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Hello.
On ONE page you will find below the 304 new DVDs, 6 new Blu-Ray, 8 new HD DVDs, and 1 new UMD coming to store shelves (virtual or otherwise) beginning Tuesday, 2/26. HD DVD may be dead, but they beat Blu-Ray for new releases this week, so let's hear it for last gasps.
Last week's experiment didn't prove much as there was a hiccup in our availability on certain places (we were gone by Sunday and back yesterday) which I'm pretty sure had nothing to do with when we went to press...but it's all guesses anyway, innit?
I'm back to doing real work most of the time, so here we are back on Friday. I have another sneaky hunch it won't affect any orders generated from this page.
Enough from me - let's get to the cut'n'paste!
For those of you who HAVEN'T been here before, a brief overview:
Unlike those Amazon folks who are so desperate for clicks that they only let you see 12 items on a page, we got everything on one (very long) page for your convenience!
Hovering over links should provide you with Amazon's current price (which will usually be at its lowest during the pre-order and on the day of release!)
Adding an item from here into your Amazon shopping cart provides a friendly referral from The W, so please consider making your purchase - or ANY purchase, for that matter - through us. It'll place a few coins in our tip jar and you'll get some good karma...well, you'll get your merchandise, anyway. Probably.
As much as we love Amazon, sometimes - often - they are a little light when it comes to the details. That's where we step in - I attempt to some provide additional exposition (or, more likely, a bad joke) along with links to more information represented by IMDb icons (which can be clicked to take you to a movie's IMDb listing) or tv.com icons (which can be clicked to take you to the relevant episode list from tv.com)! And if I can't give you THAT, I'll sometimes take you directly to the distributor's own information...especially when they're also offering a trailer or free preview. You can waste LOTS of time on these - and really, isn't that what the Internet is all about? (Distributors with no Internet presence suck, by the way. You get NOTHING for THOSE listings. Sorry, but I can only do so much with my ability to read minds!)
ALL links should open new windows while keeping this one alive, so you can click, look, and then close to come right back here! We never want you to leave!
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Please feel free to add a reply and share your two cents about any of the listings you see here - show off your impressive knowledge, share your opinion about something you've seen, something you're looking forward to seeing, or make your own crappy jokes which are better than mine!
We also hope that if you buy something, you come back and tell us what you thought about it! This hardly ever happens, but it's always appreciated when it does!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY GENERAL WASHINGTON
PICK OF THE WEEK: Extras - The Extra Special Series Finale (The W at Amazon) (HBO/BBC, UK, 2007) Finally freed from the complete box set, you and I can complete the collection we started last year. Bloody Merry!
MOVIES OF THE WEEK
Beowulf (2007) Hey, just in time for the Oscars! Except...it wasn't nominated for any, was it. Oops. Beowulf (Unrated Director's Cut)"with more intense footage!" Strangely, Amazon listing shows exact same running time - hope for more CGI nudity, settle for more CGI violence Beowulf (Director's Cut) [HD DVD]
Highlander: The Source (2007) When it comes to "Highlander" flicks, THERE CAN BE ONLY...five?
Silk (Canada/France/Italy/UK/Japan, 2007) Michael Pitt, Kiera Knightley
Goya's Ghosts (USA/Spain, 2006) Natalie Portman, Javier Bardem, Stellan Skarsgrd, Randy Quaid Slipstream (2007) Written/directed/starring Anthony Hopkins in what many call his finest impersonation of David Lynch
CRITERION RELEASE OF THE WEEK: #422: The Last Emperor - Criterion Collection (China/France/UK/Italy, 1987) I believe this one won ALL the Oscars - 4 disc set includes movie and "extended television" cuts and a load of documentaries - more info at Criterion (criterion.com)
RELEASE FOR KIM OF THE WEEK: Door into Darkness (RAI, 1973) Collection of four episodes (hours) directed by Dario Argento and friends under various pseudonyms - Argento's version of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (kinda) - episode "The Tram" was expanded from an unfilmed sequence from "Bird With the Crystal Plumage" - now I'm losing even Kim, so here are the links to all four:
COLLECTIONS OF THE WEEK: Wu Tang 8 Diagram Collection Includes on 2 double-sided DVDs: Kung Fu Genius, Daggers 8, 8 Masters, Shaolin Arhat Boxing, Raiders of Wu Tang, 4 Hands of Death, 8 Diagram Fighter and Wu Dang Cudgel - YOU go the find IMDb links Demons Triple Feature: The Other Hell/Demons III: The Ogre/Black Demons (L'Altro Inferno - Italy, 1980) (La Casa Dell'orco - made for TV, Italy, 1988) (Demoni 3 - Italy, 1991) Directed by Bruno Mattei, Lamberto Bava and Umberto Lenzi respectively Facing the Giants/Flywheel (2006) (TBN, 2003)
POSSIBLY GLORIFIED BOOTLEGS FROM JEF FILMS: Alice in the Navy (I Aliki Sto Naftiko - Greece, 1961) Private Vices Public Virtues (Vizi Privati, Pubbliche Virt - Italy/Yugoslavia, 1976) Girl from Tobacco Row (1966) Tod Slaughter Triple Feature includes Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn (UK, 1935) , Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (UK, 1936) and Crimes at the Dark House (UK, 1940)
JOHNNY LEGEND OF THE WEEK: Johnny Legend Presents the Ultimate Sleazemania New collection of (I'm so tired of) "grindhouse" trailers, excerpts, shorts AND the original Sleazemania (direct to video, 1984) Johnny Legend Presents Beat Mania! (Featuring The Beatniks) Compliation of previews, interviews and the Paul Frees written/directed/guest voiced The Beatniks (1960) - incidentally, diabolikdvd.com says these are both out 3/25, so...we'll see if Amazon sticks to the Tuesday release date Teenage Cruisers: Young, Hot N Nasty (1977) Johnny Legend directs another....pastiche of awfulness, I guess we can say. Barely qualifies as "smut," even
The Smurfs: Season One, Vol. One (NBC, 1981) I have no idea which 19 episodes they're referring to, but I DO know the "Springtime Special" Easter speical is included as a bonus episode - "La LA la la la la, la la la la la...."
Punky Brewster: Season Four (syndicated, 1988) And we can now close the books on THIS series - also includes seven episodes of the cartoon (OH BOY!) Even more info at Shout! Factory (shoutfactorystore.com)
SMUT OF THE WEEK: The Voyeur (L'Uomo Che Guarda - Italy, 1994) "Unrated, uncensored Italian Version" The Voyeur "Unrated English Version" - I have to admit I am not well versed in the subtle nuances that might make up the nine minutes missing in this version Playboy's Fresh Faces I ain't lookin' at their faces, if you catch my drift Sweet Lingerie and Naughty Nights Secret Desires
Come back Monday and we'll see if this list has changed at all! I bet it does! Also, we'll see what people are buying at Amazon when I post their Top 24.
Originally posted by CRZBeowulf (Unrated Director's Cut)"with more intense footage!" Strangely, Amazon listing shows exact same running time - hope for more CGI nudity, settle for more CGI violence
I've got them both sitting in front of me, and yeah, they both have the same running time. My guess is they drew in some more gore. The Director's Cut also has a bunch more Special Features -- deleted scenes, etc.
--K
Last 5 movies seen: Margot at the Wedding *** - Michael Clayton ***1/2 - There Will Be Blood **** - We Own the Night *** - Becoming Jane ***
Funny, I had just turned to my wife and said, "This chick seems like she was shoe horned into the story, I wish she would go away". Literally seconds later, BOOM! Thank you, Jeebus.