For we happy few who believe that Judd Apatow’s Funny People will one day be regarded as one of 2009’s best movies, the road to revisionism begins today, with the release of the stunning special edition Funny People DVD and Blu-ray. Packed with outtakes, bonus stand-up footage, fake (and real) documentaries, and archival footage of Apatow and star Adam Sandler, the Funny People discs generously expand on an already generous movie—one that thoughtfully, hilariously considers the necessary narcissism of successful comedians.
Also worth digging out of this week’s pile: Matteo Garrone’s Italian neo-neo-realist mob picture Gomorrah, and Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s drama Three Monkeys, about a family that refuses to confront their problems. And though nothing will ever top the finale of the American Life On Mars for sheer WTF-itude, it’s still worth watching a Life On Mars finale done right, via the second series collection of the British original.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Four
Universal, $39.98
Angel Heart
Lionsgate Blu-ray, $19.99
Angels & Demons
Sony, $28.96/$36.95; Blu-ray, $39.95
Angels & Demons: Decoded
A&E, $19.95
The Animation Of Alexeieff
Facets, $39.95
Beverly Hills 90210: The Eighth Season
Paramount, $45.99
Far Cry
Vivendi, $26.99
Four Christmases
New Line, $28.98 ; Blu-ray, $35.99
Frailty
Lionsgate Blu-ray, $19.99
Funny People
Universal, $29.98/$34.98; Blu-ray, $39.98
Gomorrah
Criterion, $39.95; Blu-ray, $39.95
Hogan’s Heroes: The Komplete Series, Kommandant’s Kollection
Paramount, $179.99
The Indian
E1, $24.98
Janky Promoters
Weinstein, $19.97
The Jerry Lewis Show Collection
SFM, $24.98
Laredo: The Complete Series
Timeless, $99.98
Law & Order – Criminal Intent: The Fourth Season
Universal, $59.98
Life On Mars: Series Two
Acorn, $59.99
The Maiden Heist
Sony, $16.97
Melrose Place: The Fifth Season, Vol. 2
Paramount, $36.99
Mondovino: The Complete Series
Kino, $59.95
The Monster Squad
Lionsgate Blu-ray, $19.99
National Lampoon Presents ROBODOC
Virgil Films, $24.99
New Police Story
Lionsgate Blu-ray, $19.99
The Rebirth
Facets, $29.95
Reborn
Lionsgate, $26.98
Russia’s War: Blood Upon The Snow
E1, $39.98
Shorts
Warner, $28.98; Blu-ray, $35.99
The Sopranos: The Complete First Season
HBO Blu-ray, $69.98
Superman: The Complete Animated Series
Warner, $53.98
Taking Chances
Lionsgate, $26.98
Three Monkeys
Zeitgeist, $29.99
Toi & Moi
Koch Lorber, $24.98
A Walk In The Sun
VCI, $14.99
The Way Of The Gun
Lionsgate Blu-ray, $19.99
World Series 2009
Shout! Factory, $19.99