There’s another extremely light week this week. You
may want to browse the older release shelves on
Tuesday.

First, the genre releases:

• Catwoman:
  Generally considered the worst choice in Halle
  Berry’s career, I’m
  tempted to pick it up under the same impulses that
  lead me to buy
  Santa Claus Conquers the Martians and
  Plan 9 From Outer
  Space.
• Farscape
  Season 1, Starburst Collection 2: This is the
  second Starburst
  edition, a rerelease of episodes at a lower overall
  price point.
  (It’s under $25 for seven episodes.)
• Farscape
  – The
  Peacekeeper Wars: This miniseries wrapped up (all
  of?) the loose
  ends of the suddenly canceled series.
• The
  Forgotten: This Julianne Moore thriller was
  originally released
  last year.

Now, the non-genre releases:

• I
  Have Found
  It: A Bollywood adaptation of Pride and
  Prejudice. It’s
  being released by Kino International, a company I
  have a lot of
  respect for. The Bollywood films I’ve seen so far
  have all been goofy
  fun.
• Martial
  Arts
  50 Movie Pack: Digital 1 Stop has already
  released similar
  packages for science fiction, horror, comedy,
  mystery, hollywood
  legends, family, action, war, and movie all stars
  films.

Finally, the pick of the week. Once again, the
unexpected has
happened. I haven’t seen any of the new releases due
out this week.
I knew that theatrical business dies down after
Christmas in Canada
and the Northern U.S. because the weather and road
conditions take a
dive. I had assumed that the rental business could
take a lot more
punishment, but the number of actual releases in an
average week this
month is half of what it normally is. Based on
reputation alone, I’d
say the Farscape DVDs are your best bets.
Next week release
list is back up to its usual size, so we can expect
some good choices
there.