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DVD Titles coming out in AUG

3-Aug

"- 'night, Mother (Drama) acs"

"- A Prophet (Crime, Drama) acs"

- After.Life (Psychological Thriller) acs

"- The Allnighter (Comedy, Romance) acs"

"- Cross My Heart (Comedy, Romance) acs"

"- Curious George: Back to School (Animation, Family, TV) acs"

"- Days That Shook The World: The Complete Series (Documentary, TV) acs"

"- Days That Shook The World: Season Three (Documentary, TV) acs"

- Deathsport/BattleTruck (Roger Corman's Cult Classics Double Feature) (Various) acs

"- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Comedy, Family) acs"

- Eclipse Series 23: The First Films of Akira Kurosawa (Various) acs

- Elvis on Tour (Documentary) acs

- Elvis: 75th Anniversary (Ultimate Collector's Edition) (Various) acs

- The Ghost Writer (Thriller) acs

- Going Berserk (Comedy) acs

"- The Great Waldo Pepper (Adventure, Drama) acs"

- The Greek Tycoon (Drama) acs

"- Hawaii Five-O: 9-Season Pack (Crime, Drama, TV) acs"

"- Hawaii Five-O: The Ninth Season (Crime, Drama, TV) acs"

- Henson's Place (Documentary) acs

"- Heroes: Season 4 (Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, TV) acs"

"- Humanoids from the Deep (Roger Corman's Cult Classics Special Edition) (Horror, Sci-Fi) acs"

"- Kick-Ass (Action, Adventure) acs"

- The Kim Novak Collection (Various) acs

"- Mercy: The Complete First Season (Drama, TV) acs"

"- Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (Action, Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi) acs"

- Open House (Psychological Thriller) acs

"- Pandora and the Flying Dutchman: Deluxe Edition (Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance) acs"

"- Piranha (Roger Corman's Cult Classics Special Edition) (Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi) acs"

"- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell (Comedy, TV) acs"

- To Save a Life (Drama) acs

- Turner Classic Movies Spotlight: Errol Flynn Adventures (Various) acs

August 10

- Crumb (Criterion Collection) (Documentary) acs

- Date Night (Comedy) acs

- Death at a Funeral (Comedy) acs

- Graphic Sexual Horror (Special Edition) (Documentary) acs

- Helen (Drama) acs

"- The Joneses (Comedy, Drama) acs"

"- Just Say Love (Drama, Romance) acs"

"- Louie Bluie (Criterion Collection) (Documentary, Music) acs"

- Manuela & Manual (Comedy) acs

"- Max Headroom: The Complete Series (Comedy, Sci-Fi, TV) acs"

- Multiple Sarcasms (Drama) acs

"- My Name is Khan (Drama, Romance) acs"

"- Numb3rs: The Sixth Season (Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, TV) acs"

- Say Goodnight (Comedy) acs

- Titan Maximum: Season One (Animation) acs

"- Trauma: Season 1 (Drama, TV) acs"

- Under the Mountain (Horror) acs

August 17

- A History of Scotland (Documentary) acs

"- Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Season One, Part One (Action, Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, TV) acs"

"- Black Orpheus (Criterion Collection) (Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance) acs"

"- Burning Bright (Horror, Thriller) acs"

"- Ca$h (Action, Psychological Thriller) acs"

"- Casshern Sins: Part One (Action, Animation, Sci-Fi, TV) acs"

"- Casshern Sins: Part Two (Action, Animation, Sci-Fi, TV) acs"

"- Cemetery Junction (Comedy, Drama) acs"

"- Cougar Town: The Complete First Season (Comedy, TV) acs"

- Dark and Stormy Night (Comedy) acs

"- Dexter: The Fourth Season (Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, TV) acs"

"- Friday Night Lights: The Fourth Season (Drama, TV) acs"

"- Furry Vengeance (Comedy, Family) acs"

- Keeping Up with the Kardashians: The Complete Third Season (Reality TV) acs

- L'enfance nue (Criterion Collection) (Drama) acs

- The Last Song (Drama) acs

- The Lost Skeleton Returns Again (Comedy) acs

"- One Tree Hill: The Complete Seventh Season (Drama, TV) acs"

"- Orlando (Special Edition) (Drama, Romance) acs"

- Simon Schama: A History of Britain - Special Edition (Documentary) acs

"- Skellig: The Owl Man (Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, TV) acs"

"- Temple Grandin (Biography, Drama, TV) acs"

"- Ugly Betty: The Complete Fourth and Final Season (Comedy, Drama, TV) acs"

- Wolverine and the X-Men: Final Crisis Trilogy (Animation) acs

August 24

- $5 a Day (Drama) acs

- A Step into the Darkness (Drama) acs

"- Abandoned (Drama, Mystery, Thriller) acs"

- Ajami (Drama) acs

- An American Journey: In Robert Frank's Footsteps (Documentary) acs

"- The Back-up Plan (Comedy, Romance) acs"

"- The Bad Mother's Handbook (Comedy, Drama, TV) acs"

- Ben 10 Alien Force: Volume 8 (Animation) acs

"- Beverly Hills 90210: The second Season (Drama, TV) acs"

"- City Island (Comedy, Drama) acs"

"- Dark Arc (Comedy, Drama) acs"

"- Dorian Gray (Drama, Horror, Thriller) acs"

"- Flight of the Conchords: The Complete Collection (Comedy, TV) acs"

"- Four Stories of St. Julian (Crime, Thriller) acs"

"- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - Part Two (Animation, Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, TV) acs"

"- George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead (Horror, Suspense) acs"

"- George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead (2-Disc Ultimate Undead Edition) (Horror, Suspense) acs"

"- Ghost Hunters International: Season 1, Part 2 (Documentary, TV) acs"

"- Gossip Girl: The Complete Third Season (Comedy, Drama, Romance, TV) acs"

- The Great Rift: Africa's Greatest Story (Documentary) acs

- The Least Among You (Drama) acs

"- Lost: The Complete Collection (Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, TV) acs"

"- Lost: The Complete Sixth and Final Season (Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, TV) acs"

"- Machine Gun McCain (Crime, Drama) acs"

"- NCIS: The Seventh Season (Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, TV) acs"

"- The Simpsons: The Complete Thirteenth Season (Animation, Comedy, TV) acs"

"- The Simpsons: The Complete Thirteenth Season (Embossed Box) (Animation, Comedy, TV) acs"

"- The Square (Drama, Thriller) acs"

"- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles Forever (Action, Adventure, Animation) acs"

- Three Silent Classics by Josef von Sternberg (Criterion Collection) (Various) acs

"- Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes (Animation, Comedy, Family) acs"

August 31

"- 9th Company (Action, Drama, War) acs"

"- 9th Company (Collector's Edition) (Action, Drama, War) acs"

- Beatdown (Action) acs

"- Brothers & Sisters: The Complete Fourth Season (Drama, TV) acs"

- Classic Artists: Legends of the Canyon (Music) acs

"- FlashForward: The Complete Series (Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller, TV) acs"

"- Harry Brown (Crime, Thriller) acs"

"- House M.D. - Season Six (Drama, Mystery, TV) acs"

"- The Middle: The Complete First Season (Comedy, TV) acs"

"- Parenthood: Season 1 (Comedy, Drama, TV) acs"

"- Persons Unknown: Season 1 (Drama, Thriller, TV) acs"

"- Sons of Anarchy: Season Two (Drama, TV) acs"

"- Strawberry Shortcake: Berrywood Here We Come (Animation, Family) acs"

"- Strawberry Shortcake: The Glimmerberry Ball Movie (Animation, Family) acs"

"- Thriller: The Complete Series (Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller) acs"

"- Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too? (Full Screen) (Comedy, Drama) acs"

"- Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too? (Widescreen) (Comedy, Drama) acs"

"- The Vampire Diaries: The Complete First Season (Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, TV) acs"

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DVD Classics for May

Except for a few jealous husbands, who wouldn’t want Gregory Peck, Joel McCrea, Randolph Scott, James Coburn and John Wayne in their living room? That is what you get when you buy or rent “TCM’s Greatest Classic Film Collection: Westerns (The Stalking Moon / Ride the High Country / Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid/ Chisum). “ Though these films have been around for quite a while, this box set represents our, well, greatest classic heroes, giving performances greater than the story told. This DVD collection represents 576 minutes of raw testosterone sure to fill a slow Saturday or a rainy Sunday.

And if that collection didn’t get your spouse nuts, how about throwing in another 527 minutes with “TCM’s Greatest Classic Film Collection: War (Battle of the Bulge / The Dawn Patrol / Gunga Din / Operation Pacific).” This collection will add Henry Fonda, Errol Flynn and Cary Grant to the mix. Needless to say, the films in this collection of greats takes the emphasis away from the actor and puts it clearly on the awesome battle scenes and (unfortunately) so-so storylines. But, each one is a keeper at the rather economical price point of $19.99 for the DVD and $29.99 for Blu-Ray. Both collections will be out May 4th 2010.

And, shifting gears, here’s a solution for the romantics needing a sure-fire cure for the bad feelings made as a result of watching 1100 minutes of action flicks. Also on May 4th, Warner Home Video brings us David Lean’s 1965 magnum opus “Doctor Zhivago (45th Anniversary Edition)” about the plight of a man torn between two women while his life is worn to shreds by forces beyond his control.

Most of us have seen this film many times and own at least two different releases, so why buy this one? Well, I’m not sure why, it does have innovative special features like a commentary by Omar Sharif, Rod Steiger, and Sandra Lean and a new commemorative two-part 45th-anniversary retrospective "Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration" on the first disk and an hour long documentary "Doctor Zhivago: The Making of a Russian Epic" with a gallery of vintage featurettes, including press interviews and a Geraldine Chaplin screen test. It’s a little pricey at $28.99 for DVD and $35.99 for Blu-Ray but, at 191 minutes, it makes for a full night of movie and amore.

That same week Andy Griffith’s 1958 comedy masterpiece, “No Time for Sergeants comes out at a price reduced $12
For those who grew up on the non-Flynn versions of Robin Hood, or more appropriately for this publication, the less expensive 16mm Richard Greene versions, there’s Sony Class“Robin Hood Collection” featuring three separately priced DVDs; “Sword of SherwoodForest” starring (the wonderfully level-headed Robin Hood) Richard Greene, “Rogues of Sherwood Forest” starring (the female eye-candy Robin Hood) John Derek and Bandit oSherwood Forest starring (the rough and tumble Robin Hood) Cornel Wilde, though the most beautiful Anita Louise gets top billing, all releasing May 11th, 2010. I for one can’twait as this collection strikes at the heart of action/adventure film collecting. They are priced at $14.95 each (but here’s a hint, Amazo

And how about filmdom’s shortest mystery movie title “M”? It is coming to Blu-ray on May 11th. Our good friends at Criterion have re-released the film and critics are saying that they did it right. It is said to be an improvement over their initial rather skimpy edition, with a two-disc set that's filled with mouth watering information and details cinephiles crave. Disc 1 includes the original 110-minute cut of the film with the true Lang ending. Moreover, this print benefits from a better quality master than its predecessor. There is also a feature-length commentary from film notables. Disk 2 includes "Conversation with Fritz Lang," Claude Chabrol's "M le maudit," his 10-min. homage to “M” created for French television in 1982 and a brief interview with Chabrol (6 min.) and a stills gallery. Certainly, a must for most film fans but be prepared for the worthy Criterion pricing of $39.95 retail.
And a perfect segue to film noir is Questar’s “Film Noir Collector's Edition.” It is a collection of seven favorites from the royalty of film noir including Kirk Douglas, Frank Sinatra, Orson Welles, Edward G. Robinson, and Barbara Stanwyck. The advertising boasts, “Seven Essential Film Noir Classics in One Killer Box Set!, and, maybe so, but we will surely all admit that it is seven well worn and commoavailable favorites. They include; “D.O.A.”, “Detour”, “The Stranger”, “Scarlet Street”, Barbara Stanwyck’s “The Strange Love of Martha Ivers”, “Killer Bait” (aka Too Late for Tears), “Suddenly” and a sixth disk full with extra features such as; 38 Film Noir trailers, a film noir poster gallery, and data on the “The Noir Dame” and “What is Film Noir?” Look for it at the retail price of $49.99 on May 12th.

Another highly anticipated Criterion release is John Ford’s 1939 masterpiece,” Stagecoach”. The film that helped bring westerns back out of the shadows of B-film conformity and gave Ford a place to shoot other great flicks. Many of our childhood fantasies are made possible because of “Stagecoach”. Okay, I’ll calm down! This Criterion release includes mastering from a newly restored high-definition digital transfer, an audio commentary by noted western authority Jim Kitsesadded 1917 feature “Bucking Broadway”, a fifty-four-minute silent western by JohFord, an extensive video interview with Ford from 1968, a new video interview with DanFord, a new video interview with filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich, a new video featureabout Monument Valley, radio dramatization of Stagecoach from 1949 and a booklet featuring an essay by David Cairns. It arrives on store shelves on May 25th

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Old-time Television lovers will appreciate “The Virginian - Complete First Season on 10 DVDs - Limited Edition Embossed Collector's Tin!”, “Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Vol 1”, “All Creatures Great & Small: Complete Collection” and “TV Western Classics - 6 DVD Set” on May 25th. May 18th brings “Tales from the Three Stooges”, “GreateAmerican Hero: Season One” and “21 Jump Street: Season Two”. May 11th brings us “Red Skelton - Good Night & God Bless!”, “Red Skelton - Classic Commercials!” and, just when you think you’ve had enough, “Red Skelton - Pantomime Skits!”. May 4th brings “Marcus Welby, M.D.”, “The Honeymooners: Second Honeymoon” and “The Honeymooners: Valentine Special.”

And finally, for the kid in all of us, Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1980s. The two-disk collection includes "Goldie Gold and Action Jack", "Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos", "The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley", "The Flintstone Kids", "Mister T", "The Biskitts", "Monchhichis", "Galtar and the Golden Lance", "Dragon's Lair", "Thundarr the Barbarian", "The Kwicky Koala Show" Interestingly, this collection of 1980’s TV animation seems to represent the shift in TV animation style.
Apologies if I’ve missed anything. Note to independent labels please send me your release lists. Til next month,,