Garv’s Pick of the Week: Blue Velvet (Criterion)
For the release week of May 28th:
Garv’s Pick of the Week: Blue Velvet [Blu-ray / Criterion]: “That’s a human ear all right.” David Lynch’s masterpiece gets the Criterion treatment, with a treasure trove of special features, including 54 minutes of deleted scenes. Make some room on the bookshelf.
Additional Titles of Interest —
The Uncanny [Blu-ray / Severin Films]: An Amicus anthology film, featuring a trio of feline-centric horror tales with Peter Cushing and Donald Pleasance.
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada [Blu-ray / Sony]: Tommy Lee Jones directorial debut gets an HD upgrade.
La Prisonnière: Woman in Chains [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: Henri-Georges Clouzot’s last film and only picture in color.
The Nun (La Religieuse) [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: Anna Karina teams with director Jacques Rivette for this well-regarded period drama.
The Alligator People [Blu-ray / Scream Factory]: Not to be confused with the Crocodile People.
Arabian Adventure [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: This looks mighty silly, but it has Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. So, there’s that.
Boom! [Blu-ray / Shout Select]: Bomb!
Penny Points To Paradise [Blu-ray / Juno Films]: Peter Sellers first feature film was this cheapy, which includes his Goon Show teammates Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe. The Blu-ray also includes the short Let’s Go Crazy, which also features Peter and Spike.
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