"The #1 Thriller of All Time" comes to DVD as part of Hollywood Pictures' Collector's Edition series. Fans of M. Night Shyamalan's ingenious supernatural story will revel in the 1.85:1 widescreen (enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions) format and 5.1 Surround Sound which fully capture the intricate details of the film and tangible paranormal presence. What makes this DVD especially enjoyable, however, is the multitude of behind-the-scenes features, many of which are narrated by Shyamalan and other key crew members. Included are a French-language track; a "Storyboard to Film Comparison" of the anniversary dinner scene; cast and crew interviews; a fascinating "Music and Sound Design" presentation that illustrates how the incredibly creepy background track was created; and "Reaching the Audience," an explanation of how word of mouth made this movie the cultural phenomenon it became. Also included are "Rules and Clues," a guide to the hints threaded throughout the movie before its explosive, surprise ending; four deleted scenes, one of which is an extended finale; and an interview with Shyamalan in which he talks about his background and how it affected his filmmaking. Theatrical and TV trailers as well as cast and crew biographies round things out. Finally, viewers should click on the beribboned box for a real treat -- Shyamalan's first horror film, "Nightmare on Old Gulf," which was written, produced, directed, and starred in by the film phenom when he was 11 years old.

Anthony Hopkins stars in this unusual thriller as John Clancy, a retired doctor with psychic abilities who lives a solitary life in the wake of his daughter's death and the dissolution of his marriage. Recruited by the FBI to help catch serial killer Charles Ambrose (Colin Farrell), Clancy begins to realize that, not only is the murderer also clairvoyant, his powers are far more advanced than his own. Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Abbie Cornish, Sharon Lawrence, Janine Turner also star. 102 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles English, Spanish; audio commentary; Inchmaking ofInch featurette; theatrical trailers.