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Here’s this week’s View from the Couch DVD-review column by Creative Loafing/Charlotte’s own Matt Brunson, who reviews releases of 21, In Bruges (which Curt Holman reviewed for us) and more. Unfortunately, Matt didn’t touch on the Criterion Collection’s spiffed-up release of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1932 classic, Vampyr. (Don’t worry; I’m squirreling away ghoulish-movie DVD reviews for Halloween. Stay tuned.)

I actually found what appeared to be a full-length clip of the movie on YouTube, but in deference to Dreyer and Criterion, I’ll just post this clip of the first four minutes of the movie. Oooh, scary!

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Here are some selected titles that come out on DVD today. For more, keep an eye out for Matt Brunson’s “View from the Couch” column tomorrow.

Big Dreams, Little Tokyo

Bird — The special edition release of Clint Eastwood’s Academy Award-winning biopic of jazz musician Charlie Parker.

Duck — Philip Baker Hall stars as a suicidal retiree whose life is changed when a duckling confuses him for a mother duck.

Earth – The Biography

Kiss of the Spider Woman — The DVD debut of the brilliant 1985 film, starring William Hurt and Raul Julia, based on the novel by Manuel Puig.

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Here’s what’s out on DVD today. For more, keep an eye out for Matt Brunson’s “View from the Couch” column, which we’ll post on Wednesday…

21

The Bank Job

The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell — A zany, madcap, black comedy romp presented by National Lampoon.

College Road Trip

“Dallas”: The Complete Ninth Season

The Fabulous Journey to the Center of the Earth — Another week, another JTTCOTE release.

“Manswers”: The Best of Season One — The best? Wow.

Meet Bill — Aaron Eckhart plays the titular Bill, a man in a midlife crisis, in this independent comedy that’s completely unrelated to Meet Dave.

“Reno 911!”: The Complete Fifth Season

“Saving Grace”: Season One

Shutter

Step Up 2 the Streets

“Swamp Thing: The Series”: Volume Two

Veggie Tales: Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry’s Big River Rescue — The latest in the popular direct-to-DVD series.

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