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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
For Tuesday, July 31 -- Monday, August 6

Darwin Awards, The
A forensic detective (Joseph Fiennes) is obsessed with "The Darwin Awards," a Web site devoted to saluting the improvement of the human genome by honoring those who creatively remove themselves from the human gene pool by accidentally killing themselves in the most outrageous ways. When he's fired for bungling a case, he offers his profiling services to a life insurance company where, with the aid of a tough insurance claims investigator (Winona Ryder ), he tries to identify these idiots ... before they die.Vitals: Director: Finn Taylor. Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Winona Ryder, David Arquette, Juliette Lewis, Julianna Margulies. 2006, CC, MPAA rating: R, 94 min., Comedy, Fox.

Hot Fuzz
Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) is the finest cop London has to offer. With an arrest record 400% higher than any other officer on the force, he's so good that he makes everyone else look bad. As a result, Angel's superiors ship him off to the sleepy and seemingly crime-free village of Sandford. Once there, he is partnered with the well-meaning but over-eager police officer Danny Butterman (Nick Frost). The son of amiable Police Chief Frank Butterman (Jim Broadbent), Danny is a huge action-movie fan and believes his new big-city partner might just be a real-life "bad boy," giving him a chance to experience the life of gunfights and car chases he so longs for. As a series of grisly accidents rocks the village, Angel is convinced that Sandford is not what it seems. With the intrigue deepening, Danny's dreams of explosive, high-octane, car-chasing, gun fighting, all-out action seem more and more like a reality. It's time for these small-town cops to break out some big-city justice. Vitals: Director: Edgar Wright. Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, Timothy Dalton, Anne Reid, Rafe Spall, Billie Whitelaw, Edward Woodward. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: R, 121 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $22.311 million, Universal. 2 stars

Pathfinder
An action-adventure set in the time when Vikings tried to conquer North America, the film tells the heroic story of a young Norse boy left behind after his clan shipwrecks on the Eastern shores. Despite his lineage, the boy is raised by the very Indians his kinsmen set out to destroy. Now, as the Vikings return to stage another barbaric raid on his village, the 25 year-old Norse warrior (Karl Urban) wages a personal war to stop the Vikings' trail of death and destruction. Vitals: Director: Marcus Nispel. Stars: Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means, Clancy Brown, Jay Tavare, Nathaniel Arcand, Ralf Moeller. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: R, 99 min., Action, Box office gross: $9.959, million, Fox.

300
Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller, "300" is a ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Facing insurmountable odds, their valor and sacrifice inspire all of Greece to unite against their Persian enemy, drawing a line in the sand for democracy. The blockbuster brings Miller's ("Sin City") acclaimed graphic novel to life by combining live action with virtual backgrounds that capture his distinct vision of this ancient historic tale.Vitals: Director: Zack Snyder. Stars: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan, Rodrigo Santoro. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: R, 117 min., Action, Box office gross: $207.871 million, Warner.

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NEWS

DVD Collectibles:
left"The Film Noir Classic Collection Vol. 4" is a surprise package from Warner Home Video: a boxed five-disc set featuring 10 examples (two films per disc) of classic film noir, some of which have been pretty hard to come by prior to this. The complete set sells for $59.92; each two-film set will be sold separately for $20.97. The offerings include Nicholas Ray's creepy and violent story of doomed love "They Live By Night" (1948), starring Farley Granger, Cathy O'Donnell and Howard da Silva, teamed with Anthony Mann's equally gritty 1950 New York City set crime drama "Side Street, about a postman who steals the wrong letter, also starring Farley Granger and Cathy O'Donnell; post-World War II revenge thriller "Act of Violence" (1948), directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Van Heflin, Janet Leigh and Robert Ryan, paired with John Sturges' procedural thriller "Mystery Street" (1950), about a Boston cop trying to solve a mystery around a skeleton found on Cape Cod, starring Ricardo Montalban and Bruce Bennett; "Illegal" (1955) stars Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch and Hugh Marlowe in a thriller about a D.A.whose career unexpectedly collapses and who turns to defending criminal lowlifes, teamed with "The Big Steal" (1949), directed by Don Siegel, which has Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer speeding along Mexican roadways in pursuit of a grifter who has a suitcase that may be stuffed with cash; legendary director Andre de Toth was at the helm of "Crime Wave " (1954), an outstanding but little-known L.A. noir about three escaped convicts from San Quentin who rob a gas station and kill a motorcycle cop, starring Sterling Hayden, paired with forgotten film "Decoy" (1946), in which a drop-dead gorgeous dame Margo Shelby, played by British newcomer, Jean Gille, revives her gangster boyfriend after he dies in the gas chamber, not because she's so fond of him, but because he knows where the loot is buried; and "Where Danger Lives " (1950), starring Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue and Claude Rains in a tale about a doctor smitten with desire for a beautiful patient who's brought in after an attempted suicide, who journeys with her to Mexico, leaving behind her husband's corpse, with "Tension" (1950), starring Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse, Barry Sullivan and William Conrad in a thriller abaout a woman who leaves her mousy but devoted spouse for another man, with dire consequences. All the discs have plnty of extras: commentaries, trailers and featurettes.

"20 Million Miles to Earth: 50th Anniversary Edition" (1957) stars William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia John Zaremba in a fun sci fi outing about a creature from Venus who terrorizes Rome. The Two-disc edition of one of the earliest films by stop-motion animation genius Ray Harryhausen. Extras include commentary by Harryhausen, visual effects artists Dennis Muren and Phil Tippett, and producer Arnold Kunert; "Remembering 20 Million Miles to Earth"; "Tim Burton Sits Down With Ray Harryhausen"; more, from Sony ... "I yam what I yam, and that's all I yam": Created by the legendary Max Fleischer, Popeye the Sailor was introduced to American audiences in 1933 and became one of the most endearing and successful characters in animation history, mainly because of his unique vernacular and hilarious catch phrases. His adventures were strange, humorous and often supernatural as he traveled all over the world to resolve conflicts with enemies. Much like the other animation icons of the 1930s, the Popeye plots invoked traditional values, possessed uncompromising moral standards and resorted to force only when threatened. photo A softie for his lady love Olive Oyl, Popeye usually embarked on conflicts with villains like Bluto and Sea Hag when they made a move on his "sweet patootie." Popeye was usually clobbered at first, until he ate his spinach and gained superhuman strength to defeat his opponent. With his enormous muscular forearms and corncob pipe in mouth, Popeye was always victorious. "Popeye The Sailor 1933-1938 Volume 1" is a four-disc set that includes more than nine hours of cartoons: 58 (7- to10-minute) theatrical black-and-white-shorts and two two-reeler 20-minute color cartoons, all remastered; $64.92 with tons of extras, from Warner.


From TV to Video:
Due this week: "The Archie Show: The Complete Series," A two-disc set with all 17 episodes from the original 1968 animated series, $26.95 from Genius Products ... "Babylon 5: The Lost Tales" (2007), a made-for-video movie featuring the original cast, from Warner ... "Dallas: The Complete Seventh Season," a five-disc set with 30 episodes, $39.98 from Warner ... "Hawaii Five-O: The Second Season" (1968) is a seven-disc set with 25 episodes, $54.99 from Paramount ... "The Kids of Degrassi Street," featuring all 26 episodes of the forerunner to the acclaimed "Degrassi Junior High" and "Degrassi High School" series, $39.95 from WGBH Boston Video ... "Rebus Set 2," a four-disc set with four mysteries of the British television series based on the Edgar-winning Ian Rankin bestselling books, featuring hard-drinking detective John Rebus, $49.99 from Acorn Media ... "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: The Second Season" (1997-98) is a four-disc set with 26 episodes, $42.99 from Paramount.

Buzzin' the 'B's:
"Lonely Hearts"(2007) stars John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Salma Hayek, Laura Dern and Jared Leto in a thriller based on a true story: Two homicide detectives track down Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez, a murderous pair known as the "Lonely Hearts Killers" who have a passion for hot-blooded sex and cold-blooded murder, from Sony ... "Yellow" (2006) stars Roselyn Sanchez and D.B. Sweeney in a romantic drama about a young dancer who travels from her native Puerto Rico to New York City to follow her dream of becoming a professional dancer, from Sony ... In "The Situation" (2006), starring Connie Nielsen, Damian Lewis and Mido Hamada, an American journalist gets involved with a CIA operative and an Iraqi photographer while covering the war there, from New Video ... In this paranormal thriller "Afghan Knights" (2007), an ex Navy SEAL puts together a special task force for one last mission to save a man left behind during a prior mission in Afghanistan, but the team become victims to fallen Genghis Khan warriors from an ancient time, starring Michael Madsen, from MTI Home Video ... "Novel Romance" (2006) is a romantic comedy about a powerful editor who yearns to be a mother and decides to "skip the husband and go straight to the baby," starring Traci Lords, Paul Johansson, Sherilyn Fenn and Mariette Hartley, from Monrach Home Video ... Set in the seedy underbelly of modern-day London, two addicts search for the ultimate rush that only comes from their drug of choice: human blood! in "Night Junkies" (2007), from Allumination FilmWorks ... "Played" (2006) stars Val Kilmer, Gabriel Byrne, Vinnie Jones, Anthony LaPaglia, Bruno Kirby and Mick Rossi in a gritty look at London's criminal underground in which a thief-for-hire rejoins the game in an effort to take down his enemies after taking the fall for a heist gone wrong, from Lionsgate.

On the Indie Front:
Set in 1985 (and with a 1980s soundtrack), romantic drama "Starter for 10" (2007) follows a working-class student through his first year at Bristol University, starring James McAvoy, Rebecca Hall, Alice Eve, Lindsay Duncan, Dominic Cooper, Charles Dance and Simon Woods, from HBO Video ... In "Everything's Gone Green" (2006), a recently fired slacker falls into a money laundering scam; written by "Generation X" author Douglas Coupland and starring Paulo Costanzo and Steph Song, from Vivendi Visual Entertainment/First Independent Pictures.

For the Family:
"Firehouse Dog" (2007) is a family film about Hollywood's top canine star who gets lost and is adopted into a shabby firehouse, where he teams up with a young kid to get the station back on its feet, starring Josh Hutcherson, Bruce Greenwood, Bill Nunn, Scotch Ellis Loring, Mayte Garcia and Teddy Sears, from Fox ... "Emily's First 100 Days of School ... And More Great School Time Stories" is an animated adaptation of Rosemary Wells' best-selling book about the trials and tribulations of school; the disc includes two other animated tales about the challenges of school: "Read to Your Bunny" and "If You Made a Million"; $14.95 from Scholastic Video Collection.

Special Interest:
"Do You Believe in Magic: The Music of John Sebastian & The Lovin' Spoonful" (2007) is a Public Television program hosted by John Sebastian presenting an in-depth profile of the band, its members and their music. The program features 10 full-length classic TV performances of their chart-topping hits and bonus features including interviews, tributes and commentary by Sebastian, $19.99 from SRO Entertainment) .. "Blue Water, White Death" (1971) is a history making film that chronicles the real-life expedition of four deep-sea divers on a quest to capture the first-ever 35mm underwater film footage of the majestic-but-deadly Great White Shark, from MGM ... "Roving Mars" (2006) is an Imax documentary account of the 2003 Mars Rover mission, $29.99 from Disney ... "The Harvest of Sorrow" (2007) is a Tony Palmer documentary that pays tribute to Sergei Rachmaninoff, featuring appearances by soloist Mikhail Pletnev, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Claudio Abbado and the Russian National Orchestra, $19.95 from Kultur ... "Pulp Fiction Art: Cheap Thrills and Painted Nightmares" (2005) is a documentary look at pulp fiction magazine art that became a widespread pop culture phenomenon from the 1920s to the 1950s; hundreds of paintings are showcased, many recently restored and in their original splendor; $19.99 from Kultur.


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Afghan Knights (2007) Michael Madsen, Francesco Quinn, Steve Bacic, Gary Stretch, Chris Kramer, Colin Lawrence, Joey Baker, Vince Murdocco. In this paranormal thriller an ex Navy SEAL puts together a special task force for one last mission to save a man left behind during a prior mission in Afghanistan, but the team become victims to fallen Genghis Khan warriors from an ancient time. (MTI Home Video).

The Archie Show: The Complete Series. Two-disc set with all 17 episodes from the original 1968 animated series, $26.95. Extras:Media gallery with original sketch and color artwork, jukebox feature with every song from all the episodes. (Genius Products).

Babylon 5: The Lost Tales (2007) Bruce Boxleitner, Tracy Scoggins, Peter Woodward. Made-for-video movie featuring the original cast. Extras: "Straczynski Diaries" by series creator J. Michael Straczynski. (Warner).

Bloodlines (2007) Grace Johnston, Jason Padgett, Tracy Kay Wolfe. Another horror outing about women tortured by a deranged country family. Extras: Interviews, commentary. (ThinkFilm).

Blue Water, White Death (1971) History making film chronicles the real-life expedition of four deep-sea divers on a quest to capture the first-ever 35mm underwater film footage of the majestic-but-deadly Great White Shark. Extras: Commentary, "Diving Into Blue Water, White Death" featurette, "Rodney Fox Great White Shark Expeditions" featurette. (MGM).

Dallas: The Complete Seventh Season. Five-disc set with 30 episodes, $39.98. Extras: "The Music of Dallas" featurette. (Warner).

The Darwin Awards (2006) Joseph Fiennes, Winona Ryder, David Arquette, Juliette Lewis, Julianna Margulies. (Fox).

Do You Believe in Magic: The Music of John Sebastian & The Lovin' Spoonful (2007) Public Television program hosted by John Sebastian presenting an in-depth profile of the band, its members and their music. The program features 10 full-length classic TV performances of their chart-topping hits and bonus features including interviews, tributes and commentary by Sebastian; $19.99. (SRO Entertainment).

Emily's First 100 Days of School ... And More Great School Time Stories. Adaptation of Rosemary Wells' best-selling book about the trials and tribulations of school; includes two other animated tales about the challenges of school: "Read to Your Bunny" and "If You Made a Million"; $14.95. (Scholastic Video Collection).

Everything's Gone Green (2006) Paulo Costanzo, Steph Song. A recently fired slacker falls into a money laundering scam. Written by "Generation X" author Douglas Coupland. Extras: Commentary, video pop-ups, photo gallery, poster gallery, extended scenes, special brownie recipes, more. (Vivendi Visual Entertainment/First Independent Pictures)

The Film Noir Classic Collection Vol. 4. Five-disc set with two films per disc, $59.92 or $20.97 per disc. (Warner).

  • Act of Violence/Mystery Street Act of Violence (1948) Dir.: Fred Zinnemann; Van Heflin, Janet Leigh, Robert Ryan. Extras: Commentary by Dr. Drew Casper, "Act of Violence: Dealing With the Devil" featurette. Mystery Street (1950) Dir.: John Sturges; Ricardo Montalban, Bruce Bennett. Extras: Commentary by Alain Silver and Elizabeth Ward, "Mystery Street: Murder at Harvard ."
  • Crime Wave/Decoy Crime Wave (1954) Dir.: Andre de Toth; Sterling Hayden. Extras: Commentary by James Ellroy and Eddie Muller, "Crime Wave: The City is Dark." Decoy (1946) Jean Gille, Edward Norris, Robert Armstrong. Extras: Commentary by Stanley Rubin and Glenn Erickson, "Decoy: A Map to Nowhere."
  • Illegal/The Big Steal Illegal (1955) Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe. Extras: Commentary by Nina Foch and Patricia King Hanson, "Illegal: Marked for Life" featurette, "Behind the Cameras: Edward G. Robinson." The Big Steal (1949) Dir.: Don Siegel; Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer. Extras: Commentary by Richard B. Jewell, "The Big Steal: Look Behind You" featurette.
  • They Live By Night/Side Street They Live By Night (1948) Dir.: Nicholas Ray; Farley Granger, Cathy O'Donnell, Howard da Silva. Extras: Commentary by Farley Granger and Eddie Muller, "They Live By Night: The Twisted Road" featurette. Side Street (1950) Dir.: Anthony Mann; Farley Granger, Cathy O'Donnell. Extras: Commentary by Richard Schickel, "Side Street: Where Temptation Lurks."
  • Where Danger Lives/Tension Where Danger Lives (1950) Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue, Claude Rains. Extras: Commentary by Alain Silver and James Ursini, "Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie" featurette. Tension (1950) Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse, Barry Sullivan, William Conrad. Extras: Commentary by Alain Silver and Elizabeth Ward with Audrey Trotter, "Tension: Who's Guilty Now?" featurette.

Firehouse Dog (2007) Josh Hutcherson, Bruce Greenwood, Bill Nunn, Scotch Ellis Loring, Mayte Garcia, Teddy Sears. Family film about Hollywood's top canine star who gets lost and is adopted into a shabby firehouse, where he teams up with a young kid to get the station back on its feet. Extras: Dog-themed featurettes, deleted scenes, poster gallery, casting sessions, more. (Fox).

The Harvest of Sorrow (2007) Tony Palmer documentary pays tribute to Sergei Rachmaninoff, featuring appearances by soloist Mikhail Pletnev, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Claudio Abbado and the Russian National Orchestra; $19.95. (Kultur).

Hawaii Five-O: The Second Season (1968) Seven-disc set with 25 episodes, $54.99. (Paramount).

Hot Fuzz (2007) Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, Timothy Dalton, Anne Reid, Rafe Spall, Billie Whitelaw, Edward Woodward. Extras: Commentary with Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, deleted scenes, outtakes, "The Fuzzball Rally: U.S. Tour Piece," "The Man Who Would Be Fuzz" featurette, "Fuzz-O-Meter" trivia track, "Hot Funk" montage of clips using the "clean" dialogue from the TV and airline version of the film, "Danny's Notebook: The Other Side," storyboards, Easter egg video clip. Also available on HD DVD Combo Disc. (Universal).

The Kids of Degrassi Street. All 26 episodes of the forerunner to the acclaimed "Degrassi Junior High" and "Degrassi High School" series; $39.95. (WGBH Boston Video).

Kung Fu Hustle Axe-Kickin' Edition (2005 -- Hong Kong) Stephen Chow, Xiaogang Feng, Wah Yuen, Zhi Hua Dong, Kwok-Kwan Chan, Chi Chung Lam, Siu-Lung Leung, Qiu Yuen. Extras: Comedy Central interview with Stephen Chow, outtakes and bloopers, storyboard comparison, three behind-the-scenes featurettes: "Dressed to Kill" costume design, "Bringing Down the House" production design, "Organized Chaos" fight choreography. (Sony).

Lonely Hearts (2007) John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Salma Hayek, Laura Dern, Jared Leto. Based on a true story, two homicide detectives track down Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez, a murderous pair known as the "Lonely Hearts Killers" who have a passion for hot-blooded sex and cold-blooded murder. Extras: "Making-of" featurette. (Sony).

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991 -- TV) Stacy Keach, Richard Thomas. (MGM).

Night Junkies (2007) Rene Zagger, Giles Alderson, Vass Anderson, Sasha Jackson, Katia Winter. Two addicts search for the ultimate rush that only comes from their drug of choice: human blood! Set in the seedy underbelly of modern-day London. (Allumination FilmWorks).

Novel Romance (2006) Traci Lords, Paul Johansson, Sherilyn Fenn, Mariette Hartley. Romantic comedy about a powerful editor who yearns to be a mother and decides to "skip the husband and go straight to the baby." (Monrach Home Video).

Peter Benchley's Creature (1998 -- TV) Craig T. Nelson, Kim Cattrall, Colm Feore. (MGM).

Pathfinder (2007) Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means, Clancy Brown, Jay Tavare, Nathaniel Arcand, Ralf Moeller. Rated and unrated (ultraviolent) editions. Extras: Commentary by director Marcus Nispel, eight deleted scenes; Unrated Extended Edition adds extra battle footage, five behind-the-scene featurettes, on-set featurette, more. (Fox).

Played (2006) Val Kilmer, Gabriel Byrne, Vinnie Jones, Anthony LaPaglia, Bruno Kirby, Mick Rossi. Gritty look at London's criminal underground has a thief-for-hire rejoining the game in an effort to take down his enemies after taking the fall for a heist gone wrong. (Lionsgate).

Popeye The Sailor 1933-1938 Volume 1. Four-disc set with 60 original remastered and unedited classic theatrical shorts created by the legendary Max Fleischer; $64.92.Extras: Popeye commentaries by historians, animators and filmmakers; "Behind the Toons" featurette looks at select cartoons, characters and creators; "I Yam What I Am: The Story of Popeye the Sailor Man" new documentary; "The Evolution of Animation: The History of the Fleischer Studios" new documentary; "Max Fleischer and the New York Style" new documentary; bonus Popeye shorts including "Let's Sing With Popeye" and "Popular Science"; bonus Fleischer cartoons including "Poor Cinderella," "Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy" and "Superman." (Warner).

Pulp Fiction Art: Cheap Thrills and Painted Nightmares (2005) Documentary look at pulp fiction magazine art that became a widespread pop culture phenomenon from the 1920s to the 1950s. Hundreds of paintings are showcased, many recently restored and in their original splendor; $19.99. (Kultur International).

Rebus Set 2. Four-disc set with four mysteries of the British television series based on the Edgar-winning Ian Rankin bestselling books, featuring hard-drinking detective John Rebus; $49.99. (Acorn Media).

Roving Mars (2006) Imax documentary account of the 2003 Mars Rover mission, $29.99. (Disney).

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: The Second Season (1997-98) Four-disc set with 26 episodes, $42.99. (Paramount).

The Situation (2006) Connie Nielsen, Damian Lewis, Mido Hamada. An American journalist gets involved with a CIA operative and an Iraqi photographer while covering the war there. (New Video).

Starter for 10 (2007) James McAvoy, Rebecca Hall, Alice Eve, Lindsay Duncan, Dominic Cooper, Charles Dance, Simon Woods. Set in 1985 (and with a 1980s soundtrack), this romantic drama follows a working-class student through his first year at Bristol University. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette. (HBO Video).

300 (2007) Director: Zack Snyder. Stars: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan, Rodrigo Santoro. In single-disc and two-disc Special Edition. Extras: Commentary by Snyder, writer Kurt Johnstad and director of photography Larry Fong; deleted scenes; featurettes: "The 300: Fact or Fiction?" in which historians, authors and filmmakers reveal how much of the film was based on fact, "Who Were the Spartans: The Warriors of 300," which touches on the customs and ways of life of the Spartan that werent explicitly shown in 300 but were used by the actors and filmmakers to help build their characters, "Frank Miller Tapes" that shows how the outspoken Miller continued to push his limits to realize his graphic novel in the world of film"; Webisodes with behind-the-scenes peeks on the set of "300"; photo gallery. (Warner).

20 Million Miles to Earth: 50th Anniversary Edition (1957) William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia, John Zaremba. Two-disc edition of one of the earliest films by stop-motion animation genius Ray Harryhausen. Extras: Commentary by Ray Harryhausen, visual effects artists Dennis Muren and Phil Tippett, and producer Arnold Kunert; "Remembering 20 Million Miles to Earth"; "Tim Burton Sits Down With Ray Harryhausen"; "The Joan Taylor Interview"; colorization featurette; a video discussion of "20 Million Miles to Earth's" 1957 marketing and advertising campaign by producer Arnold Kunert; "Mischa Bakaleinikoff: Film Music's Unsung Hero"; still and production art gallery; sneak peek of digital comic book "20 Million Miles More." (Sony).

Yellow (2006) Roselyn Sanchez, D.B. Sweeney. Romantic drama about a young dancer who travels from her native Puerto Rico to New York City to follow her dream of becoming a professional dancer. Extras: Deleted scenes, interview with Roselyn Sanchez. (Sony).

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