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In honor of Rob Marshall's beautiful flop, I considered only listing nine DVDs today (of course, the idea did first come to me when I realized how crappy a release week it was but still...). However, some digging and reaching helped unearth the usual fifteen titles that I think are worth a look. The aforementioned Nine landed at the box office like a lead balloon, but its musical numbers are more richly dressed and orchestrated than the over-praised Chicago. Daniel Day-Lewis resides in the very top tier of working actors, and Marion Cotillard and Penelope Cruz are as exquisitely talented as they are beautiful. So why did it tank? Probably because most people would rather spend their hard-earned treasure on crap like Leap Year and The Tooth Fairy. Shame that.
Nine
The Tooth Fairy
Leap Year
Hamlet
Tetro
Doctor Zhivago (45th Anniversary Edition)
Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
Velvet Underground: Vanishing Point
No Time for Sergeants
Saving Private Ryan [Blu-ray]
Marvel Iron Man: The Complete Animated Series
Vampegeddon
9 to 5: Days in Porn
Girls Girls Girls of the 1970s Collection
