In our new weekly column, we give you the lowdown on the weekly top three essential DVDs and Blu-ray releases.

This week finds us with a delightful hodgepodge of releases, from Wes Anderson's quirky "Moonrise Kingdom" to the trilogy of zany Tim Allen "Santa Clause" films, and finishing up with "A League of Their Own." All these releases were hand-picked for their remarkable special features, so peruse and purchase with confidence!

Starring: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Edward Norton, Jason Schwartzman, Tilda Swinton and Bob Balaban

Director: Wes Anderson

Studio: Universal Studios

Running Time: 94 min.

Rating: PG-13

Scout Sam (Jared Gilman) and smart girl Suzy (Kara Hayward) are a pair of precocious '60s tweens who fall in love on a tiny East Coast island and plan to run away together. After they take off into the wild, an all-out search ensues with the leader of the scouts (Edward Norton) and the police chief (Bruce Willis) heading up the rescue operation. Suzy's mother (Frances McDormand) and father (Bill Murray) also join the hunt as an enormous storm looms large on the horizon.

Special features on this independent are a bit lackluster, but the Blu-ray release does include three three-minute featuretttes:  "A Look Inside Moonrise Kingdom," "Welcome to The Island of New Penzance" narrated by Balaban and a "Set Tour With Bill Murray." It also comes with a DVD and an Ultraviolet Digital Copy, as well as pocket BLU, for a second screen experience, plus uHear, a function that jumps the movie back 15 seconds and replays it with subtitles.

Read our review of "Moonrise Kingdom" here!

Starring: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd, Elizabeth Mitchell and David Krumholtz

Directors: John Pasquin; Michael Lembeck

Studio: Disney/Buena Vista

Running Time: 293 min.

Rating: PG; G; G

Get in the holiday spirit with "Home Improvement" star Tim Allen's "Santa Clause" trilogy.

When Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) accidentally bumps off Santa Claus on Christmas eve, he's got to assume the role of jolly old St. Nick. With help from with his young son Charlie (Eric Lloyd), Calvin suits up and makes sure all the boys and girls get their holiday presents in the first "Santa Clause." In the sequel, "The Santa Clause 2," Calvin has to find a Mrs. Claus before time runs out, to ensure that he remains Santa Claus. In the final entry in the series, "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause," the entire extended family, including Charlie (Lloyd), his mother (Wendy Crewson) and stepfather (Judge Reinhold), gathers at the North Pole only to be disrupted by Jack Frost (Martin Short). Will Santa continue on?

The special features for this trilogy are as plentiful as presents under the Christmas tree, with special director commentaries and loads of behind-the-scenes goodies for each movie.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, David Strathairn, Bill Pullman, Garry Marshall and Jon Lovitz

Directors: Penny Marshall

Studio: Sony Pictures

Running Time: 128 min.

Rating: PG

In Oregon, two competitive sisters, Dottie (Geena Davis) and Kit (Lori Petty), are determined to make something of themselves despite the wartime gloom that surrounds the country. With so many men off fighting World War II, Major League Baseball is looking mighty paltry. When one man starts a professional baseball league for women to raise spirits and some cash, Kit and Dottie join a team of girls (Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell) and their formerly downtrodden team manager Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks) to pitch and catch their way to  success.

This fantastic Blu-ray release includes commentary with Penny Marshall, Lori Petty, Megan Cavanagh and Tracy Reiner, as well as deleted scenes with video introductions by Penny Marshall. It also includes the featurette "Nine Memorable Innings Pre-Game" and the video for Madonna's song "This Used to Be My Playground."

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