'Identity Thief' makes a run for DVD

“Identity Thief”

The box-office hit “Identity Thief” pairs Plainfield native Melissa McCarthy and Jason Bateman in a comedy that works largely because of its cast.

Bateman stars as Sandy Patterson, a loyal family man living in Denver who finds out that someone has stolen his identity and run wild with his credit cards. That someone is Diana (scene-stealer McCarthy). So Sandy sets off for Florida to bring her back to Denver to clear his name. But Diana has also run afoul of some thugs, who are hot on her trail as well.

At times, the film feels like the classic road movie comedy “Midnight Run.” Sandy and Diana are as different as night and day, but they forge a bond as he learns about her difficult past.

“Alfred Hitchcock: The Essentials Collection”

Alfred Hitchcock, a great director, was known as the master of suspense. There are five films in this amazing collection, and each one has been digitally restored for the best audio and video available. There are also hours of bonus features that fans of Hitchcock will really enjoy. The films are: “North By Northwest,” “Psycho,” “Rear Window,” “The Birds” and “Vertigo.”

“Clint Eastwood: 40 Film Collection”

Clint Eastwood has had a long and distinguished career as an actor, director, producer and musician. This collection includes 38 feature films and two documentaries. Besides Clint's hit films, fans will also get “Bird,” “City Heat,” “Heartbreak Ridge,” “Honkytonk Man,” “Invictus,” “J. Edgar,” “Kelly's Heroes” and “Letters from Iwo Jima.”

“W.C. Fields Comedy Favorites Collection”

W.C. Fields is a comedy legend. Although he was a star in vaudeville and on the Broadway stage, his movies are what people will remember forever. This collection features 10 of his films: “International House,” “It's A Gift,” “Man on the Flying Trapeze,” “My Little Chickadee,” “Never Give a Sucker an Even Break,” “Poppy,” “The Bank Dick,” “The Old Fashioned Way,” “You Can't Cheat an Honest Man” and “You're Telling Me.”

Available Next Week

• “Killing Lincoln”

• “Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg”

• “Mad Max Trilogy”

• “Oz The Great and Powerful”

• “Rockshow: Paul McCartney”

• “Snitch”

• “The Newsroom: Season One”

• “Three Stooges: Collector's Set”