dvd by david vera
A MASTER AT HER PEAK
Margaret Cho: Beautiful
Funny, she doesn’t look 41. Always the guiding light for gay
men everywhere who are in need of a good knee-slapper, Lady
Cho teaches us once again how to love ourselves and take life’s
inequities with a dash of laughing gas. Using live footage from
the Long Beach Terrace Theater performance of her latest siz-
ON THE DARK SIDE OF LIFE
zling tour, this DVD includes 86 minutes of Cho’s most hilari-
Columbia Pictures Film Noir
ously astute dissections of the human condition—proving that
Classics Vol. 1 you don’t need to be angry to get your point across, just good
Some call it morbid, but a good majority of us
with your tongue.
consider it to be art. Film noir has always taken the
Available 11/17/09
shadier facets of society and injected a fatalistic view
into the telling of its stories. While it seemed out of
place in the sobriety mid-century America, today’s
viewers can appreciate the suspenseful plots that North By Northwest
Columbia Pictures took a chance to release more
50th Anniversary Editions – DVD and Bluray
than half a century ago. This digitally remastered
collection includes five of the ‘50s prime examples of
We all remember the famous “plunging killer biplane” scene,
this rich genre, as well as bonus materials from each
but we too quickly forget the sophisticated style, subtle sexual
film and audio commentaries from modern-day film
innuendos and suspenseful storytelling that allowed Alfred
noir experts.
The Sniper (1952) depicts the frustrations and Hitchcock to exit the 1950s with a bang. Now restored on DVD
fear that an erratic psychopath with a sniper rifle can
and Blu-ray to unparalleled visual quality, we can experience
arouse. Killing randomly with no apparent pattern,
this elusive monster evades authorities easily, mak-
every pulsing drop of adrenaline along with Cary Grant on that
ing it nearly impossible to stop the horrid streak of isolated crossroads.
bloodshed. The Big Heat (1953) captures the story Available 11/03/09
of a cop who is married to his work—so much so that
his principles, family life and very safety are sacrificed
NOT YOUR DAD’S SCI-FI ADVENTURE
for the ultimate goal of demolishing his criminal
nemeses. 5 Against the House (1955) is the story Star Trek (Two-Disc Digital Copy Edition)
of a perfect crime—four war veterans and a blonde
In space, no one can hear you swoon. Gathering a crew of the
bombshell plan a casino heist in Reno, Nevada. All
goes as planned until one vet in the quartet starts to
hottest new faces in Hollywood, Star Trek offers an explosive
let his latent psychopathic drives leak out, introduc-
ride through adversity and emotion as Chris Pine and Zachary
ing a deadly ingredient to an already violent boil.
Quinto develop some brotherly love on a love boat named En-
Murder By Contract (1958) follows a hired assassin
on his latest assignments—most recent of which
terprise.
is a troubled beauty who is about to testify in court
In addition to the 128-minute feature and commentary from
against the mob. Finding it harder to get close to this
producers, this definitive edition includes databases of extras
target than the usual ones, the hired gun chooses to
wait in silence—the deafening silence that provides like “NASA News”—the latest NASA news about real space ex-
him the chance to ponder the morality of his next
ploration; Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary; “Star-
move. The Lineup (1958) brings the viewer into
the disorienting action with the tale of two drug-
fleet Vessel Simulator”—extensive data screens of the ships
smuggling outlaws on the run from two determined in the films, breathtaking 360° views and close-ups even a
cops. The city of San Francisco and the film’s dark
weapons simulator; a blooper reel; a closer look at Michael Gi-
cinematic style blend together perfectly to create a
tugging feel of engaging suspense.
acchino’s haunting score and a seemingly endless list of other
featurettes.
Available on 11/03/09
Blu-ray edition is available on 11/17/09
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