The Simpsons Movie
Fox Home Entertainment, $29.98, rated PG-13
No doh about it – the first feature-length film based on Matt Groening's characters has all the humor of the long-running TV series with the addition of many more minutes for Homer Simpson to act stupidly and hilariously. The plot has something to do with a major ecological disaster befalling Springfield, with Homer both the cause and the possible savior. Bonus features include several audio commentaries by the creators, producers, the director, vocal cast members and others, deleted scenes and a series of funny promotional spots such as "Homer's Monologue on The Tonight Show" and "The Simpsons Judge American Idol."
The Mod Squad: Series 1, Vol. 1
Four discs, CBS/Paramount Home Entertainment, $42.99, not rated
Narcs have never been more hip than in this ABC series from 1968, in which the network tried to appeal to young people by having three stereotypical representatives of the late '60s counterculture – a long-haired rich kid (Michael Cole), an angry young man from Watts (Clarence Williams III) and a flower child (Peggy Lipton) – star as undercover agents. In addition to the series' first 13 episodes, the DVD set includes an inside look at the pilot episode and two short features, "Forming the Squad" and "Friends of the Mod Squad."
Once
Fox Home Entertainment, $29.98, rated R
One of the sleeper hits of the year, writer-director John Carney's terrific low-budget musical is about a Dublin street musician (Glen Hansard, Carney's former mate in the real-life band the Frames) and a Czech immigrant (Marketa Irglova) who write and record songs together. It's also a thoughtful and realistic love story of a sort – complicated by Irglova's character's "responsibilities." The R rating – evidently because of a few f-bombs – is ridiculous. The DVD includes both film and musical commentaries by Carney, Hansard and Irglova, two documentaries about the moviemaking process, a free music download and selected webisodes.
Blade Runner: The Final Cut
Two, four and five discs, Warner Home Video, $20.97/$34.99/$78.92, rated R
Ridley Scott's futuristic sci-fi film starring Harrison Ford celebrates its 25th anniversary with multiple DVD versions. The two-disc Special Edition includes a restored and remastered movie with added and extended scenes and lines, newly improved special effects, three audio commentaries by Scott and various production crew members, and a feature-length documentary, "Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner." The four-disc Collector's Edition adds three other versions of the film (U.S. and international theatrical versions from 1982 and a director's cut from 1992) plus an "Enhancement Archive" disc with many short features. The five-disc Ultimate Collector's Edition adds the rarely seen "workprint version" and a briefcase to carry it all.
Balls of Fury
Universal Studios Home Entertainment, $29.98, rated PG-13
The folks behind Comedy Central's "Reno 911" produced this sendup of underground and fiercely competitive ping-pong tournaments and espionage, starring Dan Fogler, George Lopez and Christopher Walken. DVD bonus features include deleted scenes, an alternative ending, a making-of feature and a mockumentary, "Under the Balls: The Life of a Ball Wrangler."
Stardust
Paramount Home Entertainment, $29.99, rated PG-13
Director and co-writer Matthew Vaughn's fantasy-adventure stars Charlie Cox as a young man trying to woo a village beauty (Sienna Miller) but finding his efforts complicated by a fallen star (Claire Danes). Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer are along for the ride, as a pirate and a wicked witch, respectively. Bonus features include a documentary titled "Good Omens: The Making of 'Stardust,' "deleted scenes and a blooper reel.
Plus
• The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume 2 – The War Years (not rated)
• Braveheart: Special Collector's Edition (rated R)
• Bring It On: In It To Win It (rated PG-13)
• Cinderella II – Dreams Come True: Special Edition (rated G)
• Deep Water (rated PG)
• The Evil Dead Ultimate Edition (not rated)
• Halloween – Unrated Director's Cut (not rated)
• Kaspar Hauser (not rated)
• The Last Legion (rated PG-13)
• Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (not rated)
• One Tree Hill: The Complete Fourth Season (not rated)
• Saint Clara (not rated)
• TED: The Future We Will Create (not rated)
• Underdog (rated PG)