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The Alice Faye Collection Volume 2 Five-disc set, $49.98; each title is also available individually for $19.98. (Fox).

• Hollywood Cavalcade (1939) Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Buster Keaton, Al Jolson, Stuart Erwin, Fatty Arbuckle. Extras: "Hollywood Cavalcade: The Silent Dream" featurette, "Buster Keaton: Head Over Heels In Hollywood" featurette, "Hello Roscoe: The Fate of Fatty Arbuckle" featurette, outtakes, Fox Movietone News: The Hollywood Cavalcade Premiere," restoration comparison, advertising gallery, still gallery.
• Rose of Washington Square (1939) Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Al Jolson, William Frawley. Extras: isolated score track, "Funny Girl, Funny Man" featurette, deleted scene, restoration comparison, trailer, advertising gallery, still gallery.
• The Great American Broadcast (1941) Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, John Payne, Cesar Romero. Extras: "Radio Waves: The Real History of The Great American Broadcast" featurette, restoration comparison, advertising gallery, still gallery.
• Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943) Alice Faye, John Payne, Jack Oakie. Extras: Isolated score track, "Hello Again: The Re-Making of Alice Faye," restoration comparison, trailer, advertising gallery, still gallery.
• Four Jills In A Jeep (1944) Kay Francis, Alice Faye, Betty Grable, Carmen Miranda, George Jessel. Extras: Isolated score track, deleted scenes, "The Real Four Jills" featurette, restoration comparison, advertising gallery, still gallery.

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'Allo 'Allo! The Complete Series 9 Features all six episodes of the final season of the BBC series, $29.98. (Warner).

The Beverly Hillbillies: The Official Second Season (1963-64) Four-disc set with 36 episodes, $49.99. (Paramount).

Boy A (2007) Andrew Garfield. A young ex-convict returns to society after 14 years of incarceration in a juvenile prison. Forced to live under an assumed name, "Boy A" struggles to establish a new identity at the age of 24 and enter a society that he has never known. (The Weinstein Company's Miriam Collection/Genius Products).

Brotherhood: The Complete Second Season (2007) Three-disc set with 10 episodes, $42.99. (Paramount).

Classic Christmas Favorites Four-disc set presented in collectible packaging that showcases 10 memorable animated holiday specials: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Deluxe Edition," "The Year Without a Santa Claus Deluxe Edition," "Rudolph's Shiny New Year," "Nestor the Long-eared Christmas Donkey," "Frosty's Winter Wonderland," "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," "Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July," "Leprechaun's Christmas Gold," "Pinnochio's Christmas" and "Stingiest Man in Town"; $39.72. (Warner).

Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Champions 2007-2008 Special Edition (2008) Four-disc set follows the Detroit Red Wings as they win their 11th Stanley Cup -- their fourth title in the past 11 seasons. Contains all six Stanley Cup Final games against the Pittsburgh Penguins in their original broadcast form, along with full coverage of the key moments, highlights, insights and behind-the-scenes action of the championship season; $39.92. (Warner).

The Devil's Chair (2006) Andrew Howard. Gore-drenched tale that focuses on a strange chair located in a terrifying old lunatic asylum that's a portal to the meeting place between insanity and the supernatural. Extras: Commentary by writer-director Adam Mason and writer Simon Boyes, "Blood, Sweat and Fears: The Making of The Devil's Chair" featurette. (Sony).

The Devil's Mercy (2008) Stephen Rea, Hannah Lochner, Deborah Valente. A couple and their six-year-old son move into an old Connecticut house where the boy soon becomes distraught with thoughts of monsters dwelling in the attic. Though they dismiss his "fantasies," they change their minds when friends and guests abruptly go missing. Extras: Making-of featurette, photo gallery. (Peace Arch Entertainment).

Doctor Who: The Trial of the Time Lord Four-disc set with all four episodes of Doctor Who's immortal adventure, "The Trial of the Time Lord," starring Colin Baker as the Doctor; $59.98. (Warner).

Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius Episode No. 84, $24.98. (Warner).

Edgar Wallace Collection: Volume 2 Two creepy films based on novels by the prolific British writer Edgar Wallace: Curse of the Yellow Snake (1963 - Germany), in which two brothers are pitted against an Asian cult that is willing to kill anyone standing between it and possession of the Yellow Snake, an ancient talisman; and The Phantom of Soho (1964 - Germany), who stalks his victims wearing a skull mask and glitter gloves. (Infinity Entertainment).

Feast II: Sloppy Seconds (2008) Jenny Wade, Diane Goldner, Clu Gulager. Sequel to 2005's "Feast" has a motley crew of strangers who survived the darkness of a night of gruesome terror but must continue to fight the flesh-hungry creatures in the light of day. Those lucky enough to have survived join a twisted group of locals including a girl-biker gang from Hell and a tag-team of ass-kicking midgets whose only goal is to stay alive. Extras: Commentary by director John Gulager. (The Weinstein Company/Dimension Extreme/Genius Products).

Growing Up Wilderness Four episodes from the Animal Planet series that follows the lives of wild baby animals, $14.95. (Genius Products).

Halloween Collector's Edition (2007) Dir.: Rob Zombie; Tyler Mane, Malcolm McDowell, William Forsythe, Danny Trejo, Sheri Moon Zombie. Extras: Four-and-a-half-hour documentary by Rob Zombie, deleted scenes, alternate ending, bloopers, director audio commentary, "The Many Masks of Michael Myers" featurette, "Re-Imagining Halloween" featurette, "Meet the Cast," casting sessions, Scout Taylor-Compton screen test (Laurie Strode). (Dimension Films/The Weinstein Co./Genius Products)

The Happening (2008) Dir.: M. Night Shyamalan; Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Spencer Breslin, Ashlyn Sanchez, Betty Buckley. Extras: "The Hard Cut" behind the scenes featurette, "I Hear You Whispering" featurette, "A Day for Night" production featurette, "Elements of a Scene" featurette, "Visions of The Happening: A Making of Documentary," deleted scenes, gag reel. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Fox).

How I Met Your Mother: Season Three Three-disc set with 20 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Commentaries, gag reels, series retrospective, music videos, "Lily And Marshall's Honeymoon Videos," cast favorites featurette, additional scenes, behind-the-scenes featurette. (Fox).

Icons of Horror 3 Two-disc set with four classic horror films from the legendary Hammer Studios: "The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb" (1964), "The Gorgon" (1964), "The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll" (1960) and "Scream of Fear" (1961); $24.96. (Sony).

Jack Frost Deluxe Edition (1979) Voices of Buddy Hackett, Robert Morse, Larry Storch. Remastered edition of the stop-motion animated classic. Extras: "Totally Cool Crafty Creations" teaches kids how to make their own holiday crafts, "Snip's Snowy Sing-a-long." (Warner).

Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead (2008) Nicki Aycox, Nick Zano, Kyle Schmid, Laura Jordan. Sequel to 2001's "Joy Ride." When four friends embark on a road trip to Vegas looking for fun and a few cheap thrills, they have no idea they're about to fall into a blood-drenched charnel house of tension, torture and the darkest depths of pure primal fear after their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. Extras: "Joy Ride 2: The Making of Dead Ahead" featurette, "Blood and Guts: The Make-Up of Horror" featurette, storyboard-to-scene comparison. (Fox).

Keeping Up With the Kardashians: Season One (2007) Eight episodes, $19.98.Extras: Commentaries, "Junk in the Trunk" featurette. (Lionsgate).

Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane: Season One (2007) Seven episodes, $19.98.Extras: "Kimora Life in the Fab Lane Secrets" featurette, bonus segments. (Lionsgate).

Le Deuxieme Souffle (1966) Dir.: Jean-Pierre Melville; Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse. New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Extras: Commentary by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau, author of "Jean-Pierre Melville: An American in Paris," and film critic Geoff Andrew of the British Film Institute; new video interview with director Bertrand Tavernier, who served as publicity agent on the film; archival footage featuring interviews with Melville and Ventura; original theatrical trailer; new essay by film critic Adrian Danks. (The Criterion Collection).

Le Doulos (1962) Dir.: Jean-Pierre Melville; Jean-Paul Belmondo, Serge Reggiani. New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Extras: Selected-scene commentary by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau, author of "Jean-Pierre Melville: An American in Paris"; video interviews with directors Volker Schlondorff and Bertrand Tavernier, who served as assistant director and publicity agent, respectively, on the film; archival interviews with Melville, Belmondo and Reggiani; original theatrical trailer; new essay by film critic Glenn Kenny. (The Criterion Collection).

Martin: The Complete Fifth Season Four-disc set with 24 episodes, $29.98. (HBO Video).

The Memory Keeper's Daughter (2008) Dermot Mulroney, Emily Watson, Gretchen Mol. Lifetime tearjerker. A doctor separates his son from the boy's twin sister at birth to prevent him and the mother from knowing she was born with Down syndrome; the attending nurse discovers the plan and intervenes, putting into motion events that will haunt the doctor, his wife and his son for the next 20 years. (Sony).

Michael Palin: Full Circle Three-disc set featuring 50,000 miles of adventure and humor-packed incidents in which Michael Palin attempts a complete circle around the world's largest ocean. Palin sets off from Diomede, in the Bering Strait and hopes to return there one year later via Russia, Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand and the whole length of the Americas. But right from the start things don't go according to plan. $49.98. (Warner).

Midsomer Murders, Set Eleven Four-disc set with four contemporary, stand-alone mysteries from the top-selling British mystery franchise that combines quirky characters and surprising mysteries with postcard-perfect English village settings and the ever-charming John Nettles as Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby; $49.99. (Acorn Media).

Mission Impossible: The Fifth TV Season (1970-71) Six-disc set with 23 episodes, $54.99.(Paramount).

Mobile Two-disc set of the four-part British conspiracy thriller about a gunman blowing up mobile-phone towers across England and shooting cell phone users in mid-conversation; baffled police investigators scramble to avert public panic; $39.99. (Acorn Media).

The Munsters: Complete Series Twelve-disc set with all 70 episodes, $69.98. Extras: Full-length movies "Munster, Go Home" and "The Munsters Revenge," bonus episode "Family Portrait" available for the first time in full color. (Universal).

NFL Greatest Games Series: Washington Redskins: The Super Bowls Three classic Redskins games: Super Bowl XVII, Super Bowl XXII and Super Bowl XXVI, $26.95. (Warner).

NFL History of the Washington Redskin Three-disc set with eyewitness interviews, never-before-seen footage and rediscovered sideline sound, $26.95. (Warner).

Normal (2007) Carrie-Anne Moss, Kevin Zegers, Callum Keith Rennie, Cameron Bright. A deadly car accident brings together a group of previously unrelated people, each of whom is forced to deal with the emotional fallout. (PorchLight Home Entertainment).

The Note (2007 -- TV) Genie Francis, Ted McGinley, Rick Roberts. After a tragic plane crash, a journalist discovers a note that she believes was written by one of the passengers and goes on a mission to find the note's intended recipient. (Sony).

Paranoid Park (2008) Dir.: Gus Van Sant; Gabe Nevins, Daniel Liu, Taylor Momsen, Jake Miller, Lauren McKinney. (Genius Entertainment).

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury, George Sanders, Peter Lawford. Extras: Commentary by Angela Lansbury and film historian-screemwriter Steve Haberman, 1945 MGM short "Stairway to Light," 1945 MGM cartoon "Quiet Please!" (Warner).

Prom Queen Two-disc set with all 95 episodes from broadband series "Prom Queen Season One" and followup "Summer Heat," $19.99. Extras: Commentary, interviews, gag reel, video blogs. (Shout! Factory).

Psycho Special Edition (1960) Dir.: Alfred Hitchcock; Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam. Two-disc Universal Legacy Series Special Edition. Extras: Includes featurettes on Hitchcock's legacy, Francois Truffaut interviews with Hitchcock, commentaries, making-of features, archives, posters and ads, behind-the-scenes photos, more. (Universal).

Ray Harryhausen Collectible DVD Gift Set "It Came From Beneath the Sea," "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers," "20 Million Miles to Earth: 50th Anniversary Edition" and "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad: 50th Anniversary Edition." Available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).

Rear Window Special Edition (1954) Dir.: Alfred Hitchcock; James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Raymond Burr, Thelma Ritter. Two-disc Universal Legacy Series Special Edition. Extras: Includes featurettes on Hitchcock's legacy, Francois Truffaut interviews with Hitchcock, commentaries, making-of features, archives, posters and ads, behind-the-scenes photos, more. (Universal).

Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (2008) Diane Salinger, Richard Tillman, Jessie Ward. Direct-to-DVD sequel. Uncut. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Commentary, deleted scenes, alternate ending, "Rest Stop" mythology featurette. (Warner).

Robot Chicken: Season 3 Two-disc set with 20 episodes of the Adult Swim series, $29.98. (Warner).

SeeMore's Playhouse: Car & Pedestrian Safety (2008) Two episodes from the television series, put together by the American red Cross and Safety4Kids, that's designed to entertain preschoolers while teaching them the vital basics of safety through puppetry, animation, live action and original music; $12.98. (Monarch Home Video).

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad: 50th Anniversary Edition (1958) Kerwin Mathews.Extras: Commentary by Ray Harryhausen, visual effects experts Phil Tippett and Randall William Cook, author Steven Smith and producer Arnold Kunert; a documentary; six featurettes; more. Available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).

The Simpsons: The Complete Eleventh Season Four-disc set with 22 episodes, $49.98. Extras: Commentary, "In Line With Matt Groening" introduction, animation showcase, special language feature, deleted scenes, "The Many Faces of Krusty" featurette, original sketches, "A Star on Hollywood Boulevard" featurette, "And Then There Were Menus" extra. (Fox).

Sing a Song of Wiggles! (2008) New collection of nursery rhymes, $14.98. Extras: Bloopers, "Dorothy the Dinosaur's Sydney Adventure," "Rub-a-Dub Dub With the Soap in a Tub," photo gallery. (Warner).

Slacker Uprising (2008) Strategically timed to mobilize and inspire voters in anticipation of a hotly-contested 2008 presidential election, "Slacker Uprising" takes viewers back to the 2004 election, when the polling margin between candidates George W. Bush and John Kerry could have tipped either way. Framed like a concert film, it captures Moore's activities as he set out on a campaign trip almost as rigorous and far-reaching as the candidates' own. Targeting young people as the demographic that could make the most difference, Moore visited 62 cities in 45 days, and held large rallies on college campuses in an event the filmmaker dubbed the "Slacker Uprising Tour." Featuring Special Appearances by Eddie Vedder, R.E.M., Steve Earle, Joan Baez, Roseanne Barr, Viggo Mortensen and more. $9.95. (Disinformation Co./Brave New Films).

Sleeping Beauty 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition (1959) Restored in high definition. Extras: Original Disneyland Sleeping Beauty walk-through attraction with Walt Disney Imagineering: A fascinating fully-immersive 3-D experience recreating the original Sleeping Beauty Castle walk-through that Walt Disney supervised over 50 years ago; alternate opening; all new documentary "Picture Perfect: The Making of Sleeping Beauty"; new DVD game: "Briar Rose�s Enchanted Dance Game"; four deleted songs; "Grand Canyon" Academy Award-winning short that accompanied "Sleeping Beauty" in its release in theatres; "The Peter Tchaikovsky Story" episode of Walt Disney�s legendary TV series in which Walt Disney previews the studio�s upcoming release of "Sleeping Beauty" that uses the Tchaikovsky score as the source of its music; "Four Artists Paint One Tree" featurette that looks at one tree interpreted by four distinguished Disney artists, including Eyvind Earle, the well respected American painter who served as stylist for "Sleeping Beauty"; "Fun With English" DVD games; more. Available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. (Disney).

The Smurfs: Season One, Volume Two Two-disc set with 20 cartoons, $26.99. Extras: "Smurfology 101" featurette. (Warner).

South Park: The Cult of Cartman Two-disc set with 12 episodes with Cartman at his very worst, $26.99. (Warner).

Spirit of the Marathon (2007) Filmed on four continents and in five countries, this documentary brings together a diverse cast of amateur athletes and marathon luminaries to tell six unique stories about six runners in the Chicago Marathon, from preparation to the ultimate challenge of the race; $27.98. (Image Entertainment).

Strait Jacket (2008 -- Japan) Created by Ichiro Sakaki, anime "Strait Jacket" was a hit the moment it aired in Japan earlier this year. In a world where sorcery and science co-exist, the power of magic comes with a price: Humans who do not take proper precautions are transformed into horrific demons. Those who destroy these demons -- and run the highest risk of all -- are tactical sorcerers known as "Strait Jackets." But when terrorists unleash a plague of demonic carnage, the Sorcery Management Bureau must enlist unlicensed assassin Leiot Steinberg to stop the slaughter. (Manga/Anchor Bay).

30 Rock: Season 2 Two-disc set with 15 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Commentary, deleted scenes, featurettes. (Universal).

The Three Stooges Collection Volume Four: 1943 - 1945 Two-disc set with 21 shorts, $24.96. (Sony).

Touch of Evil 50th Anniversary Edition (1958) Dir.: Orson Welles; Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Ray Collins, Dennis Weaver, Akim Tamiroff, Orson Welles, Marlene Dietrich. Two-disc set includes three versions of the film: Restored Version re-edited in 1998, based on a 58-page memo written by Orson Welles and sent to the studio in 1957; Theatrical Version seen by audiences in 1958; Preview Version created prior to the theatrical version, incorporating some of Welles' changes, discovered by Universal in 1976. Extras: "Bringing Evil to Life" making-of featurette; "Evil Lost & Find" documentary explaining the various versions of the film; commentaries on the three versions; specially printed reproduction of the complete 58-page Welles memo. (Universal).

TV Sets: Holiday Treats Holiday episodes from eight favorite TV shows, ranging from "The Honeymooners" and "I Love Lucy" to "Frasier" and "Wings." (Paramount).

20 Years After (2008) Azura Skye, Joshua Leonard, Nathan Baesel. Post-apocalyptic tale about the journey of a young woman to deliver the first child in 15 years after wars and plagues devastate the earth. Extras: Commentary, behind-the-scenes. (MTI Home Video).

Vertigo Special Edition (1958) Dir.: Alfred Hitchcock; James Stewart, Kin Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore. Two-disc Universal Legacy Series Special Edition. Extras: Includes featurettes on Hitchcock's legacy, Francois Truffaut interviews with Hitchcock, commentaries, making-of features, archives, posters and ads, behind-the-scenes photos, more. (Universal).

The Visitor (2008) Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass. Extras: "The Visitor: An Inside Look," "Playing the Djembe," deleted scenes, commentary by Richard Jenkins and director-writer Tom McCarthy. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Anchor Bay).

Watership Down Deluxe Edition (1978) Voices of John Hurt, Richard Briers, Harry Andrews, Simon Cadell, Nigel Hawthorne, Roy Kinnear. Extras: "Watership Down: A Conversation With the Filmmakers," "Watership Down, Defining a Style," storyboard comparison. (Warner).

You Don't Mess With the Zohan (2008) Adam Sandler, Alex Luria, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Nick Swardson, Lainie Kazan, Rob Schneider, Sayed Badreya, Shelley Berman. Available as a one-disc theatrical DVD, a one-disc extended version DVD, a two-disc "fully loaded" extended DVD, and on Blu-ray Disc. Extras: The one-disc versions include commentary by Sandler, writer Robert Smigel, actors Schneider and Swardson; commentary by director Dennis Dugan, deleted scenes, 10 featurettes; the two-disc set adds a digital copy of the film and five more featurettes. (Sony).

You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown (1972) Animated Peanuts gang adventure. $19.98. (Warner).

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Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection Eight-disc set with eight restored and remastered Hitchcock films: "Rebecca," "The Lodger," "The Paradine Case," "Spellbound," "Notorious," "Young and Innocent," "Sabotage" and "Lifeboat"; $119.98. (MGM).

Back to You Season 1 Three-disc set with 14 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Three unaired episodes, "Behind the Headlines: The Making of Back to You'" featurette, "This Just In" featurette, gag reel. (Fox).

Chaplin 15th Anniversary Edition (1992) Dir.: Richard Attenborough; Robert Downey Jr., Geraldine Chaplin, Paul Rhys, Moira Kelly, Anthony Hopkins, Dan Aykroyd, Marisa Tomei, Penelope Ann Miller, Kevin Kline, Maria Pitillo, Milla Jovovich, Kevin Dunn, Diane Lane. Extras: "Strolling Into the Sunset" retrospective with director Attenborough, "All at Sea" Chaplin home movie, "Chaplin the Hero" featurette on Chaplin's contribution to film, "The Most Famous Man in the World" featurette. (Lionsgate).

Chris Isaak Christmas - Live (2007) Recorded live in Chicago and captured in hi-def and mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound, $19.98. (Koch Vision).

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: The Eighth Season (2007-08) Five-disc set with 17 episodes. (Paramount).

The Edwardians (1972) Four-disc set with all eight episodes of the BBC miniseries, $49.98. (Warner).

Elmo's Christmas Countdown (2007) Star-studded holiday Sesame Street special with guest appearances by Sheryl Crow, Jamie Foxx, Charles Gibson, Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Hudson, more. $14.93.(Genius Products).

G@mer (2001 -- French) Said Taghmaoui, Jean-Pierre Kalfon. A video game fanatic fights to overcome his criminal past by coming up with a revolutionary concept for a new video game while in prison. (SKD USA/Koch Entertainment).

Holiday Inn Three Disc Collector's Set (1942) Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale. Original black and white version, new color version, and CD of the film's soundtrack. Extras: "A Couple of Song and Dance Men" Bing Crosby/Fred Astaire featurette, "All Singing, All Dancing" featurette, commentary, "Coloring a Classic" featurette. (Universal).

Holmes on Holmes: Let's Make It Right Seasons 3, 4, 5 (2007) Two-disc set of Season 3, $29.98, four-disc set of Season 4, $36.98 and four-disc set of Season 5, $36.98, of the Discovery Channel show featuring Canadian contractor Mike Holmes, who has helped more than 50 million viewers around the world protect themselves against sloppy, dangerous and illegal renovations, as well as shoddy rip-off contractors who take the money and run. (BFS Entertainment).

Holmes for the Holidays (2008) Another victory for crusading contractor Mike Holmes. A young couple's bungalow is left high and dry by a contractor who grossly underestimated the quote for renovating their basement. With Christmas just around the corner and with all their money and hope drained, they asked Holmes to take on the monumental task of giving their horror story a happy ending; $19.98. (BFS Entertainment).

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) Dir.: Steven Spielberg; Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent, Shia LaBeouf. Available as a single-disc DVD, a two-disc Special Edition DVD and a two-disc Special Edition Blu-ray Disc. Special Edition Extras: "The Return of a Legend" (The evolution of the new film and a tribute to the legendary hero and his creators); pre-production featurette; "Production Diary: Making Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" featurette; "Warrior Makeup," "The Crystal Skulls," "Iconic Props," "The Cultural Effects of Indy," "Adventures in Post Production" and "Closing: Team Indy" featurette; pre-visualization sequences; art, production, behind-the-scenes and photo galleries; "Stan Winston Studio" featurette. (Lucasfilm/Paramount).

Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventure Collection Includes the first three Indy films plus the two-disc Special Edition DVD of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." (Paramount).

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) Dir.: John Cassavetes; Ben Gazzara, Seymour Cassel, Timothy Carey. Restored high-definition digital transfer of Cassavetes' original 1976, 135-minute edit of the film; restored high-definition digital transfer of Cassavetes' 108-minute edit from the 1978 theatrical rerelease. Available for the first time as a stand-alone release, from the box set "John Cassavetes: Five Films." Extras: Video interviews with Gazzara and producer Al Ruban; audio interview with Cassavetes by film historians Michel Ciment and Michael Wilson, conducted after the film's release; stills gallery featuring rare, behind-the-scenes production photos; booklet featuring an essay by Phillip Lopate and interviews with Cassavetes. (The Criterion Collection).

Liberty Kids: The Complete Series Six-disc set with all 40 episodes of the animated series that explores the American Revolution. With the voices of Walter Cronkite, Annette Bening, Whoopi Goldberg, Dustin Hoffman, Billy Crystal, Ben Stiller, Liam Neeson, Michael York, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and General Norman Schwarzkopf. $59.99. Extras: Behind-the-scenes footage, "Now and Then": Sarah makes comparisons between the past and present, "Mystery Guest": James gives clues to help guess the name of the historical figure, "NewsBytes" from Ben Franklin. (Shout! Factory).

Life With Derek: The Complete First Season Two-disc set with 13 episodes, $29.98. Extras: Interviews with the stars, behind-the-scenes b-roll footage, full-color 8" x 20" locker poster. (Koch Vision).

Lil' Bush: Resident of the United States: Season Two Two-disc set with 10 episodes, $26.99. Extras: Commentary, animatic, "Little Bush Girl" viral video. (Paramount).

Lovejoy: Christmas Specials Ian McShane stars as the irresistible rogue with a keen eye for antiques and intrigue, an antiques dealer and part-time detective who scours the murky salesrooms, auction halls and stately homes of Britain, always on the lookout for a find. And if the antiques business isnt exciting enough, Lovejoy has a particular weakness for a good sob story or a pretty face, either of which is enough to send him off in pursuit of villains and help victims recover their property; two specials, $24.98. (BBC/Warner).

Ludwig (1972) Dir.: Luchino Visconti; Helmut Berger, Trevor Howard, Silvana Mangano, Gert Frobe Digitally remastered, restored to its 238-minute length. Two-disc set. Extras: Documentaries about director Visconti, writer Susan Cecchi D'Amico, costume designer Petro Tosi, more. (Koch Lorber).

Mongol (2008 - Germany-Kazakhstan-Russia) Asano Tadanobu, Channing Tatum, Aliya, Tegen Ao, Ying Bai. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Warner).

Nash Bridges: The First Season Two-disc set with eight episodes, $42.99. Extras: Interviews with stars Don Johnson and Cheech Marin, more. (Paramount).

New World Extended Cut (2007)Dir.: Terrence Malick; Colin Farrell, Q'Orianka Kilcher, Christian Bale, Christopher Plummer. Thirty minutes of new footage and extended scenes. Extras: "Making of New World" featurette, digital copy. (Warner).

NFL Greatest Games Series: Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowls Five-disc set features Super Bowl IX, Super Bowl X, Super Bowl XIII, Super Bowl XIV and Super Bowl XL; $39.92. (Warner).

NFL History of the Cleveland Browns More than 60 seasons' worth of moments and memories on a two-disc set, $26.95. (Warner).

The Partridge Family: The Complete Third Season Three-disc set with 25 episodes, $29.95.(Sony).

The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A Veggietales Movie (2008) Animated. Voices of Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer. Extras: Extended ending, family activities, "What Makes a Hero" behind-the-scenes featurette, family treasure adventure, computer DVD features, sing-alongs, games, trvia, interactive storybook, more. (Universal).

The Private Life of a Masterpiece Behind beautiful canvases and sculptures lie tales of political revolution, wartime escapes, massive ego clashes, social scandal, financial wrangling and shocking violence. In these fascinating programs, the truth behind many seminal works of art is uncovered, illuminating little known facts and surprising revelations. Series Six focuses on The Annunciation by Jan van Eyck,; The Census at Bethlehem by Brueghel; and God's Child by Gauguin. (BBC/Warner).

Quark: The Complete Series (1977-78) Cult sci-fi spoof created by Buck Henry and starring Richard Benjamin, $19.94. (Sony).

The Real Tomb Hunters: Snakes, Curses and Booby Traps History Channel documentary follows some of the most intrepid archaeologists from around the world, detailing the dangers they face; $19.95. (A&E Home Video).

Richard O'Brien's Rocky Horror Tribute Show Thirty-five years ago, Richard O'Brien wrote the book, music and lyrics for the hit musical "Rocky Horror." It was first staged at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs. Rocky Horror fans will now be able to re-live the genesis of the cult-classic phenomenon from its original London stage this release, narrated and re-written by O'Brien himself, featuring performances by original members; $19.99. (Kultur International Films)

Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid (2008) Mermaids, mysteries and a cool outfit are all in a day's work for super sleuth Roxy Hunter in her third Nickelodeon mystery movie, Extras: "It Starts With You" music video from Aria Wallace, blooper reel, behind-the-scenes featurettes. (Sony).

The Rules of Engagement: The Complete Second Season Two-disc set with 15 episodes, $29.95. Extras: Bloopers. (Sony).

The Sarah Silverman Program: Season Two, Volume 1 Two-disc set, $26.99. Extras: Commentary; the cast and creators at 2007's Comic-Con; Digital Shorts: "Steve and Brian's Basement Adventure," "Brian's New Office"; Cookie Party: "Cookies Come Alive! Part I," "Cookies Come Alive! Part II," "Cookies Come Alive! Part III," "The Video Game"; Behind-the-Scenes reports. (Paramount).

Saving God (2008) Ving Rhames, Dean McDermott, Ricardo Chavira. Convicted felon Rev. Armstrong returns back to his neighborhood a changed man looking to take over his father's old church, with hopes of also changing the crime-riddled community. Available on Blu-ray Disc. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).

Short Cuts (1993) Dir.: Robert Altman; Tim Robbins, Lily Tomlin, Julianne Moore, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Lemmon, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bruce Davison, Andie MacDowell, Matthew Modine, Anne Archer, Fred Ward, Chris Penn, Lili Taylor, Madeleine Stowe. Special edition double-disc set with restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by editor Geraldine Peroni and approved by Altman. Extras: Video conversation between Altman and Robbins; "Luck, Trust and Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country" feature-length documentary on the making of "Short Cuts"; "To Write and Keep Kind," a PBS documentary on the life of Raymond Carver; segment from BBC Television's "Moving Pictures" tracing the development of the screenplay; one-hour 1983 audio interview with Carver, conducted for the American Audio Prose Library; original demo recordings of the Doc Pomus-Mac Rebennack songs, performed by Dr. John; deleted scenes; a look inside the marketing of "Short Cuts"; Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack mix, plus isolated music track; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Michael Wilmington. (The Criterion Collection).

Silverhawks: Season 1, Volume 1 Four-disc set with 32 classic cartoons, $44.98. Extras: Retrospective featurette. (Warner).

SpongeBob SquarePants: WhoBob What Pants? Single disc with six SpongeBob episodes, $16.99. (Paramount).

Standard Operating Procedure (2008) Director Errol Morris' documentary look at the horrors of U.S. military torture at Abu Ghraib Extras: Commentary by Morris, additional scenes. Available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).

Stuck (2008) Dir: Stuart Gordon; Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Russell Hornsby. Brandi (Suvari), a hard-partying, overworked nursing assistant, accidentally steers her car into a homeless man (Rea), sending him flying through the windshield. Not wanting to jeopardize a possible job promotion, she chooses not to get him medical help, leaving him clinging to life in her garage. But soon her psyche begins to unravel as captor and captive are pitted against each other in a bloody, even outrageous battle for survival. Extras: Commentary by Gordon, writer John Strysik and Suvari; three featurettes: "Chante's Inferno" behind-the-scenes featurette with actual news footage of the incident the film is based on; "The Gory Details" on special effects and make-up; "Driving Forces," a video interview with Gordon and Strysik. Available on Blu-ray Disc. (Image Entertainment).

That 70s Show: Complete Series Stash Box Thirty-two discs with all 200 episodes from the show's eight seasons, $199.98. Packaged in a retro 1970s record box with all-new DVD sleeves designed like classic LP covers. Extras: Commentaries, featurettes, keepsake "yearbook" containing a director's letter, cast interviews and photos, character timelines and the final episode script signed by the entire cast. (Fox).

The Unit: Season Three Three-disc set with 11 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurette. (Fox).

Universe: The Complete Season Two Five-disc set with 18 episodes, $44.98. (A&E Home Video).

Waltzing Anna (2006) Robert Capelli Jr., Emmanuelle Chriqui, Pat Hingle, Artie Lange. A doctor ordered to serve six months as the staff doctor at a second-rate retirement home after accusations of swindling elderly patients has his world turned around by wacky residents and a beautiful nurse. Extras: Cast interviews, deleted scenes. (Peace Arch Entertainment).

Warren Miller's Playground (2008) From an indoor ski park in Dubai and the mystical elevations of the Japanese mountains to the frigid northern reaches of Sweden, Warren Miller follows the planet's leading skiers of the freeride movement. Available on Blu-ray Disc. (Shout! Factory).

War, Inc. (2008) John Cusack, Hilary Duff, Marisa Tomei, Joan Cusack, Ben Kingsley, Dan Aykroyd. Extras: "Making-of" featurette. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (First Look Studios).

Whatever You Say (2002 -- French) Guillaume Cane, Fran�ois Berleand. A talk-show host's assistant gets invited to the country home of a TV producer and his wife -- who have more than work on their mind. (SKD USA/Koch Entertainment).

Witness to the Mob (1998) Nicholas Turturro, Phillip Baker Hall, Frankie Valli, Vincent Pastore, Frank Vincent, Michael Imperioli. Two-disc set of the NBC miniseries, $29.98. (Koch Vision).

A Woman Under the Influence (1974) Dir.: John Cassavetes; Gena Rowlands; Peter Falk. Restored high-definition digital transfer; available for the first time as a stand-alone release, from the box set "John Cassavetes: Five Films." Extras: Commentary by longtime John Cassavetes collaborators Mike Ferris (camera operator) and Bo Harwood (sound recordist/composer); video conversation between Rowlands and Falk; audio interview with Cassavetes by film historians Michel Ciment and Michael Wilson, conducted in 1975; stills gallery featuring rare behind-the-scenes production photos; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Kent Jones and an interview with Cassavetes. (The Criterion Collection).

Would I Lie to You? 2 (2001 -- French) Richard Anconina. Comedy that continues the adventures of clothing merchant Eddie, a non-Jew who passes as Jewish though totally ignorant of Jewish traditions, in Paris' garment district. (SKD USA/Koch Entertainment).

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October 21

According to Jim: Season One (Lionsgate).

Anaconda 3: Offspring (2007) David Hasselhoff, Crystal Allen, John Rhys-Davies. A ruthless mercenary joins a team out to capture a pair of dangerous, genetically-altered anacondas when they escape from a top-secret lab. (Sony).

Atmospheres: Earth, Air and Water Three environments showcase the mystery and beauty of life on the planet in this National Geographic documentary; available on Blu-ray Disc; $28.99. (Warner).

Ben 10: Alien Force (2008) Five episodes of the Saturday morning kids TV show, $14.98. (Warner).

Blood +: Volume Three Single disc with five episodes of the animated Adult Swim series, based on the anime movie "Blood: The Last Vampire," $24.96. (Sony).

Casino Royale Collector's Edition (1967) Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, David Niven, Orson Welles, Joanna Pettet, Daliah Lavi, Woody Allen, Deborah Kerr, William Holden, Charles Boyer, John Huston, George Raft, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Barbara Bouchet, Jacqueline Bisset, Peter O'Toole. Extras: Commentary by James Bond historians Steven Jay Rubin and John Cork, "The Making of Casino Royale," " Bond, James Bond?" featurette, "A 3 Ring Circus" featurette, "More Directors, More Stars" featurette, "The Big Climax" featurette, "It's a Wrap!" featurette, photo gallery. (MGM).

Casino Royale Collector's Edition (2006) Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Wright, Giancarlo Giannini, Caterina Murino, Simon Abkarian, Tobias Menzies, Ivana Milicevic, Clemens Schik, Ludger Pistor, Claudio Santamaria, Isaach de Bankole. Extras: Documentaries: "Ian Fleming�s Incredible Creation," "The Road to Casino Royale," "James Bond in the Bahamas" (A fascinating examination of the links between the the cinematic Bond and the Bahamas, with never-before-told behind-the-scenes stories from "Casino Royale," "Goldfinger," "Thunderball," "You Only Live Twice," "For Your Eyes Only" and "The World Is Not Enough"), "Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise," ""Death in Venice" break down of one of the key scenes in the film, "Becoming Bond" (a look at how Daniel Craig stepped into the role of James Bond), "James Bond: For Real" behind-the-scenes look at the action and the stunts, "Bond Girls Are Forever"; "The Art of Freerunning" featurette; "Filmmaker Profiles": in-depth conversations with the key creative forces behind the film, including never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage; deleted and extended scenes, storyboard sequences; scene deconsruction. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).

Comedy Central Salutes George W. Bush Compilation of comedic bits dishonoring our 43rd President. (Paramount).

Discovery Essential Dinosaur Pack Two-disc set of The Discovery Channel's extraordinarily popular series of dinosaur programs: "Valley of the T. Rex," "Rex: New Science, New Beast," "When Dinosaurs Roamed America," "Utah's Dino Graveyard," "Dinosaur Planet," "The Mystery Dinosaur," "Dinosaurs: Return To Life?" (Genius Products).

Dynasty: Season Three, Volume Two (1982-83) Three-disc set, $36.99. (Paramount).

Eclipse Series 13: Kenji Mizoguchi's Fallen Women Four fims by famed director Kenji Mizoguchi that look at the plight of women in male-dominated Japanese society: "Osaka Elegy" (1936), "Sisters of the Gion" (1936), "Women of the Night" (1948) and "Street of Shame" (1955); a no-frills set for $59.95. (The Criterion Collection).

The F-Word: Election Edition (2005) Josh Hamilton, Callie Thorne, Sam Rockwell. Radio DJ Joe Pace (Hamilton), who's forced off the air after racking up $1M in unpaid indecency fines, takes to the streets of New York for his final show to cover the 2004 Republican National Convention, joining the rallies, protests, delegates and citizens of NYC. Indie outing combining fictional scenes, shot cinema verite-style among actual protests. (Cinevolve Studios).

Family Guy: Volume Six Three-disc set with 12 episodes, $39.98.Extras: "Family Guy" 100th episode special, "Family Guy Live! -- Just For Laughs," "Peter Shin Draws Lois: featurette, "The Making of the 100th Episode," favorite scenes, "I'm Huge (and The Babes Go Wild)" music video, optional censored audio track on every episode, 50 deleted scenes, commentary by creator Seth MacFarlane, writers and cast. (Fox).

Flight of the Red Balloon (2007 -- French) Juliette Binoche. A little boy and his babysitter inhabit the same imaginary world: through their adventures they are followed by a strange red balloon. Homage to director Albert Lamorisse's 1956 Academy Award-winning short "The Red Balloon." (Genius Products).

Forfeit (2007) Billy Burke, Sherry Stringfield, Gregory Itzin, Wayne Knight. Frank O'Neal, a religious sociopath, returns to L.A. years after killing his abusive father and attempts to reunite with his old girlfriend. Driven by revenge against those who wronged him in the past, Frank schemes the perfect heist and the ultimate vengeance. Extras: Commentary, making-of "Forfeit" featurette. (MTI Home Video).

George Wallace (1997) Award-winning miniseries directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Gary Sinise, Angelina Jolie, Mare Winningham. Extras: Featurette. (Warner).

Global Wonders A new cross-cultural entertainment and education brand that introduces children to the vibrant and varied cultures of their family, friends, neighbors and the world. Created by a mother of two young children, Rashmi Turner (former executive producer of Disney's "Baby Einstein"), and a team of experts from the world of children's entertainment and developmental education, Global Wonders helps children discover and share the everyday customs, music, heritage, language and lifestyles in the "kaleidoscope" of cultures that surround them. Each title features colorful and detailed hand-drawn animation; new musical sing-alongs and stories; original, culturally authentic music; all-new, animated characters; personally relevant cultural themes; and real-world footage from around the globe. The first four DVD programs, for children ages 2-7: "Global Wonders: Around the World," "Global Wonders: India," "Global Wonders: Mexico" and "Global Wonders: African-American."

The Go-Getter (2007) Lou Taylor Pucci, Zooey Deschanel, Jena Malone. Mercer White (Lou Taylor Pucci) is a straight-arrow 19-year-old who, after the death of his mother, steals a car and sets out to find his older half-brother he hasn't seen in 14 years. He's barely out of town when a cell phone rings and Mercer finds himself talking to the car's owner, Kate (Zooey Deschanel) who, instead of calling the police, asks him to call her along the ride and tell him how his trip is going. From this point forward, nothing proceeds as expected, as Mercer has a slew of dangerous, humorous and eye-opening encounters that shows him that his adventure is a lot like life: it'd the chase and search that makes experiences worthwhile. (Peace Arch Entertainment).

The Incredible Hulk (2008) Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt, Tim Blake Nelson, Ty Burrell, Lou Ferrigno as the voice of The Incredible Hulk. Available in a single-disc DVD edition, a three-disc Special Edition DVD and a two-disc Blu-ray release. Extras: Alternate opening, "The Making of The Incredible Hulk," "Becoming The Hulk," "Becoming the Abomination," "Anatomy of a Hulk Out:" Behind-the-scenes looks at three of the movie's most exciting action sequences ("Hulking Out in the Bottling Plant," "Hulking Out on Campus," "Hulking Out in Harlem"), "From Comic Book to Screen," commentary with director Louis Leterrier and cast, deleted scenes, digital copy compatible with PC, Mac or iPod. (Universal).

The Incredible Hulk: The Complete Fifth Season Two-disc set with seven episodes, $29.98. (Universal).

LA Ink: Season One, Volume 2 Three-disc set with 13 epiosdes, $24.95. (TLC/Genius Products).

The Lazarus Project (2008) Dir.: John Glenn; Paul Walker, Linda Cardellini, Malcolm Goodwin, Tony Curran, Bob Gunton. Thriller about a man facing the death sentence who is executed but inexplicably wakes up with a second chance at life near an eerie psychiatric ward, where he soon realizes he may be part of something far more sinister. (Sony).

The Legend of Sasquatch (2007) Animated story of a family who moves to a secluded log cabin and discovers a family of friendly Bigfoot living nearby. Won the Best Feature Film -- Animation Award at the 2007 International Family Film Festival. $27.98. (Image Entertainment).

Linewatch (2008) Cuba Gooding Jr, Omari Hardwick, Sharon Leal, Evan Ross. A U.S. Border Patrol officer must return to the secret past of his brutal street ways in order to protect his family from a vicious gang leader out to smuggle drugs across the Mexican border. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette. (Sony).

Looney Tunes: Golden Collection Volume 6 The concluding release from the Golden Collection Series is a four-disc set with 60 more of the most looneytic Looney Tunes ever unleashed. Plus, 15 bonus shorts; $64.92. Extras: Commentaries, music only tracks, never-before-seen documentary on Mel Blanc. (Warner).

Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection Volume 6 Two-disc set with 30 classic shorts culled from the Golden Collection Volume 6, $26.99. Includes additional 8 bonus shorts. (Warner).

The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: The Complete Series Forty-one disc set with 105 episodes in a spy attache case, $199.92. (Warner).

The Minotaur's Island Documentary unlocks the mysteries of ancient Crete. Tracing archaeological finds from 1900 through today, Oxford scholar and author Bettany Hughes visits Knossos, Mochlos, and other important sites in Crete for hints about the Minoans' social and political structures; $24.99. (Acorn Media).

Missing (1982) Dir.: Costa-Gavras; Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron, John Shea. New, restored high-definition digital transfer in a double-disc set. Extras: Video interviews with Costa-Gavras, Joyce Horman (wife of Charles Horman, whose disappearance the film was based upon), producers Edward and Mildred Lewis and Sean Daniel, and Thomas Hauser, author of "Missing," the film's source; interviews from the 1982 Cannes Film Festival with Costa-Gavras, Lemmon, Ed Horman (father of Charles), and Joyce Horman; new video essay with Peter Kornbluh, author of "The Pinochet File," examining declassified documents concerning the 1973 military coup in Chile and the case of Charles Horman; video highlights from the 2002 Charles Horman Truth Project event honoring the 20th anniversary of "Missing," with Spacek, Shea and Mayron; booklet featuring a new essay by critic Michael Wood, an interview with Costa-Gavras, the U.S. State Department's official response to "Missing," and an open letter from Horman family friend Terry Simon. (The Criterion Collction).

The New Adventures of Old Christine: The Complete Second Season Four-disc set with 22 epiosdes, $39.98. Extras: Gag reel, unaired scenes. (Warner).

The Outer Limits: The Original Series Complete Box Set Seven discs with all 49 episodes, $59.98. (MGM).

Pinky Dinky Doo Four episodes of the NOGGIN animated preschool series, $14.93. (Genius Products).

Rain Shadow, Series One Two-disc set with six episodes of the Australian series that pits two strong women against the odds and each other in a small community in the natural rain shadow region in the Adelaide Hills. Stars Rachel Ward, Victoria Thaine; $39.99. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette, interviews with Ward and other cast members and crew, notes on the musical score, Ward biography. (Acorn Media).

Route 66: Complete Second Season Eight-disc set with 32 episodes, $49.98. (Infinity Entertainment).

Sex & Justice (1993) Presents the dramatic confrontation between Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas at his Supreme Court confirmation hearings before the United States Senate in 1991. Narrated by Gloria Steinem. $24.95. (First Run Features).

Six in Paris (1965) When six acclaimed directors each contribute a short film about a different Paris neighborhood, the result is "Six In Paris," a wry, loving portrait of the city and its inhabitants by the masters of the French New Wave. Among them: A battle-fatigued hooker picks up a virginal dishwasher in Jean-Daniel Pollet's "Rue St. Denis." In Eric Rohmer's "Place de L'Etoile" a timid sales clerk thinks he has committed murder. Jean-Luc Goddard shows us a woman who is afraid she has mixed up letters to her two boyfriends in "Montparnasse-Levallois." And a young boy finds a way to ignore his obnoxious parents in Claude Chabrol's "La Muette." Together, the six tales paint a tableau of a noisy, vibrant, colorful Paris - a city where everything is possible. Extras: Interviews with Barbet Schroeder, Albert Maysles, Jackie Raynal and Richard Brody. (New Yorker Video).

The Strangers (2008) Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, Gemma Ward, Glenn Howerton, Kip Weeks, Laura Margolis. Theatrical and unrated versions. Extras: Deleted scenes, "The Elements of Terror" featurettes. Also available on unrated Blu-ray Disc. (Universal).

To the Limit (2007) Documentary about brothers Thomas and Alexander Huber, who rank as two of the best mountain climbers ever, and their attempt to break the record in speed climbing the 2,900 foot sheer cliff known as "The Nose" of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley; $29.95. (First Run Features).

Trailer Park of Terror (2008) Nichole Hiltz, Hayley Marie Notman. After a bus crash during a raging storm in the spooky area known as the "Trucker's Triangle," a group of troubled high school kids seek shelter in a seemingly deserted trailer park. As soon as the sun goes down they are terrorized by a redneck reaper and her gang of undead trailer trash. Contains both the unrated and R-rated versions of the film. Extras: "Life at the Trailer Park of Terror" featurette with zombie interviews (Summit Home Entertainment).

Vice (2008) Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Mykelti Williamson. Crime thriller about a tough detective who serves his own brand of justice; when a drug deal goes bad, the cops in his unit are killed off one at a time and the detective must uncover the corruption at the core of the crime. (Genius Products).

Warner Bros. Pictures Gangsters Collection Volume 4 Six-disc set with "The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse," "The Little Giant," "Larceny, Inc.," "Invisible Stripes," "Kid Galahad" and the feature-length documentary "Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film"; $59.92; "Kid Galahad" will be available as a single title for $19.97. (Warner).

• The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) Edward G. Robinson, Claire Trevor, Humphrey Bogart. Extras: Commentary by Dr. Drew Casper and Richard Jewell, vintage newsreel, WB short "Night Intruder," WB cartoons "Cinderella Meets a Fella" and "Count Me Out," 1941 Lady Esther Screen Guild Theater Broadcast (audio only), 1944 Gulf Screen Guild Theater Broadcast (audio only).
• The Little Giant (1933) Edward G. Robinson. Extras: Commentary by Daniel Bubbeo and John McCarty, vintage newsreel, WB short "Just Around the Corner," WB cartoon "The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon."
• Invisible Stripes (1939) Humphrey Bogart, George Raft, William Holden. Extras: Commentary by Alain Silver and James Ursini, vintage newsreel, WB shorts "The Monroe Doctrine" and "Quiet, Please," WB cartoons "Bars and Stripes Forever" and "Hare-um Scare-um."
• Kid Galahad (1937) Dir.: Michael Curtiz; Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart. Extras: Commentary by Art Simon and Robert Sklar, vintage newsreel, WB shorts "Alibi Mark" and "Postal Union," WB cartoons "Egghead Rides Again," "I Wanna Be a Sailor" and "Porky's Super Service."
• Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film New documentary on Warner Bros.' gangster films. Extras: Four WB cartoons: "I Like Mountain Music," "She Was an Acrobat's Daughter," "Racketeer Rabbit" and "Bugs and Thugs."

Zombie Strippers (2008) Jenna Jameson, Robert Englund, Roxy Saint, Joey Medina. Comedy-horror film set in the not-too-distant future, when a secret government re-animation "chemo-virus" gets released and lands in an underground strip club. The virus turns the dancers into flesh-craving Super Zombie Strippers, with killer moves on the dance floor. In Special Edition rated and unrated versions and an unrated Blu-ray Disc version. Extras: Digital copy of the film, commentary by director Jay Lee, Jameson, Englund, Medina; deleted scenes; two featurettes. (Sony).

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October 28

Abbott and Costello: The Complete Universal Pictures Collection Fifteen-disc set with all 28 films produced during the height of their popularity at Universal Pictures (1940-1955); $119.98. Packed in a "suitcase" with a collectible book. Includes the classic routines "Who's on First?" "Two Tens for a Five" and "Mustard." Extras: "The World of Abbott and Costello," "Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld," "Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters," more. (Universal).
For a complete list of films in this set, click here.

Animal House 30th Anniversary Edition (1978) Dir.: John Landis; John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon , Verna Bloom, Tom Hulce, Cesare Danova, Peter Riegert, Mary Louise Weller, Stephen Furst, James Daughton, Bruce McGill, Mark Metcalf, DeWayne Jessie, Karen Allen. Two-disc set. Extras: Two "Scene It?" mini-game experiences, "Where Are They Now? A Delta Alumni Update," "The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion" new featurette. An "Animal House 30th Anniversary Gift Set" comes packed in a commemorative fraternity house box with additional extras: "National Lampoon's Animal House: The Inside Story" new documentary and a collectible Faber College Yearbook. (Universal).

Affairs of the Heart, Series One (1974) Two-disc set with seven classic adaptations of Henry James's most popular stories" Episode 1: "Catherine," based on "Washington Square"; Episode 2: "Adela," based on "The Marriages"; Episode 3: "Miss Tita," based on "The Aspern Papers"; Episode 4: "Grace," based on "Covering End"; Episode 5: "Milly," based on "The Wings of the Dove"; Episode 6: "Flora," based on "Glasses" and Episode 7: "Mary and Louisa," based on "The Tone of Time" and "The Real Thing"; $39.99. (Acorn Media).

Agatha Christie: Mystery Lover's Collection Four-disc set with five Agatha Christie mysteries: "The Secret Adversary," "The Affair of the Pink Pearl," "The Body in the Library," "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" and "The Pale Horse"; $39.99. (Acorn Media).

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2006) American Masters documentary traces the arc of Annie Leibovitz's photographic life, her aspirations to artistry and the trajectory of her career that has produced some of today's most recognizable and iconic photos. The film was directed by her sister, Barbara Leibovitz. $19.98. Extras: "Photo Stories": Interviews with Leibovitz's popular subjects as they reveal the details that brought about each famous picture, including Demi Moore, Patti Smith, Yoko Ono; "Process" Iterviews with Hillary Clinton, Anna Wintour on Leibovitz's process and how Vanity Fair's "Hollywood Issue" came about; "Commercial Work": Leibovitz and colleagues discuss the distinctions between her personal and professional endeavors; "Celebrity": Colleagues muse about Leibovitz as a celebrity herself; "Work Ethic": A look into Leibovitz's incredible work ethic; "Fashion": Leibovitz's imprint in creating some of history's most fashionable photos. (Warner).

Baraka (1992) Shot in breathtaking 70mm in 24 countries on six continents, "Baraka" is a transcendent global tour that explores the sights and sounds of the human condition with an emphasis on the environment. Fully restored from its original camera negative via state-of-the-art 8K UltraDigital mastering. (MPI Home Video).

The Berenstain Bears: Christmas Tree Bear Country's most loveable family learns that the best Christmas gifts are not under the tree but in your heart. Includes the title episode, four more; $12.99. (Sony).

Bikini Bloodbath Carwash (2008) Debbie Rochon, Rachael Robbins, Russ Russo. The girls of Community College University's Bikini Carwash become fodder for the resurrected Chef Death. (MVD Entertainemnt Group).

Bloody Moon (1981) Olivia Pascal. As the "body-count" genre stabbed its way into audiences' hearts in the early '80s, EuroTrash auteur Jess Franco was asked to create his own saga of slaughtered schoolgirls complete with gratuitous nudity, graphic violence, and gory set pieces. But just when you thought you'd seen it all, Franco shocked the world by delivering surprising style, genuine suspense and a cavalcade of depravity that includes incest, voyeurism and roller disco. Banned in England. (Severin Films/RYKO).

Carlos Mencia: Performanced Enhanced Uncensored performance recorded at the Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida; $19.99. (Paramount).

Cathouse: The Series Four-disc set with 17 episodes, $29.98. Extras: "Cathouse: The Musical." (HBO Video).

The Complete Inspector Lynley Mysteries Twelve-disc set with all 23 mysteries of British series on PBS, $199.95. Extras: Video interview with Elizabeth George, downloadable "Masterpiece Mystery! Book & Film Club" materials, virtual tour of the original "Mystery!" studio, Q&A. (WGBH Boston Video).

Dale Earnhardt 10 Greatest Wins Five-disc set tribute to the driver that best defined NASCAR, $39.95. (A&E Home Video).

Dark Shadows: The Beginning #6 Early, pre-Barnabas episodes from the spooky soap opera, $59.98. (MPI Home Video).

Dead Space: Downfall (2007) An ancient religious artifact has been recovered by a deep-space mining ship, and for the crew of the USG Ishimura, life just became a living hell. Unearthed on a far-away planet during a mining operation, the relic is worshiped by some, even seen as proof of God. But when it's removed from its resting place and brought on the ship, the artifact unleashes a long-dormant alien race, one bent on ripping apart -- and taking over -- every human aboard. Extras: Deleted scene, Electronic Arts game cheat sheet codes. Available on Blu-ray Disc. . (Anchor Bay).

Devil Hunter (1980) Al Cliver, Ursula Fellner. King Of Euro sleaze Jess Franco takes on the '80s Cannibal genre and delivers a jungle sickie about a safari of sexy women and violent boneheads who venture into native-crazed wilderness. Uncensored. (Severin Films/RYKO).

The Donna Reed Show, Season One Four-disc set with 37 episodes, $39.95. (Arts Alliance America).

Doris Day: Christmas Memories All three Christmas episodes from the five-year run of "The Doris Day Show," $14.98. (MPI Home Video).

Eight Miles High (2008) Natalia Avelon. True story of European wild-child and Rolling Stones companion Uschi Obermaier. The film tracks her restless life from a small town girl in rural Bavaria to a fast-living fashion icon in Munich; from free-loving groupie to ultimately becoming the embodiment of the 60's generation of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. (Dokument Films/MPI Home Video).

Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure New, delightfully witty adaptation of Britain's most notorious novel, which was banned in the U.K. for more than 200 years. The lavish drama from acclaimed screenwriter Andrew Davies premiered in October 2007 and became the highest-rated program in the history of BBC4 and is available to U.S. audiences for the first time; $24.99. Extras: Behind-the-scenes footage and interviews, biography of screenwriter Andrew Davies. (Acorn Media).

The Flight Before Christmas (2007) CGI-animated tale about an ambitious young reindeer named Niko who wants to fly with Santa. With the voices of Emma Roberts and Norm MacDonald; $19.97. (The Weinstein Co./Genius Products).

The Flintstones: The Complete Series Twenty-four discs with 166 episodes, in custom Bedrock-themed packaging, $129.72. (Warner).

The 4400: The Complete Series (2004-07) Fifteen-disc set, $108.99. Extras: Video intro by series creator Scott Peters, commentary on select episodes, "The 4400: The Ghost Season," deleted scenes, more. (Paramount).

Girlfriends: The Fifth Season (2004-05) Three-disc set with 22 episodes, $39.99. (Paramount).

Good Times: The Complete Series (1974-79) Seventeen discs with 133 episodes, $59.95. (Sony).
Hank and Mike (2008) Chris Klein, Joe Mantegna. Two blue-collar Easter Bunnies lose their jobs and enter the job market, taking all manner of jobs to make ends meet, getting involved with self-help groups, strippers and preschool teachers. Extras: Featurettes, deleted scenes, extended scenes, bloopers, commentary, photo gallery, more. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).

Hell Ride (2008) Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen, Vinnie Jones. A tough group of bikers seek to avenge the death of a loved one by the hands of a sadistic, rival motorcycle gang. Extras: Commentary by writer-director-producer Larry Bishop and director of photography Scott Kevan, "The Making of Hell Ride," "The Babes of Hell Ride," " The Guys of Hell Ride," "The Choppers of Hell Ride," Michael Madsen's video diary. (The Weinstein Company Dimension Extreme/Genius Products).

Houdini's Death Defying Acts (2008) Catherine Zeta-Jones, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Saoirse Ronan. On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician. (The Weinstein Company/Genius Products).

In the Folds of the Flesh (2007) Eleonora Rossi-Drago, Anna Maria Pierangeli (Pier Angeli). Ultra-lurid epic packed with decapitations, creepy incest, groovy fashions, cyanide baths, swirly psychedelics, inexplicable plot twists, Nazi death camp flashbacks and more. (Severin Films/RYKO).

Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem. Two-D and 3-D versions included. Extras: Commentary, featurettes, "Adventure at the Center of the Earth" challenge." Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Warner).

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008) Abigail Breslin, Stanley Tucci, Joan Cusack, Chris O'Donnell, Julia Ormond, Glenne Headly, Jane Krakowski, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Wallace Shawn, Josette Halpert, Max Thieriot, Madison Davenport, Zach Mills, Willow Smith Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Warner).

The L-Word: The Complete Fifth Season Four-disc set with 12 episodes, $62.99. Extras: Behind-the-scenes footage from the 2008 Wolfe Women's Party in Tampa, music video, more. (Paramount).

The Little Rascals: The Complete Collection Eight-disc set includes all 80 shorts created under the supervision of legendary film producer Hal Roach from the dawn of the talkies (1929) until the series was sold to MGM in 1938, an era generally conceded to be the series "golden age." In chronological release order. Each short has been remastered from the original camera negatives, restored using DVNR technology and available uncut for the first time in years. Extras: Introductions and commentaries by various film historians and authors; interviews with former "Little Rascals" members; the five-part featurette "Catching Up With the Rascals"; the featurette "The Story of Hal Roach and Our Gang"; the featurette "The Rascals and Racial Issues," a study of racism as part of the Rascals; three original silent shorts from the Hal Roach "Our Gang" library: "Dog Heaven" (1927), "Spook-Spoofing" (1928) and "Barnum & Ringling, Inc." (1928). Also included with the set is a collectible photo booklet containing classic images from the series, original movie posters, fun facts, and lobby cards. $89.95. (RHI/Genius Products).

Mother and Son: Season 2 Two-disc set with seven episodes of the Australian series about the relationship between a newly divorced man and his aging and very eccentric mother, $29.98. (BFS Entertainment).

Mystery Science Theater 3000: 20th Anniversary Edition Four-disc boxed set in a collectible tin, with "First Spaceship on Venus," "Laserblast," "Werewolf" and "Future War," $69.99. Extras: New interviews with the entire MST3K family, collectible Crow T. Robot figurine, lobby cards, more. (Shout! Factory).

NewsRadio: The Complete Series (1995-99) Fifteen discs with 97 episodes, $59.95. (Sony).

The Night Before Christmas and More Holiday Tales Includes the title story plus six additional colorfully animated holiday stories: "In the Month of Kislev" (narrated by Theodore Bikel), "Seven Candles for Kwanza" (narrated by Alfre Woodard), "Too Many Tamales" (presented both in English and Spanish), "The Little Drummer Boy" (with animated illustrations by Ezra Jack Keats) and two Rosemary Wells classics, "Max's Christmas" (narrated by Jenny Agutter and Rex Robbins) and "Morris' Disappearing Bag"; $14.95. (Scholastic Storybook Treasures).

On Trial: Lee Harvey Oswald (1986) Showtime special recalls all of the surviving witnesses to determine the guilt or innocence of the man believed to have murdered JFK; $24.98. (MPI Home Video).

The Polar express 3-D (2004) Dir.: Robert Zemeckis; Tom Hanks, Leslie Zemeckis, Eddie Deezen, Nona Gaye, Peter Scolari. Presented in 2-D and 3-D versions; includes four sets of 3-D glasses. Extras: "Smokey and Steamer" song not seen in theaters, "You Look Familiar: The Many Polar Faces of Tom Hanks," "A Genuine Ticket to Ride" five featurettes, "True Inspirations: Profiling Author Chris Van Allsburg," "Believe": Josh Groban performance and behind the scenes featurette, "Flurry of Effects": five motion-capture sessions, "Snow Angels": the moviemakers' Christmas memories. Available on Blu-ray Disc. (Warner).

Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal Two-disc set with six episodes of the spin-off from A&E's "Paranormal State" series, $29.95. (A&E Home Video).

Red (2008) Brian Cox, Tom Sizemore, Robert Englund, Amanda Plummer. A reclusive man sets out for justice and redemption when three troublesome teens kill his dog for no good reason. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).

Sanford and Son: The Complete Series (1972-77) Eighteen-disc set includes all six seasons, $59.95. (Sony).

Shiver (2008 -- Spain) Junio Valverde. Santi, a lonely teenager, suffers from photophobia and moves with his mother to a far-off village in the mountains to avoid sunlight, but soon after they arrive, locals and livestock start turning up butchered and Santi becomes the main suspect. (Dark Sky Films/MPI Home Media).

Sister, Sister: The First Season Two-disc set with 12 episodes, $39.99. (Paramount).

The Speeches Collection Volume 2: Republicans vs. Democrats Two-disc set features excerpts and entire speeches spanning the political careers of former U.S. Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon; $19.98. (MPI Home Video).

Stone (1974) Ken Shorter, Sandy Harbutt. Australian biker film about an undercover cop who infiltrates the outlaw Grave Diggers on a one-way trip to hell. Two-disc uncensored special edition. Extras: Making-of documentaries, footage of the "Stone" 25th Anniversary celebration attended by 35,000 bikers in 1998. (Severin Films/RYKO).

10 Years of Rialto Pictures Since 1997, Rialto Pictures has been helping to keep classic cinema alive and invigorated by bringing the world's greatest films to theaters across the United States, in phenomenal restored 35mm prints. This special gift box set, in celebration of Rialto's 10th anniversary, features 10 films that display the breadth of its collection, including works by Rialto favorites Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Bresson, Luis Bunuel, and Jean-Pierre Melville: "Army of Shadows" (1969), "Au hasard Balthazar" (1966), "Band of Outsiders" (1964), "Billy Liar" (1963), "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie" (1972), "Mafioso" (1962), "Murderous Maids" (2000), "Rififi" (1955), "The Third Man" (1949) and "Touchez pas au grisbi" (1954). $149.95. (The Criterion Collection).

Tinker Bell (2008) New CG-animated feature starring Peter Pan's Tinker Bell, from Pixar Animation and John Lasseter. And Tinker Bell speaks! Extras: Set-top game, behind-the-scenes featurette, deleted scenes, more. Available on Blu-ray Disc. (Disney).

Together Again for the First Time (2008) Julia Duffy, David Ogden Stiers. Story of a blended family reuniting on Christmas Eve, the first time they've all been in the same house at the same time since the parent's marriage seven years before, which wouldn't be a problem except that they can't stand each other. (PorchLight Home Entertainment).

Tuya's Marriage (2006-- China) Set in Inner Mongolia, a physical setback causes a young woman to choose a suitor who can take care of her, as well as her disabled husband. (Music Box Films/MPI).

War and Remembrance: The Complete Series (1988) Thirteen-disc set with all 14-parts of the miniseries based on Herman Wouk's classic novel $129.98. (MPI Home Video).

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