This is a good week for multiple title packs and Studio Ghibli releases.
3 Film Collection: The Intern/Blended/Tammy | |||||||||
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3 Film Favorites: 90’s Leading Men | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes The Shawshank Redemption, The Fugitive, and JFK. | ||||||||
3 Film Favorites: Kids Sports | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes Little Big League, Little Giants, and Surf Ninjas. | ||||||||
4 Film Favorites: Animal Escapades | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes Scooby-Doo: The Movie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Happy Feet, and Yogi Bear. | ||||||||
4 Film Favorites: Family Classics | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Space Jam, The Goonies, and Dennis the Menace. | ||||||||
5 Film Collection: Swords and Sandals | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes 300, 300: Rise of an Empire, Wrath of the Titans, and both versions of Clash of the Titans. | ||||||||
5 Film Favorites: Fantasy Adventures | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes Journey to the Center of the Earth, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Pan, and the first two Neverending Story movies. | ||||||||
80s 5 Film Collection | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes Stripes, Ghostbusters, The Karate Kid, Stand By Me, and The Natural. | ||||||||
Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Collection | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes Saboteur, Shadow of a Doubt, Rope, Rear Window, The Trouble with Harry, The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho, The Birds, Marnie, Torn Curtain, Topaz, Frenzy, Family Plot, the 7 episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents directed by Hitchcock himself, and the three episodes of the Alfred Hitchcock Hour that he directed. | ||||||||
Amateur Night | |||||||||
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Amazing Spider-Man / Amazing Spider-Man 2 Set | |||||||||
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American Gods: Season 1 | |||||||||
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Ancient Aliens: Season 10 | |||||||||
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Angels and Demons / Da Vinci Code / Inferno | |||||||||
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Apollo 13 | |||||||||
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Baby Geniuses Triple Feature | |||||||||
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Barry Lyndon (Criterion Collection) | |||||||||
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Comments | Blaine: This is the only Kubrick feature that I haven’t upgraded to Blu-Ray yet. It’s also my least favorite Kubrick work (and I’ve seen all but Paths of Glory) but it may be worth it just for the Criterion Edition. | ||||||||
Batman vs. Two-Face | |||||||||
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Batman/Superman Anthology | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes the four Christopher Reeve Superman films, Superman Returns, and the four Batman films directed by Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher. | ||||||||
Black Mass/Blow | |||||||||
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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season Two | |||||||||
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Curb Your Enthusiams: Complete Season 1-3 | |||||||||
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The Dark Tower | |||||||||
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Comments | Available on physical media October 31. | ||||||||
DC 4 Film Bundle | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad: Extended Cut, Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice: Ultimate Edition, and Man of Steel. | ||||||||
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas | |||||||||
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Comments | The Jim Carrey / Ron Howard live action collaboration. | ||||||||
Escape Room | |||||||||
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Fists Of Fury | |||||||||
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Garo TV Collection 1 | |||||||||
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Rightstuf | |||||||||
Comments | First 13 episodes of the tokusatsu series. | ||||||||
Girls Trip | |||||||||
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God of War | |||||||||
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Gold Diggers of 1933 | |||||||||
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Good Place: Season One | |||||||||
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Green Acres: The Complete Series | |||||||||
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Harts of the West: The Complete Series | |||||||||
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Hotel Transylvania / Hotel Transylvania 2 Double Feature | |||||||||
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Howl’s Moving Castle | |||||||||
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Rightstuf | |||||||||
Hunter x Hunter Set 3 | |||||||||
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Rightstuf | |||||||||
Comments | The RightStuf Release has a limited time offer where a replica Hunters License, from the show, is sent with each purchase while supplies last, at no additional cost. | ||||||||
Justice | |||||||||
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Justice League: The Complete Series | |||||||||
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Kidnap | |||||||||
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Comments | Available on physical media Oct. 31 | ||||||||
Kiki’s Delivery Service | |||||||||
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Rightstuf | |||||||||
La Chinoise | |||||||||
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Comments | Directed by Jean-Luc Godard | ||||||||
Lady MacBeth | |||||||||
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Landline | |||||||||
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Laugh Out Loud 5 Movie Collection | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes Grown Ups 2, Here Comes the Boom, Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser, Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, and Pixels. | ||||||||
Laugh Out Loud 6 Movie Collection | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes Anger Management, Eight Crazy Nights, , Master of Disguise, The Animal, and Mr. Deeds. | ||||||||
Laugh Out Loud 6 Movie Collection | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes 50 First Dates, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, Click, That’s My Boy, The House Bunny, and You Don’t Mess with the Zohan. | ||||||||
Laugh Out Loud 6 Movie Collection | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes Benchwarmers, Zookeeper, Grown Ups, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Jack and Jill, and Just Go With It. | ||||||||
Legend of the Werewolf | |||||||||
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Love Chunibyo and Other Delusions: Rikka Version | |||||||||
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Rightstuf | |||||||||
Comments | Semi-retelling of Love, Chuunibyo & Other Delusions, told from the perspective of Rikka, the character who is the “Chuunibyo” from that series. | ||||||||
Man With a Camera: The Complete Series | |||||||||
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Marcella: Series 1 | |||||||||
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Mary Reilly | |||||||||
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Comments | This was reviewed here 13 years ago. | ||||||||
Masterpiece: The Collection UK Edition | |||||||||
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The Midwife | |||||||||
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My Neighbour Totoro | |||||||||
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Rightstuf | |||||||||
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume VI | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes Teenagers from Outer Space, Attack of the Giant Leeches, Gunslinger, and Mr. B’s Lost Shorts. | ||||||||
Night of the Living Dead (1968) | |||||||||
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Orange: The Complete Series | |||||||||
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Rightstuf | |||||||||
Comments | Romantic dramady manga about a girl who receives a letter from her future self about the impending death of one of her classmates. She tries to save that classmate with her friends. The limited edition comes with several art cards and an art booklet, in a chipboard case. | ||||||||
Ponyo | |||||||||
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Rightstuf | |||||||||
Princess Mononoke | |||||||||
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Rawhead Rex | |||||||||
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Comments | Monster film written by Clive Barker and released by Kino Lorber. | ||||||||
Resident Evil: Vendetta/Degeneration/Damnation Triple Feature | |||||||||
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Comments | Contains 3 of the Capcom produced CGI animated films. | ||||||||
Revenge of the Dead | |||||||||
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Rhoda: Final Season | |||||||||
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Romedies Collection Vol. 1 | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes Aloha, Easy A, Friends with Benefits, That Awkward Moment, Just Go With It, and Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. | ||||||||
Romedies Collection Vol. 2 | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes The Back Up Plan, Sex Tape, Bad Teacher, Playing for Keeps, The Bounty Hunter, and The Ugly Truth. | ||||||||
Samurai Jack | |||||||||
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Scooby Doo! Holiday Collection | |||||||||
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Serenity | |||||||||
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She Had to Say Yes (1933) | |||||||||
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Shopkins World Vacation | |||||||||
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Shot Caller | |||||||||
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Smithsonian: The Real Story: Saving Private Ryan | |||||||||
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Spider-Man: Homecoming | |||||||||
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Spider-Man: Motion Picture Trilogy | |||||||||
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Comments | The Tobey Maguire/Sam Raimi collaborations | ||||||||
Spirited Away | |||||||||
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Rightstuf | |||||||||
Step | |||||||||
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Super Lovers: Season One SUB Only | |||||||||
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Rightstuf | |||||||||
Comments | Romantic Dramedy Yaoi anime. | ||||||||
TCM Silver Screen Icons: Best Pictures | |||||||||
Amazon | |||||||||
Comments | Includes Casablanca, Mrs. Miniver, An American in Paris, and Gigi. | ||||||||
TCM Silver Screen Icons: Maureen O’Hara | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Dance, Girl, Dance, , and The Wings of Eagles. | ||||||||
TCM Silver Screen Icons: WWII Battlefront Europe | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes Battleground, The Dirty Dozen, Where Eagles Dare, and Kelly’s Heroes. | ||||||||
TCM: Greatst Classic Films: Sci-Fi | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes Forbidden Planet, The Time Machine, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Soylent Green. | ||||||||
TCM: Silver Screen Icons: Bette Davis | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes Jezebel, Dark Victory, All This, and Heaven Too and Old Acquaintance | ||||||||
TCM: Silver Screen Icons: Gene Kelly | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes Anchors Aweigh, On the Town, An American in Paris, and Brigadoon. | ||||||||
TCM: Silver Screen Icons: Musical Double Feature | |||||||||
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Comments | Includes Calamity Jane and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. | ||||||||
Teen Titans Go, Season 4 Part 1 | |||||||||
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Three O’Clock High | |||||||||
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Three Stooges: Big Box of Nyuks | |||||||||
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Titanic (1943) | |||||||||
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Top Gear America: Season One | |||||||||
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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (Criterion Collection) | |||||||||
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Vengeance: A Love Story | |||||||||
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Very Sordid Wedding | |||||||||
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Vice Versa | |||||||||
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Washington Masquerade (1932) | |||||||||
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We’re the Millers / Vacation Double Feature | |||||||||
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Wilde Wedding | |||||||||
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Wrestling Days | |||||||||
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WWE: Iconic Matches: Finn Balor | |||||||||
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Comments | Bonus disc from the “Ultimate Fan Pack” Action Figure | ||||||||
WWE: Iconic Matches: John Cena | |||||||||
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Comments | Bonus disc from the “Ultimate Fan Pack” Action Figure | ||||||||
WWE: Iconic Matches: Roman Reigns | |||||||||
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Comments | Bonus disc from the “Ultimate Fan Pack” Action Figure |
Finally, the picks of the week. Blaine says, “I’m going with Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Collection, which is much like the Masterpiece Collection I already own, but includes all of his TV work included under his brand. Since the legal releases of such work appear to have stalled with the sixth season of his first show, this may be the only way I’ll ever get my hands on them.” Alex says, “If you have a kid, and you don’t already own My Neighbour Totoro, you should really pick this up.”
How did Spidey not make the Picks of the Week?
I’m with ‘Lex – Spider-Man: Homecoming is the clear pick of the week. I guess it’s so clear that there’s really no need to even mention it (;
I will say I really enjoyed Barry Lyndon. I’m not sure if it was the Kubrick movie I left for last (because it’s about 3 months long), but it was one of the last I watched. If you have the attention span, I highly recommend it.
If you have not read Howl’s Moving Castle, you need to. It is a phenomenal book, and the movie is…. ugh. Changing the plot and animefying the hell out of everything, sure. But the movie loses some of the best plot points the book has, as well as the self-aware whimsy .
The book was written by Diana Wynne Jones, and if you don’t know who she is, you should be aware that she’s the person who inspired J. K. Rowling (and many others) to start writing. She is absolutely one of the greatest fantasy writers.
Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll put it on my To-Read list.
ETA: Damn, my To-Read list is really, really long.