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This week’s new DVDs
PICK OF THE WEEK:
“Greenberg” (Universal): Many viewers recoiled at this new Noah Baumbach film because its title character (played by Ben Stiller), is so deeply, unendearingly messed up. Others of us were thrilled to see Stiller do so well in a role that isn’t a kid-flick or numbskull comedy. (Not that we didn’t love his “Tropic Thunder” numbskullery.)
OTHER TOP PICKS:
“Insomnia” (2002) (Blu-ray): Christopher Nolan’s remake of a psychological thriller set at latitudes where night never falls.
“Brewster McCloud” (Warner Bros.): Robert Altman’s Astrodome-centric film (starring Bud Cort of “Harold and Maude” fame) finally hits disc — but is only available at Warner’s web-retail Archive (www.wbshop.com).
“Film Noir Classic Collection: Vol. 5” (Warner Bros.): Eight titles, some from such star auteurs as Anthony Mann and Don Siegel, for a cool fifty bucks.
“Two Films by Tasujiro Ozu: ‘The Only Son’ & ‘There Was a Father’” (Criterion): Little-seen early work by the Japanese master, one of which was his first sound film.
FRESH FROM THE MULTIPLEX: “The Bounty Hunter,” “Chloe” (Sony); “The Greatest” (E1 Entertainment); “Our Family Wedding” (Fox)
NEW ON BLU-RAY: “Alpha Dog,” “Assault on Precinct 13,” “In Bruges” (Universal); “Aquarium Impressions,” “Fireplace Impressions” (C & B Productions)
ARTHOUSE/FOREIGN: “Girl By the Lake” (MPI); “Here and There” (Lightyear); “Terribly Happy” (Oscilloscope); “Vivere” (E1 Entertainment)
DOCUMENTARIES: “8: The Mormon Proposition” (Wolfe); “Saving Marriage” (E1 Entertainment); “Don’t You Forget About Me” (Phase 4)
TV-ON-DVD: A quintet of “Lifetime” originals (A&E); “The Lucy Show” Season 2 (Paramount); “Mystery Science Theater 3000” Vol. XVIII, “Street Hawk” Complete Series (Shout! Factory); “Psych” Season 4 (Universal); “Saturday Night Live” best-ofs: Tracy Morgan & Will Ferrell (Lions Gate); “Saving Grace” Final Season, “White Collar” Season 1 (Fox); “Selling Hitler,” “Venice Revealed,” “World War I in Color” (Acorn Media); “Tori Amos: Live from the Artists Den” (Artists Den Records)
STRAIGHT(ISH) TO VIDEO: Austin-shot SXSW alum “Artois the Goat” (Indiepix); 50 Cent in “Caught in the Crossfire” (Lions Gate); James Van Der Beek in “Formosa Betrayed” (Screen Media Films); Ron Livingston discovers Cambodian sex trafficking in “Holly” (Cinema Epoch); Susan Sarandon in John Stockwell’s “Middle of Nowhere” (Image); Steve Buscemi in “Saint John of Las Vegas” (Vivendi)
KIDS’ STUFF: “The Backyardigans: Operation Elephant Drop,” “Nick Jr. Favorites: The First Day of School,” “Spongebob Squarepants: Triton’s Revenge” (Nickelodeon); “Sesame Street: 20 Years…And Still Counting,” “Thomas & Friends: Creaky Cranky” (Lions Gate)
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