It’s a surprisingly short list for November, but it’s a pretty great one.
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| And So It Goes | |||||||||
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| The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) | |||||||||
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| Cat’s Eye Season 2 | |||||||||
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| Comments | Anime series about art thieves. | ||||||||
| A Certain Magical Index: The Complete Season 1 | |||||||||
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| Coming Home | |||||||||
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| Copenhagen | |||||||||
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| Comments | Well reviewed, but not a version of the play. This is entirely unrelated. | ||||||||
| Daffy Duck’s Movie: Fantastic Island | |||||||||
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| The Dark Half | |||||||||
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| Death Note: The Complete Series | |||||||||
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| Comments | The complete series for under $40. | ||||||||
| Forbidden Hollywood: Volume 8 | |||||||||
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| Comments | Includes Blonde Crazy, Strangers May Kiss, Hi, Nellie and Dark Hazard. | ||||||||
| Frank Miller’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | |||||||||
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| Comments | The reviews were decent, but people just didn’t go see this film in theatres. | ||||||||
| Frozen (Sing-Along Edition) | |||||||||
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| Comments | Blaine: Already own a release of this and debating the upgrade? Watch yours with closed captioning for the hearing impaired! | ||||||||
| Guardians of the Galaxy | |||||||||
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| Comments | Available in physical media (including 3D versions) on December 9. | ||||||||
| I Couldn’t Become A Hero So I Reluctantly Decided To Get A Job | |||||||||
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| Comments | Alex Anime series about a guy who goes through, basically, boot camp to fight in a war against a Demonic horde, only for the war to end before his graduation, leaving him with no useful skills, and ultimately forcing him to get a job in retail. This feels like one of those premises that wouldn’t work in a country with something like the G.I. Bill. | ||||||||
| If I Stay | |||||||||
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| It Happened One Night (Criterion Collection) | |||||||||
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| Kiki’s Delivery Service | |||||||||
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| Comments | One of Phil Hartman’s last roles before his death. | ||||||||
| King of the Hill | |||||||||
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| Legends of the Knight | |||||||||
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| Comments | Blaine: This represents an expansion of distribution more than an original release. I’ve got the Blu-Ray, and found it enjoyable. It can also be purchased directly from the film’s website at http://www.wearebatman.com. | ||||||||
| Monkey Shines | |||||||||
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| Comments | Blaine: The subject of a recent “How Did This Get Made?” | ||||||||
| Moontrap | |||||||||
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| Comments | Starring Walter Koenig and Bruce Campbell. | ||||||||
| One Piece, Season 6, Part 2 | |||||||||
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| The Paradise: Season Two | |||||||||
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| Power Rangers Megaforce: Robo Knight Before Christmas | |||||||||
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| Princess Mononoke | |||||||||
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| Comments | Alex: The film that brought Miyazaki mainstream attention in the US, with a the screenplay localized by Neil Gaiman. | ||||||||
| Tari Tari The Complete Collection | |||||||||
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| Comments | Anime drama about the members of a High School music club the year before their graduation. The DVD came out last year. | ||||||||
| Trancers: The Ultimate Edition | |||||||||
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| Twilight Zone: The 5th Dimension (Complete Series Limited Edition Box Set) | |||||||||
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| The Wind Rises | |||||||||
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| Comments | Alex: Hayao Miyazaki had said that this was his last film. He has since retracted that statement and has said that he will “Make anime until he dies.” | ||||||||
| WWE Presents Macho Man: The Randy Savage Story | |||||||||
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| Comments | Career retrospective on the life of Randy Savage. The Collectors Edition comes with the Macho Madness DVD set from 2009 and a Macho Man headband (OOH-YEAHH!) | ||||||||
Finally, the picks of the week. Blaine says, “The must own titles this week include The Twilight Zone, Guardians of the Galaxy, and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. The only question is about whether this week’s release offers the content in the format of your preference.” Alex says, “Moontrap is a movie that I’ve kind of been interested in watching for a while – though The Twilight Zone and the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari are bigger must-owns. I’d hold off on Guardians of the Galaxy until the DVD and Blu-Ray releases come out a little later.
Moontrap is a terrible movie. Not even “so bad it’s good” bad, just bad.
I too will wait for the blu-ray version of Guardians of the Galaxy.
Aw, cmon. Who doesn’t love a movie where Chekhov actually gets the girl?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=270j3YK2YMU
AND, it’s getting a sequel next year. Moontrap: Target Earth.
> Aw, cmon. Who doesn’t love a movie where Chekhov actually gets the girl?
*raises hand* That would be me, right here.