With "Amores Perros," "Cinema Paradiso," "The Last Emperor," and "Metropolis," it's another fine week for classics of world film, and that's before the two Criterion double-disc sets.
1. Metropolis
Fritz Lang's sci-fi masterpiece comes outfitted with commentary and extra features in this "restored authorized version" that no fan of cinema should miss.
2. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro take on Hunter S. Thompson's seminal journey into the heart of the American Dream, as directed by visionary Terry Gilliam. The beautiful 2-disc Criterion set will make fans of this underground classic salivate wildly.
3. Cinema Paradiso - The New Version
This is the extended, recently re-released 173-minute version of Guiseppe Tornatore's tearjerking epic about love, Italy, and the movies.4. The Killers
Another Criterion double set presents two film versions of Ernest Hemingway's short story. Robert Siodmark's 1946 noir and the 1964 made-for-TV version by Don Siegel.5. The Rules of Attraction
A college sex satire starring James Van Der Beek and Shannyn Sossamon, based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis.6. Amores Perros
This Mexican drama was one of the most acclaimed films of 2001.7. The Last Emperor - Director's Cut
Bernando Bertulucci's 1987 Chinese epic is clearly one of the movies that DVD was invented for.8. Late Marriage
An Israeli film about a bachelor who falls in love with a divorce, directed by Dover Koshashvili.