What’s Hot

Last week’s Top 5 rentals: “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” “Con Air,” “Contact,” “Men in Black” and “Face/Off.”

Last week’s Top 5 sellers: “Men in Black” (pan & scan); “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” “George of the Jungle,” “Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas,” “Air Bud.”

What’s New

In stores this week:

“Hoodlum” (MGM/UA), gangster flick starring Laurence Fishburne and Andy Garcia.

“Fire Down Below” (Warner), Steven Seagal’s latest.

“When the Cat’s Away” (Columbia TriStar), French comedy about a woman who loses her feline.

“Masterminds” (Columbia TriStar), action-adventure starring Patrick Stewart.

“Dream With the Fishes” (Columbia TriStar), offbeat comedy starring David Arquette.

“Hercules & Xena: The Battle for Mount Olympus” (Universal, $20), animated adventures of the popular syndicated live-action heroes; Kevin Sorbo and Lucy Lawless supply the voices.

“Paris Was a Woman” (Zeitgeist Films), documentary on the influential women of Paris during the 1920s.

“Bramwell: Series III” (Anchor Bay), the latest installment of the popular PBS “Masterpiece Theatre” series starring Jemma Redgrave.

“Turn of the Blade” (Peachtree), erotic mystery.

“Diary of a Serial Killer” (A-Pix), thriller starring Gary Busey.

What’s Coming

Tuesday: “Career Girls,” “Soul Food,” “Buddy,” “Picture Perfect,” “Wishmaster,” “Grizzly Mountain,” “Money Talks,” “Temptress Moon” and “Children of the Revolution.”

Jan. 20: “The Game,” “Nothing to Lose,” “Broken English” and “Leave It to Beaver.”

Jan. 27: “Event Horizon,” “Star Maps,” “Brassed Off,” “The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca,” “City of Industry,” “8 Heads in a Duffel Bag,” “Gravesend,” “Going All the Way,” “Kull the Conqueror” and “Hollow Reed.”

Feb. 3: “Hercules,” “G.I. Jane,” “Gang Related” and “Excess Baggage.”

Feb. 10: “Air Force One,” “Intimate Relations” and “Love Serenade.”

Feb. 17: “Good Burger,” “The Matchmaker,” “Most Wanted” and “Critical Care.”

Feb. 24: “The Edge” and “Myth of Fingerprints.”

March 3: “Peter Pan.”

March 10: “A Life Less Ordinary” and “Kicked in the Head.”

March 17: “She’s So Lovely” and “Mimic.”

March 24: “A Thousand Acres” and “Shall We Dance?”

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Rental video charts provided by VSDA

VidTrac, sales charts by VideoScan Inc.