Movies

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Baron Munchausen stars John Neville, Uma Thurman, Eric Idle and Sarah Polley in a wild fantasy about an adventurer's impossible travels. In a 20th-anniversary edition, the movie is accompanied by commentary from Gilliam and a making-of documentary about the film, whose budget ballooned amid production troubles.

The Bette Davis Collection

Five films from the actress with the piercing eyes are gathered in a six-disc set, led by 1950's best-picture Oscar winner All About Eve, which gets a DVD makeover in a two-disc version that includes commentary featuring director Joseph L. Mankiewicz and co-star Celeste Holm. The film stars Davis as an aging stage star whose young fan (Anne Baxter) schemes to take over her idol's life. The set also has single-disc editions of Hush ... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, starring Davis as a reclusive spinster whose cousin (Olivia de Havilland) plots to have her committed; Phone Call From a Stranger, about revelations unveiled about the victims of a plane crash; and The Virgin Queen, with Davis as British monarch Elizabeth I.

Sense & Sensibility

Days after its PBS premiere, the latest Jane Austen adaptation comes to DVD. The miniseries stars Hattie Morahan as Austen's prudent lady and Charity Wakefield as her starry-eyed sister as they maneuver the complications of romance and society in staid Britain. The two-disc set includes the BBC special "Miss Austen Regrets," commentary and interviews with cast and crew. DVD set, $34.98. (BBC)