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GHOSTS OF THE ABYSS – Originally released in Imax theaters, this James Cameron directed exploration of the “real” Titanic loses some of its grandeur in the confines of a home theater. Bill Paxton tags along as the self-professed “king of the world” guides robotic cameras into areas of the sunken luxury liner that have never been seen before. The DVD includes the new 90-minute cut of the film plus a whole disc of extra footage, interviews and multi-angle features. 13 GOING ON 30 – Every generation since the original “Freaky Friday” puts their stamp on the whole body swapping routine. You know the drill: kid gets tired of doing homework, walking the dog, taking out the garbage, and dreams of growing up overnight so they can drink, smoke and stay up watching late night talk shows (trust me kids, it’s not as glamorous as it sounds). “13 Going On 30” follows the same formula but with a more romantic angle in mind. Jenna (played as an adult by “Alias” star Jennifer Garner, who comes off much...

THE FLICK: ItÕs been a while since director Richard Donner has gone medieval. Think back to a time before Matthew Broderick was ÒMr. Sarah Jessica ParkerÓ and was starring in the modest hit ÒLadyhawkeÓ with Michelle Pfeiffer. ItÕs been a while for author Michael Crichton, tooÉall the way back to ÒEaters of the DeadÓ (which was turned into ÒThe 13th WarriorÓ on film not so long ago). But thatÕs more experience than most filmmakers ever get with this historical sub-genre usually limited to sword-and-sorcery epics replete with cut-rate visual effects and scads of tatterdemalion extras. So ÒTimelineÓ at least has a couple of guys with experience to take the reigns. Unfortunately, the horses must have bolted somewhere in production and never circled back. The casting, the script, the editing Ð no department seems to have been on the same page. How else to you explain surfer-dude extraordinaire Paul Walker as the son of a renowned archeologist (not to mention his inexplicable crush on his da...