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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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Criterion releases:

“Days of Heaven” — Terrence Malick’s gloriously photographed 1978 film gets grand treatment from the cinephile DVD maestros at Criterion. Richard Gere, Brooke Adams and Sam Shepard star in the strange love triangle that develops among a farmhand, his girlfriend and a rich, ailing farmer. The DVD has interviews with Gere and Shepard, commentary with collaborators of the reclusive Malick and a chapter from cinematographer Nestor Almendros’ autobiography. DVD, $39.95. (Criterion)

“Breathless” — Venturing into a loose, formless film style that broke with many stiff screen conventions, Jean-Luc Godard signaled the arrival of the French New Wave with his 1960 tale of a petty thief turned killer (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and the object of his romantic dalliance (Jean Seberg). This two-disc release has archival interviews with the director and stars, a 1959 short film by Godard with Belmondo and a making-of documentary. DVD set, $39.95. (Criterion)

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“Under the Volcano” — John Huston’s 1984 adaptation of Malcolm Lowry’s novel stars Albert Finney as a drunken British diplomat stumbling through his last tortuous day of life in a small Mexican town as World War II approaches. The two-disc set has a 1984 interview with Huston, a new interview with co-star Jacqueline Bisset, a documentary about Lowry and commentary with the director’s son, Danny Huston, and others. DVD set, $39.95. (Criterion)

TV on DVD:

“The Sopranos: Season Six, Part II” — The final nine episodes of one of television’s most-acclaimed series ever arrive in a four-disc set, with James Gandolfini’s mob boss beset by fresh rivalries and taking shocking action to quell potential betrayal within his own ranks. The set has commentary on four episodes with supporting-cast members, a segment with series creator David Chase and others discussing their music choices, and a clever mock featurette about the show’s horror film made with mob money. DVD set, $99.98; Blu-ray and HD DVD sets, $129.95 each. (HBO)

“The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume One” — The buildup to next year’s fourth “Indiana Jones” film continues with the first of three boxed sets gathering all of the adventurer’s early exploits from the early 1990s TV show. With 12 discs, this first collection begins at the beginning, reorganizing the episodes into seven feature-length installments that trace Indy’s roots chronologically as boy Indy (Corey Carrier) and teen Indy (Sean Patrick Flanery) encounter such figures as Teddy Roosevelt, Sigmund Freud, Pablo Picasso and Franz Kafka. Creator George Lucas has overseen 38 documentary segments to accompany these first episodes, with top filmmakers, military leaders and statesmen offering insights on the history lessons the show provides. DVD set, $129.99. (Paramount)

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