New Movies on DVD & Blu-ray: February 17

An intriguing pre-World War II-era story of an ambitious Czech waiter who, short in stature but tall in his ambition to become a millionaire, works his way up into the lap of luxury, while his marriage to a Hitler-loving lady provides him with a golden opportunity to make his fondest wish come true -- if only he can play his cards right.

The winner of five Oscars -- including Best Picture, Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman) and Best Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep) -- the groundbreaking 1979 custody drama celebrates its 30th anniversary with a Blu-ray release featuring cast and crew interviews, commentary on how the script came out, how the casting decisions were made and more in a making-of featurette.

Hoffman plays a workaholic married father whose wife (Streep) leaves the family for California to find meaning in her life. Struggling to adjust to his new life as a single father to his young son Billy, he soon finds his groove -- only to be faced with the resurfacing Streep, who demands custody of their son.

"Dexter" star Jennifer Carpenter plays an L.A. news reporter who chases down the story of the year in a quarantined apartment complex -- and finds herself trapped along with her cameraman with a vicious killer on the loose.

Special features include behind-the-scenes making-of featurettes.

Sam Rockwell headlines this adaptation of the radical Chuck Palahniuk novel as slacker Victor Mancini, who pretends to choke to death in restaurants in order to be rescued by "sponsors" -- in order to support his delusional mother (Angelica Huston) in the hospital. When he's not suckering would-be saviors, he's attending sex addiction meetings to find non-committal women and working at an uptight colonial theme park with a crew of maladjusted misfits.

Special features include director's commentary, deleted scenes, a gag reel, behind-the-scenes featurettes and more.

Greg Kinnear stars in the incredible, true-life story of Robert Kearns, an automotive innovator who took the corporate heavyweights to court, believing that they stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper. Co-starring Alan Alda, Lauren Graham, Dermot Mulroney and Mitch Pileggi.

Special features include deleted scenes, director's commentary and more.

Funnyman Bill Maher gets serious about religion -- with his unique brand of humor -- in this globetrotting documentary by 'Borat' director Larry Charles. From Christians to Catholics, Jews, Mormons, Muslims and Scientologists, no religion is spared when Maher asks everyone, "Do you really believe this?"

Special features include hilarious, insightful filmmaker commentary, monologues from around the world and numerous deleted scenes.

Based on the best-selling novel, 'Shawn of the Dead' star Simon Pegg plays Sidney, a small-time British celebrity journalist who gets his big break when he's hired to write for Sharp, one of New York's biggest upscale magazines. Working off the advice of Sharp editor Clayton Harding (Jeff Bridges) to "impress and charm everyone" he can, he instead proceeds to unwittingly insult and annoy everyone in his path, from his direct boss (Danny Huston) and co-workers to a power publicist (Gillian Anderson) and her various celebrity clients. Sidney's only saving grace is a rising starlet (sexy 'Transformers' star Megan Fox), who develops an odd affection for him. But will their unlikely relationship jeopardize his friendship with fellow writer Alison (Kirsten Dunst)?

Special features include director's commentary; a making-of featurette and more.

Powerhouse actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe reunite on the big screen for the first time since 'The Quick and the Dead' in this Ridley Scott international thriller. The two play CIA operatives who team up to track an al-Qaeda leader rumored to be planning attacks against America. Leo's character is an ex-journalist-turned-CIA agent who is sent to work with Jordan's intelligence chief, played by Russell.

Special features include a digital copy of the film, filmmaker commentary and the behind-the-scenes featurette "Actionable Intelligence: Deconstructing Body of Lies." Blu-ray features also include "Interactive Debriefing," in which viewers can program interviews with the stars and director based by topic, deleted scenes and more.

Angelina Jolie dazzles in this Clint Eastwood-directed film based on an incredible true story. Set in 1928 Los Angeles, Angelina plays Christine Collins, a mother whose young son goes missing. But when her prayers are answered and he's found by the LAPD, she quickly suspects the boy returned to her isn't her son at all -- and a search for the truth reveals corruption and horrors she could never have imagined.

Special features include cast and crew interviews and behind-the-scenes making-of featurettes.

There's more drama, more romance and more catchy musical numbers in the hit phenomenon 'High School Musical 3: Senior Year'! Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale and the rest of the 'HSM' Wildcats gang all return for the fun flick, which tells the story of the popular crew's last year of high school where they struggle with the reality of being separated from one another once they head to college.

The 'High School Musical 3: Senior Year' 3-disc deluxe extended edition on DVD and Blu-ray features the never-before-seen extended movie, a DisneyFile digital copy, exclusive bonus features, deleted scenes, bloopers and more! The 'High School Musical Remix Edition Blu-ray also includes a "Dance-Along" featurette, led by the principal movie cast -- who reunites for an interview on the remarkable impact of the movie -- plus fun red-carpet premiere footage from Hollywood and London. Also included are five music videos, including the song "Eres Tu" -- the Latin American version of the soundtrack's "When There Was You," sung by pop star Belanova.