Sharply satiric spy tale, co-scripted by John le Carre from his novel and directed by John Boorman, stars Pierce Brosnan as a less-than-ethical English agent whose exploits land him in Latin American "exile." Befriending Panama City tailor and fellow British emigre Geoffrey Rush, Brosnan coaxes Rush into eavesdropping on his clientele and supplying him with "information" on subversive activities that Brosnan sends back to his superiors. Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine McCormack also star. 109 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround, French Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, French; audio commentary; interviews; alternate ending; filmographies;

What if famed German filmmaker F.W. Murnau, for authenticity's sake, hired an actual vampire to play the lead role in his classic 1922 chiller "Nosferatu"? That's the marvelous conceit behind director E. Elias Merhige's moody and darkly funny thriller. John Malkovich plays Murnau, whose obsession with making the world's scariest movie is matched by fanged, taloned and bat-eared star Max Schreck's (Willem Dafoe) lust for the blood of leading lady Catherine McCormack. With Eddie Izzard, Udo Kier. 93 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, Spanish; interviews; photo gallery; audio commentary.

Catherine McCormack ("Braveheart") stars in this lavish and sensual drama based on the real-life story of Veronica Franco, who used her looks and body to become part of society in Renaissance Venice. With Rufus Sewell, Oliver Platt, Moira Kelly and Fred Ward. 112 min. Widescreen (Enhanced) and Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, French; theatrical trailers; production notes; interactive menus.

The first film from Anna Campion, sister of director Jane Campion ("The Piano"), is a haunting thriller about a group of friends who gather together in upstate New York to make a low-budget horror movie. After a day of shooting, they decide to have dinner, take drugs and reveal secrets to each other, which leads to a bizarre series of eerie incidents. Thandie Newton stars. 96 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround; theatrical trailer.