Garv’s Pick of the Week: Ernie Kovacs: The Centennial Edition (Shout Factory)
For the release week of November 13th:
Garv’s Pick of the Week: Ernie Kovacs: The Centennial Edition [DVD / Shout Factory]: This 9-DVD collection is a repackaging of Shout Factory’s Ernie Kovacs Collection Vol. 1 & 2, but if you haven’t picked up the previous sets, this is a chance to acquire 22 hours of the best and weirdest of television all at once. Percy Dovetonsils, Matzoh Heppelwhite, Wolfgang von Sauerbraten, Auntie Gruesome, the Nairobi Trio, Eugene, and many others are in attendance.
Additional Titles of Interest —
Bogart and Bacall: The Complete Collection [Blu-ray / Warner Archive]: This is also a repackaging of the Warner Archive’s individual Blu-ray releases of To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep, Dark Passage, and Key Largo. You know you’re going to buy them all anyway, so you might as well save a little money and shelf space by getting them together.
Nothing Sacred [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: Whenever the words “screwball” and “Carole Lombard” are used together, the results are always magic.
The Blue Dahlia [Blu-ray / Shout Select]: Sure, it stars Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, but the real star is Raymond Chandler, who wrote the screenplay.
The Ice Harvest [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: Harold Ramis directed a great Neo-Noir, which is also a great Christmas movie. Make this a new holiday tradition.
Topper Returns [Blu-ray / VCI]: The third and last of the Topper series of ghost comedies features Joan Blondell and the great Eddie “Rochester” Anderson.
The Satanic Rites of Dracula [Blu-ray / Warner Archive]: Christopher Lee’s last foray as Count Dracula gets a HD upgrade.
The Last Movie [Blu-ray / Arbelos]: Dennis Hopper followed up Easy Rider with this notorious flop. He followed up The Last Movie with unemployment.
Perversion Story [Blu-ray / Mondo Macabro]: I haven’t seen this one, but Lucio Fulci’s giallos are considered by many to be his best work.
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