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Video Reviews : ****Excellent***Good**Fair*Poor : <i> Recent releases, reviewed by Times critics.</i>

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<i> Compiled by Terry Atkinson </i>

MORE MOVIES ON TAPE

“Overboard.” CBS/Fox. $89.98. 1987. PG. Neo-screwball comedy about bratty heiress who’s tricked into family life with a carpenter and his four youngster-type brats. With Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell.

“Julia and Julia.” CBS/Fox. $89.98. 1987. R. Kathleen Turner can’t separate her dream life from her real one in this thriller that also stars Sting. The first feature film shot entirely with high-definition television (HDTV) equipment.

“Baja Oklahoma.” Lorimar. $89.95. 1987. Made-for-HBO movie about barmaid (Lesley Ann Warren) who aspires to be country singer. Also starring Peter Coyote and Swoosie Kurtz, with guest shots by Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris.

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“Fatso.” Playhouse. $79.98. 1980. Comedy/drama, directed by Anne Bancroft, about a compulsive eater (Dom DeLuise) who goes on a diet.

“A Gunfight.” T.H.E. $59.95. 1971. Western with Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash.

“Animalympics.” F.H.E. $39.95. 1980. Animated film about sports competition between animals. Voices of Billy Crystal, Harry Shearer, Gilda Radner.

“Assault of the Killer Bimbos.” Urban Classics. $79.95. 1988. R. This wacko/cheapo comedy was a very recent theatrical release.

“Adios Amigo.” Vidmark. $29.95. 1976. PG. Western comedy with Richard Pryor and Fred Williamson.

“For Us, the Living.” Fox Hills. $79.95. 1983. PBS-shown TV movie about civil rights activist Medgar Evers.

“When the Wind Blows.” IVE. $79.95. 1986. Animated adult film about retired British couple and the apocalypse, from the people who created the visuals of “Yellow Submarine.”

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“The Unnameable.” Vidmark. $89.95. 1987. Low-budget horror film based roughly on H.P. Lovecraft story.

OTHER NEW VIDEOS

“David Bowie: The Glass Spider Tour.” MPI. $29.95. A 110-minute version of the concert hour recently shown on ABC.

“Nancy Lopez: Golf Made Easy.” Fox Hills. $39.95. Here are 48 minutes worth of tips from the current queen of women’s golf, also featuring golfer Donna Caponi.

“The Body in the Library.” “A Murder Is Announced.” “A Pocketful of Rye.” CBS/Fox. $29.98 each. Three of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple mysteries from PBS, starring Joan Hickson.

“Robert Plant: Mumbo Jumbo.” Atlantic. $16.98. Half-hour of ex-Led Zeppelin singer’s solo video clips, linked by visual segues.

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