DiscSox Media Storage Blog

Your customer service is impeccable. I last ordered the wrong item and was able to return it no problem. You’ve won a customer for life. Not to mention the product is the best I’ve encountered.

Thanks,
Peter L.

Just a note to tell you that my DVD pro cases arrived today. I snapped them together and loaded my DVDs into them (heretofore stored in Case Logic binders). I can now store my collection in half the space of the binder storage system. I’m thrilled – not only with the space-saving, but the quality and engineering of the product.

Thank you!
Jessica L.

PS – Just placed an order for sleeves so I can do all those boxed sets, too.

3-Drawer Media Case - Stacked

After listening to requests from many customers for a stackable media storage solution, DiscSox is excited to announce their new 3-Drawer Media Cases. Available in two sizes for CDs and DVDs each case holds approximately 300 CDs or DVDs in DiscSox sleeves. One of the best features of the cases is that they’re stackable so you only have to buy one at a time as your media collection grows -

3-Drawer Media Case – DVD $149.95
3-Drawer Media Case – CD $129.95

DiscSox Promo for Blu-ray Sleeves has been extended until Sunday, February 21st!

Our very own Vanessa O’Connor was interviewed by The Examiner/Home and Living. Click on the link to read the Q and A article now.

Home and Living welcomes Vanessa O’Connor with MM Design.

HiDef Pro and Game Pro PS3 Sleeves – 25% OFF

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Sale ends 2/17/10

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Many great films are so because their effect and artistry is a result of the combined sum of their parts. Avatar is not one of those films. It is instead a great film because of a few very specific, yet revolutionary parts, which overshadow the mediocrity and unoriginal aspects of several other main components.

Avatar is the latest brainchild of James Cameron, the visionary director responsible for the first two Terminators, Aliens, Titanic, and several other impressive, large-scale films. It chronicles the story of an indigenous race, the Na’vi, on a distant planet, (Pandora) who are threatened to be evicted from their homeland by a human led corporation intent on mining Pandora for an extremely valuable mineral. In an attempt to earn the Na’vi’s trust and gain easier access to the planets resources, the corporation places human representatives in the Na’vi’s community in the shape of Avatar’s, remotely controlled Na’vi bodies powered by humans in a semiconscious state. The most promising ambassador to the Na’vi in this effort is Jake, an ex-marine paraplegic who finds a new energy and sense of purpose in his Avatar form.

As things progress, allegiances become muddled, new relationships are formed, and the allegorical tale of corporate greed and the destruction of the environment gets thicker and thicker. The plot grows at a brisk enough pace, but the heavy hand, predictable story shifts and at times distracting dialogue won’t (or at least shouldn’t) win it any awards for originality.

What will make it a contender come awards time are its impressive achievements in the visual and technical departments. Cameron shot Avatar in 3D, and to great effect. Not the schlocky 3D effects that so many movies employ today of throwing things “through” the screen at the audience, or having distracting details flutter around your peripheral vision to remind you how “cool” 3D is. But instead, what could’ve been just a gimmick is employed in such a way that 30 minutes in, you forget you’ve got on some ill-fitting plastic specs. You are, at a point, not just watching the film, but experiencing it.

The detail in which the environments and characters have been rendered convince the viewer that this world has a life of it’s own, removed from the artificial special effects it’s born from. This experiential nature of Avatar is what separates it from other oversized Hollywood budget hogs. It’s not attempting to fool you into thinking Pandora exists, or that the Na’vi are real, but it instead never doubts itself in it’s representation of these otherworldly realities, and depicts them with a beauty and reverence that makes it tough for the audience to over scrutinize their existence.

Ultimately, it’s this achievement that propels Avatar into the “must see” category of movies from this past year. Tired plot devices and distracting self-righteousness aside, Cameron has produced a visually arresting film that uses technology for it’s most noble intent yet; to captivate the audience, and bring a sense of awe back into the movies.

-Gabe Garagliano

DiscSox Team Member

Hi-

I began using the DiscSox sleeves about 2 years ago when I felt we were going to be overrun with plastic, storage bins and the like. WOW! I love them and have shared our enthusiasm with many friends. Thank you for creating such a wonderful product.

Now, we are using the Blu-Ray sleeves and newer DVD sleeves. I just adore the newer sleeve (with the archival material instead of plastic) and am thinking of replacing our first-round sleeves with the new ones (it does seem a bit extreme and wasteful, but we really like the newer sleeves even though we never thought you could improve upon the product!). We are also going to revamp our CD storage system in favor of DiscSox sleeves – we can’t wait!!

Thanks for the ingenuity!
Lexa Herron

Regardless of your initial expectations, odds are that Spike Jonze’s ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ will find a way to defy them.

Based on Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book, ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ tells the story of a complicated young boy, Max, (played by newcomer Max Records) and his journey to a distant land inhabited by some endearing, if not somewhat frightening, creatures. Those expecting the movie to be a straight port of page to screen however will most likely be let down. This interpretation of Sendak’s work is as much about the spirit and energy of the original as opposed to its literal contents.

That being said, for anyone who was enamored with the vivid illustrations in the book, the on screen translation will not disappoint. From the harrowing boat ride to the island, to the amazing combination of costumes and CGI work used to bring the creatures to life, the visuals in this film are an act of mesmerizing nostalgia.

The story follows Max’s travels to the island after throwing a tantrum while his mother (Catherine Keener) has company over. In the awkward embarrassment from both Max and his mom, Max’s anger, confusion and shame drive him away. This leads him to discover a world of equally troubled ‘Wild Things’ that all have issues of their own. In some ways the film appeals to our nostalgia again by using our own memory of being a child, (and for some of us, our still active inner child), to remind us how hard it is to have so many emotions at once with no easy way to reconcile them.

One of the unique traits of the film is this recognition of Max’s complexity. So often films aimed at children, (or those about children aimed at adults), paint very obvious shades of a personality. Whether troubled, depressed, delusional, over-imaginative, or any other number of focused traits, these other films remove the audiences need to question a characters motives, and instead focus just on a path to resolution.

In Jonze’s world however, Max is let loose to experience and play with all of these traits at once. In the process, we see parts of Max in each of the ‘Wild Things’. But this deconstruction isn’t always obvious, which in turn makes for an exciting and surprising journey of discovery for the viewer. Some may be disappointed at the lack of finality to the journey, but it so effectively parallels the exciting, frightening, funny, and personal road that we travel in the real world that it still makes for a satisfying trip, regardless of your starting point.

-Gabe Garagliano

DiscSox Team Member

It is indeed a pleasure doing business with companies like you. No hassle, excellent product line and outstanding customer service. Even the website is well designed, easy to navigate and really informative (a rarity these days).

Rest assured I will tell as many friends as I have about this nice shopping experience (unfortunately my circle of friends is not that big…)

Renato A.