Everything you ever wanted to know about ‘Spider-Man 3’

Though the extras on the two-disc set of “Spider-Man 3” (Sony, $37), which weaves its webs on DVD today, don’t break any new ground, they are, nevertheless, illuminating, well-crafted and fun. The second disc offers a plethora of featurettes -- sort of an “everything you ever wanted to know about ‘Spider-Man’ ” tutorial -- that explores seemingly every aspect of the production, from creation of a new villain, the Sandman, to getting the CGI black goo that makes its appearance in this movie look and behave correctly.

There’s also a better-than-average gag reel, and a filmmaker commentary. By contrast, the extras on “Talk to Me” (Universal, $30) fall short. Kasi Lemmons’ vibrant film chronicles the story of popular and controversial Washington, D.C. radio personality Ralph “Petey” Greene (Don Cheadle), an ex-con who never minced words on his morning talk show in the late 1960s and early ‘70s. The DVD cries out for commentary with Lemmons and Cheadle, but viewers will get only two perfunctory behind-the-scenes featurettes and some deleted scenes.

Though Charles Ferguson doesn’t provide commentary on “No End in Sight” (Magnolia, $27), his revelatory examination of the war in Iraq that won a special jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival, there are numerous extra candid interviews as well as raw footage shot in various locations in Baghdad.

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“El Cantante” (New Line, $28) Couple Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s first film together -- a biopic about salsa legend Hector Lavoe, whose career was cut short because of drug addiction -- failed to impress critics and audiences. Extras are standard -- behind-the-scenes documentary, deleted scenes and commentary with director Leon Ichaso.

“The Wendell Baker Story” (ThinkFilm, $28): This shaggy dog of a comedy starring, written and co-directed by Luke Wilson about a charming ex-con who is assigned to work at a retirement home, came and went this past summer. Though the film, which was co-directed by his brother Andrew, is forgettable, the extras are enjoyable. There’s a kicky lunch between Luke and Andrew Wilson and costars Seymour Cassel and a pretty cantankerous Harry Dean Stanton, a pleasant behind-the-scenes featurette and amiable commentary with Luke Wilson.

“Barbara Stanwyck Collection” (Warner, $50): The legendary superstar’s centenary celebration includes this six-film collection that doesn’t feature her Oscar-nominated performances.

Still, it’s always great to see Stanwyck at work and she’s in fine form in 1935’s “Annie Oakley,” 1946’s “My Reputation,” 1949’s “East Side, West Side,” 1950’s “To Please a Lady,” 1953’s “Jeopardy” and 1954’s “Executive Suite.”

“Frankenstein” (Dark Sky, $20): Dan Curtis produced and co-wrote this literate 1973 adaptation of the Mary Shelley classic that originally aired in two parts on ABC. Extras include commentary.

“Suspense: The Last Episodes Collection 2” (Infinity, $40): “Suspense” was an enormously successful radio series, and in 1949, the show made its debut on television, where it continued on CBS through 1954. This collection features 30 of the recently discovered kinescopes of the series complete with the campy commercials for Auto-Lite. Production values are bottom of the barrel and there are plenty of gaffes and missed lines, but couch potatoes should get a real kick out of these little thrillers.

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“In the Land of Women” (Warner, $28); “License to Wed” (Warner, $29): “Day Watch” (Fox, $28).