Coming soon -- upcoming street dates

(2/5/08)

From Disney:
The Aristocats Special Edition
From Paramount:
Black Rain / Fatal Attraction Double Feature
The Talented Mr. Ripley / School Ties Double Feature
The Hunt for Red October / K-19: The Widowmaker Double Feature
The Hours / Heartburn Double Feature Standard
Blue Hawaii / Paradise, Hawaiian Style
King Creole / G.I. Blues Double Feature
Go Diego Go!: Diego's Magical Missions
Beauty and the Beast: The Third Season
Soul Food - The Series: The Third Season
Blackout
Best of Comedy Central Presents
The Jewish Americans
From Universal:
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
From Warner Home Video:
Americanizing Shelley
Assassination of Jesse James, The
Black Woman's Guide to Getting Married
Charlie & Lola: Volume 7: This Is Actually My Party
Flogging Margaret
George Lopez: America's Mexican
LOVE AND BASKETBALL MUSIC EDITION
Legion of Superheroes: Volume 2
Perfect Strangers: The Complete First & Second Seasons
Showstoppers
The Brave One
Third Watch: The Complete First Season
You've Got Mail: Deluxe Edition
From Shout Factory:
Ironside, Season 2, Vol. 1
Comic Relief: The Greatest and the Latest

(2/12/08)
From Classic Media:
George of the Jungle: The Complete Original Series
From Paramount:
Wonder Pets: Save The Dinosaur
Girlfriends: The Third Season
Family Ties: The Third Season
Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav: Uncensored!
From Warner Home Video:
Batman: Mask of Phantasm Batman and Mr. Freeze: Sub Zero
Battle of the Bulge Featuring Bone Crusher
Beatrix Potter Collection
Black August
Blade: The Series
Coleccion Pedro Infante: !?Que te ha dado esa mujer?!
Coleccion Pedro Infante: Arriba las Mujeres
Coleccion Pedro Infante: Las mujeres de mi General
Coleccion Pedro Infante: Viva mi Desgracia
Dallas: The Complete Eighth Season
Introducing The Dwights
Joan Crawford Collection Vol. 2
Martian Child
NBA Street Series - Volume 5
No Reservations
Prehistoric Predators
Sopranos, The: Season 6 Part 2
TELL ME YOU LOVE ME: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle & Mr. Jeremy Fisher & Other Stories (Beatrix Potter)
Tale of Pigling Bland and Other Stories (Beatrix Potter)
WB Home Entertainment Presents: Academy Award® Animation Collection 15 Winners, 26 Nominees
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Presents: Academy Awards® Animation Collection, 15 Winners
World of Peter Rabbit & Friends, The (Beatrix Potter)

(2/19/08)
From Paramount:
Walker, Texas Ranger: The Fourth Season
Shark Tale / Antz 2-Pack Spring 2-Pack with Tattoos
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron / The Road to El Dorado 2-Pack Spring 2-Pack w/Tattoos
The Prince of Egypt / Joseph: King of Dreams 2-Pack Spring 2-Pack w/Tattoos
Shrek Spring 2 Pack w/Tattoos
Flushed Away Spring 2 Pack w/Tattoos
Flushed Away Spring 2 Pack w/Tattoos
Max & Ruby: Springtime for Max & Ruby/Afternoons with Max & Ruby 2-Pack
Dora the Explorer:Big Sister Dora/City of Lost Toys 2-Pack
Max & Ruby: Springtime for Max & Ruby/Afternoons with Max & Ruby 2-Pack
Dora the Explorer:Big Sister Dora/City of Lost Toys 2-Pack Standard DVD
SpongeBob Squarepants: Home Sweet Pineapple/SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric 2-Pack Standard DVD
SpongeBob Squarepants: Home Sweet Pineapple/SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric 2-Pack Standard DVD
Nick Jr. Celebrates Spring/Blue's Clues:Blue's Room: It's Hug Day 2-Pack Standard DVD
Dora the Explorer: Super Silly Fiesta!/Nick Jr. Favorites 4 2-Pack Standard DVD Blue's Clues: Blue's Room: Shape Detectives/Beyond Your Wildest Dreams 2-Pack Standard Charlotte's Web (1973)/Charlotte's Web 2 2-Pack Standard DVD Full Screen Rugrats: Tales From the Crib: Snow White/Three Jacks & a Beanstalk 2-Pack Standard DVD Drake & Josh: Go Hollywood/Suddenly Brothers - Volume 1 2 Pack Standard DVD
Margot At The Wedding Standard DVD Widescreen Comedy, Drama 1/15/2008 Jakers!: Treasure Hunt on Raloo Farm Standard DVD Widescreen
From Warner Home Video:
Easter Bunny Is Coming To Town: Deluxe Edition
Father Ted: The Definitive Collection (DVD)
Helen Mirren at the BBC
In the Valley of Elah
Invasion, The
Les Miserables (1995) (BBC)
Looney Tunes: Movie Collection Vol. 3
Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Vol. 5
Michael Clayton
My Dog Skip/ Shiloh 3: Saving Shiloh (DBFE)
Peanuts: It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition
Rendition
Riverdance: Live from Radio City Music Hall: Collector's Edition
Swordfish/Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (DBFE)
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers
Tom and Jerry: Tales Vol. 1
From Universal:
American Gangster
Lust, Caution

(2/26/08)
From Warner Home Video:
Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale
Hooligans
Hotel Babylon Season 1.
Justice League: The New Frontier
Justice League: The New Frontier Special Edition
NFL Super Bowl XLII
Pinochet's Last Stand
Silk (DVD)
Smurfs, The: Season 1, Volume 1
State of Play (2003) (BBC)
From Paramount:
Beowulf Standard
Caillou's Family Favorites
Beowulf Director's Cut
The Fugitive: The First Season, Volume Two
Backyardigans: Tale Of The Mighty Knights
Max & Ruby: Berry Bunny Adventures Standard DVD

(3/4/08)
From Disney:
101 DALMATIANS: Platinum Edition
From Paramount:
Human Giant: The Complete First Season
The Love Boat: Season One Volume One
Things We Lost in the Fire
Into the Wild
From Warner Home Video:
Ben 10 Season 3
Doctor Who: Beginning Collection, The
Doctor Who: Ep. 13 - Web Planet, The
Doctor Who: Ep. 45 - Mind Robber, The
Doctor Who: Ep. 54 - Inferno
Doctor Who: Ep. 57 - Claws of Axos, The
Doctor Who: Ep. 69 - Green Death, The
Doctor Who: Ep. 78 Genesis of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Ep. 81 - Planet of Evil
Doctor Who: Ep. 87 - Hand of Fear, The
Doctor Who: Ep. 92 - Horror of Fang Rock
Doctor Who: Ep.104 - Destiny of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Ep.105 - City of Death
Doctor Who: Ep.110 - Leisure Hive, The
Doctor Who: Ep.143 - Revelation of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Ep.157 - Ghost Light
Doctor Who: Lost In Time - Patrick Troughton Years
Doctor Who: Lost In Time- William Hartnell Years
Doctor Who: Mark of the Rani, The (Ep. 140)
Doctor Who: Visitation, The (Ser. 120)
Horton Hears A Who: Deluxe Edition
Johnson Family Dinner
No Reservations
The Other Boleyn Girl
The UCLA Dynasty

(3/11/08)
From Paramount:
Lil' Bush: Resident of the United States - Season One
South Park: Imaginationland
Bee Movie
Bee Movie Jerry’s 2 Disc Special Edition
Love American Style Season 1, Volume 2
The Mod Squad: The First Season, Volume Two
From Warner Home Video:
Appleseed Ex Machina
Appleseed Saga:Ex Machina:LE (2D)
August Rush
Color of the Cross 2: Resurrection
Def Comedy Jam: Hughley
Dinosaurs Unearthed (NG)
Five Days
In the Valley of Elah
Last of the Summer Wine: Vintage 1976
Michael Clayton
Michael Palin: New Europe (DVD)
Nancy Drew (2007)
One Foot in the Grave Season 4
One Foot in the Grave: Season 3
Stompin
Tom and Jerry: Tales Vol. 4
WIGGLES: POP GO THE WIGGLES
Wiggles, The: Cold Spaghetti Western
Wiggles, The: Getting Strong
Wiggles, The: Here Comes the Big Red Car
Wiggles, The: Hoop Dee Doo! It's a Wiggly Party
Wiggles, The: It's a Wiggly Wiggly World!
Wiggles, The: Lights, Camera Action
Wiggles, The: Live Hot Potatoes!
Wiggles, The: Magical Adventure
Wiggles, The: Racing to the Rainbow
Wiggles, The: Sailing Around the World
Wiggles, The: Santa's Rockin'
Wiggles, The: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
Wiggles, The: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins
Wiggles, The: Wiggle Around the Clock
Wiggles, The: Wiggle Dancing! Live in the U.S.A.
Wiggles, The: Wiggly Wiggly Christmas
Wiggles, The: Yule Be Wiggling

(3/18/08)
From Shout Factory
McHale's Navy: Season 3
From Paramount:
The Untouchables: Season Two, Volume One
The Wild Wild West: The Fourth Season
From Warner Home Video:
Autopsy: Postmortem with Dr. Michael Baden
Extreme Alaska: Denali National Park (NG)
I Am Legend
I Am Legend Special Edition
Justice League: The New Frontier Special Edition
Love in the Time of Cholera (DVD)
NFL Films Classics: Legends of Autumn Volumes IV-VI
Pebbles And Bamm-Bamm Show, The
Pup Named Scooby-Doo, A: The Complete First Season
The Sickhouse (DVD)

(3/25/08)
From Shout Factory:
Jayce & The Wheeled Warriors Volume One
From Warner Home Video:
Black Legion
Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde: Special Edition
Bonnie and Clyde: Ultimate Collector's Edition
Brother Orchid
FRISKY DINGO: SEASON 1
Greatest NBA Rivalries Volume I
IFL Championship 2007
Lady Killer
Mayor Of Hell
NBA Boston Celtics 1985-86
NHL All-Access (2008)
Picture Snatcher (1933)
Pu-239
Smart Money (1931)
Warner Gangsters Collection Volume 1
Warner Gangsters Collection Volume 2
From Universal:
Battlestar Galactica, Season Three

(4/1/08)
From Warner Home Video:
Appleseed Saga:Ex Machina:LE (2D)
August Rush
BBC Natural History Collection, The
Bette Davis Collection Volume 3
David Attenborough: Wildlife Specials
Doctor Who: Ep. 70 - Time Warrior, The
Echo and Other Elephants
Harold & Kumar: Special Edition (WS/DVD)
John From Cincinnati: The Complete First Season
Martin: The Complete Fourth Season
Terry Jones: Medieval Lives
The Return of Swamp Thing

(4/8/08)
From Warner Home Video:
11th Hour
Ben 10 Race Against Time
Born to Dance/Lady be Good
Broadway Melody of 1936/Broadway Melody of 1938
Classic Musicals from the Dream Factory Volume 3
Deep in My Heart
Eden at the End of the World
Hit the Deck
I Am Legend
Innocent Voices
Kismet (1955)
Nancy Goes to Rio/Two Weeks with Love
Planet Earth: From Pole to Pole/Mountains/Fresh Water
Planet Earth:Caves/Deserts/Ice Worlds
Planet in Peril (CNN)
Private Life of a Masterpiece, The: Collection
Private Life of a Masterpiece, The: Impressionism and the Post Impressionists
Private Life of a Masterpiece, The: Masterpieces of Sculpture
Private Life of a Masterpiece, The: Renaissance Masterpieces
Private Life of a Masterpiece, The: Seventeenth Century Masterpieces
Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry 6
Sense and Sensibility (2007) (BBC)
Sense and Sensibility Deluxe Edition Gift Set
Sharkwater
Six Degrees Could Change the World

(4/15/08)
From Warner Home Video:
Bonnie and Clyde
Canine Conspiracy, The /The Cat Connection
Classical Baby:I'm Grown Up Now:The Poetry Show
Human Footprint
Tenant of Wildfell Hall, The

(4/22/08)
From Warner Home Video:
Coleccion Pedro Infante: No desearas la mujer de tu hijo
Gettin' Grown
My Boy Jack (2007)
Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!: Season 1

(4/29/08)
From Disney:
THE CLASSIC CABALLEROS COLLECTION: Saludos Amigos and Three Caballeros
From Warner Home Video:
Bernard and Doris
The Golden Compass (DVD)
The Golden Compass 2-Disc Special Edition
The Weekend
Waltons, The: The Complete Seventh Season

(5/6/08)
From Warner Home Video:
Allo 'Allo: Complete Series 8
Bridges of Madison County, The: Deluxe Edition
Macon County Line
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (2003) DVD
Twister Special Edition
Twister: Special Edition

(5/13/08)
From Warner Home Video:
Essential Classic American Musicals
Essential Classic Dramas
Essential Classic Family Films
Essential Classic Musicals
Essential Classic Romances
Essential Directors: Clint Eastwood
Essential Directors: Martin Scorsese
Legends, Icons & Superstars of the 20th Century
Lovejoy: The Complete Season Three DVD
Two and a Half Men: The Complete Third Season

(5/20/08)
From Warner Home Video:
New Maverick(Pilot 1)
Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Hour: Volume One
Robot Chicken Star Wars

(5/27/08)
From Warner Home Video:
Reza: Shooting Back

(6/10/08)
Anton Chekhov Collection, The

(6/17/08)
From Warner Home Video:
Rails & Ties

(8/12/08)
From Warner Home Video:
Glittering Prizes, The (1976) DVD

(10/28/08)
From Disney:
Tinker Bell: The Movie

(1/1/09)
From Warner Home Video:
Brando: Documentary, The

Bulletin: Actor who was to play the Joker in "The Dark Knight" found dead

Heath Ledger, 28, was found dead around 3:30 p.m. ET of an overdose of pills, reports the Associated Press. He was to play the Joker in "The Dark Knight." He looked so good in the trailer. This is sad to hear.

The new "Star Trek" movie trailer

If you haven't seen it, here it is.

When bad is good

Cult Camp Classics 1 - Sci-Fi Thrillers (Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman 1958 / Giant Behemoth / Queen of Outer Space), Cult Camp Classics 2 - Women in Peril (The Big Cube / Caged / Trog), Cult Camp Classics 3 - Terrorized Travelers (Hot Rods to Hell / Skyjacked / Zero Hour!), Cult Camp Classics 4 - Historical Epics (The Colossus of Rhodes / Land of the Pharaohs / The Prodigal) (Warner Home Video): Warner Home Video has become the master of the boxed set. They've boxed up their gangster films, film noir, tough guy and legends, among others. Of course, they have a huge and rich catalog to choose from.
Those folks in the marketing department all too often aim these packages toward the serious film fan. It's refreshing to see something different.
That's the case with the four tongue-in-cheek Warner Bros. Cult Camp Classics sets released late last year. Releasing these sets with a serious face is kind of silly when you have titles like "Attack of the 50 Foot Women", "Land of the Pharoahs" and "Hot Rods to Hell."
Of course, they were supposed to be taken very seriously when first released. "Hot Rods to Hell was a diatribe against juvenile delinquents. "Queen of Outer Space" was a sci-fi film to parallel "Forbidden Planet".
Between the four sets, you have 12 high-camp films that are just great leisure viewing. Our favorite is Cult Camp Classics 1 - Sci-Fi Thrillers with the legendary "Attack of the 50-Foot Women" and the rarely seen (until now) "Queen of Outer Space".

But all of these have reasons to grab them. Cult Camp Classics 2 - Women in Peril has the wonderfully over-the-top prison film "Caged" and Joan Crawford's ignoble final film, "Trog." Cult Camp Classics 3 - Terrorized Travelers has the overwrought "Hot Rods to Hell" and the drama "Zero Hour", about a passenger asked to take over the controls of an airplane after the crew comes down with food poisoning. Sound familiar? It should. It was spoofed in the Zucker brothers comedy "Airplane!"
Cult Camp Classics 4 - Historical Epics is stocked with two lavish epics, "Land of the Pharoahs" and "The Colossus of Rhodes".
Most have special features in the forms of commentary or trailers, though we wish all of them did. And the quality of the transfers are excellent.
All of the films are available separately, though it's much cheaper to get them in the sets. We suggest you grab them all.

Watching Mr. Wizard

With all of today's matter-of-fact technological advances, it's humbling to remember back when science was a world of ooooo's and aaaaaah's.
The vintage TV "Watch Mr. Wizard," which began on NBC in 1951 and ran 15 years, was a lightning rod for curious kids in the '50s and early '60s. It showed young viewers (and older ones, too) how science was all around them in every day life.
Two new DVDs from Digiview "Watch Mr. Wizard - Everyday Illusions and More" and "Watch Mr. Wizard - Electricity and More" feature three rare episodes each from the vintage series.
Mr. Wizard himself, Don Herbert, was the kind of genial kind of guy everyone wished was his teacher. He had the magical knack of taking the mystery of science.
The first segment on "Watch Mr. Wizard - Electricity and More" has Herbert guiding young Alex to figure out six different methods of ways of producing electricity in a Rube Goldberg type of labyrinth. Among the objects: a slide projector, a balloon, a speaker, a motor, a hinge, a bicycle wheel, a moustrap, a medicine dropper and a measuring cup.
The answers aren't as easy as you might guess.
Herbert shows how electricity can be produced from ordinary objects. Some of the methods he uses are quite ingenious.
In "Everyday Illusions," he shows a wheel that looks like it's turning in different directions, but it really isn't. He takes a paper plate and cuts off around the middle, leaving the edge. Cut two sections out of the edge the same size, then lay them down side by side. The one on top looks smaller than the one on the bottom. Things like this make these shows fascinating. Adults will surely find themselves drawn to them, too.
For a show of this vintage, the quality is exceptionally good. All the shows, three on each DVD, are in black and white.
For anyone who grew up with "Bill Nye the Science Guy," these shows will be a revelation. For those of us who watched Mr. Wizard regularly, it will bring back some great memories.
"Watch Mr. Wizard - Everyday Illusions and More" features "Everyday Illusions," "Musical Instruments" and Puzzles in Geometry." "Watch Mr. Wizard - Electricity and More" features "Six Kinds of Electricity," "How Animals Move" and "Sticks and Stones."

Toshiba stands firm .. for now

It's hard to see Toshiba remaining steadfast in its support of the HD TV DVD format in the wake of Warner Bros. announcement abandoning it.
The Associated Press reported Toshiba officials were caught by surprise, but were gathering their forces for now.
But a quote from the statement issued by Toshiba is telling.
"We are currently discussing the potential impact of this announcement with the other HD DVD partner companies and evaluating next steps."
Next steps as in dropping HD TV? It would be a serious failure for Toshiba.
But don't be surprised if they don't go without a fight.

Warner Bros. picks Blu-Ray

Warner Bros. announced Friday that it is abandoning HDTV DVDs and will make Blu-Ray its HD format of choice.
In a written statement issued by Barry Meyer, Chairman & CEO of Warner Bros. and Kevin Tsujihara, President of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, the two said the company will continue to release in HD TV until May.
Here's their complete statement:

“Warner Bros.’ move to exclusively release in the Blu-ray disc format is a strategic decision focused on the long term and the most direct way to give consumers what they want,” said Meyer. “The window of opportunity for high-definition DVD could be missed if format confusion continues to linger. We believe that exclusively distributing in Blu-ray will further the potential for mass market success and ultimately benefit retailers, producers, and most importantly, consumers.”

Warner Home Video will continue to release its titles in standard DVD format and Blu-ray. After a short window following their standard DVD and Blu-ray releases, all new titles will continue to be released in HD DVD until the end of May 2008.

“Warner Bros. has produced in both high-definition formats in an effort to provide consumer choice, foster mainstream adoption and drive down hardware prices,” said Jeff Bewkes, President and Chief Executive Officer, Time Warner Inc., the parent company of Warner Bros. Entertainment. “Today’s decision by Warner Bros. to distribute in a single format comes at the right time and is the best decision both for consumers and Time Warner.”

“A two-format landscape has led to consumer confusion and indifference toward high definition, which has kept the technology from reaching mass adoption and becoming the important revenue stream that it can be for the industry,” said Tsujihara. “Consumers have clearly chosen Blu-ray, and we believe that recognizing this preference is the right step in making this great home entertainment experience accessible to the widest possible audience. Warner Bros. has worked very closely with the Toshiba Corporation in promoting high definition media and we have enormous respect for their efforts. We look forward to working with them on other projects in the future.”

What does this all mean? It means the battle for the HD format isn't over, but the tide is toward Blu-ray with only two companies -- Paramount and Universal -- releasing in HD TV.

Sony Pictures, 20th Century Fox and Disney release their high-definition videos exclusively for Blu-ray, which is owned by Sony. Paramount and Universal Pictures release for HD DVD -- which is backed by Toshiba and Microsoft. The WB is the biggest seller of DVDs, with 18 to 20 percent of the market, according to the AP.

Do you believe in magic?

CRISS ANGEL MINDFREAK - THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON : Like most boys, I used to love magicians. I remember watching magician
Mark Wilson and "The Magic Land of Allakazam" on Saturday mornings and being fascinated.
Magic came into play on TV on a more serious note in "The Magician" with Bill Bixby in the '70s.
And in recent years, celebrity magicians such as David Copperfield, Penn and Teller, Siegfried and Roy, David Blaine and Lance Burton have astounded audiences on TV.
In 2005, A&E quietly premiered "Criss Angel - Mindfreak," a weekly show spotlighting Angel's illusions and shock magic. The show slowly built up an audience and is a huge success on the network these days.
"Criss Angel Mindfreak - The Complete Season Three" will be released Jan. 15. Where seasons one and two seemed to go for more traditional magic, Angel gets into some really scary stuff here.
One illusion requires him to escape from a truck full of dynamite as it's heading over a cliff. Another has a steamroller pin him on a concrete slab. (Don't try this at home, kids.) It's not for the faint-hearted. There's also more traditional magic, too.
Even with his tendency toward the weird, we enjoy Angel's work. He also published a book recently called, not surprisingly, "Mindfreak," that includes a few of his secrets.
But the fun of watching Angel and others like him is watching the illusion of the illusions.
Do you still believe in magic? You will after seeing this DVD.

Soon on the shelves -- upcoming DVD releases (Revised 1/3/08)

From Warner Home Video:
1/1/08 Shoot 'Em Up
1/8/08 All-New Superfriends Hour: Season 1 Vol. 1 (Warner Home Video) 1 1/8/08 Aviator, The
1/8/08 Broadway Melody of 1929
1/8/08 Cimarron (1931)
1/8/08 Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane
1/8/08 I am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and Peta
1/8/08 The Life of Emile Zola
1/8/08 Lovejoy: The Complete Season Two
1/8/08 Mrs. Miniver
1/8/08 NFL Greatest Super Bowl Moments: XLI Update
1/8/08 Personal Best
1/8/08 Two and a Half Men: The Complete Second Season
1/8/08 The Waltons: The Complete Sixth Season
1/8/08 What's New Scooby-Doo: Complete Third Season
1/15/08 Alex Haley's Queen
1/15/08 All Creatures Great & Small Complete Collection
1/15/08 Allo 'Allo!: The Complete Series 7
1/15/08 Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition
1/15/08 The Marva Collins Story
1/15/08 The New Adventures of Old Christine: The Complete First Season 1/15/08 The Royle Family: The Complete Second Season
1/22/08 ER: The Complete Eighth Season
1/22/08 Hustle: The Complete Season 4
1/22/08 NHL: Just Like Me - Profile of NHL legends and the new crop of NHL stars 1/22/08 Torchwood: The Complete First Season
1/22/08 Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Volume Five
1/29/08 Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Sixth Season
1/29/08 Martin Scorsese Presents: Val Lewton
1/29/08 NFL The Leaders: Breaking Racial Barriers in the NFL
1/29/08 The Val Lewton Collection, The (w/ Martin Scorceses Documentary)
From Sony:
1/15/08 Earth Vs. Flying Saucers
1/15/08 It Came From Beneath the Sea
From A&E:
1/15/08: Criss Angel Mindfreak: Complete Season 3
From Paramount:
1/1/08: The Tudors: The Complete First Season
1/8/08: Gunsmoke: The Second Season, Volume One
1/8/08: Rob & Big: The Complete Seasons 1&2 - Uncensored
1/8/08: The Naked Brothers Band Season One 2 Disc Box Set
1/8/08: Zodiac Director's Cut (2-Discs) DVD
1/15/08: Clue
1/15/08: Dora The Explorer: Undercover Dora
1/15/08: Dragonlance
1/15/08: Oswald's Ghost
1/15/08: Sabrina, The Teenage Witch: The Third Season
1/22/08: Avatar: The Last Airbender - Book 3: Fire Volume 2
1/22/08: Hawaii Five-O: The Third Season
1/22/08: The Odd Couple: The Third Season
1/29/08: JAG: The Fifth Season
1/29/08: Pioneers of Television
1/29/08: SpongeBob SquarePants To Love a Patty
Also
1/22/08 Make Room For Daddy Season 6
From Disney:
1/22/08 The Game Plan
1/29/08 Hannah Montana: One In A Million
1/29/08 Twitches Too: Double Charmed Edition
From Shout Factory:
1/22/08 Swamp Thing: The Series Video
1/22/2008 Medabots: The Complete First Season
From Rhino:
1/29/08 Barry Manilow – Songs From The Seventies (DVD)
From Universal:
1/1/08 Seaquest DSV Season 2
Also:
1/1/08: Weird Science: The Complete Seasons 1 and 2
From Warner Home Video:
2/5/08 Americanizing Shelley
2/5/08 Black Woman's Guide to Getting Married
2/5/08 George Lopez: America's Mexican
2/5/08 Legion of Superheroes: Volume 2
2/5/08 Perfect Strangers: The Complete First & Second Seasons
2/5/08 Third Watch: The Complete First Season
2/5/08 You've Got Mail: Deluxe Edition
2/12/08 Batman: Mask of Phantasm Batman and Mr. Freeze: Sub Zero 2/12/08 Battle of the Bulge Featuring Bone Crusher
2/12/08 Beatrix Potter Collection
2/12/08 Blade: The Series
2/12/08 Dallas: The Complete Eighth Season
2/12/08 Joan Crawford Collection Vol. 2
2/12/08 NBA Street Series - Volume 5
2/12/08 Tell Me You Love Me: The Complete First Season
2/12/08 Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle & Mr. Jeremy Fisher & Other Stories (Beatrix Potter)
2/12/08 Tale of Pigling Bland and Other Stories (Beatrix Potter)
2/12/08 WB Home Entertainment Presents: Academy Award® Animation Collection 15 Winners, 26 Nominees
2/12/08 Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Presents: Academy Awards® Animation Collection, 15 Winners
2/12/08 World of Peter Rabbit & Friends, The (Beatrix Potter)
2/19/08 Easter Bunny Is Coming To Town: Deluxe Edition
2/19/08 Father Ted: The Definitive Collection (DVD)
2/19/08 Helen Mirren at the BBC
2/19/08 In the Valley of Elah
2/19/08 Les Miserables (1995) (BBC)
2/19/08 Michael Clayton
2/19/08 My Dog Skip/ Shiloh 3: Saving Shiloh (DBFE)
2/19/08 Peanuts: It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown Deluxe Edition 2/19/08 Riverdance: Live from Radio City Music Hall: Collector's Edition 2/19/08 Swordfish/Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (DBFE)
2/26/08 Justice League: The New Frontier
2/26/08 Justice League: The New Frontier Special Edition
2/26/08 The Smurfs: Season 1, Volume 1
From A&E:
2/26/08: Los Angeles Dodgers 1988 World Series Collector's Set
From Sony
2/5/08: Across the Universe
From Shout Factory:
2/5/08 Maggie And The Ferocious Beast Recipes For Trouble
2/5/08 Maggie And The Ferocious Beast Rain Showers & Spring Flowers
2/5/2008 Comic Relief: The Greatest…And The Latest
2/5/2008 Kurt Cobain: About A Son
2/19/2008 Punky Brewster: Season Four
From Paramount Home Video:
2/5/08 Beauty and the Beast: The Third Season
2/5/08 Best of Comedy Central Presents
2/5/08 Black Rain / Fatal Attraction Double Feature
2/5/08 Blackout
2/5/08 Blue Hawaii / Paradise, Hawaiian Style Double Feature
2/5/08 King Creole / G.I. Blues Double Feature
2/5/08 Soul Food - The Series: The Third Season
2/5/08 The Hours / Heartburn Double Feature
2/5/08 The Hunt for Red October / K-19: The Widowmaker Double Feature
2/5/08 The Jewish Americans Standard DVD
2/5/08 The Talented Mr. Ripley / School Ties Double Feature
2/12/08 Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav: Uncensored!
2/12/08 Family Ties: The Third Season
2/12/08 Girlfriends: The Third Season
2/12/08 Into the Wild Special Edition DVD
2/12/08 Into the Wild Special Edition HD
2/12/08 Into the Wild Standard DVD
2/12/08 Things We Lost in the Fire Standard DVD
2/12/08 Things We Lost in the Fire Standard HD
2/12/08 Wonder Pets: Save The Dinosaur Standard DVD
2/19/08 Blue's Clues: Blue's Room: Shape Detectives/Beyond Your Wildest Dreams 2-Pack
2/19/08 Blue's Clues: Blue's Room: Shape Detectives/Beyond Your Wildest Dreams 2-Pack
2/19/08 Charlotte's Web (1973)/Charlotte's Web 2 2-Pack Standard DVD
2/19/08 Charlotte's Web (1973)/Charlotte's Web 2 2-Pack Standard DVD
2/19/08 Dora the Explorer: Super Silly Fiesta!/Nick Jr. Favorites 4 2-Pack Standard DVD
2/19/08 Dora the Explorer: Super Silly Fiesta!/Nick Jr. Favorites 4 2-Pack Standard DVD
2/19/08 Dora the Explorer:Big Sister Dora/City of Lost Toys 2-Pack Standard DVD
2/19/08 Dora the Explorer:Big Sister Dora/City of Lost Toys 2-Pack Standard DVD
2/19/08 Drake & Josh: Go Hollywood/Suddenly Brothers - Volume 1 2 Pack Standard DVD
2/19/08 Drake & Josh: Go Hollywood/Suddenly Brothers - Volume 1 2 Pack Standard DVD
2/19/08 Flushed Away Spring 2 Pack w/Tattoos DVD
2/19/08 Flushed Away Spring 2 Pack w/Tattoos DVD
2/19/08 Jakers!: Treasure Hunt on Raloo Farm Standard DVD
2/19/08 Max & Ruby: Springtime for Max & Ruby/Afternoons with Max & Ruby 2-Pack Standard DVD
2/19/08 Max & Ruby: Springtime for Max & Ruby/Afternoons with Max & Ruby 2-Pack Standard DVD
2/19/08 Nick Jr. Celebrates Spring/Blue's Clues:Blue's Room: It's Hug Day 2-Pack Standard DVD
2/19/08 Nick Jr. Celebrates Spring/Blue's Clues:Blue's Room: It's Hug Day 2-Pack Standard DVD
2/19/08 Rugrats: Tales From the Crib: Snow White/Three Jacks & a Beanstalk 2-Pack Standard
2/19/08 Rugrats: Tales From the Crib: Snow White/Three Jacks & a Beanstalk 2-Pack Standard DVD
2/19/08 Shark Tale / Antz 2-Pack Spring 2-Pack with Tattoos DVD
2/19/08 Shrek 2 Spring 2 Pack w/Tattoos DVD
2/19/08 Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron / The Road to El Dorado 2-Pack Spring 2-Pack w/Tattoos DVD
2/19/08 SpongeBob Squarepants: Home Sweet Pineapple/SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric 2-Pack
2/19/08 The Prince of Egypt / Joseph: King of Dreams 2-Pack Spring 2-Pack w/Tattoos DVD
2/19/08 Walker, Texas Ranger: The Fourth Season Standard DVD
2/26/08 Backyardigans: Tale Of The Mighty Knights Standard DVD
2/26/08 Caillou's Family Favorites Standard DVD
2/26/08 Max & Ruby: Berry Bunny Adventures Standard DVD
2/26/08 The Fugitive: The First Season, Volume Two Standard DVD
From Disney:
2/5/08 Aristocats: Special Edition
2/5/08 Snow Buddies
2/12/08 Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive: Star Of Isis (Vol. 4)
2/12/08 Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive: Pink Emerald (Volume 5)
2/19/08 Little Einsteins(TM): Race For Space
2/19/08 Handy Manny: Fixing It Right
From Warner Home Video:
3/4/08 Ben 10 Season 3
3/4/08 Doctor Who: Ep. 81 - Planet of Evil
3/4/08 Doctor Who: Ep.104 - Destiny of the Daleks
3/4/08 Forbidden Hollywood Collection Vol. II (TCM Archives)
/4/08 Horton Hears A Who: Deluxe Edition
3/4/08 The Other Boleyn Girl
3/4/08 The UCLA Dynasty
3/11/08 Dinosaurs Unearthed (NG)
3/11/08 Last of the Summer Wine: Vintage 1976
3/11/08 Michael Palin: New Europe (DVD)
3/11/08 Nancy Drew (2007)
3/11/08 One Foot in the Grave: Season 3
3/11/08 Stompin'
3/11/08 Tom and Jerry: Tales Vol. 4
3/11/08 Wiggles: Pop Go the Wiggles
3/11/08 Extreme Alaska: Denali National Park (NG)
3/18/08 The Pebbles And Bamm-Bamm Show
3/25/08 Bonnie and Clyde
3/25/08 Bonnie and Clyde: Special Edition
3/25/08 Bonnie and Clyde: Ultimate Collector's Edition
3/25/08 Greatest NBA Rivalries Volume I
3/25/08 NBA Boston Celtics 1985-86
3/25/08 NHL All-Access (2008)
3/25/08 Warner Gangsters Collection Volume 1
3/25/08 Warner Gangsters Collection Volume 2
From Paramount:
3/4/08 Human Giant: The Complete First Season Standard DVD
3/4/08 The Love Boat: Season One Volume One Standard DVD
3/11/08 Lil' Bush: Resident of the United States - Season One Standard DVD
3/11/08 Love American Style Season 1, Volume 2 Standard DVD
3/11/08 South Park: The Imaginationland Trilogy Standard DVD
3/11/08 The Mod Squad: The First Season, Volume Two Standard DVD
3/18/08 BET Hip Hop Awards 2007 Standard DVD
3/18/08 Go Diego Go!: Moonlight Rescue Standard DVD
3/18/08 The Untouchables: Season Two, Volume One Standard DVD
3/18/08 The Wild Wild West: The Fourth Season Standard DVD
3/25/08 Baldwin Hills: The Complete First Season Standard DVD
3/25/08 Wings: The Sixth Season Standard DVD
From Disney:
3/4/08 101 Dalmatians Platinum Edition
3/4/08 My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Friendly Tails
3/4/08 The Rookie Blu-ray™ Hi-Def
3/4/08 Disney Baby Einstein™ Babys First Sounds
3/11/08 Disney Baby Einstein™: Baby's First Sounds: Discoveries for Little Ears
3/18/08 Johnny and the Sprites: Meet the Sprites
From Warner Home Video:
4/1/08 Doctor Who: Ep. 70 - Time Warrior, The
4/1/08 John From Cincinnati: The Complete First Season
4/1/08 Terry Jones: Medieval Lives
4/1/08 The Return of Swamp Thing
4/8/08 Broadway Melody of 1936/Broadway Melody of 1938
4/8/08 Kismet (1955)
4/8/08 Private Life of a Masterpiece: Collection
4/8/08 Private Life of a Masterpiece: Impressionism and the Post Impressionists 4/8/08 Private Life of a Masterpiece: Masterpieces of Sculpture
4/8/08 Private Life of a Masterpiece: Renaissance Masterpieces
4/8/08 Private Life of a Masterpiece: Seventeenth Century Masterpieces
4/22/08 My Boy Jack (2007)
From Paramount:
4/15/08 Melrose Place: The Fourth Season Standard DVD
4/15/08 Nick Jr. Favorites: Lullaby Time Standard DVD
4/15/08 SpongeBob SquarePants Pest of the West Standard DVD
From Warner Home Video
5/13/08 Legends, Icons & Superstars of the 20th Century
1/1/09 Brando: The Documentary

Me and Dick Cavett

I was surprised to accidentally discover that Dick Cavett regularly blogs for the New York Times.
Now Dick Cavett and I go way back.
Not that we ever met or encountered each other, you understand. (Yeah, I know. You saw the title and thought, "Here's some neat little gossip." Well, sorry to disappoint you.)
I was a regular viewer of Cavett's late-night show on ABC. So I guess you could say we did meet, in a way. Late-night host Cavett was witty, charming and hip, all in one neat little box.
The great thing about "The Dick Cavett Show" was the guests. In a day when Johnny Carson was still the King of Late Night," Cavett had some incredibile guests.
On one show, he had John Lennon and Yoko Ono by themselves. On another, he hosted a bunch of rock musicians who'd just come from the Woodstock Music Festival. On another, he interviewed Bette Davis in an empty studio.
It was this repartee and knack for intimacy with his guests that made him beat Carson in substance where he couldn't beat him in ratings.
(Many of the great moments of "The Dick Cavett Show" have been released on a series of wondeful DVDs from Shout Factory. We recommend them highly.)
Cavett's writing today is much like his show was then. He's still low-key and very modest, though he loves to make remarks at his expense.
In his current column, he wanders into the subject of coming back to TV.

"A goodly number of you out there have written varied versions of “Why don’t you come back on TV?” I’m not sure. It does help if you’re asked."

It does, Dick. Hell, if we had the power and the resources, we'd ask. We hope there's someone smart enough who will.
So thanks for your great show.
And we highly recommend his column. We're glad the New York Times was smart enough to give him the blog.
Maybe some bright network guy will look away from the reality show blitz that is flooding TV these days and give Dick another shot.
He deserves it. As do we.