The Graduate (40th Anniversary Edition) (1967) - The Oscar-winning coming-of-age comedy that launched star Dustin Hoffman's career and spoke to a generation. Follow aimless college grad Hoffman as he is seduced by the glamorous Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), only to fall in love with her daughter (Katharine Ross). Music by Simon and Garfunkel; Mike Nichols directs. 106 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary by Nichols, Hoffman, Ross, others; featurettes; theatrical trailer; bonus four-song CD soundtrack.
Be Yourself! (1930) - Funny girl Fanny Brice lights up the screen in this delightful musical comedy from the early years of the talkies. Playing a successful nightclub singer, Brice romances a boxer (Robert Armstrong) and becomes his trainer, only to discover he has eyes for another gal. Based on the story "The Champ" by Joseph Jackson; Harry Green, Gertrude Astor also star. 66 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. (Released Sept. 4)
The Lost World (Special Edition) (1960) - Filmmaker Irwin Allen's adaptation of the timeless Arthur Conan Doyle novel follows a scientific team led by intrepid Professor Challenger (Claude Rains) to a mysterious plateau in the Amazon jungle where prehistoric animals, giant spiders and a cannibal tribe are just some of the dangers in store. Michael Rennie, Jill St. John, David Hedison, and Fernando Lamas co-star.
Tom And Jerry: Spotlight Collection, Vol. 3 - Will the cat ever catch the mouse? Find out in the final collection of classic Tom and Jerry tales from the MGM studio. "A Mouse in the House" (1947), "Tennis Chumps" (1949), "Hic-Cup Pup" (1954), and 15 cartoons in the CinemaScope widescreen format--including "Pet Peeve" (1954) and "Robin Hoodwinked" (1958)--are among the 35 shorts in this two-disc set. Standard/Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); featurettes.
All previous new DVD reviews
