[Fri, 31.Mar.06]
:. The Shaggy Dog / The Shaggy D.A.
In his shaggy-dog form, Wilby can spy on the spies without them becoming any the wiser. In this homage to Cold War vigilance, the movie consummates its break with the more traditional '50s transformation movies.

[Thur, 30.Mar.06]
:. Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Jim Sheridan notes, "There's no initiation anymore for young men. They just grow up and there's nowhere to put these confused feelings that they have."

[Wed, 29.Mar.06]
:. The Ten Commandments (50th Anniversary Edition)
It is the role that would provide Charlton Heston with fame, fortune, and the authoritative persona he now uses to convince people that hunting squirrels with AK-47s is not just a right but a duty.
:. Brad Stine: Tolerate This!
Now, our recognition of truth is not based in its challenge to our preconceptions, but in its capacity to comfort us. That kind of "truth" would be alien to Lenny Bruce; it suits Brad Stine perfectly.

[Tues, 28.Mar.06]
:. The Andy Milonakis Show: The Complete First Season
Andy doesn't care if you hate his show. He's having a good time, and someone likes it: MTV2 has signed him for a second season.
:. Domino: New Line Platinum Series
Domino maps mythology, not as a means to heroic or sympathetic characters, and certainly not to narrative resolution.

[Mon, 27.Mar.06]
:. New York Doll
What started out as a small documentary on the uncomfortable but engaging New York Dolls bassist turned into a full-scale revelation, tracking his improbable journey of rock 'n' roll redemption.

[Fri, 24.Mar.06]
:. Debbie Does Dallas: Uncovered
Debbie Does Dallas: Uncovered and its tag-along, time-padding accompaniment achieve a stunning level of vapidity that make the Jenna Jameson Biography episode appear a model of psychosocial profundity in comparison.
:. Waylon Jennings, Live From Austin TX
It's hard to go wrong with a DVD comprised of Waylon Jennings playing a healthy collection of his best songs.

[Thur, 23.Mar.06]
:. GG Allin and the Murder Junkies: Terror in America - Live 1993
GG Allin would have eaten the Pistols for breakfast then shit them out onstage.
:. The Zen of Screaming: Vocal Instruction for a New Breed
Metal hopefuls eager to discover the tricks of the trade in the name of emulating their idols may be let down by The Zen of Screaming.

[Wed, 22.Mar.06]
:. Coney Island
Coney Island deals with the darkness beneath the parks' bright surfaces with discretion, resisting the urge to play every clown image for maximum Carnival of the Soul eeriness.
:. The Golden Girls: The Complete Fourth Season
Golden Girls' fourth season is all about the silly.

[Tues, 21.Mar.06]
:. Prix de beauté
Louise Brooks plays Lucienne as alternately stifled and aglow, a young girl only truly engaged when gazing at her own reflection, whether on the screen or in another's eyes.
:. The Andy Griffith Show: The Complete Fifth Season
The very concept of change was anathema to Mayberry, and the beginning of Season Five delivered a grim portent: Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors) was replaced by his brother Goober (George Lindsey).

[Mon, 20.Mar.06]
:. Mind of Mencia: Uncensored Season 1
Menica's performance of jingoism can be amusing. Not terribly funny, but occasionally on target.
:. Howl's Moving Castle
Howl's Moving Castle ticks with nervous energy and unsettledness. These jittery-edged images conjure exquisite rhythms as they approximate children's perspectives.

[Fri, 17.Mar.06]
:. Nardwuar the Human Serviette: Doot Doola Doot Doo... Doot Doo!
In which the Canadian cult hero gets a long-overdue DVD treatment.

[Thur, 16.Mar.06]
:. Good Night, and Good Luck.
Lamenting the loss of "people who are uncompromising," Clooney says, "For us, this movie is a success if some kid in Austin, Texas sees it, who is studying journalism, and says, 'That's the guy I want to be like.' Then we win."
:. Merle Haggard: Live From Austin TX
Merle Haggard is still going, and it is on the strength of his timeless country songs. A select cache of numbers is showcased from this memorable '85 date for the legendary PBS program.

[Wed, 15.Mar.06]
:. Cavalcade of Comedy
It's mesmerizing to watch actors "inadvertently" set up for a brick in the face or a plank across the skull.

[Tues, 14.Mar.06]
:. The Paramount Comedy Shorts 1928-1942: Robert Benchley and the Knights of the Algonquin
As Robert Benchley was nothing if not influential, you might see a little of Frasier Crane and paleontologist Ross Gellar in him, too.
:. The Simpsons: The Complete Seventh Season
To the bickering camps of Simpson's fans, let's keep it 'real', shall we?

[Mon, 13.Mar.06]
:. Rock 'n' Roll High School
"We had to explain to Roger Corman that the Ramones were not an Italian disco band from New York City, and that it had to be called Rock 'n' Roll High School," Allan Arkush explains.
:. Mint Condition: Live from the 9:30 Club
On DVD, Soul band Mint Condition escapes chains of radio hits and jams like a damn band can.

[Fri, 10.Mar.06]
:. Townes Van Zandt: Be Here to Love Me
Belonging to the ragged Texas country tradition with his roots in something deeper and timeless, Townes Van Zandt's poetic narratives and haunting melodies came from the dusty side of the road, from the motels and trailer parks rather than glossy Nashville studios.
:. Four Tet: Everything Ecstatic Part 2
A literal makeover, Everything Ecstatic Part 2 offers a visual counterpart to Four Tet's latest album.

[Thur, 9.Mar.06]
:. The Thing Called Love: Director's Cut
Country music provides a roadmap, guiding the characters away from disillusionment and toward a simpler, more straightforward way of life.
:. The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
This film reminds us that natures surrounds us everyday, and provides us with much of what makes life worth living.

[Wed, 8.Mar.06]
:. Where the Truth Lies: Unrated Theatrical Version
As the score swells, the camera reveals a body, a girl seemingly drowned, pale, grotesque, and grim. This, the title hints, is Where the Truth Lies. Except it isn't.

[Tues, 7.Mar.06]
:. Tony Joe White: Live from Austin City Limits
Austin, 1980 -- that was another place and another time, but here's evidence of Tony Joe White rocking down the television studio audience.
:. Invite Them Up
This set finds Comedy Central in the role of a comedy farm system.

[Mon, 6.Mar.06]
:. Charmed: The Complete Fourth Season
Charmed is a sci fi-fantasy inquiry into female gender roles, pondering women's agency and their twin capacities for kicking ass and playing sex objects.
:. Traffic: The Last Great Traffic Jam
Shot more than a decade ago, Traffic returned with one last hurrah. This DVD captures that tour and its well-crafted music, released as a parting gift and dedication from Steve Winwood to the late Jim Capaldi.

[Fri, 3.Mar.06]
:. Bad Religion: Live at the Palladium
Bad Religion finally give the fans what they want -- a full-length DVD that captures the band's intensity and musicality in glorious 5.1.
:. Wedding Crashers
The 40 Year-Old Virgin and Wedding Crashers might have made it safe for adults to go back to big-screen comedies in 2005, but it was the latter that reminded those viewers that adulthood doesn't mean growing up -- at least in the traditional sense.

[Thur, 2.Mar.06]
:. The Weather Man
"The Chicago weatherman," says Nicolas Cage, "is a very important weatherman, because everyone in Chicago relies on him so much, and if he gets it wrong, it really ruins their day."
:. King Tutankhamun: The Mystery Unsealed
The never ending mystery of King Tut's life and death is explored here.

[Wed, 1.Mar.06]
:. The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
If her bold themes and colors were undeniably "Mexican," Frida Kahlo also painted her own experiences, beyond national or even gendered identity.
:. The Velvet Underground: Velvet Redux: Live MCMXCIII
That these concerts happened was an amazing thing and this is a fitting, worthwhile document.