"Underworld Evolution": Kate Beckinsale returns as a vampire foot soldier in this follow-up about a centuries-old feud between bloodsuckers and werewolves. The silly sequel reunites her with Scott

"Underworld Evolution": Kate Beckinsale returns as a vampire foot soldier in this follow-up about a centuries-old feud between bloodsuckers and werewolves. The silly sequel reunites her with Scott Speedman as a werewolf-vampire hybrid as they take on a forefather of the vampire race determined to free his imprisoned brother, an ancient werewolf with a particularly rabid temperament. Director Len Wiseman and his crew team for audio commentary, while the DVD offers a music video and half a dozen featurettes covering the visual imagery, creature makeup, production design, stunts and overbearing music and sound design that went into the movie. DVD, $28.95. (Sony).
"Firewall": Harrison Ford dukes it out with "The Da Vinci Code" albino assassin, Paul Bettany, in this tepid thriller that feels like a rehash of Ford's catalog of action tales. Ford plays a high-tech bank security guru whose wife (Virginia Madsen) and kids are taken hostage by a vicious thug (Bettany) and used as leverage to force our hero into a $100 million cyber-heist. The skimpy DVD extras include a conversation with Ford and director Richard Loncraine, plus a featurette. The movie also is available in a separate release containing both the DVD version and the new high-definition DVD format. DVD, $28.98; DVD and HD DVD disc, $39.99. (Warner Bros.).
"Glory Road": Blockbuster producer Jerry Bruckheimer ("Remember the Titans") revisits the sports genre with this true-life 1960s drama starring Josh Lucas as Texas Western coach Don Haskins, who builds an NCAA championship basketball team with the first all-black starting lineup, including Derek Luke as a flamboyant star player. The DVD has nice featurettes centered on Haskins' career and training methods, highlighted by interviews with his players and associates. The disc also has deleted scenes, while Bruckheimer and director James Gartner provide one commentary track and the screenwriters contribute a second. DVD, $29.99. (Disney).
"Mr. and Mrs. Smith: Unrated": Now that they've welcomed their baby girl into the world, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie deliver a new version of the action romp on which they began their real-life romance. The "unrated" edition adds about five minutes of footage, though nothing terribly steamy or explicit. As with an earlier single DVD, the new two-disc set steers clear of the off-screen love affair that put Pitt and Jolie in a race with Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes for the title of tabloid king and queen. The set features commentary from director Doug Liman, who also contributes a featurette on his filmmaking process. DVD set, $26.98. (20th Century Fox).
"The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada": Tommy Lee Jones makes an impressive directing debut and stars as a modern ranch foreman who forces his best friend's killer (Barry Pepper) to dig up the body and haul it for reburial in Mexico. Jones teams with co-stars Dwight Yoakam and January Jones for commentary. DVD, $26.96. (Sony).
"Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic": Standup comic Silverman presents an often hilarious combination of performance film and strange musical and behind-the-scenes segments, tackling AIDS, the Holocaust and racism with a delightfully foul mouth and wicked irreverence. Silverman offers commentary. DVD, $26.99. (Visual Entertainment).
"Running Scared": Paul Walker stars in this crime dud about a low-level mob member on a frantic all-nighter to recover a gun whose existence jeopardizes him and his family. Director Wayne Kramer contributes commentary. DVD, $27.95. (New Line).
-- Associated Press
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