This week belongs to the superheroes, top-lined by the really-not-that-bad Iron Man 2, with DC’s latest straight-to-DVD animated feature Superman/Batman: Apocalypse and the complete Astonishing X-Men: Gifted motion comic close behind. It’s also a solid TV week, with all manner of oddities and curios: the unaired Family Guy abortion episode “Partial Terms Of Endearment;” the full run of the charming ‘70s detective series The Ellery Queen Mysteries; the entire groundbreaking miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man; the pre-Prisoner Patrick McGoohan spy series Danger Man (a.k.a. Secret Agent); and the second and final season of the very funny Starz sitcom Party Down. In honor of that last item, here’s a musical tribute, from the final episode:
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, Collection Five Pt. 1
Discovery, $24.98
Astonishing X-Men: Gifted
Shout! Factory, $14.97
Babies
Focus, $29.98; Blu-ray, $39.98
The Cleveland Show: The Complete Season One
20th Century Fox, $39.98
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
Sony, $27.96; Blu-ray, $34.95
Conceiving Ada
Microcinema, $19.99
C.S.I.: The Tenth Season
Paramount, $79.99
Dark Night Of The Scarecrow
VCI, $19.99
The Ellery Queen Mysteries: The Complete Series
E1, $59.98
Eros Perversion
Mya/Ryko, $24.95
Family Guy: Partial Terms Of Endearment
20th Century Fox, $14.98
Forbidden Dreams
Mya/Ryko, $19.95
Frozen
Anchor Bay, $29.97; Blu-ray, $34.98
Get Him To The Greek
Universal, $29.98/$34.98; Blu-ray, $39.98
The Girl From Cortina
Mya/Ryko, $19.95
Good
National Entertainment, $24.98; Blu-ray, $24.98
I’m Gonna Explode
MPI, $24.98
Iron Man 2
Paramount, $29.98; Blu-ray, $39.99
The Killer Inside Me
MPI, $19.98; Blu-ray, $29.98
King Kong (1933)
Warner Blu-ray, $34.99
Legend Of The Seeker: The Complete Second Season
ABC, $45.99
Magic & Bird: A Courtship Of Rivals
HBO, $19.98
Mercy
MPI, $24.98
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Criterion, $29.95; Blu-ray, $39.95
Naked Cities
Mya/Ryko, $24.95
Nightmares In Red, White & Blue: The Evolution Of The American Horror Film
Kino, $29.95
The Oath
Zeitgeist, $29.99
Party Down: Season Two
Starz/Anchor Bay, $29.97
Perrier’s Bounty
MPI, $24.98
Red Hot Zorro
Mya/Ryko, $19.95
Rich Man, Poor Man: The Complete Collection
A&E, $79.95
Rock & Rule
Unearthed Blu-ray, $29.99
Secret Agent (a.k.a. Danger Man): The Complete Collection
A&E, $99.95
7 Days
MPI, $24.98
Scrubs: The Complete Ninth And Final Season
ABC, $29.99
Sexy Radio
Mya/Ryko, $19.95
South Park: A Little Box Of Butters
Comedy Central, $29.99
Suck
E1, $24.98; Blu-ray, $24.98
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Warner, $19.98/$24.98; Blu-ray, $29.99
Survivor – Africa: The Complete Third Season
CBS, $34.95
The Thin Red Line
Criterion, $39.95; Blu-ray, $39.95
Top Gear: The Complete Season Thirteen
BBC Warner, $24.98
The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts
Time-Life, $39.99