The first Star Trek film, which brought the original cast back to the screen for the first time after the cancellation of the groundbreaking TV series, gets a thorough overhaul for its presentation on DVD. The film has been given a letterboxed transfer in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio, as well as new Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround sound mixes, supervised by Robert Wise, the film's director. Wise also teams up with special effects artists Douglas Trumbull and John Dykstra, composer Jerry Goldsmith, and actor Stephen Collins for a bonus commentary track; Goldsmith's score has also been isolated on a separate track. Michael Okuda, who co-wrote The Star Trek Encyclopedia, also contributes an essay on the film. The movie has also been re-edited by Wise for this edition with refurbished and restored special effects. A bonus disc includes footage from the original theatrical release and the broadcast television presentation that Wise deleted for this cut; three separate documentary featurettes; highlights from the film's storyboards; and a number of theatrical trailers and commercial spots for the film, including one created specially for this new edition of the film.

On their 2001-2002 tour, four original members of the seminal rock band Roxy Music -- Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, Andy MacKay, and Paul Thompson -- reunited for a tour that was as critically-acclaimed as it was welcomed by fans. One of the most memorable stops on the tour was Harlem's Apollo Theater, a live performance which was captured on this DVD. "Mother of Pearl" and "Out of the Blue" are among the featured tracks.

This Italian thriller delivering equal portions of sex and violence gets a careful presentation on DVD with this release from Blue Underground. The Case of the Bloody Iris (aka Perche quelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer?) has been given a widescreen transfer to disc, letterboxed at 2.35:1 on conventional televisions and enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16x9 monitors. The source print looks quite good, the color balance reflects the look of early Seventies Eastmancolor with impressive accuracy, and the image is sharp and well detailed throughout. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Stereo, retaining the original monophonic sound mix, and the results sounds great. However, Blue Underground has only included a dubbed English sound track, with no option for the original Italian audio, and no subtitles appear on this release. As a bonus, this disc features the film's British trailer, an alternate version of one of the death scenes, and a filmography for director Anthony Ascott (aka Guiliano Carnimeo). Blue Underground's releases often feature a bit more in the way of additional features and language options, but this is still a better-than-average American release for a Italian giallo, and fans should be pleased with the presentation.