The Latest on DVD: Leather and Polyester Edition

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Two throwbacks to times of more questionable fashion choices are amongst this week's latest DVD releases:

Featured Titles:

Cruising- After all the talk and debate, it is finally here in a deluxe "Leather Daddy" edition. OK, not really.
Brothers & Sisters: The Complete First Season- On the heels of Sally Field's deserved Emmy win, this set not only includes every episode you've seen, but even one you haven't.
Grindhouse Presents: Death Proof- The Quentin Tarantino half, in a two-disc special edition.
Saturday Night Fever: 30th Anniversary Special Collector's Edition- White polyester suit not included.

Classics Corner:

Deliverance- A new Deluxe Edition. Also available in HD-DVD and Blu-ray, so you can now see every pore on Ned Beatty's body.
Anne of the Thousand Days/Mary, Queen of Scots- A royal double feature, these costume epics star two Oscar-nominated actresses: Geneviève Bujold and Vanessa Redgrave, respectively.
The Threepenny Opera- Beware Mack the Knife in this Criterion edition of G.W. Pabst's version of the Kurt Weill musical.
Robinson Crusoe on Mars- Daniel Defoe's classic gets a sci fi twist in another Criterion release.
Alligator- OK, this one is more camp then classic, but it does feature Robert Forster and a big rubber gator.

What Else is New:

Pittsburgh- Jeff Goldblum stages The Music Man with Ed Begley Jr. and Illeana Douglas in this offbeat documentary.
The Gymnast- Lesbians in the air ... and in love.
Zoo- Uh ... I'm just going to quote Imbd's plot outline on this one: "A look at the life of a Seattle man who died as a result of an unusual encounter with a horse."

What's on TV:

Smallville - The Complete Sixth Season- Last year, Superman-to-be Tom Welling was almost out-super hunk'd by Justin Hartley's Green Arrow.
The Best of Rocky and Bullwinkle: Vol. 2- More wackiness with moose und squirrel.
Josie and the Pussycats: The Complete Series- Yeah, I know, now I got the theme song stuck in my head too.

Special Editions and Box Sets:

The Roger Corman Collection- Includes eight of the cult director's drive-in classics, including Bloody Mama, A Bucket of Blood and The Man With the X-Ray Eyes.
Wall Street: 20th Anniversary Edition- Greed is good, even two decades after the fact.
Flashdance: Special Collector's Edition- What a feeling. Take your passion, and make it happen.
Troy - Director's Cut- Available in a two-disc edition or an "ultimate collector's edition", as well as on HD-DVD and Blu-Ray, so you can now see every pore on Brad Pitt's body.