THE LIST: DVDs, CDs and books hitting stores week of Aug. 31

DVDS
  “Marmaduke” (PG): Life’s just beachy for the title Great Dane (voiced by Owen Wilson) when his family (Lee Pace, Judy Greer) moves from Kansas to sunny Southern California, setting the stage for comic mischief in a live-action romp featuring the voices of (among others) Kiefer Sutherland, George Lopez, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Steve Coogan, Marlon Wayans, Sam Elliott and Stacy Ferguson (better known as Fergie).
  In “Why Did I Get Married Too” (PG-13), writer-director Tyler Perry’s sequel to his 2007 hit, four couples reunite to vacation and analyze their problems: neglect (Perry, Sharon Leal), joblessness (Jill Scott, Lamman Rucker), adultery (Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White) and a dead child (Janet Jackson, Malik Yoba). Things get even more serious in “Harry Brown” (R), as the title character (a peak-form Michael Caine), a former Royal Marine, takes on the drug-addled, hell-raising young thugs terrorizing his London public housing complex, prompting him to reconnect with his killing-machine past. And a young Hollywood stud (Ashton Kutcher) hooks up with a high-powered lawyer (Anne Heche), but falls for a young waitress (Margarita Levieva), in “Spread” (R).
  Topping today’s list of movies that never made it to local theaters: the acclaimed “Red Riding Trilogy” (not rated), originally made for British TV, a trio of tales (set in 1974, 1980 and 1983) inspired by England’s real-life Yorkshire Ripper murders. Mary Addy, Sean Bean, Paddy Considine, James Fox and Andrew Garfield (Hollywood’s next Spider-Man) lead the cast. The film festival award-winner “A Quiet Little Marriage” (not rated) focuses on a couple (Cy Carter, Mary-Elizabeth Ellis) battling over whether to have a baby, while marriage leads to laughs in “Made for Each Other” (not rated), featuring Patrick Warburton, Bijou Phillips and Danny Masterson. And Michael Madsen headlines the thriller “Clear Lake, WI” (not rated). On the foreign-language front, a French spy spoof series continues in “OSS 117: Lost in Rio” (not rated), while French New Wave veteran Agnes Varda explores the power of the photograph in “Cinevardaphoto” (not rated), a trio of short films. The Russian hit “9th Company” (R), credited as the first post-Soviet war movie, follows a year in the lives of young soldiers drafted to serve in Afghanistan during the final year of the Soviet conflict. And the award-winning documentary “Dear Pyongyang” (not rated) focuses on the personal and political quandaries facing ethnic Koreans living in Japan.
  Tuning in to TV transfers (all unrated unless noted otherwise), the bygone age of miniseries returns in 1976’s “Once an Eagle,” which follows two career soldiers (Sam Elliott, Cliff Potts) from World War I to Vietnam. Amy Irving, Glenn Ford, Ralph Bellamy and Melanie Griffith, among others, turn up in the supporting cast. Also due today: “NCIS: Los Angeles — The First Season,” “The Middle: The Complete First Season,” “Parenthood: Season One,” “Lonesome Dove the Series: The Complete Season One,” “The Vampire Diaries: The Complete First Season,” “Sons of Anarchy: Season Two,” “Brothers and Sisters: Complete Fourth Season,” “Agatha Christie’s Marple: Series Five,” “House, M.D.: Season Six ,” “FlashForward: The Complete Series,” “Thriller: The Complete Series,” “The Judy Garland Show: Volume Five” and “Kirstie Alley’s Big Life.”

CDS
  Jenny and Johnny, “I’m Having Fun Now”: She’s the frontlady for oversexed coed rockers; he’s a heavy-hearted Scottish-American troubadour.
  Together, Jenny Lewis and Jonathan Rice are a couple in more ways than one: Not only are the two boyfriend and girlfriend, but now they’re musical collaborators as well (Rice also did some production work on one of Lewis’ solo albums, “Acid Tongue”).
  Saccharine, sunny and occasionally shadowy, “I’m Having Fun Now” generally lives up to its name.  
  Join the “Fun.” 
  Also in stores: Bobby Bare Jr., “A Storm — A Tree — My Mother’s Head”; Comeback Kid, “Symptoms + Cures”; Disturbed, “Asylum”; Goo Goo Dolls, “Something for the Rest of Us”; Lyfe Jennings, “I Still Believe”; Papa Roach, “Time For Annihilation ... On the Road and On the Record”; Philip Selway (Radiohead drummer), “Familial”; Shonen Knife, “Free Time”; and Richard Thompson, “Dream Attic.”

BOOKS
  “Freedom” by Jonathan Franzen: The author of “The Corrections” explores the trespasses of a dysfunctional middle-class family in his new novel featuring seemingly idealistic Patty and Walter Berglund, who face the many moral dilemmas and compromises of modern suburban life.
  Also this week, fans of Debbie Macomber can catch up with their friends in Cedar Cove with “1022 Evergreen Place,” the 10th novel in the series.
  Also hitting shelves: “Body Work (V.I. Warshawski Series No. 14)” by Sara Paretsky; “Clockwork Angel” by Cassandra Clare; “Dark Peril (Dark Series No. 21)” by Christine Feehan; “Halo” by Alexandra Adornetto; “The Haunted” by Jessica Verday; “Into the Gauntlet (The 39 Clues Series No. 10)” by Margaret Haddix; “Lost Empire (Fargo Adventure Series No. 2)” by Clive Cussler and Grant Blackwood; “Maybe This Time” by Jennifer Crusie; “Nemesis (Marcus Didius Falco, Book 20)” by Lindsey Davis; “Paranormalcy” by Kiersten White; “Perfect Alibi (Mike Daley Series No. 7)” by Sheldon Siegel; “Unraveled” by Gena Showalter; and “The Way of Kings” by Brandon Sanderson.