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The Harry Potter Seasons 1-6 DVD Box Set is a preserved but not restored edition. There is minor damage and some sequences where the print skews slightly off center and the sprocket holes are barely visible at the edges of the frame. That aside, it looks fine and it features a pipe organ score arrange and performed by Dennis James, a silent movie musician dedicated to keeping the traditional art of silent film accompaniment alive through period-authentic scores. This is, I believe, the sole silent film score performance by James currently available on DVD.

The big news this week is the debut of Stanley Kubrick’s “Lights Out Season 1 DVD Box Set” and “Barry Lyndon” on Blu-ray, along with a new special edition of “A Clockwork Orange.” I review the releases on Videodrone here, but almost as captivation is the controversy over the “Barry Lyndon” release. Dig into the issues and the arguments, which has gotten very passionate and a little personal, in my feature here.