Rififi<\/a>‘, which already has a Criterion disc. Sadly, Criterion’s cover art for this is one of the label’s most hideous. <\/p>\nJoe Dante’s goofy comedy ‘Innerspace<\/strong>‘ is not one of the director’s better movies, but it has some neat forced-perspective gags and other nifty practical special effects that seem kind of endearing now in the CGI age. Too bad that the story, a ‘Fantastic Voyage’ knockoff, doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, and Martin Short’s incessant mugging is so exhausting. <\/p>\nIs it wrong that when I hear the title ‘Free Willy<\/strong>‘, saving whales isn’t the first thing I think of? That title, oof\u2026 I was a little too old to buy into this family adventure claptrap when it was released in 1993, but I suppose that viewers who saw it as kids may remember it fondly.<\/p>\nFor some strange reason, the American Amazon site has listings for new Blu-rays of ‘Fellini’s Casanova<\/strong>‘ and the recently-discovered Orson Welles short film ‘Too Much Johnson<\/strong>‘. Be warned that both discs appear to be UK import copies that are locked to Region B. You will need appropriate region-free hardware to play them. <\/p>\nTelevision<\/h2>\n
Paramount released Season 1 of the classic sitcom ‘I Love Lucy<\/strong>‘ more than a year ago. Lest you feared that the studio would never follow up with subsequent releases, Season 2 is finally available now. (The show ran for six seasons in all, so it could take a while to get them all at this rate.)<\/p>\nIf you’d prefer to stick with modern TV fare, the third seasons respectively of ‘Orphan Black<\/strong>‘ and ‘Strike Back<\/strong>‘ are also available. <\/p>\nMy $.02<\/h2>\n
‘Night and the City’ will go on my wish list for a future Criterion sale. I might consider renting ‘The Salvation’ or ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’. Does anything strike your fancy this week?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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