SPEND YOUR MONEY!
NEW RELEASES
*Blu-Ray prices are in BOLD
BLUE
Beauty and the Beast $24.99
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) $17.99 $24.99
The Karate Kid (2010) $16.99 $19.99 $26.99
Bones: Season 5 $39.99 $49.99
Last of the Mohicans: Director’s Cut $19.99
DVD Sale
$4.75
Edward Scissorhands
Catch Me If You Can
Spookly the Pumpkin
Bee Movie———————————————–
NEW RELEASES
*Blu-Ray prices are in BOLD
BLUE
Beauty and the Beast $24.99
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) $17.99 $26.99
The Karate Kid (2010) $17.99 $22.99
Bones: Season 5 $39.99 $49.99
My Bloody Valentine 3-D $34.99
30 Days of Night: Dark Days $19.99 $24.99
Caprica: Season 1.0 $34.99
The Exorcist $24.99
Iron Man 2 $19.99
Splice $19.99 $26.99
The Human Centipede $14.99 $19.99
Karate Kid (1984) / Karate Kid (2010) 2-Pack $35.99
$12.99
Coraline
Orphan
Halloween II
Daybreakers
DVD SALE
$4.99
Hancock
Observe and Report
Zack and Miri make a porno
Wedding Crashers
Video
Sales
Target
NBA 2K11: $59.99 (360/PS3)
Major League Baseball 2K10: NBA 2K11: $39.99 (360/PS3)
EA NBA Elite 11: $59.99 (360/PS3)
Wii Party: $49.99 (Wii)
Best Buy
EA NBA Elite 11: $59.99 (360/PS3)
NBA 2K11: $59.99 (360/PS3)
Def Jam Rapstar: $69.99 (360/PS3), $59.99 (Wii)
Rapala Pro Bass Fishing (with pole): $69.99 (360/PS3), $49.99 (Wii)
Cabela’s North American Adventure (with gun) $49.99 (Wii
Castlevania – Lords of Shadow: $59.99 (360/PS3)
Enslaved: $59.99 (360/PS3)
My Sims – Sky Heroes: $49.99 (360/PS3/Wii), $29.99 (NDS)
Wii Party: $49.99 (Wii)
Samurai Warriors 3: $49.99 (Wii)
NBA Jam: $49.99 (Wii)
Metroid – Other M: $49.99 (Wii)
TOYS R US
EA NBA Elite 11: $59.99 (360)
NBA 2K11: $59.99 (PS3)
Wii Party: $49.99 (Wii)
Cosmic Destruction: $39.99 (Wii)
NBA Jam: $49.99 (Wii)
Truth or Lies: $29.99 (Wii)
Start the Party: $39.99 (PS3)
Sports Champions: $39.99 (PS3)
EyePet: $39.99 (PS3)
Brunswick Pro Bowling: $49.99 (PS3)
Racquet Sports: $29.99 (PS3)
Kung Fu Rider: $39.99 (PS3)
Lego Batman: $19.99 (NDS)
DragonQuest IV: $34.99 (NDS)
Unwound Future: $29.99 (NDS)
Spiderman – Shattered Dimensions: $29.99 (NDS)
Pokemon Ranger: $29.99 (NDS)
K-Mart
Castlevania – Lords of Shadow: $59.99 (360/PS3)
Def Jam Rapstar: $69.99 (360/PS3)
EA NBA Elite 11: $59.99 (360)
NBA 2K11: $59.99 (360)
Wii Party: $49.99 (Wii)
Disney Club Penguin Game Day: $49.99 (Wii)
NBA Jam: $49.99 (Wii)
Millionaire: $29.99 (Wii)
New Carnival Games: $39.99 (Wii)
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All American Orgy
All In The Family: The Complete Seventh Season
All Star Comedy Jam: Live From Dallas
Ally McBeal: The Complete Fifth Season
Baseball: The Tenth Inning – A Film By Ken Burns And Lynn Novick
Baseball: A Film By Ken Burns (2010 Boxed Set)
Bill Burr: Let It Go
Blue Mountain State: Season One
Bomber
Bones: The Complete Fifth Season
Cake Boss: Season Two (TLC)
Caprica: Season 1.0
Charlie And Lola 11: I Really Really Need Actual Ice Skates And Other Stories
Charlie And Lola: The Absolutely Completely Complete Season Three
Christmas Miracle At Sage Creek/Country Remedy (Double Feature)
Dead By Dawn 3: The Revenge
Destined To Be Ingested
Doctor Who: Dreamland
Don’t Look In The Cellar
Dont Let Me Drown
Elf Bowling: The Movie/Christmas Is Here Again (Double Feature)
Empires (History Channel)
The Evil/Twice Dead (Roger Corman’s Cult Classics Double Feature)
The Exorcist (Extended Director’s Cut)
Fade To Black
The Farm
Fire
Forbidden Dreams (Mya)
Franklin: Franklin’s Soccer Adventure
Fred: The Movie
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu: The Complete Series
Garfield’s Pet Force (3D)
Ghastly Grabs, Vol. 4: Sins Of The Father/Deader Country/The Stragglers
Ghastly Grabs, Vol. 5: Cannibal Suburbia/Spree/Ravage
Ghastly Grabs, Vol. 6: OC Babes And The Slasher Of Zombietown/Hellbride/Rock N Roll Frankenstein
The Great Music Caper
Gunsmoke: The Fourth Season, Vol. 1
The Human Centipede
Humphrey Bogart: The Essential Collection
Jinki: Extend – The Complete Series (S.A.V.E. Edition)
The Karate Kid (2010)
Kimikiss: Pure Rouge
Kurokami 3
The Last Rites Of Ransom Pride
Linebarrels Of Iron: OVA Collection
Linebarrels Of Iron: Season Two
Lock ‘N Load (Showtime)
The Maltese Falcon
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: The Complete Seventh Season
MGM Movie Collection: 4 Action Movies
MGM Movie Collection: 10 Action Movies
Mid-August Lunch (Pranzo Di Ferragosto)
National Geographic: Journey To Shark Eden
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (Two-Disc Collector’s Edition)
NHL: Stanley Cup 2010 Champions – Chicago Blackhawks (Special Edition)
A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010)
Noel/Smile (Double Feature)
One Missed Call Trilogy
The Oxford Murders
Peanuts: Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tales
The Penguins Of Madagascar: I Was A Penguin Zombie
The Rig
Rust
The Secret Of Kells
SGU Stargate Universe: The Complete First Season
The Slumber Party Massacre Collection (Roger Corman’s Cult Classics)
Space Chimps 2
Space Chimps 2 (3D)
Space Chimps 2-Pack: Space Chimps/Space Chimps 2
Splice
The Story Of Mothers And Daughters
Szamanka
They Call Her … Cleopatra Wong/One-Armed Executioner (Double Feature)
30 Days Of Night: Dark Days
The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre
Troll 2 (20th Anniversary Nilbog Edition)
‘Twas The Night Before Christmas (Remastered Deluxe Edition)
UFC: Ultimate Submissions
Ugly Americans, Vol. 1
The Undertaker (1989 Movie)
Woke Up Dead
BLU-RAY: IT’S
GETTING CHEAPER
Bad Lieutenant
Baseball: The Tenth Inning – A Film By Ken Burns And Lynn Novick
Battle Of Britain (1969 Movie) (Blu-ray/DVD Combo In Blu-ray Packaging)
Battle Of Britain (1969 Movie) (Blu-ray/DVD Combo In DVD Packaging)
Beauty And The Beast (Diamond Edition) (Blu-ray/DVD Combo In Blu-ray Packaging)
Beauty And The Beast (Diamond Edition) (Blu-ray/DVD Combo In DVD Packaging)
The Blair Witch Project
Blue Mountain State: Season One
Bones: The Complete Fifth Season
Dead By Dawn/Insight Of Evil (Double Feature)
Delgo (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
The Exorcist (Extended Director’s Cut And Original Theatrical Version) (Book Packaging)
La Femme Nikita/Run Lola Run (Two-Movie Collector’s Set)
Fingerprints
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu: The Complete Series
Grindhouse (Two-Disc Collector’s Edition)
Hard Candy
The Human Centipede
The Karate Kid (2010)
The Karate Kid (2010) (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
Kurokami 3
The Last Of The Mohicans (Director’s Definitive Cut)
The Last Rites Of Ransom Pride
Mad Max (Blu-ray/DVD Combo In Blu-ray Packaging)
Mad Max (Blu-ray/DVD Combo In DVD Packaging)
The Maltese Falcon
National Geographic: Journey To Shark Eden
Navy Seals (1990 Movie) (Blu-ray/DVD Combo In DVD Packaging)
A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010) (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
Ocean: Reef Of Riches/Ocean Voyagers/Power Of An Ocean
Ocean’s 11 (50th Anniversary Edition)
Open Water/Open Water 2: Adrift (Double Feature)
The Oxford Murders
Peanuts Deluxe Holiday Collection (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
Rocky (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
Rocky II (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
Rocky III (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
Rocky IV (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
Rocky V (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
Ronin (Blu-ray/DVD Combo In Blu-ray Packaging)
Ronin (Blu-ray/DVD Combo In DVD Packaging)
Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Undead
The Secret Of Kells (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
SGU Stargate Universe: The Complete First Season
Sisters (2008 Movie)
Splice (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
30 Days Of Night: Dark Days (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre
Troll 2 (20th Anniversary Nilbog Edition) (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
2001 Maniacs
UFC: Ultimate Submissions
The Year Without A Santa Claus (Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
Music
Section by Jeb D.
1,000 YEARS
The Corin Tucker Band
No matter how strong a band’s songwriting or instrumentation may be, there’s a sense in which the lead singer will always be the aural “face” of the band. Combine that with the heightened expectation of an eventual Sleater-Kinney reunion, and that’s a lot of pressure for Corine Tucker. And where Janet Weiss is able to avoid some of that pressure with the more prog-leaning Quasi, and Carrie Brownstein pretty much stepped away from music for a bit, Tucker’s working within a pop-rock song format that’s going to make S-K comparisons irresistible. She takes the first step away from the trademark sound by shifting her focus from the over-the-top yelps of yore, and allowing the range of her voice to show through, going from throaty growl to rock and roll roar on tracks like “Handed Love”: it begins with the daily mundane of “Pick out your best coat / you’ll need it today/ Put your lipstick on / make it your freshest face,” then lets the music build through the letting go of “I think I know what hurts! / What aches!,” her voice and the raging guitars, catch the perfect emotional pitch. The brittle guitars give way now and again to slightly fussy instrumentation (I could do without the fiddle on “Dragon”), but most of the sound is pretty four-square and direct. It’s not an album that takes big leaps or huge chances; geographic and emotional distance are evoked on “Half A World Away” and “Miles Away,” and “Doubt” is probably closer to S-K than she may have intended. In the end, it’s a fairly straightforward rock album charting the somewhat normal life of a woman whose fans, rightly or wrongly, are probably expecting something just a tad more skewed.
SIGNATURE BOX
John Lennon
In honor of what would have been Lennon’s 70th birthday, we’ve got a re-release package of… well, everything. Eleven CD’s, including remasters of all the post-Beatles studio albums, as well as two CD’s of rare demos, a 65-page book, and new remembrances from Yoko and sons Sean and Julian. Two hundred bucks, though, and apart from the consistent strength of Lennon’s voice (he remains my favorite rock and roll singer of all time), there’s a pretty wide gulf between the highs and the lows. Which means that one of the week’s other reissues might make a bit more financial sense if you just want a birthday taste. The 2-disk Double Fantasy reissue includes the remastered original album, plus a new “stripped-down” mix supervised by Yoko; it certainly puts more focus on Lennon’s voice, and a lot of fans will prefer it (though the original production still has a kitschy feel to it that, in retrospect, seems to suit Lennon’s sense of humor). The forty-dollar 4-CD set Gimme Some Truth is a remastered career retrospective that could have easily boiled down to three disks (or even two): apart from the remastering, there’s really nothing that makes it a superior choice to such previous collections as Legend or Working Class Hero; it also feels weirdly out of balance: I’ll agree that the Spector-ized Rock N Roll album was underrated at the time, but I don’t know that it needed to take up three-fourths of the final CD.
SATURN SINGS
Mary Halvorson Quintet
I played parts of this for a couple of casual jazz fans. One of them said something like “She’s doing things with that guitar that would have impressed Hendrix.” The other one asked why the woman was feeding her guitar into a woodchipper. They’re basically both right: Halvorson is among the most technically gifted guitarists in modern music, and she can match chops with the Satrianis, Methenys, and Howes any day of the week. Her music, though, is tough, angular modern jazz, all hard corners and structured dissonance. She supplements her regular accompanists, bassist John Hebert and drummer Ches Smith, with a shifting assortment of reed and brass, and it’s a terrific blend of sound, though it’s the trio numbers that really pull off the “turn-on-a-dime” ensemble. I’ll admit that the industrial-age song titles can be a little over-precious, but when you hear the insane fretwork on something like “Sea Seizure (No. 19),” or the gloriously soulful blend of sounds on “Crescent White Singe (No. 13),” you’re inclined to forgive the whiff of pretentiousness. Definitely not an album for the Kenny G crowd, but if you dig adventurous, challenging modern jazz, this is a must-hear.
DOO – WOPS & HOOLIGANS
Bruno Mars
Nice work on the drug bust, Bruno, but you really didn’t need the extra pub: the perfectly-crafted pop/soul confections on display here should have been enough. Unlike Aloe Blacc, Mars isn’t channeling the Marvin Gaye of “What’s Going On” or “Mercy Mercy Me”; these songs are smooth, romantic grooves and dance numbers more in the vein of “Let’s Get It On” mixed with “Got To Give It Up,” with the bonus of up to date beats and modern studio expertise that is amazingly assured for this 24-year-old. “Just The Way You Are” you’ve heard (the “needle-on-vinyl” effect is both wonderfully retro and a nice wink at today’s DJ’s), and most of the rest of the album goes down just as smoothly: “Our First Time” has the exuberance of youth on the brink, and “Runaway Baby” is everything Phil Collins wished his Motown album was (though “The Lazy Song” is a bit over-the-top cutesy). B.o.B. returns the “Nothin’ On You” favor on “The Other Side,” and guest Damian Marley manages to keep “Liquor Store Blues” from sounding completely ludicrous. I say the man’s earned his “Get Out Of Jail Free” card.
Other Noteworthy October 5th Releases
The Avett Brothers, Live Volume 3. Much as I enjoy these guys, isn’t three live albums in five years a bit much? Still, great stuff.
Marnie Stern, Marnie Stern. Little girl with a big Fender Jazzmaster and a wall of bright, chirpy pop sound nicely decorated with her finger-tapping runs and punchy percussion from Zach Hill. “Female Guitar Players Are The New Black”? You betcha.
Fistful of Mercy, As I Call You Down. Dhani Harrison’s presence has people comparing this band to The Traveling Wilburys, but Ben Harper’s not exactly Tom Petty (forget Bob Dylan), and there’s nothing even resembling the pipes of Roy Orbison. Gentle pop that sometimes rewards careful listening, but which rarely makes any effort to grab your attention to do so.
Joe Satriani, Black Swans & Wormhole Wizards. Not available for preview, but after a dozen albums, if Satriani hasn’t broken outside the hardcore fan base, I doubt this one will change matters. On the other hand, for his hardcore fan base, essential.
Chet Baker, She Was Too Good to Me. 40th anniversary remaster features one of Baker’s best bands (Ron Carter, Bob James, Steve Gadd, Jack DeJohnette, Hubert Laws, Paul Desmond) and some of his most sensitive playing. “With A Song in My Heart” is a standout, and if the ragged voice of his later years made you wonder what people ever heard in his singing, give a listen to the stunning “What’ll I Do.”
Guster, Easy Wonderful. This band is so genial and pleasant that it’s tough to feel much of an emotional connection: at one point, they tell me “This Is How It Feels To Have A Broken Heart.” Thing is, stronger bands would show me, not tell me. As I say, definitely genial and pleasant; listenable if not memorable.
KT Tunstall, Tiger Suit. Um… Scots thrush lays down the beats. Or at any rate, hires some folks to do it for her while she gets “Lost” in “Golden Frames” and then “Fades Away Like A Shadow.” Take it from me-anyone who would write and sing a song called “(Still A) Weirdo” just wishes she was that interesting.
The Microscopic Septet, Friday the 13th: The Micros Play Monk. The only surprising thing about this album is that it took so long for these expert, intelligent players to get around to it. Some of the greatest harmonic compositions of the 20th century, wrapped in 21st century urgency. Highly recommended.
Tricky, Mixed Race. Not the comeback some were expecting, but probably not intended to be: the music ranges widely, from Jamaica to London to New York, and what sticks in your head are touches like the guest appearance by Algerian rai guitarist Hakim Hamadouche, and the “Peter Gunn” stylings of “Murder Weapon.”
Clinic, Bubblegum. I’m not usually a huge fan of coy album titles, but when a group can move so sharply from the acoustic psychedelia of “Milk & Honey” to the proto-punk of “Orangutan,” I’m inclined to cut them some slack.
SECTION
by: Justin Clark and Matt Rose
CASTLEVANIA: LORDS OF SHADOW
Konami
360, PS3
10/5
MSRP: $59.99
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There is no good reason it should have taken this long for someone to finally sit down and get a 3D Castlevania up to snuff, and I certainly didn’t expect the guiding hand of Hideo “Oh Just Make A Pretentious CG Movie For Fuck’s Sake” Kojima to be the guy to make this happen, but the word so far is that they finally managed to birth a quality current gen Castlevania onto a console with a bare minimum of discomfort. Aside from some nitpicks about the imperfect platforming, and my own personal mourning that Michiru Yamane’s name is nowhere to be found, the prevailing complaint is that there’s almost TOO much to do in the game, which sounds like a strange thing to whine about, although the GTA 4 hating community may have just collectively twitched at that statement.
ENSLAVED
Namco Bandai
360, PS3
10/5
MSRP: $59.99
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Enslaved seems like it may be the newest sufferer of a little benign disease I call Silent Hill 2 Syndrome. That is, a game with entirely pedestrian gameplay, entirely redeemed and elevated by the characters, the environment, and the story. Sometimes, just sometimes, where and who you’re playing needs to overshadow how fun it is to do so. Whether it amounts to the level of rewarding that SH2 does remains to be seen, but some high praise does seem to be going towards the twist ending.
NBA JAM
EA
Wii
10/5
MSRP: $49.99
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There have been only three games in my lifetime that have managed to overcome my lack of interest in most sports: Tecmo Bowl, SSX, and this. Tecmo Bowl had a pretty damn decent revival a few months ago, SSX has been slowly crashing and burning since 3, but NBA Jam‘s been MIA till now. Word of mouth’s been pretty muted on this title so far, but at first glance, it looks like they’ve added some needed substance to what was a pretty basic structure: Basketball, but with loose rules, gravity, and celebrity cameos. Also, things spontaneously combust. if they can deliver that, plus enough to justify the $50 price tag, cool beans.
By the way, I’m resigning from humanity if at least some of you don’t have this in your head all day.
WII PARTY
Nintendo
Wii
10/4
MSRP: $49.99
I’m sure your girlfriend, your grandparents, and your mom will be overjoyed. I actually say that without snark. The next few months will see you disappear into the bleak, nerdbound pit you call a living room with all the A-class titles in the pipe. Nintendo’s giving you an opportunity to smoothly transition from life with friends and loved ones to Gollumnitude while having a lot of simple, clean, wholesome fun. This chance should be embraced. Then your Wii can go back under the screen door where it belongs.
Other Titles Of Interest
Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Nintendo; DS; 10/4; MSRP: $34.99)
NBA 2K11 (2K Sports; 360, PS3, PC, Wii, PS2, PSP; MSRP: $59.99, $49.99 Wii, $29.99 PC, PS2, $19.99 PSP)
Def Jam: Rapstar (Konami; 360, PS3, Wii; 10/5; MSRP: $69.99, $59.99 Wii)
OOOHHHHH: ON THE DLC TIP
LEFT 4 DEAD 2: THE SACRIFICE
Valve
XBox Live Arcade, PC
10/5
560 MS pts/FREE on PC
Man, I know I’m burned out on zombies when even Valve can’t get me aroused one way or another about them. Regardless, Left 4 Dead‘s still one of the best multiplayer times one can have, and the loyal fans are probably gonna have a blast with this new scenario. But the time has come to find a new monster gimmick to run needlessly into the ground, dontcha think?
ROCK BAND TUESDAY
R.E.M. Pack 01 ($13.49/1080 MS pts)
- Driver 8 +
- It’s the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine) +
- Living Well Is the Best Revenge
- Radio Free Europe +
- Stand +
- Superman +
- These Days +
- What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?
T. Rex Pack 01 ($5.49/440 MS pts)
- Children of the Revolution +
- Cosmic Dancer +
- Jeepster
$1.99/160 MS pts per song
+=Available for Lego Rock Band
There’s some absolute jewelry in that R.E.M. track pack, but let’s not bullshit ourselves that you didn’t hear a planet-wide squee when End of the World As We Know It showed up on that list. That 4.1 earthquake you felt? That was every Rock Band mic on the planet shuddering in embarrassment.
All I can think is that this T. Rex pack is as close we will ever get to Zeppelin in Rock Band. We will collectively have to settle for Zeppelinesque. Sigh.
THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 5th 2010
GROUP EDITED by: TROY ANDERSON
SECTION by: Troy Anderson
THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE
Director: Tom Six
IFC
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Special Features
- Deleted Scenes
- Behind The Scenes footage
- An interview with Tom Six
- Casting
- Foley Session
- Feature-length documentary with Tom Six
The Human Centipede hasn’t aged t
