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2K Games Borderlands 2 Video Game 2K Games and Gearbox Software announced the much anticipated Borderlands® 2 is now available in North America and will be available internationally on September 21, 2012 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. The four-player cooperative shooter-looter already has critics raving, with review scores of 9 out of 10 from IGN, 9.75 out of 10 from Game Informer and a perfect 10 out of 10 from PlayStation: The Official Magazine. “Borderlands 2 is a game made by gamers for gamers,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “The unique visual art style, all-new characters, loads of loot, 87 bazillion guns, and role-playing-shooting combine for a truly addictive experience, especially when..." Continue reading: 2K Games and Gearbox Software Announce Borderlands 2 Now Available in North America in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Regular Expressions Cookbook, 2nd Edition Take the guesswork out of using regular expressions. With more than 140 practical recipes, this cookbook provides everything you need to solve a wide range of real-world problems. Novices will learn basic skills and tools, and programmers and experienced users will find a wealth of detail. Each recipe provides samples you can use right away. This revised edition covers the regular expression flavors used by C#, Java, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, and VB.NET. You’ll learn powerful new tricks, avoid flavor-specific gotchas, and save valuable time with this huge library of practical solutions... Continue reading: O'Reilly Publishes Regular Expressions Cookbook, 2nd Edition in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Flying Swords of Dragon Gate on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital An explosive mix of warriors, fugitives and assassins converge in the desert for a deadly showdown in FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE, the multi-award winning, martial arts epic reuniting genre master Tsui Hark (Once Upon a Time in China series, Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame) with legendary action icon Jet Li (The Expendables, Lethal Weapon IV, The Forbidden Kingdom) in an action-packed, visually-breathtaking cinematic experience debuting on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD and Digital October 2nd from Indomina Releasing. The tale continues the saga of the Dragon Inn three years after it was left in ruins. A new gang has taken control of the inn as they secretly search for the entrance to the lost city of gold that legend says is hidden within... Continue reading: Flying Swords of Dragon Gate on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD and Digital October 2nd in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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That's My Boy on Blu-ray and DVD Adam Sandler (Jack and Jill) joins Andy Samberg (TV’s “Saturday Night Live”) and Leighton Meester (TV’s “Gossip Girl”, Country Strong) in the outrageous comedy THAT’S MY BOY, coming to Blu-ray™ and DVD with UltraViolet™ October 16th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. After years of estrangement, an immature and single parent, Donny (Sandler), reunites with his son, Todd (Samberg), just weeks before his wedding to Jamie (Meester). Now, Donny must strive to reestablish himself in Todd’s life as a positive parental figure. The film also stars Academy Award®-nominee James Caan (Best Supporting Actor, The Godfather, 1972), Academy Award®-winner Susan Sarandon (Best Actress, Dead Man Walking, 1996), Milo Ventimiglia (TV’s “Heroes”), and Rob Vanwinkle a.k.a. “Vanilla Ice...” Continue reading: That's My Boy on Blu-ray and DVD with UltraViolet October 16th - Starring Adam Sandler in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Big Bad Beetleborgs: Season One, Volume One 3-DVD Set Premiered in 1996, popular weekly kids series Big Bad Beetleborgs follows the exciting adventures of three ordinary kids Drew, Jo and Roland as they enter the supposedly haunted mansion after accepting a dare. Their lives changed forever when a magical spirit grants them their biggest wish – they get to find out what life is like as their favorite super heroes the Beetleborgs! Fans of this memorable 90’s live-action series rejoice when Saban’s Big Bad Beetleborgs: Season One, Volume One 3-DVD set hits home entertainment shelves everywhere on October 16, 2012 from Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Saban Brands. Featuring the first 27 fun-filled episodes from the first season, this DVD release has long been anticipated by fans. The collectible Saban’s Big Bad Beetleborgs: Season One, Volume One DVD set is... Continue reading: Big Bad Beetleborgs: Season One, Volume One 3-DVD Set from Shout! Factory October 16th in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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VR TROOPERS: Season One, Volume One 3-DVD Set This Fall, prepare to join the action and relive the action adventures of Ryan Steele, Kaitlin Star and J.B. Reese, three young heroes with extraordinary powers enabling them to transform into virtual superheroes – the VR Troopers! On October 2, 2012, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with Saban Brands, will unleash Saban’s VR TROOPERS: Season One, Volume One 3-DVD set. Featuring the first 26 action-packed episodes from the first season,this collectible DVD set is a must-have for fans, kids and collectors. When VR Troopers premiered in 1994, it was the first children’s series to take viewers into a world of virtual reality. In this exciting action-packed live-action series... Continue reading: VR TROOPERS: Season One, Volume One 3-DVD set coming October 2nd from Shout! Factory in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Jeff Dunham: Minding the Monsters on Blu-ray and DVD Worldwide comedy sensation Jeff Dunham will debut his fifth comedy special, "Minding the Monsters," just in time for Halloween this coming October. The show brings together his favorite characters for millions of fans - Walter the Grumpy Retiree, Peanut, Bubba J, Jose Jalapeno... On a Steek! and Achmed the Dead Terrorist - as they've truly never been seen before in a haunted house where hilarity and delightful horror ensue. Filmed at Savannah, GA's Lucas Theater in May, "Minding the Monsters" finds Dunham's comedic troupe in sidesplitting situations that will both trick and treat viewers to a Halloween entertainment extravaganza... Continue reading: Jeff Dunham: Minding the Monsters comes to Blu-ray and DVD October 9th in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Wonderful Life with the Elements Open a typical chemistry textbook and you'll find a slew of lifeless, geometric representations of various elements and compounds. Sure, these diagrams may describe the properties of each element, but they completely miss the personalities, the physiques, and, most importantly, the haircuts of nature's building blocks. Wonderful Life with the Elements grants readers a glimpse of elemental properties as seen through the brilliant and whimsical mind of famed Japanese artist Bunpei Yorifuji. In this book, each element is represented by an illustrated profile that reflects its unique properties in an intuitive, playful, and visually compelling way. Heavy elements are fat, minerals are dressed in skimpy tighty-whiteys ("to show off their healthy physiques"), and the easy going noble gases sport luscious afros. Every detail is... Continue reading: No Starch Press Publishes Wonderful Life with the Elements: Illustrated Guide to the Periodic Table in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Learning Web Design, 4th Edition Want to build web pages, but have no previous experience? Learning Web Design, 4th Edition is the perfect place to start. This thoroughly revised edition is ideal for students and professionals of all backgrounds and skill levels, whether you're a beginner or brushing up on existing skills. You'll begin at square one, learning how the Web and web pages work, and then steadily build from there. By the end of the book, you'll have the skills to create a simple site with multi-column pages that adapt for mobile devices. Each chapter provides exercises to help you to learn various techniques, and short quizzes to make sure you understand key concepts... Continue reading: O'Reilly Publishes Learning Web Design, 4th Edition in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Learning JavaScript Design Patterns With Learning JavaScript Design Patterns, you’ll learn how to write beautiful, structured, and maintainable JavaScript by applying classical and modern design patterns to the language. If you want to keep your code efficient, more manageable, and up-to-date with the latest best practices, this book is for you. Explore many popular design patterns, including Modules, Observers, Facades, and Mediators. Learn how modern architectural patterns—such as MVC, MVP, and MVVM—are useful from the perspective of a modern web application developer. This book also walks you through modern module formats, how to namespace code effectively, and other essential topics... Continue reading: O'Reilly Publishes Learning JavaScript Design Patterns: A JavaScript and jQuery Developer's Guide in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Key and Peele: Season One on Blu-ray and DVD Key & Peele... The Complete First Season of the Hit Sketch Series is Now Available on Blu-ray & DVD. Want to meet Luther, President Obama’s anger translator? Or hang by the punch bowl with bar mitzvah sensations Dr. Dreidel and Gefilte Fresh? Whether it’s satirizing the president, spoofing Nazis, or ordering up some soul food, Key & Peele aren’t afraid to take on taboo subjects for the sake of comedy. Not that you need another reason, but if you don’t buy this Blu-ray or DVD, you’re racist. Bonus features include: · More from Luther, Obama’s Anger Translator · Outtakes · Poolside Interview... Continue reading: Key & Peele: Season One comes to DVD and Blu-ray September 25th in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Transformers Rescue Bots: Roll to the Rescue on DVD From the creators of TRANSFORMERS PRIME comes an all-new animated series TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS, created specifically for the younger generation of TRANSFORMERS fans by Hasbro Studios. Emphasizing the importance of teamwork and heroism, this hit show brings action, adventure, heart and humor, and follows a group of AUTOBOTS assigned by OPTIMUS PRIME to serve and protect mankind. On October 2, 2012, kids and families will be entertained by the adventures of the RESCUE BOTS - HEATWAVE, BOULDER, BLADES and CHASE when TRANSFORMERS RESCUE BOTS: ROLL TO THE RESCUE DVD hits store shelves everywhere from Shout! Factory Kids, in collaboration with Hasbro Studios. Featuring five fun-filled episodes, special DVD bonus content and coloring sheets, this DVD is priced to own... Continue reading: Transformers Rescue Bots: Roll to the Rescue on DVD October 2nd from Shout Factory! in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Pinnacle Studio 16 Video Editing Software Corel has announced the release of the new Pinnacle Studio software family, which includes: Pinnacle Studio™ 16, Pinnacle Studio 16 Plus, Pinnacle Studio 16 Ultimate and Pinnacle Studio for iPad. Based on award winning technology and inspired by the ease-of-use of previous versions, the new line offers a solution for every level of video editor. And with optimization for the latest CUDA GPUs, exclusive NVIDIA 3D Vision support, free cloud file sharing and storage with Box, and a fresh user interface, Pinnacle Studio 16 is the most innovative version to date. Modern, fast, and easy, Pinnacle Studio 16 helps everyone tell their story with style... Continue reading: New Pinnacle Studio 16 Revolutionizes the Art of Video Editing in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted on Blu-ray and DVD Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted will be released on 3D Blu-ray, 2D Blu-ray, DVD and Digital on October 16th. Synopsis: Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo, and Melman the Giraffe are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple and of course, King Julien, Maurice and the Penguins are all along for the comedic adventure. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent – Madagascar style. Bonus Features include... Continue reading: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted comes to DVD and Blu-ray October 16th in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Intuit QuickBooks 2013 Financial Software Small businesses can work smarter and more efficiently with the 2013 version of the best-selling QuickBooks® financial software from Intuit Inc. A reimagined and improved design helps small businesses complete financial tasks faster than ever so they can spend more time building their businesses. QuickBooks Pro and Premier 2013 deliver all existing QuickBooks features, plus new enhancements requested by users, in a clean and simple experience that’s optimized for efficiency, and that makes adding functionality, such as third-party applications, as easy as one click. The software is scheduled to go on sale Sept. 24... Continue reading: Small Businesses Get Smart With QuickBooks 2013 - New Design Boosts Efficiency, Retains Familiarity in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Learning PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and CSS, 2nd Edition Learn how to build interactive, data-driven websites—even if you don’t have any previous programming experience. If you know how to build static sites with HTML, this popular guide will help you tackle dynamic web programming. You’ll get a thorough grounding in today’s core open source technologies: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and CSS. Explore each technology separately, learn how to combine them, and pick up valuable web programming concepts along the way, including objects, XHTML, cookies, and session management. This book provides review questions in each chapter to help you apply what you’ve learned... Continue reading: O'Reilly Publishes Learning PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and CSS, 2nd Edition in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
Anime Studio 9 - 2D Animation Software Smith Micro Software, Inc. Productivity and Graphics Group has announced the availability of Anime Studio® Pro 9 and Anime Studio Debut® 9, the all-in-one animation solutions that enable professional and first-time artists alike to create stunning 2D movies, cartoons and cutout animations for film, television, Web, video games, advertising and much more. Anime Studio 9 boasts a dramatically revamped timeline, 64-bit architecture and GPU acceleration for increased speed and memory, with new advanced features that make it easier than ever to create quality 2D animations.“With Anime Studio 9, the days of tedious frame-by-frame animation are a thing of the past,” said Fahim Niaz, senior product manager for Smith Micro Software... Continue reading: Anime Studio 9 Introduces Powerful New 2D Character Animation Tools for Digital Artists in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist If you want to learn how to program, working with Python is an excellent way to start. This hands-on guide takes you through the language one step at a time, beginning with basic programming concepts before moving on to functions, recursion, data structures, and object-oriented design. Through exercises in each chapter, you’ll try out programming concepts as you learn them. Think Python is ideal for students at the high school or college level, as well as self-learners, home-schooled students, and professionals who need to learn programming basics... Continue reading: O'Reilly Publishes Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Werewolf: The Beast Among Us on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital A terrifying creature stalks the residents of a small town as a band of skilled hunters tries desperately to stop the killing in Werewolf: The Beast Among Us, an all-new, action-packed thriller debuting exclusively on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD and Digital Download on October 9, 2012. Blu-ray ’s high-definition picture and perfect hi-def 5.1 surround sound provide the ultimate showcase to experience the film’s heart-pumping suspense and chilling terror. Werewolf: The Beast Among Us comes to Blu-ray™ and DVD loaded with bonus features including behind-the-scenes footage, exclusive documentaries and filmmaker commentaries... Continue reading: Werewolf: The Beast Among Us on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital Download on October 9th in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Catch Me If You Can on Blu-ray The extraordinary true story of a brilliant master of deception and the FBI agent hot on his trail makes its high definition debut when CATCH ME IF YOU CAN arrives on Blu-ray December 4, 2012 from Paramount Home Media Distribution. Oscar®-nominee Leonardo DiCaprio and Academy Award®-winner Tom Hanks star in the “supremely entertaining” (New York Times) tale of Frank W. Abagnale, Jr. as he successfully passes himself off as a pilot, a lawyer and a doctor—all before his 21st birthday. Directed by Academy Award-winner Steven Spielberg, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN is a “flat-out-fun movie” (Associated Press) that lets viewers join in on a truly incredible game of cat and mouse... Continue reading: Catch Me If You Can coming to Blu-ray on December 4th in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Norton Internet Security, 360, and AntiVirus for 2013 Norton by Symantec has released the latest versions of its award-winning core security products, Norton 360, Norton Internet Security, and Norton AntiVirus, delivering on Norton's commitment to extend protection to consumers on all of their devices and in all they do online. With five patented layers of protection, stronger social networking defenses, anti-scam capabilities, and improved cloud-enabled features, the latest Norton products set new benchmarks for protection and performance. In addition, the latest releases are Windows® 8 compatible and engineered to make Windows 8 safer and faster compared with running Windows Defender on Windows 8... Continue reading: Norton Delivers Protection for Windows 8, Social Networking and Scams with Internet Security in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Mastering the Nikon D800 Mastering the Nikon D800 by Darrell Young provides a wealth of experience-based information and insights for owners of the new D800 camera. Darrell is determined to help the user navigate past the confusion that often comes with complex and powerful professional camera equipment. This book explores the features and capabilities of the camera in a way that far surpasses the user's manual. It guides readers through the camera features with step-by-step setting adjustments; color illustrations; and detailed how, when, and why explanations for each option. Every button, dial, switch, and menu configuration setting is explored in a user-friendly manner, with suggestions for setup according to various shooting styles... Continue reading: Rocky Nook Publishes Mastering the Nikon D800 in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Super Scratch Programming Adventure! Scratch is a wildly popular educational programming language used by millions of first-time programmers worldwide. Developed by MIT's Media Lab, Scratch lets kids create interactive games, stories, music, and art and see the results of their work immediately. Just by combining colorful blocks of code, kids quickly learn computer programming concepts without having to master the cryptic syntaxes found in other programming languages. Super Scratch Programming Adventure! is a kid-friendly guide that promises to be the introduction to Scratch that young geeks (and the people who love them) have been waiting for. This full-color, cartoon-illustrated book teaches programming fundamentals with patient, step-by-step explanations... Continue reading: No Starch Press Publishes Super Scratch Programming Adventure! in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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WebGL: Up and Running Get a quick introduction to WebGL, the new standard for 3D rendering on the Web and a member of HTML5’s family of technologies. With this hands-on guide, you’ll learn essential WebGL development and production concepts, using the JavaScript 3D engine Three.js. At the end of the book, you’ll put everything together and build a full 3D application with WebGL. You don’t have to be a game development wizard or have 3D graphics experience to get started. If you use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript—and have familiarity with JQuery and Ajax—this book will help you gain a working knowledge of WebGL through clear and simple examples... Continue reading: O'Reilly Publishes WebGL: Up and Running - Building 3D Graphics for the Web in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Photoshop CS6 Unlocked, 2nd Edition SitePoint, the technology training resources publisher for web professionals, has just launched the 2nd edition of its best-selling book, Photoshop CS6 Unlocked: 101 Tips, Tricks, and Techniques by Corrie Haffly. An impressive 448 pages, it takes readers through everything they need to get started and then master Photoshop CS6 for their web projects. Photoshop CS6 is the latest version of Adobe's industry-leading image editor, and includes a series of new creative design tools (such as Content-Aware), as well as a fully redesigned interface... Continue reading: SitePoint Publishes Photoshop CS6 Unlocked, 2nd Edition: 101 Tips, Tricks, and Techniques in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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LEGENDARY AMAZONS on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Based on the epic 1972 martial arts classic The 14 Amazons, renowned actor and producer Jackie Chan and director Frankie Chan’s (A Warrior’s Tragedy 2) remake, LEGENDARY AMAZONS, debuts on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital October 16th from Well Go USA Entertainment. Cecilia Cheung (Shaolin Soccer), Cheng Pei-Pei (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) and Liu Ziaoqing (Plastic Flowers) star as widowed wives who must lead the other widows into battle when the last of a long line of Song generals are killed. Richie Ren (Life Without Principle, Accident) also stars as Yang Zongbao, the last of the Song generals to fall. Bonus materials include a behind-the-scenes featurette and a new, optional English dub... Continue reading: LEGENDARY AMAZONS debuts on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital October 16th from Well Go USA in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Illustrated Guide to Home Forensic Science Experiments Have you ever wondered whether the forensic science you've seen on TV is anything like the real thing? There's no better way to find out than to roll up your sleeves and do it yourself. Illustrated Guide to Home Forensic Science Experiments offers advice for setting up an inexpensive home lab, and includes more than 50 hands-on lab sessions that deal with forensic science experiments in biology, chemistry, and physics. You'll learn the practical skills and fundamental knowledge needed to pursue forensics as a lifelong hobby—or even a career. The forensic science procedures in this book are not merely educational, they're the real deal. Each chapter includes one or more lab sessions devoted to a particular topic. You'll find a complete list of equipment and chemicals you need for each session... Continue reading: O'Reilly Publishes the Illustrated Guide to Home Forensic Science Experiments in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Practical Computer Vision with SimpleCV Learn how to build your own computer vision (CV) applications quickly and easily with SimpleCV, an open source framework written in Python. Through examples of real-world applications, this hands-on guide introduces you to basic CV techniques for collecting, processing, and analyzing streaming digital images. You’ll then learn how to apply these methods with SimpleCV, using sample Python code. All you need to get started is a Windows, Mac, or Linux system, and a willingness to put CV to work in a variety of ways. Programming experience is optional... Continue reading: O'Reilly Publishes Practical Computer Vision with SimpleCV in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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Drupal for Designers Are you a solo web designer or part of a small team itching to build interesting projects with Drupal? This hands-on book provides the tools and techniques to get you going. Award-winning designer Dani Nordin guides you through site planning, teaches you how to create solid, user-centered design for the Drupal framework, and shows you tricks for using real, honest-to-goodness, developer Ninja Magick. This book is a compilation of three short guides—Planning Drupal Projects, Design and Prototyping for Drupal, and Drupal Development Tricks for Designers—plus exclusive "director’s material." If you’re familiar with HTML and CSS, but struggling with Drupal’s learning curve, this is the book you’ve been looking for... Continue reading: O'Reilly Publishes Drupal for Designers: The Context You Need Without the Jargon You Don't in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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GENERAL EDUCATION on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Rising stars Chris Sheffield (Transformers: Dark of the Moon) and Maiara Walsh (TV’s “Switched At Birth”) star in Director Tom Morris’ (Ship Wrecked Cove) coming-of-age comedy GENERAL EDUCATION, debuting on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital October 2nd from Well Go USA. Levi Collins (Sheffield) is in jeopardy of losing his college scholarship after failing his science class in his final year of high school. Forced to attend summer school, he finds himself in class with his crush Katie (Walsh) and sparring with a strict teacher and bully. In order to hide his big secret from his parents, Levi must choose between preparing for a tennis tournament and a receiving proper education... Continue reading: GENERAL EDUCATION Debuts on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital October 2nd in News. - Comments (Reply To Topic) |
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