’The Godfather’ returns

“Leatherheads”

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In recent years, what with performances in such films as “Good Night, and Good Luck” and “Michael Clayton,” George Clooney has proven that he is far more than just a pretty face. Even his first two directorial efforts, “Dangerous Confessions” and “Good Night, and Good Luck,” drew critical compliments. But “Leatherheads,” a period-piece sports comedy, falls largely flat. Clooney, following a script co-written by Sports Illustrated writer Rick Reilly, cast himself as the player-coach of a small-time professional football team who sees the future – in the form of a Princeton University star (John Krasinski of “The Office”). The film’s biggest problem is Renee Zellweger, whose miscasting upsets the balance of both the team and the film. DVD, which is available on Blu-ray, includes commentary by Clooney, making-of featurettes, deleted scenes. (1:54; rated PG-13 for brief strong language)

“Run Fatboy Run”

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All the goodwill that British comic actor Simon Pegg earned with his 2004 hit “Shaun of the Dead” is beginning to fade away, what with such misses as “Hot Fuzz” and now “Run Fatboy Run.” Pegg plays an ordinary guy, a combination loser/commitmentphobe, who leaves the love of his life (Thandie Newton) at the altar. Unable to think of any authentic way to win her back, he decides that training for a marathon will show her that he’s changed. Right. That should do the trick. Besides being based on a stupid idea, the film feels as if it’s trying to jerk humor out of every single frame. Special warning: All the best bits were in the trailer. DVD, which is available on Blu-ray, includes commentary by director David Schwimmer (yes, of “Friends” fame), making-of featurette, deleted scenes. (1:40; rated PG-13 for language, nudity, smoking, some rude and sexual humor)

“Sex and the City”

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You’d think that time away from the bustle of big-city life would make someone smarter. Not so with the four NYC friends from HBO’s once-popular series who return for a go on the big screen. In the words of Roger Ebert, they’re “older but not wiser,” still fiercely loyal to each other – especially so, considering the marital troubles two of them endure – but lacking any sense that anything exists outside their self-absorbed, shoe-fetish worldviews. I lost interest when one of the quartet suffers a particularly mean-spirited attack of Montezuma’s Revenge. DVD, which is available in Blu-ray, includes cast and crew conversations (including writer-director Michael Patrick King), making-of featurettes, extended and deleted scenes. (2:25; rated R for graphic nudity, language, strong sexual content)

Also available: “Breathing Room,” “Deception,” “Foot Fist Way,” “The Jury,” “Pathology,” “Vanguard”