Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • June 26, 2013 DVD releases (continued from Restaurant page) whether realistic, expressionist, or fantastic. However, it is up to the director to stay within the parameters of the world he has established and make it interesting. The problem with “Upside Down” is that it is far too complex, and writer/director Juan Solanas spends a lot of time explaining the physics and dynamics of his twin worlds rather than showing them. Essentially a reworking of the “Romeo and Juliet” tale, “Upside Down” draws upon the two unequal societies theme of the silent classic “Metropolis,” and has the bold style and visuals of a Baz Luhrmann movie. It is wildly original in execution, if not concept, but also is selfindulgent, requiring the viewer to take leaps in credibility to buy into the bizarre happenings. The 3D effects add to the strangeness, with some characters literally walking upside down as others walk right side up. The Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray 2D edition contains a makingof featurette, deleted scenes, and storyboards. “No” (Sony), nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 85th Academy Awards, is based on the true story surrounding the 1988 referendum on Augusto Pinochet’s presidency in Chile. Due to international pressure, the military dictator is forced to call a plebiscite on extending his presidency for another eight years. Opposition leaders persuade a brash young advertising executive, Rene Saavedra (Gael Garcia Bernal), to spearhead their campaign. Against all odds, with severely limited resources and under scrutiny by the despot’s inner circle, Saavedra and his team devise an audacious plan to win the election and set Chile free from oppression. Suspense is maintained as Saavedra becomes increasingly aware that the government is keeping him under surveillance and his actions are putting his safety and that of his young son and activist exwife in danger. The Blu-ray edition is in Spanish with English subtitles and includes commentary from director Pablo Larrain and Gael Garcia Bernal, who also provides a Q&A session. “Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick” (Kino Classics) is a revealing documentary about director William A. Wellman, known as “Wild Bill” for his cantankerous, often belligerent behavior. Wellman had a 35-year directing career, helming 76 films including “Wings” (1927), winner of the very first Best Picture Oscar. A fighter pilot seriously wounded in World War I, Wellman was not easily intimidated by the power structure of the Hollywood studio system. He became a director of war pictures who knew firsthand what war was like, but he was equally at home directing comedies, gangster pictures, and dramas. If a script wasn’t quite right, he would tackle it, infusing it with his special energy. In addition to “Wings,” Wellman made such classics as “The Public Enemy” (1931), “A Star Is Born” (1937), “Nothing Sacred” (1937), “Beau Geste” (1939), and “Battleground” (1949). Included in this documentary are clips from Wellman’s films and interviews with Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, Gregory Peck, Sidney Poitier, Robert Mitchum, Martin Scorsese, Richard Widmark, Jane Wyman, and others. Alec Baldwin narrates.