The following DVDs will be released Tuesday:
• CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR (Universal Studios Home Entertainment, rated R, $29.98) — *** — A mostly amusing film, based on a true story, features smart performances and even-smarter dialogue. Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman star.
Extras: profile of the real Charlie Wilson, interviews with cast
R (profanity, violence, nudity, drugs, vulgarity, brief sex, slurs, brief gore) —Jeff Vice, Deseret News
• CLOVERFIELD (Paramount Home Entertainment, rated PG-13, $29.99) — *** — No mere "Blair Monster Project," this sci-fi/thriller is a lean, mean, monster movie.
Extras: alternate endings, deleted scenes, director commentary
PG-13 (violence, gore, profanity, vulgarity) —Jeff Vice, Deseret News
• ONE MISSED CALL (Warner Home Entertainment, rated PG-13, $228.98) — * 1/2 — This mysterious, "Can you hear me now?" thriller is spoiled by too many answers to too many questions.
PG-13 (violence, sex) —Roger Moore, The Orlando Sentinel
• THE SAVAGES (Fox Home Entertainment, rated R, $27.98) — *** — Actress Laura Linney is the best part of the well-acted, dysfunctional family piece about a brother and sister who must sort through their family's past when their elderly father develops Alzheimer's. Also stars Philip Seymour Hoffman.
The following television shows are new to DVD:
• I REMEMBER NELSON (Acorn Media, 2-disc set, not rated, $39.99) — It's a good thing there was no YouTube or paparazzi a couple of hundred years ago. If there had been, one of Britain's greatest war heroes might have slipped from his lofty perch.
If you only know that Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson thwarted Napoleon's plans to invade Britain and has a statue to his memory in London's Trafalgar Square, you might want to check out this intriguing four-part drama.
Originally airing on Masterpiece Theatre in 1982, the series takes a point of view from four different persons close to Nelson.
He may have been worshipped in public, but Nelson's private life was decidedly unheroic. He discarded his loving wife, took a friend's wife as a mistress and fathered an illegitimate child by her in secret. —Angelyn N. Hutchinson, Deseret News
• HOW THE EARTH WAS MADE (A&E Network, not rated, $24.95 ) — Filmed in remote locations around the globe and using special effects, this documentary explores the Earth's development based on recent scientific findings.
• A GLOBAL WARNING? (A&E Network, not rated, $24.95) — A full-length documentary surveys the frontline of scientific research and climatic impact.
Some of the upcoming DVD releases include:
April
April 29: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly — Disney/Miramax
April 29: "The Golden Compass" — New Line
April 29: "Moondance Alexander" — Fox
April 29: "Nanking" — ThinkFilm
April 29: "27 Dresses" — Fox
May
May 6: "Ace of Hearts" — Fox
May 6: "P.S. I Love You" — Warner
May 13: "The Great Debaters" — Genius/Weinstein
May 20: "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" — Disney
May 27: "Rambo" — Lionsgate
June
June 3: "Meet the Spartans" — Fox
June 3: "Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show" — New Line
June 10: "The Bucket List" — Warner