This Week in DVD

Alice in Wonderland: You'd think the actress who plays Alice would get some kind of rub from working with Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, but I don't even remember her name. Is she even on any of the DVD packaging?

The Wolfman: Universal milks its classic horror franchise--er, revitalizes its classic horror franchise for a new generation. And all those naysayers who thought there were no new ideas to make a remake worthwhile? Well, look. They changed the name from "Wolf Man" to "Wolfman," didn't they?

Three Stooges Volume 8: It's Joe Besser time with this final volume, and that means that for Stooges fans who said they wanted ALL the shorts, it's put up or shut up time. Well, put up or shut up or get a finger in the eye. (Ladies and gentlemen, I just became the millionth writer to slip a "finger in the eye" reference into a blurb about the Stooges. What do I win?)

Babs Stanwyck Show Volume 2: This continuing DVD project is quite the curio considering for many people, "Barbara Stanwyck's show" was "Big Valley." Of course (and sadly), for many more, "Barbara Stanywck's show" is, "Who the hell is Barbara Stanwyck?"

Mr. Ed Season 3: You'd think that with them running in the same Hollywood circles, Mr. Ed and Barbara Stanwyck would have done a project together at some point, but not so according to my records. Wasn't anybody thinking in the sixties?

Foyle's War Set 6: Sometimes it's annoying when things or people retire or go away and then come back months later, but more Foyle is an awesome thing. More Foyle on DVD, and not hacked up by PBS, is even awesomer. As Foyle himself might say, "Mmm. Quite."