'Confessions of a Shopaholic'; 'Inkheart'; 'Phoebe in Wonderland'; 'The Pink Panther 2'; 'Waltz With Bashir'

While Peter Sellers' Inspector Clouseau films were slapstick-heavy, Steve Martin's "Pink Panther" series relies so much on cartoonish, CGI-aided exaggeration that it loses a lot of the original movies' humanity. That said, "Pink Panther 2" is better than its 2006 predecessor, and is helped greatly by an all-star cast that includes Jean Reno, John Cleese, Alfred Molina, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia, Jeremy Irons and Lily Tomlin. The plot's an afterthought and the slapstick falls flat, but when Martin gets a chance to riff with one of his costars -- without falling down -- "The Pink Panther 2" shows the potential for great comedy these films have at their core.

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Waltz With Bashir

Sony, $28.96; Blu-ray, $39.95

Israeli director Ari Folman pioneers a new cinematic form with his "animated documentary" "Waltz With Bashir," which uses audio interviews and dramatic reconstructions to convey Folman's recollections of a 1982 massacre. The animation grows less striking as the movie plays on, and at times the audio has the quality of a stiffly performed radio play, but Folman's story is vivid and unsettling, and the movie's abstracted style effectively gets across the director's concern about how memory and dreams begin to fog together, reducing the impact of historical tragedy. The DVD and Blu-ray add a commentary track and featurettes that detail the unusual techniques that went into making the film.

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