Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II & IV • February 13, 2013 DVD releases (continued from Restaurant page) Streetcar Named Desire,” “Citizen Kane,” “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”), comedies (“Risky Business,” “The Hangover”), and epics (“How the West Was Won,” “Doctor Zhivago,” “Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”). There are also two new documentaries. “Tales from the Warner Brothers Lot” is a history related by studio executives and employees containing interviews with Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Jerry Weintraub, and many others, and rare archival stills and film footage. “The Warner Bros. Lot Tour” is a behind-the-scenes look at films and TV shows filmed on the Burbank lot. “Cabaret” (Warner Home Video) won an Academy Award for director Bob Fosse. After a glut of big-budget studio musicals of the mid to late 1960s went belly-up at the box office, Fosse revitalized the genre in this adaptation of the Kander and Ebb Broadway show. Flamboyant, eccentric American entertainer Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli) sings in Berlin’s decadent Kit Kat Club as Nazism rises in 1931 Germany. She falls in love with a British language teacher (Michael York), whom she shares with a homosexual German baron (Helmut Griem). However, Sally’s carefree, tolerant, and fragile world is about to be crushed. Minnelli won the Best Actress Oscar and Joel Gray won Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the emcee. Songs include “Maybe This Time,” “Money, Money, Money,” “Wilkommen,” and “Tomorrow Belongs to Me.” Bonuses on the new Blu-ray release include several featurettes, a new documentary, interviews with cast and production team, and a 40-page book with photos and behind-the-scenes information. “A History of Israeli Cinema” (Kino Lorber) is a two- part documentary that ties together clips from more than 70 years of Israeli film with commentary from filmmakers, scholars, and critics. Organized chronologically, it traces the evolution of Israel’s film industry alongside its political and social history. Part One covers 1933-78 and examines the industry’s relationship to the Zionist struggle to form a state and the propagandistic cinema that resulted. Part Two covers the shift to the realist filmmaking of the late ‘70s and the transition from the political films of the ‘80s to the more personal cinema of today. Director Raphael Nadjari addresses the fact that different kinds of pictures were directed to different segments of Israel’s population of immigrants. Emphasis here is on features, and little space is devoted to documentaries and short films, many of which had a significant impact on world cinema. “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” (Summit) focuses on Charlie (Logan Lerman), a shy, studious freshman who doesn’t have much of a social circle and puts up with random taunting from classmates. He makes ominous references to the past and is haunted by bad dreams and memories. When two seniors befriend him, everything changes. Patrick (Ezra Miller) and his stepsister Sam (Emma Watson) are college bound, smart, and cool enough not to care about cliques. Charlie is thrilled to be in their company. Lerman turns in a haunting performance. Blu-ray extras include audio commentary with director Stephen Chbosky, deleted scenes, cast and director commentary, and a making-of featurette. “Nurse Jackie: Season Four” (Lionsgate) continues the melodramatic story of drug-addicted New York City hospital nurse Jackie Peyton (Edie Falco). In addition to finally confronting her addiction, Jackie has her street smarts and sardonic wit tested further by ambitious new hospital administrator, Dr. Mike Cruz (Bobby Canavale). Extras include a featurette on Canavale and his son, Jake, who plays Jackie’s rehab buddy.