by Matt Raub, Nov 3 2009 // 8:00 AM

Fans of Dr. Horrible rejoice! If you have been laying in bed at night, unable to sleep at the prospect of one day hoping to hear Neil Patrick Harris belt out some more power chords as a devious super villain, then look no further than last week’s episode of Batman Brave and the Bold.
For those who don’t watch the show regularly, Brave and the Bold is a different, younger take on the DC animated universe. The show’s creators have managed to take elements from the Silver Age of comics, such as a young Green Arrow, and the Modern Age, such as the new Blue Beetle. The animation also borrows and references styles from the Bruce Timm animation to the undertone of the Adam West Batman series.
In the episode, Mayhem of the Music Meister, NPH guest stars as the villain Music Meister, who has the power of hypnosis through the sound of his voice. Much like in the musical episode of Buffy, the characters all succumb to song and dance due to the villain, which makes for an easy one-shot story.
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Tagged: Batman, Batman: Brave and the Bold, Black Canary, Buffy, DC, Dr. Horrible, Grey Delisle, Music Meister, Neil Patrick Harris
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by Joe Gillis, Aug 25 2009 // 5:11 PM
Here’s a list of some of the new movie and TV shows coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week that we’re looking forward to seeing. Also, there’s some classic and not-so-classic movies hitting Blu-ray for the first time this week as well.
Of all the new releases, we’re particularly interested in the Criterion version of The Last Days of Disco, Batman: Brave and the Bold and the debut of thirtysomething, Booker and Wiseguy on DVD for the first time.
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Movies
Adventureland ~ Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds,(DVD and Blu-ray)
Children of the Corn ~ Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, R.G. Armstrong (Blu-ray)
Duplicity ~ Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Julia Roberts (DVD and Blu-ray)
Fighting ~ Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard (DVD and Blu-ray)
How Bruce Lee Changed the World ~ Bruce Lee (DVD)
The Informers ~ Kim Basinger, Billy Bob Thorton (DVD and Blu-ray)
The Last Days of Disco (Criterion Collection) ~ Chloë Sevigny, Kate Beckinsale, Chris Eigeman (DVD)
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Tagged: Batman: Brave and the Bold, Booker, Duplicity, Kate Beckensale, Ken Wahl, Kevin Spacey, Richard Grieco, Sunshine Cleaning, The Last Days of Disco, Wiseguy
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