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Hello.
The plan REALLY is that I post these things on Friday. The idea is you have plenty of time to pre-order if you are so inclined, and the web crawlers have plenty of time to make sure that by the time Tuesday rolls around, people can use search engines and magically end up here. Also, more people are actually on the Internet Friday afternoon than are, say, Sunday morning at 05:15. The problem is there are too Goddamn many releases, and I seem to have this problem with cutting corners, as in, I end up never doing it. So. Here we are once again!
Since I DO tend to keep most descriptions to a sentence or two, you may personally feel I have given short shrift to a particular title which you particularly enjoyed when it was in the theatres, or were particularly happy to learn it was being released on DVD, or have some particularly peculiar knowledge you want to show off to the rest of the crowd. I STRENUOUSLY encourage you to post a reply!
Those of you who may have reached here via a social bookmarking link - if you are even a TINY bit impressed by the effort I've undertaken in putting this post together, could you please ignore the bad form I'm about to show and go ahead and throw a vote my way? Even one vote could swing the balance between a few hundred pairs of eyes and a few zillion. Let's face it; I'm not JUST writing these so nobody but you and I can read them...I'm hopeful that you'll tell a friend, and they'll tell a friend, and they'll...well, they'll stop, but that's three people right there!
As always, I have provided extra links where applicable to supplement Amazon's meager - and sometimes downright paltry - descriptions. I do this more out of a sense of displaying my OCD than anything else, but it's nice to know they're there if you need 'em. IMDb icons take you to relevant entries in the Internet Movie Database, tv.com icons take you to tv.com entries, and I have posted other direct links when/where applicable.
You can also mouse over the Amazon links and you SHOULD be able to get the current price, along with a looksee at the cover. Clicking on them will take you to Amazon proper, with the idea that we'll get a tiny kickback should you eventually make a purchase. (Purchasing a DVD using our referral is ALMOST as good as casting a vote on Digg or Netscape! ;-) )
As usual, I kick things off proper by making a
PICK OF THE WEEK: Bedazzled (The W at Amazon) (UK, 1967) FINALLY avaiable on DVD after years of bad laserdisc copies and occasional airings on FOX Movie Channel - far superior to the Brendan Fraser/Liz Hurley remake (but then, what 1960s original ISN'T superior to its 2000s remake?) Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and of course Raquel Welch star in a movie where one man makes a deal with the devil, and it all goes to pot from there. They even found some extras! Hooray!
OTHER FOX FIRST TIME RELEASES: S*P*Y*S (1974) Elliott Gould and Donald Sutherland prove M*A*S*H was a fluke Royal Flash (UK/USA, 1975) Malcolm McDowell
Volver (Spain, 2006) Penelope Cruz' performance earned an Oscar nomination Volver [Blu-ray]
3 Needles (Canada, 2006) Lucy Liu, Chlo&3eum; Sevigny, Stockard Channing, Olympia Dukakis, Sandra Oh...I think there are some dudes, too
Death of a President (UK, 2006) Documentary investigates the unsolved assassination of George W. Bush - (yes it's fictional) - yeah, I don't remember seeing it in any theatres around here, either
DISNEY OF THE WEEK: Jump In! (Disney, 2007) A G-rated story of boxing...and double dutch
KINO: Reel Baseball (The Busher/Heading Home + Shorts) Speaking of baseball, here's Kino's compilation of baseball-related, silent era shorts (eleven) and features The Busher (1919) and a skinny Babe Ruth's star turn in Heading Home (1920) - even more information about this double-DVD set at Kino (kino.com) Who Shall Live & Who Shall Die? (25th Anniversary Edition) (1982) What did and didn't FDR know during the Holocaust, and what did or didn't America do as a result? More at Kino
News came last week that "Casino Royale" became the first Blu-Ray release to ship 100,000 units - of which at least half have sold, if Sony is to be believed. This Blu-Ray just might make it yet. (I notice there are zero HD DVD entries this week...again...)
FILMS FEATURING A SOUNDTRACK INCLUDING KRAFTWERK OF THE WEEK: Radio On (UK/West Germany, 1980) Cult film - catch the (rather lengthy) trailer at Plexifilm - hey, Sting's in it! Probably very briefly!
MOST NAMES ON THE BOX OF THE WEEK: Mother Ghost (2002) NINE!
WORF OF THE WEEK: Lessons for An Assassin (2001) Shannon Lee, Michael Dorn in a cheapo rerelease
GODZILLA OF THE WEEK - Genius presents the "Toho Master Collection:" Mothra vs. Godzilla (Mosura tai Gojira - Japan, 1964) Remastered and definitive - includes both the Japanese version and the USA "Godzilla vs. the Thing" version Godzilla Raids Again (Gojira no Gyakush - Japan, 1955) Godzilla vs. an ankylosaur; second in the series
ECHO BRIDGE BRINGS THE CHEAP RERELEASES: Ticket to Heaven (1981) Nick Mancuso, Saul Rubinek, Meg Foster, Kim Cattrall - Join the cult Mayflower Madam (made for TV, 1987) Candice Bergen Sweet Lorraine (1987) Maureen Stapleton, Edie Falco, Giancarlo Esposito Within These Walls (made for Lifetime, 2001) Ellen Burstyn, Laura Dern The Royal Scandal (made for TV, Canada/USA, 2001) If you ever wanted to see Max Headroom play Sherlock Holmes, well, here's your chance. Also, what's wrong with you? Betty Boop (Two-Disc Collector's Edition + Free Betty Boop Key Chain) All 42 included cartoons are listed in painful detail at Amazon - which saves me a lot of time, actually
MORE CHEAPO RERELEASES: Convent (Full Frame) (O Convento - Portugal/France, 1995) Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich - but the cover says WIDESCREEN!! Who to believe? Freeway (Widescreen Edition) (1996) Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon Bong Water - Scratch 'n Sniff Edition (1997) Luke Wilson, Jack Black, Andy Dick, Jamie Kennedy, and a zillion others
GIANT BOX OF THE WEEK: Dogs O'War Collection: WWII - The European Front 10 Film Set Dirty Heroes, The War Boy, Desert Commandos, Bridge to Hell, War Devils, Heroes Without Glory, Operation:Cross Eagles, Eagles over London, Hellcommandoes, and Mediterranean in Flames - what are all these titles in Italian, you ask? Well, I'm here to tell you: Dalle Ardenne All'inferno (Italy/France/West Germany, 1967) , (Yugoslavia/Canada, 1985) (?), Attentato ai Tre Grandi (Italy/France/West Germany, 1967) , Un Ponte per l'Inferno (Italy/Yugoslavia, 1986) , I Diavoli Della Guerra (Spain/Italy, 1969) , I Giardini del Diavolo (Italy, 1971) , (USA/Yugoslavia, 1968) , La Battaglia d'Inghilterra (Italy/France/Spain, 1969) , Comando al Infierno (Italy/Spain, 1969) AND I Mesogios Flegete (Greece, 1970
Woman Is the Future of Man (Yeojanuen Namjaui Miraeda - South Korea/France, 2004) Written and directed by Hong Sangsoo
Into the Fire (made for TV, 2004) Sean Patrick Flanery, Melina Kanakaredes, JoBeth Williams
Backstage (France, 2005) The story of a singer and her female groupie Romntico (2005) Documentary follows a troubador from San Francisco back to Mexico Aurora Borealis (2005) Joshua Jackson Bristol Boys (2005) Dude...it's about WEED
Basketweave (2006) They call him.... "Basketweave" - more info at York Bottom Feeder (Unrated) (2006) Tom Sizemore - horror (go figure) Copying Beethoven (USA/Germany, 2006) Ed Harris IS Beethoven Crush on U (2006) Lil' Romeo is fun for the whole family Karla (2006) Laura Prepon and Misha Collins are married AND serial killers Opal Dream (Australia/UK, 2006) A young girl and her imaginary friends in the Outback Threat: Deluxe Edition 3 Disc Set (2006) Street riot in New York's Lower East Side - A three disc version seems kinda excessive
Attack of the Gryphon (made for Sci Fi, 2007) Jonathan LaPaglia, Larry Drake, Amber Benson The Caper (2007) York Doomed (2007) Yes it IS a horror film, you lucky guesser - although it's more like another ripoff of "The Running Man" (or "The Condemned") - trailer available at Maverick Hip Hop Life (2007) Freestylers battle for supremacy! And Fat Joe is interviewed! The King Maker (Thailand, 2007) Gray Stretch and John Rhys-Davies in a tale of 1547 All Lies on Me (2007) Aging rappers want back in the game, and think "lost" lyrics written by 2Pac will get them there Moonlight (India, 2007) Comedy Supercroc (2007) I don't know what it's about - but I bet there's some sort of croc involved...a supercroc, perhaps
AND OF COURSE: Japanese Hardcore Wrestling 3 disc box set promises 5 hours of nondescript "Japanese death matches"
TV:
Tom Goes to the Mayor - The Complete Series (Businessman's Edition) (Adult Swim, 2004-6) Tim and Eric's Awesome Show before "Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!" - as evidenced by the "either 1 or 5 star reviews" on A's page, you either love it or hate it - Kim LOVES it - 30 episodes on 3 discs (and hopefully the unaired pilots are in the extras maybe?)
Twin Peaks - The Second Season (ABC, 1990-1) I would TOTALLY buy this, except I never bought Season One and it's still inexplicably out of print, along with the movie that started the series...so I'll hold out hope for an eventual box set with EVERYTHING. 22 episodes on 6 discs
DON'T OPEN THAT DOOR, DUMMY: Lost Room (miniseries, Sci Fi, 2006) Peter Krause, Kevil Pollak, Julianna Margulies
HE KNEW YOU'D WANT TO BUY IT: The Best Moments of the Amazing Kreskin Collection of his television talk show appearances - limited edition includes "ESP Board Game & Gemstone Pendelum!"
NOW THAT'S A PARTY: When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion Promises "all the heroes, villains and sidekicks from just about every Western show that ever ran on television."
DVDs FOR TREE HUGGERS: EARTH AID: Water Conservation "Our World: A User's Guide" hosted by Ed Begley, Jr. SPOILER: He wants you to shower less EARTH AID: Recycling Same series - SPOILER: Recycling? Ed Begley, Jr. is FOR it!
FOR CHURCHY McCHURCH: Fabric of Time Looks to be about the Shroud of Turin - Questions posed by the cover: "Have scientists discovered a Quantum Hologram that gives us a message of Hope?" and "Are the Secrets of the Universe Hidden in an Ancient Cloth?" Answers: No, and no - and what's with that Germanic capitalisation of all them words? Learn more at (I didn't make this up) Grizzly Adams Productions (grizzlyadams.tv) Angels in Disguise FIVE discs claim to help you Discover what Angles are doing in your life...and why Biblical Collector's Series Banded But this set takes the cake with an astonishing TWELVE discs
BOX OF SMUT: Black Emanuelle's Box - Volume 1 4 discs, includes Laura Gemser in Emanuelle in Bangkok (Emanuelle Nera Orient Reportage - Italy, 1976) , Sister Emanuelle (Suro Emanuelle - Italy, 1977) , Emanuelle Around the World (Emanuelle - Perch Violenza Alle Donne? - Italy, 1977) and a soundtrack CD: "Getting Down with Black Emanuelle" - honestly, this IS the best double entendre title you'll read - get it? Her BOX - get it? Get it? (If you got it, regularly, would you even NEED this set?) Or, get just Emanuelle Around the World
Death of a President was a documentary that was shown over here in the UK (for some reason I'm thinking that the Canadians also had a hand in the production of it). It's actually a quite good, if drawn out, look at the many different faces of the American public and the general incompetence of the 'administration' (I mean the government as a whole, apart from him getting murdered, this is quite complimentary to Bush). It's worth a rent if you like all of the accurately fake news broadcasts/speeches, or just really, really want to see Bush get shot.
G.I. Jane was fun to see what pretty women look like when bald (hot, by the way) apart from the Britney cluster of horribleness.
Are Girls still Going Wild? I would have thought that hardcore porn would have killed that particular sub-genre.
WON'T MAKE FUN OF ANIME:
Speak for yourself :p
True intelligence is the ability to admit you know nothing.
Originally posted by CRZTwin Peaks - The Second Season (ABC, 1990-1) I would TOTALLY buy this, except I never bought Season One and it's still inexplicably out of print, along with the movie that started the series...so I'll hold out hope for an eventual box set with EVERYTHING.
Originally posted by CRZTwin Peaks - The Second Season (ABC, 1990-1) I would TOTALLY buy this, except I never bought Season One and it's still inexplicably out of print, along with the movie that started the series...so I'll hold out hope for an eventual box set with EVERYTHING.
This is rumored for around the end of the year.
Although it would be insane to not have a box ready in time for Christmas, I've been surprised before...sadly enough. "Rights issues" SUCK, just give me some damn DVDs already. ;-) (Although even there....well, I know everyone's looking forward to tuning in when "WKRP" comes out for an entirely DIFFERENT set of rantings and ravings from me...)
Originally posted by CRZ(MOST FRIGHTENING CHILDREN'S DVD OF THE WEEK: Go Potty Go I don't know - I don't WANNA know
BYE
Written by a man with no kids! This is for the parents of the four year old who still won't make in the potty, Chris! You would consider anything by that point, my friend.
Originally posted by dstanley ESPN: Remembering Marshall (etc.)
These have all been out since Christmas. Is this Amazon's first crack at them, since they were in Wal-Mart back in December?
Good catch - I think you're right that they are only "new" in the sense that they are new to Amazon.
The dreaded "This page was created by a seller." appears on the Marshall listing, for instance - I suspect if I went back and checked the other pages, I'd find the same thing on all of them.
Since I have you here, let's bring the list up to date:
There are non-crazy Scientologists? I am allergic to huge summer blockbusters, especially when they involve spacecraft and explosions. Cruise's involvement is simply added reason to avoid this one.
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