LI Reviews is proud to be giving away a copy of Ghosthouse Underground: Box Set on DVD. To enter all you need to do is leave us a comment. Please be sure to only leave one. Comments are moderated to avoid spam, so it will not show up right away. People who leave multiple comments will be deleted from the contest altogether. If you do not see your comment within a day then by all means leave another one. Otherwise, do not worry as we accept comments several times a day.

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From the Product Description:
DANCE OF THE DEAD SYNOPSIS:
On the night of the big high school prom, the dead rise to eat the living, and the only people who can stop them are the losers who couldn’t get dates to the dance. An Official Selection at the SXSW, Atlanta and Sitges Film Festivals, Dance of the Dead “has cult classic written all over it” (Ain’t it Cool News.com). Tim Anderson from Bloody-Disgusting.com claims Dance of the Dead “makes Carrie look like Pretty in Pink.”

CAST
Jared Kusnitz - Otis, Doll Graveyard, TV’s Three Strikes, TV’s “Fatherhood”
Greyson Chadwick - Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?, Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girls
Chandler Darby - Feature Film Debut

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LI Reviews is proud to be giving away two copies of Scrubs Season 7 on DVD. To enter all you need to do is leave us a comment. Please be sure to only leave one. Comments are moderated to avoid spam, so it will not show up right away. People who leave multiple comments will be deleted from the contest altogether. If you do not see your comment within a day then by all means leave another one. Otherwise, do not worry as we accept comments several times a day.

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From the Product Description:
The show that changed the rules of television comedy, Scrubs: The Complete Seventh Season comes to DVD on November 11, 2008 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. A series like no other,
Scrubs: The Complete Seventh Season keeps its creative edge scalpel sharp in 11 unforgettable episodes full of surreal escapades and bittersweet life lessons. Wacky, touching and occasionally hilariously bizarre, the two-disc set comes with exclusive bonus features including a behind-the-scenes look at the Season Seven finale, “My Princess,” a fairytale episode directed by Zach Braff, plus episode commentary, cast interviews, bloopers and deleted scenes.

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Sure to be one of the most popular TV on DVD options this holiday is Family Guy Volume 6. This awesome set, which includes the 100th episode of Family Guy was released on October 21, 2008. You can pick this up at most stores that sell DVDs. If you are shopping online you can pick it up at Amazon for $25.99.

LI Reviews is proud to be giving away five copies of Sister, Sister: The First Season on DVD. To enter all you need to do is leave us a comment. Please be sure to only leave one. Comments are moderated to avoid spam, so it will not show up right away. People who leave multiple comments will be deleted from the contest altogether. If you do not see your comment within a day then by all means leave another one. Otherwise, do not worry as we accept comments several times a day.

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Every year AMC (American Movie Classics) hosts a week filled with haunting and Halloween-y type of films. This year, the fun has already started, with some of the best, classic horror movies reserved for the week leading up to Halloween.

Halloween is this Friday, October 31, 2008.

Here’s a list of the movie schedule for Halloween Week FearFest on AMC. You’ll have to check your television guide for specific channel listings.

Monday, October 27

2:00 AM - Pet Sematary Two (1992) TV14
4:00 AM - Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1965) TV14
7:00 AM - Damien: Omen II (1978) TV14
9:30 AM - Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981) TV14
12:00 PM - An American Werewolf in London (1981) TV14
2:00 PM - Tales From the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood (1996) TV14
4:00 PM - Pet Sematary Two (1992) TV14
6:00 PM - Panic Room (2002) TV14
8:00 PM - House on Haunted Hill (1999)
10:00 PM - Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007)
11:45 PM - Tales From the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood (1996) TV14

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LI Reviews is proud to be giving away five copies of The L Word: The Complete Fifth Season on DVD. To enter all you need to do is leave us a comment. Please be sure to only leave one. Comments are moderated to avoid spam, so it will not show up right away. People who leave multiple comments will be deleted from the contest altogether. If you do not see your comment within a day then by all means leave another one. Otherwise, do not worry as we accept comments several times a day.

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We will begin emailing winners for this the week of November 1, 2008, which means you have until October 31, 2008 at 11:59 to enter.

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LI Reviews is proud to be giving away five copies of Girlfriends: The Fifth Season on DVD. To enter all you need to do is leave us a comment. Please be sure to only leave one. Comments are moderated to avoid spam, so it will not show up right away. People who leave multiple comments will be deleted from the contest altogether. If you do not see your comment within a day then by all means leave another one. Otherwise, do not worry as we accept comments several times a day.

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Movie Info:
Writer: Alice Arlen, Victor Levin
Director: Helen Hunt
Cast: Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth, Matthew Broderick, Ben Shenkman, Lynn Cohen, John Benjamin Hickey, Salman Rushdie, Daisy Tahan, Tommy Nelson
Rating: R
Studio: THINKFilm

Release Info:
Theatrical Release: April 21, 2008
DVD Release Date: September 2, 2008
Online Availability: Amazon for $19.99

Then She Found Me is one of those puzzling movies that offers so many good and bad things that it’s hard to tell whether or not you like it enough to watch it more than once. Helen Hunt, an Oscar winning actress that has all but fallen off the map lately, returns to co-write, direct, produce, and star in this independent film that is in many ways reminiscent of a Lifetime movie. While the movie plays out better, there is still that mediocre feel that sits behind the surface. Anyone that has seen a Lifetime movie knows how pathetic they can be. While Then She Found Me is certainly a step up from that, the thing that manages to keep it from sinking that low is more about the acting and less about the story, writing, or overall filmmaking that usually manages to hit the mark.

The most pleasant part of the movie and the show stealer was the presence of Bette Midler. Midler doesn’t seem to show her face in movies very often these days so it’s nice to see her in this one. Granted, this is something rather bittersweet considering the movie isn’t the best, but it’s nice to see her in something nonetheless. She played her part well and made the movie worth watching.

Other than Midler, solid or at least decent performances were turned in by Hunt, Matthew Broderick, and Colin Firth. While there was a lot of promise here, it seems that this movie is going to be the most popular with middle-aged women and possibly older women that want kids, but don’t have them. In other words, this is probably going to work best for people that can relate to the film. The problem is that means it’s only going to be for a very limited amount of people.

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Movie Info:
Writer: John Logan, Stephen Sondheim
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jamie Campbell Bower, Laura Michelle Kelly, Jayne Wisener
Rating: R
Studio: Dreamworks

Release Info:
DVD Release Date: October 21, 2008
Online Availability: Amazon for $27.95

I don’t tend to watch many musicals, though the ones that I do find interest in quickly become my favorite movies. Among them are Rent, Little Shop of Horrors, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. I never got a chance to see the play written by Sondheim. The first time I got to see anything concerning this Demon Barber was when it was released on DVD earlier in the year. I think I have been singing “Worst Pies in London” ever since.

It was only the genius of Tim Burton that could have convinced Sondheim to sell the rights to his play. Still he only agreed on the basis that he would have ultimate casting say over the movie. Burton was set on having Johnny Depp in the lead role and that is where he and Sondheim butted heads. Sondheim did not feel that he would be right for the role due to what he perceived as a more rock vocal style. However, upon hearing Depp’s vocal ability he was pleased enough to grant Burton’s wish and place Depp in the lead role.

Helena Bonham Carter was trickier. Some would assume that she only got the role because of her relationship with Tim Burton. The truth is that she beat out numerous big name actresses after taking extensive vocal lessons and sending around a dozen tapes to Sondheim personally. He was pleased with her vocals and was the one to approve her as the love-starved Mrs. Lovett. Sacha Baron Cohen on the other hand, had auditioned for his role specifically for Burton. In order to show off his vocal ability he decided to sing the entire score of Fiddler on the Roof. As you might have guessed, he won the part of Adolfo Pirelli.

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Literary Illusions is proud to be giving away five copies of According to Jim: Season One on DVD. To enter all you need to do is leave us a comment. Please be sure to only leave one. Comments are moderated to avoid spam, so it will not show up right away. People who leave multiple comments will be deleted from the contest altogether. If you do not see your comment within a day then by all means leave another one. Otherwise, do not worry as we accept comments several times a day.

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We will begin emailing winners for this the week of October 27, 2008, which means you have until October 26, 2008 at 11:59 to enter.

From the Press Release:
In this earthy family comedy, Jim (Belushi) is the macho “everyman” who challenges wife, Cheryl (Thorne-Smith), with his stubborn manliness but contagious charm. Tagging along with this duo of happily married opposites are their three precocious kids. A success at his construction business and the family breadwinner at home, Jim feeds his other passion, blues music, playing with his six-man garage band. He keeps Cheryl in turmoil with his boyish bravado and ever willful antics, but their underlying love guarantees that they are in this marriage for keeps.

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