Tetro<\/a>‘. However, the fifth film marks the Blu-ray debut of Coppola’s fascinating musical ‘One from the Heart’, which was a notorious box office bomb in its day but has developed a passionate following in the ensuing years. Given that Amazon currently sells the whole 5-Film Collection for less than $29, that’s a fair enough price for ‘One from the Heart’ on its own, much less with the other movies thrown in. <\/p>\nAlso notable this week are: Steven Spielberg’s entertaining ‘Catch Me If You Can<\/strong>‘, David Cronenberg’s trippy mind-screw ‘eXistenZ<\/strong>‘, the 1998 non-musical adaptation of ‘Les Miserables<\/strong>‘ (well timed to tie in with the new musical), the Marlene Dietrich classic ‘The Blue Angel<\/strong>‘, and the popular documentary ‘Comic Book Confidential<\/strong>‘. All that, plus ‘Santa Claus Conquers the Martians<\/strong>‘! It’s a big week!<\/p>\nTelevision<\/h5>\n
CBS Digital’s high-def overhaul for the first season of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/strong>‘ was a wondrous thing to behold. Unfortunately, excitement for the second season has been greatly tempered by word that CBS outsourced the work to another firm that hasn’t done nearly as good a job. I’ll reserve judgment until I see the results for myself (controversies like this have a tendency to get blown out of proportion in the home theater community), but if true, the news is certainly disappointing. <\/p>\nI remain utterly mystified at how unfunny “comedian” Danny McBride has managed to accumulate a fan base. Has his dire HBO sitcom ‘Eastbound & Down<\/strong>‘ really been on the air for three seasons? One episode was enough to put me off the show forever.<\/p>\nIn other TV developments, Fox brings us the fifteenth season of ‘The Simpsons<\/strong>‘ (which is currently on Season 24, in case you’ve lost count), while Lionsgate launches the miniseries ‘Titanic: Blood and Steel<\/strong>‘ and something called the Complete Season<\/em> collection of ‘Power Rangers Super Samurai<\/strong>‘. Some Googling tells me that ‘Super Samurai’ is the 19th season of the ‘Power Rangers’ franchise, which has undergone many name changes during its run. I was quite a bit too old for the ‘Mighty Morphin’ phenomenon by the time it started, and am a little baffled by its enduring popularity. Was the stuff I watched as a kid this lame? Probably, huh?<\/p>\n—<\/p>\n
As I already mentioned, I’ve resigned myself to purchasing ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ even though I didn’t really care for it. I’m much more excited for ‘Brazil’, as well as ‘Purple Noon’, the two Pixars, the Coppola set, ‘eXistenZ’ and even the ‘Star Trek’ season (despite its reported quality issues). Budgetary constraints will prevent me from buying all of these at once, but ‘Brazil is already pre-ordered.<\/p>\n
Where will your dollars go this week?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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