- "L.A. Confidential" - This modern-day classic hasn't been available on DVD for a while, so now is a great chance for all of you who've never seen it. Kevin Spacey, Guy Pierce, Kim Basinger (who won an Oscar for this film) and a pre-"Gladiator" Russell Crowe star in a sordid tale of sex, scandal, betrayal and corruption in old-school Hollywood.
- "The Mother of Tears" - The newest film by Italian horror legend Dario Argento ("Suspiria") stars his daughter Asia ("XXX" - the film with Vin Diesel, not a skin flick) as a young archeologist who finds an ancient urn that, as it turns out, houses the spirit of an evil witch. When they accidentally let it out, lots of really bad stuff starts happening. This is the last film in Argento's loose Three Mothers trilogy involving witches (the others are "Suspiria" and "Inferno"), and as the rest of his films go, it's chock full of shockingly extreme violence (and probably a fair amount of sex/nudity as well; just a warning). Not for the faint of heart, but fans of extreme horror should enjoy it.
- "Run, Fat Boy, Run" - A loser who left his pregnant wife at the altar years ago tries to win her love back by competing in a city-wide marathon. I'm not honestly not sure how good this film is, but I'm still recommending it because it stars Simon Pegg ("Shaun of the Dead," "Hot Fuzz"), and he'll be funny no matter how good or bad the rest of the film is. Also, this film was directed by former "Friends" star David Schwimmer.
The Foot Fist Way
Sex and the City: The Movie
Leatherheads
The Godfather - The Copolla Restoration Gift Set
Pathology
Beaufort
Deception
The Singing Detective
Far North
Oppenheimer: The Father of the Atom Bomb
Aki Kaurismaki’s Proletariat Trilogy (Shadows In Paradise/Ariel/The Match Factory Girl)
Samantha Who? - Season One
Friday the 13th, The Series - Season One
This American Life - Season One
Yu Yu Hakusho - Season Two
Hellsing Ultimate - Volume Four
CSI: NY - The Fourth Season
Bleach - Volume 12: The Rescue
Schoolhouse Rock - The Election Collection
Peanuts Holiday Collection
Beijing 2008 Olympics - The Complete Opening Ceremony
Beijing 2008 Olympics - Michael Phelps: Inside Story of the Beijing Games
- The Action Design: "Never Say" - I love this band because one half of it (including frontwoman Emily Whitehearst/"Agent M") were originally part of Tsunami Bomb, one of my favorite punk bands. TAD take TB's melody-heavy punk and mix it with new wave/techno elements to create a new, very enjoyable sound. Great music for hanging out with friends and/or crazy dance parties.
- Jenny Lewis: "Acid Tongue" - The second solo album from the Rilo Kiley frontwoman isn't much different from her first album, "Rabbit Fur Coat." Lewis' music is a mix of rock, blues and alt-country that provides a relaxing experience, while her lyrics explore everything from love, bad relationships and spirituality. A great album to kick back and relax with.
- The Pussycat Dolls: "Doll Domination" - Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails once compared pop music to birthday cake, saying "everyone likes birthday cake. But you can't only eat birthday cake; otherwise you'll get a stomach ache." If that's true, then this is my helping of birthday cake this week. I like the Pussycat Dolls because they're so goofy and over the top that it's impossible to take them seriously (and I'm fairly confident that's their intention). On their sophomore album, the Dolls team up with the right producers to give them plenty of pumped up dance tracks (and a few decent slower songs). And if you pick up the deluxe edition, you'll get five extra tracks, each one featuring lead vocals by a different member of the group (this is the first time all the girls are singing on the record; PCD lead Nicole Scherzinger sang everything on the first album). The perfect record for people who like birthday cake and don't take themselves too seriously.
David Gilmour - Live in Gdansk
Fannypack - Ghetto Bootleg
Everlast - Love, War, and the Ghost of Whitey Ford
Thievery Corporation - Radio Retaliation
TV on the Radio - Dear Science
Demi Lovato - Don’t Forget
Within Temptation (w/ the Metropolis Orchestra) - Black Symphony: Live
All In - Team U.S.A.
Mammifer - Hirror Enniffer
Brightblack Morning Light - Motion to Rejoin
Koufax - Strugglers
Mogwai - The Hawk Is Howling
Sing It Loud - Come Around
Astronautalis - Pomegranite
Blitzen Trapper - Furr
Cold War Kids - Loyalty to Loyalty
The Gay Blades - Ghosts
High Places - High Places
Johnny Foreigner - Waited Up ‘Til It Was Light
Lenka - Lenka
Pink Spiders - Sweat It Out
Plain White T’s - Big Bad World
Ten Kens - Ten Kens