New DVD releases range from great to never-mind

New movies on DVD this week include a wide variety, from Helen Mirren's Oscar performance to the third "Work and the Glory" picture.

New movies

• "The Queen" (Miramax, 2006, PG-13, $29.99). Mirren is amazing as Queen Elizabeth II, and Michael Sheen is equally stunning as Prime Minister Tony Blair, in this look at the royal family's ill-advised reaction to the death of Princess Diana in 1997. One of last year's best movies.

Extras: Widescreen, audio commentaries, trailers

• "Night at the Museum" (Fox, 2006, PG, two discs, $34.98). Very funny fantasy-comedy with Ben Stiller as a night watchman in a museum where the exhibits come to life at night. Great cast, with especially delightful performances from Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney and Bill Cobbs.

Extras: Widescreen, deleted scenes, audio commentary, featurettes, bloopers, trailers; DVD-Rom applications

• "The Work and the Glory: A House Divided" (Excel, 2006, PG, $29.98). The good news is that the filmmakers (led by director Sterling VanWagenen) have placed the emphasis on Joseph Smith rather than the fictional family in this third and final adaptation of the book series. The bad news is that the film ends rather abruptly, leaving plot points dangling. Still, a pretty good movie-trilogy wrap-up.

Extras: Widescreen, cartoon, trailers

• "Deja Vu" (Touchstone, 2006, PG-13, $29.99). This time-travel thriller eventually loses its way, but Denzel Washington is great in the story of a cop who tries to stop a killing that's already happened.

Extras: Widescreen, deleted/extended scenes, featurettes, trailers

• "Little Children" (New Line, 2006; R for sex, nudity, language; $27.95). Odd study in suburban angst, focusing largely on two parents in an adulterous affair (Oscar-nominated Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson) and a seemingly unrepentant child molester (Jackie Earl Haley, also Oscar-nominated), none of whom are particularly sympathetic.

Extras: Widescreen, trailers

• "Slingshot" (Weinstein/Genius, 2004; R for language, drugs, sex, violence; $19.95). David Arquette and Julianna Margulies star in this sleazy tale of grifters looking for the big score.

Extras: Widescreen