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"Mad Max": On a remote stretch of deserted highway, a band of violent bikers has taken over, attacking anyone unlucky enough to cross their savage path.

Want to give dad something this Father's Day that he will enjoy more than another paisley tie or a "World's Best Dad" coffee mug? "Mad Max" with Mel Gibson and its action-packed sequels, "The Road Warrior" and "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" have been released as a 3-disc Blu-ray set.

Among the slate of games announced during the Electronic Entertainment Expo this week is "Mad Max," an post-apocalyptic action game inspired by - you guessed it - the Mel Gibson-starring "Mad Max" movie franchise.

There's something to the original Mad Max that plays on Blu-ray pretty darned well.

Actor Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva pose during the Spanish premiere of the film "Edge of Darkness" in Madrid February 1, 2010.

Producer Byron Kennedy and director George Miller set the standard for vehicular mayhem with their 1979 Aussie actioner Mad Max , putting Mel Gibson on the road to stardom along the way, so it was only fitting that their second collaboration launched these men into the big time.

Warner Bros. and Avalanche Software are creating a new game based on the Mad Max film franchise.

Mel Gibson is expected to sign up to play the villain in the next Expendables film.

Bruce Lee's seminal "Enter the Dragon" and the "Mad Max" trilogy have new Blu-ray packaging, and Liberace's only starring movie arrives on DVD, leading vintage home-video releases this week.

Local stargazing opportunities begin Sunday with the commencement of Strings, a drama with a dance component with previously announced stars Josh Duhamel, Lucas Till and Maria Bello.

Raging antisemitism, racism, and allegations of domestic violence have done more for Mel Gibson than just provide him with one hilarious mug shot.

Blu-ray widescreen, "Mad Max" 1979, R for violence, language and sexuality; "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior" 1981, R for violence and language; "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" 1985, PG-13 for violence THIS "MAD MAX" box set is cool.

"The Mad Max Trilogy" is one of those oddball franchises that, rather than quietly shift from its eccentric beginnings into something more commercial, palatable and easy-to-digest, instead dove headfirst into its own innate sense of weirdness; reveling in bad Australian haircuts and over-the-top car crashes and homoerotic villains.

This Week in Home Video previews all the latest Blu-ray, DVD and on-demand titles hitting the street this week, plus lost gems, crazed Cancon, outrageous cult titles and the best places to rent or buy movies in Toronto.

MAD MAX, the sci-fi franchise that introduced Mel Gibson to the world, will come together for The First Time as a Blu-ray collection when Warner Bros.

New 'Mad Max' trilogy set including the Blu-ray debut of the third film, 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' starring Tina Turner.

FORD is to end car-making in Australia due to the strong Australian dollar, ending an association dating from 1925.

Ford Motor Co. Falcons, driven by Mel Gibson in Australia 's 1979 movie "Mad Max," have rolled off a Melbourne production line for 53 years.

Actor Danny Glover will headline this year's Bal Africain at the Detroit Institute of Arts on June 15.