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Hello.

We're running a little late tonight, but that'll happen when you end up with FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE listings. Yes, every single one of these items currently has a release date during the seven day period beginning Tuesday, April 24th and at the time I type this, all show available. (Count yourself lucky I didn't also include the 39 that didn't!)

Now I know how it is when things run this long - you end up skimming most of it. Hopefully I've broken things up in logical enough fashion that you'll be able to recognise the sections you have no interest in and skip accordingly. Those of you who slog through the whole Gode-damn* thing combing it over for smartass comments by me...all three of you...should probably be able to get a few yuks - hell, MORE than a few - I certainly have more chances.

*that's my new accent which I stole from Sophie Ellis Bextor - I know, you don't care

As always, hover over the titles and you SHOULD get Amazon's current price and availability - if it doesn't work, we'll blame them and not us. I have also included the requisite IMDb and tv.com links to the titles in question in case you would like to further research a particular item. All links open up in new windows so you can get back here when you're done, if you like.

I will cheerfully admit that I've seen...EASILY less than 5% of these things. That's why we have such a reliance on YOU and YOUR REPLY to flesh out the details that we may need to know about certain films or releases which are especially interesting to YOU! Know something about something because you saw it in the theatre, or on TV, or are familiar with the genre, or just like showing off? REPLY! PLEASE!

Those of you who don't want to register but have something to say publicly or privately can now email me feedback at my brand spankin' new email address: CRZ.DVD@gmail.com.



I think you might be pleased (but probably not as pleased as I am!) by my

PICK OF THE WEEK: Laker Girls (The W at Amazon) (CBS, 1990) OH. MY GOD. When I first saw this listing, I really didn't think it could possibly be the most egregious example of Sweeps programming in years, but don't let the cover fool you - this IS the real deal. Alexandra Paul, (whatever happened to) Tina Yothers and Paris Vaughn star in what can best be described as the "Spring Break Shark Attack" of 1990 CBS movies of the week. Also, it has Erin Gray in it as an authority figure! The plot is practically nonexistent, makes little if any sense, will have you dumbfounded in disbelief in its lack of realism and oh man, the ENDING, springing up out of nowhere because I'm guessing they really had no idea how to script a conclusion, will cause you to question your intelligence for devoting a little over an hour and a half of your life to such a piece of crap. I'm also PRETTY sure you don't see any actual Los Angeles Lakers in it either (although there are some "real" Laker Girls.) AND. I MUST SEE IT AGAIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. COME ON COWBOY, IT'S ONLY SIX DOLLAROOS, LET'S CLICK WHY NOT.



BIG TIME MOVIE RELEASES OF THE WEEK:
Dj Vu (2006)
Deja Vu [Blu-ray]

Code Name - The Cleaner (2007) Cedric the Entertainer stars in giant bomb

The Queen (UK/France/Italy, 2006) I think Helen Mirren won something or other for this one
The Queen [Blu-ray]

Night at the Museum (Two-Disc Special Edition) (2006)
Night at the Museum [Blu-ray]
Night at the Museum (Widescreen Edition)
Night at the Museum (Full-Screen Edition)

Thr3e (2006)

10 Items or Less (2006) Morgan Freeman, Paz Vega - released in 15 theatres last December

EXPENSIVE VERSIONS OF FILMS YOU ALREADY BOUGHT:
Failure to Launch (Widescreen Edition) [Blu-ray] (2006)
Failure to Launch [HD DVD]

Secret Window [Blu-ray] (2004) Johnny Depp

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [HD DVD] (2004)
The Nutty Professor HD DVD (1996)

More movies after the television!



TV:

WKRP in Cincinnati: The Complete First Season (3 Discs) (CBS, 1978-9) Look, here's the deal. This set sucks. Sure, there's the obvious problem with cutting out allllllllll the music they couldn't clear (which is, like, practically all of it), but to make matters worse they end up having to drop actual dialogue, and NOW we're hearing that a lot of these episodes are of the "cut for syndication" variety (ie, up to four minutes - 20%! - removed!) Add all this up and I don't see any way you can come CLOSE to putting "The COMPLETE First Season" on the box. So...I'm gonna have to pass on this one - reluctantly, but I'd have been just as well off taping it off of Nick at Nite at this rate. One has to draw a line somewhere and let the big business know what's acceptible and what isn't. I'll pay full price for EVERY season of "Miami Vice" with a smile on my face, because they understand what a "complete" season is. The "Baywatch" folks, the folks behind this release....they can sit and spin. I'm not interested in getting boned. *I* BONE. End of rant...until the next time I start repeating myself...

Moral Orel, Vol. 1, The Unholy Edition (Adult Swim, 2005-6) Episodes 1-15 - I can't think of an Adult Swim release I've missed on the first day, but this one's not really my bag - I'm actually a little surprised it's seeing release, but on the other hand, what else COULD they have released..."Minoriteam?"

The Odd Couple - The First Season (ABC, 1970-1) First 24 episodes of the Tony Randall/Jack Klugman classic

One Day at a Time - The Complete First Season (CBS, 1975-6) SCHNEIDER....

The Drew Carey Show - The Complete First Season (ABC, 1995-6)

Kidnapped - The Complete Series (NBC, 2006) 13 episodes - I think five ended up airing with the rest appearing at nbc.com - FINALLY find out how it ended

Ironside - The Complete First Season (NBC, 1967-8) Shout! Factory brings you all 29 episodes (including the pilot) on 8 discs
Ironside - Season 1, Vol. 1 (Pilot Episode & First Five Episodes) (NBC, 1967) First seven episodes (pilot included) on 2 discs - it's a savvy marketing technique to give you a taste so you'll be back for the complete season set

Columbo - Mystery Movie Collection, 1989 Five movies from the ABC restart - four in the tv.com link, plus the first movie of the next season - not as great as the 1970s versions, obviously, but still mostly fun - strangely, Amazon is currently showing this as Region 2 for some reason

NCIS Naval Criminal Investigative Service - The Complete Third Season (CBS, 2005-6) 24 episodes on 6 discs
NCIS Naval Criminal Investigative Service - The Complete Seasons 1-3

Flipper - The Original Series, Season 1 (NBC, 1964-5)

Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy - The Complete Second Season (Cartoon Network, 1999)
Ed Edd & Eddy - The Complete Seasons 1&2

WARNER TASTERS:
The Batman: The Complete First Season Disc 1
Wonder Woman: The Complete First Season Disc 1

IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE:
Best of Cheaters Uncensored: Vol. 1
Best of Cheaters Uncensored: Vol. 2
Best of Cheaters Uncensored: Vol. 3
Best of Cheaters Uncensored: Vol. 4 "Too Hot for Broadcast"

TRUE STORIES COLLECTION (TV MOVIES):
Nadia (Yugoslavia/USA, made for TV, 1984) Romanian gymnast you may have heard of
Face Value (The Marla Hanson Story - NBC, 1991) Model's face slashed
Final Shot - The Hank Gathers Story (made for TV, 1992) Your never know when your next dunk might be your last
After the Silence (Breaking Through - made for TV, 1996) JoBeth Williams, Kellie Martin - Deaf mute has abusive father
Family Rescue (Country Justice - CBS, 1997) George C. Scott, Rachel Leigh Cook, Ally Sheedy - Rape victim protected by her grandfather

"CLASSIC" TV COLLECTIONS FROM VCI (www.vcientertainment.com):
My Little Margie, Vol. 1 Charles Farrell, Gale Storm
My Little Margie, Vol. 2
My Little Margie, Vol. 3
My Little Margie, Vol. 4
I Married Joan, Vol. 1 Jim Backus, Joan Davis
I Married Joan, Vol. 2
I Married Joan, Vol. 3
I Married Joan, Vol. 4
Annie Oakley TV Collection, Vol. 1 Gail Davis
Annie Oakley TV Collection, Vol. 2
One Step Beyond, Vol. 1
One Step Beyond, Vol. 2
The Littlest Hobo, Vol. 1 Hobo is a dog!
The Littlest Hobo, Vol. 2

TV FROM TIME LIFE:
The Best of the Jimmy Dean Show, Vol. 1 Hmmmm, I wonder what/how much Jim Henson might be on here

A&E/HISTORY CHANNEL/BIOGRAPHY:
Jackie Robinson - Breaking Barriers
Dogfights - The Complete Season One (History Channel, 2006-7)
The True Story of Che Guevara
Aftershock - Beyond the Civil War
Biography - Mafia Legends (Bugsy Siegel / Lucky Luciano / Al Capone Scarface)
Biography - Pamela Anderson
Biography - Ted Bundy HOW DARE THEY
Biography - Ted Kaczynski: The Unabomber HOW DARE THEY
Biography - Will Smith HOW DARE THEY
American Justice: The Cult Murders
The Unexplained: Alien Abductions
The Dead Men's Secrets: M19: Escape and Evasion in Europe
History Channel Declassified - Castro - The Survivor Good timing - he hasn't died yet as I type this (as far as I know)
History Channel Declassified - The Taliban
Decoding the Past - The Prophecies of Iraq
Decoding the Past - Prophecies of Israel
Deep Sea Detectives - Disaster of Napoleon's Fleet
Investigating History - Billy the Kid
Modern Marvels - The Colosseum
Modern Marvels - James Bond Gadgets
Modern Marvels - Smart Bombs
Modern Marvels - The World's Longest Bridge
Nature Tech - Earthquakes
Wild West Tech - Gold Rush Tech
Brotherhood of Terror
Cannibalism Secrets Revealed
Mysteries of the Freemasons Sure, list the Masonic one right AFTER the cannibal one
Paddy Whacked - The Irish Mob
The Real Tomb Hunters - Snakes, Curses & Boobytraps
The True Story of Troy

PBS:
American Experience: Geronimo and the Apache Resistance (PBS, 1989)
American Experience: Geronimo and the Apache Resistance (PBS, 1993)
NOVA: Ants - Little Creatures Who Run the World (PBS, 1995)
NOVA: Bees - Tales from the Hive (PBS, 2000) WGBH (pbs.org)
NOVA: Lost Treasure of Tibet (PBS, 2003) WGBH
NOVA: DNA - Secret of Photo 51 (PBS, 2003) WGBH
American Experience: Surviving the Dust Bowl (PBS, 1998) WGBH
NOVA: Bugs Includes above two plus "Odyssey of Life: The Unknown World" (PBS, 1996) WGBH

MASTERPIECE THEATRE:
The Good Soldier (made for TV, UK, 1981)
Sally Lockhart Mysteries - The Ruby In the Smoke (BBC, 2006) Billie Piper stars!

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC:
Icons of Power - Empress of Ambition, Catherine the Great
Icons of Power - Wrath of the Tsar
Icons of Power Collection Includes above two plus previously released Madness of Henry VIII and Napoleon's Final Battle

BBC TV OF THE WEEK:
Shameless - The Complete First Season (Channel 4, UK, 2004) 7 episodes

Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series 5 disc, 11 part series also just wrapped up airings on Discovery Channel on this side of the pond - narrated by David Attenborough (unlike the US version, which was narrated by Sigourney Weaver)
Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series [Blu-ray]
Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series [HD DVD]

Tsunami - The Aftermath (miniseries, BBC/HBO, 2006)

TELENOVELA OF THE WEEK: Mundo de Juguete (Televisa) 5 discs, almost 23 hours (probably not all 600 episodes, though)

JAPANESE TV OF THE WEEK:
Baian the Assassin, Vol. 1-4 The entire Japanese TV series (says Tokyo Shock) follows an acupuncturist who uses his skills to cure - and kill

KOREAN TV OF THE WEEK:
Over the Rainbow (오버더레인보우 - MBC, 2006) 16 hours/episodes, 6 discs - Learn more at MBC (content.mbc.co.kr)

AND FINALLY, "60 MINUTES" STORIES OF THE WEEK:
60 Minutes - Innocent (April 15, 2007) Who cares about affluent white lacrosse players, anyway? - See it for free or read the transcript at the 60 Minutes subsite (cbsnews.com)
60 Minutes - Maximum Security Education (April 15, 2007) Inmates get more degrees than you or I have - 60 Minutes
60 Minutes - Imus (April 15, 2007) This report was better when they ran it in 1996 without all the strained editing - 60 Minutes



MORE "KINDA BIG" MOVIE RELEASES...OR RE-RELEASES ON DVD:

FIRST FROM FOX:
Jane Eyre (1944) Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine
Anna Karenina (UK, 1948) Vivian Leigh
Les Misrables (1935 & 1952 Two-Disc Set)

FOX WAR:
Tonight We Raid Calais (1943)
The Purple Heart (1944)
Fixed Bayonets! (1951)
Sailor of the King (Single-handed - UK, 1953) Jeffrey Hunter
Man in the Middle (1964) Robert Mitchum
I Deal in Danger (1966) Robert Goulet

"TCFHE" RERELEASES:
(I think that's a shifty way of resaying "20th Century Fox Home Entertainment")
Entrapment
Home Alone 2-Lost in New York
Willow-Special Edition

UNIVERSAL SPECIAL EDITIONS:
Parenthood: Special Edition What's so special about it? Only you will know - if you bought the previous edition and buy this one - also, if you ARE that kind of person, maybe you could just give ME all your money instead of Universal - I could put it to much better use
Harry and the Hendersons (Special Edition) Again, because the world sure NEEDED a special edition of... "Harry and the Hendersons"

WARNER PRESENTS JAMES CAGNEY:
James Cagney - The Signature Collection (The Bride Came C.O.D. / Captains of the Clouds / The Fighting 69th / Torrid Zone / The West Point Story)
The Fighting 69th (1940)
Torrid Zone (1940)
The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)
Captains of the Clouds (1942)
The West Point Story (1950)

MORE WARNER BOX SETS:
Essential Classics - American Musicals (The Music Man / Meet Me in St. Louis / Seven Brides for Seven Brothers)
Essential Classics - Dramas (The Maltese Falcon / Citizen Kane / Ben-Hur)
Essential Classics - Family Films (The Wizard of Oz / The Goonies / Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)
Essential Classics - Musicals (My Fair Lady / Singin' in the Rain / Gigi)
Essential Classics - Romances (Gone with the Wind / Casablanca / Doctor Zhivago)

MGM:
China Doll (1958) Victor Mature, Li Hua Li
The Great Escape (1963) Rerelease?
Play Dirty (UK, 1969) Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport
Von Richtofen & Brown (The Red Baron - 1971) Directed by Roger Corman

PARAMOUNT DOUBLE FEATURES:
48 HRS. / Another 48 HRS.
Down to Earth / Head of State
First Wives Club / Sliding Doors
School of Rock / Orange County
Wayne's World / Wayne's World 2
We Go Together 2-Pack (Grease / Grease 2)

DREAMWORKS DOUBLE FEATURE:
Eurotrip / Road Trip



DVDs FOR ARTSY FARTSY SMARTY-PANTS FILM NERDS:

CRITERION'S ECLIPSE:
The Documentaries of Louis Malle - Eclipse Series 2 (Vive le tour / Humain, Trop Humain / Place de la R?publique / Phantom India / Calcutta / God's Country ... of Happiness) - more info at Eclipse (criterion.com)

IFC:
The Trouble With Men & Women (UK, 2003) Romance

QUAY BROTHERS COLLECTION OF THE WEEK:
Phantom Museums: The Short Films of the Quay Brothers See Zeitgeist (zeitgeistfilms.com) for more information
The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes (Germany/UK/France, 2005) Directed by the Quay Brothers and executive produced by Terry Gilliam - Zeitgeist

RENOIR OF THE WEEK:
Jean Renoir Collection 7 films on 3 discs from Renoir - Whrilpool of Fate, Nana, Charleston Parade, The Little Match Girl, La Maresillaise, The Doctor's Horrible Experiment and The Elusive Corporal



CANNIBALISM MOVIES OF THE WEEK:
The Last Supper (Saigo no bansan - Japan, 2005) This cover...it haunts me
Diary of a Cannibal (Widescreen) (Cannibal, 2006) Dammit, I keep TELLING you to be CAREFUL who you talk to on the Internet!
Satan's Cannibal Holocaust (2007) Say, now THERE'S a title that really grabs your attention

WOMEN IN PRISON MOVIE OF THE WEEK:
Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion - Triple Feature Collection Probably includes "Joshuu 701-G: Sasori" (Japan, 1972) and two of its sequels

C. THOMAS HOWELL MOVIE OF THE WEEK:
Hoboken Hollow (2005) Jason Connery, C. Thomas Howell, Robert Carradine

WILLIAM HUNG MOVIE OF THE WEEK:
Where Is Mama's Boy? (Ngor ah Ma Fat Jai Won - China, 2004) William Hung

JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME MOVIE OF THE WEEK:
Until Death (direct to DVD, 2007)



BLUE UNDERGROUND (MANY ARE RERELEASES OF ANCHOR BAY TITLES?):
The Black Cat (Gatto Nero - Italy, 1981) Patrick McGee communicates with the dead and controls his cat with his MIND - directed by Lucio Fulci
The House By the Cemetery (Quella Villa Accanto al Cimitero - Italy, 1981) Also directed by Lucio Fulci
Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (Non si Deve Profanare il Sonno dei Morti - Spain/Italy, 1974) Directed by Jorge Grau
Macabre (Macabro - Italy, 1980) Directed by Lamberto Bava
Punks & Hooligans Two-Fer: The Firm/Elephant & Made in Britain Trio of televised dramas from director Alan Clarke - "The Firm" is a BBC movie from 1988 and not the Tom Cruise film - Elephant (BBC Northern Ireland, 1989) was Clarke's last film - and Made in Britain (made for TV, UK, 1982) was Tim Roth's first starring role
To Protect and Kill Two-Fer: La Scorta & How to Kill a Judge What do they have in common? They're both in this two pack! (Italy, 1993) and (Perch? si Uccide un Magistrato - Italy, 1994)

MAC FILMWORKS BRINGS THE CHEAP RERELEASES:
Born to Win (1971) George Segal, Karen Black, Hector Elizondo and a young Robert DeNiro
Beyond Obsession (Oltre la porta - Italy, 1982) Marcello Mastroianni, Eleonora Giorgi, Tom Berenger (wait, what?)
Born to Win/Beyond Obsession
License to Kill (CBS, 1984) Denzel Washington is buried in the cast listing
License to Kill/The Formula above, with (USA/West Germany, 1980) Marlon Brando, George C. Scott, and "Also Starring" John Gielgud (in all of one scene)
My Lucky Stars (Fuk Sing Go Jiu - Hong Kong, 1985) Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan

VCI COLLECTIONS:
Forgotten Noir Collector's Set 2 (Man From Cairo / Mask of the Dragon / FBI Girl / Tough Assignment / I'll Get You / Fingerprints Don't Lie) Contains the next three items - more info at VCI (vcientertainment.com)
Forgotten Noir, Vol. 4 (The Man from Cairo / Mask of the Dragon) (Dramma nella Kasbah - Italy/UK/USA, 1951) (1951) - VCI
Forgotten Noir, Vol. 5 (FBI Girl / Tough Assignment) (1951) & (1949) - VCI
Forgotten Noir, Vol. 6 (I'll Get You / Fingerprints Don't Lie) (Escape Route - UK, 1952) & (1951) - VCI
VCI Short Films Contest Winners (2006) The best in Oklahoma filmmaking - VCI

REEL INDIES:
The Dogwalker (2002)
Shorty (2003) Documentary of Walter "Shorty" Simms and his relationship with Hampden-Sydney college
Trona (2004)
Boone Style (2005)
Mend (2007)
Fellowship of the Dice (2007) Yes, it's about D&D - yes, it's a NERD ALERT - also, Aimee Graham (who?) is in it
("D&D" stands for "Dungeons & Dragons." Thank you.)

ALPHA VIDEO (www.oldies.com):
Five Minutes to Live (Door-to-Door Maniac - 1961) Johnny Cash, Muthafukkin' Vic Tayback and more surprises in the cast list
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Vol. 4
Adventures of Sir Lancelot
The Beverly Hillbillies
Billy the Kid Returns/The Arizona Kid
Blood Orgy of the She Devils (1972)
Robert Deniro Double Feature: The Swap/Born to Win Born to Win is up in the Mac section - The Swap is aka "Sam's Song" (1969) and is an even earlier DeNiro appearance
Girl in Gold Boots (1969) Somebody at Alpha Video really likes Ted V. Mikels!
Golden Age Theater, Vol. 6 Four episodes of "General Electric Theater" - Oldies.com
Hands Across the Border/Colorado Roy Rogers
Kids of Hollywood
Love, Honor and Oh Baby!
Private Secretary: TV Series, Vol. 3
Private Secretary: TV Series, Vol. 4
Hal Roach's Rascals
Rogue Male (BBC, 1976) Peter O'Toole, Cyd Hayman
Rough Riders: Gunman from Bodie
Rough Riders: Riders of the West
Rough Riders: West of the Law
The Shadow of Silk Lennox (1935) Lon Chaney, Jr.
Red Skelton, Vol. 2 - Oldies.com
Terror of the Blood Hunters (1962)
Texas Wildcats/Border Cabellero
Utah Trail/Westbound Stage
The Worm Eaters (1977) He's like Aquaman, but with worms instead of sea creatures - and it gets even weirder from there

DIRECT SOURCE LABEL BRINGS THE SURELY CHEAP TO ACQUIRE NEAR PUBLIC DOMAIN AND TV MOVIES:
Cozy Holiday It's never too early in the year to buy your Yule Log DVD + CD of Christmas classics
Adventures of Long John Silver: High-Seas Buccaneers
Superman: Man of Steel
Laurel and Hardy: Masters of Comedy
Our Gang: Terrific Tot Tales
The Lucy Show: TV's First Lady
Classic Cartoons: Kooky Kicks
Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave/Bloodfight (America Bangmungaeg - South Korea/Hong Kong, 1976) & (Hong Kong, 1989)
The Little Princess/Jungle Book/Lassie: The Painted Hills
John Wayne
Randolph Scott
Sherlock Holmes: Effective Detective
Classic Cartoons: Madcap Toons
The Switch (made for TV, 1993) Music by Tangerine Dream!
World's Most Stupid Criminals Ha ha, they're so stupid!
Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story (1999) Christine Lahti as the mother who took the law into her own hands
And Baby Makes Six (made for TV, 1979) Colleen Dewhurst is middle-aged and unexpectedly pregnant - will she have the baby? Of course she will, dummy, it's 1979! Very early appearance for Timothy "Tim" Hutton
Baby Comes Home (made for TV, 1980) Sequel to above - I know, I can't believe they made a sequel either! (Tim Hutton is NOT in this one for some reason)
Mysterious Two (NBC, 1982) Aliens recruit on Earth - John Forsyth, Priscilla Pointer, Robert Englund, Muthafukkin' Vic Tayback, Robert Pine
Lena: My 100 Children (made for TV, 1987) Linda Lavin
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes (made for TV, 1990 Now this is a cast list: Max von Sydow, Judd Nelson, MAKO
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (ABC, 1991) Vanessa Redgrave, Lynn Redgrave
The Return of Eliot Ness (made for TV, 1991) Old, old Robert Stack returns - NOTE: Eloit Ness and Ellie Nesler are two different characters
For the Love of Nancy (made for TV, 1994) Only Tracey Gold can play an anorexic! Also starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Unabomber: The True Story (USA Network, 1996) Robert Hays, Dean Stockwell - HOW DARE YOU
Deep in My Heart (CBS, 1999) Anne Bancroft, Lynn Whitfield
Stork Derby (made for TV, Canada, 2002) Based on the true story of an eccentric's will and the ten years of ensuing chaos it caused



NOTABLE FURN FILM OF THE WEEK:
Naked You Die (aka "School Girl Killer," - Nude...Si Muore - Italy, 1968) Antonio Margheriti directs the Mario Bava story of a killer stalking an all-girls school - first DVD release for what can surely only be described as a "lost classic!"

FURN FILMS OF THE WEEK:
The Man and the Monster (El Hombre y el Monstruo - Mexico, 1959) Man sells his soul to become greatest pianist in the world - bad idea
The Living Coffin (El Grito de la Muerte - Mexico, 1959) Cowboys encounter spookiness
Blind Woman's Curse (aka "Black Cat's Revenge" - Kaidan Nobori Ryu - Japan, 1970)
Tato (Daddy - Poland, 1995) Horror/Thriller
Final Justice (Zui hou pau jue - Hong Kong, 1996)
Tears of the Black Tiger (Fah Talai Jone - Thailand, 2000) Keep saying it's a cult hit...I don't believe you yet
Coyote's Morning (Poranek Kojota - Poland, 2001) Comedy
Elegy of a Voyage (Elegiya Dorogi - France/Russia/Netherlands, 2002)
Sex of Magic (Mabeobui Seong - South Korea, 2002)
The Ghost (Ryeong - South Korea, 2004) Horror
Madeinusa (Spain/USA, 2005) Drama
Challenge (Kampfansage: Der Letzte Sch?ler - Germany, 2005) German Fu
The Wedding Party (2005) (Die Bluthochzeit - Germany/Belgium, 2005)
Wo Hu: Operation Undercover (Ngor Fu - Hong Kong, 2006) "From the stars of Infernal Affairs"

Kazuo Umezz's Horror Theater Six episodes make up this horror anthology from Japan

The Films of Raul Ruiz Three Crowns of the Sailor (Les Trois Couronnes du Matelot - France, 1983) , The Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting (L'Hypothse du tableau vol - France, 1979) and The Suspended Vocation (La Vocation Suspendue - France, 1978) Facets

Don't Fool with Love includes three TV shorts based on the writings of Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez: The Two Way Mirror (Mexico, 1990) , The Saturday Thief (Mexico, 1992) and Far Apart (Contigo en la Distancia - Mexico, 1991)

ASSORTED FU:
Hapkido (He Qi Dao - aka "Lady Kung Fu" - Hong Kong, 1972) Angela Mao, Carter Wong, Sammo Hung
Born to Fight (Kerd Ma Lui - Thailand, 2004)
Killzone Double Feature: Incredible Kung Fu Master/Drunken Tai Chi Sammo Hung (Xing mu zi gu huo zhao - Hong Kong, 1979) and Donnie Yen (Xiao Tai Ji - Hong Kong, 1984) hyped on the cover

VANGUARD CINEMA:
Flip a Coin (UK, 2004) Romance - more info at Vanguard Cinema (vanguardcinema.com)
MTY Extremo (Extreme Monterrey - Mexico, 2006) More info at Vanguard Cinema
Hog Island (2006) Drama - Vanguard Cinema

TOTALLY GAY DVD OF THE WEEK:
Guys Next Door, Vol. 2 Do NOT confuse this with the TV series of the same name

DODGY IMPORT RELEASE OF THE WEEK:
Rome Adventure (1962)



MORE DOCUMENTARIES:
Goodbye CP (Sayonara CP - Japan, 1972) A look at Cerebral Palsy sufferers in Japan - Directed by Kazuo Hara - Facets (facets.org)
Into the Air: A Kiteboarding Experience (2005)
Laughing Matters ... More! (2006) Four lesbian comediennes
Laughing Matters...More! Same as above, but more expensive?
Starbucking (2006) Man dedicates his life to visiting every Starbucks in the world and then blogging about it - I no longer believe I have an OCD problem
A Pug's Life: The Dogumentary (PBS) More info at Facets
In Debt We Trust (2006) "America Before the Bubble Bursts" - seems that credit cards are evil, folks
The Mirror of the Soul: The Forough Farrokhzad Trilogy A three part look at the Iranian poet - Facets
Little Man (2006) "Micro-preemie" brought into the world 100 days early - this is the story of his effect on his family
The Lost Tomb of Jesus (Discovery Channel, 2007) James Cameron presents - made a little noise earlier this year in certain circles, perhaps you had heard

DOCURAMA:
Full Frame Documentary Shorts, Vol. 5 List at Docurama (docurama.com)
Al Franken - God Spoke Ladies and gentlemen, the Senator-elect from the state of Minnesota: Docurama

ARMAGEDDON OF THE WEEK:
2012 The Odyssey The Mayan calendar ends on 21 December 2012. OH NO! www.2012theodyssey.com

MORE BIOS FROM ARTS MAGIC:
Paradise Lost: The Life and Times of John Milton
The Beatles London 2 disc version
The Concise Beatles London 1 disc version

CINEMA LIBRE PAKS OF MYSTERY:
The Iraq War 3-Pak Dunno, but since it's Cinema Libre, it probably includes UNCOVERED: The War on Iraq (truthuncovered.com)
The Environment 2-Pak Eh, I can't guess - here, YOU go to Cinema Libre (cinemalibrestudio.com) and try to figure it out



WATCH TERI HATCHER AGE TEN YEARS IN TWO DISCS:
Teri Hatcher Collector's Set (All Tied Up/A Touch of Fate) (direct to video, USA/Spain, 1993) and (2003)



AND... THE REST OF THE MOVIES:
Hired to Kill (1991) Fashion models (or are they?) break out a South American rebel leader
The Hawk (UK, 1993) Helen Mirren - cheapo rerelease?
Sensitive New Age Killer (Australia, 2000) Action/noir

Small Town Conspiracy (Florida City, 2003) Mystery - 1941: Florida man unravels Pearl Harbor plot
Screen Door Jesus (2003) Austin production about race, faith and politics - trailer and website link at Indican (indicanpictures.com)

Separation Anxiety: Dead Body Man 2 (2005) I think this has been out a while - here's a review from 2006 (pollystaffle.com)
Surviving the Rush (2005) Comedy
One More Round (2005) Man takes up boxing to avoid mid-life crisis
Slingshot (2005) David Arquette, Thora Birch, Julianna Margulies - I know, I can't believe we never saw it at the box office either!

.45 (2006) Speaking of "I can't believe," I can't believe a Milla Jovovich movie was made without my brother-in-law knowing about it!
Idol (2006) Comedy
Idol (2006) Same thing?

Tournament of Dreams (2007) Tony Todd, Debbie Allen, The Game, and...Carl Lewis?
Caffeine (2007) Mena Suvari, Marsha Thomason, Katherine Heigl, Breckin Meyer - coffee house hijinx

Blood Mask: The Possession of Nicole Lameroux
Stereotype Shoose the Music Or the Street - "...an American Latino is forced to deal with the harsh realities of living and surviving in the hood while trying to realize his dreams of becoming a hip-hop rap star"



SO MUCH ANIME:
Fate/Stay Night 3: Master & Servant Limited Edition - includes CD
InuYasha, Volume 53: Malevolent Machinations
Loveless Collection, Vol. 1-3: Triple Feature Collection
Naruto, Vol. 11 - The Ultimate Battle: Cha!
Nerima Daikon Brothers, Vol. 3 Daikon Field of Dreams
The Prince of Tennis Box Set, Vol. 1 Warning: Region 2
Saiyuki Reload Gunlock, Vol. 7
Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars
Shonen Jump's One Piece, Vol. 8 - Belle of the Brawl
Stellvia: Complete Tin Set
Trinity Blood - Chapter VI
Trinity Blood - Chapter VI (Limited Edition) Dunno what's special about this version, sorry



BASEBALL:
New York Yankees 1977 World Series Collector's Edition Entire world series vs. the Dodgers plus Game 5 of the ALCS vs. the Royals - Lasorda vs. Martin - I hear Reggie Jackson can hit that ball
MLB Vintage World Series Films - Cleveland Indians 1948
MLB Vintage World Series Films - Cincinnati Reds 1975, 1976 & 1990

UFC:
Ultimate Fighting Championship 62: Liddell vs Sobral 8/26/06 - also includes Griffin/Bonnar II
Ultimate Fighting Championship 63: Hughes vs Penn 9/23/06

WRESTLERS (MAYBE):
Hardy Show: Complete First Season Nothing at the Big Vision site (bigvisionentertainment.com), but maybe... cobbled together from their earlier "shoot interview" releases? Maybe content from www.thehardyshow.com? Maybe something completely different? Who can say?
Best of the Hardy Show Maybe...clips from the above release? Boy, I'm so confused about all this

EXTREME CHICKFIGHTS:
Extreme Chickfights: Armed & Dangerous

CORNBREAD STREET HEAT PRESENTS:
Crack: Epic Productions
Rise to Power: The Stanley Williams Story Is this the guy California executed? Ah, who cares - another magazine from Street Heat
Bootylicious Vol 1: Summer Jam Another Street Heat magazine - MAYBE more interesting than the above (maybe not!)
Booty Vol 1 And one more - I believe titles such as this raise certain expectations....which are usually met



COMEDY:
Steven Wright: When the Leaves Blow Away
Gallagher - Tropic of Gallagher Man's lookin' old - I hope he can still swing that sledge!
Stand Up (2007) Modi Rosenfeld
John Cleese Comedy Collection / How To Irritate People, Romance With A Double Bass, Strange Case Of The End Of Civilization as We Know It Collection of "rare" Cleese - (made for TV, UK, 1968) (short, UK, 1974) & (short, UK, 1977)

SOMETIMES, THE TITLE IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW EVERYTHING:
The Most Offensive Comedy Ever Made



IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY FOR YOUR BABY TO JOKE "SORRY, I DON'T DO IMPRESSIONS:"
Baby's First Impressions: Animals
Baby's First Impressions: Sounds
Pranks Gags and Practical Jokes Probably not for your baby

KIDZ VIDZ:
Treasure In My Garden (Teletoon) Translated from the (Canadian) French - more info at Secret Mountain (lamontagnesecrete.com)
Classical Kids: Mr. Bach Comes to Call
James Marshall's Cinderella... and More Beloved Fairy Tales (Scholastic Video Collection)
Wonder Pets - Save the Wonder Pets (Nick Jr.) 4 episodes
Anne of Green Gables: the Animated Series, Vol. 1-3 (PBS)
Doodlebops: Get Up & Groove With the Doodlebops (Full Frame) I never cease to be frightened by the vision of these people
Adventures of Teddy P. Brains: Journey Into Rain Forest

INDOCTRINATE 'EM EARLY - CREEPY ANIMATED JESUS FROM VCI:
The Children's Heroes of the Bible, Vol. 1
The Children's Heroes of the Bible, Vol. 2

COMIX - MAYBE FOR OLDER KIDZ:
Ultimate Avengers Collection 1 & 2 - I think



BROADEN YOUR MIND, MAN - LEARN SOMETHING FROM A DVD:

The Fabulous Sixties Ten years compressed into ten hours on four discs
In the Cockpit: Spies in the Sky The planes ARE watching you
A Newsreel History of the Third Reich, Vol. 8 More propaganda for your enjoyment - I think these are coming out about once a month
The Welsh Miner: Mining History "3 hours of Welsh heritage" - gee, sounds like the PERFECT gift

READER'S DIGEST PRESENTS:
Wondrous Secrets of the Ocean Realm 6 discs - more info at Questar (questarhomevideo.com)

VINTAGE HOME ENTERTAINMENT:
World War II: Why We Fight Collector's Set Presumably Volumes 1 AND 2 in the same box

FOOD:
Discovering China: Eating in Canton

DRINK:
Enjoying Wine With Mark Phillips No offense, but I'd rather enjoy my wine WITHOUT Mark Phillips

CHOO CHOO:
Steam Around the World: The Latin American Archives

ONLY STACY KEACH COULD NARRATE TALES OF...OUR SAVAGE EARTH:
Savage Earth (Waves of Destruction / Out of the Inferno / Restless Planet / Hell's Crust)
Savage Earth - Waves of Destruction
Savage Earth - Out of the Inferno
Savage Earth - Restless Planet
Savage Earth - Hell's Crust

MICROCINEMA:
Aspect Chronicle of New Media, Vol. 8: Early Works - Microcinema (microcinemadvd.com)

READ ME A DVD:
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes "Dramatized narrations" accompanied by "original illustrations" - I dunno, sounds like a book on tape to me



BORING CULTURAL SHIT:

ARTHAUS MUSIK:
Beethoven - Fidelio
Berg - Wozzeck
Mozart - Cosi fan Tutte
Penderecki - Die Teufel von Loudun

EMI CLASSICS:
Beethoven: Violin Concert
Maria Callas: The Callas Conversations, Vol. 2
Julia Varady: Song of Passion - Documentary
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
Legendary British Performers
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto

EUROARTS:
Mahler - Symphony No. 2
Tango Argentina: Daniel Barenboim live from Buenos Aires
Humperdinck - Hansel und Gretel
Celibidache in Rehearsal & Performance

KULTUR:
The Cultural History of the Western World Wow, ALL of it? Six episodes (The Medieval World, The Renaissance, The Baroque, The Age of Reason, The Age of Revolution, and A New Vision: Impressionism) on two discs
Civil Strife Boxed Set / The Peasants' Revolt, The Gunpowder Plot, The Jacobite Rebellions
Voices From Hitler's Army 2 Disc Set - Blitzkrieg, Luftwaffe, Waffen SS, U Boats, Russia - The Unholy War, Defending Berlin
Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1975)
Verdi - Falstaff
Puccini - Manon Lescaut
The People's Passion / Jessye Norman, Jane McCulloch, Donald Fraser "A Musical for Easter" - oops, bad timing there
Horowitz: - A Reminiscence / Wanda Toscanini Horowitz
Hollywood Sound - Music for the Movies / Max Steiner, Franz Waxman, David Raksin (PBS, 1995)
Cage Cunningham - A Film by Elliot Caplan / John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns (France/USA, 1991) John Cage & Merce Cunningham
Points in Space - Merce Cunningham Dance Company / Merce Cunningham, John Cage, Elliot Caplan
The Loves of Emma Bardac - Katia Labeque, Marielle Labeque, Pierre Boulez (1990)

OPUS ARTE:
Torroba - Luisa Fernanda Placido Domingo
Stravinsky - Il Segreto di Pulcinella

TDK:
Piano Evening with Martha Argerich
New Year's Concert 2007 - Teatro La Fenice
Rossini - L'Italiana in Algeri

AND ASSORTED:
Verdi - Aroldo
Nelson Freire in Concert
Dusapin - Faustus, The Last Night



SWEAT:
Shiva Rea - Fluid Power - Vinyasa Flow Yoga
Contemporary Bellydance and Yoga Conditioning with Ariellah Take a look - isn't THIS what you want in an exercise instructor?
Chakra Dance Flow: Movement Meditation (bellydance, freestyle, guided meditation) Hey, leave my chakra outta this

Yoga for Health
Yoga Para Salud

Yoga for Health: Basics/Headaches
Yoga Para Salud: Basicos/Dolores de Cabeza

Yoga for Health: Gastro Intestinal/Depression
Yoga Para Salud: Depresion/Gastro-Intestinales

Harvey Walden Presents: Fighting Fit, Fighting Fat Hey, that's the angry guy from "Celebrity Fit Club!"
Pilates With Lynne Robinson - 2 DVD SET

KARATE:
Shotokan Karate Kata: 8 Kyu Level Forms Renshi Steve Flores



MUSIC:
A Duke Named Ellington (PBS, 1988) Episode of "American Masters" - WNET (pbs.org)
Live! Aynsley Lister (2004, "Rockpalast")
Trane Tracks The Legacy of John Coltrane
Worlds Apart Revisited Saga - double DVD + double CD
Worlds Apart Revisited Saga - double DVD only
Rivalry Records Showcase 2006
Leonard Cohen: Under Review 1935-1977
Moody Blues: Classic Artists It takes THREE discs to tell THEIR story
Greatest Hits: Live in Puerto Rico Dude, it's STRYPER
Grow Live Monsters Destroy All Monsters
Spinning Wheel Blood Sweat & Tears (1980)
Loose Grooves: Funkin Live in England 1980 WAR
Die for Us Live Wisdom in Chains
The Legendary Crooners - Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Perry Como
Buddy Greco - The Man & The Music
Retrospectives Pink Floyd
21 Essential Funk and Soul Classics I wish Cleopatra Records had told me what they were!
Essential Metal Anthems Ditto this one, but not as much
Twisted TV DVD, Vol. 1 Big video listing on the Amazon page
Live in Concert Los Bunkers
Shania: A Life in Eight Albums Cover looks like it's in French - must be a Canadian thing
Black Metal: A Documentary
Past and Presence Pendragon (import)
Live in Atlanta Tim Wilson
Doomsday Live in L.A. Deicide
David Clayton-Thomas: You're the One - Live at le Festival International de Jazz de Montreal
Avishai Cohen: As Is...Live at the Blue Note
Lisa Gerrard: Sanctuary
The Devil You Know Todd Snider

MUSIC DVDS WHAT CONTAIN NO MUSIC:
ABBA: Dancing Queen - Interviews
Kiss: Hell's Guardians - Interviews
The Rolling Stones: Satisfaction - Interviews
David Bowie: Spiders from Mars Interviews

CLASSIC ROCK LEGENDS:
Music in Review Bon Jovi
Music in Review David Bowie
Music in Review Thin Lizzy

MYSTERY MUSIC DVD OF THE WEEK:
Live Montreux July 1981 Maggie Bell (or...maybe it's the Korgis Kollection, since that's the cover they show)



HD ENVIRONMENTS (hdenvironments.com) TURNS YOUR TELEVISION INTO AN EXPENSIVE SLIDE PROJECTOR:
Living Landscapes: World's Most Beautiful Places
Living Landscapes: Bali
Living Landscapes: Costa Rica
Living Landscapes: Hawaii
Living Landscapes: Rocky Mountains
Living Landscapes: Olympic Rainforest
Living Landscapes: Pacific Coast
Living Landscapes: Fall in New England
Living Landscapes: Sacred Canyons of the American Southwest
Living Landscapes: California Redwoods



SMUT:
Playboy X Mates 2 Her ample bosom, unrestricted by the relentless bouncing of the All-Terrain Vehicle...
A Secret Revealed

EUROPEAN SOFTCORE:
The Sexual Story of O (Historia Sexual de O - Spain, 1984) A *sexual* story?? That's my favourite kind of story! Directed by Jesus Franco
The Inconfessable Orgies of Emmanuelle (Las Orgas inconfesables de Emmanuelle - Spain, 1982) aka "Emmanuelle Exposed" aka "Emmanuelle Forever" - also directed by Jesus Franco under a pseudonym
Schoolgirl Report, Vol. 1: What Parents Don't Think Is Possible (Schulmdchen-Report: Was Eltern nicht fr Mglich Halten - West Germany, 1970)

(PROBABLY VERY SPECIALIZED) SMUT:
Stocking Footed Heroines
Insane Actors Studio
Tatiana Saga



I always forget to find a place to shoehorn those very few DVDs which are exclusively

EN ESPAOL:
Patrn de Patrones (Mexico, 2000)
Prensa Corrupta (Mexico?, 2005)
El Numero de La Muerte (Mexico?, 2006)
Commando Zorras (Mexico, 2006)
El Humor de Hector Suarez, Vol. 1



And finally, we turn alphabetical...which can only mean the last category we have is that old favourite

ZOMBIE MOVIE (WITH ZOMBIES) OF THE WEEK:
Curse of the Sun (Suriyakhaat - Thailand, 2004)



I need a beer. Or three.

Come back Monday for the update and Amazon's Top 24 pre-orders!

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#2 Posted on | Instant Rating: 7.30


    Originally posted by CRZ
    Those of you who slog through the whole Gode-damn* thing combing it over for smartass comments by me...all three of you...should probably be able to get a few yuks - hell, MORE than a few - I certainly have more chances.



I bet there are five or six of us!

    Originally posted by CRZ
    DVDs FOR ARTSY FARTSY SMARTY-PANTS FILM NERDS:
You mean for Llakor?



Did you actually watch Laker Girls? Damn.


This really is an impressive task that you undertake each week. I cannot fathom how much effort must go into this. I feel like if you take the time to do this, I can at least read it, even if I haven't seen any of the DVDs being released!






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#3 Posted on | Instant Rating: 7.14
    Originally posted by pieman
      Originally posted by CRZ
      Those of you who slog through the whole Gode-damn* thing combing it over for smartass comments by me...all three of you...should probably be able to get a few yuks - hell, MORE than a few - I certainly have more chances.



    I bet there are five or six of us!


I guess I make two.

    Originally posted by pieman
      Originally posted by CRZ
      DVDs FOR ARTSY FARTSY SMARTY-PANTS FILM NERDS:
    You mean for Llakor?


HEY!

Actually I do know who Louis Malle is, but I haven't actually seen any of his documentaries.

    Originally posted by pieman
    Did you actually watch Laker Girls? Damn.


    This really is an impressive task that you undertake each week. I cannot fathom how much effort must go into this. I feel like if you take the time to do this, I can at least read it, even if I haven't seen any of the DVDs being released!




Yeah, this is a pretty dry week even for me. Other than "The Queen" there is not much on the list that I have seen and wanted to talk about, and most of the ones that I have seen and not wanted to talk about are the rerealease collections. Things like Another 48 hours.



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#4 Posted on | Instant Rating: 5.67
Ya know, I really think it's time to look at what I'm doing with my life when I sit here and seriously consider buying Season One of The Drew Carey Show.

Since they took it off syndication (on TBS and the local FOX and NBC affiliates), I really kinda miss it.



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#5 Posted on | Instant Rating: 6.37
Thank you very much for the heads up on the WKRP set. I wouldn't have known and would have been mighty pissed had I bought this set. And thanks for doing this every week too. I slog thru it all for the jokes and to see the *wide* variety of releases coming out.



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#6 Posted on | Instant Rating: 6.48
The question is...is this the BEST WKRP DVD release we're gonna get?

If it's a "this or nothing" kind of deal, then I may lean towards getting it.

(edited by Bullitt on 21.4.07 2346)
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#7 Posted on | Instant Rating: 3.79
They actually had film when the Indians won a World Series?
Also, thanks for the heads up on the clipped WKRP.



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#8 Posted on | Instant Rating: 3.29
On the WKRP matter, the creators of the show talk about the music changes, in this Star Tribune article. Thanks to TVShowsOnDVD.com for the link.

(edited by XPacArmy on 23.4.07 1037)


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#9 Posted on | Instant Rating: 9.00
It isn't often that people who are the subject of DVDs directly reference a thread - in fact, this is probably the first time it's happened - so I wanted to thank Winter from http://starbuckseverywhere.net/ for the link and acknowledgment. I still think he ain't right, though. (By the way, I saw "Starbucking" out a week early at my local Best Buy, in case anyone cared.)

The "Columbo" set no longer is listed as a Region 2 release. Corporate sabotage???

Here come your late updates!

CAME OUT ALREADY:
Booty Vol 1 (The W at Amazon) Release date adjusted to 4/17

NEW LISTINGS FOR 4/24:
Aircraft Carrier Mishaps: Pilot and Deck Crew Safety and Training Films More HILARIOUS bloopers!
American Indian Homelands: Matters of Truth, Honor and Dignity
Time & Chance: Gerald Ford's Appointment with History
Talking Feet: Solo Southern Dance Flatfoot, Buck and Tap Documentary of another kind of happy feet

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-The Great Escape

Plasma Window - TV Light Box Another chance to turn your TV into a RAVE TV with a "video party mix"
Plasma Window - Panoramic Landscapes Turn your TV into a work of art - with a classical soundtrack OR an ambient soundtrack (just try to tell 'em apart)

The Come Up Vol. 13 The "Rock Star" Edition of the Dirty Money Records DVD-zine - rescheduled for every week in April, so we'll see if it shows up next week, too
Demolition Men - Another Bay Area mixtape DVD - http://www.myspace.com/demolitionmenmusic

RESCHEDULED FOR 5/1:
The Sexual Story of O DARN
The Inconfessable Orgies of Emmanuelle DRAT
Blind Woman's Curse
Enjoying Wine With Mark Phillips

RESCHEDULED FOR 5/22:
Worlds Apart Revisited
Worlds Apart Revisited

RESCHEDULED FOR 5/29:
The Beatles London
The Concise Beatles London

RESCHEDULED FOR 6/5:
Past and Presence

RESCHEDULED FOR 6/19:
Live in Atlanta

RESCHEDULED FOR 10/2 (yikes):
Hapkido

CURRENTLY STILL SHOWING RELEASE DATE OF 4/24 - BUT UNAVAILABLE:
Geronimo and the Apache Resistance
Entrapment
Live Montreux July 1981
Trane Tracks
Willow-Special Edition
Rome Adventure
Hardy Show: Complete First Season
Best of the Hardy Show
Laughing Matters ... More!
Tango Argentina: Daniel Barenboim live from Buenos Aires
Nelson Freire in Concert
Baby's First Impressions: Animals
Baby's First Impressions: Sounds
The Batman: The Complete First Season Disc 1
Wonder Woman: The Complete First Season Disc 1
The Hawk
Over the Rainbow
Crack: Epic Productions

And now, the Amazon Top 24 pre-orders:

1 Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series
2 The Queen
3 Night at the Museum (Widescreen Edition)
4 Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series [HD DVD]
5 Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series [Blu-ray]
6 Night at the Museum (Two-Disc Special Edition)
7 Deja Vu
8 NCIS Naval Criminal Investigative Service - The Complete Third Season
9 Night at the Museum (Full-Screen Edition)
10 WKRP in Cincinnati: The Complete First Season (3 Discs)
11 Columbo - Mystery Movie Collection, 1989
12 Wonder Pets - Save the Wonder Pets
13 The Odd Couple - The First Season
14 Night at the Museum [Blu-ray]
15 Deja Vu [Blu-ray]
16 Harry and the Hendersons (Special Edition)
17 Jane Eyre
18 The Queen [Blu-ray]
19 One Day at a Time - The Complete First Season
20 Kidnapped - The Complete Series
21 The Drew Carey Show - The Complete First Season
22 Fixed Bayonets
23 Ironside - The Complete First Season
24 Sailor of the King

Apparently this "Planet Earth" series is a super big deal and the Hi-Def crowd is raving about it. I'm STILL not buying it!

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#10 Posted on | Instant Rating: 8.23
    Originally posted by CRZ
    Apparently this "Planet Earth" series is a super big deal and the Hi-Def crowd is raving about it. I'm STILL not buying it!

    SEE YOU FRIDAY



But Oprah told you (gliving.tv) you have to see it! You wouldn't defy Oprah, would you???
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#11 Posted on | Instant Rating: 7.30


    Originally posted by CRZ
    Angels in Disguise FIVE discs claim to help you Discover what Angles are doing in your life...and why


The second spelling of Angels/Angles is either a typo or brilliant wit. You decide!




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#12 Posted on | Instant Rating: 6.95
You wanted the best, you got... Out of Context Quote of the Week.

"I think I just wanted to say "Ass Pirate"." (Guru Zim)


Hang on... the Yung Joc DVD hasn't been postponed? What kind of crazy, mixed-up DVD-release thread is this?



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#13 Posted on | Instant Rating: 9.00
    Originally posted by drjayphd
    Hang on... the Yung Joc DVD hasn't been postponed? What kind of crazy, mixed-up DVD-release thread is this?
Stuck on 4/3, but fear not - it's STILL showing unavailable!

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#14 Posted on | Instant Rating: 8.00
10 Items or Less is a great example of a movie made possible by the casting. It's pretty easy to imagine how the movie could have been another inert lump of precious indie hipster shaggy-doggism (and, to be honest, many people will still find it such), but Morgan Freeman hoists the entire film up on his shoulders and lopes away with it. Freeman's charisma -- his specific brand of easygoing charm -- makes the meandering film work, and it's hard to think of another actor who could pull it off convincingly.

Steven Wright's When the Leaves Blow Away is his first concert film in many many years. It's exactly what you'd expect, if you're at all familiar with him -- funny stuff, but I found his nasal drone a little difficult to listen to, uninterrupted, for so long. The concert film is around 45 minutes. There's also a short film he did called "One Soldier," which is sort of like if Wright was in The Seventh Seal and it was set during the Civil War.

Tears of the Black Tiger -- well, if Sergio Leone and Douglas Sirk got married and honeymooned in Thailand, this is the film the would make while they were there. It's an action-western-romance-melodrama in which garish violence plays out in front of Easter Egg-colored sets, like Sam Peckinpah on a Pixie Stix bender. There aren't characters so much as there are symbols -- the good guys gaze at their beloved ones piercingly and soulfully, while the bad guys sneer and cackle wickedly. Worth watching.

That's all I saw.

--K

(edited by Karlos the Jackal on 24.4.07 0049)


Last 5 movies seen: Tears of the Black Tiger ***1/2 - Steven Wright: When the Leaves Blow Away *** - 10 Items or Less *** - Hedwig and the Angry Inch ***1/2 - Smokin' Aces **1/2
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