Katharine Hepburn: 100th Anniversary Collection - First, in Morning Glory (1933), Katharine Hepburn earned her first Best Actress Oscar for portraying a feisty New Englander determined to be a Broadway star. With Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Adolphe Menjou. Next, in Sylvia Scarlett (1935), Hepburn stars with Cary Grant (in their first film together) as an embezzler's daughter whose love life is complicated when she is forced to disguise herself as a boy. Co-stars Brian Aherne, Edmund Gwenn. Then, in Dragon Seed (1944), Hepburn is a Chinese patriot who leads a resistance movement against Japanese forces. Features Walter Huston, Turhan Bey. In the hilarious Without Love (1945), sparks fly after widow Hepburn rents a room to man of science Spencer Tracy. Keenan Wynn and Lucille Ball lend support. The film noir fave Undercurrent (1946) has Kate discovering that her new husband is full of dark secrets. Robert Taylor, Robert Mitchum co-star. Finally, in The Corn Is Green (1979), Hepburn is a British spinster teacher trying to help a brilliant young Welsh miner fulfill his potential. With Ian Saynor, Bill Fraser. 10 1/2 hrs. total on six discs. Standard/Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French; bonus shorts.

World War II Collection, Vol. 2: Heroes Fight For Freedom - Six-disc set includes several popular war movies formerly out of print on DVD: Air Force (1943), Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1943), Command Decision (1948), Hell to Eternity (1960), The Hill (1965), and 36 Hours (1965).

The Moon And Sixpence (1942) - Based on the W. Somerset Maugham roman a clef about Paul Gauguin, this superior film chronicles the life and work of a brilliant, difficult painter who moves to Tahiti to fulfill his lifelong ambition and success. George Sanders, Herbert Marshall, Steve Geray star in this lavishly produced tale. Includes both the original theatrical black-and-white version with the final scenes in color, and the complete black-and-white version. 89 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; biographies; more.

All previous new DVD reviews