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GOBIS: white-green NCC standards and new club champion at the Country Club of Norton is Billy White, who scored a 2 and 1 victory over champions defender Ryan Riley on a 18-hole title match. Ned Sweeney beat White in the semifinals, while Riley, the reigning AWMA Open field, overcame Rob Butler in the final four.
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The Phantom of the Opera (Widescreen Edition) $4.98 DVD…

Aliens In The Attic $3.99 …

The Phantom of the Opera (Full Screen Edition) $8.89 Although it’s not as bold as Oscar darling Chicago, The Phantom of the Opera continues the resuscitation of the movie musical with a faithful adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s blockbuster stage musical. Emmy Rossum glows in a breakout role as opera ingénue Christine Daae, and if phantom Gerard Butler isn’t Rossum’s match vocally, he does convey menace and sensuality in such numbers as “The Musi…

TCM Archives: The Laurel and Hardy Collection (The Devil’s Brother / Bonnie Scotland) $11.99 Unlike many silent screen comedians, Laurel & Hardy made a seamless transition to talkies, and this TCM Archives double-feature showcases some of their funniest work from the early 1930s. As always, TCM/Warner has packaged this must-have set for true film buffs: The prints are pristine, image quality is crisp and clean, sound quality is the best available (allowing for some hiss and minor drop-off…

Sunrise Over Sea (Dig) $5.64 Though they’ve steadily built a stellar live reputation via stateside opening slots for The Dave Matthews Band and others, guitarist/vocalist/songwriter John Butler and band have had a more star-crossed history in the U.S. record market. Released here a full year after its successful Australian bow and appended with a truncated version of his ‘02 debut album’s expansive, conscience driven “Betterm…

Smooth Jazz at Midnight $8.79 A Smooth Jazz collection of songs that paint a vivid and emotional portrait of the night. Featuring twelve tracks from some of Smooth Jazz’s best-known artists and a brand new track produced by Brian Bromberg featuring up and coming trumpet player Tony Guerrero, “Smooth Jazz At Midnight” is a touching account of the passion, mystery, and serenity that can only be found after dark. Whether you ar…

Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) $5.00 Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale, High School Musical) has never lacked self-confidence, so when a Broadway casting agent sees her perform with her dog Boi and offers to set up an audition in New York, Sharpay assumes she’ll immediately succeed as a Broadway star. Her father is skeptical, but Sharpay quickly arranges for a penthouse in New York, sets up an appointment to audition, and convinces her f…

March of the Wooden Soldiers [VHS] $1.27 The most lavish feature built around Laurel and Hardy, 1934’s March of the Wooden Soldiers is also the most bizarre. Opening unpromisingly with one of several mawkish numbers derived from Victor Herbert’s musical Babes in Toyland, the antics of toyshop laborers Stannie Dum and Ollie Dee are worked into a scenario midway between Lewis Carroll and the Brothers Grimm. Nursery-rhyme characters come an…

Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure (Three-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo/ Digital Copy + Limited Edition Clutch ) $6.30 Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale, High School Musical) has never lacked self-confidence, so when a Broadway casting agent sees her perform with her dog Boi and offers to set up an audition in New York, Sharpay assumes she’ll immediately succeed as a Broadway star. Her father is skeptical, but Sharpay quickly arranges for a penthouse in New York, sets up an appointment to audition, and convinces her f…

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