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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
For Tuesday, July 17 -- Monday, July 23

Avenue Montaigne
Delicious film centers around Jessica (Cecile de France) a beautiful young woman from the provinces who comes to Paris and lands a job waiting tables at a chic bistro on fabled Avenue Montaigne, the city's nexus for art, music, theater and fashion. Jessica's customers include a popular TV actress (Valerie Lemercier) who is courting a major Hollywood director (Sydney Pollack) for her first serious film role; a wealthy art collector (Claude Brasseur) who is about to liquidate a lifetime's worth of treasures at auction; and an illustrious classical pianist (Albert Dupontel) who is at odds with his manager/wife (Laura Morante) as to where his career is headed. Precisely because Jessica doesn't know how celebrated these people are, her guileless and completely unintimidated engagement in their lives has a transforming effect on them -- and ultimately her.. In French with English subtitles. Vitals: Director: Daniele Thompson. Stars: Cecile de France, Valerie Lemercier, Claude Brasseur, Albert Dupontel, Laura Morante, Sydney Pollack. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 101 min., Comedy Drama, Box office gross: $1.535 million, ThinkFilm.

Factory Girl
"Factory Girl" imaginatively unfolds the comet-like rise and fall of 60s "it girl" Edie Sedgwick, the blazing superstar who came to define both the glamour and the tragedy of our celebrity-obsessed culture. Sedgwick appeared to be the quintessential American princess, with her blue blood, her trust fund and her Harvard education, not to mention her ethereal beauty and vivacious charisma. But she was also a lost and fragile little girl; and when she met up with counter-culture anti-hero Andy Warhol, everything changed. Suddenly, Edie found herself at the center of a Pop Art universe bursting with sex, drugs, style and rock 'n' roll -- and a mad rush for fame and fabulousness that was destined to spin out of control. Arriving into the chaos of mid-60s New York, Edie (Sienna Miller) meets Andy (Guy Pearce) who sees in her an untamed vulnerability and the makings of an irresistible muse. He invites her into the wild world of the Factory, a bohemian, creative paradise where a rag-tag mix of musicians, poets, artists, actors and misfits gather to create art and make underground movies during the day and throw glam parties all night long. Edie quickly ascends to become the star of Warhol's movies, an idol at the Factory and a media darling. When she falls in love with a larger-than-life rock star, Edie becomes caught between Warhol's artistic revolution and her new love. Vitals: Director: George Hickenlooper. Stars: Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Hayden Christensen, Jimmy Fallon, Jack Huston, Armin Amiri, Tara Summers, Mena Suvari , Shawn Hatosy, Beth Grant, James Naughton, Edward Herrmann, Illeana Douglas. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: R, 90 min., Drama, Box office gross: $1.661 million, The Weinstein Co.

Hills Have Eyes II, The
As part of a routine mission, a unit of National Guard soldiers stop at a New Mexico outpost in order to deliver equipment to a group of atomic scientists. When they arrive at the isolated research camp they find it is mysteriously deserted. After spotting a distress signal in a distant mountain range, the team decides to embark on a search and rescue mission into the hills in order to locate the missing scientists. Little do they know that these are the very hills that the ill-fated Carter family once visited, and that a tribe of cannibalistic mutants lies in wait. And this time, there is an even larger force of evil at work that is intent on the soldiers' very destruction: the worst of the worst -- the family patriarch Papa Hades -- plans to keep the women as breeders in order to ensure the survival of the mutant clan. Urgh! Vitals: Director: Martin Weisz. Stars: Jessica Stroup, Reshad Strik, Michael McMillian, Daniella Alonso, Lee Thompson Young, Ben Crowley, Eric Edelstein, Michael Bailey Smith, David Reynolds, Derek Mears, Tyrell Kemlo, Javier Nieto, Gaspar Szabo, Jeff Kober, Jay Acovone, Archie Kao, Philip Pavel. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: 89, R min., Horror, Box office gross: $20.584 million, Fox.

Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg, The
Visionary, radical, spiritual seeker, renowned poet, founding member of a major literary movement, champion of human rights, Buddhist, political activist and teacher -- Allen Ginsberg's remarkable life challenged the very soul of America. For 25 years Academy Award nominated Director Jerry Aronson accumulated more than 120 hours of film on Allen Ginsberg. This resulted in a comprehensive portrait of one of America's greatest poets, author of "HOWL" and other ground-breaking poems. This deluxe two-disc DVD set contains the Director's cut of the award-winning documentary that began filming in 1982 and now is complete, updated and re-mastered. The set includes exclusive and revealing historical interviews with his friends, family and contemporaries as well as never-before-seen materials made public because of the warm friendship that developed between Ginsberg and the filmmaker. Also included are many new interviews with the latest generation of artists influenced by Ginsberg. This eight-hour compilation reveals the last 60 years of American culture beginning with the Beat era in the post war Forties and Fifties, continuing through the revolutionary Sixties and concluding with both the uncertainty and possibility of current times. Vitals: Director: Jerry Aronson. 2004, CC, Documentary, New Yorker Video.

Premonition
Linda Hanson (Sandra Bullock) has a beautiful house, a loving husband and two adorable daughters. Her life is perfect, until the day she receives the devastating news that her husband Jim has died in a car accident. For this devoted wife and mother, it's the worst she could imagine. But did she imagine it? When Linda wakes up the following morning her husband is very much alive. At first, Linda believes the accident must have been a nightmare. Then it happens again; some days Linda awakens to find Jim is next to her alive and well, while on others she awakens a widow. Inexplicably, she is living the days of her life out of order. Linda's traumatizing premonition sets off a series of puzzling, time-altering events. Her world is turned upside down as the surreal circumstances lead her to discover that her perfect life may not have been all that it appeared. Desperate to save her family, Linda begins a furious race against time and fate to try and preserve everything she and Jim have built together. Vitals: Director: Mennan Yapo. Stars: Sandra Bullock, Julian McMahon, Jeff Galpin, Nia Long, Amber Valletta, Marcus Lyle Brown, Mark Famiglietti. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 110 min., Supernatural Thriller, Box office gross: $47.852 million, Sony.

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NEWS

DVD Collectibles:
"Ace in the Hole" is a stunning picture of post-World War II America by director Billy Wilder. The 1951 film, notable for its unbridled cynicism, stars Kirk Douglas and Jan Sterling. One of the most scathing indictments of American culture ever produced by a Hollywood filmmaker, Academy Award-winner Wilder's "Ace in the Hole" is legendary for both its cutting social critique and its status as a hard-to-find cult classic. Douglas gives the fiercest performance of his career as Chuck Tatum, an amoral newspaper reporter caught in dead-end Albuquerque who happens upon the story of a lifetime -- and will do anything to ensure he gets the scoop. When a man is trapped alive in a mine collapse, Tatum and the townspeople cynically create a "circus" around the tragedy and the efforts to save the miner. Wilder's follow-up to "Sunset Boulevard" is an even darker vision, a no-holds-barred expose that anticipated the rise of the American media circus. As usual the folks at The Criterion Collection have gone all out in the restoration of the film, providing a new, restored high-definition digital transfer. Extras in the two-disc set include commentary by film scholar Neil Sinyard; "Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder," a 1980 documentary featuring in-depth interviews with Wilder by film critic Michel Ciment; excerpts from a 1986 appearance by Wilder at the American Film Institute; excerpts from an audio interview with co-screenwriter Walter Newman; booklet featuring new essays by film critic Molly Haskell and filmmaker Guy Maddin. A must-buy.

New Yorker Video will release this week an important document of 20th century culture: "The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg" (2005), a documentary on Allen Ginsberg, the beats and modern American literary culture. Ginsberg was the visionary poet who inspired the Beat Generation with the rage and compassion of "Howl" and the tenderness of "Kaddish." He was the pacifist who calmed the violence around him at the Democratic Convention in 1968. He was the gentle teacher who inspired his friends. He was the writer and activist who weathered five decades of controversy and fame, looked each of those decades straight in the eye, and survived. For 20 years, Academy Award nominee Jerry Aronson accumulated more than 100 hours of film documentation of Ginsberg's life. During that time he developed a warm friendship with Ginsberg, who enthusiastically gave Aronson access to materials never before made public. In addition, he shot many hours of exclusive interviews with Ginsberg and his friends and contemporaries. These voices and images lay bare the essence of the poet. The resulting film is a view of the last 50 years through Ginsberg's penetrating eye: the beginnings of the Beats in the post-war Forties and Fifties, the wild energy of the Sixties, the disillusionment of the Seventies, and the cynicism and confusion of the Eighties and the Nineties. Includes interviews with Joan Baez, Beck, Bono, Stan Brakhage, William Burroughs, Johnny Depp, Philip Glass, Abbie Hoffman, Jack Johnson, Ken Kesey, Timothy Leary, Paul McCartney, Jonas Mekas, Thurston Moore, Yoko Ono, Lee Ranaldo, Ed Sanders, Patti Smith, Hunter S. Thompson and Andy Warhol. Extras include "The Making of The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg"; Bob Dylan and Allen Ginsberg at Jack Kerouac's grave; William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg at Naropa University; Neal Cassady and Allen Ginsberg at City Lights Bookstore; Ginsberg poetry reading; more. The two-disc set sells for $34.95.

Also due this week is "TCM Spotlight: Esther Williams," a five-disc set with "Bathing Beauty," "On an Island With You," "Easy to Wed," "Neptune's Daughter" and "Dangerous When Wet"; $49.92 from Warner and "Showgirls Fully Exposed Edition" (1995), directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Elizabeth Berkeley, Kyle MacLachlan and Gina Gershon, from MGM. The former is a set of films highlighting the aquatic actress at her peak; the latter is a steamy melodrama with plenty of frontal nudity that we hoped would live up to its hype as an overlooked guilty pleasure but just lived up to its reputation as a sloppy mess with a corny plot line, weak acting and high school direction; the film effectively slowed down all the leads' and the director's careers for years. Ugh!

From TV to Video:
Due this week: "The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog," a four-box set with 22 episodes of the cult animated classic about a heroic hedgehog named Sonic, $24.99 from Shout! Factory ... "Beaten" is a 2005 U.K. drama about a man on the run with his son, and the wife who is tracking them down, from BFS Entertainment ... "Birdman and The Galaxy Trio: The Complete Series" is a two-disc set with 20 episodes of the pre-Adult Swim series, $26.99 from Warner ... "The Business (Season One)" is a two-disc set with eight episodes from the IFC TV comedy, $29.95 from Genius Products ... "College Hill: Virgin Islands" is a two-disc set with 15 episodes, $26.99 from Paramount ... "The Crow Road" (1996) stars Dougray Scott, Joseph McFadden and Bill Paterson in a U.K. Miniseries about a young man whose search for his long-lost uncle leads him to a suspicious computer disk and dark family secrets, in a two-disc set from BFS Entertainment ... "Foyle's War Set Four" is a four-disc set with four police detective mysteries set in England during WWII combining suspense and real history, $59.99 from Acorn Media ... "The Grafters: The Complete Season One," is a three-disc set with eight episodes of the British series about two brothers -- both builders -- who are forced to work together for economic reasons, from Koch Vision ... "Gunsmoke: The First Season" is a six-disc set with 39 episodes of the longest-running TV series, $42.99 from Paramount ... "The Incredible Hulk: The Complete Second Season" is a five-disc set with 22 episodes, $39.98 from Universal ... "The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman (Season One)" is a two-disc set with eight episodes from the IFC TV comedy, $29.95 from Genius Products ... "Most Haunted: The Collection" is a six-disc set of the British paranormal reality series, $59.98 from Koch Vision ... "Rising Damp, Series Four" features the last six episodes of the 1970s British sitcom about the miserly, mean-spirited landlord of a run-down boarding house; $24.99 from Acorn Media ... "The Rookies: The Complete First Season" (1972-73) is a five-disc set with 23 episodes, $49.95 from Sony ... "Space Ghost and Dino Boy: The Complete Series" is a two-disc set with 24 episodes of the pre-Adult Swim series, $26.99 from Warner ... "Voyagers! The Complete Series" is a four-disc set with 20 episodes, $49.98 from Universal.

Buzzin' the 'B's:
In "Cherry Rush" (2007) starring Nikki Reed and Jonathan Tucker, a spoiled prep school teenager falls for a temptress from across the tracks and gets caught up in murder, from First Look Home Entertainment ... "Earthstorm" (2007) is a very poorly executed (with weak acting and special effects and an exceedingly lame trip to the moon via space ship) sci fier about an asteroid impact on the moon that causes storms and destruction on the Earth; the Sci Fi Channel original stars Stephen Baldwin, Dirk Benedict and Anna Silk, from First Look Home Entertainment ... In "Dynamite Warrior" (2006 -- Thailand) starring Dan Chupong, Leo Putt and Panna Ritthikrai, a young man fueled by grief goes on a mission of revenge after witnessing his parents' murder, from Magnolia Home Entertainment ... In "Yo-Yo Girl Cop" (2006 -- Japan), directed by the great Kenta Fukasaku, a young female cop -- armed with a deadly steel yo-yo and a new undercover identity -- must infiltrate an elite high school to identify and stop terrorists, from Magnolia Home Entertainment ... "The Black Cat" (2007) is Stuart Gordon's contribution to Showtime's "Masters of Horror" series; the episode explores just what motivated the great horror author Edgar Allan Poe to write such ghoulish stories and poems, from Anchor Bay ... In "Perfect Creature" (2006) the vampire myth is given a stylish 1960s treatment when a human cop partners with a vampire cop to stop another vampire bent on creating a war between the two "separate but equal" races, stars Dougray Scott, Saffron Burrows and Leo Gregory, from Fox.

Special Interest:
Due this week: "Ancient Discoveries," a two-disc set of episodes from the History Channel's series on how the ancient world foreshadowed our modern technologies, $29.98 from Koch Vision ... "Hedda " (1980) stars Diana Rigg, Alan Dobie, Kathleen Byron and Denis Lill in an award-winning adaptation of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's acclaimed play, from Koch Vision .. "60's Rock & Roll Jukebox" was recorded live at The Rock 'n Roll Palace in Orlando, Florida and features various legendary artists from the 60s, including Spencer Davis, Wolfman Jack (the master of ceremonies for the rock 'n' roll generation), Johnny Tillotson, Bryan Hyland, Del Shannon, Ray Peterson, Roger Mcguinn and John Sebastian; $12.95 from MVD Visual ... "The Mormons" (2007) is a PBS American Experience/Frontline documentary on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints; $24.99 from Paramount.

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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:

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Ace in the Hole (1951) Dir.: Billy Wilder; Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling. New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Extras: Commentary by film scholar Neil Sinyard; "Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder," a 1980 documentary featuring in-depth interviews with Wilder by film critic Michel Ciment; excerpts from a 1986 appearance by Wilder at the American Film Institute; excerpts from an audio interview with co-screenwriter Walter Newman; booklet featuring new essays by film critic Molly Haskell and filmmaker Guy Maddin. (The Criterion Collection).

The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.  Four-discset with 22 episodes of the cult animated classic about a heroic hedgehog named Sonic, $24.99. Extras: Animated storyboards for the series' pilot episode, "How to Draw Sonic the Hedgehog," conversation with artist Milton Knight. (Shout! Factory).

Ancient Discoveries. Two-disc set of episodes from the History Channel's series on how the ancient world foreshadowed our modern technologies, $29.98. (Koch Vision).

Avenue Montaigne (2007 -- France) Cecile de France, Valerie Lemercier, Claude Brasseur, Albert Dupontel, Laura Morante, Sydney Pollack. Extras: "The Making of Avenue Montaigne." (ThinkFilm).

Beaten (2005 -- TV) Robson Green, Saira Todd. U.K. drama about a man on the run with his son, and the wife who is tracking them down. (BFS Entertainment).

Birdman and The Galaxy Trio: The Complete Series. Two-disc set with 20 episodes, $26.99. Extras: "Birdman: The Forgotten Hero" documentary. (Warner).

The Black Cat (2007) Jeffrey Combs. Stuart Gordon's contribution to Showtime's "Masters of Horror" series; explores just what motivated the great horror writer Edgar Allan Poe to write such ghoulish stories and poems. Extras: Commentary by Stuart Gordon and actor Combs, "The Tell-Tale Cat: The Making of The Black Cat," "Bringing Down The Axe: Special Effects" featurette, photo gallery. (Anchor Bay).

The Business (Season One) Two-disc set with eight episodes from the IFC TV comedy, $29.95. (Genius Products).

Cherry Rush (2007) Nikki Reed, Jonathan Tucker. A spoiled prep school teenager falls for a temptress from across the tracks and gets caught up in murder.Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette. (First Look Home Entertainment).

College Hill: Virgin Islands. Two-disc set with 15 episodes, $26.99. Extras: "The Making of College Hill: Virgin Islands" featurette, "College Life in Paradise" featurette, "Before They Were Famous" featurette, "Too Hot for BET TV" deleted scenes, more. (Paramount).

The Crow Road (1996 -- TV) Dougray Scott, Joseph McFadden. Bill Paterson, Peter Capaldi, Valerie Edmond, Stella Gonet. U.K. Miniseries about a young man whose search for his long-lost uncle leads him to a suspicious computer disk and dark family secrets. Two-disc set. (BFS Entertainment).

Dynamite Warrior (2006 -- Thailand) Dan Chupong, Leo Putt, Panna Ritthikrai. A young man fueled by grief goes on a mission of revenge after witnessing his parents' murder. Extras: Deleted scenes, commentary, making-of featurette. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).

Earthstorm (2007) Stephen Baldwin, Dirk Benedict, Anna Silk. An asteroid impact on the moon causes storms and destruction on the Earth. A Sci Fi Channel original. (First Look Home Entertainment).

Factory Girl (2007) Dir.: George Hickenlooper; Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Hayden Christensen, Jimmy Fallon, Jack Huston, Armin Amiri, Tara Summers, Mena Suvari, Shawn Hatosy, Beth Grant, James Naughton, Edward Herrmann, Illeana Douglas. In rated and unrated director's cut editions. Extras: Commentary by director Hickenlooper and writer Captain Mauzner, deleted scenes, "Making of Factory Girl" featurette, "The Real Edie and Andy" featurette, Sienna Miller audition footage, "The Guy Pearce Video Diaries." (The Weinstein Co.).

Foyle's War Set Four.  Four-disc set with four police detective mysteries set in England during WWII, combining suspense and real history; $59.99. Extras: Making-of documentary, featurettes on the historical truth behind each episode. (Acorn Media).

The Grafters: The Complete Season One. Three-disc set with eight episodes of the British series about two brothers -- both builders -- who are forced to work together for economic reasons. (Koch Vision).

Gunsmoke: The First Season. Six-disc set with 39 episodes, $42.99. Extras: Sponsor spots. (Paramount).

The Happy Hooker Collection. "The Happy Hooker" (1975), "The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington" (1977) and "The Happy Hooker Goes to Hollywood" (1980). (MGM).

Hedda (1980) Diana Rigg, Alan Dobie, Kathleen Byron, Denis Lill. Award-winning adaptation of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's acclaimed play. (Koch Vision).

The Hills Have Eyes II (2007) Jessica Stroup, Reshad Strik, Michael McMillian, Daniella Alonso, Lee Thompson Young, Ben Crowley, Eric Edelstein, Michael Bailey Smith, David Reynolds, Derek Mears, Tyrell Kemlo, Javier Nieto, Gaspar Szabo, Jeff Kober, Jay Acovone, Archie Kao, Philip Pavel. In theatrical and unrated editions. Unrated extras: Alternate ending, deleted scenes, "Exploring the Hills: The Making of the Hills Have Eyes 2" featurette, "Fox Movie Channel Presents: Life After Film School With Wes Craven," "Mutant Attacks" featurette, "Birth of a Graphic Novel" featurette, gag reel.(Fox).

The Incredible Hulk: The Complete Second Season. Five-disc set with 22 episodes, $39.98. (Universal).

The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (2005) Documentary on Allen Ginsberg, the beats and modern American literary culture; $34.95. Extras: Interviews with Joan Baez, Beck, Bono, Stan Brakhage, William Burroughs, Johnny Depp, Philip Glass, Abbie Hoffman, Jack Johnson, Ken Kesey, Timothy Leary, Paul McCartney, Jonas Mekas, Thurston Moore, Yoko Ono, Lee Ranaldo, Ed Sanders, Patti Smith, Hunter S. Thompson, Andy Warhol; "The Making of The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg"; Bob Dylan and Allen Ginsberg at Jack Kerouac's grave; William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg at Naropa University; Neal Cassady and Allen Ginsberg at City Lights Bookstore; "The Making of the Music Video 'A Ballad of Skeletons'"; Ginsberg photographic tour; excerpts from "Scenes From Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit" by Jonas Mekas; Ginsberg poetry reading; more. (New Yorker Video).

The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman (Season One) Two-disc set with eight episodes from the IFC TV comedy, $29.95. (Genius Products).

The Mormons (2007) PBS American Experience/Frontline documentary on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints; $24.99. (Paramount).

Most Haunted: The Collection. Six-disc set of the British paranormal reality series, $59.98. (Koch Vision).

Perfect Creature (2006) Dougray Scott, Saffron Burrows, Leo Gregory. Set in Nuovo Zelandia, the vampire myth is given a stylish 1960s treatment, where a human cop partners with a vampire cop to stop another vampire bent on creating a war between the two "separate but equal" races.Extras: "Designing the Perfect Creature" featurette, "making-of" featurette. (Fox).

Premonition (2007) Sandra Bullock, Julian McMahon, Jeff Galpin, Nia Long, Amber Valletta, Marcus Lyle Brown, Mark Famiglietti. Extras: Commentary by director Mennan Yapo and Sandra Bullock, deleted scenes including an alternate ending, blooper reel, "Glimpses of the Future: Making Premonition," "Bringing Order to Chaos" featurette that looks at the major events of the movie put in 'normal' order, "Real Life Premonitions: The Truth About Seeing The Future" documentary. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).

Raymond Bernard (Eclipse Series 4) "Les Miserables" (1934) and "Wooden Crosses" (1932). One of the greatest and least-known directors of all time, Raymond Bernard helped shape French cinema, at the dawn of the sound era, into a truly formidable industry. (The Criterion Collection).

Red Dawn Collector's Edition (1984) Dir.: John Milius; Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen, Jennifer Grey, Ben Johnson, Harry Dean Stanton. Two-disc set. (MGM).

Rising Damp, Series Four.  Last six episodes of the 1970s British sitcom about the miserly, mean-spirited landlord of a run-down boarding house; $24.99. Extras: Production notes. (Acorn Media).

The Rookies: The Complete First Season (1972-73) Five-disc set with 23 episodes, $49.95. (Sony).

Showgirls Fully Exposed Edition (1995) Dir.: Paul Verhoeven; Elizabeth Berkeley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon. (MGM).

60's Rock & Roll Jukebox. Recorded live at The Rock 'n Roll Palace in Orlando, Florida; features various legendary artists from the 60s including Spencer Davis, Wolfman Jack (the master of ceremonies for the rock 'n' roll generation), Johnny Tillotson, Bryan Hyland, Del Shannon, Ray Peterson, Roger Mcguinn and John Sebastian; $12.95. (MVD Visual).

Space Ghost and Dino Boy: The Complete Series. Two-disc set with 24 episodes, $26.99. Extras: "Simplicity: The Life and Art of Alex Toth" documentary. (Warner).

TCM Spotlight: Esther Williams. Five-disc set with "Bathing Beauty," "On an Island With You," "Easy to Wed," "Neptune's Daughter" and "Dangerous When Wet"; $49.92. (Warner).

• Bathing Beauty (1944) Esther Williams, Red Skelton. Extras: Robert Osborne hosts TCM's "Private Screenings With Esther Williams," "Main Street Today" short, "Mouse Trouble" cartoon.
• On an Island with You (1948) Esther Williams, Peter Lawford, Ricardo Montalban, Cyd Charisse. Extras: Vintage Romance of Celluloid series short "Personalities," classic cartoon "The Bear and the Hare."
• Easy to Wed (1946) Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Lucille Ball. Extras: Pete Smith Specialty comedy short "Sure Cures," classic cartoon "The Unwelcome Guest."
• Neptune's Daughter (1949) Esther Williams, Betty Garrett, Red Skelton, Ricardo Montalban. Extras: Outtake musical number "I Want My Money Back," Esther Williams cameo sequence from 1951's "Callaway Went Thataway," Pete Smith Specialty comedy short "Water Trix," cartoon "Hatch Up Your Troubles."
• Dangerous When Wet (1953) Esther Williams, Fernando Lamas. Extras: Outtake musical number "C'est La Guerre," Pete Smith Specialty comedy short "This Is a Living?" classic cartoon "Name to Come," Esther Williams musicals trailer gallery.

Voyagers! The Complete Series. Four-disc set with 20 episodes, $49.98. (Universal).

Yo-Yo Girl Cop (2006 -- Japan) Dir.: Kenta Fukasaku; Aya Matsuura. A young female cop - armed with a deadly steel yo-yo and a new undercover identity -- must infiltrate an elite high school to identify and stop terrorists. Extras: Deleted scenes, commentary, making-of featurette. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).

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