THE LIST: DVDs, CDs and books hitting stores this week

DVDS

"The Bank Job" (R): Heist movie fans, prepare for a treat with this fact-based tale, set in 1971 London, about petty thieves, led by a struggling mechanic (Jason Statham) and an ex-model (Saffron Burrows), who break into a Baker Street bank vault and collect a record haul -- including salacious photos that incriminate a member of the royal family. "The Bank Job" weaves a tangled web, but under the crisp direction of Roger Donaldson ("No Way Out"), the movie keeps multiple plot threads tangle-free and multiple colorful characters in orbit -- until their various worlds collide.

Also out today: "Step Up 2 the Streets" (PG-13); "Shutter" (available in R rated and Unrated editions); "Penelope" (PG); "College Road Trip" (G); "Meet Bill" (R); "The Year My Parents Went on Vacation" (Unrated); "The Curiosity of Chance" (Unrated); "Monsieur Vincent" (Unrated); and "Times and Winds" (Unrated).

CDS

The Hold Steady, "Stay Positive": America's best bar band is back to carpet bomb livers the world over with boozy, literate, red-eyed rock 'n' roll.

This time out, the band has enlisted a slew of ace drinking buddies to belly up to the bar with them, including Dinosaur Jr. amp melter J. Mascis, former Guided By Voices guitarist Doug Gillard and Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood.

The end result?

Some hot-blooded jams that are about the most fun you can have without incurring a hangover.

Also in stores: Bajofondo, "Mar Dulce"; David Banner, "Greatest Story Ever Told"; Elisa, "Dancing"; Delta Goodrem, "Delta"; John Mellencamp, "Life, Death, Love and Freedom"; Nas, "Nas"; O.A.R., "All Sides"; Randy Travis, "Around the Bend"; Wire, "Object 47"; and Ace Young, "Ace Young."

BOOKS

"Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox" by Eoin Colfer: The sixth book in the Artemis Fowl series finds the boy genius in need of help from his fairy friends after his mother contracts a deadly disease. Artemis must travel back in time to get the cure and face his younger, not-so-nice self.

Also hitting shelves: "Killer View" by Ridley Pearson; "Rules of Deception" by Christopher Reich; "Just Too Good To Be True" by E. Lynn Harris; "Say Goodbye" by Lisa Gardner; "The Likeness" by Tana French; "Other People's Husbands" by Judy Astley; "Supermarket Supermodel" by Jim Cartwright; "Still Waters" by Nigel McCrery; and "Incandescence" by Greg Egan.