DVD Releases: October 2

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After (2006) Daniel Caltagirone, Flora Montgomery, Nicholas Aaron. Urban explorers (gamers who investigate non-public areas of cities) get more than they bargained for beneath the streets of Moscow. (First Look Home Entertainment).

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) Dir.: Francis Ford Coppola; Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes, Bill Campbell, Sadie Frost, Tom Waits, Monica Bellucci. Two-disc set. Extras: Francis Ford Coppola video intro, commentary by Coppola, "The Blood is the Life -- The Making of Dracula," "The Costumes Are the Sets -- The Design of Eiko Ishioka," "In-Camera -- The Naive Visual Effects of Dracula," "Method and Madness -- Visualizing Dracula," deleted scenes. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).

Christmas Television Favorites Presented in collectible packaging reminiscent of a classic book with foil accents, the four-disc set showcases eight legendary animated holiday specials: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Deluxe Edition," Horton Hears a Who!" "The Year Without a Santa Claus Deluxe Edition," "Rudolph's Shiny New Year," "Nestor the Long-eared Christmas Donkey," "Frosty's Winter Wonderland," "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and "Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July." (Warner).

Civic Duty (2006) Peter Krause, Kari Matchett, Richard Schiff, Khaled Abol Naga. The war on terror strikes close to home in this psychological thriller about an average U.S. citizen who takes matters into his own hands when he becomes convinced that his Middle Eastern grad student neighbor is at the center of a terrorist conspiracy. (Fox).

Day Night Day Night (2007) Chronicles a young girl's journey over two days and nights to carry out a suicide terrorist mission in Times Square. (Genius Products).

Entourage: Season Three, Part 2 Two-disc set with eight episodes, $39.98. Extras: "Anatomy of Entourage" behind-the-scenes look at the third season's finale, Museum of Television and Radio panel discussion with the cast, commentaries by actors Jerry Ferrara, Kevin Dillon and Kevin Connolly, and producer Doug Ellin. (HBO Video).

Everybody Hates Chris: The Second Season Six-disc set with 22 episodes, $72.99. (Paramount)

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington, Andre Braugher, Gonzalo Menendez, Laurence Fishburne. In single-disc and two-disc set. Extras: Single disc: Commentary by director Tim Story; commentary by producer Avi Arad, writer Don Payne and film editors Peter S. Elliot and William Hoy. Two-disc set adds extended/deleted scenes, "Family Bonds: The Making of the Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," "Sentinel of the Spaceways: Comic Book Origins of the Silver Surfer," "The FantasticCar: State of the Art" featurette, "The Power Cosmic" special effects featurette, character design featurette, scoring featurette, interactive FantasticCar featurette, still galleries. Available on Blue-ray Disc. (Fox).

A Flintstones Christmas Carol (2007) Stone-age version of the magical holiday classic; $14.98. (Warner).

1408 (2007) John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, Tony Shalhoub, Jasmine Jessica Anthony, Len Cariou. Available as a single-disc edition and a two-disc collector's edition. Extras: Single disc: "John Cusack on 1408," "Inside Room 1408." Two-disc set adds deleted scenes, commentary by director Mikael Hafstrom and writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, "The Secrets of 1408" behind-the-scenes featurette. (The Weinstein Co./Genius Products).

How I Met Your Mother Season Two Three-disc set with 22 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Commentary by cast and crew on select episodes, "How We Make Your Mother" featurette, gag reel. (Fox).

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 5 Four episodes featuring the popular British detective duo; $39.95. (WGBH Boston Video).

Jindabyne (2007) Laura Linney, Gabriel Byrne, Deborra-Lee Furness, John Howard, Leah Purcell. Extras: Deleted scenes, "Jindabyne -- The Process" making-of featurette. (Sony).

The Jungle Book Platinum Edition (1967) Voices of Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, George Sanders, Sterling Hollowa, J. Pat O'Malley. 40th anniversary edition, two-disc set. First time in original aspect ratio; restored original theatrical soundtrack; all-new restoration with enhanced picture and sound. Extras: "The Lost Character: Rocky the Rhino," "The Bare Necessities: The Making of The Jungle Book," "Disney's Kipling: Walt's Magic Touch on a Literary Classic," "The Lure of the Jungle Book," "Mowgli's Return to the Jungle," "Baloo's Virtual Swingin' Jungle Cruise" game, still frame art gallery. (Disney).

The Magnificent Voyage of Christopher Columbus Documentary examines the explorer's groundbreaking discovery and the struggles he faced along the way, $19.95. (WGBH Boston Video).

Metalocalypse: Season One Two-disc set with 20 episodes of the Adult Swim series about demented, devil-worshiping rock stars without a clue. Extras: Commentaries, deleted scenes, more. (Warner).

Misery Collector's Edition (1990) Dir.: Rob Reiner; James Caan, Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen. Extras: Commentary by director Rob Reiner, commentary by screenwriter William Goldman, "Misery Loves Company" featurette, "Marc Shaiman's Music Misery Tour" featurette, "Diagnosing Annie Wilkes" featurette, "Advice for the Stalked" featurette, "Profile of a Stalker" featurette, "Celebrity Stalkers" featurette, "Anti-Stalking Laws" featurette. (MGM).

The Other Side (2006) Nathan Mobley, Jaimie Alexander, Cory Rouse, Poncho Hodges. Supernatural thriller about a college student murdered during school break who is banished to Hell, a dank underworld known as "the Pit." Determined to figure out who killed him and why, he makes a daring escape back to the world of the living, one step ahead of Hell's own bounty hunters, known as "The Reapers." (Allumination FilmWorks).

The Paul Lynde Halloween Special October 29, 1976 TV special featuring Lynde and Margaret ("The Wizard of Oz's" wicked witch) Hamilton, Tim Conway, Billy Barty, KISS, others; $14.99. Extras: Extensive photo scrapbook containing images from "Hollywood Squares," Lynde family photos, 30-question interactive trivia game based on questions asked of Lynde on "Hollywood Squares," extensive Lynde quotes, audio interview with "Hollywood Squares" host Peter Marshall, liner notes. (S'More Entertainment).

Plasterhead (2006) Kathryn Merry, Josh Macuga, Ernest Dancy, Raine Brown, Gerard AdimandoA throwback to the more visceral, serious horror films of the late 70's and early 80's. A farmhouse is haunted by the visage of a young man brutally beaten and left for dead 15 years ago. (Arts Alliance America).

Pumpkinhead 4: Blood Feud (2007) Lance Henriksen, Amy Manso, Bradley Taylor. Fourth installment in the franchise. (Sony).

The Ramones: It's Alive 1974-1996 Two-disc set captures the essence of the Ramones' legendary racket with more than four hours of rare and unreleased performances. $19.99. (Rhino).

Red Without Blue (2007) Documentary. An honest portrayal of a family in turmoil, the film follows a pair of identical twins as one transitions from male to female. Captured over a period of three years, the film documents the twins and their parents, examining the family's struggle to redefine itself. (Cinema Libre Studio).

The Secret World of Alex Mack: The Complete First Season Nick series features Jessica Alba in her TV acting debut Two-disc set with 12 episodes, $22.95. (Genius Entertainment).

Shark Season One Six-disc set with 22 episodes, $59.98. Extras: The pilot directed by Spike Lee, "Creating Shark" behind-the-scenes featurette, commentary on select episodes, gag reel, deleted scenes. (Fox).

Species Collector's Edition (1995) Dir.: Roger Donaldson; Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina, Forest Whitaker, Marg Helgenberger, Natasha Henstridge, Michelle Williams. Two-disc set. Extras: Commentary by Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen and director Roger Donaldson; commentary by Donaldson, producer Frank Mancuso Jr., visual effects supervisor Richard Edlund and creature/special make-up effects creator Steve Johnson; "Engineering Life" featurette; "H.R. Giger at Work: Designing Species" featurette; "The Making of Species" featurette; "The Origin" featurette; "The Concept" festurette; "The Discovery" featurette; "Designing a Hybrid" featurette; alternate ending; "Project Sil" image files and photo gallery, (MGM).

Species IV: The Awakening (2007) Helena Mattsson, Ben Cross. Latest installment in the "Species" franchise. (MGM).

Street Thief (2006) It takes a thief to film a thief. In 2005, two documentary filmmakers embarked on a journey to peer into the daily lives of ordinary career criminals. What they didn't expect was to end up spending a year in the life of Kaspar Carr, a reclusive man, whose skills have made him one of Chicago's most prolific and elusive burglars. $24.95. (A&E Indie Films).

Sun Dogs (2006) Documentary. From the sun-kissed beaches and tropical paradise of Jamaica comes a story of second chances. Rescued from the mean streets and animal shelters of Kingston, 12 stray dogs are trained to be the stars of Jamaica's first dog sled racing team. Extras: "Jimmy Buffett and the Jamaica Dog Sled Team," "How to Teach Your Dog to Pull in Harness," "The Jamaica Dogsled Team Taking on the World," "The Work of the JSPCA," "Dog-ography: Meet the Mutts." (Palm Pictures).

Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale (2007) Christmas animated feature has Jerry the mouse entering a magical world in an opera house only to have his fun stolen by Tom and his cat friends; $19.98. (Warner).

Torn Apart (1990 -- Israel) Adrian Pasdar, Cecilia Peck. Star-crossed lovers in war-torn Middle East. (City Lights Entertainment).

The Year Without a Santa Claus Deluxe Edition (1974 -- TV) Voices of Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn. Remastered. Extras: "We Are Santa's Elves" documentary focusing on the legacy of Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass of Rankin/Bass Productions, the company known for creating several, memorable seasonal television specials; "School of Stop Motion" featurette. (Warner).