THE LIST: DVDs, CDs and books hitting stores week of Sept. 28

DVDS
  “Iron Man 2” (PG-13): In this not-so-equal sequel to the 2008 smash, billionaire superhero Tony Stark (quirky, irresistibly smirky Robert Downey Jr.) resists sharing his secrets with the military, forging new alliances — and confronting new enemies, from a renegade Russian (Mickey Rourke) to a rival munitions maven (Sam Rockwell).
  And in “Get Him to the Greek” (R), this year’s gross-out “Hangover” wannabe, “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” scene-stealers Russell Brand and Jonah Hill reunite as, respectively, off-his-rocker rock star Aldous Snow and the low-level record company schlub assigned to escort him from London to a comeback L.A. concert, via New York and (inevitably) Las Vegas. Elsewhere on the recent-release front, “Babies” (PG) takes a documentary look at a year in the life, from birth to first baby steps, of four impossibly cute infants from Africa, Asia and America. “Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky” (R) chronicles the passionate romance between the French fashion designer (Anna Mouglalis) and the exiled Russian composer (Mads Mikkelsen). And the rockin’ vampire spoof “Suck” (R) hits the highway to hell with a down-and-out band that’s getting “long in the tooth,” literally, when their bass player (Jessica Pare) has a one-night stand with a hip vampire (Dimitri Coats). Dave Foley, Malcolm McDowell, Moby, Iggy Pop, Henry Rollins and (inevitably) Alice Cooper co-star.
  Turning to movies that never made it to Las Vegas theaters, Casey Affleck (who directed the Joaquin Phoenix mockumentary “I’m Still Here”) shows off his Oscar-nominated acting chops in the neo-noir thriller “The Killer Inside Me” (R); Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson, Simon Baker (TV’s “The Mentalist”) and Ned Beatty co-star. In the 1930s drama “Good” (not rated), Viggo Mortensen plays a German author trying to decide whether to take a stand against the Nazi officials trying to use his latest novel to push their fascist agenda. A hapless would-be thief (“Inception’s” Cillian Murphy) tries to outrun a greedy gangster (Brendan Gleeson) in the crime comedy “Perrier’s Bounty” (not rated), with Jim Broadbent and Gabriel Byrne. Ray Liotta, Rory Culkin and Lauren Holly lead the cast of the fact-based baseball drama “Chasing 3000” (not rated), while snowboarders (Kevin Zegers, Shawn Ashmore, Emma Bell) find themselves stranded on a chairlift in “Frozen” (R).
  In today’s vintage vault, one of Hollywood’s all-time classics roars onto Blu-ray Disc: the original 1933 “King Kong” (not rated), along with Terrence Malick’s visually resplendent 1998 “The Thin Red Line” (R) and David Bowie in another award-winning World War II drama, 1983’s “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” (R). Other oldies (all unrated) debuting on DVD include Danny Kaye as a zany ventriloquist in 1953’s “Knock on Wood,” Bob Hope and Hedy Lamarr in 1951’s “My Favorite Spy,” Susan Hayward and Bette Davis in the soapy 1964 “Where Love Has Gone” and Caroll Baker as legendary Jean “Harlow” (1965). And on a musical note, “The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts” (not rated) spotlight legends from Mick Jagger to Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen to Bono, while “Placido Domingo: My Greatest Roles, Vol. Three” (not rated) focuses on the titanic tenor’s performances in “Carmen,” “Tales of Hoffman” and “Samson and Delilah.”
  Tuning in to TV transfers (all unrated unless otherwise noted), the landmark 1976 miniseries “Rich Man, Poor Man: The Complete Collection” showcases then up-and-comers Nick Nolte and Peter Strauss as brothers with very different fates. And one of TV’s classiest detective series finally makes its DVD bow: the “Ellery Queen Mysteries,” with Jim Hutton as the famed ’40s sleuth. Other notable arrivals include Charles Durning in the 1981 chiller “Dark Night of the Scarecrow,” the BBC World War II drama “Land Girls” and the HBO Sports documentary “Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals,” about basketball legends Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. Also arriving: “South Park: A Little Box of Butters,” “Family Guy: Partial Terms of Endearment,” “The Cleveland Show: The Complete Season One,” “The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: Set Two,” “Party Down: Season Two,” “Legend of the Seeker: The Complete Second Season” (PG-13), “Survivor 3: Africa — The Complete Season,” “Survivor 4: Marquesas — The Complete Season,” “Paranormal State: The Complete Season Four,” “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations Collection Five, Part One,” “Scrubs: The Complete Ninth And Final Season” (PG-13), “C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation — The 10th Season,” “Top Gear: The Complete Season 13” and “Midsomer Murders: Set 16.”

CDS
  Kenny Chesney, “Hemingway’s Whiskey”: Hemingway’s whiskey?
  We prefer Shakespeare’s malt liquor, but alas, country fans will no doubt be hankering to slake their thirst for tropical honky tonk with Kenny Chesney’s new one.
  The sunbaked, Key West cowboy continues to ride the range as Jimmy Buffett’s spiritual heir with his latest disc.
  Drink up, dudes. 
  Also in stores: Bad Religion, “The Dissent of Man”; Buju Banton, “Before the Dawn”; Black Anvil, “Triumvirate”; Eric Clapton, “Clapton”; Phil Collins, “Going Back”; Combichrist, “Making Monsters”; The Doobie Brothers, “World Gone Crazy”; The 88, “The 88”; Electric Six, “Zodiac”; Ben Folds & Nick Hornby, “Lonely Avenue”; Gin Blossoms, “No Chocolate Cake”; Halford, “Made of Metal”; Ice Cube, “I Am the West”; Jeezy, “TM103”; Jimmy Eat World, “Invented”; Nellie McKay, “Home Sweet Mobile Home”; Liza Minnelli, “Confessions”; No Age, “Everything in Between”; Mark Ronson and The Business Intl, “Record Collection”; Seal, “Seal VI — Commitment”; Kenny Wayne Shepherd, “Live in Chicago”; Spock’s Beard, “X”; Martina Topley-Bird, “Some Place Simple”; Pete Yorn, “Pete Yorn”; and Neil Young, “Le Noise.”

BOOKS
  “Fall of Giants” by Ken Follett: This new novel from the author of “World Without End” and “Pillars of the Earth” features five interrelated families of American, German, Russian, English and Welsh nationalities through World War I, the Russian Revolution and the women’s suffrage movement in a new trilogy which follows subsequent generations over 100 years.
  On the young adult front, “Torment,” Lauren Kate’s sequel to “Fallen,” finds Luce hidden away at a nephilim prep school, where she learns more about her previous lives and begins to wonder whether her fallen angel boyfriend has told her everything.
  Also hitting shelves this week: “Bound” by Antonya Nelson; “Bury Your Dead” by Louise Penny; “By Nightfall” by Michael Cunningham; “Call Me Mrs. Miracle” by Debbie Macomber; “The Exiled Queen” by Cinda Williams Chima; “Girl, Stolen” by April Henry; “Legacy” by Danielle Steel; “Monsters of Men” by Patrick Ness; “Mr. Monster” by Dan Wells; “Naked Heat” by Richard Castle; “Out of the Dark” by David Weber; “Power Down” by Ben Coes; “Red Herring” by Archer Mayor; “Rival to the Queen” by Carolly Erickson; “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary” a collection by David Sedaris; and “Voyeur” by Daniel Judson.