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"    Gran Torino (2008)     Clint Eastwood is an American icon, a silver-screen legend both in front of and behind the camera, and we like to think that he knows all of PM&amp;#039;s 100 must-know-skills and more. Somehow the 79-year-old Eastwood found time to make Gran Torino after post-production on his 1920&amp;#039;s period-piece, Changeling, and prior to preproduction on his upcoming Nelson Mandela biopic, Invictus. Just as Eastwood played upon his Western past in Unforgiven, so too does Gran Torino conjure up images of hard-boiled cop Harry Callahan, so much so that critics early on labeled the film as a Dirty Harry sequel. Make no mistake, Walt Kowalski is no cop. He is, however, a recently widowed, retired auto worker and Korean War vet. Estranged from his grown children, his prized possessions are his Labrador retriever and his 1972 Gran Torino. When a neighborhood gang pressures Thao (Bee Vang), the Hmong boy next door, into stealing the car as part of an initiation ritual, Walt takes the conflicted boy under his wing and sets out to teach him how to be a man. Gran Torino plays in its original 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen aspect ratio with a 5.1-channel Dolby Digital soundtrack. Extras include: * &amp;quot;Manning The Wheel&amp;quot; - The meaning of manhood as reflected in American car culture * &amp;quot;Gran Torino: More Than A Car&amp;quot; - Visit Detroit and the Woodward Dream Cruise        The International (2009)     With the economy at Depression-era levels, record home foreclosures and rising unemployment, banks make for great villains. Unfortunately, rather than dealing with subject matters close to home, The International deals with banks and their relations with the arms trade. While The International is not an action film, German director Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) can&amp;#039;t help but put his signature spin on the kinetic cinematography, including an intense shootout in New York City&amp;#039;s famous Guggenheim Museum. Interpol agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) is obsessed with exposing the villainous International Bank of Business and Credit, which has been acting as a middleman to funnel weapons from China to African warlords, inciting acts of terrorism and civil wars. Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) joins Salinger on his quest to bring down the IBBC, following the trail of a hit man who may provide the evidence they need. The International will be in its original 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen aspect ratio with 5.1-channel surround sound. Extras include: * Commentary by director Tom Tykwer and screenwriter Eric Singer * &amp;quot;Salinger and Whitman - Extended Scene&amp;quot; * &amp;quot;The Making of The International&amp;quot; * &amp;quot;Shooting at The Guggenheim&amp;quot; * &amp;quot;The Architecture of The International&amp;quot; * &amp;quot;The Autostadt&amp;quot;        Reaper: Season 2 (2009)     Like the CW&amp;#039;s other high-concept series, Supernatural, Reaper deals with lost souls, angels, demons and the devil on a weekly basis, but with a considerably lighter touch. Unfortunately, it may have been the show&amp;#039;s unique blend of humor, horror and relationship drama that doomed it from the start. As of right now, the CW has no plans to order a third season of Reaper, which is unfortunate, as it was consistently one of the most original and entertaining shows on TV. The initial premise seemed limiting--on his 21st birthday Sam (Bret Harrison) finds out that his parents sold his soul to the devil (Ray Wise), forcing him to work as a reaper, capturing souls escaped from hell--but Sam&amp;#039;s story grew organically and unexpectedly over the course of the show&amp;#039;s two seasons. So do yourself a favor and pick up the Reaper on DVD and maybe the CW will give the show another chance and provide it with a more fitting finale. Reaper will be on DVD in its original 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen aspect ratio with 5.1-channel surround sound. Extras include: * &amp;quot;The Devil Made Me Do It: A Look Back at the making of Reaper&amp;quot; * Gag reel * Deleted scenes        Puppet Master: The DVD Collection 8-DVD Box Set (2009)     Full Moon Features&amp;#039; Charles Band is a modern day William Castle, a writer, director and producer of horror films whose name was synonymous with direct-to-video fright flicks throughout the &amp;#039;90s. Puppet Master, inspired by the success of the film Child&amp;#039;s Play, was a genuine hit for the fledgling company and the franchise that most people remember it for. The first Puppet Master introduces us to aging puppet master Andre Toulon, who kills himself in order to keep his special puppets out of the hands of the Nazis. Toulon&amp;#039;s dolls--Blade, Jester, Leech Woman, Pin Head and Tunneler--are imbued with unholy life by an Egyptian curse and have a taste for blood and mischief. The following four sequels live up to the B-movie bar set by the original, but Curse of the Puppet Master, the sixth film, suffers from too much recycled footage from the previous films. Retro Puppet Master, the series&amp;#039; seventh installment, is a prequel that expands on the series mythology, introduces some cool new dolls and offers up plenty of puppet mayhem for the fans. The first Puppet Master, which was originally slated for a theatrical release, comes in 1.85:1 widescreen, while the rest of the films in this set are 1.33:1 fullscreen with 2-channel Dolby Digital stereo soundtracks. Extras include: &amp;amp;gt;Disc 1 - Puppet Master * Videozone Magazine with interviews, coming attractions and the &amp;quot;Making-Of Puppet Master&amp;quot; %&amp;quot; valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:2px;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;Disc 2 - Puppet Master II * Videozone Magazine with interviews, coming attractions and the &amp;quot;Making-Of Puppet Master II&amp;quot;Disc 3 - Puppet Master III * Videozone Magazine with interviews, coming attractions and the &amp;quot;Making-Of Puppet Master III&amp;quot; %&amp;quot; valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:2px;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;Disc 4 - Puppet Master 4 No extras.Disc 5 - Puppet Master 5 * Videozone Magazine with interviews, coming attractions and the &amp;quot;Making-Of Puppet Master 5&amp;quot; %&amp;quot; valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:2px;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;Disc 6 - Curse Of The Puppet Master * Videozone Magazine with interviews, coming attractions and the &amp;quot;Making-Of Curse Of The Puppet Master&amp;quot;Disc 7 - Retro Puppet Master * Videozone Magazine with interviews, coming attractions and the &amp;quot;Making-Of Retro Puppet Master&amp;quot; %&amp;quot; valign=&amp;quot;top&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;padding:2px;&amp;quot;&amp;amp;gt;Disc 8 - Bonus Disc: * Full Moon 45 Title Trailer Reel      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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