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05.31.08 by Widge @ 11:50 pm
It's no secret that we're big fans of MST3K around here. We've spent a long time condemning truly shit films to limbo since when we say "Wait for MST3K," we know that they're never going to get around to doing them. (Rifftrax might. Or the Film Crew. We suppose if you had to watch one of the films we've labeled to wait for MST3K, then that's better than nothing.) But still. This Universal release of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie finally replaces the ten-year-old out of print Image Entertainment release. There's no special features, but if you're a fan of the show (and of course, you are), then you need to add this to your collection. Because the guys vs. This Island Earth is something to behold. (Click here to buy it from Amazon.) I know we harp on TwoMorrows all the time, but there's a reason: all you have to do is look at the care with which they treat the fifty-year span of Jack Kirby's career in Kirby Five-Oh. This oversized book has a slew of fifties: the 50 Best Kirby Stories, the 50 Best Kirby Covers, the 50 Best Examples of Unused Kirby Art, the 50 best Kirby character designs, 50 people influenced by Kirby, a 50 page gallery of Kirby art, and a never before seen Superman cover inked by Darwyn Cooke. Are they thorough? They remembered Giganto the mutant whale as one of his best designed characters. How cool is that? Plus a color section of photos, art and designs. It's Kirbypalooza, folks. Gotta love it. (Click here to buy it from TwoMorrows.) Categorized as: Headsup
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05.26.08 by Widge @ 12:35 am  Just stumbled across this, thanks to The Bargainist: Pixar two-disc editions are on sale on Amazon for $13 each. That's Finding Nemo, Bug's Life, Incredibles and Monsters Inc.. Now, the 10th Anniversary Toy Story 1 and the two-disc Toy Story 2 are included, but if you really want to buy Toy Story then I would say go for the Ultimate Toy Box edition, which is being sold by other sellers on Amazon, though out of print, for as low as $20. It is sweet. Further now: you might be asking, "Widge, do I really want to spend $20 (used, $23 new) for an Ultimate Toy Box set when eventually I'm going to get an Ultimate Ultimate Toy Box Set after Toy Story 3 hits?" And you might be wise in asking that. I would say if you're a Pixar fiend (like me) it's worth it. Besides, bear in mind a new ubermongo set for the trilogy won't be out until probably 2011, since we've got the theatrical release, then the initial release on DVD, THEN the ubermongo. So I figure $20 between here and 2011? And the fact that Dixar may not have the sense by then to include all the original Toy Box bonus bits? I would play it safe. Anyway, since so many people seemed to take advantage of the Python sale, we thought we'd pass this along. Sale is here. Categorized as: Headsup
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05.24.08 by Widge @ 11:29 pm An ongoing attempt to make sense of the onslaught of new swag that people want you to buy. Should you? I'll try and help.
Sinatra is the 1992 miniseries that covers the life of Frank from his childhood all the way up to 1974. Not too shabby for four hours of content. So yes, it doesn't delve into things perhaps as much as it could have, but again, it can be forgiven and seen as an overview. Philip Casnoff plays the man himself. Warner Brothers has put this out in a two-disc set. No bonus features. Fans of Sinatra or the miniseries will want to own this, because this is probably the best edition you're going to see for a while, if ever. (Click here to buy it from Amazon.) Bob Dylan apparently "found Jesus" in 1978. That's where Both Sides of the Rainbow starts in, where Bob was shunting aside his previous songs and embracing Christianity with fervor. Then he entered into the 80s and a period which a lot of fans found depressing, only feeling better about Bob with Oh Mercy's release in 1989. So that's the timeline for the documentary, which takes an in-depth look at this period in the artist's life. It comes with "The Dylan Gospel Interviews," in which Dylan talks about his faith--comes with commentary by Derek Barker. Fans of the artist might want to at least rent this to know more about this portion of his career. I was busy listening to his old stuff during this time period, so I myself escaped unscathed. (Click here to buy it from Amazon.) Categorized as: Headsup
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05.17.08 by Widge @ 11:45 pm An ongoing attempt to make sense of the onslaught of new swag that people want you to buy. Should you? I'll try and help.
Sony Legacy has released one of their nifty Legacy Editions of Carole King's Tapestry. These editions always have bonus bits on them that usually make them worth snagging, even if you have the original already--and that's what I'm here to do is to let you know what's what. This has the original album, just as it was remastered previously, but with a second disc featuring songs from the album performed live with just Carole and the piano from 1973 and 1976. These performances haven't been released before, so if you're a King fan, you're going to want this. If you want to try it out, skip to the bottom of this post and I'll have the MP3 samples from Amazon so you can try before you buy. But it's a classic album with a worthy re-release in my opinion. (Click here to buy it from Amazon.) So, Lalo Schifrin. He's one of those composers who you know, even if you don't know them. This is the guy who brought you the badass soundtrack for Bullitt, the score for Enter the Dragon, the theme to Mission: Impossible and scads more. He's got 194 items listed with a composer credit on the IMDB. Not bad. He's also the composer for Dirty Harry, having started with the franchise at the beginning in 1971. And this 1983 film, Sudden Impact, was the fourth in the series. I believe this is the first time it's officially hit CD and it's out from Aleph Records. If you're a big fan of Schifrin's work or of Dirty Harry, you'll want to consider picking this up. (Click here to buy it from Amazon.) Categorized as: Headsup
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05.16.08 by Widge @ 11:06 pm An ongoing attempt to make sense of the onslaught of new swag that people want you to buy. Should you? I'll try and help.
All You Need is Love is a massive, seventeen episode, nearly fifteen hour exploration of popular music. Not just a time capsule of when it first aired in the late 70s, it ended there just because that was the present. It takes you through popular music's roots back to jazz, vaudeville, folk music and works its way up. Creator/director/editor Tony Palmer interviewed veritable truckloads of major music stars and legends of the day in order to map out as much as he could of how music got to where it was. It's never hit DVD before and Music Video Distributors is handling it here stateside. It's all-region so no matter what pond you're on one side or the other of, you can snag this and be content. It is truly massive and truly a documentary that any lover of music is going to want to have in their collection. (Click here to order it from Amazon.) Endgame, 1945 by David Stafford is the "rest of the story" when it comes to World War II as it was waged in Europe. The book talks about the war right before and right after VE Day and how the infernal engines finally ground to a halt. You had Hitler's suicide, you had the various armies racing to Berlin, you had the camps being liberated...utter chaos. And then what came next? VE Day is just a blip on the radar of the mayhem. Stafford takes you through it at the personal level of people "on the ground" as well as higher levels up so you can get the full tale. World War II buffs owe it to themselves to check this out. It's out from Little Brown. (Click here to order it from Amazon.) Categorized as: Headsup
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