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The Ernie Kovacs Collection: Volume 2

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The Ernie Kovacs Collection: Volume 2

Another great collection featuring one of the true pioneers

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All In The Family: The Complete Series

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All In The Family: The Complete Series

One of the most groundbreaking sitcoms of all time comes in a complete series package

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Meanwhile In Seattle

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Meanwhile In Seattle

There seems to be a stereotype about Seattle residents, and I’ve found it to be true for the most part.   By and large, IPA (or India Pale Ale) is the preferred beer. Sure other people outside of Seattle drink it, but it seems virtually everybody in Seattle does. And Pearl Jam. Everybody here loves Pearl…

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XCOM: Enemy Unkown

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XCOM: Enemy Unkown

Strategically taking down the alien threat

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Phamily Foto Phriday 10-26-12

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Phamily Foto Phriday 10-26-12

In the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle there’s a big Fred Meyer. Sure there was some uproar over its construction, but not enough to derail the project. It’s by a local brew pub (Hales) and a ship yard, a paving stone company, a mechanic, you get the idea. More industrial than anything.   Sure it’s two…

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Dial M For Murder

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Dial M For Murder

The film works in 2D and 3D – and now we get to see it both ways

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Strangers On A Train

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Strangers On A Train

An overlooked gem is an excelent example of Alfred Hitchcock in his prime

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Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted

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Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted

Those crazy animals are back at it again (or still)

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Little Shop Of Horrors

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Little Shop Of Horrors

That killer plant returns in high definition and with two endings to the story

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Knowledge Of Love

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This morning Ciárán and I were walking home from dropping some stuff off at the school. (There’s no school today, we were dropping treats off for the teachers, and really, the reasons behind this excursion are immaterial to the story I want to tell.) Out of the blue he looks up at me and says…

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