Caligula: The Imperial 3 Disc DVD Collection [$39.99]

It’s an unqualified disaster and a ridiculous combination of bombastic period piece, director Tinto Brass bravado, and producer Bob Guccione’s unmatched hubris. Inserting XXX pornography into an otherwise ordinary extravaganza was just the Penthouse publisher’s first mistake. Pissing off screenwriter Gore Vidal and overstating the audience’s desire for smut come a close second. So why would anyone want to revisit this biographical botch job? Well, Image has created one of 2007’s most comprehensive DVD packages. With input from actors Malcolm McDowell and Helen Mirren, and archival looks at the production, it deconstructs a project destined to fail and the egos that caused it to happen.