BLACK AND WHITE (Columbia/TriStar) is director/writer James Toback’s 1999 comedy/drama about white people fascinated by black culture, starring Scott Caan, Robert Downey Jr., Gaby Hoffman and Jared Leto. The DVD’s supplemental material includes audio commentary from Toback, deleted scenes and alternate takes, music videos and Toback’s "video diary."

THE DEAD ZONE (Paramount Home Entertainment) is director David Cronenberg’s acclaimed 1983 screen version of Stephen King’s book about a man, played by Christopher Walken, who awakens from a coma with psychic abilities. Tom Skerritt and Martin Sheen also star. The DVD comes with English 5.1 Surround Sound and Dolby Surround, as well as a French mono track.

AGNES BROWNE (United Services) is a 1999 comedy/drama about a newly-widowed mother of seven in early ‘60s Dublin, Ireland, learning to live her life differently. Anjelica Huston directed and stars as the title character. Marion O’Dwyer steals much of the movie as Agnes’ high-spirited best friend, Ray Winstone is the villain and Tom Jones appears (and sings) as himself. BEYOND THE MAT(Directors cut) - is director Barry W. Blaustein’s documentary on professional wrestling, released theatrically earlier this year, featuring Terry Funk and Mick Foley. The director’s cut comes with an audio commentary track and six minutes of footage deleted from the theatrical version.

AFTER LIFE (New Yorker Films) is director Hirokazu Kareeda’s 1999 meditative fantasy about a group of strangers who, after their own deaths, are asked to select a single moment from each of their lives to be relived for eternity. Takashi Mochizuki and Shiori Satonaka star in the Japanese-language film that is subtitled in English. BEATLES BOXED SET (MPI) features a quartet of Fab Four pieces that have previously been available as individual titles: THE FIRST U.S. VISIT, HELP!, MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR and YOU CAN’T DO THAT: THE MAKING OF ‘A HARD DAY’S NIGHT.’

BEHIND LOCKED DOORS (Kino on Video) is part of the latest batch of black-and-white film noirs being released from this distribution company (see below for more titles). This 1948 drama, directed by Oscar "Budd" Boettincher, stars Richard Carlson as a private detective who goes undercover at a mental hospital. Lucille Bremer, Douglas Fowley and Tor Johnson also star.