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| #1 Posted on 9.1.10 0237.29 | Instant Rating: 8.85 | Hi friend!
Coming out this week are 197 DVDs and 22 Blu-ray - or at least, that's what we're listing here as of some time close to right now. Got it? OK. LET'S GO
PICK OF THE WEEK Tru Loved (The W at Amazon) (2008) The movie which spawned Roger Ebert's Minutegate (rogerebert.suntimes.com) - also click here (blogs.suntimes.com) and here (blogs.suntimes.com). Now, with all THAT....I have nothing to say about this movie. Sorry! 
TV OF THE WEEK
The Simpsons: The Complete Twentieth Season (FOX, 2008-9) No, they DIDN'T release seasons 13-19 when you weren't looking - includes the first HD episodes for the series The Simpsons: The Complete Twentieth Season [Blu-ray] I still believe cartoons in Blu-ray is OVERKILL
10 Things I Hate About You, Vol. 1 (ABC Family, 2009) First 10 episodes
Make It or Break It: Volume One Extended Edition (ABC Family, 2009) Also first 10 episodes with "extended finale"
Jon and Kate Plus Ei8ht: Season 5 - Big Changes (TLC, 2009) The thrill is gone
Tyler Perry's House of Payne 5 (3pc) (Full Sub) (TBS, 2008) Episodes 81-100 (end of season 4, beginning of season 5?)
Becker: The Third Season (CBS, 2000-1)  Becker: Three Season Pack
ER: The Complete Twelfth Season (NBC, 2005-6) Nope, three more seasons to go
Acting Shakespeare (PBS, 1982) Ian McKellen MAKES you appreciate Shakespeare
Night: The Terror of Nocturnal Nature (2pc) (Animal Planet)
Feeding Frenzy (Discovery, 2008) The Detonators (Discovery)
Fame: Season Two (NBC, 1982-3) Strange, they already realeased Seasons 1 AND 2 together back in September...but now MGM has decided they can get more money out of breaking them up, I guess
Route 66: Season Three - Complete Season (8pc) (CBS, 1962-3) 
Transformers: Season 2, Volume 2 (25th Anniversary Edition) (syndicated, 1985-6) Episodes 26-50 - more info at Shout! Factory (shoutfactorystore.com)
TV MOVIES OF THE WEEK The Riverman (A&E, 2004) Bruce Greenwood, Cary Elwes as Ted Bundy Riverman Same thing, much more expensive? Dearly Departed (made for TV, 2003) ?
BRITISH TV OF THE WEEK Robin Hood: Season Three (BBC, 2009)  Top Gear: The Complete Season 11 (BBC, 2008)  Top Gear: The Complete Season 12 (BBC, 2008)  The New Adventures of Black Beauty: Season One (ITV, 1990) More info at Image (image-entertainment.com)
MOVIES OF THE WEEK
THE BIG ONES
The Hurt Locker (2008) Beyer High's best chance for an Oscar in its 35 year history (with apologies to Tim Olyphant) - Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, David Morse, Evangeline Lilly  The Hurt Locker [Blu-ray]
Halloween II (R-Rated Version) (2009) Rob Zombie's - this is the theatrical version  Halloween II (Unrated Director's Cut) 14 minutes more! Halloween II [Blu-ray]
Moon (UK, 2009) Well... Mark liked it (The W)  Moon [Blu-ray]
Fame (2009) Contains theatrical AND "extended" versions...neither of which you really need to see  Fame (Extended Dance Edition) [Blu-ray]
I Can Do Bad All By Myself (Widescreen Edition) (2009) aka "Tyler Perry's..." I Can Do Bad All By Myself (Full Screen Edition) I Can Do Bad All By Myself [Blu-ray]
Post Grad (2009) Alexis Bledel (who?), Zach Gilford (who?), Michael Keaton, Jane Lynch, Carol Burnett, JK Simmons - I....never heard of this movie out for two weeks back in August Post Grad [Blu-ray]
In the Loop (UK, 2009) James Gandolfini, Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Gina McKee, Anna Chlumsky More info at MPI (mpihomevideo.com) In the Loop [Blu-ray]
With One Voice (2009) 
The Brothers Bloom (2008) Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Robbie Coltrane  The Brothers Bloom [Blu-ray]
Breaking Point (2009) Tom Berenger, Busta Rhymes, Armand Assante, Sticky Fingaz - sorry, Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones 
La Cucina (2007) Christina Hendricks, Joaquim de Almeida, Rachel Hunter La Cucina [Blu-ray]
The Burning Plain (2008) Charlize Theron, Kim Basinger  The Burning Plain [Blu-ray]
Wrong Turn at Tahoe (2009) Cuba Gooding Jr., Miguel Ferrer, Harvey Keitel
In Praise of Older Women (Canada, 1978) Tom Berenger, Karen Black
Amreeka (USA/Canada, 2009)  Big Fan (2009) Patton Oswalt  Broken Glass (Vidrio Roto) (Uruguay/USA, 2007) Written/directed/starring Gustavo Camelot  Departures (Okuribito - Japan, 2008) 2009 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar winner  Downloading Nancy (2008) Maria Bello, Jason Patric, Rufus Sewell, Any Brenneman More info at Strand (strandreleasing.com) Goliath (2008) More info at MPI Passing Strange (2009) Directed by Spike Lee more info at MPI (mpihomevideo.com)
BEST TITLE OF THE WEEK CockHammer (2009) Do you really NEED more info? Well, then I guess you should visit the appropriately named Hack Movies (store.tempevideo.com)
Nun of That (2009) Yes, the nunsploitation genre LIVES - MySpace
The Reluctant Saint (1962) (1/15)
EXPENSIVE VERSIONS OF MOVIES YOU ALREADY HAVE aka THE BLU-RAY SECTION #140: 8½ (Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] (Italy/France, 1963) More info at Criterion (criterion.com) Billy Jack [Blu-ray] (1971) Hmm, I listed this back on 9/29? I guess it was pushed back - more info at Image (image-entertainment.com) Last Action Hero [Blu-ray] (1993)  Cliffhanger [Blu-ray] (Italy/France/USA, 1993)  The Matrix [Blu-ray] (USA/Australia, 1999)  IMAX: Volcanoes of the Deep Sea [Blu-ray] (IMAX, 2003) More info at Image 2 Dudes And A Dream [Blu-ray] (2009) Supposedly, there's a DVD out there, too, but Amazon doesn't have one listed (yet) 
MUSIC MAKERS Lions Gate have paired some films of musical bent with CDs of appropriately relevant music! Price point is about the price of a new DVD OR a new CD. It's an intriguing concept which I am a BIT too cheap to try out...but maybe it'll catch YOUR eye? Music Makers: Ballad in Blue (1964)  Music Makers: A Man Called Adam (1966)  Music Makers: Buena Vista Social Club (KCET, Germany/USA/UK/France/Cuba, 1999)  Music Makers: Beyond the Sea (USA/Germany/UK, 2004)
DOUBLE FEATURE OF THE WEEK A Guy Thing/Heartbreakers
BIG COLLECTIONS Kevin Costner Collection: 4 Film Favorites The Bodyguard, Rumor Has It..., The Upside of Anger, Tin Cup Romance Collection: 4 Film Favorites Music and Lyrics, Rumor Has It..., Sweet November, Lucky You Wedding Collection: 4 Film Favorites Monster-in-law, The Wedding Singer, The Bachelor, The In-Laws Western Collection: 4 Film Favorites American Outlaws, Young Guns II, Maverick, Wild Wild West Wesley Snipes Collection: 4 Film Favorites No picture at Amazon, but WBShop says Murder at 1600, Boiling Point, The Art of War, New Jack City Whoopi Goldberg Collection: 4 Film Favorites Bogus; Clara's Heart; Made in America; Corrina, Corrina Richard Pryor Collection: 4 Film Favorites Greased Lightning, Moving, The Mack, Uptown Saturday Night Thriller Collection: 4 Film Favorites Gothika, Queen of the Damned, Dreamcatcher, Ghost Ship Urban Action Collection: 4 Film Favorites Black Belt Jones, Black Samson, Hot Potato, Three the Hard Way Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Film Collection (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / Secret of the Ooze / Turtles in Time / TMNT)
Brave New Films: 5th Anniversary Activist Collection Collection of 10 films - more info (maybe?) and a gross example of excessive markup at Brave New Films (bnf.democracyinaction.org)
DOCUMENTARIES OF THE WEEK The Cats of Mirikitani (2006)  PEZheads: The Movie (2006) Oh no! The guy who invented the PEZ dispenser JUST died!  Frontrunner (USA, 2008)  The Universe of Keith Haring (Italy/France, 2008) Brothers at War (2009)  By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (HBO, 2009)  First Ink: A Documentary (Canada, 2009) Following around Chris Bosh (import)
EN ESPAÑOL El Rediezcubrimiento De México (Mexico/Spain, 1979)  El Rediezcubrimiento De M´xico Same as above? Crisis Me Da Risa (direct to video, Mexico, 1997)  Chicha Tu Madre (Argentina/Peru, 2006) These are the EXACT words I uttered when I saw that chick on the cover Hot Summer Rain (El Camino de los Ingleses - Spain/UK, 2006) Directed by Antonio Banderas! Polvo De Ángel (Mexico/Colombia, 2007) Garganta Del Diablo (Ws) (made for TV, Mexico, 2008)  Máncora (Spain/Peru, 2008) 
Sentenciados Sentenciados [Blu-ray]
Reyes De La Accion (4pc) Four films whose titles I can't quite make out on the box graphic Mejor De La Comedia (3pc) Of the four people on the cover, only one is wearing a lucha libre mask Grandes Peliculas: Infantiles (3pc)
MORE FURN FILMS The Season For Love (La Morte Saison des Amours - France, 1961)  Thomas Mann's Doktor Faustus (West Germany, 1982)  Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain (Der Zauberberg - Austria/West Germany/France/Italy, 1982)  Onimasa (Kiryûin Hanako no Shôgai - Japan, 1982) 
The Appeared (Aparecidos - Sweden/Argentina/Spain, 2007) A little more info at MPI (mpihomevideo.com) The Drummer (Zhan. Gu - Hong Kong/Taiwan/Germany, 2007) More info at Film Movement (filmmovement.com) You the Living (Du Levande - Sweden/Germany/France/Denmark/Norway/Japan, 2007) I think that gets "most countries of the week" 
24 City (Er Shi Si Cheng Ji - China/Hong Kong/Japan, 2008) Joan Chen More info at Cinema Guild (cinemaguild.com) á l'Aventure (France, 2009) I don't have to tell you I got a LOT more interested in this one after I saw the cover! More info at IFC (ifcfilms.com) Female Combatants Battle School/Demonic Heroine in Peril Neither is in IMDb, so they're probably more naughty Japanese films of a certain theme from the anime company
THANK YOU, COME AGAIN Accident On Hill Road (new HIndi Thriller movie / Bollywood Film) (India, 2009)  De Dana Dan (New Comedy Hindi Movie / Bollywood Film DVD) (India, 2009)  Bolo Raam (New Hindi Thriller Movie / Bollywood Film) (India?, ?) Raat Gayi, Baat Gayi? (New Hindi Comedy Film / Bollywwod Film) (India?, ?)
COLLECTION OF NO GREAT SHAKES Ultimate Western Collection (12pc) 12 discs, but Popflix/Allegro doesn't have a list of titles I can pass along. Well, that's just great. Ultimate Western Collection Same as above, different distributor? Ultimate Western Collection Hey, there it is AGAIN!
IMPORTS OF MYSTERY Juvenile Vol. 1 Don't know what it is, but it's the third time I've listed it (import) Juvenile Vol 1 You know, with so many people distributing this, you'd think SOMEBODY would know WHAT THE HECK IT IS (import)
AND THE REST OF THE MOVIES OF THE WEEK Wild Women of Wongo (1958) (import) House On Sorority Row (1983) Remade last year as "Sorority Row" - (not much) more info at Liberation (libent.com) Riot on 42nd Street (1987) Relist from May? The Moment After (1999)  Love + Hate (UK/Ireland, 2005)  Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont (UK/USA, 2005) 
Ca$h (Bullets, Blood & A Fistful of Ca$h - 2006) The Theory of Everything (direct to video, 2006)  Lovely By Surprise (2007)  Superheroes (2007) More info at MPI (mpihomevideo.com) When Night Falls (New Zealand, 2007) 
Confessions of a Porn Addict (Canada, 2008)  Dark Rage (UK, 2008)  I'm A Schizophrenic And So Am I (2008)  Pretty Ugly People (2008) 
Allure (direct to video, 2009)  The Book Of Ruth Actually, looks like sequel "The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith" (direct to video, 2009) Lana Wood, Dan Haggerty - whoa, Dan Haggerty is still ALIVE? A Greater Yes: The Story of Amy Newhouse (2009)  A Greater Yes: The True Story of Amy Newhouse Same as above? Killer Biker Chicks (2009) More info at R Squared (rsquaredfilms.com) or their MySpace (myspace.com) Book of Songs (direct to video, 2010) Not in IMDb - more info at Spirit/Maverick (maverickentertainment.cc)
COMEDY OF THE WEEK
Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut A Bitch More info at Shout! Factory (shoutfactorystore.com) Earthquake Presents: From the Outhouse to the Whitehouse More info at Image (image-entertainment.com)
ANIME OF THE WEEK
Naruto: Shippuden, Vol. 5 Ghost in the Shell 2.0 Hidamari Sketch: Season 1 Huntik Seekers and Secrets Volume 3
KIDZ RELEAZEZ OF THE WEEK
Choo Choo Soul DVD + CD - say, who's this lady? Maybe I SHOULD be a kid Like Stars on Earth (Two Disc DVD + CD) (Taare Zameen Par - India, 2007) Don't know how Disney came by this film from India OR why it's paired with a CD, but fortunately....I'm not a kid!
Care Bears: Helping Hearts Bob the Builder: The Best of Bob the Builder Let's Grow: Lend a Helping Hand Barney
BRAINY BABY: BABY IQ - Counting BRAINY BABY: BABY IQ - Colors Baby IQ: Animals
Mist - Sheepdog Tales: The Great Challenge Franklin's Valentine Timothy Goes to School - Be My Valentine 6 Teen - Stupid over Cupid Elliot Moose - Fairy Tales
Jay Jay the Jet Plane: Fantastic Faith Jay Jay the Jet Plane: God's Awesome Creation Jay Jay the Jet Plane: God's Promise Jay Jay the Jet Plane: Jay Jay and the Magic Books Jay Jay the Jet Plane: Jay Jay Earns His Wings Jay Jay the Jet Plane: Super Loop-De-Loop
March On!... and More Stories About African American History (Scholastic)
MUSIC OF THE WEEK
Shovel Headed Tour Machine: Live At Wacken & Other Assorted Atrocities Exodus OSCAR PETERSON: The Life Of A Legend Sundown [Blu-ray] "Chillen mit Traumhaften Sonnenuntergängen" We Used to Think the Freeway Sounded Like a River Once again, this Richmond Fontaine CD clutters up our DVD listing
LEARNIN' ABCs of Flute for the Absolute Beginner - DVD Amy Porter (1/15)
HIP HOP/ZINES CHEDDAR DVD VOLUME 11 ATL Unplugged 4
CLASSICAL OF THE WEEK
Rossini - La Cenerentola (Metropolitan Opera)
Debussy - Pelleas et Melisande Debussy:Pelleas Et Melisande Same as above, different distributor?
Lehar: La Veuve Joyeuse (The Merry Widow) Lehar - La Veuve Joyeuse (The Merry Widow) Same as above? Lehar:La Veuve Joyeuse Also same as above, different distributor?
Purcell: Dido & Aeneas Dido & Aeneas [Blu-ray] Purcell:Dido & Aeneas Same as above, different distributor? Purcell:Dido & Aeneas [Blu-ray]
Aki Takahashi/Rohan De Saram/Marc Sabat: Morton Feldman - Trio String Quartets: Live (2pc) (Amar)
SPORTS!
NFL Cincinnati Bengals: Best Games of the 2009 Regular Season I hope Chad OchoCinco's Twitter feed is a hidden extra NFL New Orleans Saints: Best Games of the 2009 Regular Season D'ya think Warner is hoping that Cincinnati and New Orleans get to the Super Bowl?
ESPN Game of the Century: 1969 Texas Longhorns vs. Arkansas Razorbacks
ESPN X Games the Movie (X Games 3D: The Movie - 2009) DVD is probably not in 3D (duh)  X-Games: The Movie Same as above, Disney distribution?
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders And Chairs 2009 Cheaper at WWE Shop (wweshop.com)
VROOOOOM Mischief 2 Film Set More info at www.destroyentertainment.com (probably) - A FRIGGIN' LOUD WEBSITE I gave up on Adrenaline Crew, Vol. 4: Verdict Guilty (ditto) Destroy Entertainment: Sydewayz
SWEAT OF THE WEEK
Cheryl Burke Presents Disco Abs (3 DVD) Learn To Bollywood - Dance & Fitness Series Pallavi (1/18) Wave Explosion - Bellydance Hip-Hop Liquid Fusion: Technique, Drills and Movement Flow with Anasma and Future I want to be called "Future!" - but I guess that dude beat me to it
ET CETERA
AMBIENT VIDEO "World's Most Relaxing Places" Majestic Mountains "World's Most Relaxing Places" Redwood Giants Autumn Splendor Mystic Canyons Rhythmic Ocean Ancient Forest
FOOD PORN OF THE WEEK Inventing Cuisine Same as above, different distributor? Inventing Cuisine: Pascal Barbot (Sub)
HELP ME HELP YOU Who You REALLY Are!: The Law of Attraction in Action, Episode XI Esther & Jerry Hicks - more info and trailer at Hay House (hayhouse.com) (1/15) Embracing Change: Using the Treasures Within You Louise L. Hay - probably a DVD version of these CDs (hayhouse.com)? (1/15)
PREACHIFYIN' OF THE WEEK God & Country [DVD+CD] Andy Stanley He's Still Got The Whole World In His Hands [DVD+CD] Why Worry [DVD+CD] God & Country Same as above, different distributor? He's Still Got the Whole World in His Why Worry Ditto?
AND FINALLY... BRAINS...BRAINS...MYSTICAL BRAIN Mystical Brain Once again, we end on a week note. Oh well.
See you Monday for the late breaks!
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| #2 Posted on 11.1.10 1156.53 | Instant Rating: 8.85 | Here are your late edits!
RESCHEDULED TO 2/2 Juvenile Vol. 1 (The W at Amazon)
NOW SHOWING UNAVAILABLE Destroy Entertainment: Sydewayz First Ink: A Documentary Wild Women of Wongo Juvenile Vol 1 Sundown [Blu-ray] El Rediezcubrimiento De Mexico Debussy:Pelleas Et Melisande Ultimate Western Collection Inventing Cuisine He's Still Got the Whole World in His God & Country Why Worry Lehar:La Veuve Joyeuse 2 Dudes And A Dream [Blu-ray] Friday Night Lights:First Season & Se Purcell:Dido & Aeneas [Blu-ray] Purcell:Dido & Aeneas
TOP PREORDERS OF THE WEEK 1 1 The Hurt Locker [Blu-ray] 2 2 The Hurt Locker 3 3 Moon [Blu-ray] 4 4 Moon 5 5 The Simpsons: The Complete Twentieth Season 6 6 ER: The Complete Twelfth Season 7 9 Fame 8 7 Robin Hood: Season Three 9 8 Departures 10 11 In the Loop 11 14 I Can Do Bad All By Myself (Widescreen Edition) 12 10 Top Gear: The Complete Season 12 13 15 8 1/2 (Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] 14 -- Halloween II (Unrated Director's Cut) 15 12 Top Gear: The Complete Season 11 16 13 Halloween II [Blu-ray] 17 17 The Simpsons: The Complete Twentieth Season [Blu-ray] 18 21 Post Grad 19 16 The Brothers Bloom 20 20 In the Loop [Blu-ray] 21 18 Transformers: Season 2, Volume 2 (25th Anniversary Edition) 22 22 Make It or Break It: Volume One Extended Edition 23 19 Becker: The Third Season 24 -- By the People: The Election of Barack Obama\
Dropping out of last week's check of the top 24 were Halloween II (R-Rated Version) and Cliffhanger [Blu-ray].
TOP PREORDERS OF NEXT WEEK 1 Weeds: Season Five 2 Cranford: Return to Cranford 3 Damages: The Complete Second Season 4 Dallas: The Complete Twelfth Season 5 Weeds: Season Five [Blu-ray] 6 Pandorum [Blu-ray] 7 Pandorum 8 Whiteout 9 Gamer 10 Whiteout [Blu-ray] 11 The Invention of Lying 12 Law & Order: The Seventh Year 13 Gamer [Blu-ray] 14 thirtysomething: The Complete Second Season 15 The Invention of Lying [Blu-ray] 16 New Tricks: Season Two 17 Che (Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] 18 Defying Gravity: The Complete First Season 19 Magnolia [Blu-ray] 20 The Game: The Second Season 21 Girlfriends: The Final Season 22 Waking the Dead: The Complete Season Four 23 Jonathan Creek: Season Four 24 Behind the Player
CURRENT #1 PREORDERS FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING... * 1/26: Michael Jackson: This Is It 2/2: Murder, She Wrote: The Complete Eleventh Season * 2/9: A Serious Man [Blu-ray] 2/16: Bleach Uncut Box Set: Season 4, Part 2 2/23: Midsomer Murders: Set 14 * 3/2: For the Love of Grace * 3/9: Vexille [Blu-ray] * 3/16: Breaking Bad: The Complete Second Season (rescheduled from 3/9) 3/23: Mad Men: Season 3
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