The following DVDs will be released Tuesday, unless otherwise specified:
"3 Idiots" (Big Pictures, $19.99) — "Bollywood" comedy featuring Aamir Khan and Madhavan. Hindi with subtitles
Not rated, probable PG-13 (slapstick violence, vulgarity)
"Defamation" (First Run, $24.95) — Documentary feature about anti-Semitism. Hebrew and English with subtitles.
Not rated, probable PG-13 (profanity, slurs, violence)
"The Disappeared" (MPI, $24.95) — Horror film about a man (Tom Felton) haunted by the ghost of his long-missing little brother.
Not rated, probable R (violence, profanity)
"Extraordinary Measures" (Sony, $28.95) — ★★ — This dull drama probably should have played on the small screen. Brendan Fraser stars.
Special features: Behind-the-scenes minidocumentary.
PG (profanity, drugs, brief sex, vulgarity, slurs)
"The Girl on the Train" (Strand, $27.99) — French drama dealing with an alleged "hate crime" and starring Catherine Deneuve. French with subtitles.
Not rated, probable PG-13 (violence, profanity, slurs)
"Invictus" (Warner, $28.98) — ★★1/2 — Clint Eastwood couldn't decide which movie he wanted to make — a sports drama or a biography. Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon star.
Special features: Blu-ray/DVD combo ($35.99) contains Blu-ray and standard DVD versions of the film, digital copy for home-electronics devices, behind-the-scenes minidocumentary.
PG-13 (violence, profanity, slurs, vulgarity, brief drugs)
"The Messenger" (Oscilloscope, $29.99) —★★★— This well-acted Iraq war drama is not a happy film. Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson star.
R (profanity, nudity, sex, vulgarity, slurs, violence, brief drugs)
"The New Daughter" ($29.98) — Supernatural thriller starring Kevin Costner as a man whose teenage daughter may be possessed by an evil spirit.
PG-13 (violence, profanity)
"Prodigal Sons" (First Run, $24.95) — Documentary chronicling filmmaker Kimberly Reed's attempts to reconcile with her long-estranged adopted brother.
Not rated, probable PG-13 (profanity, slurs)
"The Spy Next Door" (Lionsgate, $29.95) — ★★ — Jackie Chan plays second fiddle to bratty youngsters in this irritating action-comedy.
Special features: Behind-the-scenes minidocumentary, outtakes.
PG (violence, vulgarity, brief drugs, slurs, mild profanity)
"Valentine's Day" (Warner, $28.98) — ★★ — Garry Marshall's multi-character, multi-story romance tale is overstuffed and a little bit raunchy.
PG-13 (vulgarity, profanity, brief sex, violence, slurs, brief partial nudity)
"Waiting for Armageddon" (First Run, $24.95) — Documentary feature looking at evangelical beliefs regarding the Middle East and ancient prophecies.
Not rated, probable PG-13 (violence)
Some upcoming DVD releases include:
MAY
May 25: "Dear John" — Sony; "The Road" — Sony
JUNE
June 1: "Alice in Wonderland" — Disney; "The Wolfman" — Universal
June 8: "From Paris With Love" — Lionsgate; "Shutter Island" — Paramount
June 15: "The Book of Eli" — Warner; "When in Rome" — Disney; "Youth in Revolt" — Sony
June 22: "The Last Station" — Sony; "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" — Fox; "Timer" — Phase 4
June 29: "The Crazies" — Anchor Bay; "Creation" — Lionsgate; "Don McKay" — Image; "The Eclipse" — Magnolia; "Green Zone" — Universal; "The Warlords" — Magnolia
JULY
July 6: "A Single Man" — Sony
July 13: "Caught in the Crossfire" — Lionsgate; "The Greatest" — E1