In movie stores this week, or perhaps in your Netflix queue, is The Ringer starring Johnny Knoxville. The Jackass stars as Steve Barker, a man who fakes a mental disability in order to win a cash prize at the Special Olympics. Although his teammates are aware of his scheme and can outdo him athletically, they need Barker to help defeat Jimmy, the arrogant reigning champion of the games. Also on DVD: The Producers, When A Stranger Calls, Duma and Something New.

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, An Unfinished Life, Duma, The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, CSI, Larry King Live, World News Tonight, and Primetime are among 20 distinguished news and entertainment media honorees being acknowledged for positive coverage of animal issues at the Twentieth Anniversary Genesis Awards.