There are some interesting things coming out today for you guys to check out.

First up is Michel Gondry’s Be Kind Rewind. I caught the world premiere of this at Sundance and I really feel like it was an incredibly enjoyable movie. Yes, it was a bit sappy, but it had a lot of heart and a lot of incredibly innovative physical filmmaking that paid homage to the films of the eighties that it seems as though Gondry held so dear. In fact, aside from the fact that it was released in 2008, I would have guessed that it was an 80’s movie.

Next up is Disney’s cartoon version of The Sword in the Stone which is being released today as a special edition. This is one of the few classic Disney movies (of about a dozen) that I would advise most nerds like us to own, whether or not you have children. Add to that the fact that these Disney 2-disc sets always have some of the most fascinating special features and you’ve got something worth owning. The Walt Disney presents sort of presentations of the behind the scenes hosted by Disney himself were always of the utmost interest to me.

There’s a bundled sale on some Blu-ray War Classics that I told you about in previous columns (Patton, Sand Pebbles, The Longest Day) on sale at Amazon. If you’re keen on war movies and Blu-Ray, this is the cheapest you’ll probably find these movies for a while until Blu-Ray gets way cheaper.

Last on the list is a French noir film that Criterion is putting out called Classe tous risques. I don’t really know anything about it other than that, but French films, noirs and Criterion releases are almost always worth checking out separately, but together, they must be fantastic.

Honorable Mention: So I Married an Axe Murderer is getting a Blu-Ray release. I remember liking this in junior high when it came out, but I really don’t remember it. Does Mike Myers hold up after a decade and a half? I do remember that it’s a lot like Alfred Hitchcocks “Suspicion” but with Mike Myers in the Joan Fontaine role and Nancy Travis in the Cary Grant role, but that’s about it.

And for the most worthless $60 Blu-Ray Bundle ever? Amazon has bundled Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four 2 and X-men: The Last Stand together, all for the low price of $59.99 + shipping.

Jesus, I’d honestly rather burn sixty dollars than waste it on those.