Page 32 THE VILLADOM TIMES I & III • May 20, 2009 ‘Star Trek’ DVDs (continued from Entertainment page) pleasant to re-encounter these characters in a more youthful form. Kirk’s impulsiveness and Spock’s deliberate adherence to logic are intact, and more screen time is devoted to the other characters than in the TV episodes. The screenplay is thoughtful, dialogue is witty and character-appropriate, pace is quick, and performances are uniformly good. “Star Trek” is the perfect film to launch the summer movie season. battle the bullying grasshoppers who threaten his home. When he happens upon a bumbling troupe of circus bugs instead, their only hope for victory is the bond of friendship and the strength of their imagination. The animation is excellent, establishing an intriguing miniature world and setting out an epic tale of oppression and rebellion against slavery. Because the subjects are not human, the film can be enjoyed as a simple insect adventure and as a metaphor for freedom. Other vocal talent is provided by Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere, Phyllis Diller, and David Hyde Pierce. The Blu-ray edition features never-before-seen animated sequences from the original story treatment; “Geri’s Game,” the 1997 Best Animated Oscar-winning Short; director’s audio commentary; and the 1934 Walt Disney Silly Symphony cartoon, “The Grasshopper and the Ants.” “Crips and Bloods: Made in America” (Docurama) takes cameras to the streets of Southern California neighborhoods with a disturbing legacy. A quarter of its young men will wind up in prison. Others will end up dead. These neighborhoods in South Los Angeles are home to two of America’s most dangerous African-American gangs, the Crips and the Bloods. Over the past 30 years, more than 15,000 people have been murdered on these streets in an ongoing cycle of gang violence that continues to this day. It was here, not far from the gated mansions and affluent communities of Bel Air and Beverly Hills, that America’s most bloody and costly outbreaks of civil unrest erupted twice, 27 years and just three miles apart. Filmmaker Stacy Peralta blends graphic archival footage with interviews, documenting the emergence of the gangs and offering insight into how this ongoing tragedy might be resolved. The film is narrated by Forest Whitaker. Extras include a making-of featurette, deleted scenes, and interviews with L’il Wayne and Snoop Dogg. ARIES - Mar 21/Apr ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 2020 Romantic interests take center stage, Romantic interests take center stage, Aries, you attract the attention of Aries, as as you attract the attention of a would-be special someone. Turn a would-be special someone. Turn onon the charm that makes you irrisistible the charm that makes you irrisistible and you’re bound make a a match. and you’re bound to to makematch. 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Creator Alan Ball is not as successful in establishing a cast of characters as colorful as those on his previous HBO effort, “Six Feet Under,” but he does take a popular screen character and give it interesting, though not always successful, spins. Since the series was produced by HBO, there are scenes of graphic violence and considerable bloodletting. Ball’s approach of integrating vampires into normal, everyday life has its satirical implications. As Sookie and her friends watch the TV news, there are reports of Evangelicals bashing vampires and warning of mixed marriage. It also seems everyone in society is addicted to vampire blood, which acts as a psychedelic drug. The show’s locations and photography add much to the series’ atmosphere, and the casting is perfect. Extras on this five-disc box set include a mock-u-mentary about vampires in America; ads for vampire dating, vampire hotels, and lawyers who service vampires; pro- and antivampire rights ads; and six audio commentaries. “A Bug’s Life” (Disney) joins the ranks of Pixar films on Blu-ray. An unliked inventor ant, Flik (voice of Dave Foley), searches for a brave band of warriors to help him Answer to Last Week’s Puzzle Answer to Last Week’s Puzzle