Artistic Director

2 each: Homestead Bird Feeder (3494)
$34.80
Sold as 2 UNITS at $17.40 per unit. (1 unit = each.) Holds up to 5 lbs. of seed. Four metal perches offer generous feeding space for birds. Hands free filling. Seed director dispenses seed to the feeding ports to keep seed fresh. Engraved artistic design in viewing windows. Metal feeder won't absorb bacteria. Boxed. "Meadow Sunflower". Silver Vein. Manufacturer number: 3494. SKU #: 8138059. Country of origin: (TBA). Distributed by Gardner Equip/Homestead.

Prelude, Lentement-Vivemen de la Suitte de Pices in Do mineure
$0.89

Christmas
$20.00
Tracks: 1. What Sweeter Music (Eleanor Daley) 2. Ding Dong! Merrily on High (Tableaux de Noel, arr. Stephen Mager) 3. Hodie (Joan Szymko) 4. Magnificat (Johann Michael Haydn) 5. Duo Seraphim clamabant (Tomas Luis Victoria) 6. The First Nowell (English carol, arr. David Willcocks) 7. Veni, veni Emmanuel / O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (French processional, arr. David Willcocks) 8. How Far Is It To Bethlehem? (English carol, arr. David Willcocks) 9. Fum, Fum, Fum (Spanish carol, arr. Kirke Meehem) 10. Tota pulchra es (Maurice Durufle) 11. Laudate pueri Dominum (Johann MIchael Haydn) 12. O frondens virga (Hildegard von Bingen) 13. Noel des enfants ui n'ont plus de maisons (Claude Debussy) 14. Nada te turbe (Joan Szymko) 15. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English carol, arr. John Rutter) 16. Go Where I Send Thee (Spiritual, arr. Stephen Hatfield) 17. Winter Wonderland (Smith and Bernard, arr. Scott Farthing)

Dark City (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray]
$28.99
There are a plethora of reviews of the movie, but my review is mostly a comparison of the BD vs DVD version. I won't discuss its merits as movie.

I've seen its 2 DVD releases and finally BD. The DVD versions were consistently mastered in the best possible quality, although the DVD menu design is spartan and unimaginative.

DC is stellar in BD, and carries the reputation of fine digital mastering over to a new media. Rich, textured detail burst out in sets, costumes, CGI, and actor's faces to make DC a reference for video quality. One can watch the movie multiple times and see something new. The BD menus and extras are identical to the DVD version, except that both director's cut and theatrical releases are on the same disk.

Audio quality is crisp and clear, except it lacks more distributed imaging. This is the movie's principle drawback.

As DC exemplifies, its better to spend less on fancy BD disk menus and more to insure the highest video and audio quality is placed on disk, something we still do not see universally in many BD releases.

If you own DC on DVD, the BD is worth the upgrade price and a steal at $10, current as of this review.