THE LIST: DVDS, CDS AND BOOKS HITTING STORES THIS WEEK
DVDS
"3:10 to Yuma" (R) Russell Crowe and Christian Bale turn in fine performances in this remake of a 1957 Western. Extras include commentary from director James Mangold, deleted scenes and featurettes.
Also out today: "Boogeyman 2: Unrated Director's Cut" (Unrated); "Death Sentence" (R and unrated versions available); "Dragon Wars" (PG-13); "Joshua" (R); "Payday" (R); "Smiley Face" (R); "Sunshine" (R); and "White Noise 2" (PG-13).
CDS
Medeski, Martin & Wood, "Let's Go Everywhere": They've slain The Wiggles and banished Barney to extinction for good.
OK, not really, but the dudes in Medeski, Martin & Wood have done the next best thing: They've released their first children's album.
These jammy jazzbos have made it safe for parents to rock out with their offspring without questioning the decision to have kids in the first place.
Take that, Hannah Montana.
Also in stores: Kate Nash, "Made of Bricks"; Original Soundtrack, "Juno"; Sia, "Some People Have Real Problems"; and Robin Trower & Jack Bruce, "Seven Moons."
BOOKS
"Plum Lucky" by Janet Evanovich: The best-selling author returns with another installment of her Stephanie Plum series.
Also hitting shelves: "Blasphemy" by Douglas Preston; "Homecoming" by Bernhard Schlink; "Memo to the President Elect" by Madeleine Korbel Albright; "The Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy" by Robert Leleux; "The Painter of Battles" by Arturo Perez-Reverte; "Sellout: The Politics of Racial Betrayal" by Randall Kennedy; and "The Senator's Wife" by Sue Miller.
