Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Matthew Goode in "The Lookout."
(Credit: Allen Fraser/Miramax)
Unquestionably the most successful movie to hit DVD this week is "Wild Hogs," the comedy that proved John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, Tim Allen and William H. Macy always were a crowd-pleasing comic quartet just waiting to happen. So, you could rent that. Or, if you're interested in experimental film, you'll want to pick up "David Lynch's Inland Empire" (and possibly the "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" movie too).
But, if you're just looking for a great rental or a fine addition to a DVD collection, head straight for "The Lookout." Released in the spring with a low-key marketing campaign that led to disappointingly miniscule box office, the impressive directorial debut of screenwriter Scott Frank ("Out of Sight") is a smart, engrossing, character-driven thriller with excellent performances from Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode and Isla Fisher. Serving as both the writer and director, Frank builds the tension in this small town contemporary film noir slowly, but effectively.
The special features on the DVD release are fairly standard: an audio commentary with Frank and the cinematographer, a making-of featurette and a second featurette on memory loss, an important element of the film's plot.
"The Lookout" is also available on Blu-ray.
Also released:
"51 Birch Street"
"And Then Came Love"
"Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters"
"Bam Bam & Celeste"
"Boy Culture"
"David Lynch's Inland Empire (Limited Edition Two-Disc Set)"
"Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme" (also Blu-ray)
"Fracture"
"God Grew Tired of Us"
"Murderous Intent"
"Vacancy" (also Blu-ray)
"Wild Hogs" (also Blu-ray)
Older titles and special editions:
"Back to School (Extra-Curricular Edition)"
"Cria Cuervos (Criterion Collection)"
"The Dark Crystal (25th Anniversary Edition)"
"The First Films of Samuel Fuller (Criterion Collection)"
"Labyrinth (Anniversary Edition)"
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" (1935)
"Othello" (1965)
"Romeo and Juliet" (1936)
"Taxi Driver (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)"
"William Shakespeare's Hamlet (Two-Disc Special Edition)"
Hi-Def:
"Erin Brockovich" (HD-DVD)
"Meet the Fockers" (HD-DVD)
"Mercury Rising" (HD-DVD)
"What Dreams May Come" (HD-DVD)
