The week on DVD: Vulcans and vampires

Lots of good movies coming out on DVD this week. Following are a few of the more notable ones:

“Bruno” : Sacha Baron Cohen tries to do with his fasionista Bruno character what he did with the faux Kazakhstani journalist Borat, but you can do something for the first time only once. Yeah, there are funny moments, and Cohen is supremely talented, but we’ve been here before.

“Downhill Racer” : Michael Ritchie follows a rebellious Olympic skier (Robert Redford) who makes Bode Miller seem like a slave to convention. Made in 1969, this is a classic of ‘70s-era realism. And Redford’s pretty good, too.

“Gone With the Wind” : The 50th-anniversary edition of Victor Fleming’s film comes in multiple editions - two- and five-disc regular editions, two-disc Blu-ray edition - but the film remains the same. It’s an overblown glorification of Southern gentility that’s become a genuine American classic.

“The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard” : Jeremy Piven (“Entourage”) stars as a hard-charging used-car salesman. Seems like typecasting.

“How to Live” : Robert “Twilight” Pattinson stars as struggling musician who goes through an existential crisis … not involving vampires.

“The Limits of Control” : Exploring the realm of minimalist absurdity, Jim Jarmusch constructs this story of a hired killer (Isaach de Bankole) whose trek through Spain brings him in contact with a colorful cast of characters.

“Rome” : Ten-disc collection of the HBO series that stars Kevin McKidd and Ray Stevenson as two average Roman soldiers who struggle to survive through the rise, reign and fall of Julius Caesar (Ciaran Hinds) and the emperor who followed him: Augustus.

“Star Trek” : J.J. Abrams presents his makeover of Gene Roddenberry’s series, bringing new energy to the classic tale and one or two essential changes. Spock and Uhura an item? That’s so wrong it’s almost right.

“Thirst” : Korean director Chan-wook Park follows the story of a priest who, following an experimental blood transfusion, becomes a vampire. And then he finds a woman who is even more twisted than he is.

Below : The trailer for “Thirst.”