What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday

BuzzSugar — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:30:09 -0800

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to my picks below, you can also bring home the complete series of The Wire (one of my must haves for the month) as well as Deadwood in its entirety.

The Dark Knight
Oh my gosh, I kind of can't believe this movie is finally out on DVD and available to watch whenever I feel like it. Having loved it on the big screen (especially for Heath Ledger's mesmerizing - and bittersweet - performance), I definitely want to own The Dark Knight for myself.

As you'd expect, the special features are, as the kids say, off the hook. Among other things, they include a look at how director Christopher Nolan and his team developed the new Bat-Suit and the Bat-pod, and a chat with composer Hans Zimmer on musically characterizing the Joker's reign of chaos.

Two more up next, so read more.

Horton Hears a Who
I almost forgot about what a box office success the adorable animated family flick Horton Hears a Who was at the start of the year. I really loved this movie, and I actually think it's a worthy adaptation of the classic Dr. Seuss story. Part of what makes it so cute are the actors voicing the characters, including Jim Carrey as Horton the elephant, Steve Carell as the Mayor of Whoville, and Seth Rogen as Horton's dopey sidekick, Morton.

Special features include commentary by directors Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino, an all-new Ice Age Short: Surviving Sid, deleted footage, and animation screen tests.

Lost: Season Four
OK you lollygaggers, the fifth season of Lost doesn't start until next year (a.k.a. January, I still love that joke) so you've got time to catch up on the series if you fell behind in '08. The fourth season of the hit series was, in my humble opinion, an improvement over the third.

Special features include one of the funniest featurette titles I've read in awhile, "The Right to Bear Arms - Check out the guns of Lost, and find out what it's like working with so much firepower." Additionally, there is one called "The Oceanic Six: A Conspiracy of Lies," which is described as a "controversial underground documentary questioning the survivors of Oceanic 815."

The Lost Season 4 Preview Is Here!

BuzzSugar — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:34:05 -0800

Well, we still have to wait until February to launch into the fourth season of Lost, but today we at least have something to whet our appetites.

This 30-second preview isn't particularly extensive, but there are definitely some intriguing glimpses. There are some vague references to the Losties getting saved and a highly dramatic assertion from Ben that everyone on the island "will be killed," and then a series of images flash quickly on the screen. Some of these are extremely interesting, such as a glimpse of Charlie (probably a flashback, but still), and a shot of a knife sticking out of someone's back.

Man, I can't wait for this show to come back. To check out the Season Four preview and tell me what you think, read more.