September DVD's

Two DVD's I want this Tuesday:
















First, The original 1954 Godzilla (Gojira)--both the familiar, American cut with Raymond Burr added in, and the original Japanese cut, reported to be more horrific. Even if you're not specifically a fan of Godzilla movies, this one is pretty great.

Then, Criterion rereleases Jacques Tati's comic ballet Playtime. I saw this in the theater a year or so ago, and it immediately became one of my all-time favorite movies. Criterion has a lot of great stuff coming out this month, including Spirit of the Beehive, Hell, and a new, 3-disc edition of Seven Samurai, but this is the one that I covet.

One other thing: on September 15, TCM is doing 24 hours of short films, including shorts by David Lynch, Scorsese, Kubrick, Chaplin, Keaton and more (but alas, not John Waters' The Diane Linkletter Story).