Scorsese Collection

With the exception of 1990’s Goodfellas, the five films in this set are among the more obscure of Martin Scorsese’s works – though in its day, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore did spark the wildly popular spinoff sitcom that made “kiss my grits” the “shizzle my nizzle” of 1976. But in the case of the beetle-browed director, “lesser-known” doesn’t mean lesser, and the DVD extras included here set our hearts racing – all five films come with making-of documentaries and newly recorded audio commentaries by Scorsese, who’s a walking library of cinema. (On Goodfellas, we’re also treated to an audio track featuring Henry Hill, the ex-gangster whose life the film is based on, and an FBI agent.) Also included in this collection: the paranoiac satire After Hours, a Kafkaesque journey through New York’s nightclub scene; and two of Scorsese’s earliest: his first pairing with Robert De Niro, Mean Streets; and the student film that put him on the map, Who’s That Knocking At My Door? Available August 17