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Harold Ramis Dies

Ghostbusters star Harold Ramis has died at the age of 69.

The actor and director - best known for his role as Egon Spengler in the 1984 comedy, which he also wrote, with Dan Aykroyd - passed away in the early hours of yesterday morning after suffering autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis for a number of years.

Although he is best remembered on-screen for his roles in Ghostbusters and its 1989 sequel, Harold had been a leading figure in comedy since the 70s, directing Caddyshack, Groundhog Day and National Lampoon's Vacation. He also co-wrote the iconic 1978 film National Lampoon's Animal House, and later 1999s Analyze This and 2002s Analyze That, starring Robert De Niro, which he also directed.

Harold continued to act in recent years, with parts in Knocked Up, Airheads and Oscar-winner As Good As it Gets and he had also directed episodes of the US version of The Office for network NBC.

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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: August 10, 2010

Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:

• Crumb: DVD
• Date Night: DVD, Blu-ray
• Death at a Funeral: DVD, Blu-ray
• The Diplomat: DVD/Blu-ray combo
• Helen: DVD, Blu-ray
• In the Shadow of the Moon: Blu-ray
• The Joneses: DVD, Blu-ray
• La Mission: DVD, Blu-ray
• Letters to God: DVD
• My Name is Khan: DVD
• National Lampoon’s European Vacation: Blu-ray
• National Lampoon’s Vacation: Blu-ray
• Triage: DVD, Blu-ray
• What’s Up Doc?: Blu-ray

Make sure to also check out the TV-on-DVD options for this week.

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