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ONVIDEO'S WEEKLY GUIDE TO HOME VIDEO RELEASES
For Tuesday, February 19 -- Monday, February 25
American Gangster
Armed with ruthless, streetwise tactics and a paradoxically strict sense of honor, crime boss Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) rules Harlem's chaotic drug underworld. When cop Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) sets out to bring down Lucas's multimillion-dollar empire, both men are plunged into a legendary confrontation. Nobody used to notice Lucas, the quiet driver to one of the inner city's leading black crime bosses. But when his boss suddenly dies, Frank exploits the opening in the power structure to build his own empire and create his own version of the American Dream. Through ingenuity and a strict business ethic, he comes to rule the inner-city drug trade, flooding the streets with a purer product at a better price. Lucas outplays all of the leading crime syndicates and becomes not only one of the city's mainline corrupters, but part of its circle of legit civic superstars. Roberts is an outcast cop close enough to the streets to feel a shift of control in the drug underworld. Roberts believes someone is climbing the rungs above the known Mafia families and starts to suspect that a black power player has come from nowhere to dominate the scene. Both Lucas and Roberts share a rigorous ethical code that sets them apart from their own colleagues, making them lone figures on opposite sides of the law. The destinies of these two men will become intertwined as they approach a confrontation where only one of them can come out on top. Vitals: Director: Ridley Scott. Stars: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Josh Brolin, Ted Levine, Armand Assante, John Ortiz, John Hawkes, RZA, Lymari Nadal, Yul Vasquez, Ruby Dee, Idris Elba, Carla Gugino, Joe Morton, Common, Tip "T.I." Harris. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: R, 158 min., Crime Drama, Box office gross: $43.565 million, Universal.
In the Valley of Elah
On his first weekend back after serving in Iraq, Mike Deerfield (Jonathan Tucker) goes missing and is reported AWOL. When Hank Deerfield (Tommy Lee Jones), a former military MP and his wife Joan (Susan Sarandon) get the phone call with the disturbing news, Hank sets out to search for their son. Emily Sanders (Charlize Theron), a police detective in the jurisdiction where Mike was last seen, reluctantly helps him in his search. As the evidence grows, her missing person's case begins to look more and more like foul play, and soon Sanders finds herself in a fight with the military brass as she and Hank struggle to keep control of the investigation. But when the truth about Mike's time in Iraq finally begins to emerge, Hank's entire world is challenged and he's forced to reevaluate long-held beliefs to solve the mystery behind his son's disappearance. Vitals: Director: Paul Haggis. Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon, James Franco, Frances Fisher, Tim McGraw, Jason Patric, Mehcad Brooks, Wes Chatham. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: R, 129 min., Drama, Box office gross: $6.757 million, Warner.
Lust, Caution
Based on a short story by famed Chinese writer Eileen Chang, about a group of patriotic students who plot to assassinate the intelligence chief in the Japanese-backed Chinese government just before World War II. The story begins in Shanghai, in 1942. The World War II Japanese occupation of this Chinese city continues in force. Mrs. Mak, a woman of sophistication and means, walks into a cafe, places a phone call, and then sits and waits. She remembers how her story began several years earlier, in 1938 China. She is not in fact Mrs. Mak, but shy Wong Chia Chi (Tang Wei). With WWII almost underway, Wong has been left behind by her father, who has escaped to England. As a freshman at the university, she meets fellow student Kuang Yu Min (Wang Leehom). Kuang has started a drama society to shore up patriotism. As the theater troupe's new leading lady, Wong realizes that she has found her calling, able to move and inspire audiences -- and Kuang. He convenes a core group of students to carry out a radical and ambitious plan to assassinate a top Japanese collaborator, Mr. Yee (Tony Leung). Each student has a part to play; Wong will be Mrs. Mak, who will gain Yee's trust by befriending his wife (Joan Chen) and then draw the man into an affair. Wong transforms herself utterly inside and out, and the scenario proceeds as scripted -- until an unexpectedly fatal twist spurs her to flee. Flash forward to Shanghai, 1941. With no end in sight for the occupation, Wong -- having emigrated from Hong Kong -- goes through the motions of her existence. Much to her surprise, Kuang re-enters her life. Now part of the organized resistance, he enlists her to again become Mrs. Mak in a revival of the plot to kill Yee, who as head of the collaborationist secret service has become even more a key part of the puppet government. As Wong reprises her earlier role, and is drawn ever closer to her dangerous prey, she finds her very identity being pushed to the limit. Vitals: Director: Ang Lee. Stars: Joan Chen, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tang Wei, Leehom Wang. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: NC-17, 159 min., Drama, Box office gross: $4.378 million, Universal.
Margot at the Wedding
Quirky comedy about family dynamics and the odd ways we express love for each other. Honest and often humorous look at two sisters who are each other's best friend -- which may be their biggest problem. On the eve of her estranged sister Pauline's (Jennifer Jason Leigh) wedding to an unemployed musician-artist-depressive (Jack Black), Margot (Nicole Kidman) and her son Claude show up unexpectedly at the family seaside home to rekindle the sisterly bond and offer her own brand of "support." What ensues is a nakedly honest and subversively funny look at family neuroses, secrets and inescapable bonds. Vitals: Director: Noah Baumbach. Stars: Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Black, Zane Pais, Ciarān Hinds, Flora Cross. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: R, 92 min., Drama, Box office gross: $1.865 million, Paramount.
Michael Clayton
Michael Clayton (George Clooney) is an in-house "fixer" at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. At the behest of the firm's co-founder Marty Bach (Sydney Pollack), Clayton, a former prosecutor from a family of cops, takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen's dirtiest work. Clayton cleans up clients' messes, handling anything from hit-and-runs and damaging stories in the press to shoplifting wives and crooked politicians. Though burned out and hardly content with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At the agrochemical company U/North, the career of in-house chief counsel Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton) rests on the settlement of the suit that Kenner, Bach & Ledeen is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. When the firm's top litigator, the brilliant Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson), has an apparent breakdown and tries to sabotage the entire case, Marty Bach sends Michael Clayton to tackle this unprecedented disaster and, in doing so, Clayton comes face to face with the reality of who he has become -- and puts his own life in danger. Vitals: Director: Tony Gilroy. Stars: George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack, Pamela Gray. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: R, 119 min., Drama, Box office gross: $38.733 million, Warner.
Redacted
Inspired by real events and the ever-emerging realities of an on-going war, "Redacted" explores the consequences of placing a group of young American soldiers into a morally ambiguous universe. Pushed to their very limits, the film portrays the tragic events surrounding a U.S. army squad that targets and persecutes an innocent Iraqi girl and her family, culminating in a brutal rape and murder. The film addresses the innocent casualties of war and reveals the general helplessness surrounding the war in Iraq. The film alternates points of view, balancing the experiences of these young men under duress and members of the media with those of the local Iraqi people, illuminating how each have been deeply affected by the current conflict and their encounters with each other. The film uses a variety of created source material -- video diaries, produced documentary, surveillance footage, online testimonials, news pieces -- to comment on the extreme disconnect between the surface of an image and the reality of ideas and the truth. Vitals: Director: Brian De Palma. Stars: Kel O'Neill, Ty Jones, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Izzy Diaz, Rob Devaney, Patrick Carroll. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: R, 90 min., Drama, Box office gross: $.065 million, Magnolia Home Entertainment.
Rendition
A multi-layered story line interweaves the tale of an Egyptian-born chemical engineer whose family emigrated to the States in the mid 1980s and who is shipped off for interrogation after he is deemed a political prisoner in our post-9/11 world; the story of a CIA analyst based in Cairo who finds his world spinning out of control after he witnesses the man's interrogation by the Egyptian secret police; and the pregnant American wife of the kidnapped man whose attempts to get the U.S. government to help her falls on deaf ears. Vitals: Director: Gavin Hood. Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep, Alan Arkin, Peter Sarsgaard, Christian Martin. 2007, CC, MPAA rating: R, 120 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $9.283 million, New Line.
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NEWS
DVD Collectibles:
The Criterion Collection this week will release another of Jean-Luc Godard's masterpieces, "Pierrot Le Fou"
(1965), starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina, in a two-disc set
with a new, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and
approved by cinematographer Raoul Coutard. Dissatisfied in marriage and
life, Ferdinand (Belmondo) takes to the road with the babysitter, his
ex-lover Marianne Renoir (Karina), and leaves the bourgeoisie behind.
Yet this is no normal road trip: Genius auteur Godard's 10th feature in
six years, released between "Alphaville" and Masculin, feminine," is a
stylish mash-up of consumerist satire, politics, and comic-book
aesthetics, as well as a violent, zigzag tale of, as Godard called
them, "the last romantic couple." With blissful color imagery by
cinematographer Raoul Coutard and Belmondo and Karina at their most
animated, "Pierrot le fou" is one of the high points of the French new
wave, and one last frolic before Godard moved ever further into radical
cinema. Extras include a new video interview with Karina; "Pierrot
Primer," a new video program with audio commentary by filmmaker
Jean-Pierre Gorin; "Godard, l'amour, la poesie," a 50-minute French
documentary about Godard and his collaborative life and films with
Karina; archival interview excerpts with Godard, Belmondo and Karina;
plus a booklet featuring a new essay by critic Richard Brody, an review
by Andrew Sarris, and an interview with Godard.Also from Criterion this week is "Walker," a hallucinatory biopic that breaks all cinematic conventions, from British director Alex Cox ("Repo Man," "Sid & Nancy"). "Walker" tells the story of 19th-century American adventurer William Walker (Ed Harris), who abandoned a series of careers in law, politics, journalism and medicine to become a soldier of fortune, and for several years dictator of Nicaragua. Made with mad abandon and political acuity -- and the support of the Sandinista army and government during the Contra war -- the film uses this true tale as a satirical attack on American ultrapatriotism and a freewheeling condemnation of "manifest destiny." Featuring a powerful score by Joe Strummer and a performance of intense, repressed rage by Harris, Walker remains one of Cox's most daring works. Presented in a new, restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by Cox, with loads of extras.
From TV to Video:
"Coach: The Third Season," is a three-disc set with 22 episodes, $26.98 from Universal ... "Cops: 20th Season Anniversary" (2007) is a two-disc set that celebrates 20 seasons of the reality show. The set includes the "20th Season Special," the "Pilot" episode, the "Las Vegas Heat" episode, the "Lost Episode," "Cops in the Movies and on TV: Spoofs and Tributes" featurette, more; from Fox ... "Lillie" is a classic from the golden age of the British miniseries. The 1979 PBS Masterpiece Theatre drama follows the true-life, late-19th century story of Lillie Langtry from churchman's daughter to an independent -- and infamous -- actress and woman of the world, at once smart, stunning and scandalous; $59.99 from Acorn Media ... "Walker, Texas Ranger: The Fourth Season" (1996-97) is a seven-disc set with 26 episodes, $54.99, from Paramount.
Buzzin' the 'B's:
Seeking to uncover the truth behind a series of apparent suicides, a young detective investigates a mysterious man who invades his victims' dreams, convincing them to kill themselves in real life in "Nightmare Detective" (2006 -- Japan), starring Ryuhei Matsuda, Shinya Tsukamoto and Hitomi, from Dimension Extreme/Weinstein Co./Genius Products ... In "Black Water" (2007), a leisurely boat tour by a group of friends down the rivers of Northern Australia turns horrific when the boat suddenly capsizes and the group is attacked by one of the most dangerous reptiles in the world: the Salt Water crocodile, from Sony ... In "Revamped" (2007), starring Jeff Rector, Christa Campbell, Martin Kove, Billy Drago, Fred Williamson and Tane McClure, a successful businessman is bitten by a beautiful vampire and is plunged into the dark world of the supernatural; he quickly realizes that being undead isn't all that it's cracked up to be and must fight for survival when a militaristic team of Vampire Hunters discover his existence; from MTI Home Video ... A mischievous high school sophomore faces a conflict of conscience vs. character when his best friend becomes linked to the death of a youth from another clique in suburban Middle America circa 1976 in "The Good Humor Man" (2005), starring Nathan Stevens, Cameron Richardson, Jorge Garcia, Kelsey Grammer and Jason Segel; from Monarch Home Video ... In "The Final Inquiry" (2006), a Roman general in 32 AD travels to Jerusalem to discredit the rumors of a resurrection and put an end to the spreading cult of Jesus; stars F. Murray Abraham, Dolph Lundgren, Max von Sydow, Daniele Liotti and Monica Cru; from Fox.
For the Family:
"The Easter Bunny Is Coming to Town" (1977) is a restored and remastered version of the stop-motion TV feature, $14.98 from Warner ... "It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown" is a remastered version of the 1974 classic, from Warner ... "Little Einsteins: Race for Space" is a compilation of three adventures that include a flying journey from Machu Pichu to China and a sky race featuring all the greatest flying machines in the world; $19.99 from Disney ... "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" (2002) is a three-disc set with the first 13 episodes of the revival of the animated "He-Man" saga; $26,98 from BCI Entertainment.
Special Interest:
"Gorillas on the Brink" (2007) is an
Animal Planet documentary that observes firsthand the urgent crisis of
endangered gorillas in Rwanda, hosted by world-renowned animal expert
Jack Hanna and actress Natalie Portman; from Animal Planet/Genius
Products ... "Terror's Advocate" (2007) is a
documentary by director Barbet Schroeder that takes audiences down
history's darkest paths in an attempt to illuminate the mystery behind
the enigmatic Jacques Verges, a successful lawyer who defended
unpopular figures from all political fronts, including monsters like
Nazi criminal Klaus Barbie and Holocaust denier Roger Garaudy; from
Magnolia Home Entertainment ... "Sputnik Revealed" is a NOVA documentary that delves into the true story behind the start of the Space Race in 1957; $24.95 from WGBH Boston Video ... "Excellent Cadavers"
is a documentary that chronicles the recent history of the Mafia in
Sicily and its integral relationship to postwar Italian politics;
$24.95 from First Run Features ... "Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project"
(2007) is a two-disc set of the HBO documentary directed by John Landis
profiling the career of comedian Don Rickles; $26.99 from Salient Media
... World Wrestling Entertainment and Genius Entertainment have four
wrestling titles of interest to fans: "Armageddon," a battle royale featuring RAW, SmackDown and ECW stars, $24.95; "Royal Rumble: Volume III: 1998-2002" and "Royal Rumble: Volume IV: 2003-2007," each five disc sets featuring more than 15 hours of bone crushing action, $59.95 each; and a three-disc collector's edition of "The Legacy of Stone Cold Austin," $34.95.
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THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:
Black Water (2007) Maeve Dermody, Diana Glenn, Ben Oxenbould. A leisurely boat tour by a group of friends down the rivers of Northern Australia turns horrific when the boat suddenly capsizes and the group is attacked by one of the most dangerous reptiles in the world: the Salt Water crocodile. Extras: Deleted scenes, making-of featurette, commentary by writer-directors Andrew Traucki and David Nerlich. (Sony).
Coach: The Third Season. Three-disc set with 22 episodes, $26.98. (Universal).
Cops: 20th Season Anniversary (2007) Two-disc set celebrates 20 seasons of the reality show. Includes "20th Season Special," "Pilot" episode, "Las Vegas Heat" episode, "Lost Episode," " Cops in the Movies and on TV: Spoofs and Tributes" featurette, "Fan Favorites" featurette, "First 10 Years" (10 "Cops" segments, one from each year), "Second 10 Years" (10 "Cops" segments, one from each year), "behind-the-scenes" featurette, "Cops on Cops" featurette. (Fox).
The Easter Bunny Is Coming to Town (1977) Restored and remastered stop-motion TV feature, $14.98. (Warner).
The Final Inquiry (2006) F. Murray Abraham, Dolph Lundgren, Max von Sydow, Daniele Liotti, Monica Cru. After a harrowing but victorious campaign against the barbarian hordes, Rome's greatest general Titos Valerius Tauros receives a special assignment from the emperor: travel in secret to the city of Jerusalem to investigate the recent death and possible resurrection of a crucified man. Unwilling to believe the alleged miracle, Tauros sets out to discredit the rumors and put an end to the spreading cult of Jesus. Extras: "The Making of The Final Inquiry." (Fox).
Gabriel (2007) Andy Whitfield, Samantha Noble. Typical struggle between Arc and Fallen angels for control of Purgatory and its population of re-born souls. Extras: Deleted scenes, making-of featurettes. (Sony).
The Good Humor Man (2005) Nathan Stevens, Cameron Richardson, Jorge Garcia, Kelsey Grammer, Jason Segel. A mischievous high school sophomore faces a conflict of conscience vs. character when his best friend becomes linked to the death of a youth from another clique in suburban Middle America circa 1976. (Monarch Home Video).
Gorillas on the Brink (2007) Observes firsthand the urgent crisis of endangered gorillas in Rwanda with world-renowned animal expert Jack Hanna and actress Natalie Portman. The 2007 mysterious killings of four critically endangered gorillas in the Virunga National Park sent shockwaves through the international conservationist community. Animal Planet was there to film the television special documenting gorillas from this region and their desperate struggle to survive. (Animal Planet/Genius Products).
Helen Mirren at the BBC. Five-disc set with BBC performances by the award-winning actress Extras: Made-for-DVD interview, 20-page collectible booklet.
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002) Three-disc set with the first 13 episodes of the revival of the animated "He-Man" saga; $26,98. (BCI Entertainment).
In the Valley of Elah (2007) Dir.: Paul Haggis; Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon, James Franco, Frances Fisher, Tim McGraw, Jason Patric, Mehcad Brooks, Wes Chatham. Extras: "In the Valley of Elah: Documentary" behind-the-scenes featurette. Also available on Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. (Warner).
It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (1974) Remastered. Bonus episode, "It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown," "In Full Bloom: The Peanuts at Easter" documentary. (Warner).
Justice League: The New Frontier Special Edition (2007) New animated feature in single-disc ($19.98) and two-disc ($24.98) versions. Based on the graphic novel by Darwyn Cooke, tells the epic tale of the founding of the Justice League, comprised of DC Comics legends Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and The Flash. Features the voices of David Boreanaz, Brooke Shields, Lucy Lawless, Neil Patrick Harris, Miguel Ferrer, Kyra Sedgwick, Jeremy Sisto and Kyle MacLachlan. Extras: "Super Heroes United!: The Complete Justice League History" documentary, "Sneak Peak: Batman: Gotham Knight, " commentary. The special edition adds "The Legion of Doom: The Pathology of the Super Villain" documentary, "Comic Book Commentary: Homage to the New Frontier" documentary, and three bonus "Justice League" episodes. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Warner).
Les Miserables (1995) Colm Wilkinson, Michael Ball. A performance of "Les Miserables" by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall, for a 10th anniversary concert celebration. Two-disc set. Extras: "Stage by Stage: The making of Les Miserables" featuring interviews with producer Cameron Mackintosh, writer Alain Boublil, and musician Claude-Michel Schonberg; special commemorative booklet. (BBC Video/Warner).
Lillie. Classic from the golden age of the British miniseries. Follows the true-life, late-19th century story of Lillie Langtry from churchman's daughter to an independent - and infamous - actress and woman of the world, at once smart, stunning and scandalous. Debuted on PBS Masterpiece Theatre in 1979. Four-disc set with all 13 episodes, $59.99. (Acorn Media).
Lust, Caution (2007) Dir.: Ang Lee; Joan Chen, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tang Wei, Leehom Wang. Extras: "Titles of Deception, Lurid Affection" behind-the-scenes featurette. (Universal).
Margot at the Wedding (2007) Dir.: Noah Baumbach; Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Black, Zane Pais, Ciaran Hinds, Flora Cross. Extras: A Conversation with Noah Baumbach and Jennifer Jason Leigh. (Paramount).
Michael Clayton (2007) George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack, Pamela Gray. Available on Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. (Warner).
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007) Two-disc set of the HBO documentary directed by John Landis. Features appearances by Robert De Niro, Clint Eastwood, Whoopi Goldberg, Jay Leno, Bob Newhart, Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman and Robin Williams, among others, as well as rare footage of Rickles' performances and outtakes; $26.99. Extras: Extended footage and interviews. (Salient Media).
Nightmare Detective (2006 -- Japan) Ryuhei Matsuda, Shinya Tsukamoto, Hitomi. Unrated. Seeking to uncover the truth behind a series of apparent suicides, a young detective investigates a mysterious man who invades his victims' dreams, convincing them to kill themselves in real life. (Dimension Extreme/Weinstein Co./Genius Products).
Pierrot Le Fou (1965) Dir.: Jean-Luc Godard; Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina. Two-disc set with a new, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by cinematographer Raoul Coutard. Extras: New video interview with Anna Karina; "Pierrot Primer," a new video program with audio commentary by filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin; "Godard, l'amour, la poesie," a 50-minute French documentary about Godard and his collaborative life and films with Anna Karina; archival interview excerpts with Godard, Belmondo and Karina; plus a booklet featuring a new essay by critic Richard Brody, an review by Andrew Sarris, and an interview with Godard. (The Criterion Collection).
Pinochet's Last Stand (2006) Derek Jacobi, Phyllida Law, Peter Capaldi. In 1973, General Augusto Pinochet overtook Chile in a violent military coup. During his 17-year rule, he ruthlessly repressed all opposition to his regime, leading to the deaths of 3,000 civilians and the torture of another 30,000. This biodrama tells the fascinating true story of the former dictator's surprise 1998 arrest for crimes against humanity while undergoing back surgery during a vacation in London. (HBO).
Redacted (2007) Dir.: Brian De Palma; Kel O'Neill, Ty Jones, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Izzy Diaz, Rob Devaney, Patrick Carroll. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
Rendition (2007) Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep, Alan Arkin, Peter Sarsgaard, Christian Martin. Extras: Commentary by director Gavin Hood, "Intersections: The Making of Rendition," "Outlawed" featurette, deleted scenes, alternate scenes. (New Line).
Revamped (2007) Jeff Rector, Christa Campbell, Martin Kove, Billy Drago, Fred Williamson, Tane McClure. A successful businessman is bitten by a beautiful vampire and is plunged into the dark world of the supernatural; he quickly realizes that being undead isn't all that it's cracked up to be and must fight for survival when a militaristic team of Vampire Hunters discover his existence. (MTI Home Video).
Riverdance (1996) Jean Butler, Colin Dunne. Recorded live at Radio City Music Hall. Two-disc set. Extras: "Riverdance in China," a behind the scenes look at the historic performance in the Great Hall of the People in China; "Riverdance on BBC's Pebble Mill," featuring interviews and performances. (BBC Video/Warner).
Sputnik Revealed. NOVA documentary that delves into the true story behind the start of the Space Race in 1957; $24.95. (WGBH Boston Video).
Terror's Advocate (2007) Documentary. Acclaimed director Barbet Schroeder takes audiences down history's darkest paths in his attempt to illuminate the mystery behind the enigmatic Jacques Verges, a successful lawyer who defended unpopular figures from all political fronts, including monsters like Nazi criminal Klaus Barbie and Holocaust denier Roger Garaudy. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
Walker (1987) Dir.: Alex Cox; Ed Harris, Richard Masur, Rene Assa , Rene Auberjonois. New, restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by Cox. Extras: Commentary by Cox and screenwriter Rudy Wurlitzer, "Dispatches From Nicaragua," an original documentary about the filming of "Walker"; "On Moviemaking and the Revolution," an audio reminiscence by actor and writer Linda Sandoval about the shoot; rare behind-the-scenes photos; plus a booklet featuring writings by film critic Graham Fuller, Wurlitzer and Sandoval. (The Criterion Collection).
Walker, Texas Ranger: The Fourth Season (1996-97) Seven-disc set with 26 episodes, $54.99. (Paramount).
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