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Posted by Bloggeries in Reviews, Spotlight, Movies
If you are into movies, you are going to love this site. This site is designed for the couch potato DVD buff, the DVD Spin Doctor, consider it “Adventures in viewing and reviewing” from the author Glen Abel. The site is dedicated to ensuring you are in the know about all that is good and evil in the world of DVD’s and brings you just about every last tidbit of information you could want regarding DVD’s. You will find here DVD reviews, home video news, upcoming DVD’s, technology reviews, and industry information. This wealth of information comes to you from Glen Abel, an L.A. writer who has credits to his name such as The Hollywood Reporter, Reuters, and a wealth of global papers that have shared his work with the world. He is well-versed in the DVD world, is one that gets a first look at many, and knows what is what in the industry – and his DVD blog certainly reflects that. His DVD reviews focus on the DVD, how they look and sound, and he plays an emphasis on the bonus materials. I have to love that, I never take the time to watch those, perhaps he can enlighten me on what I am missing? He prefers DVD’s that deliver artistically, and you can see this in his wealth of reviews you will find on the site.
Recent posts include “Night and Day: Russian Tales of the Supernatural”, “Meet your dream movie reviewer”, “DVD Reviews: True Grit, Rio Bravo”, “Week’s Top DVD’s”, “DVD Giveaway: Fired!”, “Today’s new DVD’s: Leone, McQueen, and Clooney”, and “Blu-Ray special: $499 player from Sony” among so many more. One of my favorite posts, “Meet Your Dream Movie Reviewer” will let you take a critic’s test to see which famous movie reviewer you are most in sync with. No longer can you have the loveseat arguments with your companion, see if someone else in the know actually agrees with you on how bad that flick really was! You will have to check out the post to find out more….
Navigation on this site is so simple, and given how much is included here that is pretty impressive. Posts are centered down the middle of the page, and there are both left and right sided navigation bars that are replete with links that will have you roaming and reading for hours. I could lavish pages alone telling you what is included here, but in the honor of time I will leave you a tidbit. On the left sided bar you will find links to the five most popular reviews such as “The Departed”, a full index to all of the reviews on site, a host of contact information on the author as well as his about page and additional blog. Check out some ‘Deja-Vu’ Reviews such as the Good the Bad and the Ugly, or if you are a true diehard then take some time out to see what other DVD bloggers are talking about. If you are shopping around for a new place online to get your home DVD’s, you will find a host of links here as well. On the right, you will find the wide assortment of categories this blog offers such as Academy Awards, categories for movie genres, recent posts links, and DVD theme pages.
This site is getting a 4.5 from me, near perfect. The only thing I would change here is the presence of advertising. I think this blog deserves its readership, and thus, any monetization from it. However I would move the right sided AdSense bar a little bit lower and keep content at the top of the page so that ads are not the first thing people see when they open the page up. This blog is definitely unique and certainly distinguishes itself from other DVD blogs, and the navigation is very easy. Further, it is attractive and appealing in design and there are plenty of appropriate pictures, and just enough as well. The content definitely scores very well also with phrases such as “Nixonian customer service” proving that you are fortunate to be reading an excellent blog from an accomplished writer. If you like movies, bookmark this one, there is something new everyday for you.
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- Chrissie
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Posted by Bloggeries in Reviews, Spotlight, Movies
Now playing on a blog near you is “Obsessed with Film - Movie News, Reviews and Discussion”. This is a site that movie buffs are going to spill their popcorn over. Here you find a site containing all of your movie news, reviews, and discussion. There isn’t much about movies that you will not find on this site. What I love about this one, is that it carries a lot of unique features that sets it apart from the standard celebrity dish or movie fan site. You are not going to find general news feeds on “playing in theaters now” or “coming out on DVD” or “Oscar dos and don’ts” but you WILL find a wealth of anything movie related literally at your fingertips. The site is newsworthy and informative, and provides big screen lovers a place to get latest and greatest that you actually will be hard-pressed to find anywhere else. Recent posts prove that with headlines such as “Is Watchmen finally shooting in June?”, “Joe Carnahan and Jason Batemen are Remarkable Fellows”, “Macdonald Eyeing the Eagle of the Ninth”, “Posters and Billboards from the Cannes Film Festival”, “Bronte Sisters biopic attaches 2 (and a half) big names…” and those are just a few of the posts from ONE day. One I particularly enjoyed reading was “Andy Fickman Replys to Obsessed With Film”, a post detailing an almost heated banter between the author of the site and the director of the movie Andy Fickman. Seems Mr. Fickman got a little irritated by the use of the word “lazy” in Matt’s review of the Game Plan. Gotta love how directors consider the word review to actually mean a showering of outrageous compliments, but you have to go to the site to see it yourself. It is worth a chuckle.
Navigating the site was very easy. Posts are left marginalized on a very well done backdrop of celebrities and movie scenes. In both the bottom and right sided navigation bars you will find the categories for the blog which include a DVD Blog, Feature Articles, Greatest Scenes, Guest Reviews, Movie News, My Top 100 Movies, OWF Podcast, Movie Reviews, and a Forum for the blogs readers. Each of these categories was extremely well organized and again, relaying new information that would be compelling to the avid film buff. Take minute to read one of their featured articles like “Is Spidey 3 Indicative of a bigger problem with franchises?” or “Movie Devolution – Part 1 – Technology”. Pop into the message board, or check out the Greatest Movie Scenes link. Here you can replay clips from James Dean to Pinocchio and a host of the in-betweens. In reviews you will find everything from 28 weeks later to 16 blocks.
I am giving this one a 4.7 out of 5. What I like about this site is it has a huge amount of movie information, but it is more “right brained” than traditional movie blogs, so it gets some uniqueness points from me. The content is very well written, and the reviews are objective and comprehensive. I also like that you aren’t going to ONLY find the current hits or New Releases, but that the site appreciates the history of the film industry in one comprehensive blog. The navigation and appearance both scored very high as well, if I wasn’t reviewing it would take me a minute to even notice this as a blog. The site also does have a good following, so perhaps it could use some advertising to monetize it a little bit. I also think the forum could use a bit of promotion, as it currently only has 5 of 52 members listed as active, and the youngest post goes back to April. But otherwise, being a huge film buff myself, this one will get a bookmark for me as I am always looking for a good movie site that steps a little bit out of the box. I could tell you more about this site, and I’d love to, but space for me does not allow it. However, there’s a lot left unsaid that you need to check out yourself, and I am just going to leave that trailer rolling…..
- Chrissie
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Posted by Bloggeries in Reviews, Movies
Bloggeries.com is here with a review from our movie category in the directory. DVD Dossier is exactly what it says it is. It’s a collection of DVD information. Its purpose is to notify it’s readers on new DVD releases, but there is a lot more to it than that. DVD Dossier can be your one stop source for reading about, searching, and even buying DVDs. How is DVD Dossier so convenient? Read this review to find out.
You’ll know you are on The DVD Dossier Blog by the unmistakably large yellow letters that headline the top of the website. It may not match, but it grabs your attention right? Good. Other than that, nothing stands out. The blog has a light blue/white theme which is an easy color scheme on the eyes. One of the most important aspects of a good blog is its appearance. The most important part of the blog, which is the actual blog itself, is centered in the middle of the webpage. To the left and right of the content, are two columns. The left column has news feeds, a search bar, and a listing of top DVD releases. And the right column includes a newsletter sign-up form, recent posts, and a lot of ads. Past the ads, toward the bottom of the page, there is also the archives section, contacting information, and a category section. Oddly enough the categories section is below the archived section. There is a flaw in the organization of the columns though. The advertisements are all on the right side of the column, which looks very messy, while, the left column provides the more useful tools, like the search feature. The columns should be balanced, because ad placement is important in running a successful website and it looks a lot more professional.
This blog does more than just tell you what DVD is being released. Each post spotlights a DVD, and summarizes the just of the movie. It includes the genre, actors and actresses, and the plot of the movie. And what’s even better is it includes links and information regarding prices and comparisons with different retail stores. In a recent post about the movie “Catch and Release”, “The Suggested Retail price will be $28.95 for the DVD and $38.96 for the Blu-ray Disc. These are only suggestions, however. In the real world, expect to pay as little as $20.00 and $27.00, respectively.” In contrast, if you don’t feel like going through the blog and reading the posts, and want to just be up to date with what’s new, there is a large list of DVDs that are hot releases. Click the picture to be redirected to its purchasing information from the retailer.
So, how worthy is this DVD Dossier? Bloggeries.com gives this blog a notable 4 out of 5. The yellow banner and simple layout and color scheme pulls the visitor in, but too many advertisements make it look messy. Advertisements should be mixed evenly throughout the site, and it is difficult to find sections, like contact information, and archives, with cluttered ads. DVDdossier.com has been running strong since June of 2006, and is a useful tool for your DVD needs.
-Casey
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