Classics & Collectibles Purchasing Guide August-September 2009

Icons of Sci-Fi: Toho Collection SONY prebook 7-16; DVD $24.96 Sci-fi: Three of Ishiro Honda’s films, H-Man, Battle in Outer Space and Mothra, are remastered.

National Parks Collection NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC/WARNER prebook 7-14; DVD $59.98 Nature: This seven-DVD set features such national parks as Yellowstone, Yosemite and Death Valley (DVD $19.98 each).

Aug. 25

British Cinema Comedy Collection VCI prebook 7-28; DVD $29.99 Comedy: Six remastered, restored films on two DVDs, including Where There’s a Will.

Natural Born Killers Director’s Cut WARNER prebook 7-21; two-DVD $20.97, BD $28.99 Thriller: Oliver Stone’s 1994 film starring Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis as killers.

Pokemon All-Stars Box Set 2 VIZ/WARNER prebook 7-21; DVD $39.97 Anime: This 10-DVD set celebrates the Pokemon characters.

Shaw Brothers Collection II WELL GO prebook 7-14; DVD $39.98 Action: Four-film box set from the legendary Shaw Brothers studio.

Braveheart PARAMOUNT prebook 7-21; BD $39.99 Drama: Mel Gibson stars as Scottish leader William Wallace, who led a revolt against England’s Edward I, in this Oscar-winning 1995 film.

Bring It On: All-Star Collection UNIVERSAL prebook 7-14; DVD $39.98 Comedy: This box set contains Bring It On, Bring It On: All or Nothing and Bring It On: Fight to the Finish.

Gladiator PARAMOUNT prebook 7-21; BD $39.99 Action: Russell Crowe stars as the heroic general Maximus in this Oscar-winning 2000 film.

M*A*S*H FOX prebook 8-5; BD $34.99 Comedy: The 1971 film about three Army surgeons during the Korean War debuts in high def.

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, Set 1 ACORN prebook 8-4; DVD $59.99 Crime: The British series about the other detectives of late Victorian England in a four-disc box set.

TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Horror, Murder Mysteries and Sci-Fi WARNER prebook 7-28; DVD $27.92 each Classics: Three sets each containing four films, including Freaks, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Haunting, The Maltese Falcon, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Forbidden Planet and The Time Machine.

Heroes of World Class Wrestling: Deluxe Edition IMAGE prebook 8-11; BD $24.98 Sports: This film looks at World Class Championship Wrestling and features the Von Erich brothers.

Mad Monster Party: Special Edition LIONSGATE prebook 8-12; DVD $14.98 Children’s: Baron Von Frankenstein decides to retire as the head of the Worldwide Organization of Monsters, but he must find someone to replace him.

The Office: Seasons 1-5 Collection UNIVERSAL prebook 7-21; DVD $199.98 Comedy: All five seasons of the NBC series about a dysfunctional office.

One Foot in the Grave: The Complete Collection BBC/WARNER prebook 8-4; DVD $179.95 Comedy: A temperamental curmudgeon rails against the passage of time.

Hairspray Deluxe Music Edition WARNER prebook 8-11; DVD $20.97 Musical: Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky) dreams of being on the TV teen hit The Corny Collins Show in this 2007 movie.

The Modern Con Man Collection FIRST LOOK prebook 8-18; DVD $29.95 How to: This three-DVD set features Todd Robbins, who shows how easy it is to scam, bet and trick others.

The Complete Monterey Pop CRITERION/IMAGE prebook 8-25; BD $69.95 Documentary: In 1967, the first and only Monterey International Pop Festival ushered in a new era of rock and roll.

National Geographic Ultimate High-Definition Collection NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC/WARNER prebook 8-25; BD $84.99 Documentary: This six-DVD set contains such nature titles as Kingdom of the Blue Whale and Journey to the Edge of the Universe.