NEW ON DVD AND BLU-RAY

“THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 1,” starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. Either you need no introduction or want no introduction to this installment of the ever-popular saga of young vampires in love, with Bella (Stewart) and Edward’s (Pattinson) wedded bliss proving an all-too-brief respite from the usual drama once it becomes apparent that the blushing bride is pregnant with a demonic offspring. All in all, “Part 1” is mostly a setup for the carnage onslaught awaiting fans in the final chapter, but it’s not without its memorable moments. Rated PG-13. Running time: 1:57

Suggested retail price: $30.99; Blu-ray $33.99

“A VERY HAROLD & KUMAR CHRISTMAS,” starring Kal Penn and John Cho. Adding a much-needed element of crass debauchery to the holiday entertainment canon, the stoner pals reunite for a third weed-fueled romp, this time on a quest to replace Harold’s frightening father-in-law’s Christmas tree after inadvertently setting it ablaze. Joining in the foul-mouthed fun as always is Neil Patrick Harris, playing a delightfully perverse version of himself. Special features include deleted scenes and a very funny interview with cast member Thomas Lennon. Rated R. Running time: 1:30

Suggested retail price: $28.98; Blu-ray $44.95

“ANONYMOUS,” starring Rhys Ifans and Vanessa Redgrave. Unapologetically lurid and enjoyably over the top, this melodrama takes the old “Shakespeare was a fraud” theory and runs with it, replete with swordfights, political intrigue, the prerequisite heaving bosoms and enough high drama for several plays. By no means historically accurate, but a lot of fun all the same. Rated PG-13. Running time: 2:10

Suggested retail price: $30.99; Blu-ray $35.99

“THE SUNSET LIMITED,” starring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson. Scripted by the venerable Cormac McCarthy (“No Country for Old Men”) based on his own stage play, this thought-provoking drama takes a brass tacks approach to heady material, with two unnamed characters engaging in intense theological conversation when one (Jackson) stops another (Jones) from committing suicide in a train station. Special features include a commentary from Jones, Jackson and McCarthy. Not rated; contains language and thematic material. Running time: 1:31

Suggested retail price: $26.98; Blu-ray $34.98

NEW TO BLU-RAY

“CASINO ROYALE,” starring David Niven and Peter Sellars. One of the stranger entries in the seemingly endless James Bond series, this 1967 star-studded sendup attempts to refashion the franchise as an all-out comedy, with mixed but decidedly entertaining results. The ’60s fashion and decor really pop in hi-def, and the who’s who cast — which includes Orson Welles, Deborah Kerr and Woody Allen as Bond’s nephew, Jimmy Bond — keeps things lively. Not rated; contains mild crude humor and sexual content. Running time: 2:11

Suggested retail price: $19.99

“THE DEADLY SPAWN: MILLENNIUM EDITION,” starring Charles George Hildebrandt and Tom DeFranco. Ultra low-budget, notoriously disgusting 1983 sci-fi/horror practically defines the term “cult classic” with its charmingly amateurish (yet often surprisingly effective) gore effects, inexperienced but enthusiastic actors, and simple tale of alien monster invasion. Special features include outtakes and audition tapes. Rated R for bloody violence, gore and language. Running time: 1:21

Suggested retail price: $19.95

VIDEOPORT PICKS

“PROJECT NIM,” documentary. Like the best documentaries, director James Marsh’s “Project Nim” elicits almost every emotion known to man with its tragicomic saga of one Nim Chimpsky, a chimpanzee born in the freewheeling ’70s who is forced to assume the life of a human being, integrated by none-too-sympathetic Professor Herbert Terrace into a variety of family environments with alternately fascinating and disastrous results. Pieced together largely from oft-alarming archival material and present-day, equally alarming interviews with Terrance and others involved in the ill-fated project, “Nim” makes “Planet of the Apes” look like a walk in the park, and brings to light more than a few sobering realizations about our relationship to the animal kingdom. Rated PG-13 for some strong language, drug content, thematic elements and disturbing images. Running time: 1:33

Suggested retail price: $19.98

“THE SONG OF LUNCH,” starring Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson. Who wouldn’t want to have lunch with Rickman and Thompson, even if they were in terrible moods and making biting comments at one another throughout the meal? This clever, lyrical Masterpiece Contemporary presentation finds book editor Rickman internally narrating his every move as he makes his way to meet former lover Thompson at what used to be their favorite little Italian restaurant, now a soulless eatery devoid of character and staffed by rude twits. “Lunch” is two master performers delivering wonderful dialogue, pure and simple. Not rated; contains some language. Running time: 0:50

Suggested retail price: $14.98

– Courtesy of Videoport