DVD Releases: February 16

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Barnaby Jones: The First Season (1973) Four-disc set with 13 episodes, $39.98. (Paramount).

Black Dynamite (2009) Michael Jai White, Tommy Davidson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Arsenio Hall. Action comedy blaxploitation film spoof following the exploits of an ex-CIA agent and full-time ladies man out to avenge the death of his brother against kung-fu masters, drug-dealing pimps and The Man. Extras: Commentary, deleted and alternate scenes, "Lighting the Fuse" featurette, "The Comic-Con Experience" featurette. Blu-ray Disc adds "The '70s: Back in Action" featurette. (Sony).

Bugs Bunny's Easter Funnies (2009) Animated Easter special that features a star-studded lineup of all-time favorite Looney Tunes characters - including Bugs Bunny, Sylvester, Granny, Pepe Le Pew, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam and Daffy Duck - auditioning to see who will help deliver Easter baskets. Extras: Three puzzle games. $14.97. (Warner).

Cannon: Season Two, Volume Two (1973) Three-disc set with 12 episodes, $36.98. (Paramount).

Clint Eastwood: 35 Films 35 Years at Warner Bros. A massive 19-disc collection of 34 films Eastwood has made at warner Bros., the 35th film is "The Eastwood Factor," an all-new intimate short film from film critic Richard Schickel offering a rare personal look at Eastwood. Hours of special features including commentaries and featurettes in an elegantly boxed double-wide DVD album giftset package. Includes a 24-page sampler booklet with an extract from "Clint: A Retrospective" by Richard Schickel, published by Sterling Publishing Co. Inc., as well as rare and one-of-a-kind correspondence and photos. $179.98. (Warner).

The Films:
1. "Where Eagles Dare" (1968)
2. "Kelly's Heroes" (1970)
3. "Dirty Harry" (1971)
4. "Magnum Force" (1973)
5. "The Enforcer" (1975)
6. "The Outlaw Josey Wales" (1976)
7. "The Gauntlet" (1977)
8. "Every Which Way but Loose" (1978)
9. "Bronco Billy" (1980)
10. "Any Which Way You Can" (1980)
11. "Honkytonk Man" (1982)
12. "Firefox" (1982)
13. "Sudden Impact (1983)
14. "City Heat" (1984)
15. "Tightrope" (1984)
16. "Pale Rider" (1985)
17. "Heartbreak Ridge" (1986)
18. "Bird" (1988)
19. "The Dead Pool" (1988)
20. "Pink Cadillac" (1989)
21. "White Hunter, Black Heart" (1990)
22. "The Rookie" (1990)
23. "Unforgiven" (1992)
24. A Perfect World" (1993)
25. "The Bridges of Madison County" (1995)
26. "Absolute Power" (1997)
27. "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" (1997)
28. "True Crime" (1999)
29. "Space Cowboys" (2000)
30. "Blood Work" (2002)
31. "Mystic River" (2003)
32. "Million Dollar Baby" (2004)
33. "Letters From Iwo Jima" (2006)
34. "Gran Torino" (2008)
35. "The Eastwood Factor" short film


Coco Before Chanel (2009) Audrey Tautou, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain, Benoît Poelvoorde, Emmanuelle Devos, Roch Leibovici. Extras: Commentary by writer-director Anne Fontaine; "The Making of Coco Before Chanel" seven-part documentary; "Coco Before Chanel: La Rencontre (The Meeting)" featurette. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).

The First Easter Rabbit: Deluxe Edition (2009) Narrated by Academy Award winner Burl Ives, this animated classic tells the story of the origin of the first Easter Bunny. Remastered. Extras: Interactive puzzle game. $14.97. (Warner).

Head Case: Season 2 (2008) Single disc with 10 episodes, $19.97. (Anchor Bay).

Hellhounds (2009) Scott Elrod, James A. Woods, Amanda Brooks. A Greek warrior delves into the trenches of hell and battles ravenous hellhounds in order to save his love from the evil clutches of Hades. Nineteenth installment in the fan-favorite "Maneater Series." (RHI Entertainment/Vivendi Entertainment)

Hot Wheels Battle Force 5: Season 1 Volume 1, (2009) Single-disc with six episodes of the animated series in which an elite team of teen drivers and their ultra-fast vehicles save the planet, $14.97. (Warner).

Hunger (2008) Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham. With "Hunger," British filmmaker and artist Steve McQueen has turned one of history's most controversial acts of political defiance into a jarring, unforgettable cinematic experience. In Northern Ireland's Maze prison in 1981, 27-year-old Irish Republican Army member Bobby Sands went on a hunger strike to protest the British government's refusal to recognize him and his fellow IRA inmates as political prisoners, rather than as ordinary criminals. McQueen dramatizes prison existence and Sands's final days in a way that is purely experiential, even abstract, a succession of images full of both beauty and horror. Featuring an intense performance by Michael Fassbender, "Hunger" is an unflinching, transcendent depiction of what a human being is willing to endure to be heard. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. Extras: New, restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Steve McQueen, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition; video interviews with McQueen and actor Michael Fassbender; short documentary on the making of "Hunger," including interviews with McQueen, Fassbender, actors Liam Cunningham, Stuart Graham, and Brian Milligan, writer Enda Walsh, and producer Robin Gutch; "The Provo's Last Card?" a 1981 episode of the BBC program Panorama, about the causes and effects of the IRA hunger strikes at the Maze prison and the political and civilian reactions across Northern Ireland; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Chris Dark. (The Criterion Collection).

Immigrants (2006) Voices of Hank Azaria, Dan Castellaneta. Directed by Gabor Csupo ("The Rugrats"). Animated adventures of two recent immigrants to the U.S. - roommates Vladislav (Russian) and Joska (Hungarian) as they get into all kinds of troubles and comical situations while adapting to life in America with their neighbors: Flaco, a friend from Mexico; Mr. Chea, a Chinese restaurant owner; Nazim, a former Pakistani scientist turned tour bus driver; and Mr. Splits, an old black pimp. (Echo Bridge Entertainment).

Law Abiding Citizen (2009) Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, Viola Davis, Bruce McGill, Leslie Bibb, Colm Meaney, Regina Hall, Michael Irby Extras: Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Anchor Bay).

Lincoln Heights: The Complete First Season (2009) Four-disc set with 13 episodes, $34.99. Extras: Booklet written by series executive producer Kathleen McGhee-Anderson. (Shout! Factory).

Lola Montes (1955) Dir.: Max Ophuls; Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook. "Lola Montes" is a visually ravishing, narratively daring dramatization of the life of the notorious courtesan and showgirl, played by Martine Carol. With his customary cinematographic flourish and, for the first time, vibrant color, Max Ophuls charts Montes' scandalous past through the bombastic ringmaster (Peter Ustinov) of the American circus where she ends up performing. Ophuls's final film, "Lola Montes" is at once a magnificent romantic melodrama, a meditation on the lurid fascination with celebrity, and a meticulous, one-of-a-kind movie spectacle. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. Extras: New, restored high-definition digital transfer, with uncompressed stereo soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition; commentary featuring Max Ophuls scholar Susan White; "Max Ophuls ou le plaisir de tourner," a 1965 episode of the French television program "Cineastes de notre temps," featuring interviews with many of Ophuls's collaborators; "Max by Marcel," a new documentary by Marcel Ophuls about his father and the making of "Lola Montes"; silent footage of actress Martine Carol demonstrating the various glamorous hairstyles in "Lola Montes"; theatrical rerelease trailer from Rialto Pictures; booklet featuring an essay by film critic Gary Giddins. (The Criterion Collection).

Phantom Racer (2009) Nicole Eggert, Greg Evigan, Brenna O'Brien. Seventeen years after NASCAR racer Cutter McCullough died in a fiery crash, he and his car return from the grave to settle a score with his old girlfriend Tammy and his rival JJ Sawyer, who hit the road with the Phantom Racer on their tail. Syfy Channel movie. (Vivendi Entertainment).

Remarkable Power (2008) Kevin Nealon, Tom Arnold, Kip Pardue, Nora Zehetner, Dule Hill, Christopher Titus, Evan Peters, Whitney Able. With the plug about to be pulled on his late night talk show and his wife engaged in a steamy affair with a pro baseball star, a TV host concocts the mother of all media stunts to salvage his life - which results in comedy, mystery, murder and mayhem. Extras: Commentary, deleted scenes. (MTI Home Video).

Revanche (2008) Johannes Krisch. A gripping thriller and a tragic drama of nearly Greek proportions, "Revanche" is the Oscar-nominated international breakthrough of Austrian filmmaker Gotz Spielmann. In a ragged section of Vienna, hardened ex-con Alex (the mesmerizing Johannes Krisch) works as an assistant in a brothel, where he falls for Ukrainian hooker Tamara. Their desperate plans for escape unexpectedly intersect with the lives of a rural cop and his seemingly content wife. With meticulous, elegant direction, Spielmann creates a tense, existential, and surprising portrait of vengeance and redemption, and a journey into the darkest forest of human nature, in which violence and beauty exist side by side. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. Extras: New, restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Gotz Spielmann, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition; video interview with Spielmann; "The Making of Revanche," a half-hour documentary shot on the film's set; "Foreign Land," Spielmann's award-winning student short film, with an introduction by the director; booklet featuring an essay by critic Michael Wood. (The Criterion Collection).

Scooby-Doo Abracadabra-Doo (2009) New feature-length animated Scooby-Doo movie. Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang set out on a trip to visit Daphne's sister Madelyn, who has been studying magic at the Whirlen Merlin Magic Academy. When the gang arrives, they learn that the school has been troubled with strange disturbances and they set out to investigate. $19.98. Extras: "Scooby-Doo and Puppets Too" introduction to the art of puppet making for kids 6-11. (Warner).

Small Wonder: The Complete First Season (1985) Four-disc set with all 24 episodes of the series about a cybernetics engineer who brings home his top-secret invention, a robot built to resemble a 10-year-old girl; the scientist tries to integrate her into his community -- without anyone outside of the family knowing their secret. $34.97. Extras: Cast and crew commentary, unique fan art, original episode promos. (Shout! Factory).

13teen (aka For Sale by Owner) (2005) Amanda Brown, John Lansch, Marc Hustvedt. Thriller about a serial killer who stalks a small town, carving the number 13 into his victim's chests. (North American Motion Pictures).