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Noteworthy DVDs released 1/25/11
PICK OF THE WEEK
“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (Universal): Underrated during its original release, Michel Gondry’s team-up with screenwriter Charlie Kaufman is one fo the best films of the last decade. Check it out on Blu-ray instead of seeing Gondry’s disappointing “Green Hornet.”
OTHER TOP PICKS
“Broadcast News” (Criterion): Remember when James L. Brooks (“How Do You Know”) made great movies? If not, rent this.
“Client 9: The Rise & Fall of Eliot Spitzer” (Magnolia): Prolific documentarian Alex Gibney looks at the disgraced crusader who, shockingly, may have another act or two left in his career.
“Basil Dearden’s London Underground” (Criterion): Criterion’s “Eclipse” label turns its attention to a little-known Brit who left famed Ealing studios to make, grittier, noir-ish films.
“Santa Sangre” (Severin): Alejandro Jodorowsky’s acid-trippy cult film comes to Blu-ray this week, just in case its imagery wasn’t vivid enough already.
FRESH FROM THE MULTIPLEX
“Nowhere Boy” (Sony); “Red” (2010) (Summit); “Saw: The Final Chapter” (Lions Gate); “Secretariat” (Walt Disney)
NEW ON BLU-RAY
“A Beautiful Mind” (Universal); “The Color Purple” (Warner Bros.); “Santa Sangre” (Severin)
ARTHOUSE/FOREIGN
“Dogtooth” (Kino); “Enter The Void,” “Inhale,” “Inspector Bellamy” (MPI); “The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest” (Music Box); “You Won’t Miss Me” (Factory 25)
DOCUMENTARIES
“At the Edge of the World,” “What’s the Matter With Kansas” (Passion River); “Derailroaded” (MVD); “Freakonomics” (Magnolia); “sex & drugs & rock & roll,” “Still Bill,” “Tupac Uncensored and Uncut,” “Which Way Home” (New Video); “Land of Confusion” (Virgil Films)
TV-ON-DVD
“The Agatha Christie Hour” Set 2, “Pie in the Sky” Series 4, “Wish Me Luck” Series 2 (Acorn Media); “Glee” Season 2, Vol. 1 (Fox); “Matlock” Season 6 (Paramount); “MI-5” Volume 8, “The Shadow of the Tower” (BBC); “Shaun the Sheep: Spring Shenanigans (Lions Gate); “Zorro” (1990s) Complete Series (A&E)
STRAIGHT(ISH) TO VIDEO
“Adventures of Power” (Phase 4); “Like Dandelion Dust” (Fox); “Of Boys and Men” (Warner Bros.); “The Traveler” (Paramount)
REISSUE/REPACKAGE
“Ronald Reagan Centennial Collection” (Warner Bros.)
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