We’ve got a decent week ahead, though the following
week looks even better.

First, the genre releases:

• Candyman
  (Special Edition): This still has a bit of a cult
  following.
• Christine
  (Special Edition): This is the John Carpenter
  adaptation of the
  Stephen King novel.
• Classic
  Cartoons: This is an 8 DVD set credited to Max
  Fleischer. I love
  the Fleischer studio, and would like to know more
  about this before I
  pick it up.
• Ghostbusters
  I
  & II (Double Feature Giftset): New transfers,
  and a few new
  bonus materials, such as episodes of Slimer and
  the Real
  Ghostbusters.
• The
  Greatest
  American Hero – Season Three: This completes the
  series.
• The
  X-Files
  Mythology Collection Vol. 2: This is a
  continuation of the five
  volume set collecting the episodes of The
  X-Files with the
  most significant impact on the long-term story
  arc.

Now, the non-genre releases:

• Alexander:
  Also available in a director’s cut.
• Annie
  –
  Special Anniversary Edition: I remember enjoying
  this quite a bit
  as a child.
• The
  Complete
  Thin Man Collection: A 7 DVD set of the classic
  films.
• The
  Cosby Show
  – Season One: A 4 DVD set, also available in
  individual volumes.
• The
  Dukes of
  Hazzard – Season Four: A 9 DVD set with the
  complete season,
  presumably timed to coincide with the movie.
• Hearts
  Afire –
  The Complete First Season: I remember enjoying
  this, but at that
  age and stage of my life, I’d have enjoyed anything
  with Markie Post.
• John
  Wayne
  Collection: There are a number of John Wayne
  collections out this
  week, but this Amazon.com exclusive 10 disk set
  appears to be the most
  complete, including El Dorado, Hatari!, In Harm’s Way,
  Rio Lobo, The
  Sons of Katie Elder, The Shootist, Donovan’s Reef, Big
  Jake, The Man
  Who Shot Liberty Valance, and True Grit.
• Lawrence
  of
  Arabia: This is a single disk edition of a
  previously released
  title.

Finally, the pick of the week. Avant
Garde: This
is a two disk collection from Kino Video, including
some very
experimental films from the 1920s and 1930s. Very
tempting. I find
the entire Avant Garde movement fascinating, as
filmmakers tried to
make films entirely with images, with little or no
story, connections
between images, or even basis in reality. Kino Video
has an excellent
track record for this sort of thing, too.