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(O) AS YOU LIKE IT (Alpha) Who invented the gender-bending situation comedy? Why, Shakespeare, of couse! Here's the 1936 movie version.
(O) BELLS OF INNOCENCE (GoodTimes) Mike Norris and two buddies crash in the Texas desert and end up in a town run by a demon. Dad Chuck Norris is one of the locals. Includes Making-Of.
(O) BORN INNOCENT (VCI) Linda Blair made headlines with this early TV-movie role in a prison story that was a bit too harsh for TV in 1974. This is the uncut version.
(O) BRADY BUNCH IN THE WHITE HOUSE (Paramount) DTV sequel to the two hilarious Brady movies has Mike Brady (Gary Cole) somehow elected President of the USA!
(O) BROOKLYN ZU: Volume 1 (Ground-Zero) Box set of nine faves from G-Z's "Brooklyn Zu" series. Includes TIGER CLAWS, GOOSE BOXER, TIGER OVER WALL, LADY IRON MONKEY, EAGLE FIST, FISTFUL OF TALONS, 7 STAR GRAND MANTIS, and two titles with no animal connection, BREAKOUT FROM OPPRESSION and MAGNIFICENT NATURAL FIST. Delayed from last month.
(O) BUBBA HO-TEP (MGM) Elvis (Bruce Campbell) [IMG3L]is alive and fighting mummies in a rest home! Includes two commentraks, featurettes, deleted scenes and more. Also available in a two-pack with director Don Cascarelli's previous big hit PHANTASM.
(O) BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Season 6 (Fox) Commentraks on six episodes, behind-the-scenes, featurettes, outtakes and Easter Eggs.
(O) BURIAL OF THE RATS (New Concorde) I read Bram Stoker's story a long time ago, so I'm not sure whether there were naked girls frolicking around a hot tub in it or that part is an addition by the filmmakers.
(O) CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT (VCI) Radio aviator hero flies into action in this 15-chapter 1942 serial adventure.
(O) CARRY ON LAUGHING (A&E) Compilation of episodes from the 1975 BBC TV series based on the hugely popular British comedy films.
(O) CHAINED FOR LIFE (Alpha) 1951 exploitation dramatization of the life of conjoined twins Violet & Daisy Hilton.
(O) THE CHAMPIONS Set 1 (A&E) Escaping Red China after a mission, three spies crash land amid a lost city, and return to England with superhuman powers. Exciting 1968 BBC TV series.
(O) CHEERS: Complete Third Season (Paramount) Four-disc set of episodes from the hit sitcom about a saloon where nobody seems to ever get drunk. Includes interviews and featurettes. Also available bundled with the first two seasons.
(O) CHINA WHITE SERPENTINE (Sub Rosa) Dar drama from acclaimed director Eric Stanze (ICE FROM THE SUN) in which a man investigating the death of his brother may be drowned in the same cesspool of vice. Includes commentrak, Making-Of featurettes, outtakes and more.
(O) THE CISCO KID Volume 2 (MPI) Second collection of 20 episodes from the beloved 1950s western TV series.
(O) CLUB DREAD (Fox) The Broken Lizard comedy troupe presents a tale of an island resort and a homicidal maniac. Includes commentrak.
(O) DARKEST KNIGHT 3: ULTIMATE SWORD (MTI) Swords and sorcery.
(O) DARK SHADOWS Collection 12 (MPI) 40 more episodes, plus interviews.
(O) THE DEVIL'S FILMMAKER: BOHICA (Alpha) A struggling beginning filmmaker turns to Satan for help.
(O) DR. HACKENSTEIN (Troma) Mad scientist makes monster in this 1988 horror spoof. Includes usual bag of Troma extras.
(O) DR. HORRORS EROTIC HOUSE OF IDIOTS (PS) Caretaker Conrad Brooks takes over a sex clinic while his boss is out of town to make a quick buck in this comic romp that includes many cult movie stars spoofing current genre conventions. DVD includes Making-Of, interviews and more, and is available via www.scrabo.com/horror.htm
(O) THE EYE OF THE STRANGER (Troma) Hero David Heavener takes on an outlaw town run by Martin Landeau. Includes music videos and Troma promotional stuff.
(O) FAST SWORD (Crash) 1971 martial arts epic starring Chang Yi and Sammo Hung, presented widescreen in Chinese with English subtitles.
(O) FIST OF THE NORTH STAR (First Look) Gary Daniels stars in this martial arts fantasy based on the popular anime series.
(O) FIST POWER (Tai Seng) Action star Vincent Zhao fights his way across Hong Kong in an attempt to save captive kids from distraught father Anthony Wong.
(O) FLASH GORDON CONQUERS THE UNIVERSE (Troma) Maybe a slight exaggeration. Classic 12 chapter serial.
(O) THE FOUL KING (Tai Seng) Terrifically [IMG4R]funny Korean comedy starring Song Kang-ho as a hapless bank clerk who tries to boost his sagging spirit by secretly becoming a cheating pro wrestling villain.
(O) FRASIER: Complete Third Season (Paramount) Includes featurettes and interviews.
(O) FULL METAL YAKUZA (Artsmagic) Takashi (AUDITION) Miike's outrageous mixture of hard-edged gangster action and goofy comedy. Includes commentrak, interviews and more.
(O) GAME OF DEATH 2 (Fox) Goofy but enjoyably energetic Bruceploitation in which the brother of a famous dead martial arts movie star fights his way down through an underground gauntlet (aka TOWER OF DEATH).
(O) THE GAY AMIGO (Alpha) 1949 western in which lawmen attempt to out the Cisco Kid and Pancho as being part of a bandit gang.
(O) GOTH: THE ULTIMATE BOX (MVD) Cool, moody music not just for goth fashion posers, but for the whole darn family. Includes 3 hours of music videos, plus a whole bunch of audio tracks by bands like Alien Sex Fiend, Foetus, Psychic TV, Killing Joke, Throbbing Gristle, and tonnes more.
(O) GROWING UP BRADY (Paramount) TV movie chronicles the behind-the-scenes drama of a sitcom family. Also available bundled with BRADY BUNCH IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
(O) GUNS OF THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (MGM) George Kennedy rounds up six pals to bust a rebel leader out of a Mexican prison in this second sequel to the remake of SEVEN SAMURAI.
(O) HIGHLANDER: Counterfeit (Anchor Bay)
(O) HIGHLANDER: Series Finale (Anchor Bay)
(O) HIGHLANDER: Unholy Alliance (Anchor Bay) Immortals compete to decapitate each other. Each volume includes commentrak, interviews and more.
(O) HITLER: DEAD OR ALIVE (Alpha) 1942 wartime hysterics in which ex-cons are paid a million dollars to assassinate Hitler.
(O) KILLER NERD / BRIDE OF KILLER NERD (Troma) Cult favorite and sequel about a serial killer who is... a nerd! Includes commentraks, interview and lots more.
(O) LADY OF BURLESQUE (Troma) Barbara Stanwyck stars as a sharp ecdysiast in this 1943 thriller based on a mystery novel by stripper Gypsy Rose Lee.
(O) LARRY COHEN COLLECTION (Blue Underground) Box set from the legendary writer/director includes the monster movie/character study Q: THE WINGED SERPENT, the home invader black comedy BONE, and BU's superior edition of Cohen's mindblowing GOD TOLD ME TO.
(O) LOVE FROM A STRANGER (Alpha) Basil Rathbone is terrific in this 1937 suspense drama in which a woman unwittingly marries a serial killer.
(O) THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN RIDE (MGM) Third sequel to the western blockbuster has Lee Van Cleef as a sheriff who assembles a squad of convicts to rescue a group of women kidnapped by a gang of tough banditos.
(O) MANIAC COP 3: BADGE OF SILENCE (First Look) Robert Z'Dar is back again as the evil cop that can't be killed.
(O) A MATTER OF LIFE & DEATH (Columbia TriStar) Classic 1946 Powell & Pressburger fantasy (aka STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN). RAF pilot David Niven unaccountably survives getting shot down, and while angels scramble to correct the mistake, falls for radio operator Kim Hunter. It all ends up in Heaven Court.
(O) MIDNIGHT KISS (First Look) Modern vampires.
(O) MIDNIGHT SKATER (Sub Rosa/Splatter Rampage) College kids try to solve a string of gory murders attributed to the mysterious title character. Includes commentrak, deleted scenes, and bonus short.
(O) A MINUTE TO PRAY, A SECOND TO DIE (MGM) Alex Cord stars in this 1968 spaghetti western.
(O) MURDER IN THE RED BARN (Alpha) Outrageous 1935 British horror melodrama starring thespic villain Tod Slaughter.
(O) NORTHERN EXPOSURE: Complete First Season (Universal) A [IMG5L]Jewish New York doctor feels like he's gone down the rabbit hole when he's forced to move to an Alaskan town full of quirky oddballs. A TV cult favorite with occasional touches of fantasy. Includes deleted scenes, outtakes, featurettes and "mock movie footage".
(O) OPERATION SCORPIO (Fox) Chin Kar-lok is a cartoonist who gets into real danger when he rescues May Lo from a prostitution racket.
(O) ORGY OF THE DEAD (Rhino) Cult director Ed Wood wrote this mind-bending nudie cutie from the early 1960s in which a young couple is forced by Criswell and his undead minions to watch a parade of horror-themed strippers! We're told the new digital transfer of this long out of print title was personally supervised by director Stephen Apostolof and the disc includes an interview with him.
(O) PRODIGAL SON (Fox) 1981 kung fu classic in which Sammo Hung gives buddy Yuen Biao his first lead role as a pampered rich kid whose kung fu teacher bribes fighters to take falls when facing his student.
(O) THE PROTECTORS Season Two (A&E) Robert Vaughn stars in this 1972 series as the leader of a group of freelance crimefighters.
(O) RACE TO THE MOON (A&E) Fine History Channel series chronicles the NASA's development and space missions. Four episodes, includes commentrak on one.
(O) RAIDERS OF THE SACRED STONE (Razor) 3-D adventure.
(O) ROYAL WARRIORS (Fox) Michelle Yeoh in blazing action in this sequel to her star-making hit YES MADAM.
(O) SAVING PRIVATE RYAN: D-Day 60^th Anniversary Commemorative Edition (DreamWorks) One of the greatest war movies ever in a special edition with documentaries, making of the film and more.
(O) SHALAKO (MGM) Sean Connery and Brigitte Bardot are the unlikely stars of this 1968 western directed by Edward Dmytryk.
(O) SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE (Universal) A man becomes unstuck in time in this 1972 adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's novel.
(O) STAR RUNNER (Tai Seng) Daniel Lee directs this boxing drama starring Korean superstar Kim Hyun-joo. Includes Making-Of.
(O) STRAY DOG (Criterion) Early [IMG6R]Akira Kurosawa hit stars Toshiro Mifune as a cop on a desperate mission to retrieve his lost service revolver. Features commentrak, episode from a Kurosawa documentary series, and booklet insert.
(O) STUDENT OF PRAGUE (Alpha) 1913 tale of a man who sold his soul to the Devil.
(O) SUPER COPS (Eclectic/MVD) 1974 cops & robbers action, based on a real NYPD detective team.
(O) SURVIVAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES: Ten Years of Robotic Mayhem (MVD) Visionary Mark Pauline and his San Francisco crew celebrate a decade of incredible (and dangerous) performances in which their menacing robots tear the crap out of each other.
(O) TWO GREAT CAVALIERS (Crash) Angela Mao, Leung Kar-yan, John Liu, and Chan Sing, all cavorting around in colorful costumes in this 1978 kung fu epic (aka BLADE OF FURY).
(O) ULTRACHRIST! (MVD) Jesus returns in modern times and dons a spandex superhero suit to fight sin and win the hearts of today's kids.
(O) UNDERSEA KINGDOM (VCI) Outrageous, fun 12-chapter 1936 serial in which Crash Corrigan battles invaders from Atlantis, including [IMG7L]Lon Chaney, Jr.
(O) UNDERWORLD: Extended Cut (Columbia TriStar) Longer version of the vampires vs. werewolves hit, plus a new commentrak, new featurettes, many extras from the original DVD, comic-book, and more.
(O) WHO'S THE WOMAN WHO'S THE MAN (Tai Seng) Sequel to the smash hit gender confusion comedy HE'S A WOMAN SHE'S A MAN starring Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui.
(O) YOUNG MASTER (Fox) Jackie Chan in his first big hit for Golden Harvest Studios.

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DVD Shopping List (© 2004 Brian Thomas) is our weekly DVD column. Brian Thomas is the author of the massive new book VideoHound's DRAGON: ASIAN ACTION & CULT FLICKS, available now!