Britney Spears - Star Baby Scrapbook (Unauthorized)

This unauthorized biography DVD is 50 minutes. It examines her life from a Mickey Mouse Club wannabe to the brightest young star in the pop galaxy. Special DVD features include instant scene access, Britney photo gallery, and Britney f actoids.

You'll see more of Britney Spears in a 30-second soft-drink commercial than you will in the 48-minute Star Baby Scrapbook. In the best tradition of unauthorized "biographies," it draws its main content from interviews with next-door neighbors, her hairdresser and dentists, and other residents of Kentwood, Louisiana; a schoolmate and third-grade teacher from Parklane Academy; and even an aunt and first cousin! (One credit: "Kristie Price: Danced with Britney.") Childhood photos (some reused) provide the main visual interest, and the narrative tracks her early career through her 1993 acceptance for the Mouseketeers, which led to Kentwood's giddy "Britney Spears Day" celebration. The only footage of Britney is grainy home video of her signing autographs and introducing a performance and taking bows afterward (in between, you get to see a few stills). For the insatiable Britney fan only. --David Horiuchi