Group Hike on the South Fraser Witness Trail This Friday!

See the South Fraser Perimeter Road on Foot

The South Fraser Witness Trail was begun in 2009 by volunteers from Surrey Environmental Partners and the Wilderness Committee. It follows the route of the proposed South Fraser Perimeter Road freeway through an urban forest in Surrey. Named as one of the city's five major natural area hubs in a recent study, it is home to deer, beavers, herons, owls, salmon, and endangered species such as the Red legged frog and Pacific water shrew.

Witness Trails are a time tested way of protecting natural areas from irresponsible development. Come on the hike to see the wildlife and old growth spruce trees. Find out what is at stake if the South Fraser Freeway gets built, and what we can do to stop it!

When: Friday November 5, 3:15 pm
Where: 168 St. & 108 Ave. in Surrey (meet at bus stop click on map for directions)

(The C74 bus runs direct to this location from Surrey Central Skytrain. Just get on the bus at 2:47 pm at Bay 12 under the tracks, and ask the driver to let you off at 168 St. & 108 Ave.)

The trail includes rugged sections. Bring drinking water, a snack, and water resistant footwear. The hike will proceed rain or shine and will only be canceled in case of high winds or dangerous conditions. For more info call 604 588 4203 (including day of) or email witnesstrail@gmail.com

More info including trail map and brochure at http://gatewaysucks.org/trail

Public Shut Out From Basi Virk Trial Details

By Debbie McBride - After reading a couple of weeks ago that the Crown was reducing the number of witnesses it would present, I predicted that the Basi Virk trial would be coming to an abrupt close. I was correct on that point but I got the reason wrong.

You see, the writing was on the wall once the Campbell Liberal's knew there could likely be some very embarrassing, if not damaging information revealed while those witnesses were under oath.

I thought the end would come with a staying of the charges because the length of the trial had gone on too long. I mean 7 years is just unimaginable but as long as the matter was before the courts the Liberals could hide behind the mantra that "the matter was before the courts" and so they couldn't comment on anything to do with BC Rail. Then when it actually got before the courts there were no end of delays and the testimony of the first two witnesses was both informative and embarrassing for the government. Next up on the witness roster was former Minister Gary Collins and it became pretty obvious that there was a lot of nervousness surrounding what would be disclosed in court. It was time to pull the plug.

So, it seems that some deal has been worked out instead with Mr.'s Basi and Virk and as usual it is the beleaguered BC taxpayer who gets stuck with the bill when it comes to yet another BC Liberal government scheme. Another promise broken to the electorate is just another hand in the pocket of the Campbell serfs - BC taxpayers.

The subject of broken promises and twisted excuses by the Campbell Liberals is another subject altogether. A subject that requires another column because just to list them all would take more space then available right now.

The manner in the way this trial ended is not surprising, disappointing yes, but you just knew there was going to be something cooked up to make it end before the real truth could come out.

I don't know if Basi and Virk are guilty. They say they are but they looked so defeated and beat down one felt that they had fought as long and as hard as they could. Likely they did and likely an offer was made to them that promised them some relief from 7 years of hell trying to prove that they had done nothing more than what could even be presumed to be the usual practices of the government they were working for.

If they are guilty - as they have said - then punish them as anyone else would be punished and make them pay the legal costs incurred in the process. Now this sets a precedence for who pays for trials and the only positive I can see in this is that maybe this will also then require the Crown to pay the legal fees and costs of anyone and everyone who this Liberal government decides to take to court. Mostly those of course who get in their way or in the way of one of their many projects.

Certainly, many an individual and environmental groups who have dared take on the Crown have ultimately been defeated by their lack of funds. Basi and Virk have shown us that the best way to fight against the system is to hire the best lawyers you can, extend the trial length through wrangling and motions and in the end, when a plea deal is reached, the Crown will pay because nobody had enough money anyway to pay the costs. Seems fair to apply the same logic and benefit for everyone doesn't it.

I hope the truth about BC Rail comes out and all the questions that the Liberals refused to answer because the matter was before the courts are answered. I won't hold my breath waiting for that to happen, that's for sure.

Nor do I expect to see any in depth interviews or a book deal being inked as far as Basi and Virk are concerned. What I would like to know for sure is this. Were, Virk and their families required to sign a nondisclosure agreement? If they did at least we deserve to know the answer to that question.

So how about it Mr. Berardino - were Virk required to sign anything that would prevent them from talking to anyone about what they know regarding the BC Rail affair or trial? A simple yes or no will suffice.

DVD Releases Tuesday November 2, 2010

This Week's Top Pick:
Toy Story 3 Woody and Buzz had accepted that their owner Andy would grow up someday, but what happens when that day arrives? In the third installment of "Toy Story," Andy is preparing to depart for college, leaving his loyal toys troubled about their uncertain future. Andy decides to store his friends in the attic, but they're mistakenly sent off to a day care center, where the untamed tots with sticky little fingers don't play very nice. When Woody, Buzz and the gang want to get a chance to be played with by the older kids, they bump up against the Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear, who rules the day care toys with an iron fist. There's only one thing for the gang to do: they plan a great escape.Vitals: Director: Lee Unkrich. Stars: Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, John Ratzenberger, Michael Keaton, Estelle Harris, Jodi Benson, Ned Beatty, Wallace Shawn. 2009, CC, MPAA rating: G, 102 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $400.8 million, Disney.
THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:

Beverly Hills, 90210: The Final Season (1999-2000) Six-disc set with 27 episodes, $61.99. Extras: "The Final Goodbye." (Paramount).

The Bing Crosby Collection (Universal Backlot Series) One of the most popular entertainers of all-time, Bing Crosby was a superstar of movies, music, radio and television during a spectacular career that lasted over 50 years. He remains beloved around the world for his easygoing charm, mesmerizing voice and on-screen charisma. This set showcase six rare films including "College Humor" (1933). "We're Not Dressing" (1934), "Here is My Heart" (1934), "Mississippi" (1935), "Sing You Sinners" (1938) and "Welcome Stranger" (1947). Featuring Bing in top-form singing some of his most memorable songs such as "June in January," "Swanee River" and "I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams." $49.98. (Universal).

The Bridge on the River Kwai Blu-ray Collector's Edition (1957) William Holden, Alec Guinness, Sessue Hayakawa, Jack Hawkins. The Columbia Pictures classic has received an extensive 4K restoration from the original negative, with newly remastered 5.1 audio. Available in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. Extras: William Holden and Alec Guinness on "The Steve Allen Show"; "The Bridge on the River Kwai Premiere," narrated by William Holden; "Crossing the Bridge Picture-in-Graphics Track" includes information on the progression of the bridge's construction, the challenges of creating a bridge in the jungle during wartime, the real POW experience, and a book-to-screen comparison; four featurettes; "Making of The Bridge on the River Kwai"; USC short film introduced by William Holden; "An Appreciation" by filmmaker John Milius; "Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant"; photo gallery; replicas of the original theatrical lobby cards and a 32-page book of on-set and behind the scenes photography. (Sony).

Building the Great Cathedrals (2010) NOVA documentary on Gothic cathedrals. $24.99. (PBS).

Cher: The Film Collection. Six-film collection time to the release of "Burlesque":"Chastity," "Silkwood," "Moonstruck," "Mermaids" and "Tea With Mussolini"; $49.98. (MGM).

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Gert Frobe. Remastered with upgraded 7.1 DTS-HD master audio and new interactive games. Available as a Blu-ray/DVD combo. Extras: "Toot Sweet Symphony" melody maker, "Chitty's Bang Bang Driving Game," "Remembering Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" with Dick Van Dyke, "A Fantasmagorical Motorcar" featurette, Sherman Brothers' rare demos of the film's most popular songs, vintage featurettes, photo gallery, vintage advertising gallery including English and French versions of the theatrical trailer and several television spots, sing-a-long version of the film, "Music Machine." (MGM).

Centurion (2010) Michael Fassbender, Dominic West. Sword and sandal actioner about a splinter group of Roman soldiers who fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is decimated in a devastating guerrilla attack. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).

Classic Doctor Who. Two digitally remastered Doctor Who classics: "Revenge of the Cybermen" (Story 79 from the Tom Baker years, 1974-81) and "Silver Nemesis" (Story 154 from the Sylvester McCoy years, 1987-89), $24.98 each. (BBC/Warner).

Cold Feet (The Wedding Tale) (2006 -- Israel) Comedy about a reluctant bride-to be who keeps her groom and guests waiting while she ponders her future and commitment in a small cafe. (SISU Home Entertainment).

Crash of Flight 447 (2010) On June 1, 2009, Flight AF447, an Air France Airbus A330 flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 228 lives. NOVA documentary examines what lead to Flight 447's crew to fly straight into a towering thunderstorm ... and crash. $24.99. (PBS).

Detroit Metal City (2008 -- Japanese) This live-action Japanese box office success, based on a popular manga series with over 3 million copies sold in Japan, centers on a shy young man who dreams of becoming a trendy singer songwriter but, for some reason, is forced into joining the devil worshipping death metal band "Detroit Metal City," who go on to become superstars. (Warner)

ExTerminators (2009) Heather Graham, Jennifer Coolidge, Amber Heard, Joey Lauren Adams. Three women who meet in an anger-management class decide to form an extermination business to wreak havoc on the men of Texas. Extras: Gag reel. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Image Entertainment).

The Facts of Life: The Complete Fifth Season (1983-84) Four-disc set with 24 episodes, $39.97. (Shout! Factory)

Families of Afghanistan and Families of Kenya (2010) Part of the Families of the World Series in which youngsters are offered the opportunity to travel -- by video -- to countries around the world. Each DVD always focuses on two children from differing backgrounds -- one urban, one rural -- and are narrated by children. Kids get to follow each family's daily routines and learn to understand other cultures. $29.95 each. (Master Communications).

Frank Sinatra: Concert Collection. Seven-disc box set that contains over 14 hours of television and concert performances from the '50s through the '80s, including four previously unreleased specials, a box-set exclusive compilation of vintage performances, and a 44-page book featuring rare photographs and notes by Sinatra scholar Bill Zehme. "A Man and His Music: The Collection" (Discs 1 and 2) includes "A Man and His Music" (1965), "A Man and His Music Part II" (1966), "A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim"(1967) and "Sinatra: The Man and His Music" (1981); "Around the World" (Discs 3 and 4) includes "Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back" (1973), "Sinatra: The Main Event" (1974)," Sinatra in Concert at Royal Festival Hall" (1970) and the very rare "Sinatra in Japan: Live at the Budokhan Hall," Tokyo (1985); "Primetime" (Disc 5) includes "Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing" (1968), "Sinatra" (1969) and "Sinatra and Friends" (1977); "Concert for the Americas" (1982) (Disc 6); Bonus Disc (Disc 7) includes "Happy Holidays With Bing and Frank" (1957), "Vintage Sinatra," a 2003 PBS special that features classic performances from his 1957-58 ABC television series, and 10 previously unreleased television performances. $79.98. (Shout! Factory).

The Fugitive: The Fourth and Final Season: Volume 1 (1966-67) Four-disc set, $42.99. (Paramount).

The Goonies 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition (1985) Dir.: Richard Donner; Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, Martha Plimpton, Ke Huy-Quan, Joe Pantoliano. Extras: Cast commentary with director Richard Donner and the actors, "The Making of The Goonies" documentary, Cyndi Lauper music video "The Goonies 'R Good Enough," deleted scenes. Also comes with a new board game, collectible storyboard prints, a 1985 souvenir magazine with behind-the-scenes stories about the filming in Astoria, Oregon (including the production design that transformed Astoria into the "Goon Docks"), and a reprint of a 2009 article with updates on the cast and crew. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Warner).

Hannah Montana Forever: Who Is Hannah Montana? (2010) Eight episode collection of the series' best moments, including the pilot and the episode in which she reveals her true identity; $19.99. (Disney).

The Hungry Ghosts (2010) Michael Imperioli's directing debut. Stars Steve Schirripa, Aunjanue Ellis, Nick Sandow, Sharon Angela, Emory Cohen. Intertwining stories of five struggling New Yorkers overpowered by their thirst for mental, physical or spiritual fulfillment. Revolves around Schirripa, who plays the lead role of "Frank," a gambling, drug addicted father who is unable to connect with his son. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette. (Virgil Films & Entertainment).

I AM (2010) Kate Bishop, Tomas Boykin, Christinna Chauncey. A faith-based 'Crash,' follows a desperate heiress, a beautiful reporter, a vengeful detective and a charismatic district attorney in modern-day Los Angeles as their lives intersect, leading to profound choices that will test each character's morality and faith. (Fox).

In Therapy (2009 -- Brazil) Lilia Cabral, Jose Mayer, Reynaldo Gianecchini Caua, Reymond Alexandra, Richter Eduardo Lago. Comedy about a fortysomething married mother of two who suddenly, and without explanation, decides to visit a psychiatrist, causing her to reevaluate her life, divorce her husband and have affairs with younger men. (Maya Entertainment).

Lady Gaga: One Sequin at a Time (2010) Documentary on Stefani Germanotta, better known by her stage name, Lady Gaga, from her early years as an aspiring pianist and songwriter, to her time as a Catholic-school outcast, to her first record deal, to the growth of her career following the release of two major albums and critically acclaimed tours. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).

The Larry Sanders Show: The Complete Series (1992-98) Seventeen-disc box set featuring all 89 original episodes of the hit series, available for the first time, with extensive bonus features and a special commemorative 60-page color book ("The Larry Sanders Show: The Complete Guide"), $149.98. Extras: Video introduction by Garry Shandling; deleted scenes; outtakes; Garry Shandling lectures at University of Southern California; commentaries by Garry Shandling, Todd Holland, Judd Apatow and Peter Tolan; "The Making of The Larry Sanders Show" feature-length documentary; Garry Shandling and Judd Apatow on "The Writer's Process"; interviews with cast and crew: Garry Shandling, Jeremy Piven, Bob Odenkirk, Linda Doucett, Penny Johnson, Janeane Garofalo, Scott Thompson, Wallace Langham, Sarah Silverman, and Mary Lynn Rajskub; Garry Shandling's personal visits with guest stars: Alec Baldwin, Sharon Stone, David Duchovny, Tom Petty, Jon Stewart, Ellen DeGeneres, Jerry Seinfeld, Carol Burnett and more; Rip and Jeffrey visit with Garry in his living room; Emmy print campaign gallery (Season 6); "The Journey Continues ..." $149.99. (Shout! Factory). Read the press release here.

The Larry Sanders Show: Season Two (1993) Three-disc set with 18 episodes, $34.93. (Shout! Factory).

Mad About You: Season Five (1996-97) Four-disc set with 24 episodes, $29.93. (Shout! Factory)

Men of a Certain Age: The Complete First Season (2009-10) Two-disc set with 10 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Commentary. (Warner).

Metalocalypse: Season III (2009-10) Two-disc set, $29.98. Extras: Extended scenes. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Warner).

Nip/Tuck: The Complete Series Gift Set (2009) Thirty-five disc set with all 100 episodes plus 11 featurettes, $198.70. (Warner).

Not of This Earth Special Edition (1988) Traci Lords, Arthur Roberts. Remake of executive producer Corman's 1957 sci-fi horror classic, which he had himself produced and directed. New anamorphic widescreen transfer (1.78:1). A vampire alien arrives on Earth to test human blood for an invasion. Extras: "Nadine's Story," a new interview with Traci Lords; audio commentary by Traci Lords and director Jim Wynorski; original DVD audio commentary with director Jim Wynorski; original theatrical trailer; New World trailers. (Roger Corman's Cult Classics/Shout! Factory).

Ocean Adventures With Jean Michel Cousteau. Seven episodes, $49.98. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (PBS).

Ocean Odyssey. Takes viewers on an undersea journey to remote and magical places. Feodor Pitcairn, a pioneer in underwater HD cinematography, explores the marine ecosystems of the Galapagos Islands, Raja Ampat in Indonesia, the Maldives, the Azores, Hawaii, the Caribbean, the Bahamas, the Channel Islands, British Columbia, the Gulf of Mexico, French Polynesia and Belize. $24.99. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (PBS).

The Pacific (2010) The 10-part miniseries, $79.99. Extras: Interviews, profiles, more. Also available on Blu-ray Disc, which adds two companion interactive features across all 10 episodes. (HBO Video).

The Sound of Music 45th Anniversary Edition (1965) Dir.: Robert Wise; Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer. Available as a three-disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack ($34.99) and a Limited Edition Collector's Set ($89.99). Restored and remastered in 1080p Hi-Def with 7.1 DTS-HD Sound. Blu-ray Extras: "Your Favorite Things": An interactive celebration immersive viewing experience with behind-the-scenes images, on-screen lyrics, trivia track and location quiz; "Music Machine Sing-Along"; commentaries by Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and director Robert Wise; BD-LIVE: Live Lookup Powered by IMDb; "Musical Stages: Creating The Sound of Music" interactive "backlot tour" with in-depth featurettes on the songs, the stage show and movie, the film and sound restoration and the real-life Von Trapp family; "A City of Song": Virtual map of filming locations in Salzburg, Austria; vintage Rodgers & Hammerstein and "The Sound of Music Programs"; screen tests, rare treasures, interviews, photo galleries, more. The Limited Edition Collector's Set includes a 45th anniversary soundtrack, a 100-page "My Favorite Things" scrapbook, snapshots from Salzburg, reproduction of the original 1965 souvenir program, and an exclusive "My Favorite Things" music box with a letter of authenticity. (Fox).

TCM Greatest Classic Films Here's another wave of two releases in the TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection, a collaboration between Turner Classic Movies and Warner Home Video to present low-priced collections of some of the greatest films of all to serve both serious film buffs and a new generation of movie lovers. Each four-disc set sells for $27.92. (Warner).

* TCM Greatest Classic Films: Busby Berkeley Musicals: "42nd Street" (1933), "Gold Diggers of 1937" (1936), "Footlight Parade" (1933), "Dames" (1934).
* TCM Greatest Classic Films: Astaire and Rogers: "The Gay Divorcee" (1934), "Shall We Dance" (1937), "Swing Time" (1936), "Top Hat" (1935).

The Terror Within/Dead Space Double Bill. The Terror Within (1989): George Kennedy, Andrew Stevens, Terri Treas, Starr Andreeff. New anamorphic widescreen Transfer (1.78:1). In the aftermath of a chemically-induced plague that has decimated most of the world, the only survivors are a small group of scientists trapped in a hi-tech laboratory located 500 feet beneath the surface of the Mohave Desert. But they're not alone. Extras: commentary by co-producer Rodman Flender. Dead Spacee (1991): Marc Singer, Bryan Cranston. Loose remake of Roger Corman's "Forbidden World" about a space cop and his robot sidekick who fight to save a planet from a spreading virus and an odd, growing alien cocoon. Extras: Commentary by director Fred Gallo. (Roger Corman's Cult Classics/Shout! Factory).

Toy Story 3 photo (2010) Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, John Ratzenberger, Michael Keaton, Estelle Harris, Jodi Benson, Ned Beatty, Wallace Shawn. Available as a single-disc DVD, two-disc Blu-ray (with digital copy), and a four-disc Blu-ray Disc/DVD Combo Pack (with digital copy). DVD Extras: "Day and Night" theatrical short, "The Gang's All Here, Toys!" epilogue, "Buzz Lightyear Mission Logs: The Science of Adventure," "Paths to Pixar: Editorial," "Studio Stories: 'Where's Gordon,' 'Cereal Bar,' 'Clean Start'," "A Toy's Eye View: Creating a Whole New Land," Alex Syntek. Blu-ray Extras add: "Cine-explore" by director Lee Unkrich and producer Darla Anderson, "Beyond the Toybox" commentary track, "Beginnings With Michael Arndt," "Bonnie's Playtime" story roundtable, "Roundin' Up a Western Opening," "Goodbye Andy," "The Accidental Toymakers of Pixar," "Life of a Short," "Making of Day and Night," "Ken's Dating tips," "Lotso commercials," "Dancing With the Stars at Pixar," "Toy Story Trivia Dash" game, Alex Syntek music video. (Disney).

TV Sets: Christmas Treats. Holiday-themed episodes from eight TV comedies, including "Cheers," "Happy Days," "The Lucy Show" and "The Beverly Hillbillies." $14.99. (Paramount).

V: The Complete First Season (2009-10) Three-disc set with 12 episodes, $39.98. Extras: " The Actor's Journey from Human to V" featurette, "An Alien in Human Skin: The Makeup FX of V" featurette, " Breaking Story: The World of V: featurette, "The Visual FX of V" featurette, commentary with executive producers Scott Rosenbaum and Steve Pearlman, bloopers, deleted scenes. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Warner).

White Christmas (1954) Dir.: Michael Curtiz; Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen, Dean Jagger. Extras: Commentary by Rosemary Clooney, "Backstage Stories From White Christmas," "Rosemary's Old Kentucky Home," "Bing Crosby: Christmas Crooner," "Danny Kaye: Joy to the World," more. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Paramount).

Zur Hadasim (1999 -- Israel) Danny Steg, Orly Ben-Garti, Albert Lluz, Dafna Rechter. Three small-time crooks and one dreamy-eyed girl go on a wild ride in search of the fabled village of Zur Hadasim. (SISU Home Entertainment).

Tsawwasen Area Plan Scrapped After Citizen Revolt

After two years of Tsawwassen Area Plan Committee meetings, Delta Council has decided to turn down the proposed Tsawwassen Area Plan. The plan, which involved untold hours of Delta planning and staff time, contentious public meetings, consultations, and costly surveys met with fierce opposition from the citizens of Tsawwassen and sparked an intense public hearing process that had no end in sight.

The public hearing for the proposed area plan took place on Oct 26 and 27 between 7 and 10 PM at the South Delta Rec Center. Each speaker was allowed 5 minutes to speak to the Area Plan and an additional 2-minutes of rebuttal time after everyone had been heard.

An overwhelming majority of the speakers spoke against the adoption of the plan. The Southlands retaining its agriculture designation was the only part of the plan that received endorsement, although many people requested that the council lobby the provincial government to return the land to the Agricultural Land Reserve.

With development of the Southlands off the chopping block, it became pretty obvious that Mayor Jackson and her council had grossly miscalculated the effect this plan would have on the community. It was the appearance of a vastly extended area of apartments, condos and town homes that proved to be the catalyst of an all-out citizens revolt. This rezoning of established single family neighbourhoods would have affected 600 single family homes. To those in attendance, Mayor Jackson's error became apparent as speaker after speaker took the podium to vocalize their outrage of the plan and their contempt for the council that tried to impose it without public consultation. The new plan would have also allowed for multi-family homes to built along the BC Hydro right of way and there was outrage that this was even considered, let alone be included in the new Tsawwassen Area Plan.

Residents affected by the arbitrary increase of multi-family zoning were united in their disapproval. Their emotional testimonies included tears, pleas, outrage and shock by many that the first they had been informed of the designation changes were when they received the brochure from Delta showing the proposed area plan.

Other issues raised were the exclusion of the Tsawwassen Golf and Country Club from the area plan as well as the lack of inclusion of plans for rapid and large development on the Tsawwassen First Nation lands and how those plans would effect Tsawwassen.

Additionally, there were questions raised about why there had been no discussion or information regarding Tsawwassen's role in the Metro Vancouver Watershed program and a number of speakers called for the resignations of city planning staff for creating this plan. Another day of hearings had to be scheduled as many people had yet to be heard by the end of day two. With Mayor Jackson not in attendance due to failing health, Councilor Robert Campbell put forth a motion to extend the hearings for another day.

It was at this newly scheduled meeting that the bomb was dropped, as Mayor Lois Jackson showed up and brought an end to the meeting. After thanking Delta staff and Councilor Bruce McDonald for all their time and effort, she announced that Delta had decided to withdraw the plan after hearing the overwhelming opposition from residents at the public hearing. She also announced that there will be a review of the process that took place.

The entire public hearing, including Thursday's stunning announcement, can be viewed on Delta Cable, a community access channel.

Tsawwassen Area Plan Public Hearing Held Over For One More Day

News Brief - After hearing testimony until 10pm last night the Tsawwassen Area Plan Public Hearing was adjourned to be continued today at 7PM at the South Delta Rec Centre. People who signed up last night will be heard first followed by people who sign up tonight. After people have had a chance to speak they may be heard a second time to rebut comments made. Speakers are limited to 5-minutes and rebutles to 2-minutes.

Delta Mayor and Council Take Beating TAP Hearing

Tsawwassen - The much anticipated Tsawwassen Area Plan (TAP) public hearing began last night at the South Delta Recreation center. Hundred gathered to voice there opinions on the proposed area plan that has been over two years in the making.

Throughout the process, the Southlands residential development plan had dominated the area plan. After numerous failed attempts to gauge public opinion on the matter, staff conducted an Ipsos Reid survey. The results showed that two-thirds of Tsawwassen residents opposed any development of the old Spetifore farmlands. It was this survey along with a vocal opposition by concerned citizens that predicated city staff to revise the TAP recommending that the Southlands retain its agricultural zoning.

Even with this recommendation many came out to see what would take place at the hearings. Dana Maslovat, one of the founders of Southlands the Facts thinks the plan is only the first step in protecting the land. "I think now that the Southlands is going to retain its agricultural designation council should make an application to the Agricultural Land Commission to have it returned to the Agricultural Land Reserve and settle this divisive issue once and for all."


Maslovat was the third person to address council on the proposed plan. and it was clear his sentiments were shared by the crowd.

Although a number of speakers addressed council and staff with their objections to the development of the Southlands, the majority in attendance were also very much opposed to practically every aspect of the TAP. Citizen after citizen took to the podium to announce their displeasure of the policies, and of the Mayor and council who sat there and nodded as they were drubbed over and over again with displeased constituents.

As Mayor Jackson and council listened to the citizens who spoke last night, it became apparent that public opinion is not reflected in the new TAP with respect to densification proposed for the surrounding area of the town center. The gorwth projections were challenged by the majority in attendance.

The theme of the evening became the obvious lack of community input when deciding where the proposed growth would be located. A large delegations from Camaro Drive and the Hylands owned the podium for the majority of the night, asking why council would consider a plan that would rezone their communities and force them to sell to developers. One gentleman talked about all the additions he had done to his home with permits purchased from the city, "Now I will have to leave my home and walk away from all the money I have invested." After a round of applause he added,"My land will only be worth lot value to a developer My home will be worthless."

It would appear the initial assumption that Tsawwassen requires new zoning options to allow for significant growth is not shared by the residents. It is obvious that the many citizens that attended the public meeting do not see large growth as necessary or wanted.

The last time the Tsawwassen Area Plan was put to the public it resulted in the longest public hearing in the history of the British Commonwealth. That was over 20-years ago when the Southlands was slated for development. From all accounts of people who had been in attendance two decades ago, this hearing was far more civilized.

The only conflict of the night was when former councilor and Hyland resident, Wendy Jeske filibustered well over her allotted 5-minutes (close to 15-minutes) while local activist Carol Vignale jumped up and down wildly in the back of the room screaming, "Boo, Boo," and going on to shout,"this is not democracy!" before storming out of the building in disgust. Jeske's impassioned, and extended, plea was well received by the audience and the Mayor herself didn't interrupt.

By the end of the evening close to 40 people had spoken with many more to be heard tonight.

DVD Releases Tuesday October 26, 2010

This Week's Top Pick:
The Girl Who Played With Fire Noomi Rapace reprises her role as Lisbeth Salander, the troubled, wise-beyond-her-years genius hacker, along with Michael Nyqvist, who again portrays Mikael Blomkvist, the crusading journalist and publisher of the magazine Millennium. In this fast-paced, edgy thriller, two journalists on the verge of exposing their story in Millennium about an extensive sex trafficking operation between Eastern Europe and Sweden are brutally murdered. Lisbeth Salander's prints are on the weapon. Blomkvist, alone in his belief in Salander's innocence, plunges into an investigation of the slayings that will implicate highly placed members of Swedish society, business and government. Knowing Salander to be fierce when fearful, he is desperate to get to her before she is cornered and alone but she is nowhere to be found. Digging deeper, Blomkvist also unearths some heart-wrenching facts about Salander's past life. Committed to psychiatric care at aged 12, declared legally incompetent at 18, she is the product of an unjust and corrupt system. Meanwhile, the elusive Salander herself is drawn into a murderous hunt in which she is the prey, and which compels her to revisit her dark past.

Novelist Stieg Larsson died suddenly in 2004 and left behind three unpublished novels known as the Millennium trilogy. Since his first novel, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," was published in Sweden in 2005, the trilogy has become a major international sensation with an estimated 40 million copies of all of Larsson's books sold worldwide. To say it is unusual for a posthumous work in translation to reach No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list is an understatement. To see a posthumous work in translation reach number one around the world is unprecedented. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest," the third novel in the trilogy, was published in the U.S. on May 25. The film adaptation will be released by Music Box Films in theaters on October 15. Vitals: Director: Daniel Alfredson. Stars: Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre, Peter Andersson, Annika Hallin, Per Oscarsson. 2010, CC, MPAA rating: R, 129 min., Mystery Thriller, Box office gross: $5.951 million, Music Box Films.
THIS WEEK'S DVD RELEASES:

Against the Current (2009) Joseph Fiennes, Samantha Sherman, Pell James, Justin Kirk, Elizabeth Reaser, Amy Hargreaves, Michelle Trachtenberg. Struggling with a tragic past, a financial writer with an urgent calling enlists two friends to help him fulfill a crazy childhood dream: swim the length of the Hudson River. (IFC/MPI Media Group).

Altitude (2010) Jessica Lowndes, Julianna Guill, Ryan Donowho, Landon Liboiron, Jake Weary. After a mysterious malfunction sends their small plane climbing out of control, a rookie pilot and her four teenage friends find themselves trapped in a deadly showdown with a supernatural force. Commentary by director Kaare Andrews, behind-the-scenes featurette, "Green Storm" featurette, original concepts gallery. Extras: Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Anchor Bay Entertainment).

Back to the Future: 25th Anniversary Trilogy. Three-disc set with "Back to the Future," "Back to the Future Part II" and "Back to the Future Part III." Extras: "Tales from the Future": New six-part retrospective documentary featuring interviews with Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, director Robert Zemeckis, producers Bob Gale and Neil Canton, plus executive producer Steven Spielberg ("In the Beginning ..." featurette; "Time to Go" production stories; "Keeping Time" musical score featurette; "Time Flies" behind-the-scenes and visual effects featurette; "Third Time's the Charm" featurette; "The Test of Time" featurette on the pop culture impact of the films); "The Physics of Back to the Future" featurette with celebrity best-selling author and physicist Dr. Michio Kaku about the overall appreciation of the science in the trilogy; "Nuclear Test Site" ending storyboard sequence of the original proposed ending of the film; 16 deleted scenes; Michael J. Fox Q&A; Q&A commentaries with director Robert Zemeckis and producer Bob Gale; feature commentaries with producers Bob Gale and Neil Canton; three archival featurettes; eight short behind-the-scenes featurettes; "Back to the Future: The Ride"; two music videos; photo and art galleries.Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Universal).

Barney Learning Pack. Six-disc set celebrates the gift of learning with educational episodes focusing on colors, counting, nursery rhymes and learning the alphabet: "It's Time for Counting," "Numbers! Numbers!" "Now I Know My ABCs," "Rhyme Time Rhythm," "Let's Play School!" and "Red, Yellow & Blue," $29.98. (HIT Entertainment/Lionsgate).

The Best Government Money Can Buy (2010) First behind-the-scenes examination of the lobbying system and its influence on our elected candidates. The January 2010 Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (FEC) pushed the door wide open for corporations to spend unlimited funds to advocate or defeat the election efforts of federal candidates. These 2010 mid-term elections are expected to be the most expensive campaigns on record. There are already 14,000 officially registered lobbyists working on behalf of special interest -- which averages to 26 lobbyists to every member of Congress -- and over $6.7 billion spent in the last two years to influence them. Veteran documentary filmmaker Francis Megahy takes a non-partisan stance in a comprehensive examination of the influence of K Street on our elected official. The biggest source of campaign funds comes from large corporations, channeled through their lobbyists. AS a result, the number of lobbyists has more than doubled since 2000, with spending exceeding $13 Billion. It would be naive to think that their clients don't expect a return on their investment. $19.95. (Cinema Libre Studio).

Cannibal Girls (1973) Dir.: Ivan Reitman; Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Robert Ulrich. Canadian horror spoof about a couple on a romantic holiday who settle into a quaint little bed-and-breakfast run by a trio of flesh-eating ladies who fancy them for tomorrow's menu. Extras: "Cannibal Guys" conversation with Ivan Reitman and producer Daniel Goldberg; "Meat Eugene" interview with Eugene Levy; original trailers and radio spots; alternate audio track featuring "The Warning Bell" (just prior to a scene of particular malice and gore, viewers would be warned by the sound of a bell, at which point they could shut their eyes). (Shout! Factory).

The Chaser (2008 -- South Korea) Yun-seok Kim, Jung-woo Ha, Yeong-hie Seo. Griity crime drama about a disgraced police detective-turned pimp who gets an unexpected shot at redemption when he goes after a serial killer kidnapping his call girls. (IFC/MPI media Group).

CSI New York Season 6 (2009-10) Seven-disc set with 23 episodes, $62.99. (CBS/Paramount).

The Dead Outside (2009) Alton Milne Sandra Louise Douglas. In the stark aftermath of a neurological pandemic, two strangers come together on an isolated Scottish farm. (Vanguard Cinema).

Down Under the Sea. Two-disc set with two Smithsonian Networks features: "The Big Blue," a documentary on the Big Blue whale, and "Secrets of the Great Barrier Reef"; $19.98. (Infinity Entertainment Group).

Elf Ultimate Collector's Edition (2003) Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Edward Asner, Mary Steenburgen, Zooey Deschanel, Daniel Tay, Faizon Love , Peter Dinklage, Amy Sedaris, Michael Lerner, Andy Richter, Kyle Gass, Artie Lange. Packaged in a collectible holiday tin filled with an Elf CD soundtrack sampler, a festive holiday stocking, gift tags and a magnetic picture frame. $39.92. Extras: Deleted scenes; "Fact track" reveals history, facts and trivia about the movie; "Beyond the Movie" featurettes: "Deck the Halls," "Christmas in Tinseltown," "Santa Mania," "Kids on Christmas": "All Access Pass" featurettes: "Tag Along With Will Ferrell," "How They Made the North Pole," "Film School for Kids," "That's Wrap," "Lights, Camera, Puffin!"; Fun and Games: Buddy's Adventure Game, Elf Karaoke, read-along, Elf Karaoke, more. Also available on Blu-ray Disc $49.99. (Warner).

Evening Primose (1966) Steven Sondheim's "lost" TV musical originally broadcast on "ABC Stage 67." Based on John Collier's acclaimed short story, this black-and-white classic stars the very young and talented Anthony Perkins, Dorothy Stickney, Larry Gates and Charmian Carr in the story of a poet, who, unable to cope with the pressures from the outside world, hides inside a locked department store. As night falls, he discovers a group of hermits who have lived there for years. Presented by The Archive of American Television Presents, a partnership between Entertainment One and the Archive of American Television, a program of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation. (Entertainment One).

The Girl Who Played With Fire (2010) Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre, Peter Andersson, Annika Hallin, Per Oscarsson. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Music Box Films).

The Halloween Stories Collection. Three-disc set with 18 slightly scary stories, including "Where the Wild Things Are," "A Very Brave Witch," "The Teacher From the Black Lagoon," "By the Light of the Halloween Moon", "A Dark, Dark, Tale", "Georgie", "The Witch in the Cherry Tree", "The Three-Legged Cat" and more. $24.95. (Scholastic Storybook Treasures).

Harrison Montgomery (2008) Octavio Gomez Berrios, Martin Landau, Melora Walters, Krista Ott. Drama about a petty drug dealer and a reclusive seer with a game show fetish and a secret that just may save his down-and-out neighbors. (IndiePix).

Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie (1988) Directed and produced by Marcel Ophuls, this documentary examines Nazi officer Klaus Barbie, the infamous "Butcher of Lyon," weaving together 40 years of footage and interviews with former Nazis, American intelligence officers, South American government officials, victims of Nazi atrocities and witnesses. Barbie, while Gestapo chief in Lyon, tortured and murdered resistance fights, innocent hostages, Jewish men, women and children, and had thousands deported to death camps. After the war he was protected by and worked with the U.S. Army's Counterintelligence Corps, and then allowed to hide in Bolivia, where he lived peacefully for 30 years. Only in 1987 was he brought to trial in a French courtroom (in Lyon). In a two-disc set with a booklet, $34.98. (Icarus Films).

House (1977 -- Japan) How to describe Nobuhiko Obayashi's indescribable 1977 movie "House" (Hausu)? As a psychedelic ghost tale? A stream-of-consciousness bedtime story? An episode of Scooby-Doo as directed by Mario Bava? Any of the above will do for this hallucinatory head trip about a schoolgirl who travels with six classmates to her ailing aunt's creaky country home and comes face-to-face with evil spirits, a demonic house cat, a bloodthirsty piano, and other ghoulish visions, all realized by Obayashi via a series of mattes, animation, and collage effects. Equal parts absurd and nightmarish, "House" might have been beamed to Earth from some other planet. Never before available on home video in the United States, it's one of the most exciting cult discoveries in years. New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Extras: "Constructing a House," a new video piece featuring interviews with director Nobuhiko Obayashi, story scenarist and daughter of the director Chigumi Obayashi, and screenwriter Chiho Katsura; "Emotion," a 1966 experimental film by Obayashi; new video appreciation by director Ti West ("House of the Devil"); theatrical trailer; an essay by Chuck Stephens. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (The Criterion Collection).

Hush (2009 -- U.K.) William Ash, Christine Bottomley. A young couple on a motorway journey are drawn into a game of cat and mouse with a truck driver after a near accident, when, for a fleeting moment, the roll door on the back of the truck opens and the couple glimpse what looks like a half-dressed woman shackled and caged within. (IFC/MPI Media Group).

The Infidel (2010 -- U.K.) Archie Panjabi, Matt Lucas, Richard Schiff, Omid Djalili. An identity crisis comedy centered on Mahmud Nasir, successful business owner, and salt of the earth East End Muslim who discovers that he's adopted -- and Jewish. Extras: Commentary, director and cast interviews, viral trailer, behind-the-scenes featurettes. (New Video/Tribeca Film).

Lake Placid 3 (2010) Colin Ferguson, Yancy Butler, Kacey Barnfield, Michael Ironside. Second sequel in which a swarm of gigantic crocodiles terrorizes a secluded country lake. Unrated, unreleased scenes suitable only for adult audiences. (Sony).

The Last Day of Summer (2009) DJ Qualls, Nikki Reed, William Sadler. An agitated employee of Jum's Burger Haven, who has reached his breaking point after being mercilessly tormented by his boss, finally snaps and decides to take his revenge. (Entertainment One).

Law & Order UK: Season One (2009) Three-disc set with 13 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Interview with "Law & Order" creator and executive producer Dick Wolf, cast and crew interviews, tour of the crown prosecution service with series star Freema Agyeman, commentary on select episodes, tour of police set with Freema Agyeman. (Universal).

Mentor (2007) Rutger Hauer, Matthew Davis, Dagmara Dominczyk. Drama about the power that a famous university professor holds over his students and assistants. (Vanguard Cinema).

A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism (2010) Directed by Oscar-nominee Fridrik Thor Fridriksson and narrated by Kate Winslet, this documentary is the profound chronicle of one mother's search to unlock her son's mind and help him to function in the world. "A Mother's Courage" was an official selection of the Toronto Film Festival. (First Run features).

Mutants (2009 -- France) Helene de Fougerolles, Francis Renaud. In a world devastated by a pandemic virus that turns human beings into primitive and bloodthirsty creatures, Marco and Sonia set off to find a secret base to escape from the 'mutants.' But Marco gets infected and, little by little, he undergoes the same changes. Sonia, who is expecting a baby, is then forced to fight her worst enemy: the man she loves. (IFC/MPI Media Group).

Nice Guy Johnny (2010) Matt Bush, Anna Wood, Edward Burns, Kerry Bishe. Romantic comedy from director Edward Burns. Twenty-four-year-old Johnny Rizzo is engaged to a girl who demands he quit his gig as an overnight sports radio deejay in Oakland and take a soul-killing job in her dad's cardboard box company back home in New York. When he flies to New York to meet her dad, he hooks up with his Uncle Terry, a fun-loving, horndog bartender who wants to stop Johnny from marrying too young. On a ride to the Hamptons, they visit the uncle's married girlfriend who, it turns out, has a beautiful young tennis instructor, Brooke, who takes a liking to Johnny and represents a free and easy alternative to his hard-edged, demanding fiancee. (MPI Home Video).

On the Road With Charles Kuralt, Set 3. Three-disc set with 14 episodes -- with a total of 57 classic "On the Road" pieces, and an exclusive 55 min. interview with longtime Kuralt and "On the Road" cameraman Isadore Bleckman. $39.99. (Acorn Media).

Passenger Side (2010) Adam Scott, Joel Bissonnette. Two estranged brothers get together for a day-long odyssey across a wild and weird Los Angeles in search of a "reason for living." Behind the wheel of a beat up old BMW, the brothers' search leads them through a bizarre, beautiful land filled with surprising, comical characters to a very unexpected and magical destination. Extras: Commentary by writer-director Matthew Bissonnette and actors Adam Scott and Joel Bissonnette, "The Making of Passenger Side." (Strand Releasing).

Paths of Glory (1957) Director: Stanley Kubrick; stars Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Wayne Morris, Richard Anderson, Joe Turkel, Christiane Kubrick, Timothy Carey. A pivotal work by Stanley Kubrick, "Paths of Glory" is among the most powerful antiwar films ever made. A fiery Kirk Douglas stars as a French colonel serving in World War I who goes head-to-head with the army's ruthless top brass when his men are accused of cowardice after being unable to carry out an impossible mission. This haunting, exquisitely photographed dissection of the military machine in all its absurdity and capacity for dehumanization (a theme Kubrick would continue to explore throughout his career) is assembled with its legendary director's customary precision, from its tense trench warfare sequences to its gripping courtroom climax to its ravaging final scene. New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Extras: New commentary by critic Gary Giddins; television interview from 1979 with Douglas; new video interviews with Kubrick's longtime executive producer Jan Harlan, "Paths of Glory" producer James B. Harris, and actress Christiane Kubrick; excerpt from a French television program about real-life World War I executions similar to the events dramatized in "Paths of Glory"; theatrical trailer; an essay by Kubrick scholar James Naremore. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (The Criterion Collection).

Score (1974) Celebrated and ground-breaking soft-core erotic director Radley Metzger's film about a liberated '70s couple that seduces another couple into experimentation with bisexuality and group-sex. Based on a 1971 hit Off-Broadway play that starred 25-year-old Sylvester Stallone in the role of Mike, a horny telephone repairman, played in the film by Carl Parker. The film follows the erotic exploits of a happily married swinging couple (Claire Wilbur and Gerald Grant) who make a bet that they can seduce a couple of naive young newlyweds during a weekend get-together at their luxury Riviera Villa. The young couple is played by Lynn Lowry, who starred in the horror classics "The Crazies" and "I Drink Your Blood," and Cal Culver, who became an early gay icon thanks to his standout performance in 1971's "Boys in the Sand." Uncut and uncensored. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette with Claire Wilbur, Lynn Lowry, Cal Culver, Gerald Grant, Carl Parker and Radley Metzger; new interview with Lynn Lowry; commentary track by Radley Metzger and film historian Michael Bowen; trailers. Available in the original theatrical version on standard DVD and Blu-ray, and a uncut and uncensored version on standard DVD and Blu-ray. (Cult Epics/CAV Distributing).

Scholastic Sign Language Gift Set. Building upon the popular trend of babies learning to communicate by sign language, Scholastic has launched a new ASL series, extending sign language learning for children ages 2 to 9. Three-disc set with nine stories with sign language: "Goodnight Moon ... and More Great Bedtime Stories," "A Pocket for Corduroy," "Five Little Monkeys," "A Creature Was Stirring," "Blue Burt and Wiggles," "Little Quack," "There's Something in My Attic," more. $24.95. (Scholastic Storybook Treasures).

The Scholastic Treasury of 100 Storybook Classics #2. Features classic stories such as "Bark George," "Bear Snores On," "Caps for Sale," Diary of a Worm," "The Dot," "The Emperor's New Clothes," Giggle Giggle Quack," "Is Your Mama a Llama?" "Joseph Had a Little Overcoat," "Miss Nelson Has a Field Day," "The Night Before Christmas," "So You Want to Be President," The Teacher From the Black Lagoon," "Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin" and many, many more on the following DVDs: "Goodnight Moon," "Corduroy," "The Wheels on the Bus," "Good Night, Gorilla," "The Night Before Christmas," "Is Your Mama a Llama?," "Giggle Giggle Quack," "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly," "The Hans Christian Andersen Collection," "The James Marshall Fairytale Collection," "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands," "The Teacher From the Black Lagoon," "Miss Nelson Has a Field Day," "Antarctic Antics," "Crazy Hair Day," "So You Want to Be President?," "A Very Brave Witch." $99.95. (Scholastic Storybook Treasures).

Searchers 2.0 (2007) From Alex Cox, the director of "Repo Man" and "Sid & Nancy"; never before released on DVD in North America. As child actors, Mel and Fred were beaten and whipped by an imperious screenwriter, Fritz Frobisher. Now the elderly Fritz is to appear at a T-shirt signing ceremony in Monument Valley, Arizona, where his great films were made, and Mel and Fred decide to go there to get even. But all is not as it seems when the two men -- driven there by Mel's estranged daughter, Delilah -- arrive. Extras: Making of documentary, commentary by director Alex Cox, composer Dan Wool and sound designer Richard Beggs. (Microcinema International).

Sex and the City 2 (2010) Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Alice Eve, John Corbett, Chris Noth, Jason Lewis, Willie Garson, Liza Minnelli. Extras: Commentary by director Michael Patrick King, "The Style of Sex and the City 2," "The Men of Sex and the City." Also available as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack. (New Line).

Sex and the City: Complete Collection. Gigantic boxed set with 20 discs, including all seven re-mastered seasons, plus the two films, and an exclusive bonus disc, $249.99. Extras: Alternate endings, commentaries, behind the scenes, deleted scenes, featurettes, interviews, more. (HBO).

Skeletons (2010 - U.K.) Follows Davis and Bennett (the British comedy duo Andrew Buckley and Ed Gaughan), a pair of mismatched traveling salesmen in the business of literally cleaning out skeletons from closets. Together, they wander in and out of strangers' lives, performing "The Procedure," successfully exposing people's innermost secrets behind their door of lies ... until they arrive at a remote home and face a challenge unlike anything they've seen before. Can they finish the job or will they remain trapped in the closet, perpetually haunted by their own skeletons? Extras: Director's commentary, behind-the-scenes featurette, deleted scenes. (IndiPix).

South of the Border (2010) Director Oliver Stone's road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected presidents. The film features intimate conversations with Hugo Chavez (Venezuela), Evo Morales (Bolivia), Lula da Silva (Brazil), Cristina Kirchner (Argentina), as well as her husband and ex-President Nestor Kirchner, Fernando Lugo (Paraguay), Rafael Correa (Ecuador) and Raul Castro (Cuba). $24.95. Extras: Oliver Stone's additional questions for Hugo Chavez (2010), behind the scenes of the South American promotional tour, deleted scenes, "Changes in Venezuela" (a look at Chavez's reforms and the impact on the country's poor), plus two South American TV interviews with Stone. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Cinema Libre Studio).

Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Complete Season Two (2010) 22 episodes, $44.98. Extras:Behind-the-scenes featurettes, 68-page production journal. Also available on Blu-ray Disc, which adds "Jedi Temple Archives" test animation, concept art, more. (Warner).

Subprime (2010) Aaron Miller, Quinn Kieffer-Wright, Kristina Plisko, William Gilmore. Comedy about a young college student who is forced to move home after he loses his student loan, only to discover that his family and neighbors are all having their homes foreclosed. (Vanguard Cinema).

Surviving the Holidays With Lewis Black (2010) Comedic look at how to survive the "month-long festival of consumption" without losing your mind. $19.95. (A&E Home Entertainment).

Teknolust (2002) Tilda Swinton, Karen Black, Thomas Jay Ryan, Jeremy Davies. Swinton plays four roles in this science fiction adventure about Rosetta Stone and her three Self-Replicating Automatons, which she cloned from her own DNA. Though they look human, the S.R.A. cyborgs were bred as intelligent machines and are immortal but in order to survive, they need sustenance of male Y chromosome, found only in sperm. Their task is to harvest sperm in the old fashioned way, which leads to a quest for love. (Microcinema International).

Trade Routes (2007 -- Bulgaria) George Zlatarev, Alice Patten, Ross McCall, Kosta Tsonev. With five inter-twining stories detailing the unscrupulous rules that govern foreign espionage after the Cold War, this political thriller is a brazen look at current international politics and American foreign policy, set against the first election in Bulgaria, a country that a few short years ago was the most notorious communist dictatorship. (Vanguard Cinema).

The Twilight Zone: Fan Favorites. Five-disc set with 19 classic episodes, in a limited edition, collectible tin package, $29.98. (Image Entertainment).

Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)? (2010) The film profiles the extraordinary life and career of the enigmatic Harry Nilsson, considered by many music critics and peers to be one of the best singer-songwriters of his time. Nilsson was also famous for being The Beatles' favorite "group." Combines interviews with Harry's friends and colleagues, rare and never-before-seen archival footage, home movies and excerpts from Nilsson's recently discovered oral autobiography. The documentary features interviews with Micky Dolenz, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Al Kooper, Randy Newman, Yoko Ono, Van Dyke Parks, The Smothers Brothers, Jimmy Webb, Paul Williams, Robin Williams, Brian Wilson and many more as well as members of the Nilsson family. A brilliantly gifted songwriter, his work has been covered by a wide range of artists (The Monkees to Harry Belafonte, Blood Sweat & Tears to Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Three Dog Night to Ella Fitzgerald, Aimee Mann to Barbra Streisand). And yet, with an irony that was typical of his career, his greatest fame and success came as a singer of other people's songs. Nilsson was the recipient of 17 Gold Records (in addition to his two Grammy Awards for "Everybody's Talkin'" and "Without You") and yet, never cut his music to fit mainstream fashion. He was also considered to be peerless as a wild man, a legendary party animal who could drink John Lennon and Keith Moon under the table -- while also being known as a devoted husband and father. Intertwined throughout the doc are rare performances from two BBC specials, promo films, music videos, home movies, as well as excerpts from the Oscar-winning film, Midnight Cowboy and an unfinished documentary about the recording of the Harry's 1972 album "Son of Schmilsson." Extras: More than 90 minutes of bonus material, including deleted scenes, extended sequences, an alternate ending, and a rarely seen music video of Yoko Ono's song, "Loneliness" with commentary by Yoko. (Lorber Films).

The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia (2009) Documentary that covers a year in the life of the White family of West Virginia, well known for Jesco White, the star of the "Dancing Outlaw" documentary. Loaded with shoot-outs, robberies, gas-huffing, drug-dealing, pill-popping and tap dancing. Extras: Interviews with director Julien Nitzberg and producer Johnny Knoxville, behind-the-scenes featurettes. (New Video/Tribeca Film).

Wild Grass (2009 -- France) Director: Alain Resnais; stars: Andre Dussollier, Sabine Azema, Emmanuelle Devos, Mathieu Amalric. (Sony).

Winter's Bone (2010) Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan, Dale Dickey, Garret Dillahunt, Sheryl Lee, Tate Taylor. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Lionsgate).

Within (2009) Mia Ford, Lori Heuring, Sammi Hanratty, Sam Jaeger, Brent Sexton, Elaine Hendrix. Paranormal thriller with no chainsaws, no severed heads, horny teenagers, drugs or alcohol, or bad language. Rachel is a sweet girl with a troubled soul, caused by a unique gift -- she can see evil spirits within others. After witnessing the killing of her mother, Rachel and her father look for a fresh start by moving to a new town. After befriending classmate Michelle Lowe, Rachel soon realizes that her new 'best friend' may not be the girl she first appeared to be. Rachel's visions could be the key to stopping a series of violent attacks against the town's children and unlocking the puzzle behind a grim murder. (Bigfoot Entertainment).

World Wresling Entertainment Roundup
• "Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho," the definitive Chris Jericho collection with a revealing biography and 19 of his greatest matches, in a three-disc set, $34.95.
• "WWE: SummerSlam 2010," featuring Team WWE vs. The Nexus, five other matches, $24.95
• "WWE: Night of Champions 2010," in which the superstars of Raw and SmackDown battle for battle for the WWE Champion, World Heavyweight Champion, Intercontinental Champion, United States Champion, Unified Tag Team Champions, Woman's Champion, and Divas Champion, $24.95
• "Wrestling's Highest Flyers," a three-disc set with two dozen high-flying matches featuring airborne action with Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Superfly Jimmy Snuka, Rey Mysterio Jr., Shawn Michaels, Vader and many, many more, $34.95.

Yes, Virginia (2009) Computer animated Christmas special, timed for release of a new hardcover children's book, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and a CBS holiday broadcast. Tells the story of the little girl in 1897 NYC who tries to prove the existence of Santa Claus, and writes a letter to The New York Sun, resulting in the famous editorial, "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus." With the voices of Neil Patrick Harris, Beatrice Miller, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Alfred Molina. $9.95. Extras: Commentary, making-of featurette. (New Video).

You Don't Know Jack (2010) Angel of mercy ... or murderous "Doctor Death"? Jack Kervorkian is one of the most polarizing figures in modern American history, a man whose passionate belief that people have the right to die has brought him both praise and vilification. Al Pacino brings "Dr. Death" to life in this HBO Films presentation directed by Barry Levinson. Also stars Brenda Vaccaro, John Goodman, Deirdre O'Connell. (HBO).