Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis wrote the script, but Bill Murray gets all the best lines and moments in this 1984 comedy directed by Ivan Reitman (Meatballs). The three comics, plus Ernie Hudson, play the New York City-based team that provides supernatural pest control, and Sigourney Weaver is the love interest possessed by an ancient demon. Reitman and company are full of original ideas about hobgoblins—who knew they could "slime" people with green plasma goo?—but hovering above the plot is Murray's patented ironic view of all the action. Still a lot of fun, and an obvious model for sci-fi comedies such as Men in Black. —Tom Keogh

A big-budget summer epic with money to burn and a scale worthy of its golden Hollywood predecessors, Ridley Scott's Gladiator is a rousing, grisly, action-packed epic that takes moviemaking back to the Roman Empire via computer-generated visual effects. While not as fluid as the computer work done for, say, Titanic, it's an impressive achievement that will leave you marveling at the glory that was Rome, when you're not marveling at the glory that is Russell Crowe. Starring as the heroic general Maximus, Crowe firmly cements his star status both in terms of screen presence and acting chops, carrying the film on his decidedly non-computer-generated shoulders as he goes from brave general to wounded fugitive to stoic slave to gladiator hero. Gladiator's plot is a whirlwind of faux-Shakespearean machinations of death, betrayal, power plays, and secret identities (with lots of faux-Shakespearean dialogue ladled on to keep the proceedings appropriately "classical"), but it's all briskly shot, edited, and paced with a contemporary sensibility. Even the action scenes, somewhat muted but graphic in terms of implied violence and liberal bloodletting, are shot with a veracity that brings to mind—believe it or not—Saving Private Ryan, even if everyone is wearing a toga. As Crowe's nemesis, the evil emperor Commodus, Joaquin Phoenix chews scenery with authority, whether he's damning Maximus's popularity with the Roman mobs or lusting after his sister Lucilla (beautiful but distant Connie Nielsen); Oliver Reed, in his last role, hits the perfect notes of camp and gravitas as the slave owner who rescues Maximus from death and turns him into a coliseum star. Director Scott's visual flair is abundantly in evidence, with breathtaking shots and beautiful (albeit digital) landscapes, but it's Crowe's star power that will keep you in thrall—he—he's a true gladiator, worthy of his legendary status. Hail the conquering hero! —Mark Englehart

Features: the godfather: the godfather ii: the godfather ii: each featuring a new full-length directors audio commentary. Plus a three hour extraordinary bonus disc produced especially for the dvd collection. English subtitles and closed captioning. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 05/23/2006 Run time: 725 minutes Rating: R

Martin Scorsese's 1990 masterpiece GoodFellas immortalizes the hilarious, horrifying life of actual gangster Henry Hill (Ray Liotta), from his teen years on the streets of New York to his anonymous exile under the Witness Protection Program. The director's kinetic style is perfect for recounting Hill's ruthless rise to power in the 1950s as well as his drugged-out fall in the late 1970s; in fact, no one has ever rendered the mental dislocation of cocaine better than Scorsese. Scorsese uses period music perfectly, not just to summon a particular time but to set a precise mood. GoodFellas is at least as good as The Godfather without being in the least derivative of it. Joe Pesci's psycho improvisation of Mobster Tommy DeVito ignited Pesci as a star, Lorraine Bracco scores the performance of her life as Hill's love interest, and every supporting role, from Paul Sorvino to Robert De Niro, is a miracle.

They call themselves the goonies. The secret caves. The old lighthouse. The lost map. The treacherous traps. The hidden treasure. And sloth.. Join the adventure. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 05/02/2006 Starring: Sean Astin John Matuszak Run time: 90 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Richard Donner

After lying dormant for ten years, the creative machine that is Skinny Puppy began to pulse on all fronts. In tandem with the new recording (2004's The Greater Wrong Of The Right) began plans for a new live show and extensive touring. Pre-production for the live show began and also plans to capture the experience of Skinny Puppy live in a way that had never been done before.

On the second leg of the incredibly successful North American tour, two live shows would be recorded. The infamous Spectrum in Montreal and Koolhaus in Toronto became the venues of choice paying homage to Puppy's Canadian roots. Seven cameras and a mobile audio truck were rolled out to capture the event. The images were recorded in Hi-definition video and multiple layers of microphones were placed throughout the room to capture the elements which would form the basis of a killer 5.1 Dolby surround mix. The result is an incredibly true representation of what it is like to have the intense experience of witnessing Skinny Puppy live. The production value of the live show is outstanding in all respects and the set list is the best of the best of Puppy's prolific catalogue.

Skinny Puppy fans are fanatical when it comes to collecting anything to do with the band as evidenced by the large number of bootleg videos which circulate in the bitstream. This DVD will fill a great void for the fans who have always wanted to see and hear the show in all its frenetic glory. The special features make the disc a must have as they will go down in history as the quintessential reference for any hardcore Puppy follower.

For more than 70 years, an amusement park in the hills of northwestern New Jersey provided summertime fun for the young and young at heart. The roar of the roller coaster, the magic of the carousel, the smell of popcorn in the air, and the sense that adventure was only as far away as the next ticket booth...for countless thousands, the place that had all this and more was Bertrand Island Amusement Park. A trip there marked the start of summer. The 100 or so days it was open each year were special at Lake Hopatcong. Bertrand Island represented the last vestiges of an earlier era - a time when Lake Hopatcong was a bustling resort that supported hotels, pavilions, and endless activities. While Bertrand Island Park operated in Mount Arlington on the shores of Lake Hopatcong for some 70 years until closing on Labor Day 1983, you can now relive the days when big bands, beauty pageants, Nickel Nights, Kiddieland, and the boardwalk brought thousands each day to the park. The Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum has just released a DVD version of its award winning Greetings from Bertrand Island. In addition to the 47 minute narrated documentary on Bertrand Island Amusement Park, the DVD contains numerous additional features which include bonus images and film footage.

As a depiction of the computer-hacker underground, this movie is bogus to the bone. As a thriller, it's cartoonish and conventional. The premise (computer-happy kids hack into the wrong system, and the Forces of Repression come after them) is recycled from John Badham's 1983 WarGames. And the corporate-creep bad guy, played by Fisher Stevens, steeples his fingers and growls mossy villainous clichés. ("By the time they realize the truth, we'll be long gone with all the money.") For all its postmodern trappings the movie is working with sub-prehistoric storytelling tools. But it does succeed on one level, as a movie about adolescent bonding and alienation. The director, Iain Softley, helmed the Beatles-in-Hamburg biopic Backbeat, and he seems to have an instinct for the emotions that pull kids together around common interests and the insecurities that drive them apart. The familiar crises of loyalty and betrayal have an ache of real loneliness. It doesn't hurt that the two stars, Jonny Lee Miller (Sick Boy Williamson in Trainspotting) and Angelina Jolie (Gia), are just about equally gorgeous and charismatic; their longing glances steam up the screen. —David Chute

Dr. Hannibal lecter escaped from the asylum in baltimore to florence italy where he has become one of the curators of the palazzo vecchio and has learned to stop eating human flesh all the time. But his cover is broken when cop rinaldo pazzi will turn dr. Lecter over for money to mason verger. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 10/16/2007 Starring: Anthony Hopkins Gary Oldman Run time: 131 minutes Rating: R Director: Ridley Scott

Two guys on a quest to satisfy their cravings for burgers find themselves on a hilarious all-night adventure as they run into one obstacle after another. Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 05/15/2007 Starring: Neil Patrick Harris Kal Penn Rating: Ur

Welcome to westerburg high where veronica sawyer is beginning to tire of her membership in the powerful yet cruel clique of heathers. When veronica falls for the mysteriously new kid jason dean their dislike for the heathers quickly escalates into a savage cycle of murder suicide and slushies. Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 09/25/2001 Starring: Winona Ryder Shannen Doherty Run time: 103 minutes Rating: R Director: Michael Lehmann

Hellraiser
Having made his reputation as one of the most prolific and gifted horror writers of his generation (prompting Stephen King to call him "the future of horror"), Clive Barker made a natural transition to movies with this audacious directorial debut from 1987. Not only did Barker serve up a chilling tale of devilish originality, he also introduced new icons of horror that since have become as popular among genre connoisseurs as Frankenstein's monster and the Wolfman. Foremost among these frightful visions is the sadomasochistic demon affectionately named Pinhead (so named because his pale, bald head is a geometric pincushion and a symbol of eternal pain). Pinhead is the leader of the Cenobites, agents of evil who appear only when someone successfully "solves" the exotic puzzle box called the Lamont Configuration—a mysterious device that opens the door to Hell. The puzzle's latest victim is Frank (Sean Chapman), who now lives in a gelatinous skeletal state in an upstairs room of the British home just purchased by his newlywed half-brother (Andrew Robinson, best known as the villain from Dirty Harry), who has married one of Frank's former lovers (Claire Higgins). The latter is recruited to supply the cannibalistic Frank with fresh victims, enabling him to reconstitute his own flesh—but will Frank succeed in restoring himself completely? Will Pinhead continue to demonstrate the flesh-ripping pleasures of absolute agony? Your reaction to this description should tell you if you've got the stomach for Barker's film, which has since spawned a number of interesting but inferior sequels. It's definitely not for everyone, but there's no denying that it's become a semiclassic of modern horror. —Jeff Shannon

Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Definitely not one for the weak of stomach, Hellbound: Hellraiser II takes up where the first Hellraiser left off, piling on the gore to near camp levels. Luckily, the 1988 sequel retains enough of British horror-meister Clive Barker's macabre wit—like the original, it's based on a Barker story—to save it from the schlock-heap. Hospitalized following her last misadventure, Kirsty (Ashley Laurence) implores authorities to destroy a bloody bed at the carnage scene, but the enigmatic Dr. Channard (Kenneth Cranham) brings an addled patient there and unleashes a dread Cenobite instead. As if that's not bad enough, Kirsty's getting distress calls from her father, who begs her to rescue him from Hell. When she journeys through Hell's dark labyrinths with a mute puzzle solver, however, Kirsty only finds the evil Pinhead (Doug Bradley) and other bizarro creatures, plus her nasty former stepmother and lascivious Uncle Frank. Much maniacal laughter and skin shedding later, the newfound compadres unlock the puzzle box again to safety. Hellbound isn't genius, but it does have flair, which goes a long way toward offsetting Laurence's leaden acting and occasionally over the top gore. —Diane Garrett

Two months of performances at the Hollywood nightclub Luna Park result in this dynamic collection of spoken word highlights. Henry Rollins was challenged to appear one night a week for two months and give a different performance each time - a lot of stories to tell when you realize that Henry has a reputation for regularly speaking for almost three hours a performance! Now here is the best of Henry's shows for your enjoyment, a dizzying trip with one of pop culture's most amazing talents. Henry Rollins is known as a Spoken Word Artist, Actor, Musician and Writer. His career achievements include 21 albums (under the Black Flag and Rollins Band banners), 9 spoken word discs, 12 books, and a host of film and TV appearances. His spoken word tours have taken him around the world and have garnered him a large, loyal fan base.

Caught at the end of a three month worldwide tour, "Up For It" show cases Henry Rollins and his very own brand of stand-up comedy live on the first of three sold-out night at London's Astoria Theatre.

Rollins, a true renaissance man, started his career as the lead singer with the seminal LA punk band Black Flag. Now touring in a musical capacity with his own "Rollins Band", Grammy award winner Rollins is known for his books, comedy records, movie appearances, and is now the host of Fox's weekly primetime series, "Night Visions".

DVD Extras: Interview with Henry Rollins Music Video Featurette