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The bar has certainly been lowered over the years, but 
Disney’s high definition restorations of their classic animated films tend to be spectacular, and their digital clean-up for their Signature Collection Anniversary Edition of 
I mean, even Matt Stone & Trey Parker have copped that the 20th season of 
I love that Carson Entertainment has opened up the vaults and continues to release more shows from Johnny’s 30-year run. 
I know Disney is really keen to milk their seemingly bottomless well of IP, but their recent focus on producing live action versions of the r classic animated films feels as wrong-headed as Gus Van Sant’s Psycho. So, while the cast and visuals are often quite good, and the songs a re a proven delight, 
A 3 disc collection spanning decades, 
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The summer television drought is upon us, which means it’s the perfect time to catch up on all of the shows you may have overlooked – including a pair of UK imports. First up is the prequel series 
I’m Ken Plume, and soon you’ll be listening to “A Bit Of A Chat” with me, Ken Plume.
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I saw it three times in the theater, so it’s safe to say that I have the latest Star Wars adventure firmly lodged in my noggin. That makes my brain fertile ground for 
From their visual guides to their vehicle schematics, DK has published some truly definitive reference books detailing the minutiae of the Star Wars universe, and 
For that, you’ll have to get 
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If you’re not a regular subscriber and just want handy volumes featuring the best interviews and articles that the magazine has to offer, pick up 
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Hot on the heels of the film, explore 
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As long as you’re reading about the adventures of Newt Scamander, you might as well dress as him, too, with Thinkgeek’s exclusive 
Though, if you want to dip back into the world of the original films featuring Harry Potter, HarperDesign has released another volume of their exhaustively illuminating vault series, 
We’ve bought the films dozens of times in various formats, but Disney can always find a new bit of tat to make fans leap towards another purchase of on of their classic films. Case in point is the new Signature Collection edition of 
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As our world seems to regress into backwards thinking, it’s important to have films like 
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Want to get a handle on the characters of the DC Comics universe? Your definitive, fully-illustrated guide is 
That the film adaptation of Carrie Fisher’s novel 
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In an age of empty spectacle, 
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Cheers to the fine folks at Fantagraphics for continuing to make this Disney duck fan deliriously delighted by continuing their prestige releases of not only classic Carl Barks material, but also the works of the modern duck man, Don Rosa. From their ongoing Carl Barks Library comes 
Telling the true story of a pacifist medic (Andrew Garfield) at the front lines of Okinawa during the Korean War who managed to save 75 men while never carrying a weapon, 
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You can also take a one-way ticket back to the 80s with complete series box sets of both 
There have been a lot of mediocre Stephen King adaptations, and 
Remember when 2016 showed us that there was such a thing as hope, and even when things looked bleakest, there could be a come-from-behind victory? Yeah, the Cubs winning the world series really set up false hopes for the election disaster right around the corner, but if you want to relive happier times, dive in to the 
With a string of legendary TV shows to his name – including All In The Family, Maude, The Jeffersons, and Good Times – the American Masters documentary 
Forty years later, and Nicolas Roeg’s 
Sadly, 
Celebrating a half century of storytelling, 
I mean, I just… I just don’t know what to do with 
Well, 
I had high hopes that the quirky, visually-bizarre subject matter of 
Snag yourself 
While not as praised as Ridley Scott’s inaugural film, the design work that went into its sequel is every bit as impressive, as spotlighted in 
It’s unfortunate that it took a tragic loss of a music icon to get the release of his films in a single high-definition set, but at least the 
With a show that sports such a unique design and animation process, it should come as little surprise that there is plenty of interesting information to be found in 
If you can’t get enough Star Wars even with Rogue One and Rebels, you’ll probably get a kick out of 
I wasn’t expecting much from 
George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road was an incredible film, and Miller’s intended black & white presentation of the film gets its debut in the 
Although a failed format, Cinerama was a truly incredible visual experience, and you can get a home approximation of the kind of epic productions that were produced to show off the format with 
Meryl Streep stars as the eponymous 
It seems ludicrous that it’s taken this many years to get a proper retrospective tome, but that glaring oversight has finally been rectified with the oversized 
The long-awaited and much-requested animated adaptation of Alan Moore & Brian Bolland’s legendary Batman/Joker story 
While the second season of 
There was a fair amount of concern about how well any follow up to Avatar: The Last Airbender could live up to the long shadow of its predecessor, but 
While 
Yeah, 
Often overlooked in light of his more memorable outings, Orson Welles’ cinematic adaptation of 
My gosh, 
The 5th edition of the incredibly dense 
Often overlooked in favor the cartoons starring Mickey & friends, 
I’ve been a huge proponent of the continual releases we’ve been getting, and now we get another brand new collection from 
An iconic classic gets a beautiful high definition treatment courtesy of the new “Olive Signature” edition of 
Originally banned by South Africa’s Apartheid government, cult flick 
It seems Shondaland has become the newest Disney theme park, and the latest park expansion is 
Over 30 sets in, Shout Factory has proven itself to be a miracle worker when it comes to sorting out the ridiculously tangled web of rights-holders that make releasing episodes to home video a daunting task, so they should be praised mightily for getting us to 
I’ve never been keen on the Olympics, but I do love a solid comedy, and so what alternative to Rio could I possibly get than that solidly funny comedy 
Over the course of 7 years after the film’s release, a trio of 11-year-olds in Mississippi attempted to film a shot-for-shot re-creation of Steven Spielberg’s epic adventure Raiders Of The Lost Ark. For years, their production remained unfinished. The documentary 
Certainly Disney has tried to develop their theme park IP in feature films over the years, but they’ve recently begun to exploit their iconic rides in publishing. For fans of the Haunted Mansion that want a beautifully illustrated, straightforward presentation of the tale as told within the ride, check out 
I don’t think Danny DeVito gets nearly the praise he should as a director. As a performer, he’s like a focus magnet, and then when you combine the two, as in the little-seen gem 
Finn & Jake get swept up in 
Be sure to pack your lunch for the post-apocalypse with your very own 
How would you like 50 comedies from the first half of the 20th century, starring everyone from W.C. Fields and Laurel & Hardy to Buster Keaton & The 3 Stooges? You’ll get them and more in the ridiculously affordable 
If nothing, the 5th season of 
Shailene Woodley blank-facedly ambles her way over the wall in 
The 9th volume of Fantagraphics fab collections of Floyd Gottfredson’s 
The theme song is still an earworm in my brain, and now you can dive into both the first and second season of 
It’s not often you see Kevin Costner in full-on action mode, and that’s what we get in 
Though it’s unfortunate that they decided to end the show, at least we can deep dive back into modern comedy gold with a marathon re-watch of 
While it’s enjoyable enough, I was really hoping that Key & Peele’s debut feature, 
If you’re a fan of deep diving into all corners of the Disney creative process (as I most assuredly am), you’ll probably dig 
Let’s just all collectively ignore Zack Snyder’s grimdark universe and embrace a far more inviting feature for the DC Comics pantheon courtesy of 
Ten years on from the last installment, 
I don’t want to ruin 
It’s a great show, sure, but we all know the reason you absolutely must watch 
LEGO cartoons are usually fun romps, and that’s true of their new show, 
I’m a sucker for a political thriller, and the mini-series 
I’m really struggling to say something nice about 
Summer’s great for a great many things, but sometimes you just want to escape the ridiculously overwhelming heat by retreating into the AC and watching TV. That’s probably why I spend my summer cool-down time indulging in my love of documentaries, including a new batch hitting DVD from the fine folks at PBS. There’s history, with 
With all of the drama that swirls around the Supreme Court, particularly in this heated election year, the story behind Anita Hill’s testimony and the confirmation hearings of Judge Clarence Thomas, as depicted in 
All the late Garry Marshall sought to deliver with his Day films were an amiable, heartwarming time, and 
Everyone is vacationing this summer, including Mummy, Daddy, George, and Peppa in 
Director Volker Schaner’s documentary about reggae godfather and the innovator of dub, 
As his big epics have left me largely cold in recent years, I think I prefer the quieter sophistication of the Spielberg we find in 
It feels like there’ve been dozens of releases of Walt Disney’s first animated feature film, from VHS to laserdisc to DVD to Blu-Ray, but the latest Blu-Ray edition of 
Leave it to Robert Redford to make a potent and powerful modern ode to journalism with 
The latest DC Comics direct-to-home-video animated feature adapting J.M. DeMatteis’ 
The blood continues to flow freely as supernatural shenanigans persist in the second season of 
This week’s deep dive into the many wonderful releases from PBS can be split into nonfiction and fiction. So let’s start off with a pair of prestige drams – the 6th and final season of 
On the nonfiction front, we’ve got the beautiful photography of the BBC’s 
Now that we have cleared the Elmo storm that threatened to capsize the venerable institution known as Sesame Street, we’re able to refocus on the show’s true heart and icon, Big Bird, and the incredibly gifted performer who gave soul to both the bird and his emotional counterpoint, Oscar The Grouch, Caroll Spinney. The vehicle for this celebration is the brilliant documentary 
To say that 
While the recent must-have sets culled episodes from the show’s later seasons, we thankfully cleared whatever red tape hampered the release of 
As slaves to all of our USB rechargeable devices, it would be supremely helpful to be able to figure out which ports and cables will juice those devices to full capacity in the fastest time possible. Well, now you can figure out the answers to all of those important questions and do something about it with the 
While the legendary Carl Barks will always be foremost among the many comics creators working with Disney’s ducks, not the least for his creation of Scrooge McDuck, the second position in my heart goes to Don Rosa. Taking his inspiration from Barks, Rosa was able to craft incredible epics for a new generation of fans, full of intricate details and mythology that embraced the legacy of Barks’ classics. The fine folks at Fantagraphics have been following up their wonderful Carl Barks Library releases with the third volume in their Don Rosa Library, 
The folks controlling the mighty Carson archive have dipped back into the vaults for a series I sincerely hope has some legs, because I’m loving their The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson: Featured Guest Series (Carson Entertainment, Not Rated, DVD-$19.99 SRP each), which devote an entire disc just to episodes featuring a specific luminary. The first three volumes in the series spotlight 
Pixar has had two of them already, but this is the first time that the modern shorts from the House of Mouse get their own spotlight with the 
Listen, I never thought we’d see any seasons, let alone get to the point where we’d see the release of the second and final season of Don Rickles short-lived 70s sitcom 
It’s rare to get a science fiction film that doesn’t fall apart under its own pretension (I’m looking at you, Tomorrowland), so it was a pleasant surprise to find 
It’s unfortunate that it’s not a Blu-Ray release, because it is a beautifully shot series, but 
I’m still not a fan of the character design and animation, but the first season of 
And if that’s not enough Star Wars to keep your adrenaline going, why not enjoy the delightfully daft take on the canon with 
For years, Berkeley Breathed, creator of the legendary Bloom County and Outland, swore that there would never be a comprehensive release of the strips he produced during his college years. Despite pleading fans desperate to complete their collections with these proto-Breathed rarities, he was adamant it would never happen. Well, guess what? He changed his mind. So now, the fine folks at IDW, who have released the complete runs of Bloom County, Outland, and Opus, have now released 
As we barrel towards the holiday season, are you looking for the perfect gift for the Harry Potter fan in your life? And a practical one, at that? How about the 
Warners opens their vault to bring a trio of catalogue releases to Blu-Ray for the first time, with the high definition debut of 
Cartoon Network is the current home for some absolutely wonderful creator-driven animation, and the perfect example of that is the beautifully executed miniseries 
After he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, music legend Glen Campbell decided to embark on a national goodbye tour across America. What was supposed to have only been 5 week tour turned into a year-and-half, and the poignantly triumphant documentary 
As they mine their IP catalogue, I was not terribly fond of Disney’s recent dour live action take on Maleficent. Maybe that’s why I was pleasantly surprised by just how much I wound up enjoying director Kenneth Branagh’s take on 
Keen for the kind of middling heist movie you might have seen on a lazy Saturday afternoon on HBO? And makes the unlikely pairing of Hayden Cristensen and Adrian Brody? Look no further than 
If there’s one thing we can thank the new Goosebumps movie for, it’s that it got Sony to release a trio of high-def special editions for their modern kiddie classics 
It got off to a bit of a rough start, but there’s a very definite quirky charm to be found in 
Disney animator/director Eric Goldberg, best known for his work on Genie in Aladdin, was recently tasked with creating as series of black & white portraits in the style of the legendary Al Hirshfeld, featuring classic Disney characters from Mickey to Baymax and beyond. Those portraits have been collected in 
Fans of DC superheroes in their animated incarnations have a one-two power punch of titles to pick from, with the wonderful romp that is 
Ten years after it failed to find an audience during its initial run on HBO but managed to build a healthy cult following, Lisa Kudrow returned as B-list TV star Valerie Cherish in 
The fourth season of 
We’re 5 seasons in to 
On a scale of sane to crazy, the first season of 
You want a solid B movie starring formerly “Stone Cold” Steve Austin as a fixer alongside war veteran turned assassin Michael Jai White? Well, that’s 
Based on the Thomas Hardy novel, 
Take an in-depth look at director Joe Wright’s cinematic trip to Neverland in 
For the first time in almost 30 years, Jeff Lynne’s ELO performed live for a massive audience in London, captured in the concert film 
The comedy was, by design, of the truly cornpone caliber, but the real joy of digging into the 3-disc 
The best I can say about the comedic teaming of Reese Witherspoon and Sophia Vergara in 
Aquatic evildoers beware, for 
The story of newlywed senior citizens Alan (Sir Derek Jacobi) and Celia (Anne Reid) continues in 
While the rest of the show would manage to make even Aaron Spelling slightly embarrassed, the first season of 
The premise of 
Kids in need of a lesson can learn one with their Nickelodeon friends with 
We’re nearing the end of the summer, so you know what that means – It’s time to binge-watch all of the DVD releases of your favorite TV shows in order to prime for their return in the coming weeks. With that in mind, dig into 
Nickelodeon has a pair of new compilation releases to keep the kiddies occupied, and with titles like 
Holidays mean we’re increasingly bombarded by themed collections of nearly every known intellectual property, which means that we even get 
Dig in to two nifty series from the Beeb with the release of 
Fans of the ever-growing NCIS franchise can binge to their heart’s content on the previous seasons of all three of the currently running shows with 
Because I have absolutely nothing to hide and have no shame about it, I’ll admit that I had Care Bears as a kid. Both figures and stuffed animals. I also had Get-Along Gang figures. And a Shirt Tales doll. Which is all to say, don’t judge me. And I won’t judge you if you want to pick up 
There is an audience for 
Slowly but surely, the high definition releases of 
Walt Disney Records tip-top Legacy Collection continues to roll along with the release of Randy Newman’s score and songs from 
It’s a long, long dry spell until the next season starts, so fill that time with a roll down memory lane with the 2-disc 
In what I can only hope is a precedent they expand upon, the purveyors of preservation at Criterion have released a high definition special edition of producer Franics Ford Coppola’s underrated children’s classic 
Season 7 of 
Bruce Timm returns to the animated DC universe with a far darker alternate universe take on the familiar triumvirate of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman in 
After being run out of the city by an invasion of the Krang, our half-shell heroes take back the town in 
It’s Office Space in hell, but the chief reason to recommend the first season of Adult Swim’s 
Adam Goldberg is the titular musician in the midst of a mid-life crisis in 
Who doesn’t love a brilliant and incredibly beautiful BBC nature documentary? Both of those adjectives certainly apply to both 
I thought the film was certainly an improvement over the original trilogy of awful X-Men films, which is not much of an accomplishment, so I was more curious than excited to see what director Bryan Singer had in mind for his 
I can’t quite figure out who the more cartoonish characters are in 
Nicholas Sparks works his soft focus, mealy-hearted magic again with 
The magic wonder-wand has touched Glen Larson’s original, non-grimdark tale of galactic refugees on the run from the Cylon empire, giving fans 
He may have been one of the stiffest, most awkward hosts ever to have risen to television prominence, but it was on the strength of his legendary (and soon-to-be-legendary) guests that he became an icon, and those incredible guests are why 
For those that missed the boat on the stellar prop replica put out by Master Replicas ages ago but wanted something more robust than the plastic alternatives currently available, Thinkgeek’s 
Amazing we got to his centennial before getting a near-definitive documentary on a legend, but better now than never comes 
In the fallow period between the end of the Smothers Brothers’ show and the paunch of Saturday Night Live, the only destination on your dial to catch the hippest music and comedy acts was NBC’s Friday night staple, 
The 75th anniversary of Alfred Hitchcock’s final UK film, 
I loved to draw when I was a kid, and I would often find myself doodling beloved cartoon and comic characters. It should come as no surprise, then, that I own many dog-eared and much-loved “How To Draw” books released over the years by the folks at Walter Foster. For years, they’ve had 
As someone who has observed firsthand the kind of downward mental spiral the befalls Julianne Moore’s character after she’s diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s as the titular character in 
Take a collection of musicians including Elvis Costello, T Bone Burnett, Marcus Mumford, and more, add in a batch of recently discovered Bob Dylan lyrics, and as those artists to set them to music – that’s exactly the remarkable process 
While it’s not necessary to read 
The wonderful work that Criterion has been doing with their restoration and high definition release of the Charlie Chaplin library continues with the release of one of Chaplin’s later works, 
The story behind Star Trek‘s adaptation of Harlan Ellison’s script for the now-legendary episode The City On The Edge Of Forever, and Ellison” intense dissatisfaction with the changes the staff made to his vision, is well-known within the fan community. Thanks to IDW, those fans can now experience his version with the graphic novel adaptation of 
It’s a shame that 
Only the BBC could produce a show like 
You can never have too many books exploring that legendary galaxy far, far away, so just try to refrain from devouring 
Listen, I shouldn’t have to sell you on watching a film called 
It’s certainly not a classic, but there’s certainly laughs to be found in the first season of 
Better late than never comes 
Scott Glenn has always been an actor capable of holding my attention in anything he’s in, and he remains so as a serial killer hiding out in a small town as 
Rescued from the mists of time, the classic newspaper strip adventures of the man of steel and the dark knight detective continue with 
If, like me, you still mourn the passing of quality history-based content on The History Channel, the photo and info-dense 
It’s a bit frustrating that Nickelodeon still hasn’t given their beautiful new Ninja Turtles series proper high definition season sets like Cartoon Network has been doing for Adventure Time, because the show certainly deserves it. Until then, we’re getting standard definition single-disc releases like 
Fish out of water culture clash comedy is always fertile territory, and Greg Poehler’s 
Well, I mean, the best you can say for the direct-to-video animated special 
History buffs with fond memories of parking in front of the pre-Aliens and idiots heyday of The History Channel will lose themselves in 
A Russian family man tries to extricate itself from under the thumb of a corrupt mayor in the gripping import 
When 3 soldiers – one Lebanese, one Israeli, and one American – are accidentally trapped together when a lockdown mechanism is triggered in a secret base, the trio are forced to either work together or die together in the dramedy 
Kiddies can learn their math skills with 
Strawberry Shortcake and her friends both human and furry star in various canine-themed tales in 
Much like the Pixar of yore, Laika has, through a succession of endearingly quirky films, made me anticipate whatever project they’re cooking up, and their winning streak continues with 
Yes, everything you’ve heard about the 12-year narrative journey of Richard Linklater’s 
As the 6th season hits screens, refresh your memories of where we left the down & out ISIS crew in the 5th season of 
Every bit as memorably iconic as its 80s contemporaries, Craig Safan’s score for the sci-fi classic 
Even when the story flags, there’s no denying the mesmerizing stylistic filmmaking that David Fincher brings to his adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s 
Abandoned fans fearful of never completing their personal collection of Reinhold Weege’s brilliant 80s sitcom Night Court have been saved from despair by the angels of mercy at the Warner Archive, who have made the complete 
The Warner Archive has also rooted through the vaults for another batch of never-thought-you’d-get-a-chance-to-own-this-but-here-it-is animation titles, including 
Oh, and if that weren’t enough Warner Archive surprises – THERE ARE NEVER ENOUGH WARNER ARCHIVE SURPRISES – they’ve also given us beautiful high definition transfers of Michael Caine & Christopher Reeve in 
While he may have gotten a big screen CG makeover, that uncanny valley contraption will never match the simple charm and beauty in the original stop-motion 
Nickelodeon’s bizarre but addictively fun 
Aaron Sorkin’s current endearing soapbox returns with the second season of 
If Taken series has proven anything, it’s that just about anything with Liam Neeson is worth watching for Liam Neeson, and that certainly applies to 
After five seasons, 
There’s a quiet desperation to all of the series that have popped up as of late, hoping in some way to cash on to the genre action success being enjoyed by the likes of Game Of Thrones and Walking Dead, so it’s no surprise that executive producer Michael Bay has thrown in with his pirate tale 
I can’t even really say I’m hate-watching 
Absorb some classic Bikini Bottom hijinx before the big screen sequel hits theaters with 
Team up Luc Besson with Scarlett Johansson and Morgan Freeman? Say no more. I’m in. It’s just an added benefit that 
There are plenty of companies out there picking up the catalogue slack and releasing deep cut films from a lot of major studios, but one of the best of the lot in terms of quality are the folks at Olive, who just dropped a batch of high def remasters from the Paramount archives – the Cold War film noir 
Best known for appearances on Chelsea Lately, Heather McDonald gets her first solo special with 
The ridiculously creepy doll from The Conjuring gets her own solo horror prequel in 
Mill Creek continues their fine tradition of providing catalogue titles to fill your free time at an exceptionally astounding value price. The latest batch from them include a 13-film 
Take an economical journey under the sea in 
Somehow, the adaptation of Ayn Rand’s ridiculous farce gets a final cinematic installment with 
Considering the legal tangle that has stymied its home video release for decades, miraculous is a perfectly suitable word to describe the arrival of the 1966 
If you’ve been holding off on a grand refresher binge of The Sopranos, your perfect moment – and rationale – has arrived in the form of the honkingly massive 28-disc 
After Paramount cruelly teased fans a few years back with both a best-of collection and a first season set, it took the miracle workers to deliver unto us the beautifully mastered complete four season set of the legendary 
There have been best-of clip package DVDs released in the past – all of which are well worth adding to your collection – but what makes 
I didn’t dislike the first Hobbit film, but it did suffer from a bloated sense of not much happening, as well as a decided lack of a dragon. And because of the decision to turn two films into three, its extended edition was not extended by very much, as most of the material that would have been put back in was instead shunted over to help fill out its first sequel. That being said, the extended edition of 
Nothing says Turkey Day like Mystery Science Theater 3000, so Shout Factory has crafted the perfect way to fill your holiday viewing in proper fashion with 
There are a few shows long since passed that I could still see running today and being every bit as enjoyable, and one of that select few is most certainly 
Age and familiarity have in no way lessened the weird wonderfulness of Weird Al Yankovic’s 
Irving Berlin’s 
I really do despise the “Anakin Effect”. I am a firm believer that there not all evil needs a backstory, and a tender, forgiving one, at that, and that is sadly what 
The single-disc releases of Adventure Time have made it up to season 3 with 
If you were expecting a truly batshit crazy final season from 
Even when the film is an I-wish-it-was-better road trip comedy, there’s something eminently and irresistibly watchable about Melissa McCarthy. Such is the case with 
Let Seth Green and Co. into your hearts for the holidays with the 
If you’re jonesing for some Star Wars and were a fan of the abruptly terminated animated series Clone Wars, see where it all was going with 
If you’re in the mood to be uplifted, 
The music is iconic, the story is interesting, and the actors are game, but there just doesn’t seem to be any real spark to Clint Eastwood’s big screen adaptation of the musical 
Add years of advancement in effects technology and the deadening of audience expectations for drama after numerous SyFy spectacles and you get this generation’s Twister, 
As a story, the wholly unnecessary sequel 
I feel bad for Dwayne Johnson. Supposedly, he always dreamed of playing a certain hero of Greek myth. It’s just a shame that when he finally did, it was the painfully dull and thoroughly forgettable 
There are a handful of beloved shows that many have claimed we’d never see on home video in their original form, due to their extensive use of popular music over the course of their runs. Well, you should never says never and nothing is impossible, and to prove that, the folks at TimeLife managed to clear an immense amount of obstacles to being out a truly special edition of 
The Walt Disney company has a brilliant musical legacy going back 85 years to its very first sound cartoon, and the company is diving headfirst into its impressive archives and surfacing with the absolutely incredible “Legacy Collection” of releases. Over the course of the next year on an almost monthly schedule, they’re releasing completely remastered and expanded editions of soundtracks from their most beloved films, as well as what one can only hope is a multi-disc set spotlighting the music of Disneyland. In addition to the soundtracks themselves, each set also includes rare demos, deleted songs, and newly-recorded “Lost Chords”, which takes those deleted songs from the films and realizes them with brand new recordings that attempt to match how they might have sounded if they were finished for the original films. The first clutch of releases to come down the pike – all of which are a must-have – are 2-disc sets for 
Has there ever been a cartoon as delightfully and decidedly weird and wonderful as 
While the legendary Carl Barks will always be foremost among the many comics creators working with Disney’s ducks, not the least for his creation of Scrooge McDuck, the second position in my heart goes to Don Rosa. Taking his inspiration from Barks, Rosa was able to craft incredible epics for a new generation of fans, full of intricate details and mythology that embraced the legacy of Barks’ classics. And now, the fine folks at Fantagraphics have followed up their wonderful Carl Barks Library releases with the first volume of the new Don Rosa Library, 
It took a few episodes for me (and the show) to latch onto its tone, but once we both did, it was a delight to dive into the twisted, brilliant, and consistently funny world of 
Chalk it up to poor marketing, because 
It still baffles me that Nickelodeon has not released their positively beautiful Ninja Turtles series in high definition, but at least they’ve finally bundled together 
I’m surprised it’s taken this long for him to turn his eye towards such an iconic American dynasty, but Ken Burns is at his absolute best in his portrait of 
As the world gears up for a newly reimagined big screen take on the character, dive into the original problem solver for hire with the limited edition complete collection of 
Every once in awhile, Disney drops another feel-good inspirational sports drama, and 
Freddie Highmore and Vera Farminga continue to be the main draw as young Norman and matriarch Norma in the second season of 
Disregarding his unfortunate obsession with William Shatner, 
I can appreciate what Seth MacFarlane was trying to do with 
Over 30 years ago, the now-legendary 
And from across the pond, we get the complete second season runs of a pair of the BBC’s supernatural dramas, with 
Just as atmospheric and fun as the film itself, Dario Marianelli’s score to 
As biopics go, the greatest trick 
From The Beatles to Lady Gaga, 
I’ve got to give Michael Bay credit for finding a way to make his already bloated and off-putting take on a fairly straightforward and ostensibly fun IP even more frustratingly boring and messy in 
Picking up a year after the events at the end of the first season, the second season of 
The revolving roster of Sipowicz’s partners lands on Rick Schroder in the seventh season of 
It’s about as far from the hip, modern Friendship Is Magic reinvention of the franchise, but those who want every iteration of a thing will probably still pick up 
Paul Haggis has never met a top-heavy, overly-layered story he doesn’t latch onto and infuse with a profound self-importance, and that’s pretty much what you get in 
The 4k restoration done for its 30th anniversary has done wonders for 
Of all Disney’s famous group of legendary animators, the one whose works crosses the most disciplines is the one spotlighted in the excellent new 
I’m a big fan of ephemera books that pull together facsimiles of rare materials into beautiful tomes celebrating a given subject, so it should come as no surprise that I really dig 
I can’t recall a time when Disney opened up the vault and unleashed such a title wave of catalogue titles as they have this week, but animation and just good ol’ Disney fans should be delighted by the deluge, seeing as how it contains beautifully restored high definition editions of 
It’s never too early for Halloween viewing, so make a double feature out of the high definition release of The Adventures Of Ichabod & Mr. Toad with the home video debut of last year’s Pixar special 
Why does Shout Factory remain a fan favorite? Because they consistently cater to fans with wonderful, brilliantly presented, quirky collections like 
If you’re anything like me (and don’t you wish you were!), then you’re looking for just about anything to reaffirm your faith in all things good and strike from your noggin the horrible vision of Michael Bay’s steroidal Ninja Turtles monstrosity. Guess what? You can do just that with the deluxe coffee-table appropriate 
And speaking of context, you can get even more of an insight into the Turtles’ history with the brand new documentary 
While it is far, far, FAR from the Emmerich/Devlin disaster of the 90s,, the chief factor that makes the newest American take on Toho’s giant lizard a profound disappointment is the decided lack of Godzilla in 
If the recent big screen relaunch has whet your appetite to binge on some more classic thunder lizard action, look no further than the high-def debut of not one, not two, but 6 more classic Godzilla films in The Toho Godzilla Collection. Fully remastered, the films include 
Criterion’s banner year for high definition releases with a pair of much-requested, much-anticipated titles – David Lynch’s 
We may still be months and months from the premiere of the final season in 2015, but you can pass the time with the feature-laden sixth season of 
Made a few years back but just now getting its home video debut, 
Ignore the profoundly disappointing first 3/4 of the season when so much potential was left on the table in favor of an inert mess and fast forward to when 
Thankfully, the Warner Archive continues to offer high definition Blu-Ray releases of their animated series, with the release of 
For more years than I can recall, the amiable scholars at Twomorrows have been publishing a wide range of magazine and books chronicling every nook and cranny of the comics, creators, characters, and companies fans know and love. They took that love and scholarly approach to the next logical step when they launched their must-have document of four-color history in the 
Speaking of Twomorrows and their comics scholarship, they’ve just released 
By all means, watch all of the episodes featured on the new 
Carrie Brownstein & Fred Armisen’s 
It’s remarkable just how fast DC seems to churn out their animated comics adaptations when their live action films seem to take forever and a day. The latest toon is 
The oasis of normality Rick and the survivors established at the prison is threatened by more than just zombies in 
After three seasons of increasing battiness, 
They’re not quite up to the level of what we see from the BBC, but Disney’s nature documentaries are quite fine in their own right, owing more to the narrative-based tradition the studio pioneered in their “True Life Adventures” series. The latest is 
The residents of Bikini Bottom indulge in ghoulish delights in the 
Shout Factory further solidifies their position as the number one purveyor of classic TV shows with another of their lovingly presented complete series sets, this time for the 70s favorite 
Those infuriated by Paramount’s scattershot approach to divvying up bonus features as retailer exclusives for their original release of Star Trek Into Darkness finally have the chance to get all of those bonus features in one place, but only if they buy the film packaged with the first JJ Abrams Trek in the 4-disc 
Sigh. I so, so wanted 
The BBC has opened up its vaults to commemorate the anniversary of WWI with a handful for dramas set around the Great War, most of which are making their DVD debut. Now available are Daniel Radcliffe as Rudyard Kipling’s doomed offspring in 
Continue to get your Brit on with a clutch of new BBC releases, including the first season of 
It’s a light bit of fluff, but the only reason 
Emily Thorne’s plan for vengeance against the Graysons take a new bent in the third season of 
Patrice Chereau’s cinematic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’s novel 
It tries very hard to recapture some of the affable nature of The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates, but the re-team of Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler in 
Certainly, there was a fair amount of trepidation that despite the success of the Kickstarter campaign, the big screen 
Since they were originally shot on film, it was only a matter of time and money before CBS decided to give classic sitcom fans a triple-header of high-def delight with the fully remastered Blu-Ray debuts of 
While it’s physically impossible to climb inside it, it is fun to finally get to fly your very own piece of Time Lord technology with the 
Carl Barks was a master of humor and economical storytelling, with an almost magical ability to present more narrative and comedy within a simple 10-page tale than most creators with 10 times the space. Once again, the gee-whizzers at Fantagraphics have released a must-have collection of classic Barks stories in their ever-growing Barks library with 
While you’re biding your time waiting for the next full season Blu-Ray release, snag the quick fix 
It feels like an impossible wait until the 3rd and final Hobbit film, but fill the time with a lovely new tome that delves into the backstory and creation behind the monstrous worm under the mountain – 
Waiting for the new film and want to binge on some classic thunder lizard action? Look no further than the high-def debut of not one, not two, but 8 classic Godzilla films presented as 4 double feature releases in The Toho Godzilla Collection. Fully remastered, the films include 
After the untimely death of E.C. Segar only a few years into the life of his immensely popular strip “Thimble Theater”, the strip and its breakout star, Popeye The Sailor, were guided by Segar assistant Bud Sagendorff for over 40 years. But in 1986, King Features Syndicate was faced with having to find a replacement for Sagendorff, and they turned to a seemingly unlikely candidate – Playboy and National Lampoon cartoonist Bobby London. But they couldn’t have found a better choice, as you’ll experience for yourself in 
There have been many books that purported to present the definitive history of the original Star Trek. Much like Roshomon, many presented a perspective on the show’s genesis. But we’ve finally got the overview that incorporates all of those memories plus original memos, documents, and interviews and places them in a comprehensive context – 
Coming fast and furious is an understatement when it comes to just how quickly the new direct-to-video animated DC Comics films have been hitting, as the latest comic book adaptation – 
Rescued from the mists of time, the classic newspaper strip adventures of the man of steel and the dark knight detective continue with 
It’s odd to think they’ve been around for two decades, but that’s exactly the anniversary that’s being celebrated with the lavish and massive 
In an age of ridiculous denial, Phillipe Squarzoni’s 
When you watch the virtually Shirley-less eighth and final season of 
Somehow, an entire decade has flown past, so do yourself a favor and celebrate the 10th anniversary of 
It’s certainly a long way from even the limited 80’s quality of G1 cartoon, but completionists will still want to pick up 
Not content with the arrival of a single much-requested title that would delight cinema aficionados no end, Universal has dipped into their vault for a double header of film noir classics with the high definition debut of both 
I still find her continued adherence to the Catholic faith incomprehensible in light of the emotional atrocity committed against her, but the tale and the performances (from Judi Dench and Steve Coogan) that bring the actual events to life in 
It’s sadly lacking in any bonus features whatsoever – usually a highlight of the BBC’s Who releases – but the fact that we have all but one of the formerly missing episodes after nearly 50 years is reason enough to pick up 
The fine folks at Rifftrax dig into their very first blaxploitation film with 
While it’s a marked improvement over the lackluster seasons that came before it, the fourth season of 
Considering the delightfully escapist Thurber story it’s based on, Ben Stiller’s take on 
It seems we haven’t gotten a full season set in ages, but there are still enough new episodes for another single-disc DVD collection – So we get 
Yes, you’ll laugh at 
They’re not quite Godzilla quality, but there’s a charm to be found in the turtle meat-filled 
The BBC does some of the finest nature documentaries around, and they’ve just dropped a whole clutch of beauty-filled discs – a one-two punch of the ursine persuasion in 
Yeah, casting Helena Bonham Carter as the bitter spinster Miss Havisham was a brilliant move in Mike Newell’s pretty decent adaptation of Charles Dickens’ 
Though Jack the Ripper may be gone, his memory still casts a long shadow for Inspector Reid and the residents of Whitechapel in the second season of 
Even if you have the previously release Ultimate Collection, if you’re a fan of Carol Burnett and her eponymous show, you’ll definitely want to pick up 
An Angry Birds cartoon? Sure. Why not. And honestly, the 90+ minutes of 
Fox expands their MOD Cinema Classics slate with a quartet of brand new releases from their immense vaults – 
I could do without the touch of religious nonsense and the completely nonsensical science of it all, but even on the significantly smaller home screen 3D experience, Alfonso Cuaron’s 
While I enjoyed the first Thor film, I thought it was a lot of potential greatness that didn’t quite gel into an optimum piece, but certainly laid plenty of groundwork. 
Quietly brilliant, 
Take a psychedelic, mathematical trip with Finn and Jake in the high definition arrival of 
Long a charitable institution in the UK, 
The truth of the story may be in doubt, but the adapted true story of 
If you’re a fan of obscure and much-desired TV shows that economics have forced to be stranded in the vaults of various studios, then you definitely should be aware of what the fine folks at the Warner Archive have been doing for the past few years. They’ve been making those shows available on an MOD (Manufacture On Demand) basis that means fans have the option to get that which they covet, freed from the vaults. Case in point is the near-complete run of the series The FBI, which is like the Federal version of Dragnet, drawing from actual case files to craft stories around. Currently available are 
Ah, but as we saw with the latter part of The FBI, they don’t only do MOD for their cult titles. With the 
And last but not least, in a most welcome move, the Warner Archive has begun offering high definition Blu-Ray releases of their animated series. While we aren’t getting the likes of Batman: The Animated Series or Batman Beyond in the format yet, we are getting the more recent complete first season of 
But Warners isn’t the only studio mining their vaults for cinema fans. Fox has their MOD 20th Century Fox Cinema Archives, and they’ve just dropped 12 new titles. Now available are John Barrymore in 
Some truly beautiful design work goes into modern videogames, which is more than evident by the conceptual artwork that packs 
Best to ignore Zack Snyder’s gaudy film and its even gaudier sequel, and instead pick up the beautiful high definition debut of the original tale of Spartan heroics, 
And for one last nail in the coffin of Snyder’s folly, find out the real history behind the Spartan’s sacrifice in The History Channel’s 
No matter how outrageous the first season of 
Disappointed in how own son, the proprietor of a prestigious family vineyard finds a much better heir in the son of his dying estate manager in the French psychological thriller 
And howzabout a new soundtrack round-up for this week? Certainly! You’ve got Tony Morales’s score for 
Although the second season had its rough spot in the middle, the third season of 
Definitely near the top of the eagerly-awaited list, Disney has finally unveiled their high definition restoration of 
Just because the 50th anniversary has wrapped doesn’t mean that fans aren’t still getting treated to goodies from the vaults, as another Patrick Troughton 2nd Doctor adventure gets a special edition release in 
To say 
The House of York and the House of Lancaster vie for the throne of England in the historical miniseries 
While it’s not quite up to Pixar or even Dreamworks standards, 
While we’re marking time until the next full season Blu-Ray release, catch the next 16 episodes in 
The folks at Mill Creek continue to keep budget-conscious cinephiles in their thoughts with another batch of multi-film collections and television show re-releases, the latest of which include 
Most fear to tread in the footsteps of Hitchcock, but that didn’t stop to the BBC from making an enjoyable take on the tale of trainboard mystery, 
It’s been a few years, so evidently we’re due for a special Diamond Edition re-release of the musical 
It’s a shame that WB’s latest animated tale from the DC Comics universe, 
Best to forget the Lindsey Lohan of it all when you can instead see Helena Bonham Carter and Dominic West as 
When a security expert is deceived and wrongfully imprisoned in the world’s foremost high security prison, he must recruit a fellow inmate in order to attempt a daring escape in, errr… 
Enjoy Shirley’s swan song, as the penultimate seventh season of 
Never would I have believed that Mike Tyson would one day do a one-man show on Broadway, but that’s exactly what 
That 
The second season of the modern relaunch of 
How about a soundtrack round up for this week? Certainly! You’ve got Patrick Doyle’s score to 
Yes, it feels more like a series of sketches than the more unified narratives of Holy Grail and Life Of Brian, but I still enjoy Monty Python’s swan song, 
It wasn’t until I popped in the first disc of the Carol Burnett Show spin-off 
The title doesn’t lie – 
And speaking of true tales of creative people told with remarkable candor, 
While not as impressive as seeing it in its IMAX presentation, the 3D remastering and its accompanying restoration for the 75th anniversary edition of 
Perhaps the best praise I can give 
If there’s anything that 
Packed with 20 episodes, audio commentaries, featurettes, deleted sequences, and more, the 6th season of 
The new deluxe edition of 
This year’s classic Who-palooza continues with another pair of releases, including the DVD debut of the 4th Doctor Tom Baker story 
Eight seasons on, 
As bonkers as the first season was, 
A tale of adventure and revenge set in German East Africa pre-WWI and starring Lee Marvin, Roger Moore, and Ian Holm? Yes, I do believe I will give 
Kudos to 
It’s certainly nor Pixar or even Dreamworks quality, but there’s enough charm to 
If you’ve ever wanted to binge view Hollywood’s “classic” horror series about a children’s doll inhabited by the spirit of a killer, look no further than 
Con man Neal Caffrey’s alliance with FBI Agent Peter Burke is already on shaky ground when he ditches his tracking anklet and disappears as we delve into the fourth season of 
Keen on a proper British ghost story? Give a spin to 
Due to its relatively low production budget, 
If there’s something that Thinkgeek excels at, it’s offering up items you never thought you needed. Case in point is 
Kick your celebrations of Doctor Who‘s 50th anniversary into high gear with a trio of releases, starting with the very first high definition release of a classic Doctor serial with 
Keep the Who party going with a new special edition of the 3rd Doctor story with the space maggots, 
And finally (until next month, anyway), there’s 
A few years back, William Shatner produced a wonderful little documentary called The Captains, in which he had candid conversations with the other actors who have held that rank in the Star Trek franchise. To follow that up, he’s gone back and cut extended versions of those interviews with Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Scott Bakula, and Chris Pine – plus himself – for the expanded 
After being unceremoniously cancelled, it seems rather fitting that HBO is only giving a non-high definition release to the second (and now final) season of 
The second season of 
Raymond Burr takes his final cases in the second volume of the 9th and final season of 
I gave it the ol’ college try for its first few weeks, but I could never get into the groove of 
Two things to ponder – 
While not in an accurate 1/4-scale, it’s still nice to be able to add NECA’s 
A few years back, we were gifted with the first batch of high definition releases from the fine folks at Studio Ghibli. And then? A long, long, terribly long, wait. But rejoice! Two of director Hayao Miyazaki’s best are finally here – 
Mel Brooks is an institution. And he also happens to be an institution in the midst of a well-deserved renaissance that includes the brilliant American Masters documentary 
The brilliant Ben Kingsley is not just on the big screen with Iron Man this week, but also starring in the taught thriller 
So far, all of the LEGO movies have been fun, but with 
For more years than I can recall, the amiable scholars at Twomorrows have been publishing a wide range of magazine and books chronicling every nook and cranny of the comics, creators, characters, and companies fans know and love. A few months back, they took that love and scholarly approach to the next logical step, by launching a must-have document of four-color history in the 
Oh, and while you’re at it, be sure to pick up another new magazine from the folks at Twomorrows – 
Events have escalated in 
Get all high and mighty with 
I’ll say this for Steven Soderbergh’s thriller 
Granted, it’s no sophomore effort like Jason Bateman’s, but the complete second season of MTV’s 
For the show’s sixth season, they decided to move 
This week’s indie cinema spotlight falls on a pair of dramas – the pitch black comedy 
If you’re ready for another quirky procedural, try the complete first season of 
Hey hey, film music fans! It’s another soundtrack round-up, this week featuring Eric Neveux’s score to 
How the mighty have fallen. Were you even aware that Arnold Schwarzenegger releases a new film? You wouldn’t be the only one that didn’t know about 
It certainly seems to take quite a long time between Disney’s high definition releases from their animation catalogue, but when you look at the stunning, absolutely pristine restoration done for the new release of 
As I am terribly old and can remember playing the original Legend Of Zelda on my original NES system when it was a new release before battling the ferociously difficult Zelda II and immersing myself for days into A Link To The Past, the arrival of the massively geeky 
Eugene Mirman may not be a national treasure now, but he deserves to be. Or, at the very least, a fami9liar face to a much wider audience, which would certainly be the case if you gave a copy of his special 
From the first time I heard “Rainbow Connection” as a small child, I had an affinity for the songs of Paul Williams. As I got older, I would hear his music all over the place, usually in the form of immensely successful interpretations by some of the most popular artists of the day, as well as seeing him in films and on TV. And I liked him there, too. Come to find out, I’m not alone in liking Paul Williams, as filmmaker Stephen Kessler shared the same love and decided to make a film about him called 
For more years than I can recall, the amiable scholars at Twomorrows have been publishing a wide range of magazine and books chronicling every nook and cranny of the comics, creators, characters, and companies fans know and love. They’ve now taken that love and scholarly approach to the next logical step, by launching a must-have document of four-color history in the 
It had a built-in expiration, but that – and a cast that includes the great Hugh Bonneville & Jessica Stevenson – is what makes the comedy series 
Bit by bit, Criterion is revisiting its deep library of world cinema greats and giving them full-blown high-def audio/visual upgrades that make them a must to repurchase. The latest is Volker Schlondorff’s adaptation of Gunter Grass’s acclaimed satire 
The wait is over, as you can now watch the entirety of the Gotham crusader’s last stand now that 
Surprisingly, there’s nothing cloying about 
Fox inaugurates their 2013 Studio Classics catalogue initiative with a trio of titles that certainly fit the bill – 
I have to say, 
Fancy a bit of a starry nosh this weekend? Then look no further than the 
Anyone who’s ever been to a nice theater in a nature museum knows that seeing a beautifully-shot 3D nature film is just this side of actually being there, and a trio of new home video releases bring that experience right into your living room – 
A feature film usually works as a catalyst to unleash a flood of tie-in projects, but for the adaptation of a legendary stage musical, the options are somewhat limited. So, in lieu of action figures, we get a beautiful collectible tome like 
Considering how inexpensive they are to produce, it should come as little shock that we’re already up to 
The second season of 
Made on a shoestring but with verve to spare, 
Though the plot machinations don’t make a lick of sense if you think about them and it feels like more of a slog than the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy, there’s just enough bombast and verve to make Christopher Nolan’s button on his Batman trilogy, 
Thinkgeek time! We all know the awkward impossibility of trying to get a pair of massive power bricks plugged into the same wall outlet. Well, accomplish that feat and charge a pair of USB devices to boot with the brilliant little 
Flick by flick, Pixar is converting their entire catalogue to 3D, and you can strike another modern classic from the list as we get the 3D conversion (and its debut in high definition, to boot!) of 
‘Tis the season to mock and riff with the residents of the Satellite of Love, as 
After a few years of less-than-appealing films, Steven Spielberg rebounded with the enjoyable chase flick 
Would you expect butter carving to be the root of all evil – from sex and blackmail to scandal and greed? Well, that’s just what it is in the enjoyably Midwestern-askew 
I don’t know if we’ve ever seen a synchronicity where both of Matt Groening’s animated ventures have seen home video releases on the same date, but we’ve got it with 
If you’ve never heard of one of Australia’s best-kept comedy secrets, dive into the character comedy of Chris Lilley’s 
And spinning off from Lilley’s We Can Be Heroes is his arrival in the US with the series 
Nothing says “Happy Holidays!” like the 
When a film comes along that’s just beautiful and unique and yes, magical, I hesitate to make it smaller by trying to describe it. 
Every so often, a film comes along that’s unafraid of operating on a purely senior adult audience, hanging its drama – and comedy – on seasoned performers playing their actual age. Such is the case with 
After a sojourn south of the border Danny McBride’s crude Kenny Powers comes almost full circle as he heads to Myrtle Beach, SC to try and resuscitate his baseball career in the 3rd season of 
After the piecemeal releases, you can now pick up 
As sketch comedy series go – and it’s not an easy form to be consistently good in – there’s more gold than dross to be sound in the first season of 
Ever had the urge to play old school vinyl records in the middle of nowhere, without having to worry about lugging a bulky turntable with you? Well, the 
Kenneth Branagh returns as the Nordic detective who tackles the toughest of cases in 
I don’t think Frank Miller’s heralded tale has aged terribly well, but the first part of the animated adaptation 
It’s an amiable series and it’s a shame that rights issues make it unlikely we’ll ever see full-series releases, but there is still plenty of fun to be had in 
Not only does 
Composer Nathan Johnson has certainly crafted the perfect sound for a hard-boiled mind trip like 
Guest-star-studded and still bizarre, the second season of 
You know it’s time for a series to come to an end when the storylines have finally arrived at the point where your main characters have crossed over to murder, and so it is that after 8 seasons, 
It’s unfortunate that the show incorporates elements of the awful feature film, because there’s a lot to like about 
Every so often, the Brits will export an affable, low-key dramedy filled with top-flight actors that can’t help but win you over. The latest booster shot is 
If spending your weekend investigating dead bodies for clues is your cuppa, then pull up a chair and dig into the 12th season of the original 
While you’re marking time until the next live action feature, the CG