We’re here to let you know what’s out there for your entertainment dollar. Every week a new batch of DVD’s gets shipped out and thrown onto the shelves. This week we’ve got Pierce Brosnan as an assassin in Mexico, a Doctor who travels through time (if not space), more people finding meaning in dance lessons, a trio of beautiful detectives, and more. Take a peek inside for the full list.
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Here’s what is getting released today on DVD:
Film:
The Matador – Pierce Brosnan shines as a hit man who is slowly losing his nerve (and mind) when he happens to cross paths with Greg Kinnear in a Mexican bar. The DVD contains commentary tracks by writer/director Richard Shepard, and Brosnan and Kinnear, deleted and extended scenes, trailers and TV spots, and a featurette on the making of the film. Check out our original reviews: you can read December’s review here, or mine here.
The Libertine – Lush but lackluster big budget production starring Jonny Depp as the master of debauchery, the Earl of Rochester. Grainy, gritty, and pretty empty and unfulfilling. The DVD includes commentary by director Laurence Dunmore, deleted scenes, and a featurette on the making of the film.
Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School – Yet another dance movie where characters find meaning of their lives by learning to dance. Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei, and John Goodman star. The DVD includes commentary and a short 1990 film that was the basis for this feature.
Firecracker – The small independent film from last year deals with murder in the small Kansas town, an abusive family, new love, and a sideshow carnival.
Animated/Family:
The Legend of Prince Valiant – The Complete Series, Volume One – After losing his kingdom the Prince of Thule journeys to find the fabled Camelot and become a knight of King Arthur. The set includes interviews with creators and Arthur historians, commentaries for two episodes by creators, writers, and artists, storyboards and slideshows, and DVD-Rom episode scripts.
TV:
Doctor Who – The Complete First Season – The return of the Doctor was a little disappointing. True Christopher Eccleston is a good pick for the next incarnation of the role and Billie Piper works well as Rose, but was anyone else disappointed that the TARDIS never left the Earth, and could only get out of modern day London in a scant handful of episodes!?! All 13 episodes are available here on five discs. Extras include commentary on every episode by writers and producers, an interview with Eccleston, a video diary, storyboards, trailers, and a collection of featurettes on the the new series narrated by Simon Pegg.
Charlie’s Angels – The Complete Third Season – All 24 third season episodes of the gals (Kate Jackson, Cheryl Ladd, and Jaclyn Smith) and ol’ Bosley (David Doyle) solving crimes in sunny California.
Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man’s Chest is a perfect example why sequels shouldn’t be made. There’s nothing original here as the film gives us action scene after action scene, without any real story to hold them together. 
