 Deeds,
Not Words - 5:45pm
Kicking off this week's news is the latest batch of announcements
from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, for a quintet of titles
all due on November 11th.
Making its DVD debut is the little-seen Bob Rafelson thriller
No Good Deed (aka The House on Turk Street),
starring Samuel L. Jackson and Stellan Skarsgard. Presented in
anamorphic widescreen and Dolby Digital 5.1, extras include an
audio commentary with Rafelson and trailers. Retail is $24.95.
From the Columbia vaults comes the classic thriller The
Silencers, starring Dean Martin as "The Original
Swinger Agent!", and The Amateur. Both are
presented in anamorphic widescreen and Dolby Digital mono, with
extras including filmographies and bonus trailers. More family
friendly are The Trouble with Angels and its
follow up, Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows,
both starring Rosalind Russell. Each is presented full screen
and mono, and bonus trailers are the only extras. Retail is $24.95
a pop.
 Surreal
Life - 7:47pm
Just in from Criterion are a pair of long-awaited new releases
due on November 11th. From director David Cronenberg comes his
controversial adaptation of William S. Burroughs' classic novel
Naked Lunch. Newly remastered in 1.85:1 anamorphic
widescreen and Dolby Digital 5.1, extras will include an audio
commentary by Cronenberg and actor Peter Weller, the original
EPK, a B-roll montage, two stills galleries, the theatrical trailer,
TV spots and excerpts from the novel as read by Burroughs. Retail
is $39.95.
Next up is Fedrico Fellini's La Strada, which
took home the 1956 Oscar for Best Foreign Film. Remastered in
its original 1.37:1 aspect ratio and Italian mono, extras include
a new video introduction by Martin Scorsese, an audio commentary
with author Peter Bondanella, the Italian documentary "Federico
Fellini's Autobiography," an essay by scholar Peter Matthews
and the theatrical trailer. Retail is $39.95.
 Get
Hooked Again - 7:47pm
Rounding out today's news is the return of the Gorton's Fisherman,
whose back for more carnage with the September 23rd reissue of
the I Know What You Did Last Summer Collection
from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. Although first announced
as a mere repriced and repackaged two-pack of the horror hit and
its sequel, this new box set will include a retooled special edition
of the first film, complete with a new documentary, short film,
still gallery and music video. Retail is $24.95 for the two pack,
and check out our review
for the full scoop.
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