These are some of this week's releases:

Waltz with Bashir: Based on actual events, this groundbreaking animated film won a Golden Globe and was up for an Oscar as best foreign-language film in 2008. Filmmaker Ari Folman, an Israeli veteran of the first Lebanon War, encounters an old friend suffering from nightmares of the conflict. Wondering why his own memories are full of gaps, he reconnects with old friends and confronts the horrors of war. Director: Ari Folman. 2008, R, 87 minutes, Sony. DVD $28.96, Blue-ray $39.95.

Confessions of a Shopaholic: Rebecca Bloomwood dreams of working for a top fashion magazine, but can't get her foot in the door until she snags a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine published by the same company. Her column becomes hugely popular, turning her into a celebrity, but her shopaholic tendencies and mounting debt threaten to derail her career and love life. Director: P.J. Hogan. Stars: Isla Fisher, Joan Cusack, John Goodman, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter, John Lithgow, Kristin Scott Thomas. 2009, PG, 112 minutes, Disney. DVD $29.99, Blue-ray $39.99.

Pink Panther 2: Steve Martin reprises the role of intrepid if bumbling French police detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau, who is assigned to a team charged with catching the thief who stole treasures from around the world, including the priceless Pink Panther diamond. Director: Harald Zwart. Stars: Steve Martin, Andy Garcia, John Cleese, Alfred Molina, Lily Tomlin. 2009, PG, 92 minutes, MGM. DVD $29.88, Blue-ray $30.

Inkheart: Based on the book by Cornelia Funke, this tale centers on a young girl whose father has a secret ability to bring characters from books to life when he reads them aloud. When a villain from a rare children's fable kidnaps him, she and a group of friends -- both real and magical -- head off to the rescue. Director: Iain Softley. Stars: Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Eliza Bennett, Sienna Guillory. 2009, PG, 105 minutes, Warner. DVD $28.98, Blue-ray $35.99.

Source: Adapted from www.onvideo.org.

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