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For people who find lobotomies a little disturbing: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Ultimate Collector's Edition)

I actually haven’t seen One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, but have read the book. Actually, I devoted an entire senior English paper to the story and wrote about, you guessed it, how Randle Patrick McMurphy emulates a Christ figure. I certainly wasn’t the only one who analyzed the book that way.

Anyway, the adaptation seems to be about as successful, critically and culturally, as its literary predecessor. The film, released 13 years after the book’s 1962 publication, won Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars – the big five! Only done two other times! – and was nominated for four more. On the book side, TIME named the novel one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005. I’m sure the book is accounted for on other best-of lists, too.

Disc includes: Completely Cuckoo: 87-Minute Retrospective featurette, Interview with Michael Douglas featurette, 52-page commemorative hardbound book, reproduction of the original press book, 52-card deck of cast-inspired playing cards, Four mini reproductions of original worldwide theatrical posters, cast/character photo cards

For people who have no idea what a private investigator does: Bored to Death: The Complete First Season

One of the driest shows I think I’ve ever seen, Bored to Death is a comedy show that follows a Brooklyn-based writer named Jonathan Ames (Jason Schwartzman) – the same name as Bored to Death’s creator – who starts up an unlicensed private detective service. He’s got a friend in Zach Galifianakis and a stoner boss in Ted Danson. He’s also still got feelings for his ex-gf (played by Olivia Thirlby – Juno’s friend in Juno).

Bored to Death is a delight, and I’m pleased to see it’ll be back for at least another season on HBO. Following the well-publicized Seinfeld reunion episode on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Bored to Death reached a series high 1.1 million viewers, a figure that made Bored to Death believers out of the HBO suits who decide on what shows stay and which go off the air.

The series mostly flew under the radar in its first season, and I wonder whether more people will be paying attention to it when its second year debuts in a couple weeks.

Disc includes: Making of Bored to Death featurette, Jonathan Ames’s Brooklyn featurette, deleted scenes audio commentaries

September 14, 2010
Blu-ray
Alice Cooper: Good To See You Again
All Men Are Brothers
America's National Treasures Collection
America: The Story of Us Book
The Amityville Horror
The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Third Season
Bloodsport / Timecop
Boogie Woogie
Bored to Death: The Complete First Season
Breathless (Criterion Collection)
Carrie
Charade (Criterion Collection)
Cinderella Story / Another Cinderella Story
Delicatessen
Feast
Fringe: The Complete Second Season
Ghost Hound Complete Collection
Glee: The Complete First Season
The Golden Compass
Inkheart
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 5
Jacob's Ladder
Janeane Garofalo: If You Will, Live in Seattle
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Just Wright
The League: The Complete Season One
Leonard Cohen: Songs From The Road
Letters to Juliet
The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
Mandingo
March Of The Wooden Soldiers
Mercury Rising
Monster House
The Neverending Story
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Ultimate Collector's Edition)
Orchid Island
The Order
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
The Proposition
Raging Phoenix
The Return Of The Living Dead
Seven
Shiloh / Saving Shiloh
Shorts
The Silence Of The Lambs
Species
Spirit of the Forest
Starcrash
Taroko National Park
The Third Man
Twilight Zone: Season 1
Unleashed
Wild Asia: At The Edge

DVD
ALF: Season 4
Alf: Season One
Alice Cooper: Good To See You Again
All Men Are Brothers
The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Third Season
Bill Maher: But I'm Not Wrong
The Black Cauldron (25th Anniversary Edition)
Boogie Woogie
Bored to Death: The Complete First Season
Bound by a Secret (Family Edition)
Breathless (Criterion Collection)
Bring It On: Cheertastic 3 Movie Pack (Set)
Call of the Wild: The Complete Series (Set)
Carrie Collection (Triple Feature)
Charade (Criterion Collection)
The Commish: Complete Second Season
Feast (Unrated)
Fringe: The Complete Second Season
Glee: Season 1, Volume 2 Road to Regionals
Glee: The Complete First Season
The Golden Compass (Widescreen)
The Good Wife: The First Season
Grey's Anatomy: Complete Sixth Season
The Hannibal Lecter Collection (Triple Feature)
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (Includes DVD)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 5
Jacob's Ladder
Janeane Garofalo: If You Will, Live in Seattle
Jimi Hendrix: The Guitar Hero
Just Wright
The League: The Complete Season One
Leave it to Beaver: Season 4
Letters to Juliet (Widescreen)
Mac And Me (New Packaging)
Monster House (3-D)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Ultimate Collector's Edition)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Private Practice: The Complete Third Season
The Proposition (Includes DVD)
Raging Phoenix
The Return Of The Living Dead (Includes DVD)
Robin Hood: The Complete Series
Rules of Engagement: The Complete Third Season
Shorts (Includes Movie Cash)
Spirit of the Forest
Starcrash
Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job: Season 4
Twilight Zone: Season 1

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