Weekly New Releases – February 26, 2013

This is a pretty slow week.

Action Heroes of the Cliffhanger Serials
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Blaine: This appears to be a “best of” serials collection. It includes portions of Superman (see March’s podcast), Batman and Robin (February 2014’s podcast), Green Hornet, Iron Claw and more, but is one disc and 90 minutes long.
Batman: The Dark Knight (Special Edition with Batman mask)
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Blaine: The podcast about this one will come out in November, 2014.
Battle Girls Time Paradox: Complete Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • DVD: US
  • Blu-Ray: US
Comments Alex: Fanservice action series, involving gender-swapped characters from Japan’s Sengoku period.
Carol Burnett Show: This Time Together
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Chasing Mavericks
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
iTunes
  • Digital: US, CAN
Chronicle of a Summer (Criterion Collection)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Classic All-Star Commercials
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
The Client List: The Complete First Season
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
iTunes
  • Digital: US, CAN
Comments Blaine: I watched the pilot episode because it was free on iTunes. It was entertaining, but not enough to draw me back for the rest of the season.
Diary of a Chambermaid
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Fushugi Yugi OVA Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • DVD: US
Comments Alex: Contains seasons 1 & 2 of the Fushugi Yugi OVAs.
Garrow’s Law: The Complete Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Heaven’s Lost Property: The Angeloid of Clockwork
Amazon
  • DVD/Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • DVD/Blu-Ray: US
Comments Alex: Spin-off film from the Heaven’s Lost Property anime series (which is a harem romantic comedy).
The Hudsucker Proxy
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
iTunes
  • Digital: US, CAN
Lady for a Night
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Law and Order: The Twelfth Year
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • DVD: US
Comments Alex: The first Lupin III movie.
Mad Bull 34: The Complete Series
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • DVD: US
Comments Alex: Cop action series based on a manga by Kazuo Koike, creator of Lone Wolf & Cub, founding member of the Gekiga movement – a manga movement based on realistic depictions of the world, set in a cargo-cult interpretation of the US through the eyes of someone whose only exposure to the US is through cop films where characters are referred to as “loose cannons” and/or are told to turn in their badge and their gun at some point in the film. This includes Predator 2.
Marvel Anime: Blade – Season One
Amazon
  • Volume 1 DVD: US, CAN
  • Volume 2 DVD: US, CAN
iTunes
  • Digital: US, CAN
Marvel Anime: Wolverine – Season One
Amazon
  • Volume 1 DVD: US, CAN
  • Volume 2 DVD: US, CAN
iTunes
  • Digital: US, CAN
The Master
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
iTunes
  • Digital: US, CAN
Comments Blaine: Don’t let the title fool you. None of these characters come from Gallifrey.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Season 2, Vol. 1
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files – Animal Agents
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Quaser of Stigmata – Collection 2
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • DVD: US
Comments Alex: This is the “breast milk gives super-powers” show, and I still have no idea how this thing got licensed.
Samurai Cop (Special Edition)
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Alex: This special edition does not have the Joe Bob Briggs commentary, so I might recommend avoiding this release.
Sansho the Bailiff (Criterion Collection)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Amazon
  • 3D Blu-Ray / Blu-Ray / DVD / Digital: US, CAN
Strangers in the Night
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rise of the Turtles
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (Extended Edition)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray / Digital: US, CAN
  • DVD / Digital: US, CAN
iTunes
  • Digital: US, CAN
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray / Digital: US, CAN
  • DVD / Digital: US, CAN
iTunes
  • Digital: US, CAN
Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 25th Anniversary Edition
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Four animated films intended to be faithful to Baum’s source material.
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN

Finally, the picks of the week. Blaine says, “if you have somehow managed to not get The Dark Knight now, get that. Otherwise, wait for stronger releases in March.” Alex says, “I’m probably going to rent Lupin the 3rd: Mystery of Mamo. Other then that there isn’t much that’s caught my attention.”