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"Drive" (R): Ryan Gosling stars in this thriller about a Hollywood stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver. Those expecting a "Transporter"-like nonstop car-chase flick might be disappointed. The film is smart and stylish, with a terrific supporting cast, including Bryan Cranston, Carey Mulligan, Ron Perlman and Albert Brooks. Extras include four featurettes and commentary.

"In Time" (PG-13): Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried star in this sci-fi action film with a "Twilight Zone"-ish premise: What if the minutes of your life were literally currency, and could be bartered or hoarded so you could remain eternally young?

"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" (PG-13): The third installment in the Big Dumb Action franchise continues the war between the noble Autobots and the nefarious Decepticons. Things blow up real good, and even when it doesn't make a lot of sense, the movie looks spectacular. It's on Blu-ray, 3-D Blu-ray or DVD — and, for those who missed the first two films, in a seven-disc Blu-ray boxed set.

"The Thing" (R): John Carpenter's 1982 horror classic gets a prequel of sorts — though it's also pretty much a remake of the earlier film. A group of scientists in the Antarctic uncover the remnants of an alien spaceship and thaw out the occupant, a creature capable of assuming the shape of others. Extras include deleted scenes, commentary and featurettes.

"The Comic Strip Presents: The Complete Collection" (Unrated): British comedians, including Jennifer Saunders, Robbie Coltrane, Alexei Sayle, Rik Mayall and Dawn French, came to prominence through this comedy anthology series. This nine-disc boxed set has episodes from the early 1980s to 2000.

Offbeat Documentaries: "The Other F Word" is a sweet-hearted look at punk rockers and their journey to adulthood as they become fathers, with performers such as Flea, Mark Hoppus, Mark Mothersbaugh and skater Tony Hawk. "Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles" is a fascinating look at mysterious messages written in tile that have been found in cities across North and South America since the mid-1980s. And "Jamie Foxx Presents: Thunder Soul" is a spirited documentary about a high school band director and his legacy.

Best Picture Film Collection: Five Oscar-winning movies — "Shakespeare in Love," "The English Patient," "Cold Mountain," "Crash" and "No Country for Old Men" — are available in this five-film boxed set on DVD or Blu-ray, with bonus material on each film. The first three are also now available separately on Blu-ray with the same extras.

Also New This Week: "Dream House," a mediocre horror film with Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz as a couple who move into a house only to discover it has a tragic history; "Texas Killing Fields," a thriller with two small-town homicide detectives (Sam Worthington and Jeffrey Dean Morgan) hunting down a serial killer; "Chalet Girl," a romantic comedy about a skateboarding tomboy who discovers the joy of snowboarding; "Monsignor," with Christopher Reeve as a young priest facing temptation; "The Double," an espionage thriller with Richard Gere, Martin Sheen and Topher Grace; "John Mulaney: New in Town," a stand-up comedy special that just aired on Comedy Central, in an extended and uncensored version; and "The Hammer," a biographical drama about deaf UFC fighter Matt Hamill.

Hitchcock on Blu-ray: Three classic movies by director Alfred Hitchcock have come to Blu-ray: "Rebecca," "Spellbound" and "Notorious." Each disc, sold separately, is loaded with extras.

Other Catalog Titles New to Blu-ray: "To Kill a Mockingbird" with Gregory Peck and Spike Lee's "Malcolm X," both including extensive behind-the-scenes extras and each packaged in a companion booklet, to commemorate the films' 50th and 20th anniversaries, respectively; "The Piano" with Harvey Keitel and Holly Hunter; "Frida" with Salma Hayek; Billy Wilder's Oscar-winning "The Apartment," a frisky comedy with Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine and Fred MacMurray; Woody Allen's "Annie Hall" and "Manhattan"; "Nothing in Common," a touching comedy-drama with Tom Hanks as a man trying to bond with his acerbic father (Jackie Gleason); and "A Soldier's Story," based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a racially tinged murder case on an Army base during World War II.

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