New on dvd

The Associated Press • Published October 23, 2008

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‘The Strangers’

Just what every couple needs: masked, armed, brutal marauders at their secluded vacation home. Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman star as the terrorized couple, who begin their evening in celebration at the wedding of friends but wind up facing savagery as intruders take over their home in the middle of the night. The DVD and Blu-ray releases come with both the R-rated theatrical version and an unrated cut that adds footage. Extras include deleted scenes and a behind-the-scenes segment. (DVD, $29.98; Blu-ray, $39.98, Universal)

‘Casino Royale’

With Daniel Craig set to reprise his James Bond role in “Quantum of Solace,” his first 007 adventure arrives in a new DVD version and debuts on Bluray. The film takes Bond back to his early days as a raw operative for British intelligence, taking on a terrorism financier in a highstakes poker tournament and meeting — then losing — the love of his life (Eva Green). The three-disc DVD and two-disc Blu-ray sets have segments on the stunt work, the legacy of Bond women and Craig’s preparations to take over a role handled by Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan and three other actors. (DVD set, $28.96; Blu-ray set, $38.96, Sony)

Also out is a new DVD version of the 1967 spoof version of Bond creator Ian Fleming’s “Casino Royale,” featuring a horde of “James Bonds” including David Niven, Peter Sellers and Woody Allen. The disc includes commentary with a couple of Bond experts and a making-of featurette. (DVD, $19.98, MGM)

Some of the gadget-loving Bond’s past exploits also come to high-definition for the first time as six 007 titles debut on Blu-ray. Two three-disc sets pack three Bond films each, one with “Dr. No,” “Die Another Day” and “Live and Let Die,” the other with “For Your Eyes Only,” “From Russia With Love” and “Thunderball.” Each Blu-ray title also is available separately. (Three-disc sets, $89.98 each; single titles, $34.98 each, MGM)

‘Missing’

Filmmaker Costa-Gavras’ 1982 drama starring Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek debuts in a new DVD edition featuring a digital restoration and a nice range of extras. Based on the true story of Charles Horman, a journalist who vanished during the 1973 coup in Chile, the film stars Lemmon as Horman’s father on a trek to Latin America to unravel the dense mystery surrounding his son’s disappearance. Spacek co-stars as Horman’s wife. Among the extras are interviews with Costa-Gavras, Horman’s real-life wife and Thomas Hauser, whose book was the basis for the film. The two-disc set also has cast and crew interviews from the 1982 Cannes Film Festival and segments with Spacek and other co-stars from a 2002 event marking the film’s 20th anniversary. (DVD set, $39.95, Criterion)