Nov 18, 2009 -
You can give your next at home movie night a healthy focus; two of my favorite docs of the year are now out on DVD.
- Enlighten Up!: Filmmaker Kate Churchill, a yoga devotee, takes yoga cynic Nick Rosen on a wild ride through the range of yoga styles to see if the ancient art has universal power. Both filmmaker and subject are affected by the process.
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Nov 16, 2009 -
- Lauren Bacall was among the winners at the Honorary Oscars over the weekend — HitFix
- You go, Uncle Jesse: John Stamos gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame — Vulture
- The woman's identity behind Showtime's Secret Diary of a Call Girl is not so secret anymore — TV Squad
- Bob Dylan wears a wig in his Christmas video for "Must Be Santa." Too weird. — Pitchfork
- New Moon is already beating advanced ticket sales records — Deadline
- Miss The Wire?
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Nov 04, 2009 -
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the beloved film Say Anything. To commemorate the milestone (and its special DVD release), a hoard of guys dressed up as Lloyd Dobler swarmed various areas of New York City to re-create the famous scene set to Peter Gabriel's "Your Eyes." (You know the one — Lloyd wants to win back Diane, so he stands outside of her house with a boombox over his head.)
While these guys can't possibly compare to the original, lovable underdog Dobler (John Cusack), they still make for a pretty charming YouTube video.
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Oct 26, 2009 -
The name says it all. Parents who wanted their child to be the smartest kid on the block loaded up on the brainy Baby Einstein DVDs hoping to boost their babe's brainpower. Some parents popped in the educational videos to gain an extra 20 minutes to themselves.
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Aug 10, 2009 -
I tend to avoid hip hop-based fitness videos, out of fear the instructors will be too perky for my taste. But since I like the 10-Minute Solution series, I leaped into 10-Minute Solution Hip-Hop Dance Mix DVD ($13.50) hoping for a good workout and some new moves for the dance floor.
Though most of the routines aren't very club-worthy, they make for a hearty, thorough, but not super-intense cardio workout.
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Jul 18, 2009 -
According to the Digital Entertainment Group's midyear report, "consumer spending on home entertainment titles was down nearly 4%," which isn't really a shocker given today's economy, but it still might be a shift in spending habits for many people. Have you noticed a change in your DVD-buying habits? Is it all Netflix, all the time these days?
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Jul 15, 2009 -
I have to be honest — I've felt like a piece of me has been missing since the finale of Battlestar Galactica. I know, I know, I gotta move on. But thankfully, the epic space opera can live on in my heart, and soon it can live on a loop in my DVD player!
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Mar 11, 2009 -
Need to give someone a CD or DVD you've burned, or have long lost the case for? Don't buy a new case — just follow this tutorial by DIY Maven for how to make a CD case with a simple piece of white paper.
All you need is a sheet of standard 8.5-by-11-inch paper, and to follow these super simple folding steps.
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Mar 11, 2009 -
If you're trying to stay active while sticking to a budget, here's an idea. FitSugar reader Sinazucar told me about a website called BeYOU.tv. It's a fitness and wellness video community that has actual full-length fitness DVDs like Shiva Rea's Creative Core Abs, Exhale's Core Fusion: Pilates Plus, and Tai Chi With Tiffany Chen.
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