Comedy, drama, sci-fi on DVD

The following DVDs will be released Tuesday:

• "The Counterfeiters" (Sony, $28.96) — *** 1/2 — The morally gray shadings enrich this Oscar-winning drama about Jewish counterfeiters in a concentration camp.

R (violence, profanity, slurs, nudity, brief sex, brief gore, vulgarity, brief drugs) —Jeff Vice, Deseret News

• "Miss Conception" (First Look, $24.98) — Romantic comedy starring Heather Graham as a single thirtysomething who is desperate to get pregnant.

R (profanity, sex, vulgarity)

• "Nim's Island" (Fox, $29.99) — ** — Jodie Foster is clearly trying too hard, as is this dopey children's fantasy/adventure film based on the best-selling book.

PG (violence, vulgarity, profanity, brief drugs) —Jeff Vice, Deseret News

• "Queen-Sized" (Anchor Bay, $19.97) — Made-for-cable-television comedy starring Nikki Blonsky as a plus-size teen who is made homecoming queen.

Not rated, probable PG (mild vulgarity, slurs)

• "Starship Troopers: Marauder" (Sony, $27.96) — Direct-to-video sequel to the 1997 science-fiction thriller, with Casper Van Dien reprising his role as a space marine.

R (violence, gore, profanity, nudity)

• "Wasted" (Weinstein, $19.98) — Period drama starring Eddie Kaye Thomas and Kip Pardue as twentysomethings reunited at the funeral of a high school friend.

Not rated, probable R (profanity, drugs, sex)

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Some of the upcoming DVD releases include:

August

Aug. 12: "Smart People" — Miramax

Aug. 19: "Deal" — Fox/MGM

Aug. 19: "Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert" — Disney

Aug. 19: "Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day" — Universal

Aug. 19: "Street Kings" — Fox

Aug. 26: "The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning" — Disney

Aug. 26: "Redbelt" — Sony

Aug. 26: "What Happens in Vegas" — Fox