It’s a light week this time around, but perhaps the best film coming to DVD or Blu-ray is the new Criterion Blu-ray release of the Maysles Brother’s Gimme Shelter.  This is perhaps one of the most fascinating documentaries ever put together and one of the most interesting to watch.  Since it wouldn’t be me if I didn’t mention it, George Lucas was a cameraman for this movie.  I’m quite excited to see that guy get shanked at Altamont in hi-def.  What about you?

Next on the list is the Blu-ray release of the Zorro movies starring Antonio Banderas.  Sure, they aren’t the Guy Williams Zorro (which I’m still enjoying the hell out of), but it sure scratched my Zorro itch at the time of their release.  (In fact, I remember being quite excited to see the first film because it came out prior to The Phantom Menace and I was keen to see the work of Nick Gillard, who served as a fight choreographer from both films.  I was pleasantly surprised on both counts.)

Next on the list is Frank Darabont’s rendition of Stephen King’s The Green Mile on Blu-ray.  As you all know, Frank Darabont is working on The Walking Dead TV series, so we should support him in any way we can.  (And let me go three for three in connecting all of my picks with George Lucas, Darabont wrote an unused (but excellent) draft of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.)

And though this has nothing to do with George Lucas, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is coming out on Blu-ray.  I really don’t like Guy Ritchie, but I think this is the only film of his so far that is watchable.  I hope Sherlock Holmes changes that.  Snatch also comes out, but like I said, I don’t find it watchable.