Five Favorite Film & TV DVDs Of 2005...

Author: SVF — Published: Dec 23, 2005 at 11:30 pm 0 comments

  • The Complete Thin Man Collection -- All of the movies and a pair of documentaries nicely boxed up at a reasonable price. Not all of them are necessarily classics, but a good time is guaranteed (and you gotta love Asta...) Cocktails, anyone?
  • Unseen Cinema - Early American Avant Garde Film 1894-1941 — hours upon hours to explore: from pioneering "artistic" experimental film-making to home movies of the early 20th century to Busby Berkeley song and dance extravaganzas to guys just goofing around with their "new" movie cameras... an astonishing collection and obviously a labor of love. Sure, some of the newly added synthesizer music on the silent films is pretty cheesy... but hey, just turn off the volume if you don't like it (or come up with your own soundtrack...)
  • Orson Welles: F for Fake — A wonderful surprise... I never even knew this existed until I saw the DVD in the New Release rack... One-of-a-kind pseudo-documentary-essay about forgery, fakery, and deception in general written, directed by, and starring Orson in all his mid-1970s excess... overall, a whirlwind ride with fast and furious editing and a truly unique eccentric charm to it. And as always with the Criterion Collection, there are plenty of fascinating extras (most notably an interesting documentary about Orson's many unfinished projects that includes a segment with the Muppets that must be seen to be believed...)
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Fourth Season — Maybe not quite as good as the first three seasons... and HBO really needs to include some bonus goodies on these DVDs... but still the funniest TV show out there and some of the only comedy episodes I can watch repeatedly and still enjoy every time...
  • The Twilight Zone: Season 3 (The Definitive Edition) — The third installment in this overpriced but "definitive" edition of TZ episodes finally issued complete, uncut, and with bonus features galore... includes the classic tales "A Game of Pool," "To Serve Man," and the incredibly terrifying "It's A Good Life."

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    • The Complete Thin Man Collection (The Thin Man / After the Thin Man / Another Thin Man / Shadow of the Thin Man / The Thin Man Goes Home / Song of the Thin Man / Alias Nick and Nora) The Complete Thin Man Collection (The Thin Man / After the Thin Man / Another...
      Release date: 2005-08-02
      Running time: 666 minutes
      Publisher: Warner Home Video

      The sparkling series featured the irresistible William Powell and Myrna Loy chemistry as husband and wife sleuths who solved murders with the aid of their wire-haired terrier, Asta. ...

    • Unseen Cinema - Early American Avant Garde Film 1894-1941 Unseen Cinema - Early American Avant Garde Film 1894-1941
      Release date: 2005-10-18
      Running time: 1140 minutes
      Publisher: Image Entertainment

      7 DVDs – 20 Hours - 155 Classics of Avant Garde Cinema! "Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-Garde Film 1894-1941" reveals hitherto unknown accomplishments of American filmmakers working in the United ...

    • F for Fake - Criterion Collection F for Fake - Criterion Collection
      Release date: 2005-04-26
      Running time: 85 minutes
      Publisher: Criterion

      Trickery. Deceit. Magic. In Orson Welles' free-form documentary, the legendary filmmaker (and self-described charlatan) gleefully engages the central preoccupation of his career-the tenuous line between ...

    • Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Fourth Season Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Fourth Season
      Release date: 2005-08-30
      Running time: 330 minutes
      Publisher: Hbo Home Video

      Larry David lives a charmed life-an understanding wife, famous friends, a supportive manager and an angelic singing voice so what's his problem? See Larry buy medical marijuana, take a hooker to a ...

    • The Twilight Zone: Season 3 (The Definitive Edition) The Twilight Zone: Season 3 (The Definitive Edition)
      Release date: 2005-06-28
      Running time: 960 minutes
      Publisher: Image Entertainment

      The complete third season of Rod Serling’s classic, groundbreaking series exploring the fantastic and the frightening.

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