'Toy Story 3,' bevy of golden oldies make it to DVD

These movies released on DVD this week include the No. 1 film of the year, a holiday comedy and a bevy of oldies from Warner Archives.

"Toy Story 3" (Disney/Pixar/Blu-ray, 2010, G, four discs, $45.99). An animated sequel is the year's biggest moneymaker — by a wide margin. Will the latest "Harry Potter" film topple that record?

Buzz and the gang see their survival threatened when they are accidentally thrown away as Andy prepares for college. Woody is set to go with Andy, but he can't resist trying to rescue his friends from a sinister day-care center. All of which leads to a delightful, logical, warm conclusion to the trilogy.

The third "Toy Story" is wildly entertaining, frequently laugh-out-loud funny and has more heart than any live-action film this year. That may speak partially to the kind of movie year it's been, but it also speaks to the high level of quality Pixar manages to maintain with every annual outing.

Extras: widescreen, audio commentaries, featurettes, interactive game, cartoon short: "Day & Night," trailers; Blu-ray, DVD and digital versions (also available as 2-disc Blu-ray, $39.99, and single-disc DVD, $29.99)

"Christmas in the Clouds" (MTI, 2005, PG, $9.98). Cute, whimsical mistaken-identity comedy is set over Christmas at a ski resort owned and operated by a Native American nation (and it was filmed locally, at Sundance Resort).

The primary plot revolves around a young woman mistaken for a travel writer and the charming fellow she thinks has been sending her pen pal letters. But there are several more plot threads, giving the film an ensemble feel.

The large cast is appealing, though veterans Graham Greene and M. Emmet Walsh steal the show. Also on hand are Wes Studi and Rita Coolidge.

This was an independently produced picture, which played at Sundance in 2001 but wasn't distributed in theaters until 2005, with a quiet DVD release the next year.

But it's a little charmer that deserves better, and hopefully this DVD reissue will find a larger audience.

Extras: widescreen

"The Opposite Sex" (Warner Archive, 1956, $24.95). This musical remake of "The Women" isn't as good as the 1939 original, but it's better than the 2008 remake.

Here, June Allyson and Joan Collins are poor substitutes for Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford, but Ann Miller and Joan Blondell bring some life to the proceedings and the widescreen Technicolor helps. Men are added to this version, including Leslie Nielsen!