As Valentine’s Day approaches, we start getting a
flood of titles, many from the old studio archives.
First, the genre releases:
- Angels
In The Outfield: This is the Paul Douglas and
Janet Leigh original, which Amazon.com managed to get
an exclusive on somehow. - Black
Cat: The Catastrophe v. 2 - Bleach
Vol. 2: The Substitute - Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: This is the 1955 version.
This story must be adapted at least once a decade. - Farce
of the Penguins: A crude parody of “March of the
Penguins.” - The
Gathering - I
Dream of Jeannie – The Complete Third Season - Naruto
Vol. 8 - Open
Season: Also available on Blu-Ray. - The
Passion of the Christ – Two Disk Definitive
Edition - Romantic
Tales Collection: Includes “Ever After” (which is
why it qualifies as genre,) “Moulin Rouge” and “Romeo
+ Juliet.” - Trinity
Blood – Chapter IV Limited Edition: Our review of
the first volume of the novel series will be posted
in early April, just before the book comes out.
Now, the non-genre releases:
- The
Arrangement - Band
of Angels - Big
Valley, Season 2, Volume 1 - Caprice:
This comedy-thriller is one of many Doris Day movies
coming out this Tuesday. - Celtic
Woman – A New Journey: Live at Slane Castle: We
don’t normally report on music DVDs, but as this is
Amazon’s highest seller on the new release list this
week, I felt it was worth mentioning. (If anyone is
interested in music DVDs in general, post a comment
and I’ll start including them.) - Dallas –
The Complete Sixth Season: This series inspired
my all-time favourite moment on Family Guy,
at the end of the Halloween episode. - Do
Not Disturb: Another Doris Day movie. I’m really
surprised I didn’t see a box set collecting them all,
too. - The
Fabulous Baker Boys - Flyboys:
A two disk collector’s edition. - The
Hannibal Lecter Collection:
Includes “Manhunter,” “The Silence of the Lambs,”
and “Hannibal.” I don’t know which edition of “The
Silence of the Lambs” it is, though. - The
Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency – Season 1 - Looker:
This may actually be genre; I don’t know enough about
it to tell. It stars James Coburn and Albert Finney,
and is directed by Michael Crichton, though. - Love
Is War box set: Includes “Mr. and Mrs.
Smith,” “Down with Love,” and “The War of the
Roses.” - Lucky
Louie – The Complete First Season - Madame
Curie: About the world’s most notable female
physicist. - The
Marine - Move
Over Darling: More Doris Day - Murder,
She Wrote – Complete Fifth Season: I may actually
give in and start buying this when JMS gets involved.
I don’t know which season that was, though. - Perfect
Date Movies Vol. 1: Includes “Life or Something
Like It,” “One Find Day,” “Say Anything,” and “Love
Is a many-Splendored Thing.” - Perfect
Date Movies Vol. 2: This set includes “French
Kiss,” “Love Potion #9,” “Never Been Kissed” and “The
Truth About Cats and Dogs.” - Perfect
Date Movies Vol. 3: This time it’s “The Last of
the Mohicans,” “The Beach,” “The Chase” and “A Life
Less Ordinary.” - Perfect
Date Movies Vol. 4: Includes “Raising
Arizona,” “Me, Myself and Irene,” “Nine Months”
and “The Man With One Red Shoe.” - Perfect
Date Movies Vol. 5: Includes “Hope Floats,” “The
Object of My Affection,” “Prelude To A Kiss,” and “A
Walk In The Clouds.” - Prey
- Return
of Spinal Tap - Sideways
- The
Silence of the Lambs: This is finally
rereleased in widescreen. I missed the Criterion
Collection edition, and the original MGM widescreen
version has been out of print for years (though the
pan and scan version is available just about
everywhere.) Had I known this was coming, I wouldn’t
have picked up that old widescreen copy I found last
fall. (The only store that still had it in stock had
it at a remarkably high price, which is probably why
it was still in stock. It would have been cheaper
for me to buy the special edition and have it shipped
across the border.) - Tim
Conway: Timeles Comedy - Viva
Pedro – pedro Almodovar Classics Collection:
Includes “Talk To Her,” “Bad Education,” “All About
My Mother,” “Women on the Verge of a Nervous
Breakdown,” “Live Flesh,” “Flower of my
Secret,” “Matador” and “Law of Desire.” Not family
entertainment.
Finally, the pick of the week. In case you hadn’t
guessed by now, it’s The Silence of the
Lambs.
Celtic Woman – A New Journey: Live at Slane Castle
I’ve not seen it yet, but I think that’s a concert my boss (Orlando, Florida) has been raving about for what must be two years. Slane is an awesome location for a concert, saw REM there in 1995. Should be good stuff.
Damien
Silence of the Lambs
I remember seeing it in a theater. I went to a matinee showing, and after watching it I staggered out of the theater into the daylight. The transition from Silence of the Lambs to normal daylight was just a bit too much for me. Excellent, excellent movie.
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Hm
Ah, Silence of the Lambs. The movie that showed us that even a wonderful actress like Jodie Foster can’t pull off that horrible accent.
Looker
I don’t think Looker can really be called Sci-Fi. The plot is triggered by an advance in science, but after that, the advance has no real effect on the story – it could as well be any other medical thriller about the little guy vs. the Big Corporations.
Since Michael Crichton is directing, I am presuming he wrote the original book – though for some reason I was thinking it was F. Paul Wilson (who is also, oddly enough, a medical doctor when not writing).
Re: Looker
He wrote the movie (which I remember watching as a youngster for the "naughty bits") and I don’t think it’s based on a book at all – at least, I can’t find any evidence of it at IMDB or Mr. Crichton’s official website.