06.07.10 | Chris Cummins | New Releases This WeekPrint this Post
This week's new and notable releases include a collection of classic mysteries, Martin Scorsese's latest, a diverse assortment of season sets from some of your favorite TV shows, and much more. Let's take a look at the latest titles to hit DVD and Blu-ray, shall we?
TCM Spotlight: Charlie Chan Collection
This collection showcases an assortment of classic Charlie Chan tales: Fingerprints left at the scene of the crime prove three men's guilt in a bank robbery case...to everyone except Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler), that is, in the puzzling mystery "Dark Alibi" (1946). Benson Fong, Mantan Moreland also star. Crime on the high seas threatens Toler and #2 son Victor Sen Yung's trip to Australia in "Dangerous Money" (1946), with Gloria Warren and Willie Best. Toler's final turn as the Asian detective came in "The Trap" (1946), as he and Sen Yung visit Malibu to see who's killing members of a vacationing performing troupe. With Moreland, Tanis Chandler, Kirk Alyn. And when a princess is killed after bringing "The Chinese Ring" (1947) to him, Charlie (new Chan, Roland Winters) uncovers a plot to steal a million dollars meant for buying airplanes for China's defense. Sen Yung, Moreland, and Warren Douglas co-star.
Will Rogers, Jr. stars as his famous father in this affectionate biopic that traces the beloved entertainer's life, from his childhood on his father's ranch and early attempts at a career as a rodeo performer to his success with the Ziegfeld Follies, his humanitarian work, and his untimely death. Jane Wyman co-stars as Rogers' wife, Betty. With Slim Pickens, Noah Beery, Jr., James Gleason, and Eddie Cantor as himself; narrated by Bob Hope.
For more on Will Rogers, check out the guest post by Matinee at the Bijou's Bob Campbell - A Bijou Flashback: Remembering Will Rogers.
Set in 1954, Martin Scorsese's psychological thriller stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a U.S. marshal sent to investigate the disappearance of a patient from an asylum for the criminally insane located on an isolated island. But nothing is what it seems as DiCaprio finds himself embroiled in a labyrinthine mystery involving mind-control experiments, forcing him to wonder if he's really who he thinks he is. Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Mark Ruffalo, Patricia Clarkson also star. Based on the novel by Dennis Lehane. Some viewers thought the movie's climax was ham-fisted. What did you think?
Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Seventh Season
The Seinfeld cast returns in a season-long story arc that has Larry trying to win back his long-suffering wife Cheryl by casting in a reunion of the sitcom that brought him fame and fortune. Hilarity ensues. All 10 episodes of the season--including "Funkhouser's Crazy Sister," "Vehicular Fellatio," "The Reunion," "Officer Krupke," and "Seinfeld"--are collected in a two-disc set.
Family Matters: The Complete First Season
Urkel fans, your prayers have been answered. The first season of the inexplicably popular 1989-1998 sitcom finally hits DVD in a three-disc set that features all 22 episodes from the first season--including "The Mama Who Came to Dinner," "Body Damage," "False Arrest," "Laura's First Date," and "Rock Video."
Sporting a smooth pate and an intimidating (okay, goofy looking) goatee, John Travolta portrays an American agent dispatched to Paris to thwart a terrorist plot. His mission brings him into contact with a junior-grade intelligence officer (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) who quickly finds his plum new assignment alongside the U.S. ambassador turning deadly when he is targeted by the bad guys. Slam-bang thriller co-stars Kasia Smutniak, Richard Durden. Leave your brain at the door and check it out.
Tales of the Gold Monkey: The Complete Series
This fondly remembered adventure series was set in 1938 on the fictional South Pacific island of Boragora, where freelance American pilot Jake Cutter (Stephen Collins) got in and out of one dangerous scrape after another with the help of his one-eyed dog Jack and a beat-up Grumman Goose seaplane. With Caitlin O'Heaney as espionage agent Sarah Stickney White, Jeff MacKay as boozy mechanic Corky, and Roddy McDowall as local bar owner Bon Chance Louie. All 20 episodes of the series--including "Shanghaied," "Escape from Death Island," "The Lady and the Tiger," "Ape Boy," and "Mourning Becomes Matuka"--plus the feature-length pilot are collected in a six-disc set.
Nip/Tuck: The Sixth and Final Season
The popular FX series ends its run with this five-disc set that features all 19 episodes from the sixth season.
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Here's a look at last week's New DVD Releases.
Recieved the complete set of the first season of The Virgian and loving it. Thank you for putting this together. We are half way through the set already- hurry up and do another season. It's great to watch a well written show with all the star studded cast members and guest stars.
Why is the Kate Winslet movie "Jude" made in 1996 not available to purchase but can been seen on TV?
There's no definitive word on why Jude went out of print on DVD, but it's most likely due to various legal reasons. Your best bet is to keep checking http://www.moviesunlimited.com. If it gets re-released, we will have it for you!