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Find Out What Makes A Good Party Costume

Party Costume ideas are especially significant during fancy dress parties, a time when resourcefulness and creativity are the theme of the gathering. Costume parties are very popular in the United States, both for children and adults.

Birthday parties, Carnival season, Halloween and Mardi Gras are just among the events that call for costume parties. In other cases, book launching, fantasy events, movie openings may also be a good time to wear costumes.

Among these events mentioned the Halloween costumes rank number one in popularity. Also there are many ideas you can think of that are related to Halloween. There are Dracula, vampire, devil, witch and wizard and zombie, to mention a few.

Dressing up like a pirate gets many people excited. There are famous pirates whom you can copy. Captain Jack Sparrow and some of the famous characters of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie sequels are among the trendy ideas for parties.

Pirate clothes can be worn with complete accessories such as a pirate’s hat, pirate’s wigs, pirate’s parrot or pirate’s weapons or eye patch. Now, if you want timeless elegance, you may want to wear fairy costumes and accessories such as wands and wings.

Other famous characters on fairy tales like Tinkerbelle costumes, Thumbelina, Sleeping beauty, Snow white, Hansel and Gretel are all lovely and elegant costume ideas to consider.

In lieu of the recently released movie Alice in Wonderland, many party goers are interested in portraying Alice, the sexy mad hatter, the dark queen of hearts, and the queen of hearts for ladies.

For men, there are red and white kings to consider, as well as white and red knights. There are also animal costumes depicting the animal characters from famous tales and movies. Among the famous and nice are rabbit, butterflies, tiger, lion, walrus, and dinosaurs.

For your children, they may like little bunny, monkey, dragonsaurus, pink lamb and rubber chicken. They may also giggle on kids’ costumes like elephant, gorilla, unicorn, puppy, kitten, and turtle.

Superheroes also make popular outfits. You can portray Wonder woman, Bat girl, Cat woman, and X-men female superheroes such as Jean grey, Storm, Phoenix and mystique.

For men, superhero costume ideas can be superman, batman, Spiderman, The Thing, Hulk, the Flash are among the cool. For enthusiasts of science fiction movies, you can wear Star War character costumes and Star Trek.

Among the fabulous roles to portray are Queen Amidala, the Darth Vader, Yoda, the Jedi, OB wan Kenobi, R2D2, C3P0, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Chewbacca. Real time Royalty costumes are also popular, besides the royalty characters as depicted on the films.

You can enact a queen, princess or prince. If you want to be specific you can illustrate in your costumes Prince William, Prince Harry, Prince Charles, the Queen Elizabeth and Princess Dianna.

70s costume ideas are fun, enigmatic and unique. There are the John Travolta suit, the Elvis Presley attire, the Retro groove, Disco Dolly, the 70s hairy chest shirt to choose from.

The party costume ideas are practically limitless. You can choose to make your own costume or buy from a store. The website contains hundreds of websites selling such precious costumes. You only have to click and see.

Find party costume ideas at http://www.tooflirty.com/ . We have a large selection of clothes for a big costume event. You can choose erotic costumes of various kinds. We also have shoes to suit your look. Drop by at Party costume ideas to start buying your exotic costume party.

Balboa Bay Club Ideal for Weekend in Luxury

Why just read about the rich and famous when you can vacation with them? A stay in a Newport Beach luxury waterfront hotel will give you an up-close look at how the other half lives — or maybe we should say the other 10 percent.

The Balboa Bay Club will be glad to share its front-row view of the good life now that this legendary club of the Newport Coast elite has opened half its units to the general public. Before 2003, the resort’s prime Newport Beach real estate was only available to members of the club. Now there are 150 rooms and 10 suites available to anyone yearning for some weekend affluence.

Staying at the club a night or two would be a sure-fire way to impress the significant other, or to completely escape from job stress, but still keep costs within reason. We consider resorts like the Balboa Bay Club “special-occasion” getaways ‘ places we go to celebrate, not just to get away. With small houses on nearby Balboa Island going for $4 million and 100-foot mega-yachts parked in slips right out in front of your bay-view suite, the Balboa Bay Club takes you many steps beyond the average getaway.

The first clue you’re not in Kansas anymore is when you cruise the circular driveway to the lobby area. Behind that line of dark-colored, late-modeled SUVs there’s a gleaming new two-seat sports car you don’t quite recognize because, in all likelihood, it’s not the kind of car available at your local auto mall. Then it’s not one or two valets, but a platoon of at least six fair-haired young gentlemen running to and fro to make certain that no one waits long for their vehicle.

And the service just keeps on coming. From the smiling young woman at check-in to the cordial bellhops to the extraordinarily punctual room service attendants ‘ who managed to bring us cookies and milk while the cookies were still warm ‘ the service at the Balboa Bay Club, during our stay, was consistently top-rate.

And then there are the rooms. Once we opened the door to our bay-view suite, we could fully appreciate the club’s location and attention to detail. The sliding glass doors opened to a maritime show that continued from dawn to dusk. From small Duffy boats to super-yachts, from kayaks to college rowing teams, the sights and sounds of Balboa Bay are mesmerizing. You’ll be tempted to spend many an hour on the one of your two private decks that are perfect for viewing all of the water activities.

The rooms are over-size and our one-bedroom suite actually had two of these large rooms with two bathrooms, one so spacious it had three dressing areas, a walk-in closet, a two-person Jacuzzi-style tub and a separate shower room. The bathrooms were Italian marble, the counter-tops granite and the overall design was reminiscent of those bathroom areas you see in home d?r magazines ‘ you know, the ones you wonder if you will ever really be able to afford.

Large-screen TV, high-speed internet, games, they’re all there. And, when it came time to turn in for the night, our luxuriously appointed king-size bed was form-fitting and among the most comfortable we’ve ever slept on. Oh those 10 percent do live well.

The Balboa Bay Club actually was created in 1948, back when there were far fewer people living in Newport Beach and the area was a popular getaway for Hollywood elites. There are about 2,800 members of the club, which includes a couple thousand or so living on the property and the others just dropping by to use the spa, Olympic-style pool and other recreational facilities. Past and present members of the club include such familiar names as John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, Robert Wagner, John Travolta, Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Carey.

The first few years of the “public” Balboa Bay Club have gone well and the resort has attracted a consistent stream of getaway travelers, most hailing from California and arriving by car ‘ although John Wayne Airport is only a 15-minute drive from the resort. The temperate coastal weather and the property’s waterfront location are big draws.

In fact, Newport Beach is a pretty good draw all on its own. Take a drive and you’ll see that modern, wide palm tree-lined thoroughfares take visitors through some of the priciest real estate in the country, the gorgeous blue Pacific Ocean almost always visible with just the slightest elevation.

World-class shopping and fine restaurants are in nearly every part of the city ‘ and, we might mention, the club’s restaurant, the First Cabin, is no slouch either. Famous galleries, exquisite home furnishing stores and many fascinating shops are awaiting your exploration in nearby Corona del Mar. Or visit Fashion Island, one of two Orange County super retail complexes that just seem too grandiose to be called shopping centers (the other being South Coast Plaza in nearby Costa Mesa). Name a store found on New York’s Fifth Avenue, and you’ll probably find a version of it at Fashion Island.

For the outdoor enthusiast, it’s just a five-minute drive from the club to Upper Newport Ecological Reserve, a 752-acre coastal wetland that is home to 200 rare and endangered bird species. Visitors enjoy walking tours through the area.

On our visits to Newport Beach, we have enjoyed shopping on Balboa Island, which has a tiny, but busy Main Street ‘ actually it’s called Marine Avenue ‘ which is just a few short blocks with about 70 shops and restaurants to explore. This little example of Small Town Americana offers a wide selection of shops in all price ranges as well as several boutiques and galleries.

The downtown shopping area is just part of the attraction on Balboa Island, an island small enough that you can walk entirely around its perimeter in less than two miles. It’s fun to observe life on an island that remains exclusive because it is so expensive. There is no denying that the ever-present sunshine and the harbor views create a quiet respite from bustling city life and clogged freeways. The colorful villas and vacation-style homes on the island are quite lavish for their size.

Walk out onto your deck at the Balboa Bay Club and you’ll likely see many electrically powered Duffy boats — which you can even rent for your own cruise on the bay. Duffy boats are made locally and are specifically designed to take a group of people out on the water in total comfort and luxury for simple harbor cruising. The 21-foot boat we rented could accommodate 10 adults with plush bench seats on each side of the boat with table tops available in the middle for drinks or snacks. The boat was entirely shaded and had plenty of open areas on the sides to enjoy the view. It was easy to operate and requires little or no boating experience.

Our Duffy boat wasn’t exactly like the 100-foot mega-yachts tied up in from of our suite at the Balboa Club — but let’s just say it was a tad bit easier on fuel.

AT A GLANCE

WHERE: The Balboa Bay Club is in Newport Beach, which is located in Orange County, south of Los Angeles. It is easily reached on the 405 freeway.

WHAT: A playground for the wealthy, but still within reason for the average middle-income family if you go for just a weekend.

WHEN: Year-round, with blue-sky weather virtually any time of the year.

WHY: “Weather and water” as one club executive explained. The weather’s perfect most of the time, and the club is the only waterfront resort in Newport Beach.

HOW: For more information on the Balboa Bay Club, phone 888-445-7153 or visit www.balboabayclub.com. Be sure to check out their package specials that begin at around $300 a night. For information on Newport Beach, contact the Newport Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau at 1-800-94-COAST or visit www.newportbeach-cvb.com.

Printable Trivia Questions ? Movie Trivia Questions and Answers

If you are looking for some quick entertainment for a party or need to pass time while traveling, trivia is a great choice.  Often when I am choosing trivia for such an occasion I stick with topics that are general enough that all can enjoy. Movie trivia is a good choice since it is likely that most of your friends and family are familiar with many movies.

Below I have put together fifty movie questions that entail everything from the latest blockbusters to some of the better-known classics. You can print these questions out and use them for your next gathering or simply test yourself to see how much you remember about the movies you have seen.  Have fun!

1. Who plays Joe Pendleton in the movie Heaven Can Wait?
A: Warren Beatty

2. What war film stars Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson?
A: Rules of Engagement

3. What kind of dog was Milo in the movie The Mask?
A: A Jack Russell Terrier

4. What is the name of the character played by Patrick Swayze in the blockbuster Dirty Dancing?
A: Johnny Castle

5. What movie features three unemployed professors setting up an agency to catch ghosts?
A: Ghost Busters

6. Who stars as Doctor Doolittle in the 1998 version of the movie?
A: Eddie Murphy

7. In which movie does Kevin Costner play a character named Roy McAvoy?
A: Tin Cup

8. Which movie pairs up Kristy Alley and John Travolta?
A: Look Who’s Talking

9. Who stars as the president in the movie The American President?
A: Michael Douglas

10. What is the name of the film that has Goldie Hawn joining the army?
A: Private Benjamin

11. Who plays Greg Focker in the movie Meet the Fockers?
A: Ben Stiller

12. In the film Poseidon who plays the character Robert Ramsey?
A: Kurt Russell

13. Who does Robin Williams play in the film A Night at the Museum?
A: Teddy Roosevelt
 
14. What is the name of the movie where actor Sharon Stone plays a gunfighter?
A: The Quick and the Dead

15. In the film Gladiator who does Russell Crowe play?
A: Maximus

16. In which film does Robert De Niro play a homosexual pirate?
A: Stardust, he plays the role of Captain Shakespeare.
 
17. Who directed the Oscar winning movie Dances with Wolves?
A: Kevin Costner. Dances with Wolves came out in 1990.

18. Who plays the main detective in the film Basic Instinct?
A: Michael Douglas

19. In which movie does Justin Timberlake play a character named Ronnie?
A: Black Snake Moan

20. In which film does Robin Williams play a character named John Keating?
A: Dead Poets Society

21. “A business on the line. A friendship on the edge. A woman caught in the middle.” This is the tagline from the film Tequila Sunrise. Who plays the woman in the middle?
A: Michelle Pfeiffer

22. In the movie License to Wed who plays the role of Rev. Frank?
A: Robin Williams

23. In the movie Batman who wrote and performed all the songs?
A: Prince

24. In the movie Willow, Willow is not a hobbit, elf or a dwarf. What kind of being is he?
A: He is a Nelwyn.

25. In the movie Splash what kind of mythical creature does Daryl Hannah play?
A: Mermaid

26. Will Smith plays a character called James Edwards in what movie?
A: Men in Black

27. In the movie Ladyhawke, the lady turns into a hawk. What animal does the man change into?
A: Wolf

28. In the movie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which member of Charlie’s family goes on the tour of the chocolate factory with him?
A: Grandpa Joe

29. Who does the voice of Marvin in the 2005 film A Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy?
A: Alan Rickman

30. Which Monty Python member played Robin Hood in the film Time Bandits?
A: John Cleese

31. Who plays the role of the boy who “sees dead people” in the movie The Sixth Sense?
A: Haley Joel Osment

32. Who played Khan in the Star Trek movie the Wrath of Khan?
A: Ricardo Montalban

33. Who directed the movie Willow in 1988?
A: Ron Howard

34. Who plays test pilot Daniel McCormick in the film Forever Young?
A: Mel Gibson

35. In which children’s movie does Kurt Russell do the voice of a hound dog?
A: The Fox and the Hound

36. Who played the role of the Princess in the movie the Princess Bride?
A: Robin Wright

37. Which actor starred as the Count in the movie Love at First Bite?
A: George Hamilton

38. What song did Malcolm McDowell sing in the movie a Clockwork Orange?
A: Singing in the Rain

39. The movie, Superman starred Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando and Christopher Reeve. Who got top billing?
A: Marlon Brando

40. In the Star Wars Trilogy, who does Hans Solo acquire the Millennium Falcon from?
A: Lando Calrissian

 41. In the movie Alien, what is the name of the computer?
A: Mother

42. Which movie uses the tagline “A hero should never have to stand alone”?
A: Rules of Engagement

43. Who plays Captain Jack Aubrey in the movie Master and Commander?
A: Russell Crowe

44. Who plays Greg Focker’s mother in the movie Meet the Fockers?
A: Barbra Streisand

45. In the film Nanny McPhee, who plays the nanny?
A: Emma Thompson

46. What movie stars Kurt Russell, playing a carpenter, and Goldie Hawn?
A: Overboard

47. Gene Wilder played Willy Wonka in the original movie Charlie and the Chocolate factory. Who plays that character in the 2005 version?
A: Jonny Depp

48. In the movie Junior, who plays Dr. Diana Reddin?
A: Emma Thompson

49. Samuel L. Jackson plays Lazarus in the film Black Snake Moan. Who plays Rae?
A: Christina Ricci

50. Who does Arnold Schwarzenegger play in the film Total Recall?
A: Douglas Quaid or Hauser

Environmentally speaking, what kinds of movies, do you think Bollywood would do better than hollywood at?

What the heck is Bollywood? Oh spare me the cultural bores pleeeaze? Um India have a vastly larger movie audience following Euber Stars bigger than John Travolta, or even Tom Sellick or Mel Gibson Russel Crow, or the Tasmanian Devil?

Who the heck is Tom Sellick? Some dude driving a fancy car in Hawaii, relax is he still around? Cringe, must treat mah gray hair?

Specifically sight your favorite Bollywood movie and whether you think cricketors should be strung up by there gonards with their gooleys cut orf as the requisite love interest of blond boy meets really cute chick? Um, lets cut to a John Cleese commercial for Faulty Towers at this point with “Wo ai Zhong ren, Wo ai Zhong ren, ni hau ma, ni hau ma, ni hau ma, zai zhen?” Panning back onto the set with a commercial by the two major Coal exporters complaining the price of electricity has to go up again due to privatisation? Whatever, have fun in Parody, Thank God you are here on Friday! Unwind dudes and chickey babes? Weeekend

10 Best Movies of the 70′s Now Available on Blu-ray

Many people have called the 1970′s the second Golden Age of Cinema, on par with movies produced during the late 1920s up to the late 1950s. With new directors such as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese coming onto the scene, it’s very hard to argue this fact. The 70′s were without a doubt a time of great storytelling, producing high quality movies driven by characters more so than by plot. Great movies that still hold up today.

Below are some of these 70′s movies now available on Blu-ray. Each one is a great achievement in cinema and would be essential to anyone’s movie collection. One of the greatest advantages of owning a Blu-ray DVD Player is the fact that you get to relive watching all these wonderful movies you enjoyed in the past, as if you were watching them for the very first time. Check out these top movies of the 70′s and enjoy them once again.

M*A*S*H (Director: Robert Altman, 1970)

While being one of the most acclaimed comedies ever made, M*A*S*H is also one of the most iconic antiwar movies ever produced. Directed by Robert Altman, it is based on the novel “MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors” by Richard Hooker. Adapted for the screen by Ring Larder Jr., it tells the story of a group of medical doctors and nurses stationed in Korea during the Korean War. With no real plot, the film is about the arrival of two surgeons, Captains “Hawkeye” Pierce and “Duke” Forrest and their interaction with the surgical staff. They use a series of humorous hi-jinks to keep their sanity during all the horror that war brings.

Video Quality: M*A*S*H was never a film that looked crisp and sharp; or particularly bright. This was the intentional purpose of the original cinematographers. They used filters and brownish tones to give the film its unique look. While this look is preserved in its 1080p with AVC-encoded transfer, it still gives us the best image quality the film has ever had.

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2:35.1
Original aspect ratio: 2.40:1

Audio Quality: The film has been given a newly lossless sound in the form of a DTS-HD Master 5.1 soundtrack.

English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Portuguese: Dolby Digital 5.1
Thai: Dolby Digital 5.1
German: DTS 5.1
English: Dolby Digital Mono

Special Features:
- “The Complete Interactive Guide to M*A*S*H”
- “AMC Backstory: M*A*S*H”
- “Enlisted: The Story of M*A*S*H”
- “M*A*S*H: History Through the Lens”
- “Remembering M*A*S*H: 30th Annual Cast & Crew Reunion”
- Two trailers
- Stills gallery

A Clockwork Orange (Director: Stanley Kubrick, 1971)

A controversial film even to this day. Its depiction of sex and violence is some of the most graphic ever put on screen. But simply stated, Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange is a cinematic masterpiece. Adapted from the Anthony Burgress novel of the same name, the film is about a man, Alex DeLarge, who is a psychopathic delinquent. Among his many delights is Beethoven, rape, and ultra-violence. He is the leader of a group of young criminals who spend their nights stealing cars, breaking into peoples homes and vicious attacks on their follow human beings. Alex is taken by the government and is used as a test subject in an experiment to force criminals to become well behaving citizen. With this film, Kubrick asked us to consider the greater evil. The monstrous acts committed by Alex throughout the film or our willingness to destroy a person’s own moral choices to maintain social order.

Video Quality: The film is presented on Blu-ray in 1080p with VC-1 encoding and a 1.66:1 aspect ratio. Its many brilliant and crude colors are given a tremendous upgrade.
Video codec: VC-1
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.66:1

Audio Quality: The audio for the movie has been remixed into a PCM 5.1 uncompressed track and a Dolby Digital 5.1 track. You can now enjoy synthesized Beethoven symphonies in all their glory.
English: PCM 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
German: Dolby Digital 5.1

Special Features:
- Commentary by Malcolm McDowell and Film Historian Nick Redman
- “Still Tickin’: The Return of A Clockwork Orange”
- Great Bolshy Yarblockos: The Making of A Clockwork Orange”
- “O Lucky Malcolm”
- Theatrical Trailer

The Godfather I and II (Director: Francis Ford Coppola, 1972/1974)

Generally considered two of the best American Movies ever made and landmarks in world cinema. Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather and Godfather II is a multi-generational crime family saga. Staring Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone and Al Pacino as his son Michael; the story takes place in New York in the late 1940′s. The Corlones are a Mafia family, and Vito is the Godfather or Don. Michael is initially an outsider in the family. Making the decision to stay out of the family business. Through a series of unfortunate events, Michael is soon drawn into a life of crime and eventually rises to the position of ultimate power. Through both films we are shown every aspect of their lives; from births, marriages, dealings with friends and allies, to deaths. What we are left with, in essence, is a great family drama.

Video Quality: Noticeable better than their DVD counterparts, The Godfather Films on blu-ray are delivered in 1080p with AVC MPEG-4 encoding at an aspect ratio of 1.78:1. It offers great fullness and sharp images.
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Audio Quality: Presented in Dolby TruHD 5.1 Surround for all films, it offers great clarity and the best sound ever for The Godfather films.
English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (48kHz/24-bit)
English: Dolby Digital Mono
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1

Young Frankenstein (Director: Mel Brooks, 1974)

They don’t come any funnier than Mel Brook’s Young Frankenstein. A spoof of the classic horror movies Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein. Using the same sets as the original, the story centers around Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) and his on going effects to re-animate the dead. With the help of a bumbling assistant Igor (Marty Feldman), and the beautiful Inga (Teri Garr) he is able to create life, The Monster (Peter Boyle). With scene after scene of comedy highlights, Mel Brooks brings out the very best in his cast which includes: Cloris Leachman, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, and Gene Hackman in a classic cameo. Unlike many comedy films, this one does not age and its jokes are still as funny as they were 30 years ago.

Video Quality: It gets the absolute most out of its 1080p with AVC-encoding. The remastering of the black and white imagery looks fantastic.
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Audio Quality: The film has a DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 sound track and a remix of the film’s original mono.
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: Mono
French: Mono
Spanish: Mono

Special Features:
- Inside the Lab: Secret Formulas in the Making of ‘Young Frankenstein’
- Alive! Creating a Monster Classic
- Making FrankenSense of Young Frankenstein
- Transylvanian Lullaby: The Music of John Morris
- The Franken~Track: A Monstrous Conglomeration of Trivia
- Mexican Interviews

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Director: Milos Forman, 1975)

Milso Forman directed this 1975 film depicting the lives of patients in a mental institution. This film is regarded as one of the greatest films in American Cinema. The main character in the story is Randle Patrick McMurphy, played to perfection by Jack Nicholson. Who is sentenced to 18 months in prison for statuary rape, but he soon convinces the prison guards he is crazy and in need of psychiatric care. His rebel nature soon attracts a following with the other patients. He soon gathers them up to take on Nurse Ratched, who runs the institution more like a dictator that a dedicated health care giver. The resulting conflicts and battles will give viewers some of the most powerful emotions ever experienced while watching a film. A solid masterpiece of cinema, well worth experiencing once again on Blu-ray.

Video Quality: This film comes to Blu-ray in a 1080p with VC-1 encode. Certainly the best remastered version produced. With it high quality 1080p images, the resolution is a giant lead forward over any other version released previously.
Video codec: VC-1
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Audio Quality: The sound resolution is in Dolby Digital 5.1.
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital Mono
Spanish: Dolby Digital Mono
German: Dolby Digital Mono
Italian: Dolby Digital Mono

Special Features:
- Audio Commentary
- The Making of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
- Deleted Scenes
- Theatrical Trailer
- Collectible Booklet

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Director: Steven Spielberg , 1977)

This, Steven Spielberg 1977 film, has become one of the most revered Science Fiction movies of all time. It stars Richard Dreyfuss, Francois Truffaut, Melinda Dillon, and Teri Garr. It is the story of an electrical lineman whose life takes an unexpected turn one evening when he encounters some unidentified flying lights in the sky. He soon becomes obsessive and can not help himself from being drawn to a rural site in Wyoming. Government agents are also at this site keeping away the general public. More of a character driven movie, this science fiction tale is no less riveting and visually spectacular.

Video Quality: This is a visual stunning film transferred to 1080p with AVC MPEG-4 encoding. The film remains to keep its grainy tone but you will never see this film look as vibrant as it does on Blu-ray.
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1

Audio Quality: You get two audio options, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Dolby TrueHD 5.1. Both giving you high resolution sound making the soundtrack absolutely brilliant as well.
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
French: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Spanish: Dolby TrueHD 5.1

Special Features:
- Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters
- Storyboard to Screen Comparisons
- Photo Gallery
- Making of Documentary
- “Watch the Skies”
- Deleted Scenes
- A View From Above

Saturday Night Fever (Director: John Badham, 1977)

Most movies come and go without much notice or impact on our daily lives. While others, all be it rare, can come along and in an instance have an impact and even change our culture. Saturday Night Fever is one of those movies. After its 1977 release, disco rules the music airwaves and the dance floors. It tells the story of a 19 year old Italian American living in Brooklyn by the name of Tony Manero (John Travolta). He works at the local paint shop and still lives with his family. At night he frequents a nightclub and becomes a disco dance god. Director John Badham does a great job showing the spiritual connection between music and dance, and how Tony sees this as a means of escaping his limited life to something bigger.

Video Quality: Great quality with the Blu-ray format in a 1080p with AVC MPEG-4 encoding. This version of Saturday Night Fever is the best the movie has ever looked including theatrical revivals.
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Audio Quality: Remixed in Dolby TrueHA 5.1 Surround, the sound track is very impressive. You be able to enjoy all those classic songs like never before.
English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1

Special Features:
- Commentary by Director John Badham
- Pop-up trivia
- Documentary: Catching the Fever
- Back to Bay Ridge (9 minutes) hosted by Joe Cali
- Dance like Travolta and John Cassese (9 minutes)
- Fever challenge – Interactive feature
- Deleted scenes

Midnight Express (Director: Alan Parker, 1978)

Midnight Express is about Billy Hayes and what happens to him when he is caught trying to smuggle out two kilograms of hashish from Istanbul, Turkey. Sentence to 4 years in prison, the sentence was soon extended, with Mr. Hayes experiencing terrifying and unbearable acts of physical and mental torture. While being committed to the prison’s insane asylum where he manages to escape in 1975. Told with fine skill and detail, director Alan Parker and Screenwriter Oliver Stone, have created a powerful film.

Video Quality: This films is delivered on Blu-ray with a 1080p with AVC MPEG-4 encoding at an aspect ratio of 1.85:1 .The image quality is good and faithful to its source.
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Audio Quality: Audio is also, faithful to the original source. Remixed into Dolby TrueHD 5.1 you get very good results.
English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
English: Dolby Digital Mono
French: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0
Portuguese: Dolby TrueHD 5.1

Special Features:
- The Producers
- The Production
- The Finished Film
- The Making of ‘Midnight Express’

Being There (Director: Hal Ashby, 1979)

Peter Sellers gives an award winning performance as Chance the Gardener (Chauncey Gardiner) in the truly classic comedy film. He plays a simple man who has been isolated his entire life in a townhouse in Washington, DC. And the only things he knows anything about is what he has seen and heard on TV. Once he is thrown out into the world, he comes across an array of characters from the inner circles of political power makers and the resulting fall-out makes this one of the best comedies of the 70′s.

Video Quality: Remastered with a 1080p with VC-1 transfer the image is the best this movie has ever been.
Video codec: VC-1
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Audio Quality: The soundtrack is presented in Dolby Digital 1.0 or lossless Dolby True 2.0 mono.
English: Dolby TrueHD 2.0
English: Dolby Digital 1.0
Spanish: Dolby Digital 1.0
French: Dolby Digital 1.0

Special Features:
- Memories from Being There
- Deleted Scenes
- Alternate Ending
- Gag Reel
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Long question… serious answers only, please?

First of all, I’d like to ask readers to keep in mind that this is a serious, somewhat embarrassing question. I would appreciate serious answers. Second, I want to apologize for everyone for my question being so long. In addition, please forgive me for re-posting this. I just need to broaden my answers. Long answers will not be ignored. To the contrary, they would be most welcome. Below, I’ve divided the words needed for my question into paragraphs to avoid people getting lost in reading it.

Okay… all in all, this is a question about my love life. I’ve only had one girlfriend, during my sophomore year at high school. I live in kind of a small town, so it was a bit of a miracle that she said yes when I asked her out. She dumped me after two months, and I haven’t had a single date since. We parted on as good terms as possible. She sees me as a friend, but she doesn’t know that I am still slightly angry at her for leaving me. However, I don’t have any desire to get back together with her. All I’ve ever truly wanted is a girl who would love me and allow me to love her back. I want to be the supportive, loving boyfriend that every girl wants. But, since my ex-, I have asked countless girls out, and been rejected by all of them. And this has made me cynical. It’s hard to keep believing that one day you will find a girl if every single one that you ask out doesn’t want to go out with you. It makes you think that either you are ugly to the bejesus line, or that you just aren’t someone that a girl wants to go out with. I don’t consider myself to be drop-dead John Travolta gorgeous, but I’ve been told that I’m pretty attractive. Knowing that, I can’t see why I can’t get *any* girls to go out with me. Sometimes, I think that my bad luck stems from some certain… sexual tension inside of me.

I don’t really want to include this in my question, but I think you deserve to know what I’m talking about, since you’ve taken the time to read my question. Sometimes, I go on the internet and I find images of girls and women that stimulate me. At the time, I just see these as some hot images, but the rest of the time, I just see them as a sign of weakness. I mean, should real men need to go on the internet and look at this stuff? I actually think sometimes that maybe my doing this is what’s causing my lack of a relationship, like karma or something. It’s also made me think that perhaps I don’t deserve a girlfriend if I do this kind of thing. It makes me think, “You should be ashamed of yourself. You’re a disgrace to every woman on Earth.” And most of the time, I think that my thoughts are right. I don’t think that doing that kind of thing is respectful to girls or women, and even if it was, I tend to doubt that any girl or woman would be willing to try any of the things that I see on the internet.

All of these things and more are my problem. I can’t get a date, and that really depresses me. My depression is actually getting to the point where I can’t even summon up the necessary enthusiasm to write a fanfiction story or play a video game.

My question to all you patient readers is, what can I do about my problem? Do any of you know what I’m doing wrong? Do you have any advice for me?

If you guys need more information in order to answer my question, feel free to send me a message, and I will give you whatever you need to know. I thank you all for answering.

Long and embarassing question… sorry it’s re-posted… serious answers only?

First of all, I’d like to ask readers to keep in mind that this is a serious, somewhat embarrassing question. I would appreciate serious answers. Second, I want to apologize for everyone for my question being so long. In addition, please forgive me for re-posting this. I just need to broaden my answers. Long answers will not be ignored. To the contrary, they would be most welcome. Below, I’ve divided the words needed for my question into paragraphs to avoid people getting lost in reading it.

Okay… all in all, this is a question about my love life. I’ve only had one girlfriend, during my sophomore year at high school. I live in kind of a small town, so it was a bit of a miracle that she said yes when I asked her out. She dumped me after two months, and I haven’t had a single date since. We parted on as good terms as possible. She sees me as a friend, but she doesn’t know that I am still slightly angry at her for leaving me. However, I don’t have any desire to get back together with her. All I’ve ever truly wanted is a girl who would love me and allow me to love her back. I want to be the supportive, loving boyfriend that every girl wants. But, since my ex-, I have asked countless girls out, and been rejected by all of them. And this has made me cynical. It’s hard to keep believing that one day you will find a girl if every single one that you ask out doesn’t want to go out with you. It makes you think that either you are ugly to the bejesus line, or that you just aren’t someone that a girl wants to go out with. I don’t consider myself to be drop-dead John Travolta gorgeous, but I’ve been told that I’m pretty attractive. Knowing that, I can’t see why I can’t get *any* girls to go out with me. Sometimes, I think that my bad luck stems from some certain… sexual tension inside of me.

I don’t really want to include this in my question, but I think you deserve to know what I’m talking about, since you’ve taken the time to read my question. Sometimes, I go on the internet and I find images of girls and women that stimulate me. At the time, I just see these as some hot images, but the rest of the time, I just see them as a sign of weakness. I mean, should real men need to go on the internet and look at this stuff? I actually think sometimes that maybe my doing this is what’s causing my lack of a relationship, like karma or something. It’s also made me think that perhaps I don’t deserve a girlfriend if I do this kind of thing. It makes me think, “You should be ashamed of yourself. You’re a disgrace to every woman on Earth.” And most of the time, I think that my thoughts are right. I don’t think that doing that kind of thing is respectful to girls or women, and even if it was, I tend to doubt that any girl or woman would be willing to try any of the things that I see on the internet.

All of these things and more are my problem. I can’t get a date, and that really depresses me. My depression is actually getting to the point where I can’t even summon up the necessary enthusiasm to write a fanfiction story or play a video game.

My question to all you patient readers is, what can I do about my problem? Do any of you know what I’m doing wrong? Do you have any advice for me?

If you guys need more information in order to answer my question, feel free to send me a message, and I will give you whatever you need to know. I thank you all for answering.