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Monday, November 10, 2008
New picks for DVDs
Noteworthy DVDs released this week
PICK OF THE WEEK: — “JFK” (Warner Bros.): Hot on the heels of the underwhelming “W.” comes an entry from the other end of the Oliver Stone-does-history spectrum. Though sometimes infuriating, the conspiracy-happy “JFK” lingers in the cinematic craw in a way “W.” isn’t likely to, and its lurid vision is just the thing for a new Blu-ray edition.
OTHER TOP PICKS:
— Director’s Series: Roberto Rossellini (Lions Gate): Two little-seen titles, “Dov’è La Libertà” and “Era Notte A Roma,” from the Italian master’s mid-career.
— Walt Disney Treasures (Disney): The latest batch of archival goodies, ranging from obscure (1964’s “Dr. Syn”) to the nostalgic (an Annette-centric Mickey Mouse Club disc).
— “Shogun Assassin” box set (AnimEigo): A quintet of bloody samurai films that are English-dubbed versions of the famous Japanese adaptations of the “Lone Wolf and Cub” manga series.
— “The Boys in the Band” (Paramount): Ten years before he drew fire from gays with “Crusing,” director William Friedkin adapted Mart Crowley’s more gay-friendly (if now very dated) play.
— “Madame Bovary” (1991) (Koch): Claude Chabrol + Isabelle Huppert + Gustave Flaubert = Arthouse catnip.
— Paramount’s “Centennial Collection”: A new line of double-disc classics launches this week with reissues of the much-loved “Roman Holiday,” “Sabrina,” and “Sunset Boulevard.” Sadly, the remasters aren’t available on Blu-ray.
NEW TO BLU-RAY:
“Band of Brothers” (HBO); “Black Christmas” (Somerville House); “Firefly” (Fox); “Soundstage: Sheryl Crow Live,” “Soundstage: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers” (Koch)
FROM THE ARTHOUSE:
“…And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him,” “Liberty Kid,” “Little Fugitive” (1953) (Kino); “Camp de Thiaroye” (New Yorker); “Love Songs” (Somerville House); “Mister Foe” (Magnolia); “Opium: Diary of a Madwoman” (Koch); “Sukiyaki Western Django” (First Look)
FROM THE VAULTS:
“The General” (Kino); “The Homefront Collection,” ” Classic Holiday Collection,” Quo Vadis (Warner Bros.)
RECENT DOCUMENTARIES:
“Dalí in New York” (Jack Bond); “The Dalí Dimension” (Dalí Society); “Here Is Always Somewhere Else” (Cult Epics); “The Kennedys: America’s Emerald Kings” (Warner); “Operation Valkyrie: The Stauffenberg Plot To Kill Hitler” (Koch); “Planet B-Boy” (Arts Alliance America); “Toots” (Indiepix)
FRESH FROM THE MULTIPLEX:
“Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (Warner Bros.)
BEST OF TV:
“The Cosby Show” box set (First Look); “I Dream of Jeannie” (Sony); “Little House on the Prairie,” “Shaun The Sheep” (Lions Gate); “Scrubs” Season 7 (Walt Disney / Touchstone); “The Sopranos” Complete Series (HBO)
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