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Worth the admission price in itself in The Big Doll House are the knock-down, drag-out fights between prisoner Pam Grier and sadistic guard Sid Haig. Beyond this guilty pleasure, however, the film is just another "babes behind bars" opus. Treated like excrement, the girls (all of whom appear to have had recent breast implants) plot a daring escape. Director Jack Hill is a specialist in this sort of sleazy fare, so there's very little waste footage during the climactic breakout. Whether the film is worth watching is entirely up to the viewer.

The extraordinary impact of hip-hop music on American culture over the past three decades is undeniable. At the forefront of this global phenomenon stand artists who broke new ground, both musically and politically.

Napoleon's Final Battle. By exploring the astonishing and dramatic course of Napoleon's 100 Days - the period during which Napoleon escaped from exile and marched on Paris to conquer Europe once again – The Emperor Strikes Back opens the essential window that reveals the inside story behind modern history's greatest conqueror.