December 2009
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DVD Tuesday: 'District 9' & '(500) Days of Summer' →
Fresh this week on Blu-ray and DVD, Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 takes sci-fi to a whole new level; Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt play hopelessly mismatched lovers in (500) Days of Summer; plus a look at the animated action film, 9.
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Film Friday: 'Avatar' & 'Young Victoria' →
The wait for James Cameron’s massive big-screen epic is finally over this weekend as Avatar opens in theatres, and in IMAX. Also opening is the period drama The Young Victoria starring Emily Blunt, and the romantic comedy Did You Hear About the Morgans?
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Win a Blockbuster prize pack →
Reminding shoppers that they have your needs covered this holiday season, Blockbuster has sent us a fantastic holiday prize pack, piled up with goodies, and The GATE is giving it all away to one lucky person in Canada.
The prize pack is valued at $200 and the contest ends at noon on December 24 (ET).
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DVD Tuesday: 'Inglourious Basterds' & 'The... →
Coming out this week on DVD and Blu-ray: blood flies and the Nazis get their due in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds; a bachelor party in Las Vegas goes hilariously wrong in The Hangover; plus a look at The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, G-Force, and Taking Woodstock.
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Last-minute holiday gift guide: console games →
For those of you still stumbling around looking for the perfect gift this holiday season, here are a few suggestions that may come in handy for that special adult gamer in your life.
Including some of the best video games released this year, these titles are sure to please the person in your life who just can’t tear themselves away from their console.
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The first trailer for ‘Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II’ from the 2009 VGAs.
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The trailer for Crackdown 2, which premiered at the 2009 Video Game Awards.
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Film Friday: 'Princess And The Frog' & 'Invictus' →
Opening this week in a theatre near you, Disney leaps back into form with the animated marvel, The Princess And The Frog; Clint Eastwood directs Invictus, the story of Nelson Mandela’s fight to unite his country; plus a look at Me and Orson Welles and A Single Man.
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DVD Tuesday: 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood... →
New this week on DVD and Blu-ray, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince debuts just in time to make onto your holiday shopping lists; Johnny Depp stars as bank robber John Dillinger in Public Enemies; plus a look at Julie & Julia, The Cove, and the fifth season of Lost.
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Hawskley Workman dishing 'Meat' and 'Milk' →
Listen to three tracks from one of Hawksley Workman’s new albums.
The Juno Award winner, who already has 12 albums to his credit, plans to release two albums in 2010, while kicking off an extensive cross-Canada tour starting in March.
Debuting the first album, titled Milk, with singles that will be released unconventionally over five months, Workman will then release a second album,...
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Film Friday: 'Up in the Air' & 'Brothers' →
Coming out this week in theatres, George Clooney stars in Jason Reitman’s new comedic-drama, Up In The Air; Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal star in Brothers; and a quick look at the heist film Armored, starring Matt Dillon.
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