My picks for DVD:
"The Visitor" - Richard Jenkins ("Six Feet Under," "Burn After Reading") stars in this film about a recently widowed college professor who discovers a couple of illegal aliens living in his New York apartment. This film was a sleeper hit earlier this year, and there has been talk of an Oscar nomination for Jenkins. Worth seeing.
"Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty" - It's another classic Walt Disney movie finally being released on DVD. And you better buy it now, because eventually Disney will throw it back into the "vault."
"30 Rock: Season 2" - Admit it, you've loved watching Tina Fey portraying Sarah Palin on "Saturday Night Live" recently. Now it's time to see just how funny she is when starring in this beloved yet ratings-challenged series. The new season starts October 30th, so now is a great time to get caught up?
"Robot Chicken: Season 3" - This strange, weird and brilliant series from Seth Green ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Family Guy") is some of the funniest stuff you'll see on TV now. Check this out and then, if you haven't already, check out their awesome "Star Wars" spoof.
Also available on DVD:
The Simpsons: Season 11
The Happening
You Don’t Mess With the Zohan
How I Met Your Mother: Season 3
Doctor Who: Trial of a Time Lord
Doctor Who: Brain of Morbius
The Munsters: The Complete Series
My picks for CD:
Rise Against: "Appeal to Reason" - If I were to compile a list of my favorite musicians, this Chicago-based punk band would easily make the top ten. They do punchy, energetic, melodic punk with a message better than anybody else. This may be their best album yet, so you owe it to yourself to pick it up.
The Streets: "Everything is Borrowed" - The Streets is a white, British rapper named Mike Skinner, but in saying that I've told you nothing about his music. This is because British hip-hop is different from American; it's actually more of a melting pot of rap, punk, techno, R&B, and most other musical genres. Skinner's rhymes detail hard-living working class daily life and everything goes along with it. This is music worth checking out whether you consider yourself a hip-hop fan or not.
Also available on CD:
Various Artists - Nightmare Revisited (another collection of bands covering songs from "The Nightmare Before Christmas")
Sarah McLachlan - Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan
Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs: Rare & Unreleased 1989-2006
Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul
The Pretenders - Break Up the Concrete
Rachael Yamagata - Elephants
The Clash - Live at Shea Stadium
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