Today's even hotter than yesterday in Los Angeles, and as I get ready for a new week of reviews, I have one more very special disc to talk about ...

Image Entertainment's Mauvaise Graine is Billy Wilder's really rare French feature film, made in 1934. Yet there's enough in this comedy-drama about Parisian car thieves that make it unmistakably Wilder's. As a lot of it is filmed on the streets of Paris (with some very sophisticated car-mounted cameras) it's also an amazing time capsule.

Tomorrow night, Wednesday, November 13, there's going to be a free screening of Criterion's new The Complete Monterey Pop DVD set in Hollywood at Laemmle's Sunset 5. Savant has been tapped to introduce the famous rockumentary, and it promises to be a big event. The screening is open to the public, but it's one of those things where you need to come early - admission is via an online ticket you print out and bring to the door. More info and the ticket to print are at this address; the Monterey Pop promotion is about halfway down the page. Thanks! Glenn Erickson