A dugout for film and video games - news, reviews, and miscellaneous commentary.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
04/12/11 Recommended New Releases
A good number of new releases this week, but unfortunately they are films you fill have trouble locating at your average retailer. Some may allow you to place a special order, but you are most likely going to be better off ordering from either Amazon.com, Walmart.com, or DeepDiscount.com this week.
Farewell (Christian Carion, 2009) - starring Guillaume Canet, Emir Kusturica, Fred Ward, Willem Dafoe and Diane Kruger, the film is based on a true story set during the Cold War in which a French intelligence service alerts the U.S. about a Soviet spy operation. The intelligence is provided by a KGB analyst who seeks to force change within the Soviet Union, his actions setting off a chain of unfortunate events.
Format: DVD - I have not been able to track down a listing of the supplements, if any exist, but I assume the DVD version is identical to the Blu-ray in that regard. DeepDiscount has the best deal by far - $12.04 with $0.99 shipping (free shipping on orders over $15.00); the next best is Wal-Mart.com, but they are currently sold out. (NOTE: the artwork on DeepDiscount represents that of the actual DVD, as opposed to the image on the left).
Heartless (Philip Ridley, 2009) - distributed by IFC midnight, this psychological horror film stars Jim Sturges as Jamie Morgan, a young photographer with a heart-shaped birthmark on his face. After certain events bring Jamie to the brink of suicide, he makes a deal with an individual named Papa B to help instill chaos in London; in return, Papa B will remove Jamie's birthmark.
Format: DVD - From what I understand, the film has been released only in the DVD format. Wal-mart.com has the best deal at $16.96 with free site-to-store shipping; Amazon is $17.99.
Marwencol (Jeff Malmber, 2010) - a documentary about the peculiar but incessantly interesting Mark Hogancamp, a man who seeks therapeutic recovery in a 1/6 scale, WWII-era model town he created after a brutal attack that left him brain-damaged.
Format: DVD - Though this film is the first title to be released as part of Cinema Guild's new Blu-ray line, the supplements are identical on the DVD version. Amazon appears to be one of the better deals for the film, though the price is still a bit steep at $23.99.
The Secret of the Urn (Hideo Gosha, 1966) - a samurai, Samanosuke (Kinnosuke Nakamura) is attacked and left for dead while on a mission for his clan. Though he loses an eye and an arm, he recovers and, under a new identity, seeks justice.
Format: DVD - Only available on DVD. Wal-mart.com has it for $12.86 with free site-to-store shipping; Amazon has it for $15.49.
A Summer in Genoa (Michael Winterbottom, 2008) - After his wife dies in a car accident, Joe (Colin Firth) moves to Genoa, Italy with his two daughters in an effort to begin anew. While Joe balances being a single father, teaching English literature at a university, and exploring new romantic interests, his elder daughter begins dating a local boy behind his back and the younger daughter is haunted by her mother's death.
Format: DVD - Only available on DVD. Wal-mart.com has it for $10.96 with free site-to-store shipping; Amazon has it for $10.99.
Format: DVD - This is more of a personal preference than anything else (ie. desire to stick to a single format and not wanting to upgrade my substantial Criterion Collection to Blu-ray), but both formats have received the same masterful treatment one has come to expect from the folks at Criterion. Walmart.com has it for $17.96 with free site-to-store shipping; Amazon has it for $18.99.
It is worth noting, I suppose, that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 will be released this Friday, but I intend on waiting for the inevitable boxed set of the complete series that will undoubtedly accompany the final installment when it is released on DVD/Blu-ray. Therefore, I did not include it in this update.
No comments:
Post a Comment