Swank is out of the office today, something about getting a faulty servo taken out. So I’m going to do my best to cover the DVD releases for him.
The highlight this week is the Muppet Show Season 3. This season ran from 1978 to 1979 and featured 25 famous guest stars. Roy Clark, Pearl Bailey, Jean Stapleton, Harry Belefonte, Danny Kaye, Cheryl Ladd, Raquel Welch, Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and Sylvester Stallone, just to name a few. Some notable skits and performances are Robin Hood, Alice Cooper, and Liberace.
This week three great movies will get the dvd treatment. There Will Be Blood, V for Vendetta, and one of my all time favorites:
Another noteworthy release this week is James Stewart Western Collection (100th anniversary of Jimmy Stewart). Here’s a snippet about it from Amazon.com:
Hollywood legend James Stewart takes the law into his own hands with 6 action-packed adventures in James Stewart: The Western Collection. Celebrate this Academy Award®-winning screen icon’s 100th Anniversary with some of his most daring roles ever in Destry Rides Again Winchester ’73 Bend of the River The Far Country Night Passage and The Rare Breed. Co-starring silver screen favorites Marlene Dietrich Rock Hudson Tony Curtis Maureen O’Hara and Shelley Winters this essential collection showcases one of Hollywood’s most versatile actors at his best.