Page 34 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • June 4, 2014 DVD releases (continued from Restaurant page) storyboard book, a 44-page cutting script with Lewis’ notes, outtakes, commentary by Lewis and Steve Lawrence, and the 96-page book of quotes and drawings entitled “Being a Person.” “The Motel Life” (Random Media) is an examination of brotherhood set in the Sierra Nevada frontier. Brothers Frank and Jerry Lee Flannigan (Emile Hirsch, Stephen Dorff) are drifters who get by on telling fantastic stories and creating rich illustrations. Surviving on odd jobs, they drink too much and live dingy motels as they make their way from town to town. When Jerry Lee is involved in a hit- and-run accident, the brothers flee to the home of Frank’s old flame Annie (Dakota Fanning). While they seem safe from the law, Jerry Lee’s instability and guilt render their future increasingly uncertain. The stark winter figures prominently in the story. Hirsch and Dorff have excellent chemistry and are easily believable as brothers. The movie is based on the novel by Willy Vlautin. Special features on the Blu-ray release include a making-of featurette, illustra- tion gallery, and trailer. “The Max Linder Collection” (Kino Lorber) showcases an entertainer not widely known in this country. Linder pre- dated Chaplin and Keaton as a pioneer of screen comedy. With his character of the elegant boulevardier, Linder stood in contrast to other comedians of this time, combining slap- stick with sophisticated situational humor. Linder’s movie career began in France, where he starred in more than 100 comedies. Following World War I, he came to Hollywood and continued creating his special brand of comedy. The collection contains “The Three Must-Get-Theres” (1922), the complete version of “Be My Wife” (1921), and “Seven Years Bad Luck” (1921). Also included is the 1917 short “Max Wants a Divorce.” For those used to the wild, masterfully choreographed antics of Chaplin, Linder will seem more restrained. Though his films are now regarded as classics, American audiences never completely warmed to them and, depressed when his career declined, he com- mitted suicide in 1925. “Weekend of a Champion” (MPI) is a 1971 documentary of world champion driver Jackie Stewart as he attempted to win the Monaco Grand Prix. The film was produced by car racing fan Roman Polanski and directed by Frank Simon, both of whom were given unlimited access to Stewart’s world for three days. The documentary provides a look at a gifted athlete at his apex. Stewart is talkative and charm- ing. Because he has extreme dyslexia, he never learned to read. The film provides a glimpse into the racing world in the early ‘70s. The only extra on the unrated DVD release is a theatrical trailer.