DVD 'King' of the Oscars Director Tom Hooper's classy historical drama "The King's Speech" tells the story of how Britain's King George VI (Colin Firth) overcame a debilitating stutter and went on to lead the country through World War II. Although Bertie, as he was known to his family, had no intention of assuming the throne, he found himself wearing the crown when his older brother, King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), abdicated to marry socialite Wallis Simpson. Painfully shy, reticent to the point of paralysis, Bertie freezes up every time he approaches a microphone. Bertie's wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), realizes this just won't do and enlists the help of speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). The Oscar-winning "King's Speech" is a movie of buoyant spirit, affecting sensitivity and infectious cheer. The DVD and Blu-ray (Weinstein, $30-$40) include commentary and deleted scenes.

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Out Tuesday: "Born to Raise Hell," "Captain Planet and the Planeteers" (Season 1), "The Ernie Kovacs Collection," "Glee Encore," "Gulliver's Travels," "If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise," "Ip Man 2," "The Last Legion," "Rabbit Hole," "Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure," "Somewhere," "The Way Back," and Blu-rays of "Kes," "Mortal Kombat," "Short Circuit 2."

GAME

One for persistence While "StarDrone" ($10 download for PS3; rated Everyone) combines things we've seen before (pinball, "Breakout," "Spider-Man"-style web-slinging physics), describing it doesn't do justice to the unwieldy but satisfying way the elements collide. The general goal is to manage those physics in a way that gets your ship around each of the 53 levels and clears the area of collectible stars or enemies in as little time as possible. But you don't control the ship directly, and the levels are loaded with enough obstacles to make getting around easier said than done. For the player who loves nothing more than to replay levels in hopes of shaving a second off the finishing time and to shoot for each level's gold medal score, this is pretty much bliss.

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GADGET

Blocking calls The Phonekerchief ($15, www.uncommongoods.com) signals that you're not really addicted to your BlackBerry or in love with your iPhone. The words on the hanky clearly send a message to your dinner companion: "My phone is off for you." But just in case, the silver fibers embedded in the fabric envelope block incoming calls and texts. So no excuses for beeps, buzzes or ring tones to spoil the fun.

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