Page 24 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • May 7, 2014 DVD releases (continued from Restaurant page) Manhattan. Duh! The movie has some good suspense in its first third, but goes downhill quickly after that. Direc- tor Kevin Mueller is fascinated with film technique and showboats his knowledge of it, which becomes annoy- ing. Less attention to stylistic flourish and more on solid scripting might have resulted in a more thoughtful pic- ture. There are no extras on the Blu-ray release. “Death Occurred Last Night” (Raro Video) is a dark Italian murder mystery. Donatella (Gillian Bray), the 25- year-old mentally handicapped daughter of a lonely wid- ower (Raf Vallone), is kidnapped and sold into sexual slavery, sending her distressed father and a jaded police detective (Frank Wolff) on the hunt for clues in Milan’s unsavory underworld. Director Duccio Tessari stages plenty of action as he focuses on the characters and their collective desire for justice and revenge. The film is suspenseful, with numerous colorful char- acters and red herrings along the way. Performances are uniformly first-rate. Location photography nicely estab- lishes a gritty milieu, and cinematographer Lamberto Caimi helps sustain the atmosphere with film noir-style shadows broken up by pools of light. Bonuses on the Blu- ray release include an optional introduction to the film, a booklet containing a critical essay, and a biography and filmography of Duccio Tessari. Capitalizing on the May 16 release of the new “Godzilla” feature and the 60 th Anniversary of the scaly creature’s film debut, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released four double-feature Blu-rays containing eight Godzilla films made between 1991 and 2004. This lucrative franchise from Japan’s Toho Studio proves that you can’t keep a popular fire-breather down for long. Among the films is “Godzilla v. Ghidorah.” When a mysterious UFO is seen flying over Tokyo, tension mounts until the craft’s occupants reveal themselves to be friendly aliens from the 23rd century who have come to warn mankind that Godzilla will soon awaken and wreak havoc unless he is destroyed. To complicate mat- ters, Ghidorah, a flying, three-headed monster, is also bearing down on the city, and the aliens are not as benef- icent as originally thought. “Godzilla: Final Wars” (2004) is the costliest movie in the collection. Earth has been relatively peaceful since Godzilla was successfully buried deep in the ice beneath the South Pole. When he is properly thawed, he recommences his personal war on the people of Earth. Once again, aliens figure prominently, as they propose to establish a United Universe to replace the United Nations. The remaining titles are “Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.,” “Godzilla v. Destoroyah,” “Godzilla v. Megaguirus,” “Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth,” “Godzilla v. SpaceGodzilla,” and “Godzilla v. Mechagodzilla II.”