DVD Releases: April 8

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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) Dir.: Terry Gilliam; John Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric Idle, Oliver Reed, Uma Thurma, Charles McKeown. 20th anniversary edition. Extras: Commentary by director Terry Gilliam and co-writer/actor Charles McKeown; "The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen" all-new three-part documentary on the making of the film; storyboard sequences; deleted scenes. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).

Ben 10: Race Against Time (2005) Feature-length Cartoon Network film based on the live-action series starring a 10-year old Ben Tennyson and his arsenal of aliens; $14.97. (Warner).

The Bette Davis Collection Six-disc set with five films honoring the 100th birthday of Hollywood's first lady of film. $49.98 the collection; each title available individually for $19.98. (Fox).

• All About Eve (1950) Dir.: Joseph L. Mankiewicz; Bette Davis, Ann Baxter, George Sanders, Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe, Celeste Holm, Thelma Ritter, Marilyn Monroe. Two-disc set. Extras: Commentary by writer-director Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Celeste Holm, biographer Ken Geist and Christopher Mankiewicz; commentary by author Sam Staggs; isolated track score; "Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz" featurette; "Joseph L. Mankiewicz: A Personal Journey" featurette; "The Real Eve" featurette; "The Secret of Sarah Siddons" featurette; "AMC Backstory: All About Eve" featurette; Bette Davis promotion; Ann Baxter promotion; "MovieTone News: 1951 Academy Awards Honor Best Film Achievements, 1951 Hollywood Attends Gala Premiere of 'All About Eve';" restoration comparison; theatrical trailer; theatrical pressbook gallery; advertising gallery; still gallery.
• Phone Call From a Stranger (1952) Dir.: Jean Negulesco; Bette Davis, Gary Merrill, Michael Rennie, Keenan Wynn, Shelly Winters, Beatrice Straight. Extras: Restoration comparison, theatrical teaser. theatrical trailer, interactive pressbook gallery, poster gallery, lobby card gallery, still gallery.
• The Virgin Queen (1955) Bette Davis, Richard Todd, Joan Collins, Herbert Marshall, Dan O'Herlihy. Extras: "Virgin Territory : The Making of the Virgin Queen" featurette, restoration comparison, theatrical trailer, TV spots, interactive pressbook gallery, poster gallery, lobby card gallery, still gallery.
• Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte (1964) Dir.: Robert Aldrich; Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotton, Agnes Moorehead, Cecil Kellaway, Victor Buono, Mary Astor, William Campbell, Bruce Dern. Extras: "Hush . . . Hush, Sweet Joan: The Making of Charlotte" featurette, "Bruce Dern Remembers" featurette, "Wizard Work" vintage featurette narrated by Joseph Cotton, theatrical trailer, interactive pressbook gallery, poster gallery, lobby card gallery, still gallery.
• The Nanny (1965) Bette Davis, Wendy Craig, Jill Bennett, William Dix. Extras: Interactive Pressbook Gallery, Poster Gallery, Lobby Card Gallery, Still Gallery.

Between (2005) Poppy Montgomery, Adam Kaufman, Jose Yenque, Danny Pino. A beautiful lawyer from Chicago travels alone to Tijuana in search of her missing sister. Unsettling encounters during her investigation lead her on a mind-bending journey as she attempts to unravel the truth. Extras: Commentary. (Porchlight Home Entertainment).

Classic Musicals From The Dream Factory Volume 3 Nine-disc set with "Hit the Deck" (1955), "Deep In My Heart" (1954), "Kismet" (1955), a Jane Powell two-disc set "Nancy Goes to Rio" (1950) and "Two Weeks With Love" (1950), "Broadway Melody of 1936/Broadway Melody of 1938" two-disc set, and an Eleanor Powell two-disc set "Born to Dance" (1936) and "Lady Be Good" (1941); $69.92. The three single-discs are available separately at $19.97; the three two-disc sets sell for $24.98 each. Extras: Vintage shorts, cartoons, radio programs, more. (Warner).

Cruel World (2005) Edward Furlong, Jamie Pressly. Horror-thriller starring about a jilted suitor out to get revenge after being humiliated on reality TV by the show's beautiful star. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).

The 11th Hour (2007) Leonardo DiCaprio produced and narrated documentary that takes a look at the state of the global environment, including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems; $4.99. (Warner).Extras:

Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco (2007) Narrated by Peter Coyote. Starz documentary pierces the foggy veil of the San Francisco Bay Area's unique artistic community, featuring clips and rare behind-the-scenes footage, commentaries and all-new, revealing interviews with George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, Robin Williams, Saul Zaentz, John Lasseter, Matthew Robbins, Chris Columbus, Milos Forman, Anthony Minghella, Michael Douglas, Sofia Coppola, Steve Jobs and many, many more; $19.97. (Anchor Bay).

Fortysomething Two-disc set with six episodes of the hit British comedy starring Hugh Laurie as a middle-aged doctor confronting mid-life crises, a philandering wife and three oversexed sons who mock him; $39.99. (Acord Media).

Hell's Kitchen Season 1 Three-disc set with 11 episodes of the cooking series in which 12 aspiring chefs endure a grueling culinary boot camp, $26.99. Extras: Raw and uncensored footage, interview with celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. (Visual Entertainment Inc.).

Innocent Voices (2004 -- Spainish) Dir.: Luis Mandoki; Carlos Padilla, Leonor Varela, Xuna Primus. A young boy, in an effort to have a normal childhood in 1980's El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life as he desperately tries to avoid the war which is raging all around him. (Warner).

The Last Detective, Series 4 Two-disc set with five episodes of the British mystery series about everyman detective Dangerous Davies, $39.99. (Acorn Media).

Lions for Lambs (2007) Dir.: Robert Redford; Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Michael Pena, Derek Luke, Andrew Garfield. Extras: Commentary by Redford, "The Making of Lions for Lambs," "Script to Screen" and "United Artists Legacy" featurettes. (UA/MGM).

Magus (2008) Ron Fitzgerald, Bill Steele, Lizzy Strain, Eva Derrek, Julie Strain. A broken-down healer discovers that a wizard has broken the Code and is using his power for evil. Extras: Commentary. (MTI Home Video).

Manda Bala (Send a Bullet) (2007) Award-winning documentary, an examination of corruption and class warfare in Brazil as told through the stories of a wealthy businessman, a plastic surgeon who assists kidnapping victims and a politician whose income relies on a frog farm. Extras: Commentary, additional scenes. (City Lights Home Entertainment).

Matlock: Season One Seven-disc set with 25 episodes, $30.00. (Paramount).

Partition (2007) Jimi Mistry, Kristin Kreuk, Neve Campbell, John Light, Madhur Jaffrey. In 1947, amidst the chaos and bloodshed unleashed when India and Pakistan are split into separate state, Sikh and former soldier Gian risks everything to save Naseem, a young Muslim woman, from a violent mob. When they fall in love, religious zealots try to tear them apart. (Allumination FilmWorks).

Perry Mason 50th Anniversary Edition Four-disc set with 12 exceptional episodes of the classic TV series starring Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper; fourth disc contains bonus features; $39.99. Extras: "Perry Mason Returns" TV movie, Perry Mason talent test, "The Case of Earle Stanley Gardner" featurette, syndication promos, Charlie Rose interviews with Raymond Burr, Raymond Burr on "Person to Person" in 1958, interview with Barbara Hale, photo gallery, more. (Paramount).

The Private Life of a Masterpiece (2003) Seven-disc set of the award-winning series that reveals the fascinating stories behind some of the most famous works of art, including "The Last Supper," "David," "Whistler's Mother," more; $99.98. (BBC Video/Warner).

Random Passage (2002 -- TV) Colm Meaney, Aoife McMahon. Award-winning Canadian miniseries about a courageous woman's journey from servitude in England to the harsh life of Outport Newfoundland in the 1800s. Two-disc set. (BFS Entertainment).

Resurrecting the Champ (2007) Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Kathryn Morris, Teri Hatcher, Alan Alda. Extras: Making-of featurette, cast and crew interviews. (Fox).

Rock of Love -- The Complete First Season Three-disc set with 13 episodes, $34.97. Sleazy no-holds-barred competition to find a female companion for Poison's Bret Michaels. (Anchor Bay).

Sense and Sensibility (2007) David Morressey, Janet McTeer, Dominic Cooper, Dan Stevens. BBC version of the Jane Austen classic. Two-disc set. Extras: Commentaries, interviews with producer Anne Pivcevic and writer Andrew Davies, photo gallery, deleted scenes. (Warner).

Sharkwater (2006) Documentary debunks the stereotype that sharks are bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters, revealing the reality that sharks -- pillars in the evolution of the seas -- are being dangerously over fished and brutally slaughtered; $19.98. (Warner).

Silver Man (2000) Eugene Levy, Joe Pantoliano, Daniel Baldwin. A street performer fights a pathological man for his girlfriend's love. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).

Thank Heaven (2001) Jenny McCarthy, Matt Keeslar, Kadeem Harrison. Comedy about a couple deeply in love who make each other miserable until the man finds God on the golf course. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).

There Will Be Blood (2007) Dir.: Paul Thomas Anderson; Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Ciaran Hinds, Kevin J. O'Connor, Dillon Freasier. Available as a single disc and in a two-disc set. Extras: "The Story of Petroleum," "15" -- a slideshow of vintage photos selected by Paul Thomas Anderson and set to the musical score created by Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, deleted scenes, "Dailies Gone Wild." (Paramount).

Three Sheets: Season Two Two-disc set with 10 episodes of MOJO HD channel's top-rated cult drinking hit in which comedian Zane Lamprey spans the globe seeking out the world's best watering holes, most unique international cocktails and craziest locals, $24.98. (Infinity Entertainment).

Tilt: The Battle to Save Pinball (2006) Documentary about the death of pinball machines. The situation facing the pinball designers at Williams Electronic Games in 1998: come up with something new, or see the world's largest pinball manufacturer be shut down forever. And Williams' designers did come up with something amazing: a brand new kind of pinball machine - "Pinball 2000" - that fused video with classic pinball game play, preserving what was great about pinball, yet opening up all-new possibilities for a product thought to be on its last legs. But soon after its successful and highly-profitable launch, Williams pulled the plug, leaving behind unanswered questions and abandoning one of the world's great design organizations. Two-disc set, $29.95. Extras: Commentary, interviews, video tour of the Williams pinball factory just weeks before its closure, an audio panel discussion with Pinball 2000 team members, exclusive video footage of unreleased prototype pinball games, an extended interview with industry legend Steve Kordek -- the man who in 1948 first put the flippers at the bottom of a pinball machine, and a host of Williams marketing and promotional videos. (www.tilt-movie.com) (C3 Images).

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer. In single-disc theatrical version and two-disc unrated version. Unrated extras: Commentary by Jake Kasdan, Judd Apatow, John C. Reilly and Lew Morton; deleted and extended scenes; Line-O-Rama song performances; "The Music of Walk Hard"; "The Real Dewey Cox"; additional full song performances; a Christmas song from Dewey Cox; Cox Sausage commercials with outtakes; song demos; "The Making of Walk Hard"; "The Last Word With John Hodgman"; "The Music of Walk Hard"; "The Real Dewey Cox"; Dewey Cox's Last Interview. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).

War/Dance (2007) 2008 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature. Set in Northern Uganda, a country ravaged by more than two decades of civil war, the documentary tells the story of Dominic, Rose, and Nancy, three children whose families have been torn apart, their homes destroyed, their innocence lost, and who currently reside in a displaced persons camp in Patongo. These children, who are overwhelmed by the brutal realities of their lives, attend a school where they momentarily forget their struggles as they participate in music, song and dance. When they are invited to compete in an annual National music and dance competition in their nation's capitol, their historic journey is also an opportunity to regain a part of their childhood and to taste victory for the first time in their lives. (ThinkFilm).

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007) Emily Watson, Alex Etel, Ben Chaplin, David Morrissey, Brian Cox. Two-disc special edition. Extras: Six featurettes: "Creating Crusoe," "Myths and Legends," "Setting the Scene," "The Characters," "The Story" and "Water Work: Creating the Water Horse"; deleted scenes. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).