DVD previews: 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'

Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday:

"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" (PG-13, 136 minutes, Disney): One of the great strengths of the "Avengers" mega-franchise has been its canny casting, and "The Winter Soldier" is no exception: Chris Evans once again brings a clean-cut, straight-shooting air of simplicity to Steve Rogers' principled paragon, even evincing a whiff or two of prissy self-righteousness along the way. Happily, directors Joe and Anthony Russo, working from a script by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, have decided to make this "Captain America" installment something of a two-hander between Steve and Natasha, who as portrayed by Scarlett Johansson continually threatens to steal the entire movie with her slinky martial arts moves and sultry, smoky-voiced one-liners. Contains violence. Extras include a making-of-featurette and deleted scene. Also, on Blu-ray: commentary, more deleted scenes and bloopers. Available in 3-D.

"Words and Pictures" (PG-13, 111 minutes, Lionsgate): The roles of Jack Marcus and Dina Delsanto don't require the heavy lifting of Academy Award-nominated actors. The stock characters at the center of this romantic dramedy are an alcoholic writer and a painter with an artist's standoffish temperament, respectively. Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche could probably sleepwalk their way to a paycheck here. But to their credit - and to the movie's great benefit - they don't. Contains sexual situations including nude sketches, language and mature thematic material. Extras include commentary with director Fred Schepisi and a behind-the-scenes of featurette.

"Brick Mansions" (PG-13, 90 minutes, Fox): Set in Detroit in the near future, this is a watered-down American version of "District B13," the 2004 French cult hit action flick that featured stunts inspired by the French-born discipline of parkour, a fluid mix of acrobatics and dance. Both films have the stylishly gritty look, and preposterous premise, of a video game. Frenchman David Belle, regarded as one of the founders of parkour, reprises his role as the citizen hero, is quite possibly the only good reason to see the new film. But his French co-star has been replaced by Paul Walker in the role of the police officer, and the late star just can't keep up with Belle. Contains violence, language and drug use. Extras include "Brick by Brick: Creating the Characters." Also, on Blu-ray: Unrated cut with 16 minutes of additional footage; on-set action with Walker" and "Becoming Tremaine" featurette.

Also: "The German Doctor" (in Spanish, German and Hebrew with subtitles), "God's Pocket," "The Crow: Salvation," "A Long Way Down," "Louder Than Words," "Secrets of Her Majesty's Secret Service," "Casting By," "Korengal," "Last Passenger," "Burning Blue," "Evergreen: The Road to Legalization," "Bee People," "The World Wars," "My Man Is a Loser," "Teenage," "Monika," "Refuge," "Hangmen Also Die" (1942), "The Hunted," "Born to Race: Fast Track," "Sabrina - Secrets of a Teenage Witch: A Witch and the Werewolf," "Borgman" (Netherlands), "Graduation Day" (1981)," "Victim," "Willow Creek," "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" (1965 TV remake), "The Magic School Bus: Human Body," "Worlds Together Cuba" and "Perry Mason Movie Collection Double Features Four, Five and Six."

Television series: "Homeland Season Three," "The Goldbergs: First Season," "Vampire Diaries: Fifth Season," "Doctor Who: Deep Breath," "Blue Bloods: Fourth Season," "Supernatural: Ninth Season," "The Curse of Oak Island: Season One," "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Season 1," "Dynasty: Final Season, Volumes One and Two," "Regular Show: Rigby Pack," "SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob's Halloween Collection" and "Little House on the Prairie: Season Three Deluxe Remastered Edition."

Also: "Years of Living Dangerously: Complete Series" - Showtime's Emmy-nominated documentary series - comes out Sunday, Sept. 7.