'Vicky Cristina Barcelona,' 'Lakeview Terrace' and more

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Weinstein, $28.95; Blu-ray, $34.99

Fresh off its Golden Globe victory, Woody Allen's breezy romantic comedy "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" debuts on DVD, where it's likely to surprise viewers who might be expecting a conventional Allen picture. Yes, the movie is about gorgeous female intellectuals, played by Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall and Penelope Cruz, all circling around a lusty painter (Javier Bardem). But with its sun-dappled Spanish locations, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" feels far frothier and sexier than anything Allen's been involved with of late. One thing hasn't changed though; in keeping with Allen's other DVD releases, this one arrives with no special features.

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Lakeview Terrace

Sony, $28.96; Blu-ray, $39.95

Is this lurid, racially charged domestic thriller a better movie because provocative auteur Neil LaBute is at the helm, or is it yet another example of LaBute dinging his reputation for the sake of a paycheck? Certainly "Lakeview Terrace" is a gripping movie, with Samuel L. Jackson at his over-the-top, menacing best as a cop who objects when an interracial couple moves into his upscale L.A. neighborhood. But if you believe that LaBute's involvement makes the film something more than just an overheated suspense flick, consult the DVD and Blu-ray, which support that claim with a navel-gazing director's commentary, deleted scenes and a 20-minute promotional featurette.

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Pride and Glory

New Line $28.98/$34.98; Blu-ray, $35.99

Edward Norton turns in a typically measured and magnetic performance in "Pride and Glory," playing a cop who begins to suspect that several members of his multi-generational cop family (including his father, played by Jon Voight, and his brother-in-law, played by Colin Farrell) might be corrupt. Director Gavin O'Connor, who wrote the screenplay with Joe Carnahan, doesn't bring anything new to the "Who polices the police?" genre, but "Pride and Glory" is slick and earnest and will do if none of the hundred or so similar movies or TV shows happens to be handy. The double-disc DVD and Blu-ray editions include a lengthy making-of.

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The Rocker

20th Century Fox, $29.98; Blu-ray, $39.98