Discounted DVD new releases July 27, 2010: Clash of the Titans, Batman Under the Hood, Agatha Christie Hour, Ringo, Sgt. Bilko, Hannie Caulder, Stephen Fry in America, I Need That Record

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Discounted CD new releases July 27, 2010: Ringo, Judy Collins, Mark Olson

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Picture sleeve parade: The Ronettes

Paperback cover parade: Killers from the Keys

Jack Kirby original Captain America art

Via the excellent Kirby Dynamics:

Sucker Punch movie character posters

According to Wikipedia:

Sucker Punch is an upcoming American action-fantasy film written by Steve Shibuya and Zack Snyder, who is also directing the film. Sucker Punch features an ensemble female cast that includes Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jamie Chung and Jena Malone. The film follows a young girl in the 1950s about to be lobotomized and as she attempts to escape the asylum with her inmate friends.

Complete Beatles Ed Sullivan Show appearances coming to DVD

They've been out before, but this sounds like a spruced up edition:

THE 4 COMPLETE ED SULLIVAN SHOWS STARRING THE BEATLES, DIGITALLY REMASTERED AND INCLUDING SOME PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MATERIAL, TO BE ISSUED ON DVD BY UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISES

When The Beatles stepped onto Sullivan's New York stage on Sunday, February 9, 1964, to make their American TV debut, 86 percent of all TVs on at that hour - 73 million Americans - tuned in. It was the most-watched program in history to that point and remains one of the most-watched programs of all time.

Nearly 50 years after the four landmark live performances of The Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show," those legendary appearances with newly remastered audio and carefully restored video will finally be made available worldwide on home video through a major distributor. The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles will be released September 7, 2010. The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles was produced by SOFA Entertainment.

"We used the full extent of today's technology," says Andrew Solt, Executive Producer and CEO of SOFA Entertainment. "The quality is better than it ever was, in fact, better than when the shows aired, especially visually. For example, the February 16 performance was from Miami's Deauville Hotel, not from a studio. The quality of the tape image was very fragile. We went back and improved it frame by frame."

With a running time of more than 250 minutes, The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles presents those shows uncut, including not only all of the other performances but also all of the original commercials. The audio is available in both mono and a 5.1 remix. In addition, the new DVD set has been augmented with approximately 13 minutes of additional footage.

The Universal Music Group (UMG) will release "The Ed Sullivan Show - The 4 Complete Shows Starring The Beatles" on September 7th

Paperback cover parade: The Stars are Ours!

Joss Whedon will indeed direct the Avengers movie

Hope it's better than Dollhouse:

Whedon said he remains in the outline phase for the movie and continues to rework the story that will bring together some of Marvel's top properties. "The thing I love about it is how completely counter-intuitive it is," confessed Whedon. "These people should not be in the same room, much less the same team. The very definition of family."

Wonder Woman to shill cosmetics

From the Hollywood Reporter:

DC Comics is teaming with MAC Cosmetics on a limited-edition collection of Wonder Woman products including lipsticks, eye shadows, blush and nail lacquers. The line, ranging from $13-$49.50, will be available in the spring at MAC locations worldwide.