Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • August 10, 2011 DVDs (continued from Restaurant page) Home Entertainment) taps into a familiar comedy plot: planning a wedding. “Jumping the Broom” focuses on the few hours before the wedding of Sabrina Watson (Paula Patton) and Jason Taylor (Laz Alonso). Sabrina comes from a well-off family who lives in a lavish mansion in Martha’s Vineyard. Jason comes from workingclass Brooklyn. This serves as the primary conflict, but there is more. There is the long-standing feud between the bride’s mother and her aunt, problems between Jason and his friends, and conflicts between the bride and groom’s moms (Angela Bassett, Loretta Divine) and between the bride’s parents. With all this stress, Sabrina and Jason start arguing. The film, whose title comes from a tradition from some African-American weddings, contains soap opera-style melodrama and a pleasant overall vibe despite the tiffs that punctuate the wedding preparations. Blu-ray extras include a making-of featurette, director and cast commentary, and a look at the jumping the broom tradition. The release is also on DVD. “In Caliente” (Warner Archive) was made during Warner Brothers’ 1930s dominance of the musical film. The studio got the jump on its competitors in 1927 with the first talkie, “The Jazz Singer,” in which the hugely popular Al Jolson not only spoke, but also sang. A myriad of musicals followed, with “42nd Street” giving a boost to the genre with its backstage plot, Ruby Keeler’s hoofing, Dick Powell’s crooning, and the wildly imaginative choreography of Busby Berkeley. Berkeley was on hand for “In Caliente,” most notably with the production number “The Lady in Red.” The plot follows critic Larry MacArthur (Pat O’Brien) and pal (Edward Everett Horton) as they travel 3,000 miles south of the equator to avoid a husband-hunting woman with eyes on Larry. What neither realizes is that performer Rita Gomez (Dolores del Rio) is there and she would love to get revenge for the unfair critical slam Larry gave her New York City tour. The film co-stars Glenda Farrell, Leon Carillo, Wini Shaw, and The DeMarcos dance team. “The Clinic” (Image Entertainment) is a road trip film that turns into a battle for survival. On Christmas Eve 1979, Cameron (Andy Whitfield) and his pregnant wife Beth (Tabrett Bethell) take a break from their trip through the Australian Outback and stop at a desolate motel. In the dead of night, Beth is abducted from their room and later wakes up in an ice-filled bathtub...with her baby gone. She finds herself held captive in a clinic of the cruelest kind. Mothers who are near birth are given C-sections, and not by choice. As Cameron frantically searches for his wife, some of the imprisoned women stay to search for their children while others try to escape. Ever since “Psycho,” a remote motel conjures immediate unease. The audience knows that a night at that motel won’t be uneventful. “The Clinic” combines psychological horror with gross-out graphic images and a “Saw”-like plot. The atmosphere is grim, depressing, and becomes increasingly oppressive as the horrors mount. Director James Rabbitts has a knack for manipulating his audience and has elicited effective performances from his cast. That is a definite plus since so many low-budget horror films become laughable because of less-than-stellar acting. This unrated DVD release does not contain any extras.