NEW ON DVD AND BLU-RAY

“DUE DATE,” starring Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis. Loosey-goosey retooling of “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” reteams “Hangover” director Todd Phillips and star Galifianakis, adding straight man Downey to the mix as an expectant father forced to hitch a comically disastrous ride with guess who in order to attend the birth of his daughter. Galifianakis plays his usual off-putting man-child to dependably hilarious effect, and Downey can glower and insult with the best of them. Nothing fancy or groundbreaking, just a solid, funny comedy. Rated R. Running time: 1:35.

Suggested retail price: DVD $28.98; Blu-ray $35.99. 

“GET LOW,” starring Robert Duvall and Sissy Spacek. A crusty old widower (Duvall, who would have found himself with an Oscar nomination in a perfect world) takes it upon himself to plan his own funeral, and to be alive and in attendance when it happens in order to hear the stories and make a big announcement. Helping him arrange the festivities are bemused undertakers Bill Murray and Lucas Black (“Friday Night Lights”). Reportedly based on actual events, “Get Low” is a charming and ultimately quite moving comedy-drama featuring a cast of memorable characters. Rated PG-13. Running time: 1:43.

Suggested retail price: DVD $28.95; Blu-ray $38.96. 

“MEGAMIND,” animated with the voices of Will Ferrell and Brad Pitt. Last year you had your choice of two expertly animated and hilarious family comedies about megalomaniac villains with unexpectedly big hearts and difficult life changes. Interestingly, both “Despicable Me” and “Megamind” were of almost equal quality, and a top-notch voice cast (which also includes Tina Fey, Jonah Hill and David Cross) ensures that “Megamind” doesn’t suffer from d? vu syndrome. Rated PG. Running time: 1:35.

Suggested retail price: DVD $29.99; Blu-ray $49.99.

“NURSE JACKIE: SEASON TWO,” starring Edie Falco and Eve Best. Another of Showtime’s ever-growing roster of fascinatingly flawed individuals, Falco’s drug-addicted super-nurse engages in more high-stress, heavily medicated shenanigans. Whether one is instantly sucked in or repelled by the oft-distressing goings-on depends on individual viewer hardiness, but Falco remains the consummate actress, able to elicit sympathy for an often difficult character. Not rated, contains language, violence, and sexual and drug content. Running time: 5:35.

Suggested retail price: DVD $39.98; Blu-ray $39.97. 

“WEEDS: SEASON SIX,” starring Mary-Louise Parker and Elizabeth Perkins. It’s a red-letter week for Showtime’s many ardent admirers, with the sixth season of this acclaimed fan favorite, in which pot-dealing soccer mom Parker attempts to extricate herself from the illegal business that has changed her life for better or worse. Witty and compelling as always, with a terrific lineup of guest stars that includes Richard Dreyfuss, Linda Hamilton and Mark-Paul “Saved By the Bell” Gosselaar. Special features include behind-the-scenes featurettes and a gag reel. Not rated, contains language, and sexual and drug content. Running time: 4:26.

Suggested retail price: DVD $39.98; Blu-ray $39.97. 

NEW ON DVD

“CELTIC THUNDER: HERITAGE.” Ever-popular PBS musical presentation will delight fans of Irish music and “Riverdance”-style performing, with such old standbys as “Whiskey in the Jar” and “My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose” all enthusiastically belted out.

Suggested retail price: $16.98. 

NEW TO BLU-RAY

“MEMENTO: 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION,” starring Guy Pearce and Joe Pantoliano. One of the most acclaimed movies of the past decade, “Memento” is that rare thriller that’s cerebral enough to please the critics yet accessible enough to please the crowds, with a star-making performance from Pearce as Leonard, a man stricken with severe short-term memory loss out to track down the man who murdered his wife. Then-unknown director Christopher Nolan (“The Dark Knight”) makes Leonard’s confusion our own by ingeniously staging the events of the film in reverse. By turns funny and suspenseful, and with arguably a career-high supporting performance from Pantoliano (“The Matrix”) as Leonard’s questionable friend Teddy, “Memento” is a true modern classic. Rated R. Running time: 1:53.

Suggested retail price: $19.99. 

“SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS,” starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis. Enjoyable and nasty 1957 classic teams vengeful columnist J.J. Hunsecker (the excellent Lancaster) with energetically sleazy press agent Sidney Falco (Curtis, in arguably his best performance) as they pull every string necessary to destroy Hunsecker’s sister’s romance with a musician. Not rated, contains some violence. Running time: 1:36.

Suggested retail price: $39.95. 

VIDEOPORT PICKS

“FISH TANK,” starring Michael Fassbender and Katie Jarvis. Tales of disaffected youth can easily come across as cloying or stagey, but by relying on pure, brutal honesty, director Andrea Arnold (“Red Road”) has come up with one of the best portraits of teenage ennui in ages. Much of the acclaim has deservedly been aimed at Jarvis, a newcomer whose previous life reportedly did not differ all that much from her character, Mia. Mia is a 15-year-old troublemaker trying to entertain herself within the confines of the British housing estate she lives in with her promiscuous mother (Kierston Wareing, “Wire in the Blood”) and bratty younger sister (Rebecca Griffiths). When mom brings home new boyfriend Connor (Fassbender, “Inglourious Basterds”), an alternately beneficial and troublesome relationship develops between Mia and their new lodger. Not rated, contains language and sexual content involving teens. Running time: 2:03.

Suggested retail price: DVD $29.95; Blu-ray $39.95. 

“LAST TRAIN HOME,” documentary. Prepare to find the various problems and stressors in your life rendered utterly meaningless. First-time director Lixin Fan paints an impressively large-scale portrait of the daily struggles faced by China’s working poor while still retaining his focus on a single family, the Zhangs, with a mother and father who toil tirelessly in a clothing warehouse while their children live hundreds of miles away in a rural village with their grandparents. Not to be missed under any circumstances. Not rated, contains language and some violence. Running time: 1:27.

Suggested retail price: $29.99.

— Courtesy of Videoport