There are titles worth looking at this week, but the big seasonal push starts in earnest next week.
First, the genre releases:
- Alvin and the Chipmunks – Trick or Treason: I’d have said this release is about two months early.
- Angel Tales: The Complete Collection: More Anime.
- Argentosoma: Anime Legends Complete Collection
- Blackstar – The Complete Series
- .hack//sign – Anime Legends Complete Collection
- House on Haunted Hill 2-pack: Contains the 1959 and 1999 versions.
- Invasion – The Complete Series: I enjoyed the first few episodes, but had to cull my viewing habits to fit in my work schedule.
- Silent Hill: Based on the video game.
- Threshold – The Complete Series: The first of several genre shows to get the ax last year.
- The Wicker Man
- The Wizard: It’s been years since I’ve seen this feature length Nintendo commercial starring Fred Savage.
Now, the non-genre
releases:
- Apollo 13: It’s a rerelease.
- A Beautiful Mind: Another rerelease.
- Beyond the Poseidon Adventure: Yes, they made a sequel.
- The Bill Cosby Show – Season One: The 1969 series.
- A Bit of Fry and Laurie – Seasons One and Two: Also available individually.
- Blue Thunder: The Complete Series: All 11 episodes, based on the movie.
- The Complete Shiloh Film Collection
- Dances With Wolves: A rerelease.
- Dennis Potter Collection: Includes “The Singing Detective” and “Pennies from Heaven”
- Double Indemnity (Special Edition): A Billy Wilder film noir starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G. Robinson. That’s a must-see.
- Film Geek: This one sounds interesting.
- House, M.D. – Season Two: I haven’t watched it, but I’ve heard great things about it.
- Hunger
- Kicking and Screaming – Criterion Collection: I swear, this company just doesn’t release bad movies.
- The Pianist: A rerelease.
- Poseidon: The recent Wolgang Peterson version.
- Veronica Mars – Complete Season Two: Another show I’ve heard great things about but have never seen.
Finally, the pick of the
week. There are a few notables this week, but looking at the next two release lists, I’d say your best bet is to hang on to your money to spend in a week or two.
Er
Apollo 13 isn’t genre?
Veronica Mars is indeed an excellent show.
Re: Er
It’s one that I had to think about for a while. It’s non-fiction, so I went with the non-genre list. Genre or not, it’s a bloody good movie.
Argentosoma
If you’re an anime fan check out Argentosoma. Or more specifically, if you’re an anime fan and didn’t like Evangelion’s convoluted ending or whiney lead character then it’s a must see.
Re: Argentosoma
Gah, the form submitted before I was done.
Addendum:
It takes Eva’s mysterious storyline of "aliens" attacking in regular intervals, escalating in danger each time, but avoids teen angst and drawn out sub plots leading to nowhere. They have a 2001 esque explanation for the whole thing that seems like it was ripped right out of Clarke’s brain.
The ending has a pretty decent pay off and all the characters get some kind of closure. Should become a sci-fi classic, not just an anime one.