New this week "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride" ( ): Set in a 19th-century European village, this Tim Burton stop-motion animated feature follows Victor (voice of Johnny Depp) as he's whisked to an underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride (Helena Bonham Carter) while his real bride waits in the land of the living. "Corpse Bride," long in the making, is derived from a Russian folk tale. The picture's appeal comes from the painstaking frame-by-frame stop-motion animation (used by Burton in "The Nightmare Before Christmas"), which consists of moving big-eyed puppets in tiny increments, a frame at a time. Compared with state-of-the-art high-tech animatronics, it's an anachronistic -- but charming -- process. Two big problems: first, the dubious musical concept -- Gilbert & Sullivan meets "Little Shop of Horrors" -- with its pitfalls. (The funny songs are good; the "serious" ones are awful.) The second, and larger, hitch is the sappy formulaic resolution of such un-formulaic material. The DVD includes a documentary on the animation, a featurette on what inspired Burton, and interviews with the voices. "In Her Shoes" ( ): Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette play sisters with nothing in common -- other than shoe size -- who learn to appreciate one another with a little help from the grandmother (Shirley MacLaine) they never knew they had. It's not the zany comedy you might expect, but a finely acted movie with dark undertones related to the sisters' childhood and fractured family. "The Legend of Zorro" ( ): After fighting to help California become the 31st state, Zorro (Antonio Banderas) must live up to the promise he made his wife, Elena (Catherine Zeta-Jones), to abandon his secret identity and live a normal existence. Never mind that director Martin Campbell really only directs the traffic. He does so with facile speed, a nice Technicolor palette and an old-fashioned kind of Disney TV feel that makes "The Legend of Zorro," if not legendary, at least good, corny family fun for all. Special: "Pink Panther" series; "Dune" (The Extended Edition); "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (Deluxe Edition); "Gone with the Wind" (Special Edition); Muppets Movies Collection 3-Pack Box Set. TV on DVD: "Archie Bunker's Place," season 1; "The A-Team," season 3; "Diff'rent Strokes," season 2; "Zatoichi: TV Series"; "Hill Street Blues," season 1; "Knight Rider," season 3; "Magnum P.I.," season 3; "Rat Patrol," season 1. Star ratings are based on the Post-Gazette reviews during theatrical release.

If you're looking to cram for the Oscars, as usual the video store will be of little help. So far, "Crash" is the only one of the Academy Award Best Picture nominees that's out on video, and none are due in February. "Capote" is scheduled for March 21, but there is no word yet on "Walk the Line," "Good Night, and Good Luck" and "Brokeback Mountain."

What February does bring are two movies with Best Actress nominees: "North Country" (Charlize Theron) and "Pride & Prejudice" (Keira Knightley). "North Country" also features Best Supporting Actress Frances McDormand.

In terms of what's already out there, you can find Best Actor nominee Terrence Howard in the hip-hop film "Hustle & Flow," Best Supporting Actress nominee Rachel Weisz in "The Constant Gardener" and Best Supporting Actor nominee Paul Giamatti in "Cinderella Man."

Here are the February releases:

TUESDAY

"Elizabethtown": Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst star in this Cameron Crowe film about an unexpected romance that develops against the backdrop of a Kentucky patriarch's hilariously elaborate memorial.

"Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit": The duo from the animated shorts make the leap to a feature film in this tale about a mysterious marauder that wreaks havoc as a giant veggie competition nears.

"Doom": Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Karl Urban star in this sci-fi adventure, about research on Mars that has unleashed nightmarish creatures, inspired by the popular video game "Doom 3."

"Just Like Heaven": Mark Ruffalo rents a quaint San Francisco apartment and discovers the previous resident, played by Reese Witherspoon, won't vacate the premises. He's convinced she's a ghost, while she believes she's still alive.

"Zathura": Chris Van Allsburg ("The Polar Express") wrote the book that inspired this movie about two brothers propelled into space while playing a mysterious game. Unless they finish the game and reach the planet Zathura, they'll be trapped in outer space forever.

"MirrorMask": A 15-year-old girl who works for her family's circus but who wishes she could run away and join normal life finds herself in the Dark Lands, searching for the object that will allow her to return home.

"Waiting ...": Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris and Justin Long star in this comedy about young employees battling boredom at a generic chain restaurant.

Kids: "Bambi II," direct-to-DVD sequel.

TV on DVD: "The Batman," season 1; "The Best of The Electric Company"; "Blue Collar TV," season 1; "Emergency!," season 2; "Grounded for Life," season 1; "Growing Pains," season 1; "Moonlighting," season 3; "Poltergeist: The Legacy," season 1; "Sex and the City Essentials"; "The Simpsons: Kiss and Tell -- The Story of Their Love"; "Survivor: Pearl Islands Panama"; "Teen Titans," season 1; "Touched by an Angel," season 3.

Special: "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (Anniversary Edition); The Cary Grant Box Set; "13 Going on 30" (Fun & Flirty Edition); "The French Connection" (Collector's Edition); The Richard Pryor Collection.

FEB. 14

"Proof": Gwyneth Paltrow and Anthony Hopkins star in an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a young woman who has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father.

"Saw II": Diabolical killer Jigsaw returns, and Donnie Wahlberg joins the cast as a detective.

TV on DVD: "The Andy Griffith Show," season 5; "Charles in Charge," season 1"; "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," season 3; "Gimme a Break!," season 1; "The Golden Girls," season 4; "Grey's Anatomy," season 1; "Living Single," season 1; "Overhaulin'," season 2; "The Pretender," season 3.

Special: "Roast of Pamela Anderson."

FEB. 21

"North Country": Charlize Theron is a single mother who returns to her Northern Minnesota hometown, takes a job as a miner and leads a battle against sexual harassment. Based on a real story, this also stars Frances McDormand and Sissy Spacek.

"Rent": Taye Diggs and Jesse L. Martin are among the cast of the Chris Columbus movie based on Jonathan Larson's revolutionary rock opera about a group of bohemians struggling to survive amid poverty, illness and AIDS.

"The Weather Man": Nicolas Cage is a popular Chicago weatherman whose life is a collision of warm and cold fronts. A shot at a morning TV show comes amid a painful divorce, his father's illness and trouble with his children.

"Domino": Keira Knightley plays Domino Harvey, daughter of actor Laurence Harvey and a former model who rejected her Beverly Hills life to become a bounty hunter. The real Domino, 35, was found dead in her West Hollywood home in June.

"Separate Lies": Julian Fellowes, Oscar-winning writer of "Gosford Park," makes his directorial debut with this story about a seemingly ideal marriage that falls into peril in the wake of a crime. Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson and Rupert Everett star.

"The Memory of a Killer": An aging contract killer from Italy is suffering from Alzheimer's and finds it increasingly difficult to carry out assignments. A double murder in Belgium is expected to be his last, but he refuses to kill a 12-year-old and fears he's being used in a political power game.

TV on DVD: "3rd Rock from the Sun," season 3; "Action," complete; "NYPD Blue," season 3; "Left of the Dial"; "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," vol. 1;

Special: "All the President's Men" (Two-Disc Special Edition); "The Beverly Hillbillies Ultimate Collection Volume 2"; "Midnight Cowboy" (Collector's Edition); "A Father ... a Son ... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"; "Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild" (Special Edition).

FEB. 28

"Ice Harvest": John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton play partners in crime in a comic thriller, set in icebound Wichita, Kan., on Christmas Eve.

"Pride & Prejudice": Jane Austen's class-conscious England is revived, with a new heroine and Mr. Darcy, played by Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen.

"Yours, Mine & Ours": Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo star in an update of the 1968 Henry Fonda-Lucille Ball movie about a couple trying to settle down with a combined 18 children.

"Where the Truth Lies": Atom Egoyan wrote and directed this film about beloved 1950s entertainers, played by Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth, whose partnership is destroyed when a dead beauty turns up in their hotel suite. Fifteen years later, a writer (Alison Lohman) takes a closer look at the case.

Special: "Dog Day Afternoon" Special Edition; "Lady and the Tramp" 50th Anniversary Edition; "Network" 30th Anniversary Edition.

TV on DVD: "Bleak House"; "Charmed," season 4; "Drew Carey: TV Favorites"; "Newsradio," season 3; "Night Court: TV Favorites"; "Welcome Back, Kotter: TV Favorites."