“Restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Kov\u00e1cs.”<\/em> Given that Kov\u00e1cs passed away in 2007, I’m going to assume it’s the same transfer from the ‘Lost and Found’ set, if not that the disc itself is identical and just put into a new case. <\/p>\nBizarrely, this appears to be a big week for Bob Rafelson. Mill Creek is putting out a Blu-ray of the director’s last feature, the lame Samuel Jackson\/Milla Jovovich thriller ‘No Good Deed<\/strong>‘ from 2002 (not to be confused with the lame Idris Elba thriller of the same title from last year). For some reason I cannot comprehend, this is the sole Blu-ray being released on Saturday, the July 4th holiday. <\/p>\nBack to Criterion for a moment, the label’s second title this week is the 1970 Czech fairy tale ‘Valerie and Her Week of Wonders<\/strong>‘. I’d never heard of it before, but it sounds interesting. <\/p>\nParty on, Wayne! Shout! Factory gathers together all three of Penelope Spheeris’ famous ‘The Decline of Western Civilization<\/strong>‘ rock documentaries. <\/p>\nMeanwhile, Blue Underground celebrates Italian B-movie maestro Enzo Castellari with his gonzo ‘Escape from New York’ knockoff ‘1990: The Bronx Warriors<\/strong>‘, that movie’s sequel ‘Escape from the Bronx<\/strong>‘, and his ‘Road Warrior’ knockoff ‘The New Barbarians<\/strong>‘.<\/p>\nMy $.02<\/h2>\n
If I didn’t already have the ‘America Lost and Found’ box set, ‘Five Easy Pieces’ would be my top title of the week. As it is, I’m at least curious about the other Criterion title, and might rent ‘Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter’. I’m undecided whether I really need to own ‘Vanilla Sky’ on Blu-ray, but it has my attention.<\/p>\n
This is obviously another slow week for new Blu-rays. Does anything capture your interest? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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