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Sunday Morning Shootout: Best of Season One
$29.99
This show is a great relief from the usual stupid chitchat talk shows. Here there is genuinely intelligent discussion, and argument, on both the art and business of making movies. This is especially true of these first episodes, more so, that is, than the current shows being aired. I particularly find it interesting and bizarre to watch Peter Gruber's combative blindness to everything except profit. It was just grotesque watching him browbeat Laura Linney until finally she became so desperately conciliatory that she said she too wanted the money, though really, obviously, she is an actress because she loves the art of it. My only objection is that the DVD is the 'best of' and not the complete series. Laura Linney was on the show twice that first season. I would love to have seen what she had to say the second time around. And if they made a better job of her makeup.

Hot Wheels Volcano Shoot-Out Play Set
$49.99
I recently purchased this toy for my 5 year old. This toy is definitely not worth the money. It doesn't work. the "volcano" would not stay closed, and the car shot over the toy instead of hitting the back board and coming down the ramp. On top of all that, the car that comes with the toy doesn't even fit down the ramps. It gets stuck. I purchased this toy on a Friday and returned it the following Monday. Another thing to keep in mind is that it is VERY loud. It has a plastic disc that spins around and you are supposed to hit the targets illuminated on the disc. Each time we shot at the disc, it would just repeat the game menu instead of starting a game. Don't bother buying this toy.

Shoot Out
$9.95
This is by far Gregory Peck's worst movie. Casting Jodie Foster would have been better as the little girl. Instead the role went to the most annoying child non-actor of all time Dawn Lyn. How on earth could that man listen to that little rugrat whine through the entire film without pulling his gun on her.

Battleplan: The Complete Series
$29.98
This series provides a basic overview of military operations. Each episode takes a battleplan and breaks it down into steps of how to achieve sucess, with two or more real military campaigns referenced as how to accomplish said battleplan.
Very entertaining and informative series.