"A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET," "THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE" Two of modern horror's pioneering slasher flicks return in new DVD incarnations. "A Nightmare on Elm Street," with Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger, the creep with the claws who infiltrates victims' dreams, comes with an alternate ending, three featurettes and commentary by director Wes Craven and co-stars John Saxon and Heather Langenkamp. "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," about a road trip that turns savage for a group of college kids who encounter chainsaw-wielding "Leatherface" and his family of cannibals, comes in a two-disc set with two behind-the-scenes documentaries, deleted scenes and commentary with director Tobe Hooper and much of the cast.

"DOWN IN THE VALLEY" Edward Norton and Evan Rachel Wood star in a tale of forbidden romance between a cowboy and a spirited teenager. The DVD has deleted scenes and a question-and-answer session with Norton and director David Jacobson.

"ELLEN: THE COMPLETE SEASON FOUR" A landmark year for Ellen DeGeneres' 1990s sitcom comes to DVD. Season four broke ground on television as DeGeneres' zany bookstore owner came out. The season's 25 episodes are packed in a three-disc set, with commentary from the writers on one episode.

"PRIDE AND PREJUDICE" To mark its 10th anniversary, the lush BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's classic, starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle, returns in a lavish boxed set. Along with the five-hour miniseries, the three-disc set has an A&E "Biography" installment on Austen and a 120-page book about the making of the show.

"THE NOTORIOUS BETTIE PAGE" Gretchen Mol stars as the 1950s pinup queen, a woman from a Southern religious family whose provocative photos put her at the center of a U.S. Senate porn investigation. Mol and director Mary Harron offer commentary.

"THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT" The original "The Fast and the Furious" made the careers of Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. The makers of the third installment pretty much concede the cars are the real stars with this continuation that features an all-new and younger cast hitting the streets of Japan. Lucas Black stars as a trouble-making American hot rodder transplanted to Tokyo, where he pals up with a street-wise hustler (Bow Wow) and ends up in a reckless high-speed showdown against a mob-connected local. The DVD has deleted scenes, commentary from director Justin Lin and featurettes that include looks at the actors in driving school, the art of "drift" racing and how the cars were customized.

"THE LAKE HOUSE" Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock raced the streets on a bus rigged to explode in "Speed." For their reunion, Reeves and Bullock spin their wheels with a tear-jerker whose convolutions elicit more chuckles than tears. Bullock plays a doctor who moves out of her cozy lake house, and Reeves is an architect who moves in after her. Their perfunctory correspondence about forwarding mail turns them into romantic pen pals, but then they discover they're caught in a time-bending mystery: She's writing from 2006 and he's answering back from 2004. The DVD has seven deleted scenes. It would have been nice to have commentary from the filmmakers so someone could explain the ridiculous lapses in logic.

"CURIOUS GEORGE" The mischievous monkey from Margret and H.A. Rey's children's books swings onto the big screen in a sweet adaptation whose surprising innocence makes it a real throwback in an age of hip cartoon characters. Will Ferrell leads the voice cast as a museum guide who treks to Africa and makes pals with the adorably meddlesome monkey, the two forming a primate partnership as they set out to save the museum. Drew Barrymore adds vocals for a teacher with a crush on Ferrell's character. DVD extras are aimed at the movie's main audience of young kids, with a sing-along feature, segments teaching new words and drawing, and a handful of games. The disc also has 15 deleted scenes.

"BEOWULF & GRENDEL" Gerard Butler stars as the hero of the epic Old English poem as he fights to take down monstrous Grendel, the terror of the Norse countryside. The DVD has deleted scenes and interviews with the cast, which includes Sarah Polley and Stellan Skarsgard.

Also available:

"BROTHERHOOD: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON"

"BENNY HILL: SET FIVE"

"ONE TREE HILL: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON"

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