Friday, September 29, 2006
New Releases - DVD - 10.03.06
1st & Hope

Urban skateboarding doc, with music by Beck
American Blackout

A look at the career of U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney from Georgia and the historical suppression of black voters in the United States.
Cavalaire: The Ordeal

In the tradition of TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, PSYCHO and DELIVERANCE comes this chilling Belgian horror that pushes the limits of shock filmmaking.
Changing Times

Traveling from France to Tangiers, a man looks to reunite with his former love, though their romance ended some 30 years earlier.
Chiefs

Edmond

A fortune-tellers teasing rumination sends Edmond Burke lurching into New York City's hellish underworld. Screenplay by David Mamet.
Her Minor Thing

The life of a successful professional woman turns chaotic when her boyfriend accidentally reveals on TV a highly personal secret about her.
Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels: Locked 'N Loaded Director's Cut

New edition for people with too much money.
Once In A Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story Of The New York Cosmos

The rise and fall of the N.Y. Cosmos. The soccer team that brought Pele to America; against the backdrop of N.Y. City in the 70's.
Thank You For Smoking

Satirical comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his twelve-year-old son.
My pick of the week, and one of the best movies of the year.
The Woods

Based in 1965, an all-girls private school deals with the mysterious going-ons in the woods surrounding the school.
From Lucky McKee, director of May.
X-Men 3: The Last Stand

3rd film in the X-men Series.
NEW MUSIC DVD RELEASES
Terence Blanchard - Flow

Composer/trumpeter Terence Blanchard travels the globe perfecting the flow of his newest jazz ensemble in this electrifying program that serves partly as travelogue, partly as concert video, and finally, as a testament to Blanchard's commitment to music. The band performs before sold-out crowds in Paris, Tokyo, Osaka, and Capetown, South Africa; Blanchard later allows his band members to shine as soloists as they record the score to Spike Lee's 2006 thriller "Inside Man."
John Legend - Live @ The House Of Blues

Moe - Live At The Fillmore

Sound Tribe Sector 9 - Live As The Time Changes

String Cheese Incident - Live From Austin, TX

NEW TV SHOW RELEASES
Penn & Teller - Bullshit: Season 3

3rd Season of the Showtime series that debunks...well, Bullshit! This series continues to get better and better.
South Park: The Hits, Vol 1.

NEW STAND UP DVD RELEASES
Lewis Black - Red, White & Screwed
