DVD Releases - Tuesday December 14th
Published December 15, 2004
Mary Poppins (1964)
40th Anniversary Edition
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Rated: G
The Duke Says - Some folks can't get enough of this flick about some mystical she-beast lands in England and a buncha upper-class types thinking nothing of putting this flying creature in charge of the kids. If you're one of those folks, then this Disney Special Edition deal, as with all their Special Edition deals, is packed with commentary, making of doc and a deleted scene.
Matrimonio Y Mortaja (1950)
Studio: Studio Latino
Rated: Not Rated
Meet the Parents (2000)
Widescreen
Studio: Universal Studios Home Video
Rated: PG-13
The Duke Says - Pretty much the same as the old DVD, except this one has 35 new outtakes or some such, in addition to the commentary and featurettes from before. It's still brilliant, of course, and just in time for the soon-to-be-released sequel, Meet The Fokkers. It's funny cause it sounds like fuckers.
Meet the Parents (2000)
Full Frame
Studio: Universal Studios Home Video
Rated: PG-13
Mezzo - Shell Two (2004)
Studio: ADV Films, Inc.
Rated: Not Rated
Michael (1924)
Studio: Kino on Video
Rated: Unrated
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED - Vol. 4: Desert Warfare (2004)
Studio: Bandai Entertainment
Rated: Not Rated
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED - Vol. 5: Archangel's Flight (2004)
Studio: Bandai Entertainment
Rated: Not Rated
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - Limited Edition DVD Box Set (2004)
11-Disc Set
Studio: Bandai Entertainment
Rated: Not Rated
Models (1998)
Studio: Image Entertainment, Inc.
Rated: Not Rated
Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square - The Joy of Christmas with Angela Lansbury (2002)
Studio: Select O Hits Video
Rated: Not Rated
Mourning Becomes Electra (1978)
Restored Version
Studio: Image Entertainment, Inc.
Rated: Not Rated
MTV - Pilates Mix (2004)
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Rated: Not Rated
My Wife Maurice (2002)
Studio: TLA Releasing
Rated: Not Rated
Mystique - Mystical Journeys: Roatan (2004)
Studio: Image Entertainment, Inc.
Rated: Unrated
Natural Beauty (1999)
Studio: Wellspring
Rated: Not Rated
Natural Pain Relief (1998)
Studio: Wellspring
Rated: Not Rated
New Fist of the North Star - Vol. 3: When a Man Carries Sorrow (2004)
Studio: ADV Films, Inc.
Rated: Not Rated
The Duke Says - TV Series sequel to the seminal anime about Mad Max types beating the fuck out of each other in a post-apocalyptic desert landscape. Just as violent, maybe even more so, this apparently caused quite a stir when a Spanish TV network broadcast it as part of Kiddies Hour or somesuch. Thank fuck they didn't grab Urotsukidoji from the shelf instead. "Momma, why is that fella cutting off his sex-limb and all those naked people slaughtered up against the walls and lesbian monsters with tentacles, what the fuck momma?" and so on.
Organizing from the Inside Out (2000)
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Rated: Not Rated
Outlaw Street Cars Vol 1: Death and Glory
Studio: Universal Music & Video Distribution
Rated: Not Rated
Paris, Texas (1984)
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Rated: Not Rated
The Duke Says - Wim Wenders' much-admired flick about driving around and trying to remember stuff bounds onto DVD lacking a damn extra of any sort. Oh, sorry, my mistake, there's a Keep Case, apparently, which is good, since most times I just throw the case out the motherfucking window and blu-tack the discs to the side of a chair.
The Duke (Aaron McMullan to his parents and the clergy) is a Northern Irish writer, performer and insomniac currently residing in London. He is the creator of Mondo Irlando, wherein his scribblings and hollerings can be found. He is currently working towards the completion of his first novel, and his debut "punk / country / folk / whatever" album has recently been released by Ex Libris Records . You can also pop by His MySpace Page and maybe have a coffee and a biscuit.
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- Published: December 15, 2004
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I'm a sucker for annotated lists of cool shit, so you've signed yourself up one more (at least) dedicated reader here.
I'm surprised (amazed?) that the Scorcese collection doesn't include Mean Strets. Mean Streets = Masterpiece.
I need to add Zoolander to my Netflix list -- always heard good things about it.
Eric Berlin
Dumpster Bust: Miracles from Mind Trash
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Shelob, Frodo & Bilbo - Steely Dan would be cast aside.
Neat reviews, Duke - did The Yakuza Papers help you in your travails?
hey folks.
No, The Yakuza Papers helped not one damn jot, even though there's like six thousand of them.
Matt, thanks for the Godzilla details. Sounds cool as hell.
And Eric, it is somewhat odd that Mean Streets hasn't mde either of the boxes (i thought it made the first region 1 affair, but may be wrong. certianly not on the region 2 edition). There was a sepcial edition of it released not so long ago, i'm pretty sure, or was scheduled, anyhow, with a scorsese commentary. That'd be worth looking out for. And yes, Zoolander is brilliant.
Yakuza is Japanese, not Korean. Korean is dogs. You not call Yakuza dogs, or Yakuza make you sorry you born.
Maybe the Duke intended to call dem dogs dogs
But, even the Korean mafia are called Yakuza - ref crimelibrary
The Korean yakuza are a powerful presence in Japan, despite the fact that Koreans suffer discrimination in Japanese society. Although Japanese-born people of Korean ancestry are a significant segment of the Japanese population, they are still considered resident aliens. But Koreans, who are often shunned in legitimate trades, are embraced by the Japanese yakuza precisely because they fit the group's "outsider" image. The man who paved the way for Koreans in Japanese organized crime was the Korean yakuza godfather Hisayuki Machii.
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I'll chime in here with one:
Godzilla Tokyo SOS: A sequel to 2002's Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, this one has just about everything. Even Mothra. It's fast, has a surprsing amount of human drama, and it even has 21-minutes of bonus footage! Sony gets better with these discs every release. As for the video and audio, well, you'll just have to wait for my full review (end shameless plug).