There are a few notable door crasher titles this week.
Ant-Man | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
iTunes | |||||||||
Comments | Available on physical media December 8. | ||||||||
The Apu Trilogy (Criterion Collection) | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
The Avengers | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Black Lagoon Complete – Limited Edition | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Contains both seasons, along with the Roberta’s Blood Trail OVA. Comes in a chipboard box that looks like an ammunition case, a set of dog tags, an art book, and a Zippo lighter. | ||||||||
Buddy Complex – The Complete Series | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Mecha anime series. | ||||||||
A Bullet for Joey | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Chaplin’s Essanay Comedies | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
The City of Lost Children: 20th Anniversary Edition | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Includes Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Ponyo, and The Wind Rises. | ||||||||
Dangerous Game | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
ESPN 30 for 30: Season 2 | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Farewell, My Lovely | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Faust | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Gatchaman: The Movie | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Gene Autry Collection 12 | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
The Hobbit: Motion Picture Trilogy | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
A Horse Tale | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
The House on Carroll Street | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
In Cold Blood (Criterion Collection) | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Invaders of the Rokujyoma | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Anime series about a young man who gets an apartment in a complex with a whole bunch of supernatural inhabitants (including ghosts and Magical Girls). | ||||||||
Iron Man 3 | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
McHale’s Navy: The Complete Series | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Available on physical media December 17. | ||||||||
Pitfall | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Blaine: This is a 1948 Dick Powell/Lizabeth Scott thriller costarring Raymond Burr. This is completely unrelated to the video game of the same name. | ||||||||
Sgt. Bilko / The Phil Silvers Show: The Fourth and Final Season | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
The Stanford Prison Experiment | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Troll / Troll 2 | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Blaine: After getting a lot of flack from angry fans about kids getting scared in Jurassic Park, as though filmmakers are obligated to make anything with dinosaurs family friendly, Steven Spielberg chose to produce this direct to video animated film. | ||||||||
WWE Presents The Undertaker: The Streak 21-1 – RIP Edition | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Expanded release of the earlier WWE DVD set, in a wooden box shaped like a Coffin, with the Undertaker’s logo on the box. |
Finally, the picks of the week. Blaine says, “Ant-Man is my pick, unless you want to wait a few weeks for the 3D version and/or physical editions.” Alex says, “I’m going with the Hayao Miyazaki set.”
I’ve put the Extended Hobbit on my Christmas wish. I know people are (still) whining about the length, but dammit, I’m all in for even more.