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Weeds: Seasons 1&2
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The Departed
The Women
The Holiday
Groundhog Day
The Karate Kid (1984)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
The Golden Compass
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
$9.99 DVD Sale
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Slumdog Millionaire
Open Season 2
National Treasure
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Step Brothers
10 Things I Hate About You
Bedknobs & Broomsticks
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$19.99
The Hangover
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Planet 51
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
District 9
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Terminator: Salvation
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Survival of the Dead $16.99 $16.99
Lost: The Complete Sixth Season $37.99 $47.99
Dexter: The Complete Fourth Season $34.99
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Hot Tub Time Machine
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Crazy Heart
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THIS
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THE REST OF
THE DVDs THIS WEEK
Abandoned
Addicted To Her Love
The Age Of Stupid
Ajami
An American Journey: In Robert Frank’s Footsteps
Ancient Aliens: Season One (History Channel)
Assignment: Outer Space (With Bonus T-Shirt In Size L)
Assignment: Outer Space (With Bonus T-Shirt In Size XL)
Ax Men: The Complete Season Three (History Channel)
The Back-Up Plan
The Bad Mother’s Handbook
Ben 10: Alien Force, Vol. 8
The Big Mess (Alexander Kluge Collection) (Facets)
Big Windup! The Complete Series (S.A.V.E. Edition)
Bleach, Vol. 31: The Arrancar
Burt Wolf: Travels And Traditions – Europe Tour
Burt Wolf: Travels And Traditions – Great River Cruises Of Europes
Chuck Close (Arthouse Films 017)
City Island
The Comeback
The Confidant
Dark Arc
DIEner
Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan: Season Four, Vol. 2
Dorian Gray (2009)
$5 A Day
Flight Of The Conchords: The Complete Collection
Four Stories Of St. Julian
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Pt. 2
Gangland: Season Five (History Channel)
Genshiken DX: TV Series One And OVA Collection
Ghost Hunters International: Season One, Pt. 2
The Great Rift: Africa’s Greatest Story (BBC Earth)
The Incredible Human Journey (BBC)
Josef Von Sternberg: 3 Silent Classics (Criterion Collection)
Kavanagh Q.C.: The Complete Collection
King Of The Zombies (With Bonus T-Shirt In Size L)
King Of The Zombies (With Bonus T-Shirt In Size XL)
The Least Among You
Lost: The Complete Sixth Season – The Final Season
Lost: The Complete Collection
Machine Gun McCain
Metamorphosis
NCIS: The Seventh Season
90210: The Second Season
Ninjas Vs. Zombies
One Night
The Patty Duke Show: The Complete Third Season
Pawn Stars: Season Two (History Channel)
The Practice Of Love (Facets Limited Edition)
Private
Red Vs. Blue: Season Seven – Recreation
Redemption
The Sandbaggers: The Complete Collection
Scholastic Storybook Treasures: Adventures At School
Shattered Angels: The Complete Collection (S.A.V.E. Edition)
Shirin
Showdown: Air Combat (Military Channel)
The Simpsons: The Thirteenth Season (Standard Edition)
The Simpsons: The Thirteenth Season (Limited Edition Collector’s Box)
The Square
A Step Into The Darkness
Suburban Psycho Horror Collection
Survival Of The Dead (One-Disc Standard Edition)
Survival Of The Dead (Two-Disc Ultimate Undead Edition)
The Sweeney: The Complete Series Three
The Sweeney: The Complete Series Four
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles Forever
Tom And Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
2:22
Wade In The Water, Children
Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg
BLU-RAY: IT’S
GETTING CHEAPER
Abandoned
Addicted To Her Love
Ajami
The Back-Up Plan
City Island
Death Note: Collection
Dorian Gray (2009)
$5 A Day
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Pt. 2
Goodbye Baby
The Great Rift: Africa’s Greatest Story (BBC Earth)
Late Fee (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
The Long Good Friday
Lost: The Complete Sixth Season – The Final Season
Lost: The Complete Collection
Machine Gun McCain
Mona Lisa
Redemption
Shogun Assassin (30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition)
The Simpsons: The Thirteenth Season
Survival Of The Dead
The Square
Time Bandits
2:22
The Universe: Our Solar System (History Channel)
Withnail And I
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2009-2010
section by: Justin
Clark and SCOTT!
MAFIA II
2K Czech
360, PS3, PC
8/24
MSRP: $59.99; $49.99 PC
The first Mafia was one of those games us poor console people got hosed on. That game, on PS2 and XBox, was utterly busted, while the PC iteration was, for its time, a thing of gritty beauty. Now everybody’s pretty much on the same playing field, but the gameplay hasn’t exactly jumped alone with the tech, it seems. For what its worth, early word on the story says that it’s aces, but for $60, you could buy this, and get a few more hours entertainment out of it without bothering with fuckawful driving physics.
GUNBLADE NY AND LA MACHINEGUNS ARCADE HITS PACK
Sega
Wii
8/24
MSRP: $29.99
It’s a minor title this week, but it’s one that’s gotta be close to any red blooded gamer’s heart. These two were the staples of any decent arcade for a couple of years, and having them all in one package, a la that blissful House of the Dead set from early on in the Wii’s lifecycle is a minor blessing from the Sega Gods, who have grown senile and hateful in their twilight years.
IVY THE KIWI
XSEED
Wii, DS
8/24
MSRP: $29.99 Wii, $19.99 DS
One should probably be wary of spending more than $10 on a title that started life as a Windows Mobile app, but if you’re gonna go colorful and cutesy on the Wii, you could do a lot worse. Some of these things look like the toilet of someone who drank all the colors in a Paas kit.
OOOHHHH: ON THE DLC TIP
SHANK
EA
XBox Live Arcade, Playstation Network
8/24 PSN, 8/25 XBL
$14.99/1200 MS pts
The past year or so has been very good to us old school brawler fans. Shank would have plenty going on for it with just the art style, but factor in a wild, fun-looking battle system, and a story penned by one of the brains behind God of War who isn’t a obnoxious (but brilliant) son of a bitch, and this is pretty much a must have title.
SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD: THE GAME
UbiSoft
XBox Live
8/25
800 MS pts
Now that XBox owners know the disgrace of owning the wrong system, they are allowed to share in the love. And yes, it is love. It’s a tough bastard of a game at times, one that speaks in an exclusive, terrible language made out of cheap hits, but the fantastic score, retro graphics, and humor are more than worth the asking price.
ROCK BAND TUESDAY
Disturbed Pack 03 ($5.49/440 MS pts)
- Another Way to Die
- Asylum
- The Animal
Universal Motown Republic Rock Pack 01 ($5.49/440 MS pts)
- Crash Kings – Mountain Man
- The Veer Union – Seasons +
- We Are the Fallen – Bury Me Alive
+=Available for Lego Rock Band
Tracks are $1.99/160 MS pts ea.
Yet more Disturbed next week. And screw you guys, this is not a bad thing. Indestructible was a better album than anyone will ever give it credit for, and Asylum sounds like another step forward. There’s a classic metal album in these guys somewhere, and they just keep inching towards it every time. As for Rock Band, all of their stuff is ridiculously fun to play (I maintain Inside The Fire has THE most fun solo in the game), and Harmonix has always chosen wisely which tracks have gotten in. In short: Yes, I approve.
Out of the Universal Motown stuff, only the Crash Kings track is really of note. The Veer Union track is nothing special. We Are The Fallen looks like Evanescence. Sounds like Evanescence. Has former members of Evanescence in it. Their name is a reference to Evanescence’s first album. But would like everyone to know that THEY ARE NOT EVANESCENCE.
……no. But thanks for trying.
Music
Section By Jeb D.
TEENAGE DREAM 
Katy Perry
She likes to drink, fuck, and pass out. She cheerfully sings that she wants to see your “cock! cock! cock!” She also “wants to be a victim” and is “ready for abduction.” So, pandering much? I mean, I don’t doubt that she’s sincere (that’s actually a lie– I suspect she’d sing about grocery shopping if she thought that would get her some face time on TMZ), and if guys can say “fuck,” no reason girls can’t, too. But for god’s sake– does it need to be such overbearing, overdone Kelly Clarkson/American Idol pap? This album is like “Girls Gone Wild” set to the tune of an ad for McDonald’s. But, then, I suppose, plenty of people like both of those things.
TOMORROW MORNING
Eels
Mark Everett returns with ruminations on “The Mystery of Life.” Unfortunately, that title is a pretty good example of the blandness of his take on the subject, though now and again he manages to avoid the predictable (“I’m A Hummingbird,” “I Like The Way This Is Going”). There’s a certain self-serving desire to have it both ways (“The bad girls think I’m just too nice / The nice girls call me a dick“), and his occasional nods at self-deprecation ring are less convincing than his accusations that the girl who turned him down just doesn’t know what she’s missing. His singing conveys oddball better than it does sincere (“Oh So Lovely” is a bit of a chore to sit through, compared to, say, “The Man”), but the instrumentation is fairly inventive, whie the distorted Motown of “Looking Up” and pounding dance beat of “Baby Loves Me” provide welcome respite from the layers of faux-sensitivity. And he does manage to make “That’s Not Her Way” genuinely moving.
THE ORCHARD
Ra Ra Riot
When you credit the inspration for your album’s title track to both Anton Chekhov and Kate Bush, you’re either thinking way too much, or you’ve actually got something to say. Lyrically, I’d say these folks are walking a fine line in that department, but the atmospheric pop that ranges from dreamy (“You and I Know”) to driving (“Do You Remember”) carries its own lightweight conviction that occasionally trumps reservation. Honestly, this kind of light, keening pop is handled better these days by Delays, but they can’t even get their latest CD released over here, so you takes what you can get. I was vaugely disappointed, though, that “Massachusetts” turned out not to be a cover of the Bee Gees song; would seem a natural for these chirpers.
THE WELL
Charlie Musselwhite
For white musicians, the trick with the blues is always how to make it as personal a form as it was for its originators; in today’s musical environment, that role is more often taken by hip-hop, punk, and their progeny. So when this longtime sideman steps out on his first album of all-original material, you’re hoping to hear something more than just some tasty jams. And, to a surprising degree, that’s just what happens. Musselwhite, of course, isn’t your typical suburban bloozman wannabe; he’s a product of an old-time urban Chicago, and grew up with this music in his veins. Naturally, there’s some tried-and-true tropes here (“Good Times,” “Cadillac Woman”) that you’d never miss if you didn’t hear them, and the instrumentals like “Clarksdale Getaway” sometimes feel more well-worn than road-worn. But there’s a lifetime of hard living behind the music, including real-life stories of murder and jail time, and on songs like “Cook County Blues,” “Dig The Pain” and the lovely duet with Mavis Staples, “Sad And Beautiful World,” Musselwhite transcends the boogie to make the form his own personal statement, his voice dark and deep, his guitar dirty and sly. And the man still blows a harp like no one’s business.
Other Notable 8/24 Releases
JJ Grey, Georgia Warhorse. When you get both Derek Trucks and Toots Hibbert to guest on your album, it shows an admirably flexible definition of southern funk. I wish Grey had more to say about things like our “Beautiful World” or the “Sweetest Things”, but when he wants things to get “Slow, Hot and Sweaty,” he pretty much nails it.
Warp Riders, The Sword. This is evidently the band’s first concept album. It not only has swords, but arrows, dark riders, and a mysterious orb. You know, that Tolkien guy has a lot to answer for.
Little Big Town, The Reason Why. Country tropes? These kids got ’em: they wanna hear that song from way back when, go to the little white church, get misty over old family photographs, and sing a couple songs about trains. If there’s actually a “Reason Why,” though, I missed it.
Apocalyptica, 7th Symphony. Beethoven’s 7th Symphony is a brisk, exciting piece that Wagner called “The Apotheosis of the Dance.” Mahler’s 7th Symphony is a brooding, eerie journey through a soul’s dark night, from dusk to dawn. Apocalyptica’s 7th Symphony is loud. And Finnish.
Ronnie Earl, Spread the Love. I’ve always thought one of the great pleasures of Da Blooz was the interplay between voice and guitar, and the ability to write an engaging lyrical twist on an old theme, but if things like voices and words aren’t a priority for you, here’s 14 expertly-performed tracks, three of which demonstrate their authenticity by actually having the word “Blues” in the title.
Dale Watson, Carryin’ On. Watson’s another Merle Haggard disciple, and he can bring the low-key sincerity just like Hag. And even if he lacks the original’s vision and persona (and voice), he gets off the occasional winner (“How to Break Your Own Heart,” “Hey Brown Bottle”), though for every one of those we get one we really didn’t need more of (“You’re Always On My Mind,” “Heart of Stone”).
!!!, Strange Weather Isn’t It. Do you love that Bowie/Eno/Visconti “Berlin” sound? But do you nod off during the slow ones? Never fear. !!!’s latest, recorded in Berlin, kicks up those cool textures with impeccable dance grooves… not unlike hearing “Heroes” covered by K.C. and the Sunshine Band. And I’m kinda sorry that they caved in and made the obvious commercial move by giving their name an actual pronunciation.
Ricky Skaggs, Mosaic. To give some perspective, not even The Rolling Stones have been in the music business for fifty years (not just yet, anyway), but that’s what Skaggs is celebrating in his latest album. It’s a move away from the hard-core bluegrass of his last decade or so, with songs drawn from his memories of growing up listening to gospel music. While Skagg’s voice still has its down-home rootsiness, the arrangements that range from guest Peter Frampton to a 40-piece choir are making me miss his bluegrass period already.
Never Shout Never, Harmony. Is MySpace an actual musical genre these days? Does the idea that an artist got his start there suggest a sound, a tone, a mood? If so, trust me: that’s Never Shout Never.
Blind Guardian, At the Edge of Time. Why a German metal band is trying to sound like The Pogues (or maybe it’s Horslips) on “Curse My Name” is beyond me, but it’s a nice change of pace amid the wars and curses and valkyries and other silly shit going on here. Does hiring an orchestra make them prog-metal, or just a ramped-up Moody Blues?
Mogwai, Special Moves. These post-rockers have some great song titles, but it would be nice to be able to tell the difference betweeen, say, “I’m Jim Morrison, I’m Dead,” “I Know You Are But What Am I,” or “I Love You, I’m Going To Blow Up Your School” without having to look at the digital readout.
THE WEEK OF AUGUST 24th 2010
GROUP EDITED by: TROY ANDERSON
SECTION by: Troy Anderson
LOST: THE COMPLETE SIXTH SEASON
Brought forth by: Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse
ABC Studios
CLICK HERE TO BUY IT AT AMAZON!
Special Features
- Plus: A Lost Blu-ray & DVD exclusive – Go deeper into the world
of LOST with a much-anticipated new chapter of the island’s story from
Executive Producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse… and starring some
very familiar faces - The End: Crafting A Final Season –
Join the LOST team along with other producers of some of television’s
longest running shows as they examine the challenges of ending a
landmark series - A Hero’s Journey – What makes a hero? Which survivors of Oceanic 815 are true heroes? These questions and more are explored
- See You In Another Life, Brotha – Unlock the mysteries of this season’s intriguing flash sideways
- Bloopers
- Deleted Scenes
- Audio Commentaries
Lost: The Complete Sixth Season marked the finale to one of the most important television shows of the decade. The problem with this assessment is that it started off as an amazing show. Then, it turned into a countdown for what would be one of the biggest mind-blowing finales ever. Finally, we received the last season. Episodes were rushed or they didn’t push the story forward past a snail’s pace. Not enough Jackface. Too much Kate. Terry O’ Quinn and Michael Emerson blowing everybody off the map with their talent. If that wasn’t enough, there’s the ending. That ending with its mystical pseudo-science attempt to explain away Faraday’s work and its real-world impact. The only way it could’ve pissed off people more would’ve been with an abrupt fade to black. I’m a Lost fan, I’ve been since the pilot. However, I felt like puking a little when hearing the commentaries on these episodes. These people were so in love with every little character fart, that they couldn’t see they were treading water for half the season.
THE SIMPSONS: THE COMPLETE THIRTEENTH SEASON
Brought forth by: Matt Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon
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Special Features
The Simpsons: The Complete Thirteenth Season stretches from Mr. Burns getting some young ass to the terrible Gump Roast. There’s still the great Public Domain anthology, the pot episode with Phish and the Lisa Buddhist Christmas episode. But, it’s hard to argue that this season wasn’t another part of the franchise’s decline. Little to no direction coupled with lackluster voice acting turned several enjoyable episodes into more fodder for the Jeff Albertsons of the world. However, I can’t completely write off the show. There’s still moments this season that each fan will remember fondly, it’s just that no one’s going to claim any all-time favorites out of the bunch.
TIME BANDITS
d.
Terry Gilliam
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SPECIAL FEATURES
- Interview
- Trailer
Time Bandits
is a film that I’ve followed for as long as I can remember. Somewhere around the age of 4, I found a Marvel Comics adaptation of the film. The first time I saw the flick was on the now defunct Spotlight premium cable channel. There’s plenty to love. The Pythons, Dwarves, David Warner, Grecian King James Bond and Mona Robinson were in one film. That shit was like The Expendables to my sugar addled brain. Image Entertainment has managed to get the rights to the Blu-Ray away from the folks at Criterion. While it’s nice that Image has taken an older Optimum transfer and put it out on 1080p HD in Region 1, it could’ve been better. The grain and noise feels a bit much at times, while the audio track never really makes for an expressive soundstage. Still, it’s better than the last DVD.
SHOGUN ASSASSIN: 30th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTOR’S EDITION
d. Robert Houston
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Special
Features
- Commentary
- Interview
Shogun Assassin has seemingly kept AnimEigo afloat during those rough patches. I know that a lot of people aren’t familiar with the little Asian tinged Home Video Distributor, but these guys are quickly filling that hole in my heart that Anchor Bay left. I’ve covered the original Japanese versions of the Lone Wolf and Cub series. I’ve covered the english dubs and various edits. Now, we get the best English edit of those classic films. The score is the stuff of cult legend, while we have Tarantino to thank for bringing the film back into geek consciousness. If you haven’t seen it before, words can barely describe what you’re going to witness. If you end up liking this flick, I’d recommend checking out the original Japanese versions.
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2 comments
The wrong system? ok I'll bite you little trolling bitch. Fuck you. How's that?
I saw Time Bandits at a crappy theater on its first run, and I remember it sounding pretty bad, but no worse than I expected from a British movie in general or a Python movie in particular.
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