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July 1
Bring It On
(2000) Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford, Gabrielle Union. Extras: "Spotlight on Location: The Making of Bring It On," home movie of the car wash scene, wardrobe and makeup tests, Blaque "As If" music video, theatrical trailer, commentary with director Peyton Reed. (Universal).
Cannibal Holocaust
(1980 -- Italy) Robert Kerman, Gabriel Yorke, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen, Luca Barbareschi, Salvatore Basile. Banned and heavily censored the world over, here is a film that surpasses its reputation as a shot-gun blast to the senses. A New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon rainforest with the "found footage" shot by a lost team of documentarians who were making a film about the area's local cannibal tribes and who experienced brutal death at the hands of the savage South American tribe of flesh-eaters. This footage is so intense, so graphic and so unflinching in its realism that the director and producer of "Cannibal Holocaust" were arrested upon its original release and the film seized. Nothing you have seen before will prepare you for this uncompromising masterpiece of cinematic nihilism. New hi-definition digital restoration of the original director's cut with stereo re-mix and original mono mix. Formats: Three-disc set: two Blu-rays, one DVD. Extras: Two commentary tracks -- with director Ruggero Deodato and star Robert Kerman, and with stars Carl Yorke and Francesca Ciardi; new in-depth interviews with Ruggero Deodato, Francesca Ciardi, assistant director/co-star Salvo Basile (shot in Columbia) and cameraman Roberto Forges Davazati; vintage interviews with Robert Kerman, Carl Yorke and Oscar-nominated composer Riz Ortolani; extensive still galleries and theatrical trailers from around the world; bonus CD of the original soundtrack album by Riz Ortolani, newly remastered in 24bit/96khz sound from the original studio master tapes; glossy 24-page booklet containing liner notes by director Eli Roth, legendary horror journalist Chas. Balun, Euro-music expert Gergely Hubai and Italian exploitation film authority Martin Biene; reversible cover with original art by notorious illustrator Rick Melton; nine Easter eggs including the Grindhouse Releasing theatrical re-release premiere and Necrophagia music video directed by Jim VanBebber; more. (Grindhouse Releasing/CAV Distributing).
Cry-Baby
(1990) Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, Susan Tyrrell, Polly Bergen, Iggy Pop, Ricki Lake, Traci Lords. Extras: "It Came From Baltimore," commentary with director John Waters. (Universal).
The Final Terror
(1983) Dir.: Andrew Davis; John Friedrich, Rachel Ward, Adrian Zmed, Mark Metcalf, Daryl Hannah, Ernest Harden Jr., Joe Pantoliano. One of the most sought-after and long-lost slasher films from the 80s, about a group of young campers out for what they hope will be a fun-filled weekend who find their plans spoiled by a disguised, merciless killer who stalks the forest in search of new victims. Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Combo. Extras: Interviews with actors Adrian Zmed and Lewis Smith, post production supervisor Allan Holzman and composer Susan Justin; commentary with director Andrew Davis; theatrical trailer. (Scream Factory/Shout! Factory).
Kindergarten Cop
(1990) Dir.: Ivan Reitman; Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed, Linda Hunt, Richard Tyson, Carroll Bake, Cathy Moriarty. (Universal).
The Little Rascals
(1994) Travis Tedford, Kevin Jamal Woods, Jordan Warkol, Zachary Mabry, Ross Bagley, Brittany Ashton Holmes. (Universal).
Operation Petticoat
(1959) Dir.: Blake Edwards; Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Joan O'Brien, Dina Merrill, Gene Evans, Dick Sargent, Virginia Gregg. (Olive Films).
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July 8
Lake Placid
(1999) Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda, Oliver Platt, Brendon Gleason, Betty White. When a tranquil New England lakefront erupts into an action-packed den of destruction, an investigative team, armed with state-of-the-art equipment, high powered weaponry and a biting sense of sarcasm, must work together to defeat Black Lake's most ferocious resident: a prehistoric crocodile. Extras: "The Making of Lake Placid," vintage featurette, behind the scenes still gallery, animatronic croc test footage, TV spots, theatrical trailer. (Scream Factory/Shout! Factory).
Southern Comfort
(1981) New high definition transfer of Walter Hill's gut-wrenching tale of backwoods terror about nine National Guardsmen who enter the Louisiana swamp for routine training only to incite an all-out war with some angry Cajuns who know the territory like the backs of their hands. strong>Extras: "Making of Southern Comfort" featuring new interviews with director-writer Hill, producer-writer David Giler and actors Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Peter Coyote and Lewis Smith; theatrical trailer; still gallery. (Shout! Factory).
July 15
Deadly Eyes
(1982) Sam Groom, Sara Botsford, Scatman Crothers, Lisa Langlois, Lesleh Donaldson. Adapted from celebrated British author James Herbert's best-selling novel "The Rats."
Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Combo. Extras: New interviews with actors Lisa Langlois, Lesleh Donaldson and Joseph Kelly, writer Charles Eglee, art director Ninkey Dalton, special effects artists Alan Apone and Alec Gillis; TV spot. (Scream Factory/Shout! Factory).
Pickpocket
(1959) This incomparable story of crime and redemption from French master Robert Bresson follows Michel, a young pickpocket who spends his days working the streets, subway cars, and train stations of Paris. As his compulsive pursuit of the thrill of stealing grows, however, so does his fear that his luck is about to run out. A cornerstone in the career of this most economical and profoundly spiritual of filmmakers, "Pickpocket" is an elegantly crafted, tautly choreographed study of humanity in all its mischief and grace, the work of a director at the height of his powers. New, 2K digital film restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Dual Format Edition. Extras: Audio commentary by film scholar James Quandt; introduction by writer-director Paul Schrader; "The Models of Pickpocket," a 2003 documentary by Babette Mangolte that features actors from the film; interview from 1960 with Bresson, from the French television program "Cinepanorama"; Q&A on "Pickpocket" from 2000 with actor Marika Green and filmmakers Paul Vecchiali and Jean-Pierre Ameris; footage of the sleight-of-hand artist and "Pickpocket" consultant Kassagi from a 1962 episode of the French television show "La piste aux etoiles"; trailer; booklet featuring an essay by novelist and critic Gary Indiana. (The Criterion Collection).
Scanners
(1981) With "Scanners," David Cronenberg plunges us into one of his most terrifying and thrilling sci-fi worlds. After a man with extraordinary -- and frighteningly destructive -- telepathic abilities is nabbed by agents from a mysterious rogue corporation, he discovers he is far from the only possessor of such strange powers, and that some of the other "scanners" have their minds set on world domination, while others are trying to stop them. A trademark Cronenberg combination of the visceral and the cerebral, this phenomenally gruesome and provocative film about the expanses and limits of the human brain was the Canadian director's breakout hit in the United States. New, restored 2K digital film transfer, supervised by Cronenberg, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Dual Format Edition. Extras: The"Scanners' Way," a new documentary on the film's special effects; new interview with actor Michael Ironside; "The Ephemerol Diaries," a 2012 interview with actor and artist Stephen Lack; excerpt from a 1981 interview with Cronenberg on the CBC's "The Bob McLean Show"; "Stereo" (1969), Cronenberg's first feature film; trailer; booklet featuring interviews essay by critic Kim Newman. (The Criterion Collection).
July 22
The Essential Jacques Demy
French director Jacques Demy didn't just make movies -- he created an entire cinematic world. Demy launched his glorious feature filmmaking career in the 60s, a decade of astonishing invention in his national cinema. He stood out from the crowd of his fellow New Wavers, however, by filtering his self-conscious formalism through deeply emotional storytelling. Fate and coincidence, doomed love, and storybook romance surface throughout his films, many of which are further united by the intersecting lives of characters who either appear or are referenced across titles. Demy's films -- which range from musical to melodrama to fantasia -- are triumphs of visual and sound design, camera work, and music, and they are galvanized by the great stars of French cinema at their centers, including Anouk Aimee, Catherine Deneuve and Jeanne Moreau. The works collected here, made from the 60s to the 80s, touch the heart and mind in equal measure: "Lola" (1961), "Bay of Angels" (1963), "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" (1964), "The Young Girls of Rochefort" (1967), "Donkey Skin" (1970) and "Une Chambre En Ville." New 2K digital restorations of all six films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on "Lola" and "Bay of Angels" and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0 surround soundtracks on "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg," "The Young Girls of Rochefort," "Donkey Skin" and "Une chambre en ville." Formats: 6-Blu-ray/7-DVD Dual-Format Edition). Extras: Two documentaries by filmmaker Agnes Varda (Demy's wife):"The World of Jacques Demy" (1995) and "The Young Girls Turn 25" (1993); four short films by Demy: "Les horizons morts" (1951), "Le sabotier du Val de Loire" (1956), "Ars" (1959) and "La luxure" (1962); "Jacques Demy A to Z," a new visual essay by film critic James Quandt; two archival interviews from French television with Demy and composer Michel Legrand, one on "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" and the other on "The Young Girls of Rochefort"; French television interview from 1962 with actor Jeanne Moreau on the set of "Bay of Angels"; "Once Upon a Time ... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg," a 2008 documentary; French television program about the making of "Donkey Skin"; "Donkey Skin Illustrated," a video program on the many versions of Charles Perrault's fairy tale; "Donkey Skin and the Thinkers," a video program on the themes of the film, featuring critic Camille Tabouley: new video conversation with Demy biographer Jean-Pierre Berthome and costume designer Jacqueline Moreau; new interviews with author Marie Colmant add film scholar Rodney Hill; Q&A with Demy from the 1987 Midnight Sun Film Festival, as well as an audio Q&A with him from the American Film Institute in 1971; archival audio recordings of interviews with Demy, Legrand and Deneuve at the National Film Theatre in London; interview with actor Anouk Aimee conducted by Varda in 2012; interview from 2012 with Varda on the origin of Lola's song; video programs on the restorations of "Lola," "Bay of Angels," "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" and "Une chambre en ville"; trailers; booklet featuring essays by critics Ginette Vincenndeau, Terrence Rafferty, Jim Ridley, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Anne Duggan and Geoff Andrew, and a postscript by Berthome. (The Criterion Collection).
Ginger Snaps
(2000) Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle, Mimi Rogers, Kris Lemche, Jesse Moss. Extras: New interviews with director John Fawcett, writer Karen Walton, actors Emily Perkins and Jesse Moss, producer Steve Hoban, make-up effects artist Paul Jones, composer Mike Shields and editor Brett Sullivan; "Women in Horror" panel discussing "Ginger Snaps"; commentary with director John Fawcett; commentary with writer Karen Walton; deleted scenes; "The Making of Ginger Snaps" vintage featurette; "Creation of the Beast"; "Being John Fawcett"; cast auditions and rehearsals; theatrical trailers; TV spots; production design artwork photo gallery. (Scream Factory/Shout! Factory).
Insomnia
(1997) In this elegantly unsettling murder mystery, Stellan Skarsgard plays an enigmatic Swedish detective with a checkered past who arrives in a small town in northern Norway to investigate the death of a teenage girl. As he digs deeper into the heinous killing, his own demons and the tyrannical midnight sun begin to take a toll. Erik Skjoldbjaerg's chilling procedural anticipated the international hunger for Scandinavian noirs and serial killer fictions, and features one of Skarsgard's greatest performances. New 4K digital restoration approved by the director, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Dual Format Edition. Extras: New conversation between Skjoldbjaerg add actor Stellan Skarsgard; trailer and TV spot; booklet featuring an essay by critic Jonathan Roomney. (The Criterion Collection).
Shogun
(1980) Three Golden Globe- and three Emmy-award winning (and one of the most watched of all time) three-part miniseries based on the bestselling novel from James Clavell and starring Richard Chamberlain and Toshiro Mifune. Extras: "The Making of Shogun," three historical perspective featurettes, commentary by director Jerry London on select scenes. Three-disc set, $76.99. (CBS Home Entertainment/Paramount).
July 29
The Big Chill
(1983) After the shocking suicide of their friend, a group of thirtysomethings reunite for his funeral and end up spending a weekend together, reminiscing about their shared pasts as children of the sixties and confronting the uncertainty of their lives as adults of the eighties. Poignant and warmly humorous in equal measure, this 1983 babyboomer milestone made a star of writer-director Lawrence Kasdan and is perhaps the decade's defining ensemble film, featuring memorable performances by Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly and JoBeth Williams. And with its playlist of hit songs from the sixties, "The Big Chill" all but invented the consummately curated soundtrack. New, restored 4K digital film transfer, supervised by cinematographer John Bailey and approved by Kasdan, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Alternate remastered 5.1 surround soundtrack, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio. Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Dual Format Edition. Extras: Reunion with cast and crew, including Kasdan, Berenger, Close, Kline, Place, Tilly and Williams, from the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival; documentary from 1998 on the making of the film; deleted scenes; trailer; booklet featuring an essay by writer, director, and actor Lena Dunham. (The Criterion Collection).
Twin Peaks - The Entire Mystery
This comprehensive 10-disc box set contains every episode from the complete television series; both the U.S. and international versions of the series' pilot; the North American Blu-ray debut of David Lynch's follow-up feature "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me"; and nearly 90 minutes of deleted and alternate scenes from the film. The set also features newly transferred Log Lady introductions for each episode; picture upgrades to many shots in the TV series; a new featurette with Lynch and the actors who portrayed the Palmer family that includes a mesmerizing return to the lives of their characters today; and hours of never-before-released material that dives into the fascinating story behind the celebrated pop culture classic. Along with the newly transferred version of "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me," created from a 4K scan of the original negative, the box set boasts the long-awaited missing pieces from the original version of the film -- nearly an hour-and-a-half of deleted/alternate scenes from -– often referred to as the "holy grail" of Twin Peaks fandom. This feature-length experience has been directed and edited by Lynch exclusively for this release. Capping off more than 30 deleted/alternate scenes is an epilogue providing a fascinating glimpse beyond the cliffhanger finale of the TV series. All with upgraded picture and 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio under the personal supervision of Lynch. Formats: Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Two-part feature "Between Two Worlds" in which Lynch interviews the Palmer family (Leland, Sarah and daughter Laura) about their current existence in this life and the next, and follows up with a discussion with the actors who portray them; "Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories," a retrospective documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew who recount the making of the Twin Peaks movie and working with Lynch; Log Lady episode introductions; newly discovered deleted scenes and outtakes from the television series; three Twin Peaks photo galleries with more than 130 behind-the-scenes images from Lynch's personal collection; 10 vignettes of iconic Twin Peaks themes called "Atmospherics," each featuring a unique montage of music, dialogue and video (including some rare outtakes) that appear as both menu backgrounds and as their own textless experience to further immerse fans in the mysterious world of Twin Peaks; a massive collection of pre-existing special features. $109.99. (CBS Home Entertainment/Paramount). Read the entire press release here. Lynch made a very special "Save the Date" card exclusively for this release:
Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music 40th Anniversary Limited Edition Revisited
(1970) The four-hour Director's Cut of the Oscar-winning documentary about the landmark music event that featured some of the greatest rock 'n' roll performers in history. This latest release will contain the complete "40th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition" plus brand new concert footage from Jefferson Airplane, Joan Baez, Santana, The Who and more. There are new premiums -- a reproduction of Woodstock Festival tickets and articles from Life Magazine and The New York Times -- in addition to a re-issue of the Woodstock logo iron-on patch. Extras: "Woodstock: Untold Stories" 18 performances; "Woodstock: From Festival to Feature" interviews about the sights and sounds of the three-day event, from concertgoers, promoters, crew and musicians. The bonus material from the original UCE contained two hours of performance footage as well as a featurette gallery showcasing interviews with Martin Scorsese, Michael Lang, director Michael Wadleigh, Hugh Hefner, Eddie Kramer (the concert's original chief on-site engineer and producer-engineer for Jimi Hendrix) and others who chronicle the making of the festival and the film. Included are such segments as "3 Days in a Truck," "No Rain! No Rain!" and "Living Up to Idealism." (Warner).
This Month's BR
team of documentarians who were making a film about the area's local cannibal tribes and who experienced brutal death at the hands of the savage South American tribe of flesh-eaters. This footage is so intense, so graphic and so unflinching in its realism that the director and producer of "Cannibal Holocaust" were arrested upon its original release and the film seized. Nothing you have seen before will prepare you for this uncompromising masterpiece of cinematic nihilism. New hi-definition digital restoration of the original director's cut with stereo re-mix and original mono mix. Formats: Three-disc set: two Blu-rays, one DVD. Extras: Two commentary tracks -- with director Ruggero Deodato and star Robert Kerman, and with stars Carl Yorke and Francesca Ciardi; new in-depth interviews with Ruggero Deodato, Francesca Ciardi, assistant director/co-star Salvo Basile (shot in Columbia) and cameraman Roberto Forges Davazati; vintage interviews with Robert Kerman, Carl Yorke and Oscar-nominated composer Riz Ortolani; extensive still galleries and theatrical trailers from around the world; bonus CD of the original soundtrack album by Riz Ortolani, newly remastered in 24bit/96khz sound from the original studio master tapes; glossy 24-page booklet containing liner notes by director Eli Roth, legendary horror journalist Chas. Balun, Euro-music expert Gergely Hubai and Italian exploitation film authority Martin Biene; reversible cover with original art by notorious illustrator Rick Melton; nine Easter eggs including the Grindhouse Releasing theatrical re-release premiere and Necrophagia music video directed by Jim VanBebber; more. (Grindhouse Releasing/CAV Distributing).
deleted and alternate scenes from the film. The set also features newly transferred Log Lady introductions for each episode; picture upgrades to many shots in the TV series; a new featurette with Lynch and the actors who portrayed the Palmer family that includes a mesmerizing return to the lives of their characters today; and hours of never-before-released material that dives into the fascinating story behind the celebrated pop culture classic. Along with the newly transferred version of "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me," created from a 4K scan of the original negative, the box set boasts the long-awaited missing pieces from the original version of the film -- nearly an hour-and-a-half of deleted/alternate scenes from -– often referred to as the "holy grail" of Twin Peaks fandom. This feature-length experience has been directed and edited by Lynch exclusively for this release. Capping off more than 30 deleted/alternate scenes is an epilogue providing a fascinating glimpse beyond the cliffhanger finale of the TV series. All with upgraded picture and 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio under the personal supervision of Lynch. Formats: Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Two-part feature "Between Two Worlds" in which Lynch interviews the Palmer family (Leland, Sarah and daughter Laura) about their current existence in this life and the next, and follows up with a discussion with the actors who portray them; "Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories," a retrospective documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew who recount the making of the Twin Peaks movie and working with Lynch; Log Lady episode introductions; newly discovered deleted scenes and outtakes from the television series; three Twin Peaks photo galleries with more than 130 behind-the-scenes images from Lynch's personal collection; 10 vignettes of iconic Twin Peaks themes called "Atmospherics," each featuring a unique montage of music, dialogue and video (including some rare outtakes) that appear as both menu backgrounds and as their own textless experience to further immerse fans in the mysterious world of Twin Peaks; a massive collection of pre-existing special features. $109.99. (CBS Home Entertainment/Paramount).
