Weekly Digital Disk Picks for May 17th, 2016

This week has a lot of releases from the silent ear, and a couple other points of minor interest.

4 Movie Marathon: Ancient Adventure Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Includes Robin Hood, The Quest, The Musketeer, and Dragonheart.
4 Movie Marathon: Comedy Favorites Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Includes Twins, Junior, Pure Luck, and Dragnet
4 Movie Marathon: Conspiracy Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Includes State of Play, Closed Circuit, Spy Game, and Breach
4 Movie Marathon: Epic Exploits Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Includes The Scorpion King, Kull the Conqueror, Conan the Barbarian, and Conan the Destroyer.
4 Movie Marathon: Heartbreak Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Includes Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Story of Us, What Dreams May Come, and Meet Joe Black
4 Movie Marathon: Post-Apocalyptic Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Includes Waterworld, Skyline, Children of Men, and Doomsday
4 Movie Marathon: Romantic Comedies Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Includes Larry Crowne, Love Happens, Prime, and Because I Said So
4 Movie Marathon: Westerns Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Includes The Far Country, Whispering Smith, The Plainsman, and Man in the Shadow.
6 Feature Classic Mystery Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Blaine: I can’t find a list of which features are included, aside from the “Featuring Mr. Wong and Nancy Drew” on the cover.
7 Feature Classic Mystery Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Blaine: Again, I can only find what’s on the front cover, but that’s Bulldog Drummond, British Intelligence, Dick Tracy, Doomed to Die, and Shock! As Bulldog Drummond and Dick Tracy had multiple serials in the day, I suspect that’s where the other two titles are coming from.
Akame Ga Kill Collection 2
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD Limited Edition: US, CAN
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Contains episodes 13-24. The limited edition release (in addition to having the show on DVD) comes with a soundtrack CD and an art booklet in a chipboard box.
Angie Tribeca: The Complete First Season
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Barnaby Jones
Amazon
  • Season 5 DVD: US, CAN
  • Season 6 DVD: US, CAN
The Battling Fool / American Pluck
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Before the White Man Came
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Blaine: This was rare in its day: a 1920 film where “minority” characters were played by actual members of that ethnic group. This has a 100% Native American cast.
Black Butler: Book of Murder OVAs
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US, CAN
Candy
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Cop Rock: The Complete Series
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Danger in the Streets: Vintage Traffic Safety Films
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Daring Deeds / Won in the Clouds Double Feature
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Dark Passage
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
DCU Two Pack
Amazon
  • All-Star Superman/Superman: Doomsday Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • Son of Batman/Batman: Under the Red Hood Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • Superman vs. The Elite/Superman: Unbound Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • Superman/Batman: Public Enemies/Superman/Batman: Apocalypse Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Dirty Grandpa
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital: US, CAN
  • DVD/Digital: US, CAN
Ernst Lubitsch Silents Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Includes The Eyes of the Mummy, Gypsy Blood, and Lady Windermere’s Fan.
The Facts of Life: Final Season
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
For Better or For Worse
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Gods of Egypt
Amazon
  • Digital: US
Comments Blaine Available on physical media May 31.
Gunbuster: The Movie
Amazon
  • Format: US, CAN
  • Format: US, CAN
Comments Alex: Compilation film adaptation of the OVA series I reviewed way back in 2007, when I first started writing for the site.
The Hazards of Helen
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Blaine: I’m sure this was in no way inspired by the massive success of the original Perils of Pauline serial.
Hired to Kill
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US, CAN
Human Desire
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
I Saw What You Did
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Ip Man Trilogy
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Kindergarten Cop franchise
Amazon
  • Kindergarten Cop 2 DVD: US, CAN
  • 1 and 2 DVD Two Pack: US, CAN
M Butterfly
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Man From Headquarters / Brothers Double Feature
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Mr. Selfridge – Season 4
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
McMillan and Wife: The Complete Series
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Mr. and Mrs. North: Volume 12
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
My Boyfriends’ Dogs
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
The Naked Island (Criterion Collection)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Nova: Rise of the Robots
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Oh, God! You Devil
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
One Crazy Summer
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Orange is the New Black: Season 3
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
  • DVD/Digital: US, CAN
Pinky Tomlin Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Includes Thanks for Listening, Sing While You’re Able, With Love and Kisses, and Swing It Professor.
Playhouse of Stars
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Power Rangers: Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The Complete Series
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Footage from this show was featured in season 3 of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers
The Program
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Southbound
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Splender in the Grass
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Too Late For Tears
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US, CAN
Turhan Bey Collection
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Includes The Amazing Mr. X, Shadow on the Stairs, and Parole Inc.
Universal Hollywood Icons Collection: Carole Lombard
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Includes Hands Across the Table, Love Before Breakfast, My Man Godfrey, and True Confessions.
Universal Hollywood Icons Collection: Gregory Peck
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Includes Arabesque, Mirage, Captain Newman, M.D., and The World in his Arms.
Universal Hollywood Icons Collection: James Stewart
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Includes Harvey, Winchester 73, The Glenn Miller Story, and You Gotta Stay Happy.
Universal Hollywood Icons Collection: Marlene Dietrich
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Includes Angel, Blonde Venus, Seven Sinners, and Desire.
The Witch
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments This was previously reviewed by J.D. DeLuzio
Woman on the Run
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
X Marks the Spot
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Xena: Warrior Princess
Amazon
  • Season Six DVD: US, CAN
  • Complete Series DVD: US, CAN

Finally, the picks of the week. Blaine says, “nothing jumps out at me this week. Hang on to a later week.” Alex says, “The only things that catch my attention are the Gunbuster movie. Otherwise hold off until later.”

One reply

  1. Not a really great week for SF/Fantasy (by Season Six Xena lost a lot of its appeal), but they tried some crazy ideas that year.
    But, One Crazy Summer’s better than you’d expect.
    I Saw What You Did is a fun bit of cheeseploitation.
    The third season of Orange is the New Black is out.
    And there’s a Vintage Traffic Safety anthology! I wonder if they will pair that with a Vintage PSAs eventually.

    Has anyone seen Splender in the Grass? Has a good reputation as a drama about young people, but sometimes that sort of thing dates as poorly as, well, most young people.

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