Baraka<\/a>‘ (directed by the cinematographer of the first film), you should have a sense of what’s in store. <\/p>\nDisney reaches back to the early ’90s to dig up Warren Beatty’s outlandish comic strip adaptation ‘Dick Tracy<\/strong>‘ and Wayne Wang’s sprawling epic weepie ‘The Joy Luck Club<\/strong>‘. These are both interesting movies in their own ways, each flawed but worthy of revisiting. Going back a few decades earlier, the studio also offers the candy-colored musical ‘Babes in Toyland<\/strong>‘. That one doesn’t do as much for me, personally.<\/p>\nOf three limited-edition titles available from Twilight Time this week, the one likely to grab the most attention is the notoriously corny castaway romance ‘The Blue Lagoon<\/strong>‘, in which a young Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins discover their sexual awakening while stranded on a deserted island. Never a film to be taken seriously, I nonetheless can’t even think of the movie without picturing its hilarious parody in ‘Top Secret!’. <\/p>\nJane Campion’s period piece drama ‘The Portrait of a Lady<\/strong>‘ seems like an odd choice for Shout! Factory to license, doesn’t it? I wasn’t much impressed with the film during its original theatrical release, but enough time has passed that it may be worth another look. If nothing else, its lovely cinematography should (hopefully) translate well to high definition. <\/p>\nLast week, I made the mistake of claiming that the 1998 adaptation of ‘Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/strong>‘ had been released. Looks like I was off a week. It actually comes out today.<\/p>\nSilent movie fans, have you held off from buying any of Kino’s Buster Keaton Blu-rays in hopes that they would eventually be bundled together into one (very expensive) box set? You’re in luck! For about $250, you can buy the 14-disc ‘Ultimate Buster Keaton Collection<\/strong>‘. Not that genuine classics like these aren’t worth spending some money on, but\u2026 yikes, that’s a lot of dough.<\/p>\nOther notable titles this week include the fashion photography documentary ‘Bill Cunningham New York<\/strong>‘ (Mrs. Z has been asking about this one), Michael Caine’s 1980 pirate adventure ‘The Island<\/strong>‘, and the all-star 1978 action flick ‘The Wild Geese<\/strong>‘. The latter could be considered a sort of precursor to ‘The Expendables’. <\/p>\nTelevision<\/h5>\n
On the TV front, Fox has the latest volume of ‘Futurama<\/strong>‘ while HBO bares the first season of Lena Dunham’s Gen-Y slacker dramedy ‘Girls<\/strong>‘ in all its awkward, uncomfortable glory. <\/p>\n—<\/p>\n
I have a review copy of the ‘Qatsi Trilogy’ sitting here on my desk. I’ll probably eventually pick up ‘Dick Tracy’ and rent some of the others. <\/p>\n
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