The social satire Sólo Con Tu Pareja (Criterion; $22.46) was the first feature by Alfonso Cuarón (Y Tu Mamá También, The Little Princess), made 15 years ago but just now out on home video. "A lively calling card from a young, ambitious director working with limited funds and a screenplay he wrote with his brother Carlos," wrote AO Scott in The New York Times. "The promise he showed [here] has already been realized and exceeded, but there is something gratifying about witnessing such talent in its fledgling state."

Clean, Shaven Rent | Buy

Roger Ebert on Lodge Kerrigan's indie film (Criterion; $22.46) a few years back: "a harrowing, exhausting, painful film, and a very good one - a film that will not appeal to most filmgoers, but will be valued by anyone with a serious interest in schizophrenia or, for that matter, in film." Also new: Sean Axmaker talks with Kerrigan about Clean, Shaven, plus his first feature, Keane, and the film he shot in between, Claire Dolan.

Billy Wilder Speaks Rent | Buy

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off... Rent | Buy

Kino's documentaries Billy Wilder Speaks and Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen ($18.95 each) highlight two one-of-a-kind auteurs, one who toiled in relative obscurity while the other made one famous film after another. Both, these films prove, were equally important to film history as well as being fascinating characters. The Wilder film is a rewarding hodge-podge of interviews, clips, rare photos and more, providing insight into the irascible director's mind, while the Ulmer doc explores both the art and the illusion of the master of low-budget noir. (We spoke to Ulmer's daughter about the documentary, too - which she produced.)

Feast (the one decent movie to come out of the Project Greenlight series; $24.45); Big Love: Season 1 (five discs; $73.95); American Dreamz (2006; $21.75); Going Back, starring a young Bruce Campbell (1984; $14.45); Fantastic Children vol. 4 ($14.45); Kodocha vol. 9: Fixing Friends; The Break-Up; The Magus (1968; $15.95); Over the Hedge (2006; $25.95).

GreenCine's review blog: Guru | A complete list of this week's new releases and all titles coming soon is available here | Your Queue

History of Soccer - The Beautiful Game (2001) Buy

Still in World Cup withdrawal? A centerpiece of a new list of soccer movies compiled by GreenCine's Craig Phillips, this hefty documentary series is a must-own for fans of "the beautiful game." Giving the sport an extremely comprehensive treatment, the series (six discs, $77.45) tackles many compelling subplots, along with the talented players and unforgettable matches that have made soccer/football the world's most popular sport.

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Kill the Poor Rent | Buy

Having long despaired of finding an American movie as politically incisive and coherent as, say, the French film Human Resources, Kill The Poor seems almost a small miracle because it's a political film that does not have a political agenda... Read more on Guru...

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House by the Cemetery Rent | Watch

Italian horror maestro Lucio Fulci relies more on atmosphere than gore in this chiller. "While it's not mentioned as much as the other films in Fulci's 'Gothic Cycle' (Zombie, The Beyond and City Of The Living Dead), House By The Cemetery is the best of the lot," says Video Graveyard, featuring "some of the best haunted house atmosphere that I've ever seen." Available to watch now for only $2.99 via GreenCine's Video-on-Demand service.

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In talking with director Douglas McGrath about Infamous, Hannah Eaves doesn't dwell on comparisons with Capote, but instead explores the implications of McGrath's original title, "Every Word is True." Full article >>

Two decades after his death, Orson Welles continues to fascinate us, both with his work, and his life (the biographies just keep coming). Sean Axmaker talks with Gary Graver, Welles's devoted cameraman and occasional one-man crew, about the chaotic last 15 years of Welles's career. Full article >>

GreenCine's put together a video report highlighting the just-concluded 29th annual Mill Valley Film Festival. Interviewees include director/actor Sydney Pollack, actress Robin Wright-Penn, Amy Glazer (director of the new film Drifting Elegant), and director Rob Nilsson.

Watch the MVFF video here >>

Coming next month: GreenCine and Cabinetic present This is Gary McFarland, a film by Kristian St. Clair at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. This is a San Francisco premiere with the director in attendance for a post-screening Q&A! November 1st at 7:30pm, at the YBCA. More details forthcoming.