The following DVDs will be released Tuesday, unless otherwise specified:
"Below the Earth's Surface" (Maverick, $24.98) — Science-fiction thriller about scientists trying to prevent a natural disaster.
R (violence, brief nudity)
"The Circuit" (Rhi, $14.93) — Television drama focusing on the auto racing rivalry between a father and daughter. Michelle Trachtenberg stars.
Not rated, probable PG (violence)
"Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" (Sony, $28.96) — ★★★½ — A delicious farce that may be the funniest animated film of the year.
Special features: Two-disc "Super-Sized" edition ($34.95) includes behind-the-scenes minidocumentary, extended scenes, music video; two-disc DVD/Blu-ray combo ($39.95) features both standard DVD and Blu-ray versions of film, digital copy for home-electronics devices.
PG (mild profanity)
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"Fifty Dead Men Walking" (Phase 4, $29.99) — Thriller based on the real-life experiences of members of the Irish Republican Army. Jim Sturgess stars.
R (violence, torture, profanity, sex)
"The Final Destination" (Warner, $28.98) — ★★½ — Standard fare for these violent but goofily inventive horror movies.
Special features: Includes both 2-D and 3-D versions of the movies, special glasses for 3-D viewing.
R (violence, gore, profanity, sex, vulgarity, brief nudity, slurs, brief drugs)
"Happily N'Ever After 2: Snow White" (Lionsgate, $14.98) — Direct-to-DVD sequel to the 2006 animated hit, featuring fairy tale characters.
Not rated, probable PG (vulgarity, violence)
"The Hip Hop Project" (Image, $14.99) — Documentary feature from 2006, focusing on rapper/social worker Chris "Kazi" Rolle.
PG-13 (profanity)
"Lorna's Silence" (Sony, $28.96) — ★★★ — The lead character is unlikable, but this dramatic thriller has some effective moments. French with subtitles.
R (drugs, profanity, sex, brief nudity, violence, vulgarity, slurs, brief gore)
"Solarmax" (Razor Digital, $19.99) — Documentary short, produced for large-screen exhibition, focusing on the solar radiation.
Not rated, probable G (nothing offensive)
"Trucker" (Monterey, $26.95) — Drama starring Michelle Monaghan as a trucker who is forced to take care of her estranged son.
R (sex, profanity, brief drugs, violence)
Some upcoming DVD releases include:
JANUARY
Jan. 12: "Amreeka" — Virgil; "Big Fan" — Vivendi; "Fame" — Fox/MGM; "Halloween II" — Sony; "The Hurt Locker" — Summit; "Moon" — Sony; "Post Grad" — Fox; "Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself" — Lionsgate
Jan. 19: "Che" — Criterion; "Gamer" — Lionsgate; "Pandorum" — Anchor Bay
Jan. 26: "Michael Jackson's This Is It" — Sony; "Saw VI" — Lionsgate; "Surrogates" — Disney; "Whip It" — Fox
FEBRUARY
Feb. 2: "Amelia" — Fox; "Zombieland" — Sony
Feb. 9: "The Stepfather" — Sony; "The Time Traveler's Wife" — Warner
Feb. 16: "Black Dynamite" — Sony; "Coco Before Chanel" — Sony
Feb. 23: "The Damned United" — Sony; "The Informant!" — Warner; "Motherhood" — E1