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Lucid Video – November 3rd

Written by Brendan P Frye Tuesday, 03 November 2009 11:15

This new addition to the Lucid cannon will be a weekly look at what’s coming out on DVD and Blu-Ray to a video store near you. Look for it from here on out every Tuesday on Lucid Forge.

Aliens in the Attic

A boy and his family have to fight diminutive aliens on a mission to enslave humanity without letting their parents find out about it. A surprisingly fun family movie that adults can enjoy.

Don’t You Forget About Me

This is a Canadian-made documentary about four filmmakers in search of 80s teen movie icon John Hughes. Along the way they talk to Hughes’ alums like Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Andrew McCarthy, Mia Sara and Kelly Lebrock, along with filmmakers influenced by Hughes like Kevin Smith and Jason Reitman. This is especially poignant given the filmmaker’s passing earlier this year.

Earth 2100

Picking up threads left by the creators of the History Channel’s Life After People series and the book The World Without Us by Alan Weisman comes a look at our possible future (for those of us that live that long) in the 22nd century.

Food, Inc.

Authors Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) and Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma) help filmmaker Robert Kenner understand the little-known issues surrounding modern food production and the dangers they pose to you and you’re family. Guaranteed to make you not want to eat anything, ever again.

Fraggle Rock: Complete Series Collection

If you haven’t been keeping up with the adventures of Gobo, Red, Wembly, Mokey and Boober as each set has been released, you can now get all four seasons in one complete package. This set has all 96 episodes in a collectable package along with an original Fraggle Rock illustrated poster, all new featurettes and interviews with the cast and creators.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Stephen Sommers’ action-heavy and utterly non-ironic take on the Hasbro soldier toys makes its way to DVD a scant three months after its theatrical release. You’re probably going to want to spend the extra couple of bucks to get the two-disc-plus-digital copy set just to get your money’s worth.


I Love You, Beth Cooper

The nerdiest nerd in high school gets a chance with the hottest girl after he brazenly declares his love for her during his valedictorian speech. Perfectly satisfactory, but it’s hard to believe that Chris Columbus left Harry Potter to do stuff like this.

Lemon Tree

The Palestinian/Israeli divide is reduced to a widow trying to protect her family’s lemon tree from being torn down as a security risk to her new neighbour, the Israeli Defense Minister. A touching and beautifully made film that brings a big issue down to sea level for a mass audience.

March of the Penguins (Limited Edition)

Along with the Morgan Freeman narrated penguin documentary you get: “On the Wings of a Penguin," a new documentary revealing the lives and adventures of the African penguin; National Geographic's "Crittercam: Emporer Penguins;" "Of Penguins and Men" behind-the-scenes featurette; "8 Ball Bunny," a Looney Tunes classic cartoon; a plush African penguin toy; and collectible postcards.

North By Northwest (50th Anniversary Edition)

Starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason this is one of Hitchcock’s most famous and well-regarded works. Being re-released on DVD and released for the first time on Blu-Ray for its 50th anniversary, this new edition has numerous special featured including "North by Northwest: One for the Ages" which features Guillermo del Toro, William Friedkin, Curtis Hanson and Francis Lawrence sharing their interpretations on the film's importance and its influence on their own work. A must buy for film fans.

Nothing Like the Holidays

Plot outline: “A Puerto Rican family living in the area of Humboldt Park in west Chicago face what may be their last Christmas together,” which of course, it won’t be.

Say Anything... (20th Anniversary Edition)

To know Lloyd Dobler is to love him… so get to know Lloyd Dobler in what is arguably writer/director Cameron Crowe’s best film (discounting Almost Famous). The Blu-Ray version has "To Know Say Anything ... Is to Love It!" featurette, a Trivia Track over with 200 questions and the "Say Anything ... 20 Years Later" retrospective featurette.

The Shield: The Complete Series (Set)

Follow all the fun and corruption with LAPD bad boy Vic Mackey, by getting this package featuring all 88 episodes of the FX series. The set includes a collectible 34-page bound anthology book, episode commentaries, and a documentary about the Los Angeles Rampart division police scandal that inspired the series.

Star Wars The Clone Wars: The Complete Season One

For the few, those happy few that still have faith in anything coming out of Skywalker Ranch labelled “Star Wars.”

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

Denzel Washington stars as a frazzled subway dispatcher matching wits against subway hostage taker Ryder, played by John Travolta. It’s a well-made and sufficiently tense thriller from the Tony Scott.

TCM Greatest Classic Films Sets

Four new sets from Turner Classic Movies (TCM) organize a number of must see films in thematic bundles. There’s Holiday which contains A Christmas Carol, Christmas in Connecticut, The Shop Around the Corner, and It Happened on 5th Avenue; Comedy which has Arsenic and Old Lace, A Night at the Opera, The Long, Long Trailer, and Father of the Bride; the Family set with National Velvet, Lassie Come Home, Flipper, and The Incredible Mr. Limpet; and the “Hitchcock Thrillers” containing I Confess, Strangers on a Train, Suspicion and The Wrong Man.

Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series

A six-episode animated prequel to Terminator: Salvation featuring Moon Bloodgood’s character along with her voice.

Walt Disney Treasures: Zorro – First & Second Season

This latest Disney Treasury collection includes all 57 episodes of the Zorro series that aired from 1957 to 1959. Each limited edition, individually numbered volume includes a Zorro pin, an authenticity certificate and exclusive lithograph

Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut

Zack Snyder’s filmed version of the seminal graphic novel goes double-dip with an edit that weaves together the "Tales of the Black Freighter" animated short with the "Watchmen: Director's Cut." “Under the Hood” and "Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comic" are included as extras.

White Christmas (Anniversary Edition)

It’s a re-release of the classic Christmas film starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen, still dreaming of a white Christmas after 55 years.

Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America

Will Ferrell says goodbye to George W. Bush as only he can… as George W. Bush. This is the first ever HBO special by Ferrell and was recorded live from Broadway’s Cort Theater earlier this year.