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Known alternately as
Dreamland
and
Groom Lake,
the notorious Area 51 may indeed be the home of the United States Government`s proving ground for UFO testing and research. But is there actually a recovered spacecraft on the premises. Insiders claim this to be the case, as well as touting the possibility that alien-based technology has been used in modern flying equipment. But no one has stepped forward with the truth...yet.

This DVD 2-pack collects two films from audacious French filmmaker Luc Besson--his silent debut, 1984`s LE DERNIER COMBAT and 1997`s sci-fi blockbuster THE FIFTH ELEMENT. See individual titles for details.

This collection presents the three CROW feature films, including all-new bonus editions of THE CROW and THE CROW: CITY OF ANGELS. In the original film, Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) is brought back from the dead to avenge his murder by underworld thugs. In THE CROW: CITY OF ANGELS, the crow revives a new man, who gets revenge for the death of his son. THE CROW: SALVATION has Alex Corvis wrongly accused of murdering his girlfriend and returning to life to take on the corrupt cops responsible.DVD Features:Boxed SetRegion 1Disc One: THE CROWKeep CaseSingle Side - Single LayerLetterboxed - Anamorphic - 1.85:1Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 - FrenchAdditional Release Material: Audio Commentary Featurettes - 1. Behind the Scenes









2.The Crow Chronicles James O'Barr Segment Deleted Scenes Extended Scenes TrailersInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive MenusText/ Photo Galleries: Still Art Gallery Original Poster Concepts Production Design StoryboardsDVD-ROM FeaturesDisc Two: THE CROW: CITY OF ANGELSKeep CaseSingle Side - Single LayerLetterboxed - Anamorphic - 1.85:1Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Audio Commentary Featurettes - 1. Behind the Scenes









2. Production Design TrailersInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive MenusText/ Photo Galleries: Original Poster Concepts Production Design StillsDVD-ROM FeaturesDisc Three: THE CROW: SALVATIONKeep CaseLetterboxed - Anamorphic - 1.85:1Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - EnglishAdditional Release Material: Audio Commentary Featurette - 1.About the Crow Behind the Scenes FootageInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus

DVD contains two computer animated titles: INFINITY'S CHILD, and PLANETARY TRAVELLER.DVD Special FeaturesRegion 1 EncodingKeep Case

In Nicolas Roeg`s sci-fi tale based on the novel by Walter Tevis, a humanoid alien from a dried-up husk of a planet falls to Earth in a spaceship--and later falls again metaphorically through alcohol abuse and the manipulations of a hostile culture. Arriving as a secret ambassador from a dying world, the masquerading Mr. Newton (David Bowie) patents several basic devices, including a self-developing color film and music recordings in the shape of small silver balls, in order to amass the tremendous capital necessary to build a spaceship. Along the way he solicits the help of a crack patent lawyer (Buck Henry) and a country-fried small-town girl (Candy Clark) who introduces him to gin, which he soon begins to substitute for his customary glass of water. Newton debates the reality of returning to his dead world only to have the choice made for him when he is swept from the launchpad by government agents. After serving his time with men in black, he is released, blinded by x rays, into the world. As a last drunken hurrah, he records an album under the name the Visitor with the hope that it may someday be broadcast and heard by his family and friends back home. Connected throughout by intercut clips of television programs, classic movies, and film soundtracks, THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH is an fine example of the postmodern technique of work referring to its own medium and history. Like much 1970s sci-fi, it is heavily indebted to Stanley Kubrick s 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY; a scene in which an upset tray of cookies is juxtaposed with flying bodies echoes the film s flying bone and spaceship. Juxtaposing the free love enjoyed by Dr. Bryce (Rip Torn) with post-Altamont, pre-Reagan paranoia, Roeg`s film manages to be at once artistically groundbreaking and a crystallization of the post-Summer of Love era.

Plunging headfirst into history, director Terry Gilliam fearlessly brings the logic of children's fairy tales to bear as he navigates through myth and legend in a bizarre, ingenious retelling of THE WIZARD OF OZ. A boy and six good-natured little persons careen through time-twisting interactions with Napoleon, Robin Hood, and Agamemnon, among others, with a map the little people stole from their employer, the Supreme Being. But their intention is to rob their way through the past, which does not make their boss happy. Meanwhile, Evil is after the map in order to become the Supreme Being himself. The result is an extraordinarily visual extravaganza that overflows with Gilliam's ecstatic vision. The film is shot from a child's viewpoint, both through the character of Kevin and the placement of the camera. One of the morals of this thoroughly enjoyable, charming fantasy is that heroes aren't always all they're cracked up to be. Fun special effects and great supporting performances abound, including terrific turns by Ian Holm, John Cleese, Ralph Richardson, and especially David Warner as Evil.DVD Special FeaturesRegion 1 EncodingKeep CaseAudio Commentary by Director Terry Gilliam, co-writer/actor Michael Palin, and actors John Cleese, David Warner, and Craig Warnock'Time Bandits' ScrapbookTheatrical TrailerSubtitles for the Deaf and Hearing ImpairedOptimal Image Quality: RSDL Dual-Layered Edition

Based on the long-running Marvel comic book series, X-MEN takes place in the near future, as certain humans are evolving into mutants with special powers. This collection presents the first two big-budget installments in director Bryan Singer's startlingly inventive live-action series, X-MEN 1.5 and X2: X-MEN UNITED. See individual titles for detailed information.

Based on the long-running Marvel comic book series, X-MEN takes place in the near future, as certain humans are evolving into mutants with special powers. This collection presents the first two big-budget installments in director Bryan Singer's startlingly inventive live-action series, X-MEN 1.5 and X2: X-MEN UNITED. See individual titles for detailed information.