ten Black Friday DVD & Blu-ray deals for 2009

From leaked Black Friday ads, here is a compilation of the top ten DVD and Blu-ray deals for this Friday November 27th, 2009. All are dvds unless specified as Blu-ray. Shop smart, shop S-Mart. 1...

Best Buy Black Friday doorbusters today

This pertains to you if you have a Premier Silver Rewards Zone account at Best Buy. You should get the ad in the email, but in case you don't look below for more information. These offers...

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