It's Tuesday, which means that your local DVD shop has several shiny new titles on the shelf. This week's biggest entry is James Mangold's Walk The Line, a Johnny Cash biopic in the mold of Ray that is up for five Oscars this weekend.

The film wisely steers clear of a wide-scope biography, and instead concentrates on Cash's romance with second wife June Carter, his early music career at Sun Records, and his struggles with addiction in the Sixties. Joaquin Phoenix not only physically resembles a young Cash, but boldly attempts to replicate his voice by doing all the vocals himself. Austinist admired his courage, but we would have preferred the original tunes. That said, his portrayal of Cash is nicely done. The real surprise in this film is Reese Witherspoon, who has made a career out of doing quality acting in horrible formula movies, usually of the romantic comedy variety. Her range is on much better display in Walk The Line, as her character grapples with issues of morals, family and love.

Other notable DVD releases include (Wes Anderson collaborator) Noah Baumbach's The Squid and The Whale, the latest version of Pride and Prejudice, a re-issue of Sidney Lumet's Network, and Disney's Lady And the Tramp.

Catch the Oscars with booze at The Alamo Drafthouse with Videoke, bad film clips by good actors, and sing-alongs at the South Lamar, Downtown, and Village locations.

Image via 20th Century Fox.