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It’s that time of year when the studios enjoy churning out their holiday films to help get people into the holly jolly spirit of things.  Thankfully for us bah-humbuggers out there, studios also release films that kick dirt in the face of the holiday season.  Silent Night isn’t the film to play after a night of caroling while trimming the tree and listening to the fire crackle.  Instead this is the film to watch with a six pack and a group of friends to just blow off some steam.

In 1975, Gerald Ford was President of the United States, Wheel of Fortune made its debut, disco was groovy, and Patti Smith burst onto the music scene with her debut album, Horses. She would go on to become known as the “Godmother of Punk” and greatly influence the New Wave genre of music. I admit, before watching this concert, I had only heard one of Smith’s songs — her #1 single, “Because the Night” — so I was curious to hear more of her material. The fact that my aunt says she still owns an LP of Horses she bought as a teenager intrigued me more.

"What's out there? Out in the great beyond? And what's beyond that? What's beyond beyond? The answer is, I don't know. And quite frankly, I don't want to know."

There is a lot of talent in front and behind the camera on this film, and if this film delivered on its potential this could be a surprise moneymaking giant.  Unfortunately this film doesn’t manage to live up to its potential and becomes a missed opportunity for all involved.  I’m not saying I didn’t like the movie; in fact I enjoyed quite a bit, but when you have Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill headlining your movie

Our friends over A&E are staying in the baseball post-season spirit by giving us three copies of 100 Years As The Heart Of Red Sox Nation. Now you have a chance to visit the "green monster" any time you like. The best part? It's free.

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The title might be a bit misleading this year. Alicia is not so "good" this season. She's tougher and more willing to make the hard choices. She's more cutthroat in court and even when it comes to asserting her position in the firm and with her cheating husband. This is not the "stand by your man" show it might have appeared to be when it began. It's evolved, and that only makes for better television.

Our pals over at CBS/Paramount have given us a copy of NCIS The 9th Season to give away. You get all 24 episodes on 6 discs. Join Gibbs and his team for a 9th year of explosive drama.

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Check out the trailer for this Holiday film. It's coming your way December 7th, 2012. Gerard Butler is a down on his luck soccer star coming home to build a relationship with his son and rebuild his own life. The film also features Dennis Quaid, Uma Thurman, Jessica Biel and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

It was a great Summer for contests here at Upcomingdiscs. We want to thank A&E/History and 2K Games for really stepping up for our readers.

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It's been a busy weekend for movies. We also caught Pixar's new film Brave. A review is coming. It's another fun adventure. While you're waiting go behind the scenes for some Pixar magic

"In space no one can hear you scream."

It was the tagline that brought us by the droves into our neighborhood cinemas in 1979 to see one of Ridley Scott's two classic science fiction adventures. Alien was one of the scariest science fiction films we've ever seen. It wasn't just the wonderfully organic H.R. Giger designs that had us on the edge of our seats. Scott delivered a claustrophobic nightmare that caged us with this remarkable killing machine. Much the same feeling I had recently trapped in a mini-van with a large spider on the prowl.