New DVD Releases for June

These DVDs (especially collector’s editions of older films) usually contain special features such as director commentary, deleted scenes, and featurettes on the making of the film.

The following are my top three comedy picks for this month.

Comedies

City Slickers (Collector’s Edition)

• From 1991, this insightful comedy stars Billy Crystal, Bruno Kirby, and Daniel Stern as three friends in the throes of mid-life crises trying to solve their problems through a fantasy vacation herding cattle.
• Director: Ron Underwood
• Run Time: 114 minutes
• Rating: PG-13
• Release Date: June 3, 2008

Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show

• This year’s fun documentary of Vaughn and show biz friends Justin Long and Jon Favreau following the blossoming careers of four relatively unknown comedians on a month-long bus tour.
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Rating: R
• Release Date: June 3, 2008

Be Kind, Rewind

• Jack Black and Mos Def star as two men who try to recreate the contents in a video store after all the movies are accidentally erased.
• Director: Michel Gondry
• Run Time: 102 minutes
• Rating: PG-13
• Release Date: June 17, 2008

Additional DVD Releases

More new comedies: Mama’s Boy (Jon Heder as a son who refuses to grow up and move out); Semi-Pro (Will Ferrell as a semi-professional basketball team owner in 1970s Flint, Michigan); Witless Protection (Larry the Cable Guy as a goofy small-town deputy who dreams of being an FBI agent).

Romantic comedies: Fool’s Gold (Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey in a silly romantic comedy adventure); Definitely, Maybe (Ryan Reynolds tells his 10-year-old daughter about his past loves in this romantic comedy); and Bonneville (Jessica Lange, Joan Allen, and Kathy Bates embark on an eye-opening road trip).