This Week on DVD & Blu-ray (07-26-11)

 

 

This week, there’s quite a bit to choose from….if you know where to look! Start with one of the year’s best, “Source Code”, if you haven’t seen it already, this psychological sci-fi is guaranteed to entertain and tickle your brain.  Also out, is the latest film directed by David Shimmer “Trust”, which has been well-received by critics. Two noteworthy directors get the Criterion treatment, Akira Kurosawa’s “High and Low” and Todd Solonz’s “Life During Wartime”. Several movies are coming to Blu-ray this week, and two of them showcase the best work John Belushi ever did, “National Lampoon’s Animal House” and “The Blues Brothers”, both staples from my childhood (filed under “Movies I Wasn’t Supposed to Be Watching as a Kid but My Dad Let me Anyway” – thanks Dad!)

 

Like always, reviews are highlighted below. Enjoy the Rundown….

• A Big Box of Wood (DVD)
• After Dark Originals: Goblin (DVD)
• After Dark Originals: Scream of the Banshee (DVD)
• After Dark Originals: The Task (DVD)
• Alice: Season One (DVD)
• American Grindhouse (DVD)
• The Blues Brothers (Blu-ray)  
• Born to Ride (DVD)
• Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe (DVD/Blu-ray)
• Conan the Adventurer: Season One (DVD)
• Dante’s Peak (Blu-ray)
• Dennis the Menace: Season Two (DVD)
• Do Dooni Chaar (DVD)
• Donnie Darko (10th Anniversary Edition) (Blu-ray) 
• Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (DVD/Blu-ray)
• Goblin (DVD)
• High and Low (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)
• The Island (Blu-ray)
• Jackboots on Whitehall (DVD) 
• Jersey Shore: Season Three (Uncensored) (DVD)
• The Justice League: Season Two (Blu-ray)
• Léon Morin, Priest (DVD)
• Life During Wartime (Criterion Collection) (DVD/Blu-ray)  
• Matrimony (DVD/Blu-ray)
• Monamour (2-Disc Special Edition) (DVD/Blu-ray)  
• National Lampoon’s Animal House (Blu-ray)
• Once Upon a Warrior (DVD)
• Red Planet (Blu-ray)
• Scream of the Banshee (DVD)
• Soldier (Blu-ray)
• Source Code (DVD/Blu-ray)
• Stargate: Atantis: The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
• Supernatural: The Anime Series (DVD)
• The Task (DVD)
• Trust (DVD/Blu-ray)
• Turbulent Skies (DVD)
• Vampire Knight Guilty 3 (DVD)
• Zokkomon (DVD)