Billy Crystal's loving tribute to the record-breaking Yankee season of 1961 comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original broadcast aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround, while a Spanish soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Stereo. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include biographies of the cast and crew, as well as Maris and Mantle, a making-of featurette, the original trailer, and a breakdown of the home runs hit by Maris and Mantle during that historical summer. Film and baseball enthusiasts should both find much to enjoy on this DVD release of 61*.

Jon Turteltaub's comic telling of the story behind the Jamaican bobsledding team, Cool Runnings comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. There are neither subtitles nor closed captions on this release. Supplemental materials include the theatrical trailer. This Disney/Buena Vista title does a fine job of presenting the film, but offers little else. Fans of the film will enjoy the disc, but there may not be enough here to interest others.

Proving that anything will eventually make it to DVD, here comes Cool World from Paramount. This disaster of near epic proportions makes one wonder why some other titles, considered the greatest or most wanted, still haven't been released on disc. Not that it's a completely wasted effort, as the sound and picture are of fairly good quality. The image, framed at the theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and anamorphic, alternates from dark and shadowy to unnaturally colorful. While this is, more or less, a direct translation of the projected print, the detail of the DVD highlights how mediocre the film appears. More often than not, this digital format emphasizes just how laughable the animation turned out. The 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack, while also not living up to any true potential, does utilize the surrounds on occasion, and the bass is generally deep. Dialogue isn't one of the strong points, though, as it's often flat and, at times, muted. Paramount, known for often leaving titles devoid of supplements, does just that with this disc. Not a thing is offered -- not even the film's trailer. This really isn't much of a surprise, because what could be said about such a wasted effort? If anything, an apology from director Ralph Bakshi should be included.