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Noteworthy DVDs released 3/30/10
PICK OF THE WEEK:
“An Education” (Sony): One of last year’s highlights, this coming-of-age tale set in ’60s London backed a breakthrough performance by Carey Mulligan up with fantastic supporting turns by Peter Sarsgaard and Alfred Molina.
OTHER TOP PICKS
“Alice” in Reissue Wonderland: Moviegoers who were disappointed with Tim Burton’s version have more choices this week, including a “Special Un-Anniversary Edition” of the classic Disney cartoon (not available on Blu-ray? off with their heads!) and a “Classic Film Collection” from Infinity that offers film versions of the tale going all the way back to 1915.
“Kenneth Anger’s Complete Magick Lantern Cycle” (Fantoma): Collecting two out-of-print discs into one package, this set offers some of the most influential (and taboo-tweaking) experimental films ever.
“The Baader Meinhof Complex” (MPI): Last year’s German import starts with a rush and gradually turns morose in its depiction of real-life leftist terrorists.
“Red Cliff” (Magnolia): John Woo’s successful entry into the historical epic arena is now out in two separate editions: the 148-minute U.S. version and the nearly five-hour cut released overseas. (Both are offered on DVD and Blu-ray.)
FRESH FROM THE MULTIPLEX
“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” (Fox); “Sherlock Holmes” (2009) (Warner Bros.)
NEW ON BLU-RAY
“Collateral” (Paramount); “The Killer” (Weinstein Co.); “Tromeo & Juliet” (Troma); “Vampyres” (Blue Underground)
ARTHOUSE/FOREIGN
“High Kick Girl” (First Look); “Letters from Fontainhas: Three Films by Pedro Costa”(Criterion); “Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield,” “Voice of a Murderer” (Virgil Films)
DOCUMENTARIES
“Afghan Star” (Zeitgeist); “David Tudor Bandoneon! (A Combine)” (Microcinema); “Henri Cartier-Bresson,” “William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe” (Docurama); “IMAX: Under The Sea” (Warner Bros.)
FROM THE VAULTS
“Savage Drums” / “Jungle Hell” Double Feature, “Sea Devils,” “Spaghetti Western Collection” (VCI); “Separation” (Microcinema)
BEST OF TV
“The Abbott and Costello Show: 100th Anniversary Collection” (E1 Entertainment); “Deadliest Catch” Season 5 (Image); “The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty,” “Jesse James’ Hidden Treasure,” “Steven Seagal: Lawman” Season 1 (A&E); “Judge John Deed” Season 1 (BBC); “Legacy: The Origins Of Civilization,” “Lord Peter Wimsey” Collection 1 (Acorn Media); “Rhoda” Season 2 (Shout! Factory); “Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction” (HBO); “The Best of Soul Train” (Time-Life)
CULT CORNER
“Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge” (Well Go USA)
STRAIGHT(ISH) TO VIDEO
Danny DeVito in “Housebroken” (Image)
KIDS’ STUF
“Alvin & The Chipmunks: Cinderella, Cinderella” (Paramount); “Backyardigans: Escape from the Tower” (Nickelodeon); “Ben 10 Alien Force” Volume Six (Warner Bros.)
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