New on DVD this Week
Here’s the latest from Popcandy:
Extras: The Complete Series. I mentioned this set last week — it includes the first two seasons and the two-hour finale that had people calling Ricky Gervais “the next Bill Murray.” Check it out, and see why the show deserved the Golden Globe.
- Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest. This release includes the Family Guy episode that parodied Star Wars. A “special edition” comes with extras including a T-shirt, trading cards and a collector’s booklet. DVD features include commentary and a conversation with George Lucas.
- The Ten. Director David Wain incorporates every star from The State into this film … and even throws in Winona Ryder making out with a dummy (insert joke here).
- When Harry Met Sally: Collector’s Edition. This new edition comes with commentary, a making-of documentary and more.
- An Affair to Remember: 50th Anniversary Edition. This could be the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for your girlfriend. Or your grandma, provided she knows how to operate a DVD player.
- She’s Gotta Have It. Spike Lee’s early, acclaimed film finally arrives on disc.
- Suburban Girl. This straight-to-DVD flick starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alec Baldwin could be so bad it’s good … or maybe it’s just bad.
- Killer Diller. I saw this indie about a Southern musical prodigy at South by Southwest two years ago. Mary Kay Place and Fred Willard appear.
- Post-War Kurosawa Box. Criterion issues the director’s No Regrets for Our Youth (1946), along with One Wonderful Sunday, Scandal, The Idiot and I Live in Fear.
- Henry Rollins: Live in the Conversation Pit. Rollins’ first spoken-word DVD was filmed in Australia. If you don’t live near a major city, this might give you a good idea what his performances are like.
- He Was a Quiet Man. Christian Slater and William H. Macy star in this little-seen (but liked) drama about an office worker who becomes an unintentional hero.
Also out: The New Adventures of Old Christine: Season 1, Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown, Mr. Woodcock, Saving Sarah Cain, Criss Angel Mindfreak: The Complete Third Season, Good Luck Chuck, Wedding Daze, The Rockford Files: Season Five