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DVD Pick of the Week: Lost Highway

Written by Chris Beaumont
Published March 25, 2008
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Bonnie & Clyde: Ultimate Collector's Edition. The Warren Beatty/Faye Dunaway film is being re-released in a freshly upgraded version. This is one of those films that is still on my "to watch" list; seems like a good time to rectify that, no? The romanticized look at the career of the infamous bank robbers sounds like the perfect way to spend an evening.

Best of The Price is Right. Four disks and 26 episodes of the classic game show, all in one place. As much as I loved this show growing up, I am not sure how much re-watchability they have...

Wristcutters: A Love Story. A boy commits suicide and ends up in some sort of limbo where Tom Waits is looking for his dog. Sounds weird. I wanted to see this one on the big screen, but it never came to my town. Now I can take a look and see what the fuss was all about.

Them. Also known as Ils, this film looks pretty creepy as it takes a look at a home invasion. This is from the same directors as The Eye from earlier this year. This earlier film looks to be considerably more effective in creating a creepy, suspenseful mood — that is, if the trailers are anything to judge a film by.

Jimmy Carter Man from Plains. This documentary was originally entitled Man from Plains, but audiences had no idea what they were getting into, hence the addition of the subject to the title. I have heard pretty good things about it, perhaps I will give it a shot now.

Walk the Line: Extended Cut. The Oscar winning biopic is back with an extended cut. I wonder if it makes the film any better? It is not that it is a bad movie, not by any stretch, but the execution felt a little dry. I am interested in seeing how the longer run time impacts the overall film.

Voltron: Defender of the Universe - Paradise Lost. A direct-to-DVD animated film based on the classic cartoon from the '80s. I know next to nothing about this release, but I did love that show as a kid. I am going to have to give this a spin.

PTU: Police Tactical Unit. A surreal Johnnie To excursion that took three years to film. It is the story of an officer who loses his gun and the lengths to which he goes to get it back. Stylish looking film, if a bit slow.

Shrooms. What would happen if you and your friends headed off into the woods, ate some shrooms and began to see things, horrible things, that turned out to be real? This movie answers that question.

That is all for this week!

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Christopher Beaumont spends much of his time writing about entertainment when he isn't sitting in a movie theater. He is known around the office as the "Movie Guy" and is always ready to talk about his favorite form of entertainment and offer up recommendations. Interests include science fiction, horror, and metal music. His writings can be found at Draven99's Musings and Draven99's Media Center.
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DVD Pick of the Week: Lost Highway
Published: March 25, 2008
Type: News
Section: Video
Filed Under: Video: Film and TV Business, Video: News
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#1 — March 28, 2008 @ 16:21PM — RJ [URL]

Lost Highway is one of the most messed up movies ever, I don't think I will ever understand it.

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