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Blockbusters: The Most Anticipated Movies of Summer 2012

It’s that time of year again, when Hollywood puts away the award bait and starts blowing stuff up.
- By Eric Alt
- Posted May 2, 2012
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Like cleaning your grill, hosing off your patio, and inflating your kiddie pool, prepping for the onslaught of summer movie mania is a May tradition. Hollywood has handed out its last awards, and now it’s in the mood to light some fuses and put some theaters’ surround sound systems to the test.

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Natasha Richardson: A Class Act
- By sandv blog
- Posted March 20, 2009
By now, you’ve heard about the sudden death of actress Natasha Richardson. I wrote about her and husband Liam Neeson’s home theater for the January ’09 issue (“A Class Act”; see story), and I wanted to share a few thoughts about her:

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RealDVD: Coming to Court TV
- By sandv blog
- Posted October 1, 2008
Why is this girl smiling? For heaven's sake, doesn't she know she's just been sued? Well, actually, it's RealNetworks that has entered a new dimension of legal adventure. All because of its RealDVD software.

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L.A. Law: High Def in Hollywood
- By sandv blog
- Posted May 16, 2008
Two lawyers are sitting in a bar. One turns to the other and asks, "Want a sneak peak at the latest Hollywood blockbuster?" Sounds like the opening to a great joke. This one isn't a joking matter. A petition filed with the FCC by the MPAA (you know, the folks who put ratings on films) is asking the FCC to go back on a previous ruling to protect Hollywood's rights.

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