Our top DVD picks for the week of August 29:

Akeelah and the Bee (Lions Gate)

American Gun (IFC)

The Castle of Cagliostro (Manga)

Desperate Housewives: Season Two (Buena Vista)

Stephen King's Desperation (Lions Gate)

Friends With Money (Sony)

Iron Island (Kino)

Let's Scare Jessica to Death (Paramount)

Lonesome Jim (IFC)

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World(Warner Bros.)

Mountain Patrol: Kekelixi (Sony)

Nip/Tuck: The Complete Third Season (Warner Bros.)

Pretty in Pink: Everything's Duckie Edition (Paramount)

The Sentinel (Fox)

South Park: The Complete Eighth Season (Paramount)

Take the Lead (New Line)

TaleSpin: Volume 1 (Disney)

Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Halloween Adventures (Anchor Bay)

Will & Grace: Season Five (Lions Gate)

The Zodiac (Velocity/ThinkFilm)