Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. And let's not forget something bloody, which tops today's edition of ...

The big screen scene: The ultra-cool, ultra-violent "Sin City" (Dimension), based on Frank Miller's graphic novels, intertwines tales focusing on its dark denizens, from cops to killers, hookers to strippers, embodied by (among others) Bruce Willis, Clive Owen, Benicio Del Toro, Rosario Dawson, Carla Gugino, Jessica Alba, Elijah Wood and Mickey Rourke.

For frothy comic contrast, "The Wedding Date" (Universal) takes care of the "borrowed" and "blue" elements, as single New Yorker ("Will & Grace's" Debra Messing), expecting to encounter her ex-boyfriend at her half-sister's wedding, finds professional help -- and maybe more -- with an escort-for-hire (Dermot Mulroney).

Rounding out the recent-release roster: "The Ballad of Jack and Rose" (MGM), about a long-secluded father (Daniel Day-Lewis) and daughter (Camilla Belle) confronting weighty issues in a drama from Day-Lewis' wife, writer-director Rebecca Miller. (Day-Lewis' stunning, Oscar-winning "My Left Foot," meanwhile, returns to DVD today in a Miramax collector's edition.)

Critic's choice: And now for "something old," although the art-deco delights of "The Astaire and Rogers Collection: Volume One" (Warner) never really age, thanks to the classic blend of song, dance and romance Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers deliver in "Top Hat" (1935), "Swing Time" (featuring the Oscar-winning song "The Way You Look Tonight") and "Follow the Fleet" (both from 1936), "Shall We Dance" (1937) and their 1949 reunion, "The Barkleys of Broadway."

Continuing our musical interlude, the DVD debut of 1992's "The Mambo Kings" (Warner) stars Antonio Banderas and Armand Assante as Cuban brothers who take America by storm in the '50s. And 1957's "Jamboree" (Warner) features rock 'n' roll legends from Jerry Lee Lewis to Fats Domino.

There's controversial contrast, meanwhile, in a movie that never played local theaters: "Brown Bunny" (Sony), director-star Vincent Gallo's moody tale of a motorcycle racer on a cross-country trek to reunite with a childhood sweetheart (Chloe Sevigny), with whom he shares a graphic oral sex scene.

On the foreign-language front, "Platform" (New Yorker) follows four Chinese performers through the '80s, as their homeland begins to embrace Western-style consumer capitalism. The fact-based "Primo Amore" (Strand) follows an obsessive Italian determined to control his girlfriend's weight -- and life.

And France's Alain Delon gets a Kino tribute featuring three stylish '70s crime thrillers: "Flic Story," "Two Men in Town" (which co-stars another French legend, Jean Gabin) and the "Borsalino" sequel "Borsalino & Co."

Hot docs: Return to those thrilling days of yesteryear, the late '60s and early '70s, for "The Dick Cavett Show: Rock Icons" (Shout Factory), in which the witty host welcomes the likes of David Bowie, George Harrison, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Sly & the Family Stone, Stephen Stills and Stevie Wonder. And "ABBA: The Movie" (Warner) follows the Swedish quartet on a 1977 Australian tour.

Kidvid corner: Japan's Studio Ghibli, which brought you the Oscar-winning "Spirited Away," serves up two new animated adventures (both from Disney Home Video). "My Neighbors the Yamadas" focuses on a quirky suburban family, while "Pom Poko" follows raccoons, threatened by urban development, who master the magical art of "transformation" to save their homeland.

Speaking of Disney animation, "Timeless Tales, Vols. 1 & 2" spotlight Oscar-winning shorts from "The Three Little Pigs" to "The Tortoise and the Hare."

Turning to live-action, "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Going to School" (Anchor Bay) offers wise advice for little scholars. Also arriving on DVD today: "Phil of the Future: Gadgets and Gizmos" (Disney) and "That's So Raven, Vol. 2: Disguise the Limit" (Disney).

TV transfers: Trace sitcom history with "I Love Lucy: The Complete Fifth Season" and "The Andy Griffth Show: The Complete Third Season" (both from Paramount), "The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season" (Fox) and "Will & Grace: Season 4" (Lions Gate).

Also arriving on DVD: "Mind of the Married Man" (HBO), "Undeclared: The Complete Series" (Shout Factory) and "Saved by the Bell: The New Class -- Season 4" (Image).