SUPERMAN ULTIMATE COLLECTOR’S EDITION
© Warner Bros.
Super DVD Day
By: Brian ThomasDate: Tuesday, November 28, 2006
In the Prize Closet this week we have FIVE copies of Clerks 2 (plus a t-shirt with each one) to give away, courtesy of Weinstein. To enter, send an email to psycho@psychotronic.info which includes your name and address, and the subject line “RETURN OF JAY & SILENT BOB OF THE JEDI”.
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
Of course, this week our spotlight has to fall on the Man of Steel:
(O) CHRISTOPHER REEVE SUPERMAN COLLECTION (Warner Bros.) All four Superman movies starring Reeve in a special edition box set.
(O) SUPERGIRL (Warner Bros.) Failed 1984 attempt at expanding the already faltering Super-franchise. Includes commentrak and longer European cut.
(O) SUPERMAN THE MOVIE (Warner Bros.) The original epic in a 4-disc special edition that includes the 1978 theatrical release version with commentrak, the 2000 expanded edition with commentrak, three documentaries, screen tests, restored scenes, vintage TV special, 1951 movie Superman vs. the Mole Men,
(O) SUPERMAN 2 (Warner Bros.) Superman gives up his super powers to be with the woman he loves but regrets it when Kryptonian criminals escape from the Phantom Zone. With producer commentrak, deleted scene, new and vintage featurettes, and eight Fleischer cartoons.
(O) SUPERMAN 2: Richard Donner Cut (Warner Bros.) Richard Lester is credited as director of Superman 2, but Donner actually shot most of it while filming Superman the Movie. This is the movie he would have made if he’d been able to finish, for better or worse. Includes Donner and Tom Mankiewicz commentrak, deleted footage and restoration featurettes.
(O) SUPERMAN 3 (Warner Bros.) Computer whiz Richard Pryor is convinced by criminals to create an evil doppelganger of Superman in this poor 1983 sequel. With commentrak, deleted footage and vintage TV special.
(O) SUPERMAN 4 (Warner Bros.) When Superman rids the world of nuclear weapons, Lex Luthor creates an atomic-powered supervillain. With screenwriter commentrak.
(O) SUPERMAN RETURNS (Warner Bros.) Superman returns from a lengthy sabbatical in space to face personal and professional challenges. Widescreen & “standard” editions. Special edition includes 3-hour Making-Of, deleted footage and more.
(O) SUPERMAN: Theatrical Serials Collection (Warner Bros.) Kirk Slyn is the first screen Superman in a 1948 serial, plus the 1950 sequel Atom Man vs. Superman and a documentary featurette.
(O) SUPERMAN ULTIMATE COLLECTOR’S EDITION (Warner Bros.) Includes special editions of Superman 1, 2, 4, Superman 2: Donner Cut, Superman Returns, the documentary Look, Up in the Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman, Rumor has it that WHV accidentally included copies of the standard 2001 release of Supeman 3 instead of the new special edition. No word about an exchange program yet, but we’ll keep you posted.
NEW RELEASES
CLERKS 2 © Weinstein LETHAL FORCE © Anthem
(O) BIZARRE & STRANGE THINGS AROUND THE WORLD (Shami) Modern mondo documentary.
(O) BONES Season 1 (Fox) Forensic anthropologist Emily Dashanel is teamed with FBI Agent David Boreanz to solve mysteries in this hit series. Includes commentraks and featurettes.
(O) BOOK AND SWORD: THE FINAL BATTLE (Tai Seng) Sequel ChineseTV series starring Vincent Zhao on 2discs.
(O) CUTTING ROOM (Anthem) Horror comedy has a slasher stalking the set of a serial killer B-movie.
(O) THE 8th PLAGUE (Anthem) The search for a lost camper leads to an abandoned prison where evil dwells.
(O) AN EVENING WITH KEVIN SMITH 2: EVENING HARDER (Sony) The cult fave filmmaker tries to explain himself through more Q&A sessions. Also available bundled with the first one.
(O) FRANCK SPADONE (Koch) French thriller in which a pickpocket gets in big trouble when he falls for his latest victim (Monica Bellucci).
(O) GENE AUTREY COLLECTION: Call of the Canyon (Image) 1942 oater.
(O) GENE AUTREY COLLECTION: Stardust on the Sage (Image) 1942 oater.
(O) GEORGE REEVES DOUBLE FEATURE (VCI) 1948 twin bill with the future Superman in THUNDER IN THE PINES and JUNGLE GODDESS.
(O) HAMMER FILM NOIR DOUBLE FEATURE Volume 4 (VCI) Includes Terror Street and Wings of Danger.
(O) HAMMER FILM NOIR DOUBLE FEATURE Volume 5 (VCI) The Glass Tomb and Paid to Kill.
(O) HISTORY’S MYSTERIES: AMITYVILLE: THE HAUNTING (A&E) History Channel documentary unravels the truth behind the infamous haunted house.
(O) JOAN OF ARCADIA Season 2 (Paramount) God explains to Joan why he favors some sports teams over others. With commentraks, Making-Of, featurettes and more.
(O) POWER RANGERS MYSTIC FORCE Volume 2: Legendary Catastros (Buena Vista)
(O) POWER RANGERS MYSTIC FORCE Volume 3: Fire Heart (Buena Vista)
(O) RED RYDER Volume 11 (VCI) Double bill of Vigilantes of Dodge City and the intriguing Sheriff of Las Vegas. THINGS TO COME © Legend
(O) RED RYDER Volume 12 (VCI) Triple bill of The Lone Texas Ranger, California Gold Rush and Homesteaders of Paradise Valley.
(O) SEE NO EVIL (Lionsgate) Slasher movie throwback from legendary porn/music video director Gregory Dark, starring some huge wrestler as the psycho. With two commentraks, Making-Of featurettes and more.
(O) SHE (Legend/Genius) Fully restored 1935 adaptation of the H. Rider Haggard adventure classic produced by Merian C. Cooper, along with a new digitally colorized edition. Includes Ray Harryhausen commentrak, interview and featurettes, deleted scenes and more.
(O) SMUT PALACE INSANITY (Ban 1) Compilation of vintage X-rated trailers.
(O) STRIKING RANGE (Sony) Action flick with Lou Diamond Phillips, Yancy Butler and Jeff Speakman.
(O) TARZAN’S REVENGE (Tapeworm) Glenn Morris is the Ape Man in this 1938 potboiler released by 20th Century Fox.
(O) TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL Season 3 Volume 2 (Paramount) 14 episodes of devine intervention on four discs.
(O) TRIBULATION 99: ALIEN ANOMALIES ACROSS AMERICA (Other/Facets) Craig Baldwin’s incredible, hilarious 1992 anti-documentary, which cobbles together hundreds of psychotronic film clips with spooky narration to tell the story of a massive alien conspiracy centuries old. Includes director commentrak and interview booklet.
(O) 12:01 (Image) That new TV show Day Break isn’t the only dramatic knock-off of Groundhog Day out there. This 1993 TV movie from Jack Sholder stars Jonathan Silverman as an office worker who gets bounced back through time repeatedly after a botched experiment.
(O) THE UNEXPLAINED (A&E) Who ate the last Twinkie?
(O) ZEIRAM (Media Blasters) 1991 Japanese sci-fi in which two telephone repairmen are accidentally confined in an area of Tokyo closed off by an intergalactic bounty hunter so that she can capture a powerful escaped alien criminal. Includes Making-Of.
BLU-RAY DISC CORNER
(O) SUPERMAN THE MOVIE (Warner Bros.) Extended cut.
(O) SUPERMAN 2: Richard Donner Cut (Warner Bros.)
(O) SUPERMAN RETURNS (Warner Bros.)
(O) WINDTALKERS (MGM)
HD-DVD CORNER
(O) AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (Universal) DVD combo. SUPERMAN RETURNS (HD-DVD) © Warner Bros.
(O) DUNE (Universal)
(O) THE MUMMY (Universal)
(O) SMALLVILLE Complete Fifth Season (Warner Bros.) Includes commentraks, featurettes and deleted footage.
(O) SUPERMAN THE MOVIE (Warner Bros.) Expanded edition with commentrak, Making-Of featurettes and screen tests.
(O) SUPERMAN 2: Richard Donner Cut (Warner Bros.) Includes Donner and Tom Mankiewicz commentrak, deleted footage and restoration featurettes.
And be sure to check back next week—and every week—for Mania’s DVD Shopping List! And don’t forget Anime Avalanche every Monday!
DVD Shopping List (© 2007 Brian Thomas) is our weekly DVD column. Brian Thomas is the author of the massive book VideoHound’s Dragon: Asian Action & Cult Flicks, available now!
