Double Secret Probation Agent Sydney Bristow returns in Alias: The Complete Second Season. Streeting on December 2nd, this six-disc set includes 22 episodes of the hit spy series presented in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen and Dolby Digital 5.1, plus plenty of extras including audio commentaries with the cast & crew, "the Telling" documentary on the making of the second season finale, the additional "Undercover: The Look of Alias" featurette, deleted scenes, a gag reel, the parody as seen on Monday Night Football and a making-of the Alias video game spot. Retail will set you back $69.95.

Also just announced from Buena Vista for a November 11th DVD release is the 2002 TV remake of The Music Man, starring Matthew Broderick. Presented in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen and Dolby Digital 5.1, extras include a featurette and promos. Retail is $24.95.

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Up next we have one of the most beloved cult cartoons of the 80's, Battle of the Planets: The Ultimate Box Set, streeting on September 9th from Rhino Home Video. This four-disc set features the first 12 episodes of this animated series presented in 4:3 full screen and remixed Dolby Digital 5.1, plus a nice batch of extras. Goodies include audio commentary by Janet Waldo and Casey Kasem, new interviews with Kasem, Waldo and Ronnie Schell, a memorabilia gallery and promotional trailers. Retail is $59.95, and Rhino will also release a limited edition set numbered at 15,000 and including a special Jason action figure. Retail is $69.95, and get 'em while you can.

Also just announced from Rhino is perhaps the greatest movie ever made, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes. Getting a much-deserved new two-disc 25th Anniversary Edition due on September 23rd, this one gets a newly remastered transfer, plus extras including an audio commentary by writer and director John DeBello, co-star Steve Peace, and "Creator" Costa Dillon, deleted scenes, six exclusive featurettes, the short film "Do They Accept Travelers Checks in Babusuland?" that inspired the movie (also with commentary), the trailer and radio spots. Yikes! All this can be yours for $24.95, and movie-only version, sans the extras aside from the trailer, will also be released for $14.95.

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Rounding out today's news are three new additions to The Criterion Collection, set for release on October 11th. Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Cercle Rouge gets the two-disc treatment, complete with a remastered 1.37:1 transfer and the original French mono track, plus tons of extras including excerpts from Cinéastes de notres temps, the 1970 documentary Jean-Pierre Melville (Portrait en 9 Poses), new video interviews with Melville friend and editor of Melville on Melville, Rui Nogueira, and assistant director Bernard Stora, 30 minutes of rare on-set footage featuring interviews with director Jean-Pierre Melville and cast, French television interview footage with Melville and Delon, the original theatrical and 2002 re-release trailers, a still gallery, new essays by film critics Michael Sragow and Chris Fujiwara, plus an introduction from filmmaker John Woo. Retail is $39.95.

Next is Yasujiro Ozu 's Tokyo Story, also newly remastered in 1.37:1 full screen and Japanese mono. Extras include an audio commentary by Ozu-film scholar David Desser, the 120-minute documentary "I Lived, But..." about the life and career of Ozu, "Talking with Ozu," a 30-minute tribute to featuring reflections from his fellow filmmakers, the original theatrical trailer, and a new essay by David Bordwell, author of Ozu and the Poetics of Cinema. Retail is also $39.95.

Last but not least is Steven Soderbergh's little-seen Schizopolis, which gets a new 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen and English mono soundtrack. Supplements include two audio commentaries, one with Soderbergh interviewing himself, the other with producer John Hardy, actor and casting director David Jensen, production sound mixer Paul Ledford, and actor Michael Malone, deleted scenes, the original theatrical trailer and a new essay by Village Voice critic Dennis Lim. Retail is $39.95.