Page 26 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • October 29, 2014 DVD releases (continued from Restaurant page) The film follows Mariel as she strives for a deeper under- standing of the suicide and mental illness that have afflicted many of her family members, including her supermodel/ actress elder sister Margaux Hemingway, who committed suicide near the anniversary of Ernest’s own suicide, and her eldest sister, artist Joan “Muffet” Hemingway, who was diagnosed with manic depression. Recalling a childhood framed by alcoholism, cancer, and misery, Mariel attends a support group for families of suicides, shown in the film. “Knowing that there’s so much suicide and so much mental illness in my family, I’ve always kind of been ‘run- ning from crazy,’ worried that one day I’d wake up and be in the same position,” she says. Personal footage and emotional interviews with Mariel are interwoven with rarely seen archival footage of the three Hemingway sisters and their parents. Directed by Barbara Kopple (“Harlan County U.S.A.,” “American Dream”), this documentary underscores the human abil- ity to rise above the sadness of the past and seek a better tomorrow. There are no extras on the DVD release. “Gold Is Where You Find It” (Warner Archive) aspires to epic proportions but does not quite make it. Still, there is much to recommend this 1938 feature. It uses the Cali- fornia gold rush and its aftermath as backdrop for the romantic tale of mining engineer Jared Whitney (George Brent, Warner’s all-purpose male lead of the ‘30s and ‘40s) and a wealthy landowner’s daughter, Serena Ferris (Olivia de Havilland). Reliable Claude Rains plays Col. Ferris, Serena’s father, who disapproves of his daughter’s interest in Jared. The plot is melodramatic, but director Michael Curtiz (“Casablanca”) handles the spectacle elements handsomely, particularly the climactic scene of a massive dam explosion. An attraction in itself is the vibrant three- strip Technicolor photography, a rarity in movies of the ‘30s, which showed its full potential a year later in “The Wizard of Oz” and “Gone with the Wind.” “Werewolf Woman” (Raro Video) is a psychosexual thriller. A mentally unstable young woman named Dan- iela (Annik Borel) fantasizes that she is the reincarnation of her long-dead ancestor, a woman thought to have been a werewolf. Dealing with a lifetime of sexual abuse, Dan- iela seduces men, then transforms into a feral monster, screaming, cursing, and ripping them to shreds. When she meets the man of her dreams, Daniela seems ready to bury the beast within until another traumatic encounter seals her own fate and the fate of those caught in her wrath. A strange, erotic, and provocative Eurohorror movie about a woman pushed past the edge of sanity, “Werewolf Woman” — newly available on Blu-ray in re-mastered high definition — is in Italian, with English subtitles. Spe- cial features include a video interview with director Rino Silvestro, original Italian and English theatrical trailers, and illustrated booklet on the genesis and production of the film.