ALSO THIS WEEK
"NEXT" (2007)
Another Philip K. Dick story gets short shrift as Nicolas Cage plays a low-rent magician whose legitimate second sight pulls him into a government operation to foil terrorists in LA. Disappointingly routine stuff from director for hire Lee Tamahori ("Die Another Day").
Extras: Production featurettes. (Paramount, $29.99)
"BABEL" (2006)
Director Alejandro González Iñárritu's tale of global disconnects and their domino effect finally hits DVD with something more than the no-frills treatment of several months ago. This time, Iñárrituu contributes a 90-minute production diary drawing parallels between the story's cultural divides and those encountered during the international shoot. (Paramount, $36.99)
"PITTSBURGH" (2007)
Jeff Goldblum stars as himself (doesn't he always?) in a Guffmanesque story in which he heads home to do a regional production of "The Music Man." Mildly amusing, despite going straight to DVD.
Extras: Director commentary; deleted scenes. (Starz, $26.98; available now)
"TWO WEEKS" (2007)
Sally Field is strong, as one would expect, as a terminally ill woman whose grown children gather together at home for her final few days. Tough viewing, both helpfully and distractingly lightened by the kids, including Tom Cavanagh and Ben Chaplin.
Extras: Commentary by filmmaker Steve Stockman; group discussion guide. (MGM, $27.98; available now)
"SUPERMAN: DOOMSDAY" (2007)
Creators behind the nifty '90s Superman 'toons adapt comics' most widely publicized event: the Man of Steel's "death." The made-for-DVD feature trumpets its PG-13 rating (for violence) as a selling point, and it does come across a little harder than Saturday morning fare. Still, as with the print version, this feels more like gimmickry than a landmark.
Extras: Creator commentary; featurette spotlighting the comics storyline. (Warner, $19.98; available now)
REISSUES
"EAT MY DUST!" (1976)
Ron Howard plays car thief for producer Roger Corman, calculatedly scuffing his Richie Cunningham image (and paving the way to start directing, with Corman's "Grand Theft Auto").
Extras: Production featurette. (Buena Vista, $19.99)
"THE HAND" (1981)
Michael Caine stars in Oliver Stone's early-career oddity about a cartoonist who loses his hand in a car accident, then finds the severed appendage mysteriously resurfacing and turning murderous. Trippy, even by Stone's standards. (Warner, $14.98)
"ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS" (1964)
Director Byron Haskin (1953's "The War of the Worlds") transplants Defoe's classic in a movie lauded for its production design. Viewers might get a little more, though, out of the handful of dark moments about losing it in isolation.
Extras: Commentary by lead Paul Mantee, cast and crew; retrospective featurette. (Criterion, $39.95; available now)
Capsules are written by Globe correspondent Tom Russo and titles are in stores Tuesday unless otherwise specified.
