NOTABLE DVDs

Friday, June 13, 2008

DVDs released June 10 include:

Marquee Names

· The Bucket List (PG-13) About the only worthwhile thing in this cliched, predictable movie is the presence of Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, who play two old coots with terminal cancer who decide to live out a few last-minute thrills. Extras include a music video from John Mayer.

· 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (Unrated) The Post's Ann Hornaday delivers high praise for this Romanian movie about a young woman who helps a friend get an illegal abortion in the waning days of the communist Ceausescu regime, saying it provides "a bracing breath of fresh cinematic air." No extras.

· Funny Games (R) This disturbing, brutal, yet well-received remake about a home invasion on Long Island stars Tim Roth and Naomi Watts. No extras.

· Jumper (PG-13) This science-fiction fantasy stars Hayden Christensen as a man with teleporting powers. Hornaday says the movie is "oddly inert. It suffers from long, talky sequences and a shocking lack of visual imagination." Extras include deleted scenes.

· The Other Boleyn Girl (PG-13) Scarlett Johansson plays Mary Boleyn, the "other" of the title, and Natalie Portman is her more famous sister, Anne. The Post's Desson Thomson calls the movie "half a notch above a shameless bodice-ripper." Extras include a featurette on court etiquette in 16th-century England.

· Witless Protection (PG-13) Hornaday finds no redeeming value in this latest movie from Larry the Cable Guy, calling it "a worthless protraction." Extras include deleted and extended scenes.

Others of Note

· Ballad of Narayama (Unrated) This film by Japanese filmmaker Shohei Imamura is set in a mountain village in which the old, no matter how healthy, are taken to a mountaintop to die when they turn 70. It won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1983.

· Catherine Deneuve Collection (Unrated) Five films starring the queen of French cinema, including "Manon 70" and "Le Sauvage."

· Heavy Metal in Baghdad (R) This documentary, which screened at Filmfest DC this year, follows an Iraqi heavy metal act, Acrassicauda, for three years after the U.S. invasion.

· King (Unrated) In this new look at the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Tom Brokaw interviews Andrew Young, Bill Clinton and King's son Martin Luther King III, among others.

· Making Of (Unrated) This mock-doc musical directed by Tunisian filmmaker Nouri Bouzid follows a 25-year-old break dancer who comes under the sway of Islamic jihadists.

TV to DVD

· American Gangster: The Complete Second Season The BET documentary series looks at some of the 20th century's African American crime figures.

· Army Wives: The Complete First Season

· The Boondocks: The Complete Second Season The Cartoon Network show is based on political and social satirist Aaron McGruder's irreverent comic strip.

· Comedy Central's Home Grown: Uncensored This compilation disc features episodes and clips from some of Comedy Central's most popular shows, including "Chappelle's Show" and "Reno 911!"

· Da Vinci's Inquest, Season 3

· The Fugitive: Season Two, Volume One

· Hawaii Five-O: The Fourth Season

· Home Improvement: The Complete Eighth Season The final season of this Tim Allen sitcom boasts cameos by Oprah Winfrey and Mario Andretti.

· The Odd Couple: The Fourth Season

· Soap: The Complete Series

· 7th Heaven: The Sixth Season

· What's Happening!!: The Complete Series

-- Amy Hitt

Coming Attractions

Notable DVDs being released Tuesday include:

· Be Kind Rewind (PG-13)

· Caramel (PG)

· Chaos Theory (PG-13)

· Fool's Gold (PG-13)

· Just Add Water (R)

· Under the Same Moon (PG-13)

· Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (PG-13)