Girl With A Pearl Earring (12, Pathe Distribution, also available to buy DVD £19.99/VHS £12.99). Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, Tom Wilkinson, Judy Parfitt, Cillian Murphy, Essie Davis, Joanna Scanlan, Alakina Mann, David Morrissey.

SCARLETT Johansson's star shoots higher into the ascendance in this film version of Tracy Chevalier's bestseller which imagines the relationship between renowned Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer (Firth) and his muse, 16-year-old maid Griet (Johansson).

DVD Extras: Director and writer commentaries, Making Of featurette, seven deleted scenes with director's commentary, Anatomy Of A Scene, theatrical trailer.

Stuck On You (12, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, DVD £19.99/VHS £12.99)

Stars: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Cher, Eva Mendes, Jessica Cauffiel, Seymour Cassel, Wen Yann Shih, Jay Leno, Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep

BOB and Walt Tenor (Damon, Kinnear) are conjoined twins who run a popular diner in their hometown of Martha's Vineyard. Walt desperately wants to become a movie star and against the odds, his show becomes a roaring success and Walt is transformed into one of Tinseltown's hottest properties.

DVD Extras: Director commentary, eight deleted scenes, It's Funny: The Farrelly Formula featurette, Stuck Together - Bringing Stuck To You To The Screen featurette, Making It Stick - The Make Up Effects Of Stuck On You featurette, blooper reel, Inside Look featurettes on Alien Vs Predator and Dodgeball.

Published: 29/04/2004