Christian slater plays Jimmy Dolan, a ruthless las Vegas crime boss who sanctions the murder of elizabeth Robinson (emmanuelle Vaugier), who was going to testify against him in court.

Less a remake or sequel to Abel Ferrara's controversial 1992 descent into urban and moral hell (which starred Harvey Keitel in the title role) than a re-imagining of some of the earlier film's themes, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans is an entirely different film with an entirely different, far wackier point of view.

(sony Pictures Home entertainment Renowned for its gothic horror and fantasy films, Britains Hammer studios also made a string of suspense thrillers, six of which (all making their DVD debuts)

With brisk efficiency and some choice moments of dark satire, Pontypool bids to be something different and better – and it is. As Mazzy and his producer Sydney (Lisa Houle) discover, they're not only reporting this catastrophe, but they may also be part of its cause.

David Naughton, a little beefier than when he played An American Werewolf in London nearly 30 years ago, enjoys one of his best roles as Harry Penderecki, a hack horror director (past triumphs include Bowel Movement and Killer Koala – "the first...

Unlike the current Tim Burton film, this 1933 adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic - the first live-action sound version of the oft-told tale - was not a box-office hit. At the time, it left kids puzzled and parents perplexed, but in retrospect it's a fascinating bit of (admittedly oddball) nostalgia.

Co-writer/director Rupert Wyatts debut feature is a throwback to the gritty, gutsy jailbreak yarns of yesteryear, anchored by a top-flight cast headed by Brian Cox (also an executive producer) as the mastermind.

The King lives in this epic 1979 bio-pic from executive producer Dick Clark, which marked the first collaboration between director John Carpenter and leading man Kurt Russell, whos got all the right moves as Elvis Presley (Ronnie McDowell provides the singing).

THE DAMNED UNITED (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment): Actor Michael Sheens third teaming with screenwriter Peter Morgan (after The Queen and Frost/Nixon)

With the long-awaited, big-budget remake currently tearing up theaters, Universal has (again) reached back into its vaults to unleash a digitally remastered two-disc special edition of its original 1941 classic.

All the ingredients are here: The college co-ed (Jocelin Donahue) who takes a babysitting job to earn some extra cash. The sassy but expendable best friend (Greta Gerwig). The lonely house on an old country road (on the evening of a lunar eclipse, no less).

STREAMERS (Shout! Factory): During the 1980s, filmmaker Robert Altman enjoyed a lengthy association with the stage and with stage-to-screen adaptations (including Secret Honor, Fool for Love and Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean).

GIVE 'EM HELL MALONE (National Entertainment Media): There's plenty of action and attitude in this hip, flip, modern-day film noir that pays homage to the genre even while sending it up. With his ever-present fedora and five o'clock shadow, Thomas Jane is ideally cast as hard-boiled ex-private eye Malone, who finds himself up to his neck in trouble when he comes into possession of a metal suitcase that contains "the meaning of love."

A series of mysterious animal deaths in a small Arizona town piques the curiosity of veterinarian Rack Hansen (the one, the only William Shatner) and entomologist Diane Ashley (Tiffany Bolling), who deduce that tarantulas have become enraged (and have organized!) because pesticides have eradicated their natural insect prey.

A PERFECT GETAWAY (Universal Studios Home Entertainment): There are plenty of twists and turns in writer/director David Twohy's taut, fastmoving suspense thriller, in which "paradise lost" becomes "purgatory found" for a group of tourists. Hawaii has long been a haven for honeymooners, but lately an inordinate number of couples have been turning up murdered on the islands.

The year is 1987. The place is beautiful Pittsburgh. Our hero is young James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg), a virginal college graduate whose girlfriend (of 11 days) has just dumped him and whose parents suddenly cant afford his tuition for graduate school.

Jared Paladecki portrays the young college student Thom Kinkade, who returns home to Placerville, Calif. for the holidays in 1978 to spend time with his his estranged parents (Marcia Gay Harden and Richard Burgi), his younger brother (Aaron Ashmore) and his mentor, the aging - and ailing - painter Glen Wesman (Peter O'Toole).

There's more jeer than cheer in this Christmas farce, with Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn as a (seemingly) happy unmarried couple whose plans for a holiday getaway are thwarted by bad weather, which inspires them to visit their respective parents instead.

(AE Home Entertainment): Devotees of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's immortal sleuth are in for aroyal treat this Christmas season, with the release of this '60s TV series broadcast by the BBC in the United Kingdom.

WORLD'S GREATEST DAD (Magnolia Home Entertainment): The topic of teen suicide isn't exactly conducive to humor, but writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait (one and the same) has made the best film of his career with this bold, uncompromising, frequently hilarious black comedy - thanks to a huge assist from leading man Robin Williams