Two more days until another round of DVDs are
available.

First, the genre releases:

• Gatchaman
  Collector’s Box: Alex Ross painted the box art.
  That’s almost
  enough to make me buy it.
• H.G.
  Wells’
  The War of the Worlds: An adaptation that hits
  video just before
  the Spielberg movie hits theaters. I think we can
  guess which is the
  better film.
• Highlander:
  The Raven: The complete collection of the spinoff
  series on nine
  disks.
• Man-Thing:
  A direct to video adaptation of the Marvel comics
  character. Go in
  with very low expectations.

Now, the non-genre releases:

• The
  Bette
  Davis Collection: This includes Mr. Skeffington,
  The Star, Dark
  Victory, The Letter, and Now Voyager
• Casino:
  10th
  Anniversary Edition: This was the movie that
  convinced people
  Sharon Stone could act. Then she promptly forgot how
  to do so, and
  made Diabolique, Last Dance, and
  Sphere.
• A
  Dirty Shame
  (NC-17 Theatrical Release): It’s a John Waters
  thing. Also
  available in a John Waters boxed
  set.
• Heaven
  Can
  Wait (Criterion Collection): I swear that
  Criterion can do no wrong.
• Hitch:
  Will Smith’s latest is probably not his greatest.
• Joan
  Crawford
  Collection: Includes Humoresque, Possessed, The
  Damned Don’t Cry,
  The Women, and Mildred Peace.
• Northern
  Exposure: Season Three: I wasn’t a big fan of the
  series, but I
  need to give them credit for some great
  packaging.

Finally, the pick of the week. Jaws
– 30th
Anniversary Edition: The original soundtrack has
been restored,
and is one option among several remastered versions.
There have been
other editions, and I’m not sure any are special
enough to justify
owning more than one, but for those of us who don’t
have copies yet,
this is the best choice.