Joey Magidson
Welcome back to my Home Movies! Today, we don’t actually have any new releases hitting shelves for the first time, but we do have one of the all-time classic comedies coming to Blu-ray. Yes, Blazing Saddles leads the way this week. What else is hitting shelves? Well, read on to find out…
Blazing Saddles (on Blu-ray)
Simply put, this is not just one of the greatest comedies of all time, but one of the greatest films of all time. Mel Brooks is a genius, that goes without saying, and I just got done singing Gene Wilder‘s praises in a documentary here, so let this also be a reminder that Cleavon Little gives an iconic performance in the main role. He makes Blazing Saddles what it is. I really have nothing to say that I haven’t already said, but getting a chance to own this on Blu-ray is a no-brainer. This is a must own. I love it more than almost any other movie ever made.
Also Available This Week
The Ring Collection (4K)
Suits: The Complete Series (TV)
Lynch/Oz
From The Criterion Collection: “The themes, images, and cultural vernacular of Victor Fleming’s The Wizard of Oz continue to haunt David Lynch’s filmography—from his early short The Alphabet to his recent television series Twin Peaks: The Return. Arguably, no filmmaker has so consistently drawn inspiration—consciously or unconsciously—from a single work. Is Lynch trapped in the Land of Oz? If so, what can we learn about his body of work by taking a closer look at how it intersects and communicates with that legendary fantasy? In turn, what do Lynch’s films have to say about the enduring resonance of one of America’s most beloved classics? Through six distinct perspectives, Alexandre O. Philippe’s Lynch/Oz helps us reexperience and reinterpret The Wizard of Oz by way of David Lynch, delivering new appreciations of both.”
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The Runner
From The Criterion Collection: “Childhood takes on mythic dimensions in one of the defining works of postrevolutionary Iranian cinema. Inspired by director Amir Naderi’s own boyhood, The Runner is lit from within by Madjid Niroumand’s electrifying performance as a young orphan fending for himself on the streets of a port city, determined to rise above his circumstances—working odd jobs, passing time with friends, learning to read—and running, always running, toward the future. Water, fire, the human body in motion: in hypnotic images of lyrical power, Naderi finds unexpected glory in the world of a boy suspended between modernity and elemental natural forces as he chases his own path forward.”
Stay tuned for more next week…
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