COPYRIGHT CRIMINALS: THE FUNKY DRUMMER EDITION. Fascinating film from PBS' "Independent Lens" charts the connections, creativity and implications of "sampled" music, talking to producers, lawyers, critics, artists including George Clinton ("Funk is the DNA of hip-hop"), Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, De La Soul and much-sampled James Brown drummer Clyde Stubblefield. Astounding five hours of extras include extended interviews, Chuck D in studio with Stubblefield (37 minutes), CeeLo Green's guide to sampling, "fair use" detailed, lots more. List price $25 for 2 discs, out this week from IndiePix.
100 YEARS OF HORROR. Back complete on 3 discs, all 26 episodes of 1996 genre salute with host Christopher Lee, clips, interviews (Karloff, Lugosi, Cushing); $15 DVD+digital, Mill Creek.
MACGYVER. Lucas Till stars with ex-"CSI" guy George Eads in current reboot's resourceful missions; $30, Lionsgate.
DVD calendar:
March 20: Archer: Dreamland (FX)
March 27: Who Killed Tupac? (A&E fall docuseries)
April 3: Genius: Einstein (NatGeo)
