Hello. We're pretty early this week (we usually post late-ish on Friday) but there's a holiday coming up here in the US - I call it Thanksgiving; perhaps you've heard of it - and there's a rather light load of new stuff, paradoxically coming just as we kick into gear with the BIG Christmas shopping season. EVERYBODY on your list wants a DVD! (But not necessarily a DVD on THIS list, as we shall see...)
Our tally this week came to 198 DVD and 23 Blu-ray on 12/1...or sometime before 12/8, at least. The usual info follows where applicable - IMDb links, tv.com links, website links, trailers and whatever else I've cared to hyperlink this week. Hover over titles for the Amazon price (usually cheapest just before release!)
Let's find out!
PICK OF THE WEEK Saturday Night Live: The Complete Fifth Season (The W at Amazon) (NBC, 1979-80) Last Season for the Not Ready for Prime Time Players but you REALLY want this for the (pick your favourite) Gary Numan/David Bowie/B-52s/Chicago/Sam & Dave musical performances
RUNNER-UP End Game (2009) Kurt Angle, Jenna Morasca - say no more...except this: Angle is identified as "WWE star Kurt Angle" and Morasca isn't identified at all. So there you go. I'm still morbidly curious... but not for $23.99! NO website, NO trailer - but you can get a good look at the cover at First Look (firstlookstudios.com)
TV MOVIES OF THE WEEK Gia (R-Rated) (HBO, 1998) Angelina Jolie IS...R-rated? What's the POINT? Hell, the unrated one is out NOW and even cheaper! Sticks And Stones (CTV, 2008) Into the Storm (BBC/HBO, 2009) Dramatization of Winston Churchill's life and career during WWII - and beyond The Complete Love Comes Softly Collection (Hallmark, 2003-9) Yep, all eight: Love Comes Softly, Love's Enduring Promise, Love's Long Journey, Love's Abiding Joy, Love's Unending Legacy, Love's Unfolding Dream, Love Takes Wing, and Love Finds a Home. NO MAS.
TV THAT NEVER AIRED ON TV The Men's Room: Season 1 (Lifeforce TV, 2008-9) Interview show - for men! More info (and maybe just watch them for free) at Lifeforce TV (lifeforcetv.com)
Best Foreign Language Film 8-Pack "Eight winners of the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar:" Indochine, Burnt by the Sun, Character, All About My Mother, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Nowhere in Africa, The Lives of Others and The Counterfeiters
Death Warrior (USA/Canada, 2008) "Presented by Tapout" means a lot of MMA dudes in the cast list - Hector Echavarria, Nick Mancuso, Tanya Clarke, Georges St. Pierre, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Keith Jardine, Rashad Evans and I can't BELIEVE they don't have a web site for this film?! Death Warrior [Blu-ray]
FILM STARRING LAUREN MAYHEW OF THE WEEK Frat Party (2009) Trailer courtesy Lauren's YouTube channel (youtube.com)
NO PORTUGUÊS OF THE WEEK Vivo Luna Park Guasones (import)
MORE FURN FILMS OF THE WEEK Gordon Liu: 4 Film Collection They do NOT say what four, but I found 'em: Hung Kuen vs. Wing Chun, Shaolin vs. Vampire, Carry on Wise Guy and Shaolin Kids in Hong Kong. YOU look 'em up; I spent too much time on this already The Jean-Jacques Beineix Box Collection Seven previously released (I think) Beineix films - I can find five of 'em quickly in previous week's lists - more info and list at Cinema Libre (store.cinemalibrestore.com)
The Stranger (Agantuk - France/India, 1991) Hair Extensions (Ekusute - Japan, 2007) Raging Inferno (Das Inferno - Flammen über Berlin - made for TV, Germany, 2007) More information and trailer at Maverick (maverickentertainment.cc)
Flame & Citron (Denmark/Czech Republic/Germany, 2008) Bellamy (France, 2009) Gérard Depardieu, Marie Bunel Makiriko/Battler Sienne Matra (Japan?, 2009) Looks like one o' them "naughty" double features from ADV
Sins of The Father (2004) Whoa, Joe Lauria is dead? (Who's Joe Lauria?) Daydreamer (2007) Aaron Paul, Arielle Kebbel The Girl in the Park (2007) Sigourney Weaver, Kate Bosworth, Keri Russell, Alessandro Nivola Live! (2007) Eva Mendes, Andre Brauger, David Krumholtz - This actually sounds interesting given that cast list and this synopsis: "A mockumentary following an ambitious TV network executive trying to produce a controversial reality show where contestants play Russian Roulette."
Brooklyn Heist (Capers - 2008) Leon, Danny Masterson, Dominique Swain More info and trailer also at Image (image-entertainment.com) Little Red Devil (2008) Daniel Baldwin, Dee Wallace, James Russo Poker Run (2008) White Out (2008)
Tom Wilson: Bigger Than You More info at Image (image-entertainment.com) Katt Pack 4 discs: The Pimp Chronicles, American Hustle, It's Pimpin' Pimpin' and "an exclusive never before seen bonus disc"
Originally posted by Super Shane SpearThe Smackdown spoilers said that the Jeff Hardy DVD was plugged as coming out 12/1 during somebody's promo, so that's that I guess.
Originally posted by Super Shane SpearThe Smackdown spoilers said that the Jeff Hardy DVD was plugged as coming out 12/1 during somebody's promo, so that's that I guess.
Also on RAW, also on ECW. :)
You sir, are implying that I watch the shows as opposed to just reading about them!
Originally posted by CRZ PICK OF THE WEEK Saturday Night Live: The Complete Fifth Season (The W at Amazon) (NBC, 1979-80) Last Season for the Not Ready for Prime Time Players but you REALLY want this for the (pick your favourite) Gary Numan/David Bowie/B-52s/Chicago/Sam & Dave musical performances
Curiously, this is already available for instant streaming on Netflix. I'm not sure when it was released, but when I checked yesterday, it was among a whole slew of SNL stuff (along with the other four seasons and a bunch of those "Best of a particular host/cast member" DVDs) under "New TV to watch instantly".
THANK YOU! I now have something to do on thse upcoming long, cold winter nights after Momma and the chitlin's hit the hay. And to think, I almost bought a lot of these this past summer, but held off for some unknown reason. That reason is now known. The kids love netflix instant play, too. keeps iCarly off of the kitchen tv!
There is only one thing that I am picking up tomorrow (worked today so that was out), and that is the new MST3K collection. I haven't seen any of the four movies, and hopefully Best Buy has the collection with the Tom Servo figurine. I already have the Crow figurine from a previous compilation.
Woo, Harry Potter next week. That is a first day buy as well (no waiting for Christmas for me).
"Put on your helmets, we'll be reaching speeds of 3!" "It was nice of you to give that dead woman another chance." "All right, look alive everybody...oh sorry Susan."- MST3K: Space Mutiny Click Here (myspace.com)
And now it's time for the worst of the year. The field isn't as ripe as the last few years, but there's still plenty of crap to be seen here. (Though there's one notable omission that I'll talk about later.) WORST PICTURE -All About Steve -G.I. Joe: