Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • March 26, 2014 DVD releases (continued from Restaurant page) Sam Spade (Bogart), a partner in a private-eye firm who finds himself hounded by police when his partner is killed while tailing a man. The girl (Mary Astor) who hired him to follow the man turns out not to be who she says she is and is involved in an intrigue with a certain statue of a bird. This Maltese falcon is also the obsession of two shady charac- ters, Joel Cairo (Peter Lorre) and Kasper Gutman (Sydney Greenstreet). Bonuses include commentary by a Bogart biographer, a background featurette, a studio blooper reel, makeup tests, and three audio-only radio adaptations. “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre” (1948), has Bogie in Hollywood’s definitive action drama about the destruc- tive effects of greed, with an Academy Award-winning performance by Walter Huston. Extras include making-of featurettes, a profile of director John Huston, newsreels, classic cartoons, and a comedy short. The last film of the collection, “The African Queen” (1951) takes place in 1914. As the cantankerous, unkempt sailor Charlie Allnut, Bogart trades witty repartee with the outspoken sister of a missionary (Katharine Hepburn) aboard a rickety boat that they contrive to navigate through rough waters to do their part for the British war effort. A behind-the-scenes featurette chronicles the difficulties of shooting on location in Africa in an era when most motion pictures were shot in studios and back lots. “The Wolf of Wall Street” (Paramount) follows Jordan Belfort (Leonardo Di Caprio) as he works his way up to become a stockbroker on Wall Street. When the 1987 market crash puts him out of a job, he becomes adept at selling junk stocks that pay huge commissions. Jordan quickly makes a fortune. As he finds new and not entirely legal ways to make money, he meets Donnie Azoff (Jonah Hill), a guy eager to get rich no matter the means. Together, they create a mini-empire of brokers determined to reap financial rewards even at their clients’ expense. Di Caprio teams up with director Martin Scorsese for the fifth time in this movie. As in his previous role in “The Great Gatsby,” DiCaprio embodies the charm that is the cornerstone of his character’s financial success. Hill uses his comic talents to advantage in the role of Donnie, and creates a true characterization that provides an interesting contrast to DiCaprio’s Belfort. Director Scorsese does an excellent job of recreating the excitement of Wall Street in the 1980s and ‘90s with its conspicuous consumption, disdain of moderation, and feel- ing of invulnerability. “The Wolf of Wall Street” is a tale of the power of money to corrupt and the ability of the cor- rupted to rationalize their immoral and illegal activities. Bonuses on the two-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo pack include the special feature “The Wolf Pack” and a digital HD ultraviolet copy. “Boardwalk” (MVD Entertainment) stars Lee Strasberg and Ruth Gordon as David and Becky Rosen, who have lived in the same Coney Island neighborhood for nearly (continued on page 22)