Double Indemnity Special Edition (1944) - A masterpiece of film noir cinema from director Billy Wilder, who also co-scripted with Raymond Chandler. Insurance salesman Fred MacMurray is lured by ice-cold femme fatale Barbara Stanwyck into a diabolical murder plot against her husband. Edward G. Robinson and Tom Powers also star. 107 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; audio commentary; featurette. Also includes the bonus feature Double Indemnity (1973), starring Richard Crenna and Samantha Eggar. Two-disc set. (August 22 release)

Romancing The Stone/The Jewel Of The Nile Two-Pack (1984/85) - Just barely old enough to qualify as "classics," these two Michael Douglas/Kathleen Turner adventure comedies are now available in one package. Directed by Robert Zemeckis ("Forrest Gump"), Romancing the Stone is a rousing adventure comedy that follows big-city romance novelist Kathleen Turner as she travels to Colombia to track down her kidnapped sister. Forced to team up with wisecracking soldier-of-fortune Michael Douglas, she finds herself thrust into an unfamiliar world of danger and thrills while trying to rescue her sister and find a legendary treasure. With Danny DeVito, Zack Norman, Holland Taylor. 106 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, Spanish; deleted scenes; featurettes. The action-packed sequel has Kathleen Turner leaving Michael Douglas behind to travel to the Middle East to write a book about a wealthy sheik. But when she is abducted to be used as a pawn in a deadly game of intrigue involving a holy man and a mystical jewel, Douglas partners with former nemesis Danny DeVito to rescue her. With Spiros Focas, Avner Eisenberg. 106 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary; deleted scenes; featurettes.

Trilogy Of Terror (1975) - Director Dan Curtis (Dark Shadows) and fantasy writers Richard Matheson and William F. Nolan pooled their talents for this trio of scary stories. Karen Black stars in all three segments, playing feuding twin sisters, a blackmailed teacher, and a woman stalked by a living African fetish doll. With Robert Burton, Gregory Harrison, John Karlen. 79 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; audio commentary; featurettes.

Fourteen Hours (1951) - Noirish drama focuses on a distraught young man who climbs onto a window ledge of a New York City skyscraper and threatens to jump if anyone approaches him. In an attempt to avert tragedy, a compassionate police officer and the man's family try to convince him that life is worth living while observers watch from below--including a young couple who fall in love amidst the chaos. Richard Basehart, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes, and--in her film debut--Grace Kelly star. 92 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary; photo gallery; theatrical trailer.

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