| These days it seems like more than half of everything that gets released on DVD is old television shows. So, if the prospect of wading through season one of The Golden Girls isn’t your bag, you might have to dig a little deeper at your local video store to find something to watch
· Andrzej Wajda: Three War Films (2005, Andrzej Wajda, Criterion): Loaded with additional features, the first three features by the legendary Polish director (A Generation, Kanal and Ashes & Diamonds) explore political tension in wartime Europe.
· Asian Cult Cinema: Extreme Horror Collection (2005, various, WEA): A limited-edition box set featuring Asian horror classics Organ, Evil Dead Trap, Entrails Of A Virgin and Entrails of A Beautiful Woman.
· Bullitt (1968, Peter Yates, Warner): Amid a flurry of Steve McQueen re-releases, this car-chase classic get a deluxe two-disc edition.
· Calamity Jane (1953, David Butler): Doris Day takes the title role in this frontier romance musical.
· The Flaming Lips: The Fearless Freaks (2004, Bradley Beesley, Sony): The director of all The Flaming Lips videos uses live footage, interviews and fur-suited mayhem to show the 20-year rise to fame of one of music’s most visionary groups.
· The Forgotten Films of Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle (2005, various directors, Mackinac Media): This collection highlights 32 classic comedies from the infamous silent-era star and includes restored scores and pictures as well as lost footage.
· Gamera: The Ultimate Collection (2005, various directors, Red Distribution): The poor man’s Godzilla gets his due with this three-disc set that features War of the Monsters, Destroy All Planets and Gamera the Invincible.
· Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral On A Moving Train (2004, Deb Ellis and Dennis Mueller, First Run Features): Using archival footage and new interview material, this documentary explores the life of world famous activist-historian and author Howard Zinn.
· Jules and Jim (1962, François Truffaut, Criterion Collection): The quintessential French New Wave love triangle, complete with interviews, archival footage and multiple commentary tracks.
· The Longest Yard (1974, Robert Aldrich, Paramount): Now is your chance to see the original version of the Burt Reynold’s prison football "classic" before the Adam Sandler remake hits screens.
· Looks Like a Brown Trouser Job (1988, Graham Chapman, Rykodisc): A look at Graham Chapman, a former member of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, during one of his solo college tours in the ’80s.
· Rebel Without A Cause (1955, Nicholas Ray, Warner) James Dean’s career-defining role revisited in a two-disc remastered editon.
· Sex Pistols: The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Swindle (1980, Julian Temple, Sony): This campy chronicle of seminal punk features live footage of the Sex Pistols, but focuses more on their slippery manager Malcolm McLaren.
· The Thomas Crown Affair (1968, Norman Jewison, Warner) Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway steal jewels and each others’ hearts in the recently remastered crime classic. |
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