As expected, releases are slim this week with Thanksgiving on the horizon. Nothing in particular to recommend, but if you’re looking for some stuff from some major artists like Coldplay, Kanye West, and The Killers – well your needs are covered as each have something new out this week as well. That being said, this gives me a chance to talk about something other than music this week…
I normally don’t delve into DVD releases with the Graboid, but there are a couple of releases worth looking into that I would like to talk about. The majority of these are standard Def Criterion Collection releases and are truly the stand-outs this week. If Blu-Ray is your preferred format, than you’ll just have to wait till December 16th for that.
Chungking Express – Criterion Collection
As much as i’d love to watch this gem in full 1080p glory, I would be just as much happy to just have this on dvd period. I’ve been collecting Wong Kar-Wai films for about a year and a half now, and can’t wait to add this one to my collection. It’s a great little flick, though, whenever I do watch it now, I tend to always gravitate towards the second half of the film (superior in my opinion). I can never listen to “California Dreaming” anymore without thinking of this film, seriously.
Bottle Rocket – Criterion Collection
Finally, we’re getting a special edition of this sucker after years of waiting. Why should you pick this up? Well, it’s Wes Anderson’s directorial debut, you also get the 11-minute black-and-white short, and the music in this film is just spot-on (you can check out a few of my faves in the Wes Anderson edition of Films on the Mind I did a long time ago).
Freaks & Geeks – Yearbook Edition
A DVD set of this actually exists from four years ago, but this special edition was previously only available via the Freaks and Geeks website, and is now long out of print. Plus, a lot of people still haven’t seen this short-lived television series. If this is you, than you should rectify this immediately as this is by far the single most accurate depiction of high school on television ever.
Arliss Parker :: Like a Lion
MP3: “Taken to Antrim”
David Byrne and Brian Eno :: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
MP3: “Strange Overtones”
The Fireman :: Electric Arguments
MP3: “Nothing Too Much, Just out of Sight”
The International Noise Conspiracy :: Cross of My Calling
MP3: “I Am The Dynamite”
Meridene :: You’re Not Pretty, You’re Worse
MP3: “Kill The Memory”
The Parties :: Can’t Come Down
MP3: “Yours and Mine”
Surf City :: Surf City EP
MP3: “Headin’ Inside”
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so agreed on chungking express and wong kar wai movies. but i already have regular dvd and am holding out for blu ray versions. my favorites are chungking, in the mood for love, and happy together.
‘In the Mood for Love,’ definitely my favourite of them all. What did you think of ‘2046′?
that tune by the parties is fXcking bad ass! long live the byrds!
Freaks & Geeks rules! If you’re looking to buy me something for Xmas, I want that set!
Also, I have that Parties CD and I must say it’s pretty damn good start to finish. Definitely in my top 10 of 2008.
Freaks and Geeks = one of the best tv shows ever.