DVD Releases: December 26

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American Pie Presents: Beta House (2007) John White, Steve Talley, Jake Siegel, Jordan Prentice, Christopher McDonald, Eugene Levy. Another direct-to-video edition of the "American Pie" series, this time taking place in college. Extras: Deleted scenes and bloopers, behind-the-scenes interviews and featurettes. (Universal).

The Brothers Solomon (2007) Will Arnett, Will Forte, Chi McBride, Kristen Wiig, Malin Akerman, Lee Majors. Comedy about two well-meaning but socially-inept brothers on a mission to make good on their dad's dying wish for a grandchild. Extras: Gag commentary by Will Forte, Will Arnett and director Bob Odenkirk; "The Fine Art of Creating Specimen" featurette; "The Making of The Brothers Solomon," deleted scenes, outtakes. (Sony).

Eastern Promises (2007) Dir,: David Cronenberg; Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Sinead Cusack, Donald Sumpter, Jerzy Skolimowski. (Universal).

Jackass 2.5 (2007) Johnny Knoxville and crew return for another foray into stupidity with outrageous stunts; $29.99. Extras: Making-of the video game, Easter egg, hot links to Jackass World, photo gallery. (Paramount).

The Kingdom (2007) Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Chris Cooper, Jeremy Piven, Jason Bateman, Francis Fisher, Minka Kelly, Tom Bresnahan. Extras: Deleted Scenes, "Character by Character: The Apartment Shootout," "Creating the Kingdom" behind-the-scenes featurette, "Constructing the Freeway Sequence" featurette, "History of The Kingdom: An Interactive Timeline" (allows viewers to scroll through decades of history to learn more about key events in this animated timeline that branches off into archival news stories, short featurettes, text based stories, etc.), commentary by director Peter Berg. Also available on HD DVD. (Universal).

Maximum Cage Fighting (2007) Jason Field, Chris Torres, Jun Chong and mixed martial arts champion Renzo Gracie. A retired, once-prominent Tae Kwon Do champion is forced to face off against an old nemesis when his daughter is kidnapped. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).

Robin-B-Hood (2006 - Hong Kong) Jackie Chan. Kung-fu action comedy has Chan playing a compulsive gambler who turns to robbery to pay off his debts. The real trouble starts when his buddies try to score a big payout by kidnapping a baby and he's thrust into a world filled with diapers, milk bottles and droning lullabies. Two-disc set. Extras: Deleted scenes, "Crashing the Hood" featurette, "The Hand that Mocks the Cradle" featurette, "Baby Boomer" featurette, "Playtime for Adults: On the Set of Robin-B-Hood," "Robin-B-Hood: An Original Making-Of," commentary by director Benny Chan. (Dragon Dynasty/Weinstein Company/Genius Products).

Rush Hour 3 (2007) Dir.: Brett Ratner; Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson, Elizabeth Pena, Tzi Ma, Julia Hsu.As a single disc and two-disc Platinum edition. Extras: Five featurettes, deleted scenes, more. (New Line).