If you’ve been waiting until now to start getting into Lost, good news! The complete series is out today on DVD and Blu-ray, in an elaborate box set that includes games, secrets, behind-the-scenes scoops, and a controversial 15-minute epilogue. I haven’t seen the epilogue yet, so I have no opinion on it either way (and no plans to write about it, for those who’ve asked). Warning, though: If you do plan to watch Lost for the first time, you may want to avoid the comments below. Also, don’t sweat the naysayers; the show’s pleasures far outweigh its frustrations.
Speaking of completism, the whole Flight of The Conchords run is out on DVD today as well, signaling once and for all that the show won’t be coming back to HBO or anywhere else. (Maybe.) Finally, one of the most significant DVD sets of the year arrives today as well: Criterion’s set of three Josef von Sternberg silent films, each as stunning in their sophistication and visual invention now as they were in the ‘20s. Full review of that coming tomorrow.
Abandoned
Anchor Bay, $26.97; Blu-ray, $34.98
Addicted To Her Love
E1, $24.98
The Age Of Stupid
New Video, $29.95
Ajami
Kino, $29.95; Blu-ray, $34.95
An American Journey: In Robert Frank’s Footsteps
Kino, $29.95
The Back-Up Plan
Sony, $28.95; Blu-ray, $34.95
The Bad Mother’s Handbook
Lionsgate, $26.98
Chuck Close
New Video, $29.95
City Island
Anchor Bay, $29.98; Blu-ray, $34.98
Clash Of The Dinosaurs
Discovery, $14.98
Dorian Gray
National Entertainment Media, $24.98; Blu-ray, $24.98
$5 A Day
Image, $27.98; Blu-ray, $29.98
Flight of The Conchords: The Complete Collection
HBO, $49.98
George A. Romero’s Survival Of The Dead
Magnolia, $26.98/$29.98; Blu-ray, $29.98
Gossip Girl: The Complete Third Season
Warner, $59.98
The Great Rift: Africa’s Greatest Story
BBC Warner, $19.98
Group Sex
Monarch, $24.95
The Haunting Of Sorority Row
A&E, $14.95
The Incredible Human Journey
BBC Warner, $29.98
Least Among You
Lionsgate, $19.98
The Long Good Friday
Image Blu-ray, $17.98
Lost: The Complete Collection
ABC, $229.99; Blu-ray, $279.99
Lost: The Complete Sixth Season
ABC, $59.99; Blu-ray, $79.99
Machine Gun McCain
Blue Underground, $19.98; Blu-ray, $29.98
Mona Lisa
Image Blu-ray, $17.98
NCIS: Season Seven
Paramount, $55.98
90210: The Second Season
Paramount, $44.99
Ninjas Vs. Zombies
Seminal, $24.98
The Patty Duke Show: The Complete Third Season
Shout! Factory, $39.97
Pawn Stars: Season Two
A&E, $24.95
The Real Robin Hood
A&E, $12.95
Shirin
Cinema Guild, $29.95
The Simpsons: The Thirteenth Season
20th Century Fox, $49.98; Blu-ray, $59.99
The Square
Apparition, $24.96; Blu-ray, $30.95
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles Forever
Nickelodeon, $16.99
Three Silent Classics By Josef Von Sternberg: Underworld/The Last Command/The Docks Of New York
Criterion, $79.95
Time Bandits
Image Blu-ray, $17.98
Titanic II
Asylum, $24.95
Tom And Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
Warner, $19.98
The Truth
Maverick, $24.98
The Universe: Our Solar System
A&E Blu-ray, $29.95
Wade In The Water, Children
IndiePix, $24.95
Who Killed Nancy
Peace Arch Trinity, $14.98
Withnail & I
Image Blu-ray, $17.98
Yoo Hoo Mrs. Goldberg
New Video, $29.95