Christian music great Deitrick Haddon stars in this powerful drama, in the vein of "The Gospel," that's also based on an original story by Haddon. He plays a talented young man searching for his purpose in life only to be torn between family obligations and his desire to become a gospel music star. Matters get worse when Haddon has to deal with corruption in his church, and he must learn to positively channel his pain. Sheryl Lee Ralph and Drew Sidora co-star. 120 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.

This tense drama that deals with the world of slam poetry, the art of attacking an opponent with words, stars Jeff Stearns as a talented poet who gets discovered by a publisher. However, the tough streets and his arch rival threaten to derail any chance of a future for the young phenom. An all-star cast features C. Thomas Howell, Fred Willard, Edward Albert, and Fred Williamson. 89 min. Soundtrack: English; interviews; photo gallery; theatrical trailer.

This remake of the 2001 German film of the same name is an adaptation of the events surrounding the infamous Stanford prison experiment conducted in 1971. A team of psychiatric researchers at Stanford University doing a behavioral study converts their basement into a mock prison and randomly assigns students roles as prisoners and guards. The chilling results cause a premature halting to the exercise. Adrien Brody, Forest Whitaker, and Maggie Grace star. 96 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English.

Set in Northern England, "Grand National Night" (1953) stars Nigel Patrick as a horse owner who kills his alcoholic wife and tries to get rid of her body by stuffing it in a car. When the police begin investigating her death, the man must find a way to get out of the jam. Moira Lister, Michael Hordern also star. AKA: "Wicked Wife." In "Kill Me Tomorrow" (1957), a down-on-his-luck reporter decides to take the rap for a diamond smuggler's crimes to raise money for his son's eye operation. Pat O'Brien, George Coulouris, and Lois Maxwell star. The heartfelt British domestic drama "The Scamp" (1957) is about a young boy who believes he has accidentally killed his neglectful, alcoholic father. Richard Attenborough, Dorothy Alison star. AKA: "Strange Affection." From Robert Siodmak ("Criss Cross") comes the dark drama "The Rough and the Smooth" (1959), starring Nadja Tiller as a calculating German nympho who seduces, blackmails, and deceives three men, including her newest lover, an engaged archeologist. Tony Britton, William Bendix, and Donald Wolfit star. 5 3/4 hrs. total on two discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

This two-disc double feature of powerful films about present-day Haiti by writer/director Dany Laferriere begins with "How to Conquer America in One Night" (2004), the story of a handsome young Haitian man (Michel Mpambara) with aspirations to become a womanizer with the aid of his uncle. With Maka Kotto, Sophie Faucher. The duo (at younger ages) returns in the prequel "On the Verge of a Fever" (1971), getting into serious trouble with the oppressive military police. Uly Darly, Lansana Kourouma star. 184 min. total. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; biographies. In French with English subtitles.

First, in "Other Men's Women" (1931), a love triangle develops between two railroad workers and the woman they both desire. Grant Withers, Mary Astor, Regis Toomey star. In "The Purchase Price" (1932), a torch singer flees her criminal boyfriend to become a farmer's mail-order bride. Barbara Stanwyck, Lyle Talbot, George Brent star. "Frisco Jenny" (1932) has a prostitute taking a dramatic stand to protect the district attorney son that she gave up for adoption. With Ruth Chatterton, Louis Calhern. Then, in "Midnight Mary" (1933), a woman on trial for murder recalls her sordid past. Loretta Young, Ricardo Cortez star. Next, "Heroes for Sale" (1933) chronicles the experiences of a veteran who has fallen upon hard times. Richard Barthelmess, Aline MacMahon star. Lastly, "Wild Boys of the Road" (1933) follows two Depression-era tees as they hop the freights looking for work. Frankie Darro, Edwin Phillips star. 7 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French; audio commentary; bonus documentaries "Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick" (1996), "The Men Who Made the Movies: William Wellman" (2007); bonus shorts; theatrical trailers. Four-disc set.

"The Cheat" (1931), a remake of the 1915 C.B. DeMille silent, is a racy (for its time) melodrama about a socialite who loses big money by gambling. Tallulah Bankhead, Harvey Stephens star. "Merrily We Go to Hell" (1932) follows an alcoholic playwright (Fredric March) who shatters his marriage vows. With Adrianne Allen, Sylvia Sydney, and Cary Grant. On a "Hot Saturday" (1932), Nancy Carroll loses her job over rumors connecting her to Grant and Randolph Scott. With Lili Bond, Edward Woods. A sullied "Torch Singer" (1933) looks for redemption on a children's radio show. Claudette Colbert, David Manners star. A killer tries to destroy the famous "Earl Carroll's Vanities" Broadway stage show, in "Murder at the Vanities" (1934). Victor McLaglen, Kitty Carlisle star. Con men peddling a fitness magazine conduct a "Search for Beauty" (1934) that turns up Buster Crabbe and Ida Lupino, among other Olympic athletes showing the kind of skin the Production Code would later frown upon. With Robert Armstrong, Gertrude Michael. 7 3/4 hrs. total on three discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish; featurette; Production Code repro.

First, a Canadian soldier is forced to give up the woman he loves when his well-to-do family learns she's a prostitute, in director James Whale's heartbreaking drama "Waterloo Bridge" (1931). Mae Clarke, Douglass Montgomery and a young Bette Davis star. Then, "Red-Headed Woman" (1932) is a saucy, pre-Production Code drama starring Jean Harlow as a golddigging secretary who hooks the company's married boss, while carrying on with chauffeur Charles Boyer. With Lewis Stone, Chester Morris. Finally, the daring-for-its-time romantic drama "Baby Face" (1933) (available here in both the prerelease version and the theatrical version) stars Barbara Stanwyck as an amoral, greedy gal who sleeps her way up the corporate ladder in a New York bank, not caring who gets hurt. George Brent, Donald Cook, Henry Kolker, and a young John Wayne co-star as some of Stanwyck's conquests. 3 3/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailer. Two-disc set.

In her Academy Award-winning role, Norma Shearer is "The Divorcee" (1930), a newspaperman's wife who leaves her husband due to his extra-marital affairs and embarks on her own series of encounters (a racy theme for its time). Chester Morris, Conrad Nagel co-star. Next, Clark Gable plays a slyly charming criminal who escapes a murder charge with the help of alcoholic attorney Lionel Barrymore, only to seduce Barrymore's pleasure-seeking daughter (Shearer), in "A Free Soul" (1931). A trio of childhood girlfriends meets years later to find their lives intertwined in a web of love triangles, mobsters, alcohol, and drugs, in "Three on a Match" (1932). With Bette Davis, Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak, Humphrey Bogart. "Female" (1933) stars Ruth Chatterton as a woman in charge of an automobile factory whose tough, no-nonsense business attitude matches her love life. Johnny Mack Brown co-stars. And, Barbara Stanwyck is a "Night Nurse" (1933) who cares for two fatherless children and uncovers a plot to kill them for their inheritance hatched by their drunken mother and her chauffeur lover (Gable). 6 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby digital mono; documentary. Three-disc set.

It could be "Happy Endings" (1983) for kooky John Schneider and Catherine Hicks as neighbors looking for love; "The Execution of Raymond Graham" (1985) stars Jeff Fahey as a true-life convict who tried to get his death sentence pardoned. Morgan Freeman co-stars; "Miles to Go" (1986) has terminal cancer patient Jill Clayburgh trying find a surrogate for her family; Veronica Hamel is the "Baby Snatcher" (1992) when her miscarriage causes her to commit the crime. David Duchovny and Michael Madsen co-star; Penelope Ann Miller is at the mercy of "The Hired Heart" (1997) when she tries to teach her father a lesson for setting her up on dates; a love triangle develops between Sela Ward, Alicia Witt, and Timothy Dalton in early 1900s France during "Passion's Way" (1999); Bruce Greenwood is "The Soul Collector" (1999) who comes to Earth and aids grieving widow Melissa Gilbert; and stay-at-home dad Martin Donovan sues his successful wife (Lorraine Bracco) for custody of their kids in "Custody of the Heart" (2000). Three-disc set also includes "And Then There Was One," "My Breast," "Time to Say Goodbye?," and "Guilt by Association." 18 1/2 hrs. total. Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.