Latest DVDs, CDs, books: Sept. 20

A look at some of the DVDs, CDs and books hitting stores this week:

DVDs

"Bridesmaids" (R): A lovelorn underachiever (Kristen Wiig) finds herself in maid-of-honor hell when her best friend (Maya Rudolph) announces she's getting married in a female-centric comedy romp that shifts between raucous raunch and nuance; Rose Byrne (as a control-freak trophy wife) and "Mike & Molly" Emmy winner Melissa McCarthy (as a walking-id toughie) co-star.

Another movie with brides on the brain (and in the title), the Dutch drama "Bride Flight" (R) follows three women (Karina Smulders, Anna Drijver, Elise Schaap) and one man (Waldemar Torenstra) to New Zealand in search of better lives after World War II.

In our "Welcome to Las Vegas" segment, the revenge thriller "Set Up" (R) features Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Ryan Phillippe and, in a brief supporting turn, Bruce Willis. Ray Liotta investigates "The River Murders" (R), while an FBI agent (Christian Slater) investigates him. Nevada's own "Area 51" (R) provides a backdrop for terror featuring Bruce Boxleitner and Jason London; the latter also turns up in the family heartwarmer "The Lamp" (not rated).

Leading today's TV-to-DVD transfer list (all unrated unless otherwise noted): the miniseries "The Kennedys" with Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes and the landmark 1983 TV movie "Adam," plus the revived "Hawaii Five-0: The First Season" (along with the 11th season of the original "Five-0"), "Body of Proof: The Complete First Season," "Happy Endings: The Complete First Season," "Mike & Molly: The Complete First Season," "Raising Hope: The Complete First Season," "Modern Family: The Complete Second Season," "Castle: The Complete Third Season" (G), "The Mentalist: The Complete Third Season," "McMillan & Wife: Season Six" and "Mike Hammer: The Complete Series."

CDs

Tori Amos, "Night of Hunters": Tori Amos describes her new album as "a 21st century song cycle inspired by select classical pieces spanning the last 400 years."

Woo-hoo!

Break out the beer bong! The soundtrack to your next kegger has officially arrived, dudes.

Also in stores: Tony Bennett, "Duets II"; Boots Electric, "Honkey Kong"; Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, "Hysterical"; Death in Vegas, "Trans-Love Energies"; Gavin DeGraw, "Sweeter"; Dev, "The Night the Sun Came Up"; Wolfgang Gartner, "Weekend in America"; Ivy, "All Hours"; The Jayhawks, "Mockingbird Time"; Demi Lovato, "Unbroken"; Miguel Migs, "Outside the Skyline"; Needtobreathe, "The Reckoning"; Never Shout Never, "Time Travel"; Opeth, "Heritage"; Thrice, "Major/Minor"; The Waterboys, "An Appointment With Mr. Yeats"; and Leslie West, "Unusual Suspects."

BOOKS

"Lethal" by Sandra Brown: Honor Gillette goes from baking cupcakes to running for her life after being taken hostage by a man she finds bleeding in her backyard -- a man accused of killing seven people the night before.

The late Shel Silverstein, author of "Where the Sidewalk Ends" and "A Light in the Attic," has another book of poetry coming out with "Every Thing On It," which contains more than 130 never-before-seen poems and drawings selected by his family.

Also hitting shelves: "Being Kendra: Cribs, Cocktails, and Getting My Sexy Back" by Kendra Wilkinson; "Deer in the Headlights: My Life in Sarah Palin's Crosshairs" by Levi Johnston; "Finally Free: An Autobiography" by Michael Vick; "Game Over" by James Patterson; "Goliath" by Scott Westerfeld; "Life Is Not a Stage: From Broadway Baby to a Lovely Lady and Beyond" by Florence Henderson; "Reamde" by Neal Stephenson; "The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin" by Joe McGinniss; "Son of Stone" by Stuart Woods; "Where There's a Wolf, There's a Way" by Lisi Harrison; and "You Have to Stop This" by Pseudonymous Bosch.