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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

What's on DVD and CD this week - 10/21/08

Here are today's new DVD and CD releases.

My picks for DVD:
  • The Strangers - Looking for a really scary movie to watch this Halloween?  Well, this movie might be what you're looking for.  A couple spends a night at a cabin in the woods, where they are terrorized by three masked teens.  Harkens back to the old-school horror classics like "Halloween" and "Black Christmas."
  • Sold Out: A Threevening With Kevin Smith - This is the third "Evening With Kevin Smith" DVD, in which the well-known director of movies like "Clerks," "Dogma," and the upcoming "Zach and Miri Make a Porno" goes out to various colleges and public forums and talks to the fans.  These DVDs are hilarious; Kevin Smith ranks with the best stand-up comedians in terms of humor and storytelling.
  • The Incredible Hulk - Okay, I wasn't the biggest fan of this movie (sorry, but I just don't think the Hulk makes a very good hero... he's much better as a villain), but it definitely has some pretty great moments.  Edward Norton is always great whenever he's onscreen.  Plus, if you're already a big Hulk fan then you'll probably dig the film a lot more than me.  No "Iron Man" or "Dark Knight," but still worth seeing.
  • L.A. Ink: Season 1, Part 2 - Why am I recommending this?  Come on, you know why... it's because Kat Von D is super-hot; that's why.
Other releases on DVD:

Casino Royale (3-Disc Edition)

Casino Royale (the original Woody Allen version; it’s a spoof of Bond movies; kind of like Austin Powers)

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

Looney Tunes: Golden Collection 6

Family Guy: Volume 6

Eclipse Series Kenji Mizoguchi’s Fallen Women (Osaka Elegy/Sisters of the Gion/Women of the Night/Street of Shame)

The Lazarus Project

Missing

Flight of the Red Balloon

The Stone Angel

South of Nowhere: Season 1

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 2, Part 2

Knight Rider: The Complete Series


My Picks on CD:
  • Skillet - "Comatose Comes Alive" (CD/DVD) - These guys and girls rank alongside Anberlin as the best "Christian" rock band currently out there.  This is a live album, and it's chock full of some of their best songs.  If you've never heard of them, pick up their most recent album "Comatose" and be blown away, and then go pick this album up and get blown again.
  • Gang Gang Dance - "Saint Dymphna" - I heard a cut from this album on a Pop Candy podcast and thought it sounded intriguing, so I checked out more stuff from this album and I'm impressed.  It's very different; kind of a techno/alternative/dance/world music mix.  But it's also a lot of fun.  Definitely check this album out for yourself, but I think a lot you will really like it.
Other releases on CD:

Escape the Fate - The War is Ours

Disciple - Southern Hospitality

The Dears - Missiles

The Sea and Cake - Car Alarm

Electric Six - Flashy

Of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping

OhGr - Devils in My Details

Lou Reed - Berlin: Live at St. Ann’s Warehouse

Hank Williams III - Damn Right, Rebel Proud