Law & Order: The Twentieth Year [DVD] [Standard]

Menace II Society: Director's Cut (Blu-

Set in L.A.'s South Central 'hood, this explosive drama centers on Kaydee InchCaineInch Lawson (Tyrin Turner), a troubled youth so deeply involved with his friends in the lifestyle of robbery, drug dealing, and murder that he can't get out. When he finally finds hope with a level-headed girlfriend, Ronnie (Jada Pinkett), who wants to help him, tragedy ensues. Larenz Tate, Samuel L. Jackson, and Glenn Plummer co-star in this electrifying first effort from the Hughes Brothers. Director's cut; 97 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks English DTS HD 7.1 Master Audio, DTS HD stereo Surround Master Audio; Subtitles English (SDH); audio commentary by the Hughes Brothers; featurette; interviews; deleted scenes; storyboards; theatrical trailer; essay. Two-disc set.

With this blisteringly funny, unapologetically confrontational satire, writer-director Spike Lee examined the past, present, and future of racism in American popular culture, issuing a daring provocation to creators and consumers alike. Under pressure to help revive his network's low ratings, television writer Pierre Delacroix (Damon Wayans) hits on an explosively offensive idea bringing back blackface for a new-millennium minstrel show. The white network executives love it, and so do audiences, forcing Pierre and his collaborators to confront their public's insatiable appetite for dehumanizing stereotypes. Shot primarily on unvarnished digital video and boasting spot-on performances from Savion Glover, Tommy Davidson, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Rapaport, Mos Def, and Paul Mooney, Bamboozled is a stinging indictment of mass entertainment at the turn of the twenty-first century that looks more damning with each passing year.