Page 22 THE VILLADOM TIMES I & III • April 4, 2012 DVDs (continued from Restaurant page) England and Europe during World War I, it is the story of a horse, Joey, and young Albert (Jeremy Irvine), who tames and trains the horse to plow the fields of his family’s modest farm. When the army wants horses for the war effort, Joey and Albert are parted. Viewers follow Joey’s adventures on the front, in battle, and undergoing the horrors of modern warfare. Joey encounters a British cavalry officer, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter before an emotional climax in the heart of No Man’s Land. Spielberg has given “War Horse” great spectacle. The war scenes are realistic and harrowing in their brutality. The fact that horses were used at all when machine guns could mow down a brigade of charging cavalry in seconds is testament to the thoughtless cruelty of war. The four-disc combo pack contains Blu-ray and DVD versions, a 60-minute making-of documentary, behindthe-scenes looks at sound recording and editing, a stills gallery, and a profile of one of the many extras brought in for the movie that details how “atmosphere people” are cast and why they are essential to a film’s believability. April 14 will mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. “A Night to Remember” (The Criterion Collection), based on the 1955 best-seller by Walter Lord, is likely the most accurate film about the great ship and its disastrous maiden voyage. A 1953 film about the Titanic and James Cameron’s 1997 megahit both emphasize the human drama of passengers aboard the ship. “A Night to Remember” (1958) concentrates on the ship’s design flaws. Director Roy Ward Baker does not have Cameron’s flair, but he holds viewers’ attention with solid performances by Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres, and a preJames Bond Honor Blackman. The sinking is shown from the point of view of Second Officer Charles Lightoller (More) and uses convincing models, though viewers do not see the ship break in two, a scene spectacularly rendered in Cameron’s movie. The film has a documentary feel, avoids melodrama, and remains the definitive cinematic version of the last hours of the White Star liner. The new Blu-ray digital restoration contains audio commentary by the authors of “Titanic: An Illustrated History,” a 60-minute making-of documentary, an interview with Titanic survivor Eva Hart, a documentary featuring interviews with survivors, and a 2006 BBC documentary. “Madonna: Truth or Dare” (Lionsgate) is an up-close and personal documentary chronicling the singer’s Blond Ambition Tour. Director Alex Kleshishian captures different aspects of Madonna -- the artist, the perfectionist, the shrewd businesswoman, the good bad girl, and the diva, but the movie comes off as a shallow look at the performer. Kleshishian uses black-and-white 16-millimeter film for Madonna’s off-stage life and 35-millimeter color film for her on-stage fantasy glamour life. Viewers see Madonna’s almost obsessive desire to be a mother in scenes that contrast interestingly with the ultra sexy persona she becomes onstage. The concert footage captures the excitement and glitz of seeing the performer in front of adoring fans, but as an introspective look at what makes Madonna tick, the documentary falls short. The only extra is a theatrical trailer.