DVD Releases: July 31

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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. (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).

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).

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.

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).

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).

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).

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).

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).