DVD Releases: December 4

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Antonia (2007 -- Brazil) Negra Li, Leilah Moreno, Quelynah. Hip-hop drama takes a look at the gritty realties of everyday urban life in Brazil, along with a celebration of the culture's pulsating energy and spirit. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette, music video. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).

Arctic Tale (2007) Documentary follows a walrus and polar bear on their journey from birth to adolescence to maturity and parenthood in the frozen Arctic wilderness, which was once a perpetual winter wonderland of snow and ice but is now melting underneath the animals. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette, "Are We There Yet? World Adventure: Polar Bear Spotting" featurette. Also available in HD DVD. (Paramount).

Battlestar Galactica: Razor Unrated Extended Edition (2007) Extended version of the two-hour Nov. 24 Sci Fi Channel broadcast; $26.98. Extras: Deleted scenes, "The Look of Battlestar Galactica," "My Favorite Episode So Far" featurette in which cast members explain which episode is their favorite, commentary by the series' creators, fourth season sneak peek. (Universal).

The Best of Crank Yankers: Uncensored Features some 50 crank calls by top stars and performers, $19.99. (Comedy Central/Paramount).

The Bob Hope Collection Seven-disc set, $39.98. Available for the first time on DVD: "Alias Jessie James," "Boy Did I Get A Wrong Number!" and "The Facts of Life" plus "They Got Me Covered," "I'll Take Sweden," "The Princess and the Pirate" and "The Road to Hong Kong." (MGM).

Dante's Cove Guilty Pleasure Collection Five-disc set with the first two seasons and the never-before-seen pilot, $49.92. (Genius Products/Liberation Entertainment/Here!).

Diagnosis Murder: The Third Season (1995-96) Five-disc set with 18 episodes, $54.99. (Paramount).

Drama/Mex (2006 -- Mexico) Fernando Becerril, Juan Pablo Castaneda, Diana Garcia, Martha Claudia Moreno, Miriana Moro, Emilio Valdes. Two interlaced stories unfold over the course of the same long, hot day in the once lush and now decadent resort town of Acapulco. The first involves the beautiful and cool Fernanda, who is forced to deal with the sudden emergence of her ex-lover, Chino. Her boyfriend, Gonzalo, must now compete with the intense sexual tension Fernanda and Chino share. The second story concerns Jamie, an office worker with hidden indiscretions, attempting suicide in a beachfront hotel -- until a precocious and equally dishonest teenage girl disrupts his plan. (Genius Products).

Exiled (2006 - Hong Kong) Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Richie Ren, Roy Cheung, Josie Ho. Hong Kong gangster movie about four hit men who meet up while awaiting the arrival of a gang member about to turn over a new leaf just before Macau is turned over to the Chinese in 1998: two men are there to kill him, two men to save his life. Extras: "The Making of Exiled," behind-the-scenes featurette. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).

Erik the Viking: Director's Son's Cut (2005) Dir.: Terry Jones; Tim Robbins, Mickey Rooney, Eartha Kitt, Terry Jones, John Cleese. New and never-before-seen version has been edited and re-cut to 75 minutes by Jones' son with re-ordered scenes, a tighter pace and a remixed and re-dubbed soundtrack. Extras: Commentary by director Terry Jones, "Behind the Director's Son's Cut," 1989 making-of featurette, "Giant Visions in the Sky From the Gods of Valhalla" (photo gallery). (MGM).

Ford at Fox Collection of 24 John Ford films from his 32 years at the studio (1920-1952). Included in the set are "Just Pals" (1920), "The Iron Horse" (1924), "3 Bad Men" (1926), "Four Sons" (1928), "Hangman's House" (1928), "Born Reckless" (1930), "Up the River" (1930), "Seas Beneath" (1931), "Doctor Bull" (1933), "Pilgrimage" (1933), "Judge Priest" (1934), "The World Moves On" (1934), "Steamboat Round the Bend" (1935), "The Prisoner of Shark Island" (1936), "Wee Willie Winkie" (1937), "Four Men and a Prayer" (1938), "Drums Along the Mohawk" (1939), "Young Mr. Lincoln" (1939), "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940), "Tobacco Road" (1941), "How Green Was My Valley" (1941), "My Darling Clementine" (1946), "When Willie Comes Marching Home" (1950), "What Price Glory" (1952), and the new documentary "Becoming John Ford" by Academy Award nominated documentary maker and Ford historian Nick Redman. The beautifully packaged collection also includes an exclusive hard-cover book which features rare, unpublished photographs from Ford's career, lobby card reproductions, production stills and an in-depth look at this maverick's work. The premiere "Ford at Fox" collection will be available for a suggested retail price of $299.98. Three mini-collections will also be available including "The Essential John Ford," "John Ford's American Comedies" and "John Ford's Silent Epics," all for a suggested retail price of $49.98. Single discs of selected films from the collection will be available for $19.98. (Fox).

Grafters: The Complete Second Season Two-disc set of the Brisitsh drama series about two brothers in the building trade, $29.98. (Koch Vision).

Grayson Arms (2005) Judd Nelson, Jennifer Carpenter, Stacey Dash, Michael Learned. The tenants of an apartment building come to mysterious deaths when the building is bought by a new owner. (MTI Home Video).

The Hottest State (2006) Mark Webber, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Laura Linney, Michelle Williams, Sonia Braga, Ethan Hawke. A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer-songwriter. Directed by Hawke. Extras: Commentary by Ethan Hawke, deleted scenes, an original short film. (ThinkFilm).

Ingmar Bergman: Four Masterworks Boxed set with four of the director's masterpieces: "Smiles of a Summer Night," "The Seventh Seal," "Wild Strawberries" and "The Virgin Spring": $99.95. (The Criterion Collection).

Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door (2007) Blythe Auffarth, Daniel Manche, Blanche Baker, Graham Patrick Martin, Benjamin Ross Kaplan, Austin Williams. Based on the Jack Ketchum novel. Follows the torture and abuses committed on a teenage girl in the care of her aunt ... and the boys who witness and fail to report the crime. Extras: Commentary by director Gregory Wilson, producer Andrew van den Houten and cinematographer/co-producer William M. Miller; commentary by Novelist Jack Ketchum and screenwriters Daniel Farrands and Philip Nutman; interviews with cast and crew, "The making of The Girl Next Door" documentary; screenplay (DVD-Rom) (Anchor Bay).

The Last Man on Earth (1964) Vincent Price. Timed to the theatrical release of the latest version of Richard Matheson's classic novel, "I Am Legend," starring Will Smith. (MGM).

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: The Fourth Year Five-disc set with 25 episodes, $59.98. (Universal).

Live-in Maid (2004 -- Argentina) Norma Aleandro, Norma Argentina. Reversal of fortune is the theme in this acclaimed comedy-drama, starring Argentina's first lady of stage and screen, Norma Aleandro, and impressive newcomer, Norma Argentina. Writer-director Jorge Gaggero's debut feature film is a poignant look at how economics and class conflict affect the lives of two women; one a pampered upper-middle-class Buenos Aires divorcee and her housekeeper and servant. Extras: (Koch Lorber).

Loves Unending Legacy (2007 -- TV) Erin Cottrell, Dale Midkiff, Victor Browne, Samantha Smith, Holliston Coleman, Brett Coker. Fifth installment of Janette Oke's best-selling books that use the Western frontier as the backdrop for uplifting and wholesome dramas that chronicle the LaHaye family's search for love and discovery. Hallmark Channel telefilm. (Fox).

The Nanny Diaries (2007) Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney, Paul Giamatti, Donna Murphy, Alicia Keys, Chris Evans Extras: Bloopers, "Life at the Top as Seen From the Bottom: The Making of the Nanny Diaries," "Confessions From the Original Nannies" by the authors of the bestselling book. (Weinstein Co./Genius Products).

New Street Law: The Complete First Season Three-disc set with eight episodes of the British barristers series starring John Hannah, $39.98. (Koch Vision).

New York, New York 30th Anniversary Edition (1977) Dir.: Martin Scorsese; Liza Minnelli, Robert De Niro, Lionel Stander, Barry Primus, Mary Kay Place. Two-disc set. New Dolby Surround 5.1 audio. Extras: Introduction by Scorsese; commentary by Scorsese and film critic Carrie Rickey; alternate takes/deleted scenes; photo gallery; "The New York, New York Stories Parts One and Two featurette; Liza on "New York, New York"; commentary on selected scenes by Lazlo Kovacs, ASC. (MGM).

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) Dir.: Gore Verbinski; Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgard, Jack Davenport, Kevin R. McNally, Lee Arenberg, Mackenzie Crook, Andy Beckwith, Reggie Lee, Chow Yun-Fat. Single-disc, two-disc Special Edition and double disc Blu-ray Disc versions. Extras: Bloopers; documentary on the history of piracy and the pirate code; look at the relationship between Keith Richards and Johnny Depp; documentaries on the film's design teams; featurettes profiling the special effects used to create multiple Captain Jacks, composer Hans Zimmer, Chow Yun Fat, and the legendary Pirate Lords and their costume designs, origins and personalities. The Blu-ray edition also will contain an interactive exploration of the "Maelstrom" battle sequence between the Black Pearl and the Flying Dutchman, with its groundbreaking blend of live-action footage and computer-aided special effects. The BD-Java feature lets viewers explore the Palmdale, Calif., hangar that housed the ships and sets, with in-feature pop-ups and icons that reveal multimedia content about how the storm was created, from set construction to special effects. Viewers can either explore the set on their own or take an hour-long "tour" hosted by film producer Jerry Bruckheimer. (Disney).

Rocky: The Complete Saga "Rocky," "Rocky II," "Rocky III," "Rocky IV," "Rocky V" and "Rocky Balboa," $59.98. (MGM).

Saturday Night Live: The Complete Second Season Eight-disc set with all 23 episodes from SNL's second season (1976-77); $69.98. Extras: "Saturday Night Live Mardi Gras Special," performer screen test for Andy Kaufman, audio files for dress rehearsals, collector's scrapbook. (Universal).

7th Heaven: The Fifth Season (2000-01) Six-disc set with 22 episodes, $54.99. (Paramount).

Superbad (2007) Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bill Hader, Seth Rogen, Martha MacIsaac, Emma Stone, Aviva, Joe Lo Truglio, Kevin Corrigan. Single-disc rated and unrated versions, two-disc special edition. Special Edition Extras: Commentaries by Judd Apatow, Seth Rogren, Greg Mottola, Evan Goldberg, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera and Christopher Mintz-Plasse; deleted and extended scenes; gag reel; Line-O-Rama running tally of obscenities; "Cop Car Confessions" ride along with Clark County’s finest; ""Making-of Superbad"; original table read 2002: Seth Rogen reads for the part of "Seth"; "Dancing Title" sequence; "Vag-tastic Voyage"; cast audition footage; press junket meltdown; music of "Superbad"; "Everybody Hates Michael Cera": The Unfortunate True Story"; on-set diaries; "Snakes on Jonah" featurette; Michael's voicemails from Jonah; "TV Safe": watch Jonah Hill try to record alternate "safe" lines appropriate for television. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).

Tom and Jerry tales Volume 3 Includes 15 cartoons from Season One of the Kids' WB series, $14.97. (Warner).

Touched By an Angel: The Fourth Season, Volume 2 (1998) Four-disc set with 13 episodes, $42.99. (Paramount).

24 Season Six Seven-disc set with 24 episodes, $59.98. Extras: Cast/crew episode commentaries; seventh disc includes exclusive Season Seven preview, deleted scenes, more than 20 behind-the-scenes webcast diaries, "Day Six Debrief" mobisodes, several on-the-set featurettes, more. (Fox).

The Wire: The Complete Fourth Season Four-disc set with 13 episodes, $59.99. Extras: "It's All Connected: The Wire" two-part documentary, commentary on select episodes. (HBO Video).