New music isn't the only media to be released on Tuesdays; it's unveiling day for new DVDs as well…
Two of the most compelling documentaries of the past few years highlight this week's releases: both the "Are steroids really so bad?" inquiry Bigger, Stronger, Faster* and the "What the hell has gone wrong with American foreign policy?" screed Taxi To The Dark Side make strong cases, and are effective as portraits of American life in the early 21st century. Also this week, TV historians can re-experience the first half of the first season of My Three Sons and the complete runs of the furry romance Beauty And The Beast, the insurance-happy detective series Banacek, and the Burt Reynolds actioner B.L. Stryker, while world cinema buffs can enjoy the Criterion edition of Ozu's An Autumn Afternoon. This week also sees the release of one of the summer's best blockbusters, Iron Man, in a special edition set that includes comprehensive featurettes about the making of the movie and the history of the character.
An Autumn Afternoon
Criterion, $29.95
B.L. Stryker: The Complete Series
Arts Alliance America, $54.95
Banacek: The Complete Series
Arts Alliance America, $49.95
The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories
Winterworld UK, $19.95
Beaufort
Kino, $29.95
Beauty And The Beast: The Complete Series
Paramount, $89.98
Bigger, Stronger, Faster*
Magnolia, $26.98
The Blood Spattered Bride
Blue Underground, $14.95
Boss
VCI, $14.99
Butterfly
Industrial Ent., $29.95
Chapter 27
Peace Arch, $19.95
CSNY/Déjà Vu
Lions Gate, $14.98
Daughters Of Darkness
Blue Underground, $14.95
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Universal, $29.98, $34.98; Blu-Ray, $39.98
The Good Boy
Picture This, $26.95
The Hairdresser's Husband
Severin, $29.95
Iron Man
Paramount, $34.99/$39.99; Blu-Ray, $39.99
Jellyfish
Zeitgeist, $29.99
The Jewel In The Crown
A&E;, $39.95
Kenny
Xenon, $24.98
The Last Laugh
Kino, $26.99
Lewis Black's Root Of All Evil
Comedy Central, $26.98
Lou Reed's Berlin
The Miriam Collection, $24.95
The Mindscape Of Alan Moore
The Disinformation Company, $29.95
My Name Is Earl: Season Three
20th Century Fox, $49.98
My Three Sons: The First Season, Volume One
Paramount, $39.98
Numb3rs: The Complete Fourth Season
Paramount, $59.98
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest Of Spies
Music Box, $24.98
Possession
Blue Underground, $14.95
Pulse 2: Afterlife
The Weinstein Company, $19.98
The Rebel
The Weinstein Company/Dragon Dynasty, $24.95
Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
Warner, $24.98; Blu-Ray, $28.99
Soccer Mom
Starz/Anchor Bay, $19.97
Taxi To The Dark Side
Velocity/ThinkFilm, $27.98
Trial & Retribution: Set 1
Acorn, $59.99
U2: Live At Red Rocks Deluxe
Island, $19.98
When We Left Earth: The Nasa Missions
Image $49.98; Blu-Ray, $69.98)