Holiday Entertainment Gift Guide
The perfect gifts for the TV, movie and music lover in your life.
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Paul Newman Tribute Collection
A 17-DVD box set honoring the late film legend. Extras include a 136-page book with never-before-seen photos. ($63)
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Forrest Gump
Packaged like the film's signature box of chocolates, this two-disc gift set includes a replica of Forrest's feather bookmark and a commemorative booklet. ($29.98 for standard definition or $49.99 for Blu-ray)
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James Bond 10-Pack
Watch all the actors who've taken on 007 in these 10 films including Dr. No, Goldfinger and Quantum of Solace. ($199.98)
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Gone with the Wind 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collectors' Edition
Along with the DVD of the movie, you'll get a book about the production, 10 watercolor prints of set designs, a CD with the film's score and enough bonus material—eight hours!—to keep you on the couch all day. ($69.92 for standard definition or $84.99 for Blu-ray)
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The Mel Brooks Collection
The gift set includes nine comedies, four of which have never been on DVD: Silent Movie, High Anxiety, To Be or Not to Be and Robin Hood: Men in Tights. ($99.98 for standard definition or $139.99 for Blu-ray)
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Ally McBeal
The complete series that made Calista Flockhart—and Jane Krakowski and Portia de Rossi—famous. All five seasons in a 32-disc box set. ($199.98)
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The Official World Series FILM Collection
For the man in your life, World Series highlights from 1943 to 2008. Twenty discs come with an introduction by sportscaster Bob Costas. ($229.95)
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The Golden Age of Television
For those who scoff at reality TV, this three-disc presentation of eight live television plays of the 1950s includes Marty and Requiem for a Heavyweight. ($49.95)
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Homicide Life on the Street Complete Series Megaset
All seven seasons—that's 122 episodes plus the Homicide TV movie on 35 DVDs—packaged in a mini filing cabinet. ($179.95)
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Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
More than five hours of memorable segments including "Rubber Duckie" and Elmo's debut and featuring memorable celebrity guests like Robert de Niro, Destiny's Child and Alicia Keys. ($29.95)
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Dolly Parton Box Set
More than 100 songs on four discs, plus never-before-released tracks, never-before-seen photos and a copy of the limited edition book A Real Live Dolly. ($49.99)
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Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set and Super Deluxe Box Set
The original concert on both CD and DVD, plus five unreleased cuts. Also includes outtakes from Gimme Shelter (the documentary of the tour) and a CD from opening acts B.B. King and Ike and Tina Turner. ($59.98)
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Sinatra: New York
Five discs—including one DVD of a 1980 Carnegie Hall concert—recounting Ol' Blue Eyes' live performances over 35 years. ($79.98)
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The Beatles Stereo Box Set
The entire collection of the Beatles' re-mastered stereo recordings make up 14 albums, but 16 CDs (The Beatles and Past Masters are two-CD sets). ($259.98)
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Miles Davis, The Complete Columbia Album Collection
The gift set includes his works from 1957 to 1985, a new live recording and a concert DVD of his 1967 quintet with Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock. The sheer volume (70 CDs and one DVD) and price of this set makes it for the true fan only. ($364.98)
Published 12/02/2009