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Noteworthy DVDs released 12/7/10
PICK OF THE WEEK
“Inception” (Warner Bros.): Proving that he can produce a satisfying,
blockbuster-scale film without riding the Caped Crusader’s
bat-coattails, Christopher Nolan went the extra mile and wrapped his
mind-bending plot around a surprisingly moving story of lost love.
OTHER TOP PICKS
Criterion Creepouts: The boutique label turns its Blu-ray eye to two
thought-provoking ickfests that benefit from high-def:
Guillermo del Toro’s poetic breakthrough “Cronos” and David
Cronenberg’s technolust nightmare “Videodrome” (Criterion).
Shrek: The franchise that didn’t know when to quit started off charming but wore out its welcome even as its box-office success inspired a Broadway spinoff. As the last outing, “Shrek Forever After,” hits shelves, Paramount also offers a “Shrek: The Whole Story” collection on DVD and Blu-ray.
NEW ON BLU-RAY
“Rush Hour” (New Line); “Alice In Wonderland” (2010)
3-D version (Walt Disney); a half-dozen “Battlefield” releases from
Time-Life and three IMAX nature docs from Image
ARTHOUSE/FOREIGN
“Franz Kafka’s A Country Doctor and other Fantastic
Films by Koji Yamamura” (Zeitgeist); “Jaffa” (Film Movement);
“Mademoiselle Chambon” (Kino); “Mutum,” “Possible Lives” (Global Film
Initiative); “Passchendaele” (Echo Bridge); “Patrik, Age 1.5” (E1
Entertainment); “Taxi Zum Klo” (Breaking Glass Pictures)
FROM THE VAULTS
“Escape From Zahrain,” “The Milk of Sorrow” (Olive
Films)
DOCUMENTARIES
“Big River Man” (Indiepix); “Hugh Hefner: Playboy,
Activist and Rebel” (Phase 4); “Only When I Dance” (Film Movement);
“ESPN Films 30 for 30 DVD Gift Set” Vol. 1 (ESPN Films); “LennoNYC”
(A&E); “Reformat the Planet” (Indie Blitz); “Restrepo” (Virgil Films)
TV-ON-DVD
“Apparitions” (BFS); “Betty White In Black and White,”
“Dennis Hopper: The Early Works,” “Trek Stars Go West” (MVD);
“Bonanza” Season 2, Vol. 1) (Paramount); “Dragnet 1969” Season 3
(Shout! Factory); “Law & Order” Season 8 (Universal); “Taxicab
Confessions: New York, New York,” Jeff Bridges in “A Dog Year” (HBO)
CULT CORNER
The Shaw Brothers’ Bastard Swordsman,” “Return of Bastard
Swordsman” (FUNimation); Roger Corman double-features “Big Bad
Mama”/”Big Bad Mama II” and “Lady In Red”/”Crazy Mama” (Shout!
Factory)
STRAIGHT(ISH) TO VIDEO
Andy Garcia and Aidan Quinn in “Across the
Line” (Maya Entertainment); Betty White in “Annie’s Point” (Vivendi);
Patrick Wilson in the SXSW alum “Barry Munday” (Magnolia); Chazz
Palminteri and Peter Bogdanovich in “The Dukes” (Warner Bros.)
REISSUE/REPACKAGE
Three volumes of the “Fox 75th Anniversary Giftset”
(Fox); “The Bob Hope Collection” (Shout! Factory)
KIDS’ STUFF
“Curious George: Sweet Dreams” (Universal); “SpongeBob
SquarePants” Season 6, Vol. 2) (Nickelodeon); “Thomas & Friends:
The Lion Of Sodor” (Lions Gate); “The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer”
(Fox)
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