Weekly New Releases – August 26, 2014

The TV season releases are ramping up. We generally have good pickings from late August until the middle of December.

10 Action Movie Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Includes Too Young to Die?, The White Raven, Booster, Street Corner Justice, Seduced, Tusks, The Reluctant Heroes, Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct: Heatwave, Rx and Ice.
All That Jazz (Criterion Collection)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US, CAN
Belle
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
Blended
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Card Captor Sakura: The Movie
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • DVD: US
Comments Anime film spinning off from the TV show based on the manga by CLAMP.
Cast a Giant Shadow
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Criminal Minds
Amazon
  • Season 9 DVD: US, CAN
  • Seasons 1-9 DVD: US, CAN
Cybersix: The Complete Series
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • DVD: US
Comments Anime series based on an Argentine comic book.
The Dance of Reality
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
The Double
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Earth: The Sequel
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Blaine: And here I thought Counter Earth was entirely fictional, but it seems I was wrong and Earth actually has a sequel.
Elementary: Season 2
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Blaine: It’s not the BBC series, but I still find it quite enjoyable.
The Equalizer: Season 2
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments The original run was 4 seasons, so this is the half way point.
Fatal Fury: Complete OVA Series
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • DVD: US
Comments 2 episode OVA based on the first 2 Fatal Fury Games.
Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • DVD: US
Comments Feature film where the protagonists of the game (Terry & Andy Bogard, Joe Hiagashi, and Mai Shiranui) have to find the pieces of the Armor of Mars, a magic artifact that can grant the powers of a god, before a meglomaniac can find it.
Friendly Fire
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Gene Autry Movie Collection 7
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Includes Tumbling Tumbleweeds, The Old Corral, Prairie Moon and Carolina Moon.
Godzilla vs. Megalon
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
The Golden Age of Television (Criterion Collection)
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Good Luck Charlie: So Long, Farewell
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Haven: Season Four
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Heatstroke
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Heaven’s Lost Property Season 2 (Forte): Anime Classics
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US
Comments Season 2 of the harem romantic comedy
High School Confidential
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
King of the Deathmatch – 20th Anniversary Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments DVD of the complete King of Deathmatch pro-wrestling tournament, held in Japan, which featured as the final match Mick Foley (in his Cactus Jack gimmick) versus Terry Funk in a No-Rope Barbed Wire Exploding Ring Deathmatch.
Kinmoza (Kiniro + Mosaic): Complete Collection
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Blu-Ray: US
  • DVD: US
Comments Anime series about some British girls going to study in Japan.
The Legend of Hell House
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
The Love Punch
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
  • Digital: US, CAN
Metallica: S&M (Symphony & Metallica)
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Re-release of the concert movie featuring new arrangments of Metallica’s Music featuring the band and a full orchestra, with the orchestral portions of the concert arranged and conducted by Michael Kamen.
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit – The Complete Series
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Blu-Ray: US
  • DVD: US
Normal Heart
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
  • DVD/Digital: US, CAN
Now and Again
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
On the Beach
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Portlandia: Season Four
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Quicksand
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Ray Bradbury Theatre
Amazon
  • Vol. 1 DVD: US, CAN
  • Vol. 2 DVD: US, CAN
Comments Vol. 1 contains 26 episodes and Vol. contains 39 episodes, accounting for all 65 episodes of the series.
Revenge: Season Three
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rocky
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Sherlock Holmes and the Shadow Watchers
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Sons of Anarchy: Season Six
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
TMNT (2007)
Amazon
  • Digital: US
Comments Blaine: Still my favorite Ninja Turtles movie, though to be fair, I haven’t watched the newest one. I’ll probably get around to it for the sake of a podcast, but based on trailers and reviews to date I’ll be in no rush.
Toriko: Collection 1
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • DVD: US
Comments Episodes 1-26 of the anime series about a chef who has set out to find every potentially tasty critter in the world, and then kill and cook one of them.
Trust Me
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Starring Clark Gregg, Felicity Huffman, Allison Janney, William H. Macy, Amanda Peet, Sam Rockwell and Molly Shannon.
The Twilight Zone: The Complete 80s Series
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Uta No Prince-Sama: Season 2 (2000%)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Blu-Ray: US
  • DVD: US
Comments Season 2 of the reverse harem anime about a girl writing music for an all-boy Idol group.
Vengeance Is Mine (Criterion Collection)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
The Walking Dead: Season Four
Amazon
  • Limited Edition Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Watamote Complete Collection
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Blu-Ray: US
  • DVD: US
Comments New release of the slice-of-life dramedy, now with an English dub.
Welcome Back, Kotter: The Complete Series
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
What’s New Pussycat?
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN

Finally, the picks of the week. Blaine says, “Elementary: Season 2 is my choice for the week.” Alex says, “The Criterion Collection Golden Age of TV set looks fantastic, and at minimum I’m going to give that a rental (or otherwise check it out from the library).​”