Hannibal Rising, The Hawk Is Dying, Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds: Region 1 DVD Releases for May 29th, 2007

Remember a month ago when I said it was a slow week? I didn't know what I was talking about.

Hannibal Rising (Unrated Widescreen Edition)

Basically the only recognizable title coming out this week, which is unfortunate since, by most accounts, it's pretty sucky. Then again, I liked Hannibal. Extras include some featurettes and some deleted scenes.

The Hawk Is Dying

Paul Giamatti cares for an ailing hawk (insert Dick Cheney joke here). Got a start at Sundance '06, but never quite found a theatrical audience. Loads of extras including Scenes From "On the Set of The Hawk Is Dying." They couldn't get the whole thing?

Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds

Before you just assume this is gay porn, let me remind you... this has Mink Stole. Seems more like a wacky comedy. Apparently in the first one, the straight roommate pretends to be gay. In this one, the gay roommate pretends to be straight. And you gotta love the title, huh? Did I mention it was a slow week?

Katharine Hepburn Collection

This might not seem like a slow week selection until you realize that you probably haven't heard of most of the six titles included. That's not to say they're obscure. Morning Glory gave Hepburn her first Oscar nod. Without Love pairs her with Spencer Tracy (and Lucille Ball). In Dragon Seed she's, you know, Chinese. Undercurrent also stars Robert Mitchum. Sylvia Scarlett and The Corn Is Green are both George Cukor films, and the former has Cary Grant. It's just not The Philadelphia Story or The Lion in Winter we're talking about here.

The Call of Cthulhu: The Celebrated Story of H.P. Lovecraft

Kind of an interesting backstory here. The original Lovecraft tale was written in 1926, in the silent film era. So, the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society has decided to render this adaptation in that style. Fans seem to love it.

In this week's long list, it just gets slower.

10 mph - Seattle to Boston

20th Century Music for Two Pianos

60 Minutes - Deepwater (May 20, 2007)

60 Minutes - Dumped on Skid Row (May 20, 2007)

60 Minutes - One Laptop Per Child (May 20, 2007)

Abby

Able Edwards

Above the Law

No, not that one. This is a Corey Yuen film from '86.

Addressing the Issues of Innovation, Vol 1

Adolphe Adam - Le Toreador, ou l'Accord Parfait / L'Opera Francais

Adoption Explained: International

Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn (1952) / A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court (1952)

The Adventures of Long John Silver - Volume 1

The Adventures Of Long John Silver, Volume 2

Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet, The - Volume 5

Allman Brothers-Live at the Beach

The Andy Griffith Show - The Complete Series

Anything For a Thrill (1937) / Men Of Action (1935)

Archives Of World War II

Arnold Schoenberg - Moses und Aron

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