This week: Not since Smokey & the Bandit 2 has a film had the guts to run with the two elephant premise.
The Protector
Tony Jaa (Ong Bak) goes after two stolen elephants. If that doesn't do it for ya, I don't know what will. Loads of extras, including the longer Thai cut of the film and commentary by Asian film expert Bey Logan.
Doctor Who - The Complete Second Series
David Tennant (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) ably takes over for Christopher Eccleston as The Doctor in the second season of this revamp of the classic British sci-fi series. The season itself delivers on the promise of season one with the return of a classic Who foe, two classic Who companions, and a season-ending showdown some 30-odd years in the making. Also, keep an eye out for Hustle regular Marc Warren and fellow Potter alum Shirley Henderson in the "Love and Monsters" episode and Buffy alum Anthony Head in "School Reunion." Extras include commentary on every episode and video diaries from Tennant.
Gridiron Gang
Of the three true-life football stories released last year, this is by far the one with the most appearances by The Rock and Xzibit. Top that Invincible and We Are Marshall! Includes a profile of director Phil Jouanou, whose last good film may have been Rattle & Hum.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - The Beginning (Unrated Edition)
A new wave of cinema is hitting theaters in which we see the origin stories of popular characters such as Batman and James Bond (coming in February is the origin story for Hannibal Lecter). Here we see the beginnings of Leatherface. The behind-the-scenes featurette is, of course, called "Down to the Bone." Employee of the Month
The combination of Dane Cook and Jessica Simpson secured a healthy box office (compared to the meager $12 million budget) for this flick even before DVD, where it's sure to thrive. Film-wise, however, it's a little early to say that Cook has "arrived." Although I don't really want to see the movie, the audio commentary with Cook has me curious.
In this week's long list: I know you've been wondering what the director of Leprechaun 3 and 4 has been up to...
Abba: In Performance - ABBA
Actiongirls.com 3
Afro-Cuban Drumset: Grooves you can Use
'Allo 'Allo! - The Complete Series Six
Altogether - Orbital
And the Rest Is History - Marty Casey & the Lovehammers
The Animation Show (Vol. 1 & 2 Boxed Set)
Appointment With Death
Area 88 TV: Complete Collection
As Is: Breakdown of Cocaine Cowboys
B.B. King / Standing Room Only – B.B. King
Beat 'Em All - The Exploited
Behind the Octagon
The Best Of Hootenanny - The Chad Mitchell Trio, Jack Linkletter, and The Limeliters
Best of Hooters
Blocked
Blood Stained Tradewind
Border Radio - Criterion Collection
Brainiac (2004)
Bringing the Cold to Poland
Broken Sky
Broken Sword
Buffie the Body: In Your Dreams - Making of 2007
Buy Sell Kill
Cannibal Campout
The "friends don't let friends eat friends" tag line makes this a runner-up for Title of the Week, but there's more to come...
Caravan: The Ultimate Collection (3pc) (Dol Dts Slim)
Chilltown Christmas
Clerks II (HD DVD)
Coleccion Almada: Rencilla Mortal/El Yaqui Indomable
Complete Pepin: Techniques & Recipes (2pc)
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Article comments
1 - chainsaw
I’m a huge Buffy The Vampire Slayer fan, but I had no idea Anthony Stewart Head was in an episode of Doctor Who! I’ll have to check that out (hurray for Netflix!). The Protector sounds very interesting as well. I’ve only seen Tony Jaa in one movie, and that was a very horribly dubbed film called Spirited Killer. He appears for about fifteen minutes, if that, but of course his name is splashed all over the DVD cover. It’s by the same team who did Ong Bak, but it’s nowhere near as good. In fact, it’s so bad that it seems like the director couldn’t even finish making it. There’s no real ending to the movie at all! I haven’t seen Ong Bak, but I’m sure it’s much better, from what I’ve heard.