All nine episodes come in a two-disc set. “So Notorious: The Complete Series” - Tori Spelling stars in a fictionalized send-up of her life as an ex-“Beverly Hills 90210” star and the daughter of legendary TV producer Aaron Spelling. The set has all 27 episodes from year two. “Boston Legal: Season Two” - A seven-disc set offers more legal hijinks with the capable but emotionally warped attorneys at a Boston firm, the cast led by James Spader, William Shatner and Candice Bergen. ![]() The DVD makeover features commentary with Culkin and director Chris Columbus, deleted and alternate scenes and five featurettes. “Home Alone” - Macauley Culkin is a kid left to his own devices over the holidays - including foiling a couple of burglars (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) - in the 1990 comedy. Maureen O’Hara plays a no-nonsense mom whose daughter (Natalie Wood) is convinced the new Macy’s department store Santa is the real thing. “Miracle on 34th Street” - The 1947 Christmas gem returns in a two-disc set with both the original black-and-white version and a colorized edition. The disc has a new featurette on how the adaptation came about, interviews with the cartoon’s composer and key singer and the Seuss cartoon “Horton Hears a Who.” DVD, $19.98. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” - Marking the 50th anniversary of Seuss’ beloved holiday tale is a new DVD version of the classic 1960s animated adaptation, featuring the voice of Boris Karloff. Allen dislikes DVD add-ons, preferring to let his films speak for themselves, so the disc has no extras. This time, he plays it for rather scarce laughs in this tepid comedy about an American journalism student (Johansson) and a second-rate magician (Allen) who team up to investigate a dashing British aristocrat (Hugh Jackman), whom they suspect is a serial killer. In last year’s “Matchpoint,” Allen told a sober tale of murder-for-personal-gain involving the uppercrust of London society. Woody Allen’s second consecutive film with Scarlett Johansson looks like the comic flipside of the first. There’s a parody of the movie’s trailer that presents it as a horror flick. The directors also provide commentary for the full movie, while screenwriter Michael Le Sieur and producer Scott Stuber offer separate commentary. The DVD has deleted scenes and outtakes, plus an alternate ending with commentary from directors Anthony and Joe Russo. Wilson plays a lovably hapless slacker whose buddy (Matt Dillon) takes pity and invites his unemployed and newly homeless friend to stay awhile with him and his bride (Kate Hudson), their houseguest of course turning comic chaos loose on their lives. Owen Wilson’s the thing that wouldn’t leave in this comedy that casts the star of “Wedding Crashers” as a honeymoon party pooper. There’s also a music video for the film’s theme song by Melissa Etheridge. The DVD has a new interview with the former vice president, a making-of segment and two commentaries, one with director David Guggenheim, the other with the film’s producers. The documentary captures the spirit of Gore’s presentations, juxtaposing them with the trials and triumphs of his personal life. Gore stages elaborate multimedia shows stating his case that gases from oil, coal and other carbon fuels are trapping the sun’s heat in our atmosphere, potentially causing a catastrophic glacial meltdown that could flood much of the planet. After losing the 2000 presidential race, Gore made it his mission to travel the globe with his professorial yet accessible presentation on the problem. For decades, Al Gore has preached that our greenhouse gas emissions pose a serious ecological threat. Now for the story of global warming in a non-cartoon setting. (AP Photo/Paramount Classics/Eric Lee) Eric Lee / PARAMOUNT PICTURES CLASSICS “An Inconvenient Truth” In this photo provided by Paramount Pictures Classics, Al Gore has traveled the world delivering a presentation on the global climate change, proving that humankind must confront global warming now or face devastating consequences in An Inconvenient Truth. The DVD wisely features a fresh short cartoon starring the franchise’s most popular character, the squeaking, squawking rat-squirrel creature known as Scrat, voiced again by Chris Wedge, director of the original “Ice Age.” There’s also commentary from the filmmakers and a series of “lost historical films” about the “Ice Age” denizens. Queen Latifah joins the cast, providing the voice of a mammoth who catches Manny’s eye. ![]() ![]() Global warming really is a danger - or was, at least in prehistoric times in this sequel to the animated hit “Ice Age.” The follow-up sets our pals Manny the mammoth (voiced by Ray Romano), Diego the saber-toothed tiger (Denis Leary), Sid the sloth (John Leguizamo) and the rest of their extended family on a trek to escape a deluge from a melting ice dam. “Ice Age: The Meltdown”Al Gore was right.
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