Hey folks, Harry here... With all the craziness of the holidays - I seemed to forget that Happy New Year gave me ZERO time to get this column done. So - I'm buying myself a bit of time by taking on this first week of 2007 - and frankly - there's not a lot here this first week for me to recommend. However, as the month progresses - you'll find an amazing selection of cool stuff to be had. As usual - you can choose to buy the dvds or read more about each by clicking on the DVDs or the Titles or - just add titles to your Netflix list thingamagig.... or compare and shop. With that - Welcome to 2007 and the first of many releases of DVDs...

January 2nd, 2007

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (Anniversary Edition)

There’s not a great deal of new material on this classic included. You get a commentary from Producer Richard Shepherd – and the DVD is quite handsomely produced. However, this is only for those of you that do not yet own BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S. If you’re one of those geeks like those geeks on BEAUTY AND THE GEEK – watching this film will do marvels for you. Trust me on this. In addition to just being brilliant – you will see one of the world’s great female characters bare her soul. Truly amazing.

SNAKES ON A PLANE

New Line made a tragic mistake marketing this film as pure hype, instead of in addition to the remarkable internet attention – they should have screened the film and done the regular tried and true marketing points to selling this film as a damn good movie. Hiding and being afraid of showing the world that this was a fucking fun flick – and trying to convince John Q America that it was a schlockorama – was digging your own grave. Sadly – this didn’t do the phenomenal business that it should have. David R Ellis did a tremendous job – and Sam Jackson was fucking amazing in the film. However, on DVD and Home Video – this film will find long legs worth strutting for quite some time. The DVD is loaded with extras – including a commentary with Ellis and Jackson… which is worth the price of the DVD. This film isn’t a “so bad it’s good.” It is just a damn good piece of entertainment. Fun for everyone.

Laugh Or I’ll Shoot Collection (THE NAKED GUN / TOP SECRET! / AIRPLANE!)

For $21 you can pick up three damn funny flicks. Completely worth the pick up. There isn’t a ton of extras on NAKED GUN and TOP SECRET!, but the AIRPLANE disc is loaded and very fun. You can pick it up separately – but if you don’t have the other two films – they’re absolutely worth this deal.

MOMMIE DEAREST (Hollywood Royalty Edition)

To round out this first DVD week of the New Year – you have MOMMIE DEAREST (Hollywood Royalty Edition). Paramount did a great job on the Disc itself – but frankly… There should be a “Wire Coathanger” edition with a “Mommie Dearest” wire coathanger keychain and other goofy fucked up souveniers. Now – what DOES rule about this edition is the Film Commentary by… JOHN WATERS!!! I love John, but this is, perhaps, my most favorite thing he’s done on Home Video. Just listening to Waters’ sardonic wit throughout the film… well, it helps take away the trauma I felt when I first watched this as a child… and feared wire-coathangers as if they were portents of doom at your mother’s hand. If you’re a father and want to guarantee that your young and impressionable child loves you more than Mommy… show them this. It never fails.