DVD new releases Jan. 29, 2008

Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Sixth Season


Emergency! - Season Four


Masterpiece Theatre: Mansfield Park


The Invasion


Groundhog Day - 15th Anniversary Edition


Monty Python's Life Of Brian - The Immaculate Edition


The Val Lewton Horror Collection with Martin Scorses Presents Val Lewton Documentary (Cat People / The Curse of the Cat People / I Walked with a Zombie ... / The Seventh Victim / Shadows in the Dark)

CD new releases Jan. 29, 2008

Just A Little Lovin' by Shelby Lynne


The Bedlam in Goliath by The Mars Volta


Day Trip by Pat Metheny Trio


Classic African American Gospel from Smithsonian Folkways by Various Artists


Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison


Wavelength by Van Morrison


Avalon Sunset by Van Morrison


A Sense of Wonder by Van Morrison


Back on Top by Van Morrison


Into the Music by Van Morrison


Down in New Orleans by The Blind Boys of Alabama

Why no Asterix films in the U.S.?

Overseas, Asterix is dang near as famous as Mickey Mouse. And, while he hasn't achieved ubiquity here in the United States, you can at least find his comics adventure stories in most decent bookstores.

But have you ever seen an Asterix film? There have been 10 such things, with an 11th just out now in Europe.

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The Hollywood Animation Archive posts some great LP covers and Mad magazine art by cartoonist Jack Davis.

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From Classic Television Showbiz: Don Knotts' TV debut on a 1951 episode of "Search For Tomorrow."

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Today in sharity:



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Deal alert:



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Dial B for Blog hates everything.

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And you thought Batman was the only superhero with a utility belt!



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Israel has invited Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr for a visit, 43 years after the nation banned the Beatles from its borders.

Beatles commentary songs

WFMU has posted MP3s of several Beatles-related novelities, including "John, You've Gone Too Far this Time," Rainbo's (otherwise known as future actress Sissy Spacek) 1969 response to the infamous Two Virgins LP cover and Bonnie Jo Mason's (later known as Cher) "Ringo, I Love You."

Beatles U.S. picture sleeves

Here's an assortment of Capitol and Vee-Jay picture sleeves for Beatles 45 rpm singles from the 60s. Some great pics and designs here.





















Stay tuned for more in coming weeks.

French get Spider-Man "Clone Saga" omnibus

The French are a great market for odd American exports. Consider Jerry Lewis, for example. They think he's a genius!

And, although the French have produced some great comics of their own, they apparently have a taste for sketchy U.S. superhero sagas, too. Witness the publication of the much-reviled Spider-Man clone saga in a big honkin', 912-page hardcover over there. And this is just volume 1!

ABC to air "enhanced" version of Lost season 3 ender

ABC is re-airing the two-hour season 3 finale of "Lost" on Jan. 31 with added info to help viewers get up to speed for the next night's season 4 opener.

According to the network:

The enhanced version of "Lost" will include text on the lower third of the screen and will "let viewers in" on clues in the show, as well as give back story to catch new viewers up for Season Four.

With only 48 original episodes left until the final episode airs in 2010, this season truly is the beginning of the end, with the promise of rescue at hand. Jack has radioed a freighter stationed somewhere off the island. But when it's disclosed that Charlie's dying warning was that these people may not be who they say they are, the castaways are divided as to what to do. Jack is convinced that the freighter people are there to rescue them, while Locke is not. A split occurs among the survivors. Who is on the freighter? What was the significance of the flash-forward showing Jack and Kate off the island at some point in the future? What will the consequences be when the characters once again encounter Michael, who seemingly escaped the island after murdering two of the survivors? These are some of the questions "Lost" will explore during the action-packed fourth season.

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Comics scribe Steve Gerber, creator of Howard the Duck and more, is ailing, we're sorry to report. He's keeping folks posted on his own blog here.

Sending good thoughts your way Steve...

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Sean Kleefield calls B.S. on all those "nothing will ever be the same" "event" comics the Big Two comics publishers are going nuts with these days.

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Gwen Stacy wants a tumble. And I don't think she means the Green Goblin tossing her off a bridge...

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Britain's "The Adventures of Robin Hood" TV series is set for DVD release, TV Shows on DVD reports.

The program, which launched in 1955, ran on CBS in the U.S. Starring Richard Greene in the title role, it also featured Donald Pleasance as the villainous Prince John. Second "Doctor Who" Patrick Troughton also played a recurring role.

Fans of Beatles trivia also may be interested to know that Leo McKern, later featured in "Help!" made a guest appearance and the show's theme was performed by Beatles publisher Dick James.

Star Trek movie teaser posters

Here are a couple of fresh images teasing the upcoming "Star Trek" film:

Lost clues revealed in Marvel Comics

ABC is promoting the return of "Lost" Jan. 31 in Marvel Comics titles on sale this and next week.

Here's the skinny from ABC:

Now fans can discover elements from the hit series "Lost" in Marvel Comics. ABC marketing has strategically placed images and references from the show in various comic books, including Uncanny X-Men, Incredible Hercules, Thunderbolts and Wolverine Origins on sale now. Examples of "Lost" references include a "Lost" poster, the number 6, and the slogan "Find Yourself" in the latest editions of numerous Marvel comics throughout the month. Expect more "Lost" placements to pop up in comic books on stands January 23 and January 30.

Dennis Wilson solo album set for reissue

Pacific Ocean Blue, a 1977 Dennis Wilson solo album long beloved of Beach Boys fans will be out in remastered, expanded form May 13, Billboard reports.

"Pacific Ocean Blue" will be available in a two-CD edition as well as a vinyl version via Sundazed. Disc one of the reissue will include the original 12-track album plus previously unreleased bonus songs which are still being sorted through by label archivists.

Hardcore fans will be delighted with the contents of the second disc, which will make available for the first time songs intended for "Bambu," Wilson's never-released follow-up to "Pacific Ocean Blue."

Liner notes for the album are being penned by Beach Boys scholars such as David Leaf, Jon Stebbins, Ben Edmonds and David Beard, and the package will feature photographs by Wilson's close friend, Jan & Dean's Dean Torrence.

Doctor Who season 4 guest stars revealed

According to a BBC press release former "ER" actress Alex Kingston and James Bond film regular Colin Salmon are among those featured in the upcoming season.

Here's the skinny:

British actors Alex Kingston and Colin Salmon have joined the stellar line-up of guest stars for the fourth series of BBC One's BAFTA award-winning drama Doctor Who.

Alex Kingston, best known for roles in ER and Moll Flanders, will appear in a Steven Moffat penned two-parter as River Song – a mysterious character who meets The Doctor on an expedition to uncover the secrets of an abandoned library.

She is joined by James Bond regular, Colin Salmon who also stars in the two episodes.

Alex Kingston comments: "I used to watch Doctor Who through the crack in the door. I was so terrified but I couldn't tear myself away. I loved it so much and I'm so delighted to be a part of the new series."

Award-winning actress Catherine Tate is reprising her role as Donna, the runaway bride, and will star as The Doctor's companion throughout the new series alongside David Tennant as The Doctor.

The first episode of the eagerly awaited new series will witness Donna tracking down The Doctor during an alien emergency in modern-day London.

The couple are destined to experience a series of wonderful adventures throughout the series including meeting one of Doctor Who's most popular aliens, The Ood, in a brand new episode, Planet Of The Ood.

Donna and The Doctor will also be travelling through time for an encounter with the legendary murder mystery novelist Agatha Christie and taking a trip to Pompeii.

Further guest stars already confirmed to appear in the new series include Sarah Lancashire, Felicity Kendal, Lesley Sharp, Georgia Moffett, Lindsey Coulson, Fenella Woolgar, Tim McInnerny, Peter Capaldi, Phil Davis and Tracey Childs.

Freema Agyeman who has played Martha Jones, The Doctor's companion throughout the critically-acclaimed third series, will also return to the show to join The Doctor and Donna mid-series.

The fourth series of Doctor Who is now in production and will hit BBC One in Spring 2008.

New Bond film titled "Quantum of Solace"

Not terribly catchy, eh?

Apparently the title comes from a collection of short stories published by James Bond creator Ian Fleming in 1960.

According to the BBC:

Producer Michael Wilson said the film would have "twice as much action" as 2006's Casino Royale, which saw Daniel Craig debut as the iconic secret agent.

NOT on DVD: Ringo Starr 1978 TV special

Officially titled "Ringo," this show is sometimes called the "Ognir Rrats" special, since it featured the former Fab playing a character by that odd name (his own moniker spelled backwards), as well as himself.

Basically an excuse for some songs and comedy bits featuring Ringo and friends, the special had a very loose "Prince and the Pauper"-type plotline, with an unhappy-with-fame Ringo swapping places with a down-and-out doppleganger.

Guests included Ringo's old pal George Harrison along with John Ritter, Angie Dickinson, Mike Douglas, Art Carney, Carrie Fisher and Vincent Price.

Very silly. Very 70s. But surely there'd be at least a small market for it on DVD?

I haven't seen it since the day it first aired nearly 30 years ago and I'm fairly certain it's awful. But, still, at that time it was fun seeing Ringo being Ringo on TV, with George along for the ride. And it'd be fun to see it (maybe just) once again.

You can probably score a cruddy bootleg DVD or videotape of the show on eBay. I also found it, in two chunks, on the Web:

New comics Jan. 23, 2008

Here's what's in comic shops today:

DARK HORSE COMICS

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NOV070045 SCREAM #3 (OF 4) $2.99
NOV070052 SPEAK O/T DEVIL #4 (OF 6) $3.50
SEP070090 TRIGUN MAXIMUM TP VOL 12 $9.95
NOV070049 USAGI YOJIMBO #109 $2.99

DC COMICS

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NOV070202 BLUE BEETLE #23 $2.99
NOV070175 COUNTDOWN LORD HAVOK AND THE EXTREMISTS #4 (OF 6) $2.99
NOV070167 COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS 14 $2.99
NOV070173 COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY #5 (OF 8) $3.99
NOV070174 CRIME BIBLE THE FIVE LESSONS OF BLOOD #4 (OF 5) $2.99
NOV078131 DETECTIVE COMICS #839 2ND PTG (GHUL) $2.99
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NOV070182 GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #4 (OF 9) $2.99
NOV070214 JLA CLASSIFIED #51 $2.99
OCT070194 JLA THE HYPOTHETICAL WOMAN TP $12.99
NOV070215 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #38 $2.99
NOV070253 MAD MAGAZINE #486 $4.99
NOV078081 NIGHTWING #139 2ND PTG (GHUL) $2.99
NOV078082 ROBIN #169 2ND PTG (GHUL) $2.99
OCT070208 SHOWCASE PRESENTS AQUAMAN TP VOL 02 $16.99
NOV070197 SUPERMAN BATMAN #45 $2.99
NOV070199 SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #11 $2.99
OCT070203 TALES OF THE NEW GODS TP $19.99
OCT070205 TANGENT COMICS TP VOL 02 $19.99
NOV070171 TEEN TITANS #55 $2.99
NOV070248 TEEN TITANS GO #51 $2.25
NOV070181 UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS #5 (OF 8) $2.99
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NOV070219 WONDER WOMAN #16 $2.99
OCT070220 ZOMBIE FAIRY VOL 01 $9.99

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NOV072018 NEW WORLD ORDER #1 $3.50
AUG072030 SPAWN GODSLAYER #6 $2.99

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NOV072238 DAILY BUGLE FEBRUARY PI
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NOV072232 HULK VISIONARIES PETER DAVID TP VOL 05 $19.99
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NOV072171 ORDER #7 $2.99
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NOV072120 ULTIMATE IRON MAN II #2 (OF 4) $2.99
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NOV072167 YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #1 (OF 6) $2.99

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JUL073354 CAVEWOMAN PANGAEAN SEA GOLD FOIL COVER #10 PI
SEP073352 CLOCKWORK GIRL #2 (OF 4) $1.99
NOV073396 COMIC EYE TP $12.95
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AUG074145 WEIRD TALES MAGAZINE #347 $5.95

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Comics Oughtta Be Fun posts some vids of coolest Go-Go Jane Wiedlin. I always thought she was cute as a button.

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Buy Jack Kirby's fingerprints.

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The Hollywood Animation Archive celebrates the iconography of Big Boy. I could go for a burger right about now...

Is Ringo the best ex-Beatles album?

Ringo Starr is having what that master of maloprops might call a hard day's week.

First off, he makes an off-the-cuff remark in a TV interview that offends his hometown (asked what he misses most about Liverpool, Ringo said "nothing") and then he causes a stir when he walks off the "Regis and Kelly" show because the program's producers want to trim three minutes or so from his latest single because they feel it's too long for TV.

As much fun as it looks in all the old film clips, I don't think it's easy being a Beatle, must less an ex one. There's so much scrutiny. So many expectations.

But let's cut Mr. Starkey some slack: I mean, he's Ringo friggin' Starr.

He played those great drum fills on "Rain" and "Tomorrow Never Knows." He even gave the latter song it's name. And his whimsical way with language also gave the Beatles' first film it's title and inspired John Lennon to write "Eight Days a Week."

And Ringo made the Beatles lovable--those sad eyes, that big nose, the genial sense of humor. If the Beatles were the Fantastic, not Fab, Four, he'd be Ben Grimm to John's brainy Reed Richards, Paul's flashy Human Torch and George's retiring but resourceful Invisible Girl (sorry George).

The Beatles wouldn't have been the Beatles without him.

Plus, he made one of the best solo albums out of any of the group. As a song-for-song collection, I'd place his 1974 Ringo album right after John's Plastic Ono Band and Imagine, and right in front of George's All Things Must Pass and Paul's McCartney and Ram.

Ringo is packed with great songs and performances. It's also the closest thing to an all-Beatles reunion as the band's former members ever recorded. John, George and Ringo all appear on "I'm the Greatest," which Lennon wrote. George appears on the album's big hit "Photograph," which he co-wrote with Ringo and on "Sunshine Life for Me (Sail Away Raymond)." Paul (and Linda) appear singing backups and playing kazoos on "You're Sixteen" and "Six O'Clock," the latter of which McCartney wrote.

And, aside from former Beatles, the album is swimming with other greats. Let's take a look-see at the liner notes and see who we have here. Oh just Harry Nilsson, Billy Preston, Marc Bolan, Martha Reeves, Merry Clayton, Nicky Hopkins, Klaus Voorman and just about every member of The Band. Everyone gets name-dropped in the totally cool outro tune "You and Me (Babe)," which George Harrison co-penned with longtime Beatles roadie Mal Evans.

It's a must-have album and just a joy to hear. Plus, on CD it comes with probably the best-ever former Beatle single "It Don't Come Easy" and "Early 1970," Ringo's touching assessment of the Fabs' breakup.

I'm listening to the album right now, and it's very, very good.

Is Marvel's "massively unhip editor" self-Googling?

Amusing: According to the search stats for this blog, someone from Marvel's corporate domain just visited here after Googling the phrase "massively unhip editor," which appears in the following entry from Marvel Comics' latest solicitations:

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #556–557
Written by ZEB WELLS
Pencils & Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
"Sometimes It Snows In April" (Come on it's a Prince reference from 20 years ago! The day of the massively unhip editor is upon us) continues with Spidey caught in the middle of two ancient threats that are conspiring to take him and the city itself down.
Plus, Carlie trapped at the Police Station with someone after her blood!
32 PGS (each)/Rated A …$2.99 (each)

News: Heath Ledger found dead

Actor Heath Ledger has been found dead, The New York Times reports.

Indications are Ledger may have died of an overdose:

At 3:31 p.m., a masseuse arrived at Apartment 5A in the building for an appointment with Mr. Ledger, the police said. The masseuse was let in to the home by a housekeeper, who then knocked on the door of Mr. Ledger’s bedroom. When no one answered, the housekeeper and the masseuse opened the bedroom and found Mr. Ledger unconscious. They shook him, but he did not respond. They immediately called the authorities. The police said they did not suspect foul play. Officials said pills fear found near the body.

Ledger, 28, was set to play the Joker in the next Batman film.