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Sin city is infested with criminals crooked cops & sexy dames: some searching for vengeance some for redemption and others both. Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 09/01/2006 Starring: Bruce Willis Mickey Rourke Run time: 126 minutes Rating: R Director: Frank Miller

Sin City - Unrated (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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This Recut & Extended Edition is the ultimate SIN CITY DVD Collection and features a new, never-before-seen extended version of the original motion picture, the original theatrical release with three new commentaries, and extensive brand-new bonus material! Also included, a complete SIN CITY graphic novel: "The Hard Goodbye." The acclaimed hit from director Robert Rodriguez delivers explosive stories straight from the pages of Frank Miller's hip series of "Sin City" graphic novels ... and stars Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke, Jaime King, Clive Owen, Brittany Murphy, Rosario Dawson, Devon Aoki, Alexis Bledel, Benicio Del Toro, Elijah Wood, Nick Stahl, Michael Madsen, Carla Gugino, and Michael Clarke Duncan.

Sin City [Blu-ray]
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The two-disc edition of Sin City easily makes the earlier single-disc theatrical-cut release obsolete by including the regular theatrical cut on the first disc, recutting the movie into four extended segments on the second disc (separated by story line), then piling on an impressive load of bonus features. But there's a catch. Billed as "Recut, Extended, Unrated," with "over 20 minutes" of new footage, the new set's four separate stories are extended by only about 6.5 total minutes of movie action (see details below in "What's New"); the rest of the added running time is the splashy new title shots (named by the title of the story or book) and the four minutes of credits that run at the end of each segment. Each addition makes the movie even closer to the comic books, and these extended segments are generally preferable to the theatrical equivalents (unfortunately, there's no Play All option), but don't expect the same impact as Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings extended editions. And although this version is unrated, the only risqué addition is a bit of violence from Miho that's no worse than the rest of the crazy violence in the film.

How Are the Bonus Features?
Robert Rodriguez has always loved DVDs, so the bonus features are extensive. On the first disc, there is somehow room for the theatrical cut of the film with its DTS track (the extended versions have only Dolby 5.1), two commentary tracks, an alternate audio track with a live audience in Austin, Texas, an interactive map of characters and locations, and 47 minutes of featurettes covering Frank Miller, Quentin Tarantino, cars, costumes, props, and special effects. The first commentary is Rodriguez and Miller discussing the concepts and the cast. The second commentary is mostly by Rodriguez, but Tarantino drops in briefly for the scene he directed (with Clive Owen and Benicio Del Toro in the car), as does an enthusiastic Bruce Willis for his segment.

The Tarantino scene gets a lot of attention on the second disc as well, in a 14-minute take in which he can be heard coaching the actors. Also on the disc are Rodriguez's usual "flic school" (among the topics is how scenes were created by merging footage of actors who never actually met), footage of Bruce Willis's band performing in Austin at the time of the shooting, and another Rodriguez cooking school (this time it's breakfast tacos). But the most interesting feature is the "green screen version" of the film: the entire film as it was shot in front of the green screen, sped up to play in only 12 minutes. You can see the actors (in color!) interacting only with the props and each other. Last, there's a DVD-sized complete comic book of The Hard Goodbye.

What's New in the Extended Version?
"The Customer Is Always Right" (the opening sequence with Josh Hartnett and Marley Shelton) has no new footage, but now goes straight into the one-minute epilogue with Hartnett and Alexis Bledel that closed the theatrical cut. "The Hard Goodbye" (with Mickey Rourke as "Marv" ) has two new sequences totaling about two minutes: Marv encounters his mother and finds his gun, and talks to Weevil in the club. In "The Big Fat Kill" (with Clive Owen and Benicio Del Toro), some short dialogue is restored, along with another wicked slice by Miho (Devon Aoki)--about a minute total. "That Yellow Bastard" (with Bruce Willis and Jessica Alba) has about 3.5 new minutes: there are more visitors to Hartigan's hospital bed, including his wife and a nurse; Carla Gugino's Lucille character comes to assist Hartigan when he wants to get out of jail (probably the best addition); and Mr. Shlubb and Mr. Klump have some more lines. --David Horiuchi

More Sin City at Amazon.com
The Graphic Novels and Books
Films by Robert Rodriguez
Our interview with Frank Miller
The Soundtrack
From Graphic Novel to Big Screen
Films by guest director Quentin Tarantino

Sin City Recut, Extended and Unrated Back Alley Poker Pack DVD Boxset
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SIN CITY - BACK ALLEY POKER PACK.THIS SET CONTAINS : * RECUT,EXTENDED AND UNRATED VERSION SEPARATED INTO FOUR STORIES. * ORIGINAL THEARTRICAL RELEASE VERSION...WITH ALL NEW AUDIO TRACK AND ALL NEW SPECIAL FEATURES. * EXCLUSIVE NEVER BEFORE SEEN FEATURES. * COLLECTIBLE DECK OF SIN CITY PLAYING CARDS. * 15 SINFUL POKER CHIPS.

Frank Miller's Sin City (With Collectors Slip: Hartigan & Nancy Cover Edition...
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Sin City is a violent city where the police department is as corrupt as the streets are deadly. In this movie, we follow three stories, the central of which is Marv, a tough-as-nails and nearly impossible to kill street fighter who goes on a rampage of vengeance when a beautiful woman, Goldie (King), he sleeps with for only one night is killed while lying in bed with him.

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SEX GOES PUBLIC Nancy Morgan The days when sex was a private matter between two consenting adults are gone for good. Sex is now public. In a big way. Subject to instruction, modification and definition by an ever expanding array of bureaucrats, courts, religious leaders, organizations and miscellaneous busy bodies. Now that it is out of the closet, public sex is being used in a variety of ingenious ways. Mexico City just decided to give out Viagra to every male over the age of 50. Mayor M • Introducing: Rod from Undefeated
Our boy Rodney from Undefeated in Vegas has joined the team and is ready to give us the latest on all the freshest gear that comes through his shop, aswell as some of the random happenings going on in sin city. As most regular readers know, Undefeated happens to be one of our favorite shops, but more than anything it?s just dope to add another great writer to our roster, welcome to the team Rod! • Morning Prayer 11.22.08, C.S. Lewis, Writer & Apologist
Clive Staples Lewis was a scholar in Medieval and Renaissance English Literature at Oxford and Cambridge, as well as the author of many popular books in a variety of genres. He died in 1963, on the same day as President Kennedy. Begin with awareness that you are praying with others around the world; this is the Common Prayer of the Church. Send out your light and your truth, that they may lead me, and bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling. Psalm 43:3 INVITATORY AND PSALTER Lord, open o • We Are The City Celebrate Their Early Success By Recording Their First Album
We Are The City are a progressive rock band out of Kelowna, BC. The band has been together since the spring of 2006, when they formed as the group Seraph. In May 2008 they finalized their band name as We Are The City. We Are The City are Cayne McKenzie on vocals and keys, David Menzel on guitar, and Andy Huculiak on the drums. Some of the early successes the band has had includes sharing a stage with bands such as Alpha Baby, Secret & Whisper, Kyle Tubbs, National Frost, Sylvie, Anything A • The Spirit
The Spirit Posted in 2008, Action, Adventure, Eva Mendes, Not Rated, Tom Hanks on November 22nd, 2008 by admin The Spirit (2008) Will Eisner s The Spirit Teaser The Spirit Trailer The Spirit tracks this cold-hearted killer from Central City?s rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront ? all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill our masked crusader.Adapted from the legendary comic strip, THE SPIRIT is

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