"Broken Trail" (Sony, 2006, not rated, $28.98, two discs). Robert Duvall is brilliant in this made-for-cable Western about a couple of cowpunchers (the other being Thomas Hayden Church) who pick up and bond with a group of Chinese women bound for indentured servitude. As a two-part, three-hour show it's a little long, but the film has power, and it might prompt you to have another look at "Lonesome Dove." This one isn't quite that good, but it's a fine picture in its own right.

Extras: Widescreen, featurette, trailer, optional English subtitles, chapters.

"Pretty Poison" (Fox, 1968; R for violence, sex, brief partial nudity; $14.98). Anthony Perkins is a strange arsonist on parole who is given to fantasies. When he convinces a high school senior (Tuesday Weld) that he's an undercover CIA agent, she proves to be even more unhinged than Perkins. Weld is great — a femme fatale in the extreme. The film is less successful, quite uneven in its approach, but it does manage to be a bit unnerving.

Extras: Widescreen, language and subtitle options (English, Spanish), chapters.

"Shock Treatment" (Fox, 1981, PG, $19.98). This TV/media goof is a sequel of sorts to "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," of all things, as Brad and Janet (now played by Cliff De Young and Jessica Harper) are forced to participate in a series of bizarre TV shows. (But nothing as bizarre as what is actually shown on TV in the 21st century.) The result is blase satire with forgettable songs. Several cast members of "Rocky Horror" show up, albeit as different characters.

Extras: Widescreen, audio commentary, featurettes, trailers, language options (English, Spanish), subtitle options (English, Spanish, French), chapters.

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