Punctuated with funny '80s pop parodies, "Music and Lyrics" (2006, Warner, PG-13, $28) is a zingy romantic comedy that hits all the right notes. Like a ditty by Culture Club, this buoyant little charmer is surprisingly soulful around the edges. Extras: gag reel, very funny deleted scenes and a making-of short.
"Painted Veil" (2006, Warner, R, $28) -- If you're in the mood for a tale filled with lust, betrayal and emotional fireworks, John Curran's nervy melodrama delivers the goods. Naomi Watts stars as a 1920s adulteress who is dragged into the middle of a Chinese cholera epidemic by her bacteriologist husband (Edward Norton). It's tough, tragic and finally tender.
"Catch and Release" (2006, Sony, PG-13, $28) -- After her husband-to-be's accidental death, Gray (Jennifer Garner) discovers that not only was he a millionaire but he was supporting a son with an ex-girlfriend (Juliette Lewis). Written and directed by Susannah Grant ("Erin Brockovich," "In Her Shoes"), this relaxed romantic comedy co-starring Kevin Smith and Timothy Olyphant isn't perfect, but it has a way of enveloping you in its spell. "Breaking and Entering" (2006, Weinstein, R, $25) -- The latest relationship drama from Anthony Minghella ("The English Patient") is so wispy and tasteful it nearly evaporates as you're watching it.
Jude Law, as opaque as ever, plays an unhappily married architect who begins an affair with the mother (Juliette Binoche) of a teenager who just burgled his office. Extras: Minghella commentary, six deleted scenes and a featurette. "Because I Said So" (2007, Universal, PG-13, $30) -- Any movie that makes the great Diane Keaton look this bad deserves a special place in the hall of shame.
The actress, over-the-top and annoying, stars as a meddling mother who tries to marry off her third daughter (Mandy Moore) via an Internet dating service. Just say no. "Fur" (2006, New Line, R, $28) -- Almost everything about this examination of photographer Diane Arbus (a miscast Nicole Kidman) and her determination to unlock her inner freak fails to convince, especially a "Beauty and the Beast"-bond with a hirsute upstairs neighbor (Robert Downey Jr.
). And yet the film is never uninteresting. It's a noble flop.
"Donnie Brasco: Extended Cut" (1997, Sony, R, $20) -- About 20 minutes of footage has been added back to Mike Newell's gangland gem about a federal agent (Johnny Depp) who finds himself feeling sorry for the dilapidated hitman (Al Pacino) he's double-crossing. It moves slowly but yields a memorable emotional payoff. "Diggers" (2006, Magnolia, R, $30) -- The upside: It's only 90 minutes.
The downside: It's a mishmash of a movie that never bothers to rise about the cliches. A likable Paul Rudd stars as a Hamptons clamdigger who, along with his life-long chums (Ron Eldard, Ken Marino, Josh Hamilton), is about to be washed away by a corporate fishery. "Little Man" (2005, Reel Indies, unrated, $15) -- Filmmaker Nicole Conn started off making a documentary about surrogacy when she and partner Gwendolyn Baba decided to hire a surrogate mother to bear them a child.
But after infant Nicholas is born 100 days too early -- and weighing less than a pound -- the film turns into a heart-breaking look at the limitless love of a mother for her son. "WKRP In Cincinnati: The Complete First Season" (1978, Fox, unrated, $40) -- In the great tradition of workplace sitcoms comes a snappy series set in an FM rock station. Gary Sandy, wearing perfectly feathered hair, is the star but hipster deejay Dr.
Johnny Fever (Howard Hesseman) makes the most beautiful music. Amy Longsdorf covers the film industry for the "Courier-Post.' She can be reached at .
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