New Releases – DVD, Blu-ray, and Netflix Instant: August 3, 2010
What’s new to the Blu-ray and DVD Release Schedule This Week?
Kick-Ass (DVD and Blu-ray)
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How would you rank it amongst the best comic book movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #2105 |
Nic Cage in a glorious glorification of violence.
Ghost Writer (DVD and Blu-ray)
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How would you rank it amongst the best thrillers of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #4535 |
Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan in what, by almost all accounts, is a very good thriller.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (DVD and Blu-ray)
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How would you rank it amongst the best family movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #8640 |
It’s Chloe Moretz day today. Not only was she the uncomfortably adult Hit-Girl up in Kick-Ass but she plays a character more her age in this flick.
After.Life (DVD and Blu-ray)
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How would you rank it amongst the best horror movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #11680 |
Nice cast with Liam Neeson and Christina Ricci but there needs to be a solid script and direction to also make a movie connect.
A Prophet (DVD and Blu-ray)
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How would you rank it amongst the best crime movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #4675 |
A very interesting looking flick that was nominated for best foreign movie at the Oscars last year.
DVD/Blu-ray Re-releases and Classics:
Escape from New York (Blu-ray)
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How would you rank it amongst the best action movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #549 |
Kurt Russell and John Carpenter. If you don’t know why that’s a good thing, go watch The Thing and Big Trouble in Little China. Then watch John Carpenter’s They Live, the best science fiction movie ever made.
Road to Perdition (Blu-ray)
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How would you rank it amongst the best crime movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #223 |
Massively underrated movie. I could see this getting a Shawshank-type following as time goes by.
The Breakfast Club (Blu-ray)
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How would you rank it amongst the best coming-of-age movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #82 |
Humanoids from the Deep (Blu-ray)
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How would you rank it amongst the best monster movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #5252 |
Piranha (Blu-ray)
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How would you rank it amongst the best horror comedies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #2766 |
The Kim Novak Collection (DVD)
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DVD Includes:
– Picnic |
It’s a tough decision but if I had a time machine, Kim Novak would just barely edge our Ann-Margret and Lena Horne as the female from the past I would most like to see in person.
TCM Spotlight: Errol Flynn Adventures (DVD)
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DVD Includes:
– Northern Pursuit |
Errol Flynn was a dreamy dude, he made some solid adventure flicks too. His film persona will never be replicated. He’s just got this swagger on screen that’s irresistible.
The Great Waldo Pepper (Blu-ray)
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How would you rank it amongst the best adventure movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #4839 |
James and the Giant Peach (Blu-ray)
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How would you rank it amongst the best children movies of all time?
Flickchart Ranking: #1613 |
New to Netflix and Instant Streaming New Releases:
Studio-enforced 28 day release moratorium opens for:
Nothing of Note. None of the major new releases from 4 weeks ago were affected by Netflix’s agreement with the studios.
New to Netflix Instant Streaming this week:
Streaming Pick of the Week: The Men Who Stare at Goats – One of the best casts you’ll ever see assembled in a movie that’s a little disappointing but still very entertaining.
Tuesday August 3:
- A Woman Under the Influence (1974) – John Cassavetes (dir.), Peter Falk
- The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) – John Cassavetes (dir.), Ben Gazzara
- Shadows (1958) – John Cassavetes (dir.)
- Opening Night (1977) – John Cassavetes (dir.)
- Faces (1968) – John Cassavetes (dir.)
Friday August 6:
- The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) – George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Ewan McGregor
- The Land Before Time (1988) – Don Bluth (dir.)
- The Rich Man’s Wife (1996) – Halle Berry
- Big Fat Liar (2002) – Paul Giamatti
- Dragonfly (2002) – Kevin Costner
- Class Action (1991) – Gene Hackman
- The Big Chill (1983) – Jef Goldblum, WIlliam Hurt
- Guilty by Suspicion (1991) – Robert De Niro
- Cheyenne Autumn (1964) – Richard Widmark, Ricardo Montalban
- Above the Rim (1994) – Tupac, Leon
- Beautiful Girls (1996) – Uma Thurman
- The Duel at Silver Creek (1952) – Lee Marvin
- Dogtown and Z-Boys (2002) – Skating Documentary
- After Hours (1985) – Martin Scorsese (dir.)
- Waking Up in Reno (2002) – Patrick Swayze, Charlize Theron
Everyone needs to see A Prophet. Easily one of the best films of the year.