New DVDs: ‘Iwo Jima,’ ‘Flags of Our Fathers’

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December movies
James Cameron’s spectacle “Avatar” hits theaters, along with George Clooney, who is “Up in the Air,” and Robert Downey Jr. as “Sherlock Holmes.”

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“The Third Man”
Director Carroll Reed’s classic postwar thriller from 1949 gets a terrific DVD makeover in a new two-disc edition that replaces a previously released single-disc version. Joseph Cotten stars as an American pulp-fiction writer who travels to Vienna on the promise of a job from an old friend (Orson Welles), arriving in time for his buddy’s funeral and embarking on a quest to unravel the truth surrounding his death and his suspicious activities. Peter Bogdanovich offers an introduction, Steven Soderbergh provides commentary, and the set includes a feature-length documentary about the film along with a radio adaptation of the story and a 1968 TV portrait of the film’s writer, Graham Greene. DVD set, $39.95. (Criterion)

“The Matrix”
All three movies in the science-fiction franchise along with animated offshoots and other background are gathered in two boxed sets in high-definition HD DVD format. “The Complete Matrix Trilogy” is a three-disc set that packs the three movies, “The Matrix,” “The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions,” starring Keanu Reeves as an underground computer whiz who learns humanity has been enslaved by machines inside an elaborate virtual reality. “The Ultimate Matrix Collection” is a five-disc set with the three movies and 35 hours of extras, including the animated “Animatrix” short films that fill in story gaps in the saga. Three-disc set, $99.99, five-disc set, $119.99. (Warner Bros.)

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“Roots: 30th Anniversary Edition” — The 1970s landmark miniseries returns to DVD in a four-disc set that follows generations in the family heritage of author Alex Haley, from their origins in Africa to the hardships of slavery and its aftermath. The set has a new retrospective along with vintage documentary materials. DVD set, $59.98. (Warner Bros.)

“Scrubs: The Complete Fifth Season” — Zach Braff and his medical associates are back in the sitcom following the oddballs of Sacred Heart Hospital. A three-disc set has year five’s 24 episodes, with commentary and deleted scenes. DVD set, $39.99. (Disney)

“The O.C.: The Complete Fourth Season” — The prime-time soap wraps up with a five-disc set packing the final 16 episodes in the show centered on a tough city kid living among the rich and privileged in southern California’s Orange County. Series creator Josh Schwartz offers commentary on the finale. DVD set, $59.98. (Warner Bros.)

“The Magnificent Seven: Season Two” — A three-disc set has the last 13 episodes of the short-lived Western series, including four that never aired. Michael Biehn leads the cast in the adventures inspired by the big-screen classic. DVD, $29.98. (MGM)

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