DVD Releases: April 3

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All That Jazz Music Edition (1979) Dir.: Bob Fosse; Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Leland Palmer, Ann Reinking, Cliff Gorman, Ben Vereen. Extras: Commentary by film editor Alan Heim, "Portrait of a Choreographer" featurette, "Perverting the Standards" featurette, making of the song "On Broadway," Movie-oke with the song "Take Off With Us," music machine scene selection feature that takes viewers directly to musical numbers, Bob Fosse photo gallery, production snapshots gallery, more. (Fox).

Attack of the Gryphon (2007) Andrew Pleavin, Jonathan LaPaglia, Amber Benson. Sci Fi Channel telefilm chronicles the tale of two kingdoms brought together in their quest to defeat the flying Gryphon and the evil sorcerer who controls him. (Sony).

Baseball Double Feature "Safe At Home!" (1962) Brian Russell, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Whitey Ford. "Kill the Umpire" (1950 William Bendix, Una Merkel, Ray Collins, Gloria Henry. (Sony).

Bedazzled (1967) Dir.: Stanley Donen; Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Raquel Welch. Extras: In-character interview with Stanley Moon (Dudley Moore) and the Devil (Peter Cook), "Bedazzled" conversation with Harold Ramis, stills gallery. (Fox).

Billy and Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure (2005) Billy, Mandy, Irwin and the Grim Reaper star in their first-ever long form, made-for-TV movie, based on the popular Cartoon Network animated series "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy"; $14.97. (Warner).

Bottom Feeder (2006) Tom Sizemore, Wendy Anderson, Joe Dinicol, Simon Northwood, Martin Roach. A maintenance crew is hunted and terrorized by an indestructible monster mistakenly created by the military. Extras: "Making of Bottom Feeder." (Genius Products).

Charlotte's Web (2006) Dir.: Gary Winick; Dakota Fanning and the voices of Julia Roberts, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Oprah Winfrey, Cedric the Entertainer, Kathy Bates, Reba McEntire, Robert Redford, Thomas Haden Church, Sam Shepard. Extras: "Charlotte's Web Storybook Creator"; "How Do They Do That?" look at the animal trainers who worked with the film's sheep, cows, geese, horses, pigs; "Flacka's Pig Tales" tongue-in-cheek featurette reveals some of the on-set antics involving the farm animals; "A Day at the Fair" photo gallery; "Where Are They Now?" checks in with the film's non-human stars to see what they're doing now; "What Makes a Classic?" discussion on the fun and challenges of bringing this classic children's book to life; "Making Some Movie" behind-the-scenes featurette; music videos; "Some Voices" voice cast featurette, gag reel, deleted scenes, commentaries, photo album. (Paramount).

Copying Beethoven (2006) Dir.: Agnieszka Holland; Ed Harris, Diane Kruger, Matthew Goode, George Mendel, Joe Anderson, Angus Barnett, Nicholas Jones, Phyllida Law, Ralph Riach, Bill Stewart. Extras: Commentary by director Agnieszka Holland and actor Ed Harris, deleted scenes, "The Making of Copying Beethoven" featurette, soundtrack spot. (MGM).

Crush on U (2006) Romeo, Forrest Lipton. Teen comedy. (First Look Home Entertainment).

Death of a President (2006) Hend Ayoub, George W. Bush, Brian Boland, Becky Ann Baker, Michael Reilly Burke, Neko Parham, Holly Barrett, Patricia Buckley, Bryan Cohen, Andrea Frisby, John R. Haley, Theophilus Jamal, Jay Patterson, Chavez Ravine, January Scarpino, Christian Stolte, Matt Ukena, James Urbaniak, Jay Whittaker. Extras: Commentary by director Gabriel Range, interviews, (Lionsgate).

Good Shepherd, The (2006) Dir.: Robert De Niro; Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, John Turturro, William Hurt, Alec Baldwin, Billy Crudup, Michael Gambon, Gabriel Macht, Tammy Blanchard, Vladimir Mashkov, Joe Pesci. Extras: Deleted scenes. (Universal).

Hard Scrambled (2006) Kurtwood Smith, Richard Edson, Beth Grant, Eyal Podell, Alanna Ubach, Thomas Kopache. When the owner of a venerable diner in the wrong part of town has an "accident," the men in her life scheme and fight for control of the establishment. Two-disc set. Extras: Interviews with the filmmakers and actors, cast and crew bios, the first and last draft of the script, "Anatomy of a Failed Scene," DVD Modules on the essential topics of producing and directing. (New Visions Fellowship).

Jump In! Freestyle Edition (2007 - TV) Corbin Bleu, Keke Palmer. Disney Channel original movie. Extras: "Learning the Moves With Corbin Bleu," music videos. (Disney).

Kidnapped (aka Rabid Dogs) (1974 -- Italy) Riccardo Cucciolla, Lea Lander, Maurice Poli. Two versions: Mario Bava's original film and a previously unreleased uncut version. Extras: "End of the Road: Making Rabid Dogs and Kidnapped" featurette, commentary by Mario Bava biographer Tim Lucas, Mario Bava bio. (Anchor Bay).

The King Maker (2005) Gary Stretch, John Rhys-Davies. Portuguese soldier-of-fortune travels to the Orient in search of his father's killer only to become implicated in a conspiracy to dethrone the King of Siam. (Sony).

The Lost Room (2006) Peter Krause, Julianna Margulies, Margaret Cho, Roger Bart, Kevin Pollak. Sci Fi Channel miniseries. Extras: "Inside The Lost Room" featurette. (Lionsgate).

The Mario Bava Box Set: Volume 1(2005) Five-disc set of five landmark films from the first half of Italian Mario Bava's impressive career as a cinematographer, special effects designer and director of macabre films. "The Mask of Satan (Black Sunday)" (1960), "The Three Faces of Fear (Black Sabbath)" (1963), "The Girl Who Knew Too Much" (1963), "Knives of the Avenger" (1966) and "Kill, Baby ... Kill!" (aka "Curse of the Living Dead") (1966). Extras: Commentaries, poster and still galleries, $49.98. (Anchor Bay).

Royal Flash (1975) Dir.: Richard Lester; Malcolm McDowell, Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Joss Ackland. Extras: Commentary by Malcolm McDowell and film historian Nick Redman, "Inside Royal Flash" featurette, still gallery. (Fox).

S*P*Y*S (1974) Dir.: Irvin Kershner; Elliott Gould, Donald Sutherland, Zouzou, Joss Ackland. Extras: "Inside S*P*Y*S," "Irvin Kershner: The Toad to 'The Road of a Hundred Days'," still gallery. (Fox).

Tom Goes to the Mayor: The Complete Series Three-disc set with 30 episodes of the Adult Swim series, $34.98. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurettes: "Season One" and "Season Two," additional behind-the-scenes interviews, exclusive celebrity voice sessions, "mocumentary," two original Tom Web episodes, art gallery, jukebox, deleted scenes. (Warner).

Volver (2006) Dir.: Pedro Almodovar; Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Duenas, Yohana Cobo, Blanca Portillo. Extras: Commentary by Almodovar and Cruz, AFI Tribute to Cruz, director and cast interviews, "Making-of Volver," photo gallery. Also available on Blu-ray. (Sony).