Directed by Sidney Lumet: Volume 2 (1978-1999) - BLU-RAY

Five-disc set includes The Wiz (1978)The fabulous land of Oz rocks and dazzles in this glittering film version of the Broadway hit, a modernized, urban rendition of the Hollywood classic, with Diana Ross as a Manhattan schoolteacher easin' on down the road with the Scarecrow (Michael Jackson), the Tinman (Nipsey Russell) and the Lion (Ted Ross). With Mabel King, Lena Horne, and Richard Pryor as the Wiz. Songs include InchEase on Down the Road,Inch InchA Brand New DayInch; directed by Sidney Lumet. 135 min. C/Rtg G Daniel (1983)Based on the best-selling novel InchThe Book of DanielInch by E.L. Doctorow (who also scripted), this harrowing drama stars Timothy Hutton as Daniel, the son of a leftist American couple who were executed in the 1950s for being Soviet spies. While living in New York in the '60s, Daniel gets involved with anti-war protests while trying to come to terms with the truth about his parents. With Mandy Patinkin, Lindsay Crouse, Edward Asner; directed by Sidney Lumet. 130 min. C/Rtg R A Stranger Among Us (1992)Tough New York police detective Emily Eden (Melanie Griffith), assigned to investigate the murder of a Hassidic Jew, goes undercover inside the insular community to learn the secret behind the killing. But as her investigation progresses, Emily finds herself drawn to Ariel (Eric Thal), a handsome religious student who is to take part in an arranged marriage. Sidney Lumet directs this engrossing blend of crime thriller, culture-clash drama, and romance. With John Pankow, Mia Sara, Tracy Pollan. 110 min. C/Rtg PG-13 Critical Care (1997)Cynical young physician Dr. Werner Ernst (James Spader) finds his ideals are among the first things to go-and a patient or two may follow-as he is caught up in a variety of ethical and romantic complications, in director Sidney Lumet's darkly funny look at the modern American medical industry. Kyra Sedgwick, Helen