From failed "peep artist" to aspiring "urban guerilla," Jon Rubin (Robert De Niro) is a magnificent failure in Brian De Palma's 1970 feature-length debut Hi, Mom! To begin with, the fresh-faced Vietnam Vet convinces a porn producer to fund a cinematic project in which he aims his camera at unsuspecting neighbours. Despite Josh's questionable moral judgement, the social satire bobs along with a sweet '60s sensibility. In one scene, where Josh is apartment hunting for a room with a view, he comes across a slum lord extraordinaire (Charles Durning). The roach-faced proprietor points to a pile of rag-stained mattresses on the floor and says in a straight-up NY accent, "I forgot that it's furnished so I'm gonna have to charge you a little more." Without skipping a beat, Josh replies, "I'll take it." Now so can you, as it's new on DVD this week.

And if there are any couples out there who still use the pet names Peanut and Sailor, David Lynch's 1990Wild at Heart special edition, including a making-of doc, is out just in time for Xmas. » Sarah Rowland