Here's a a look at recent releases in home DVD and video and a calendar of what's coming:
MADAGASCAR (DREAMWORKS, $29.99):
Zoo animals go wild in the cartoon hit about a preening lion (voiced by Ben Stiller), an adventurous zebra (Chris Rock), a spunky hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) and a jittery giraffe (David Schwimmer) transplanted from their cozy homes to the harsh jungle. The DVD has a batch of features on computer animation, character design and "bloopers" - instances where the digital images went haywire. The lead actors contribute interviews, and there's also a real-life look at the island of Madagascar along the African coast, plus a handful of games for the kids. The disc has two commentaries, one with directors Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, the other with actors in character as the penguins whose escape attempt initiates the animals' eviction from the zoo.
Friends: The Complete Tenth Season (Warner Bros., $44.98): A decade with the gang on perpetual coffee break comes to an end. The four-disc set has the last 17 episodes of the sitcom, with commentary by the executive producers on the final show and two others, plus cast reflections and a 43-minute gag reel compiled from six seasons of episodes.
SCRUBS: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON (DISNEY, $39.99): Year two of Zach Braff's whimsical hospital sitcom comes in a three-disc set with 22 episodes, accompanied by a chat with co-star John C. McGinley, deleted scenes and a feature on the pop songs that help drive the stories.
FANTASY ISLAND: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON (SONY, $49.95): Ricardo Montalban and Herve Villechaize fulfill wishes that impart life lessons to their resort guests, including Ray Bolger, Sandra Dee and Don Knotts in season one's 15 episodes. The four-disc set also has the TV movie that launched the show in the 1970s.
THE FLINTSTONES, THE YOGI BEAR SHOW, THE HUCKLEBERRY HOUND SHOW (WARNER BROS., $44.98 EACH): Three smarter-than-your-average cartoon series from Hanna-Barbera return in a batch of four-disc sets. Season four of The Flintstones features 26 episodes, including the debut of super-baby Bamm-Bamm. The Volume 1 set for Huckleberry Hound has 26 episodes. The Yogi Bear set has the show's entire 33-episode run.
STEALTH (SONY, $28.95): Last summer's action-flop stars Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel and Jamie Foxx as ace fighter pilots forced into combat with their new "wingman" - an unmanned plane whose artificial-intelligence circuits have gone psycho. The two-disc set has making-of segments and a music video.
HAPPY ENDINGS (LIONS GATE, $27.98): The dark comedy about romance and busted relationships features an ensemble including Lisa Kudrow, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Laura Dern, Tom Arnold, Steve Coogan and Bobby Cannavale. Writer-director Don Roos joins Kudrow for commentary. The DVD has deleted footage.
- David Germain,
Associated Press
Coming attractions
Just out: The Beat That My Heart Skipped, Happy Endings, Heavenly Kid, Kings and Queen, Madagascar and Stealth
Coming Tuesday: The Polar Express, The Honeymooners, War of the Worlds and Winged Migration
Nov. 29: Deuce Bigalow: European Gigalow, Murderball, Empire, Havoc and Their Eyes Were Watching GodDec. 6: Cinderella Man and Ladies in LavendarDec 13: The 40 Year-Old Virgin and Pretty Persuasion
Dec. 20: Brothers Grimm, Four Brothers, The Great Raid, and November
Dec. 26: Dark Water
Dec. 27: Grizzly Man, The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill and Undiscovered
Jan. 3: Secuestro Express and Wedding Crashers
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