We’ve got a few notables this week.
12 Years a Slave | |||||||||
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Comments | Expected to do quite well at the Academy Awards later today. | ||||||||
Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Series 11 | |||||||||
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An American Tail | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Ancient Aliens: Season 5, Volume 2 | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Aria the Natural, Part 2 (Litebox) | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Rightstuf | |||||||||
The Best of The Red Skelton Show | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Big Fat Liar | |||||||||
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Blackout | |||||||||
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Bloodlust | |||||||||
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Boiler Room | |||||||||
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Breaking Amish: Season One | |||||||||
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Casshan: The Complete Series | |||||||||
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Rightstuf | |||||||||
Comments | Anime series from the mid 1970s. | ||||||||
Cold Comes the Night | |||||||||
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Columbo | |||||||||
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Comments | Blaine: Still TV’s greatest detective character. | ||||||||
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor | |||||||||
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Comments | The 2013 Christmas Special | ||||||||
Far and Away | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Fraggle Rock: Season One, Volume One | |||||||||
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Fried Green Tomatoes | |||||||||
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Galaxy Railways: The Complete Series SAVE Edition | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Rightstuf | |||||||||
Comments | Alex: Science fiction anime produced by Leiji Matsumoto, related to the series Galaxy Express 999, though it’s not in the same universe as that series. Calling this the complete series is something of a misnomer. This is the first season of this show – subsequent seasons came out in Japan, but were not licensed for a US release. | ||||||||
Garden State | |||||||||
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Girl Rising | |||||||||
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The Grandmaster | |||||||||
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Comments | Alex: Film by Wong Kar-Wai about Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee. I’m not sure if this is the Chinese release of the movie or the US release. There is a significant narrative difference between the two cuts. | ||||||||
Hairspray | |||||||||
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Harry and the Hendersons | |||||||||
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Hours | |||||||||
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I’ll Get You | |||||||||
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Intolerable Cruelty | |||||||||
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The Last Days on Mars | |||||||||
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Loan Shark | |||||||||
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Maria Holic: Season 1 | |||||||||
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Rightstuf | |||||||||
Comments | Alex: This is a re-release of this show with a new dub. I haven’t listened to the old dub, so I can’t say what was wrong with it. | ||||||||
Mr. and Mrs. Murder: Series 1 | |||||||||
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Myself Yourself: Complete Collection | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Rightstuf | |||||||||
Comments | Alex: Romantic dramedy anime. | ||||||||
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water | |||||||||
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Rightstuf | |||||||||
Comments | Anime series from GAINAX (who put out Gunbuster and Neon Genesis Evangelion), directed by Hideaki Anno (who also directed Eva and Gunbuster), based on a story concept by Hayao Miyazaki. | ||||||||
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation: East Meets West | |||||||||
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Oldboy | |||||||||
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One Piece: Season 5, Part 6 | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Rightstuf | |||||||||
Peabody and Sherman: Wabac Adventures | |||||||||
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Rawhide: Season Seven | |||||||||
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Comments | Most seasons were 29 or 30 episodes, including this season. The final season, season eight, was only 13 episodes, so that will probably come in a single volume release. | ||||||||
A Simple Wish | |||||||||
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Somewhere in Time | |||||||||
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Space Adventure Cobra, The Original Series Part 1 | |||||||||
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Rightstuf | |||||||||
Comments | Alex: SF Anime series from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. Somewhat famous for being used in Matthew Sweet’s music video for his song Girlfriend. | ||||||||
Starsky and Hutch: Season One | |||||||||
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Teen Titans Go!: Mission to Misbehave Season 1 | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Untold History of the United States | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Venture Bros.: Complete Season Five | |||||||||
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The Visitor | |||||||||
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Finally, the picks of the week. Alex says, “While Time of the Doctor has got my interest, as I haven’t seen it yet, I don’t feel comfortable recommending it. However, I do feel comfortable recommending Nadia or, if you’re looking for a less expensive series, Galaxy Railways.” Blaine says, “Time of the Doctor and Columbo are both must-owns, even if Columbo is a rerelease. Of the titles I haven’t seen, 12 Years a Slave sounds promising, and The Grandmaster hit my radar when Alex included the magic words Wong Kar-Wai in his description.”