'Sex and the City'

3 stars = Good
Ratings explained

True fans, no doubt, already have seen "Sex and the City," the movie -- at least once.

Devotees of the trend-setting hit TV show -- about friendship, fashion, glamour, sex and love in New York City -- can own their own piece of cinematic history now that the movie is available on DVD ($34.99, Warner Home Video).

The two-disc special edition DVD set includes an extended cut of the film, which picks up four years after the TV series left off, with Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda (Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon) older and wiser but still trying to navigate the vagaries of life and love.

Carrie and Mr. Big (Chris Noth) are set to tie the knot. Charlotte and Harry (Evan Handler) are blissfully happy. Meanwhile, couples Samantha and Smith (Jason Lewis) and Miranda and Steve (David Eigenberg) find themselves at interesting crossroads.

Newcomers will find the film entertaining, sentimental and an eye-popping fashion feast. Hardcore fans will find it all that and satisfying, too, after watching the lives of these women for six seasons on HBO (or in syndication currently on TBS.)

The extras are sure to delight SATC aficionados. In "Conversations With Sarah Jessica Parker and Michael Patrick King," the show's creator interviews the show's star about the experience of making the film and what it was like to be back on the streets of New York with her former colleagues.

In "The Fabulous Fashion of Sex and the City," Emmy-winning costume designer Patricia Field talks about the 300 costume changes for the four main characters and the evolution of each main character's fashion sense. In turn, the leads discuss the experience of being outfitted by Field. Other bonus features include commentary by director and series creator Michael Patrick King, deleted scenes and an interview with Fergie, who sings "Labels or Love" for the soundtrack.

-- L.A. Johnson, Post-Gazette staff writer

Leatherheads

2 1/2 stars = Average
Ratings explained

After the atmospheric Edward R. Murrow biopic "Good Night, and Good Luck," George Clooney wanted to try another period piece, but this time he wanted to have fun. In "Leatherheads" (Universal $29.98, $39.98 in Bluray), Clooney gets to mug like Cary Grant in "Arsenic and Old Lace," look rugged as an aging football player and woo Renee Zellweger in a "Bull Durham"-style triangle.

The script takes its cue from the real-life story of how college star Red Grange injected life into the ranks of pro football. Grange inspired screenwriters Duncan Brantley and Rick Reilly to write the 1925-set story of Carter Rutherford ("The Office's" John Krasinksi), a Princeton standout and war hero with a secret. Clooney's Dodge Connolly fast-talks Carter into giving the pros a go, and Zellweger is the investigative reporter who uses her wiles to get at Carter's secret. She can't help liking the big lug -- and falling for Dodge, too.

It's all oh-so-Cary Grant/Rosalind Russell rom-com, with clever banter, silly shtick and era-appropriate score by Randy Newman. You can tell a lot of fun was had by all, but for all that, there's little substance to the style. It is stylish, though. Zellweger's hats alone are a study in '20s fashionista, and we learn from a featurette that when authentic items proved scarce, they were made from scratch. Going back in time created other problems; stadium scenes required a special-effects team you'd expect for a sci-fi flick.

Director Clooney is a slick filmmaker, and he thinks ahead, too. The notorious prankster pulls a muddy joke on members of his cast and when they're all watching a playback of the scene, Clooney says, "That'll look good on the DVD." It does.

-- Sharon Eberson, Post-Gazette entertainment editor

The three "Godfather" films are meticulously restored in this boxed set ($70) that comes with all the extras from the 2001 set, plus another disc including "Godfather World," a featurette with homages to the mafia saga in everything from "The Simpsons" to "The Sopranos" and interviews with "Godfather" fans like "Sopranos" creator David Chase, "South Park's" Trey Parker and Steven Spielberg.

"Deception"

2 1/2 stars = Average
Ratings explained

Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor and Michelle Williams star in this action thriller about an accountant, who, after being introduced to a secret sex club, finds himself a suspect in the disappearance of a woman. Jackman and McGregor work hard, but a character-driven thriller needs characters worth driving. They and "Deception" are saddled with much more intricacy than intimacy.

"Run Fatboy Run"

2 1/2 stars = Average
Ratings explained

Simon Pegg ("Shaun of the Dead") plays a clueless, out-of-shape man trying to win back the fiancee he left at the altar by running the London Marathon.