Secretive DVD Releases by Dr. Iz

After the Oscar winning success of The Departed, another movie starring Matt Damon was released on DVD this April 3rd. Costarring Angelina Jolie and Robert DeNiro, The Good Sheperd is a thriller tied to the creation of the CIA, from its inceptions in the OSS. With DeNiro in the director’s chair, the ensemble cast is top-notch at delivering a fast-paced fictional account of the world that made the CIA a necessity. From the Nazi era to the Communist threat, intelligence and counter intelligence were the core in rapidly changing times. Though only a moderate box office success, this is one movie that will emerge as a very popular DVD.

From the secrets of political intrigue, we next move on to the tale of a pig and his amorous affair with a female spider. Based on the classic novel by E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web (2006) is destined to be the latest and most popular family film pick at its DVD debut. The most advanced Hollywood film version uses a similar animation technique used in the popular Babe another pig-makes-good film released about ten years ago. Charlotte’s Web stars the voice of Julia Roberts as Charlotte the spider and the voice of Steve Buscemi as Arnold, the pig. For the other animal characters on the Zuckerman Farm, you’ll hear Oprah Winfrey, John Cleese , Robert Redford , and Reba McEntire.

Dark secrets turn deadly in Black Christmas, a remake of a cult horror hit. Here a group of sorority sisters, snowed in during a holiday break, are stalked, terrorized, and killed by a relentless killer. Will someone survive to tell the tale?

What secrets will bare among the characters of Twin Peaks as the second season debuts on shelves. Originally aired on TV during the 1990 to 1991 season, the serial drama was a prime time cult fave. Created by film maker David Lynch, the show was a mesh of distorted realities just slightly off edge.

Whodunit. What secrets lie around the dead body found in the alley, bedroom, or car? Find out as the fifth season of the still popular TV hit Law and Order which aired during the 1994 to 1995 season.

Secrets from the chasms of the mind seems to emerge in Volver, a film by Pedro Almodovar, starring Penelope Cruz as Raimunda. As she struggles against all odds to keep her family together, Raimunda’s sister believes that their long deceased mother has returned from the dead. Is it truth or fantasy? Find out on this DVD of the acclaimed movie.

Spring has sprung. April means a new baseball season has dawned. Who’s going to make it to the World Series? The 1984 baseball saga The Natural starring Robert Redford bats one across the field in this special director’s cut on DVD.

Are men the masters of the universe? Secret may be that women are topping from below. It doesn’t appear that way when classic 1985 anime hit She Ra: Princess of Power, season 1, volume 2, is released.