'Benjamin Button' among new releases

Published: Friday, May 1 2009 12:00 a.m. MDT

Taraji P. Henson, left, as Queenie and Brad Pitt as Benjamin Button in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."

Paramount Pictures

The following DVDs will be released Tuesday, unless otherwise specified:

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (Paramount, $29.98) — ★★1/2 — David Fincher's fantasy about a man (Brad Pitt) who ages backward is too long.

Special features: Two-disc special edition ($34.98) includes behind-the-scenes minidocumentaries, deleted scenes.

PG-13 (violence, profanity, sex, vulgarity, slurs, brief gore, brief partial nudity, drugs)

"Flirting With Forty" (Sony, $24.96) — Romantic comedy-drama based on the Jane Porter book, starring Heather Locklear.

Not rated, probable PG (vulgarity, sex)

"Incendiary" (THINKfilm, $27.98) — Dramatic thriller from 2008, starring Michelle Williams and Ewan McGregor.

R (sex, violence, profanity)

"Last Chance Harvey" (Anchor Bay, $29.98) — ★★1/2 — Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson definitely make this comedy-drama watchable.

Special features: Behind-the-scenes minidocumentary.

PG-13 (profanity, vulgarity, slurs, brief drugs)

"The Last Templar" (Genius, $19.95) — Television miniseries based on the Raymond Khoury novel and starring Mira Sorvino.

Not rated, probable PG (violence)

"Love Takes Wing" (Fox, $22.98) — Made-for-television Western, based on the Janette Oke book series.

Not rated, probable PG (violence)

"The Old Curiosity Shop" (BBC Warner, $19.98) — British television movie from 2007, based on the Charles Dickens novel.

Not rated, probable PG (violence)

"Wendy and Lucy" (Oscilloscope, $29.98) — ★★1/2 — A low-budget drama that is perhaps too contemplative for its own good.

R (profanity, violence, slurs)

Some upcoming DVD releases include:

MAY

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