DVD Releases: October 9

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Agatha Christie's Marple, Series 3 (2005-6) Four-disc set with four feature-length mysteries starring Geraldine McEwan as Agatha Christie's famous sleuth. Extras: Photo gallery, Christie bio, filmographies. (Acorn Media).

Ben 10: Season 2 Two-disc set with 13 episodes of the Cartoon Network's alien-fighting 10-year-old, $19.98. Extras: "How to Draw Heatblast," "Alien Breakdown," commentary on "Ghost Freakout" episode, deleted scenes. (Warner).

Bruce Springsteen Under Review: 1978-1982: Tales of the Working Man Feature-length music documentary, $19.95. (MVD Entertainment).

The Captain & Tennille Specials Three rare television specials featuring performances by Ella Fitzgerald, B.B. King, Fats Domino, Glen Campbell, Kenny Rogers and many more: "Captain & Tennille in New Orleans" (originally broadcast on April 3, 1978), "Captain & Tennille in Hawaii" (originally broadcast on May 5, 1978) and "Captain & Tennille Songbook" (originally broadcast on March 26, 1979); $49.99 the set or $19.99 each. Extras: Commentary by Toni Tennille and Daryl Dragon, photo gallery and original network promos. (Retroactive Entertainment)

Creature Comforts America Two-disc set with all seven episodes of the Aardman Animations ("Wallace and Gromit") clay-animated series that features interviews with everyday Americans from across the county placed in the mouths of odd and interesting animals; $29.95. Extras: Bonus interviews with favorite creatures, deleted scenes, on-air promos, "Creature Comforts" character comps. (Sony).

Dead Letter Office (1998) Miranda Otto, George DelHoyo. Alice's girlhood fantasies of finding her father are twisted into a bundle of letters, returned unopened from the postal service's Dead Letter Office. Hoping to learn anything that will locate her dad, Alice takes a job at the Dead Letter Office, supervised by Frank, a gloomy man from Chile hiding from his past. Their paths have crossed for a reason. (BFS Entertainment).

Evan Almighty (2007) Dir.: Tom Shadyac; Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, Johnny Simmons, Graham Phillips, Jimmy Bennett, John Goodman, Wanda Sykes, John Michael Higgins, Jonah Hill, Molly Shannon, Harve Presnell. Extras: Deleted scenes, outtakes, "Animals on Set Two by Two," "Animal Roundup" game, "Steve Carell Unscripted," "The Ark-itects of Noah's Ark" featurette, more. Also available on HD DVD. (Universal).

Every Woman Knows a Secret (1999) Paul Bettany, Siobhan Redmond. Charged with drunk driving in a fiery, fatal car crash, Rob is blamed for the death of Jess's son. Battling the family's hostility, Rob reaches out to Jess for comfort and their shared grief draws them together in a powerful surge of passion. (BFS Entertainment).

The Film Crew: Giant Of Marathon (2007) Fourth direct-to-DVD cult film skewered with hilarious commentary by the former stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000: 1959's "The Giant of Marathon" starring Steve Reeves. (Shout! Factory).

Hallowed Ground (2005) Jaimie Alexander, Brian McNamara, Hudson Leick. Horror thriller about a young woman stranded in the small town of Hope who discovers that she's part of a 100-year-old rebirth prophecy by the town's founder, who built Hope on hallowed ground and sacrificed sinners to stave off Satan's evil. (Genius Products).

Hangover Square (1945) Laird Cregar, Linda Darnell, George Sanders. Extras: Commentary by film historian/screenwriter Steve Haberman and co-star Faye Marlowe, commentary by Richard Schickel, "The Tragic Mask: The Larid Cregar Story," "Hangover Square" vintage radio show performed by Vincent Price, restoration comparison. (Fox).

Hannah Montana: Life's What You Make of It Compilation of episodes from the Disney Channel series. (Buena Vista).

Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003 -- TV) Peter O'Toole, Robert Carlyle, Liev Schrieber, Stockard Channing, Julianna Margulies, Jena Malone, Matthew Modine, Peter Stormare. CBS, two-disc set, $29.98. (Koch Vision).

Jericho of Scotland Yard -- The Complete Set Four-disc collector's edition with all four of the popular Jericho crime mysteries: "A Pair of Ragged Claws," "The Killing of Johnny Swan," "To Murder and Create" and "The Hollow Men." Amidst the social upheaval of post-war 1950s London, Inspector Michael Jericho (Robert Lindsa) unravels headline-grabbing mysteries at Scotland Yard; $49.95. (WGBH Boston Video).

Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (2007 - TV) Brandon Baker, Jake T. Austin, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Robyn Lively, Mary Page Keller. Sequel to Disney's "Johnny Tsunami." (Buena Vista).

The Lair: The Complete First Season Two-disc set with six episodes from the Gay vampire series, $29.95.Extras: Backlot featurette, bloopers, racy photo gallery. (Genius Products, Liberation Entertainment, here!).

Little Women (1978) Meredith Baxter, Susan Dey, Eve Plumb, Greer Garson, William Shatner; two-part NBC miniseries, $29.98. (Koch Vision).

The Lodger (1944) Laird Cregar, George Sanders, Merle Oberon, Cedric Hardwicke. Extras: Commentary by film historians Alain Silver and James Ursini, "Man in the Fog: The Making of The Lodger," "The Lodger" vintage radio show performed by Vincent Price, restoration comparison. (Fox).

Mala Noche (1985) Gus Van Sant's debut feature. New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by Van Sant Extras: New interview with Van Sant; "Walt Curtis, the Peckerneck Poet": a documentary about the author of the book "Mala Noche," directed by animator and friend Bill Plympton; storyboard gallery; original trailer edited by Van Sant; new essay by film critic Dennis Lim. (The Criterion Collection).

Nick Drake Under Review Feature-length music documentary, $19.95. (MVD Entertainment).

The Reef (aka Shark Bait) (2006) Voices of Freddie Prinze Jr.,Rob Schneider, Evan Rachel Wood, Donal Logue, Andy Dick, Fran Drescher, John Rhys-Davies, R. Lee Ermey. A young guppy forced with his family to move to a glossy Reef under the sea must rid the Reef of a bullying shark. Extras: Commentary by director Howard E. Baker and producer Mark A.Z. Dippe, storyboard gallery. (The Weinstein Co./Genius Products).

Reign Over Me (2007) Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Jada Pinkett Smith, Liv Tyler, Saffron Burrows, Donald Sutherland, Robert Klein, Melinda Dillon. Extras: "Behind The Reign" making-of featurette, extended Jam Session with Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle, photo montage. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).

Rise: Blood Hunter (2007) Lucy Liu, Michael Chiklis, Carla Gugino, James D'Arc, Robert Forster. An investigative reporter partners with a detective to seek revenge on a vampire cult that is taking over Los Angeles. Extras: Four storyboard to screen comparisons, four behind-the-scenes mini featurettes. (Sony).

Robin of Sherwood, Set 2 Five-disc set with the final 13 episodes of the 1980s British series starring Jason Connery and Ray Winstone, $59.99. Extras: Commentaries, two retrospective documentaries, outtakes, behind-the-scenes footage, more. (Acorn Media).

Roots: The Next Generations (1979) Four-disc set of the miniseries, $59.98. (Warner).

Roots: The Complete Collection Ten-disc set with "Roots," "Roots: The Next Generations" and the Christmas movie "Roots: The Gift," housed in a collectible gift box that includes a 44-page four-color commemorative booklet, $119.82. Extras: "The Struggle to Make Roots" 2007 featurette, "Connecting With the Past" 2007 featurette, vintage interview with Alex Haley by David Frost.

Stargate SG-1: The Complete Series Collector's Edition Fifty-four disc set with all 214 episodes; last four discs are jammed with bonus material; $329.98. (MGM)

Surf's Up (2007) Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel, Jon Heder, James Woods. Extras: "The ChubbChubbs Save XMAS" animated short, "The ChubbChubbs" original Academy Award-winning animated short, "Not a Drop of Real Water" three-part documentary, Lauryn Hill "Lose Myself" music video, "Arnold's Zurfinary" kids-eye view of surf terminology, "Create Your Own Surfboard" game, "Lava Surf" game, "Whale Hopping" game, filmmaker commentary, more. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).

Tara Road (2005) Andie MacDowell, Olivia Williams, Stephen Rea, Iain Glen, Jean-Marc Barr, Brenda *****er. Two women whose lives are in shambles -- one from Dublin, Ireland, the other in Connecticut -- decide to swap houses for two months. Extras: Interviews. (First Look Home Entertainment).

28 Weeks Later (2007) Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, Catherine McCormack, Imogen Poots, Idris Elba, Mackintosh Muggleton. Extras: Commentary by director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo and co-writer Enrique Lopez Lavigne, "Code Red: Making of 28 Weeks Later" featurette, "The Infected Make-Up Effects" featurette, "Getting Into the Action" featurette, "28 Days Later: The Aftermath Flash-Animated Graphic Novel," deleted scenes. (Fox).

The Undying Monster (1942) James Ellison, Heather Angel, John Howard. Extras: "Concertos Macabre: The Films of John Brahm," restoration comparison. (Fox).

War and Peace (1972 -- TV) BBC 20-episode adaptation of the Tolstoy classic, starring Anthony Hopkins; four-disc set, $49.98. (Koch Vision).

Welcome to Paradise (2007) Crystal Bernard, Brian Dennehy, Brad Stine. Family film about a preacher (Crystal Bernard) sent from the big city to help bring a new vision to a small Western town. (First Look Home Entertainment).

The Wiggles: Getting Strong (2005) First of new Wiggle and Learn! series of educational made-for-video releases, featuring all-new songs that children can dance, sing and learn to; $19.98. (Warner).

Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007) Erica Leerhsen, Texas Battle, Daniella Alonso, Crystal Lowe, Aleksa Palladino, Henry Rollins. Unrated direct-to-video sequel. Extras: Commentary by director Joe Lynch and actors Erica Leerhsen and Henry Rollins, commentary by writers Turi Meyer and Al Septien, "More Blood, More Guts: The Making of Wrong Turn 2: Dead End" featurette, "Making Gore Look Good" featurette, "On Location With P-Nut." (Fox).

You Kill Me (2007) Dir.: John Dahl; Ben Kingsley, Tea Leoni, Phillip Baker Hall, Luke Wilson, Bill Pullman, Dennis Farina.Extras: Behind the scenes featurette; commentary by director Dahl with writers Markus and McFeely; before/after visual effects comparison. (Genius Products).