MGM brings Mel Brooks' science fiction farce Spaceballs to DVD with both widescreen and standard versions on the same disc, and 5.1 Surround Sound, though the movie's lackluster production values make it difficult to discern the quality of the transfer. Still, for fans of actor/writer/director Brooks, the full-length commentary (originally recorded for the laserdisc release) includes his trademark quips and a genuine appreciation of the actors and other collaborators on the film. He has an amazing memory for the details of their careers before and after working with him. It's also refreshing for a director to mock his own work, as well as laugh at the comic bits he has undoubtedly seen dozens of times. In a brief behind-the-scenes featurette, cast members John Candy, Rick Moranis, and others talk about the pleasure of working with Brooks and share stories of on-set goofiness. Basically, for fans of Brooks' unique comic sensibilities, the DVD makes a worthwhile evening's entertainment.

The DVD release of this overlooked and underrated film by Joel and Ethan Coen has no extras associated with it, not even theatrical trailers or production notes -- ironic considering that this follow-up to the award-winning Barton Fink is a film for only the diehard Coen brothers fans who would pay for a collector's edition. The best thing that can be said is that the transfer is beautiful, in vibrant colors only seen on DVD. Two formats of the film are presented here: side one has the beautiful 1:85 widescreen transfer while side two is standard full screen. The audio is strictly stereo at best and the language and subtitles options are English and French only. Unless this film is way up on someone's list of all-time favorite films, its DVD release isn't worth owning.

This six-disc box set contains all 22 episodes of third season of the cult science fiction series Babylon 5. Each is presented in the original broadcast aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. Supplemental materials include commentary on three of the episodes by a variety of people involved both in front of and behind the camera, a pair of featurettes, previews of future episodes, and an introduction recorded by the man who created the series, J. Michael Straczynski. This is a superb set for fans of the show.