Late 2006 movies, older films out on DVD

A wide range of late 2006 movies have come to DVD this week, along with a variety of older films.

New movies

"Flags of Our Fathers" (Dreamworks, 2006; R for violence, language; $29.99). Clint Eastwood's World War II melodrama is built around three Marines who receive credit for raising the flag at Iwo Jima in that iconic photo — and then suffer various pangs of guilt. This one isn't quite as sterling as his "Letters From Iwo Jima," but it's still a worthwhile effort, with fine performances from Ryan Phillippe and Jesse Bradford, and Adam Beach as a troubled American Indian, whose story is the most interesting.

Extras: Separate widescreen and full-frame editions

"Hollywoodland" (Focus/Universal, 2006; R for violence, language, sex, nudity; $29.98). Ben Affleck deserves all the praise he's received for his portrayal of George Reeves, the ill-fated actor who played Superman on TV in the 1950s. Unfortunately, the film concentrates more on a fictional detective (Adrian Brody) who is investigating the actor's "suicide."

Extras: Separate widescreen and full-frame editions, deleted scenes, audio commentary, featurettes

"Running With Scissors" (TriStar, 2006; R for language, drugs, sex, violence; $26.96). This comedy-drama is one of those films that tries too hard to be quirky and instead just becomes irritating. Still, it is blessed with a sterling central performance by Annette Bening as a deluded aspiring writer. Alec Baldwin, Brian Cox, Jill Clayburgh, Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow all try, but they seem like caricatures.

Extras: Widescreen, featurettes, trailers

"Flicka" (Fox, 2006, PG, $29.98). This remake stars Alison Lohman as a young girl who comes home for the summer from private school — but she really just wants to stay and work on the family's Wyoming ranch. Tim McGraw, Maria Bello and a wild black mustang co-star in this so-so family picture.

Extras: Widescreen and full-frame options, deleted scenes, audio commentary (director Michael Mayer), music video (Tim McGraw's "My Little Girl"), bloopers

"The Boynton Beach Club" (Sony, 2006; R for sex, language, nudity, drugs; $26.96). This film is unusual in that it focuses on the geriatric set — a comedy-drama about members of a bereavement club in a Florida retirement community. It quickly sinks into easy sex gags, but it's nice to see Brenda Vaccaro, Dyan Cannon, Joseph Bologna, Sally Kellerman and Len Cariou in substantial roles.

Extras: Widescreen, audio commentary (by co-writer/director Susan Siedelman)