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Region 1 DVD Releases for June 26, 2007

Two years ago I took the helm of the USS DVD Preview from the mighty Duke De Mondo on Blogcritics.org. Shortly thereafter, I discovered I could reprint that content here and have even less new material. But now I’ve decided to hang that up. Ray Ellis will take over for me at Blogcritics, and here I’ll just have to come up with something new for Tuesdays (or, if I’m late like today, Wednesdays).
And now, a completely random collection of movies to go out on…

Shooter

By most accounts, an underwhelming action vehicle for Marky Mark. And most people I’ve talked to seem unconvinced by Danny Glover as a bad guy (in spite of his turn in The Color Purple). There’s a featurette called “Independence Hall,” though, which has this Philly resident curious.

Black Snake Moan

Sam Jackson chains Christina Ricci to a radiator. Tell me that doesn’t write itself. In spite of the exploi-tastic premise, critics found a lot to love in Craig Brewer’s follow up to Hustle & Flow. Extras include commentary and featurettes.

Dead Silence (Unrated Widescreen Edition)

Because you know what’s scary? Ventriloquist dummies. That’s what. Especially when they rip your tongue out. Although pretty much anything that rips your tongue out is scary. One of the tag lines for one of the featurettes reads “See the creative genius behind the terror!” Do you think they giggled when they wrote that?

Behind the Mask - The Rise of Leslie Vernon

In a year where horror is (pretty legitimately) taking a critical and financial beating (see above), there are still a few flicks that give it a good name. By most accounts, this may be one of the best of the year. A fake doc look at an up and coming slasher, Behind the Mask is a midnight festival fave that never really found an audience in theaters. Here’s hoping it gets another shot on DVD. Featurettes and commentary round out the extras, along with the full script on DVD-ROM.

Smallville - The Complete Sixth Season

Mixed feelings about this season, but it kept me interested. Especially like the wedding day ep, and it’s nice to see Clark take on some bad guys who could actually kill him. Also, shout out to Martian Manhunter and the ad hoc Justice League. And, to be certain, one of the most exquisitely awful/spectacular (is “awftacular” a word?) last lines to a season ever.

More (for the last time) here.