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- September 5
Black Circle
(2018 -- Sweden) Christina Lindberg, Felice Jankell, Erica Midfjall, Hanna Asp, Inger Nilsson. Two sisters, Celeste and Isa, fall under the terrifying spell of a mysterious vinyl record from the 1970s. Used to help with stress and bring the listener to a state of calming self-hypnosis, the recording has the unfortunate side-effect of manifesting a doppelganger of the listener into our world. This "double" then grows stronger by the day to copy and take over the life of the person who played the vinyl. Seeking the help of the woman who originally created the recording, hypnotist Lena Carlsson (Christina Lindberg), Celeste and Isa try to banish the doppelgangers back to their own world before their lives are lost forever. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Original motion picture soundtrack on included Compact Disc; audio commentary with director Adrian Garcia Bogliano; original teaser trailer; "Don’t Open Your Eyes" original short film; interview with Adrian Garcia Bogliano and Christina Lindberg; "Inside Black Circle" behind-the-scenes featurette; still gallery. Read more here (Synapse Films).
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Borsalino [Limited Edition]
(1970 -- France) Two years before "The Godfather" and three years before "The Sting," there was "Borsalino," a wildly entertaining period-set gangster movie that brought together two icons of French cinema, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon. In 1930 Marseille, small-time gangster Roch Siffredi (Delon) is released from prison and finds his former girlfriend Lola (Catherine Rouvel) has moved on and is now with Francois Capella (Belmondo), another petty crook. Initially at odds, the two men form a partnership that will see them rise through the ranks of organized crime in Marseille. But how far will they go in their pursuit of power and what price will they be forced to pay? Directed by Jacques Deray ("La Piscine"), written by Jean-Claude Carriere ("Belle Du Jour"), with a score by French Jazz pianist Claude Bolling, and costumes by Jacques Fonteray ("Barbarella"), "Borsalino" is a gallic gangster classic! Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Read more here. (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment).
Goodbye Monster
(2022 -- China) After disobeying orders and using an untested idea to defeat the Dark Spirit, a promising young doctor accidentally destroys his island and is banished from Kunlun Hospital, forbidden from ever practicing medicine again. But when a young boy comes to him for healing, he may have one more chance to redeem himself—and restore his home. Anime action/adventure with a new English dub. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, Digital. (Well Go USA).
Master Gardener
(2023) Director: Paul Schrader; Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver, Quintessa Swindell. Narvel Roth (Edgerton) is the meticulous horticulturist of Gracewood Gardens. He is as much devoted to tending the grounds of this beautiful and historic estate, to pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager Mrs. Haverhill (Weaver). When Mrs. Haverhill demands that he take on her wayward and troubled great-niece Maya (Swindell) as a new apprentice, chaos enters Narvel’s spartan existence, unlocking dark secrets from a buried violent past that threaten them all. Directed by Academy Award nominee Paul Schrader, based on his original screenplay. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Read more here (Magnolia Pictures).
NCIS: Los Angeles – The Final Season
(2022-23) Six-disc set with all 21 episodes. In the final season, amidst the happy news about Callen and Anna’s engagement, Hetty Lange is still on a dangerous mission and will need the help of the NCIS team to save her. The NCIS team must also focus on dangers both at home and abroad, with a bombing at a military combat drone facility and shocking news about the fighting overseas. Formats: DVD, Digital. Extras: NCIS Crossover Episode, “Too Many Cooks”; NCIS: Hawaii Crossover Episode, “Deep Fake”; "A Killer Crossover" featurette; "One Last Snapshot: The Final Season of NCIS: Los Angeles" featurette; "To Old Friends and New Beginnings" featurette; deleted scenes. (Paramount).
The Princess Bride
(1987) A high-spirited adventure that pits true love against inconceivable odds, "The Princess Bride" has charmed legions of fans with its irreverent gags, eccentric ensemble, and dazzling swordplay. A kid (Fred Savage), home sick from school, grudgingly allows his grandfather (Peter Falk) to read him a dusty storybook -- which is how we meet the innocent Buttercup (Robin Wright, in her breakout role), about to marry the nefarious Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon) though her heart belongs to Westley (Cary Elwes). The wedding plans are interrupted, however, by a mysterious pirate, a vengeful Spaniard, and a good-natured giant, in a tale full of swashbuckling, romance, and outrageously hilarious spoofery. Directed by Rob Reiner from an endlessly quotable script by William Goldman, "The Princess Bride" reigns as a fairy-tale classic. Formats: 4K digital restoration, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features. Extras: Read more here. (The Criterion Collection).
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
(2023) Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Spider-Verse saga (2018). After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders, and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most.
Vitals: Directors: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson. Stars: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Karan Soni, Daniel Kaluuya, Mahershala Ali, Oscar Isaac.
CC, MPAA rating: PG, 140 min., Animated Action Adventure, North American box office gross: $379.2 million, worldwide $682.9 million, Sony.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Code, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo + Digital Code, VOD, Digital.
Extras: Commentary; featurettes; "Obscure Spiders and Easter Eggs"; deleted scene.
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Star Trek: Picard – The Final Season
(2022) In the conclusion of "Star Trek: Picard," a desperate message from a long-lost friend draws Starfleet legend Admiral Jean-Luc Picard into the most daring mission of his life, forcing him to recruit allies spanning generations old and new. This final adventure sets him on a collision course with the legacy of his past and explosive, new revelations that will alter the fate of the Federation forever. Also available: "Star Trek: Picard – The Complete Series" with all three seasons of the hit show and over 7 hours of special features. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: "The Gang’s All Here" featurette; "The Making of the Last Generation" featurette; commentary on select episodes; deleted scenes; gag reel; "Rebuilding the Enterprise-D" featurette; "Villainous Vadic" featurette; "Picard: The Final Season" Q&A. (Paramount).
Back to top- September 12
Air
(2023) The unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son's immense talent, and the basketball phenom who would become the greatest of all time.Vitals: Director: Ben Affleck. Stars: Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck, Chris Messina, Viola Davis, Julius Tennon, Damian Delano Young, Chris Tucker, Matthew Maher, Gustaf Skarsgard, Barbara Sukowa, Jay Mohr, Joel Gretsch, Michael O'Neill, Marlon Wayans.
CC, MPAA rating: R, 111 min., Drama, North American box office gross: $52.460 million, worldwide $89.960 million, Amazon.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray + Digital Code, VOD, Digital.
Aporia
(2023) Judy Greer, Edi Gathegi, Faithe Herman, Payman Maadi Since losing her husband Mal in a drunk-driving incident, Sophie (Greer) has struggled to manage crippling grief, a full-time job, and the demands of parenting her devastated teenage daughter. When her husband’s best friend Jabir, a former physicist, reveals that he has been building a time-bending machine that could restore her former life, Sophie will be faced with an impossible choice —- and unforeseeable consequences. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette (Well Go USA). Read more here
Between Two Worlds
(2023 -- France) Famed author Marianne Winckler (Juliette Binoche) goes undercover to investigate the exploitation of the working class in Northern France. She eventually lands a job as a cleaner on the cross-channel ferry and develops close connections with the other cleaning women, many of whom have extremely limited resources and income opportunities. As she learns more about the plight of these workers, Marianne struggles with her deception toward them and tries to rationalize that it’s for the greater good. A longtime passion project for star and Academy Award-Winning Actress Juliette Binoche, "Between Two Worlds" is adapted from Florence Aubenas’s bestselling non-fiction work "Le Quai de Ouistreham (The Night Cleaner)" and marks Emmanuel Carrère’s return to directing for the first time since "The Moustache" in 2008. Carrère has achieved world renown and acclaim as an author and has been described by The New Yorker as "France’s best-known writer of literary nonfiction." Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Runtime: 107 minutes; Rating: NR. "Language:" French with English subtitles. (Cohen Media Group).
Cobra Kai Season 5
(2022) Two-disc set with all 10 episodes of the aeries that takes place over 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament with the continuation of the inescapable conflict between Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka). Following the shocking results of the All Valley Tournament, Season 5 finds Terry Silver expanding the Cobra Kai empire and trying to make his "No Mercy" style of karate the only game in town. With Kreese behind bars and Johnny Lawrence setting karate aside to focus on repairing the damage he’s caused, Daniel LaRusso must call on an old friend for help. Formats: DVD. (Sony).
Cobweb
(2023) Lizzy Caplan, Woody Norman, Cleopatra Coleman, Antony Starr. Eight-year-old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tap, tap from inside his bedroom wall – a tapping that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter’s fear intensifies, he believes that his parents (Lizzy Caplan and Antony Starr) could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questions their trust. And for a child, what could be more frightening than that? Formats: DVD, Blu-ray + Digital Code, VOD, Digital. Run Time: 88 Minutes; Rating: R for horror violence and some language. Extras: "Becoming The Girl”; "Through the Eyes of a Child"; "A Primal Fear." (Lionsgate).
Death Game
(1977) Seymour Cassel, Sondra Locke, Colleen Camp. Cassel stars as George Manning, a family man whose perfect life is turned into a nightmare of sex and torture when he allows himself to be seduced by two nubile young strangers (Locke and Camp) who show up at his door on a rainy night. Considered lost for many decades, "Death Game" is being presented for the first time on home video in its original 2.39:1 aspect ratio, meticulously restored in 4K from the original camera negative. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Provocative, in-depth interviews with cult movie legend Colleen Camp and director Peter Traynor, conducted by Eli Roth; additional interviews with co-star Locke, producer Larry Spiegel, cinematographer-editor David Worth, and screenwriter Michael Ronald Ross; audio commentaries by Camp & Roth, and Spiegel and Worth; liner notes by cinema historian David Szulkin; extensive still galleries; beautiful embossed slipcover with new art by esteemed painter Dave Lebow; trailer; deleted scenes, more. Bonus CD: original soundtrack by Jimmie Haskell – newly discovered and remastered in 24bit/192Khz sound. (Grindhouse Releasing).
George & Tammy
(2022-23) Two-disc set with six episodes. Nominated for four Emmy awards, "George & Tammy" chronicles the country music power couple, Tammy Wynette and George Jones, whose complicated-but-enduring relationship inspired some of the most iconic music of all time. Starring Oscar-winner Jessica Chastain and Oscar-nominee Michael Shannon. Formats: DVD. (Paramount).
Irwin Allen: Master of Disaster Collection
This seven-film collection includes both television and theatrical films from director-writer-producer Irwin Allen, the master of the disaster film. From an overturned cruise liner and a bursting dam to collapsing caves, bridges and more, all seven white-knuckle thrillers are presented with a new 2K scan from the Interpositive. The films feature incredible all-star casts including Michael Caine, Paul Newman, Sally Field, Leslie Nielsen, Telly Savalas, Jacqueline Bisset, William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Shirley Jones, Roddy McDowall and a huge roster of supporting screaming actors and actresses. The films: "Flood" (1976-TV), "Fire" (1977-TV), "Hanging By a Tread" (1979-TV), "Beyond the Poseidon Adventure" (1979), "When Time Ran Out" (1980), "The Night the Bridge Fell Down" (1980-TV), "Cave In!" (1983-TV). Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Trailers, galleries. (Shout! Studios).
Joy Ride
(2023) Unapologetically explicit story of identity and self-discovery centers on four unlikely friends who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure. When Audrey's (Ashley Park) business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo (Sherry Cola), her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat (Stephanie Hsu), her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye (Sabrina Wu), Lolo's eccentric cousin. Their no-holds-barred, epic experience becomes a journey of bonding, friendship, belonging, and wild debauchery that reveals the universal truth of what it means to know and love who you are.
Vitals: Director: Adele Lim. Stars: Ashley Park, Lennon Yee, Isla Rose Hall, Sherry Cola, Chloe Pun, Stephanie Hsu, Sabrina Wu, Ronny Chieng, Meredith Hagner, David Denman.
CC, MPAA rating: R, 95 min., Comedy, North American box office gross: $12.897 million, worldwide $15.717 million, Lionsgate.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Code, VOD, Digital.
Extras: "A Grand Adventure: Making Joy Ride"; "Adele Lim, Director: A Siren Call to Hollywood"; "A Place of Joy: R Is for Representation"; "Never Too Much: A Comedic Lovefest"; "WAP Sing-along"; "WAP Solo Cast Choreography"; deleted scene; theatrical trailer.
The Last House on the Left Limited Edition 4K UHD
(2009) A vicious and efficient updating of the 1972 controversial graphic shocker of the same name, produced by its original director-producer pairing of Wes Craven and Sean Cunningham. When athletic teen Mari Collingwood (Sara Paxton) opts to hang out with her friend Paige in town rather than spend an evening in with her parents vacationing at the family's remote lake house, it marks the beginning of a night no one is going to forget. The two girls wind up in the company of escaped convict Krug (Garret Dillahunt) and his makeshift family of vile career criminals, who kidnap and brutally assault them before leaving them for dead. Fleeing from the scene of their violent crime during a storm, the thugs inadvertently seek refuge with Mari's parents, anxious as to why their daughter hasn't come home yet and primed to unleash the full forces of hell on anyone who would dare to touch so much as a hair on her head. Energetically directed by Dennis Iliadis from a new script by Carl Ellsworth ("Red Eye," "Disturbia"), this remake of horror cinema's seminal tale of bloody revenge has been described by Stephen King as "the best horror movie of the new century." Co-stars Aaron Paul, Monica Potter and Tony Goldwyn. Features two versions of the film: the original Theatrical Version (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray) and the Unrated Version (Blu-ray). A single Blu-ray version of the film was released August 29. Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray. Extras: Read more here. (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment).
The Latent Image
(2023) Joshua Tonks, Jay Clift. The tense drama mixes elements of fear, excitement, sexuality and danger as gay writer Ben (Tonks) has his solitude in the woods invaded by a mysterious stranger (Clift). Both threatened by and attracted to the attractive man, has Ben found the perfect inspiration for his new book or are his darkest and most dangerous fantasies about to come to life? Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Cinephobia Releasing). Read more here
The Pilot
(2023 -- French) Hugo Becker, Eye Haidara, Grégory Fitoussi, Kahina Carina. A drone pilot in Mali conducts a military operation in which he is tracking down the head of a jihadist network with his team. But he finds himself in the middle of a terrible dilemma when he needs to make a choice between his duty, the protection of his men in the field, and his family, taken as hostages by terrorists and who might get executed if he refuses to cooperate. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Freestyle Digital Media).
Poker Face: Season One
(2023) Three-disc set with all 10 episodes of the mystery-of-the-week series that follows Natasha Lyonne’s Charlie, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve. Co-stars Adrien Brody, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. (Paramount).
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The Prodigal Son [Limited Edition]
(1981 -- Hong Kong) In 1978, actor-director Sammo Hung gave Hong Kong audiences the Wing Chun crash course of "Warriors Two," while his next directorial effort, 1979's "Knockabout," gave Yuen Biao the chance to shine as its lead star. But it would be in 1981 that he would combine Biao's newfound screen presence and the legacy of "Warriors Two's" Leung Tsan into what is still considered one of his best directorial efforts. Leung Tsan (Biao) is a wealthy young man living the dream, thinking he's the "Kung Fu King" of the town of Foshan. However, his dream is about to become a nightmare when he is easily beaten in a fight by the star of a traveling opera troupe, Leung Yee-Tai (Lam Ching-Ying). It is at this low point that the truth is revealed to Tsan - all of his "victories" have been nothing but paid-for set-ups by his family out of a misguided act of protection. With this revelation, Tsan pleads with Yee-Tai to train him in the form of combat that led to his defeat: Wing Chun. Yee-Tai, with the help of fellow Wing Chun master Wong Wah-Bo (Hung), will train Tsan to not only be as skilled as he once thought he was, but even better. Though a mysterious challenger (Frankie Chan) and his ruthless Manchu bodyguards may end the journey before it can even begin. Winning the award for Best Action Choreography at the inaugural Hong Kong Film Awards in 1982, "The Prodigal Son" is considered by many to be not only one of the best films to showcase the style of Wing Chun, but also one of the best martial arts films of all time, with some of the most tightly choreographed and fast paced fight scenes that remain just as jaw-dropping over four decades later. 2K restorations from the original elements by Fortune Star of both the original HK “Theatrical Release Presentation” and the “Home Release Presentation.” Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Read more here. (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment).
Rick and Morty: The Complete Seasons 1-6
(2013-22) Six-disc set with all 61 episodes plus extras. "Rick and Morty" is the critically acclaimed, Emmy-award-winning half-hour animated comedy series on Adult Swim that follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on insanely dangerous adventures across the universe. Rick Sanchez is living with his daughter Beth’s family and constantly bringing her, his son-in-law Jerry, granddaughter Summer, and grandson Morty into intergalactic escapades. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, Digital. (Adult Swim/Warner).
Succession: The Complete Series
(2018-23) Twelve-disc set with all 39 episodes. Power, politics, money ... it's all in the family in this Emmy-winning drama series. When the head of one of the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerates considers retiring, a bitter corporate battle threatens to turn into a family civil war as each of his four grown children scheme for control of the company. Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook and Alan Ruck star. Formats: DVD. (HBO/Warner).
Walkabout
(1971 -- Australia) A young sister and brother are abandoned in the harsh Australian outback and must learn to cope in the natural world, without their usual comforts, in this hypnotic masterpiece from Nicolas Roeg. Along the way, they meet an Aboriginal youth on his walkabout, a rite of passage in which adolescent boys are initiated into manhood by journeying into the wilderness alone. "Walkabout" is a thrilling adventure as well as a provocative rumination on time and civilization. Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray combo, with new 4K digital master, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features. Extras: Read more here. (The Criterion Collection).
The Walking Dead - Dead City: The Complete First Season
(2023) Two-disc set with all six episodes. "The Walking Dead" regulars Maggie and Negan travel into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan long ago cut off from the mainland in this spin-off series. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. (RLJ Entertainment).
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Bad City
(2023 -- Japan) Hitoshi Ozawa, Akane Sakanoue, Masanori Mimoto, Lily Franky, Tak Sakaguchi. Long plagued by poverty and crime, Kaiko City has been torn apart by rampant corruption and growing violence between the local Yakuza faction and a notorious Korean crime boss. But when a mafia-connected businessman runs for mayor and begins systematically eliminating his opponents, a former police captain imprisoned for a brutal murder is released in a final desperate effort to reclaim the city. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Well Go USA).
Fire Country: Season One
(2022-23) All 22 episodes about a ragtag team of Northern California firefighters. Bode Donovan is a young convict who seeks redemption and a shortened prison sentence by joining a prison release firefighting program in Northern California, where he and other inmates are partnered with elite firefighters to extinguish massive, unpredictable wildfires across the region. It’s a high-risk, high reward assignment, and the heat is turned up when Bode is assigned to the program in his rural hometown, where he was once a golden all-American son until his troubles began. Now he’s back, with the rap sheet of a criminal and the audacity to believe in a chance for redemption with Cal Fire. Formats: DVD. Extras: Two featurettes, gag reel. (Paramount).
The Little Mermaid
(2023) Director Rob Marshall’s live-action reimagining of Disney’s beloved animated musical classic, the story of Ariel, a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. The youngest of King Triton’s daughters and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea and, while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy. Vitals: Director: Rob Marshall. Stars: Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem, Noma Dumezweni, Art Malik, Daveed Diggs, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina.
CC, MPAA rating: PG, 135 min., Family Fantasy Adventure, North American box office gross: $286.6 million, worldwide $530.4 million, Disney.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Code, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo + Digital Code, VOD, Digital.
Extras: Sing-along version; "Hotter Under The Water" five behind-the-scene featurettes; song breakdowns; "The Scuttlebutt On Sidekicks" featurette; "Passing The Dinglehopper" featurette; gag reel.
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Past Lives
(2023) Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro. Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrested apart after Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life, in this heartrending modern romance. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray + Digital Code, VOD, Digital. Extras: Audio Commentary with writer-director Celine Song and actors Greta Lee and Teo Yoo; "Bound by Fate: Exploring Past Lives” featurette; deleted scenes. Read more here (Lionsgate).
The Trial
(1962) A feverishly inspired take on Franz Kafka’s novel, Orson Welles’s "The Trial" casts Anthony Perkins as the bewildered office drone Josef K., whose arrest for an unspecified crime plunges him into a menacing bureaucratic labyrinth of guilt, corruption, and paranoia. Exiled from Hollywood and creatively unchained, Welles poured his ire at the studio system, McCarthyism, and all forms of totalitarian oppression into this cinematic statement -- one of his boldest and most personal, and the film that he himself considered his greatest. Dizzying camera angles, expressionistic lighting, increasingly surreal locations -- Welles unleashed the full force of his visual brilliance to convey the nightmarish disorientation of a world gone mad. Formats: Blu-ray, 4K UHD + Blu-ray combo edition, with New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features. Extras: Read more here. (The Criterion Collection).
What’s Love Got to Do With It?
(2023 -- UK) Lily James, Shazad Latif, Shabana Azmi, Emma Thompson, Sajal Aly. Rom-com about finding lasting love in today’s world. For documentary maker and dating app addict Zoe (James), swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr. Wrongs, to her eccentric mother Cath’s (Thompson) dismay. For Zoe’s childhood friend and neighbor Kaz (Latif), the answer is to follow his parents’ example and opt for an arranged (or “assisted”) marriage to a bright and beautiful bride from Pakistan. As Zoe films his hopeful journey from London to Lahore to marry a stranger, chosen by his parents, she begins to wonder if she might have something to learn from a profoundly different approach to finding love. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette, theatrical trailer. (Shout! Studios).
- September 26
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Carlito's Way 4K UHD + Blu-ray [Limited Edition]
(1993) Academy Award winner Al Pacino reunites with his Scarface director Brian De Palma for this tough-minded thriller about a gangster looking for salvation down the mean streets of 1970s New York City. Gangster Carlito Brigante (Pacino) gets released early from prison thanks to the work of his lawyer, Kleinfeld (Sean Penn). Vowing to go straight, Carlito nonetheless finds dangers waiting for him in the outside world. As Carlito works toward redemption, Kleinfeld sinks into cocaine-fueled corruption. When Kleinfeld crosses the mob, Carlito gets caught in the crossfire and has to face a hard choice: remain loyal to the friend who freed him or protect a new life with the woman he loves (Penelope Ann Miller). With enemies closing in from all sides, Carlito must find his way before it's too late. Also starring John Leguizamo, Luis Guzmán and Viggo Mortensen, "Carlito's Way" has come to be regarded as among De Palma's most accomplished films. A hard-hitting gangster noir laced with romance and melancholy, powerful performances and nail-biting suspense. Formats: 4K UHD/Blu-ray combo. Extras: Read more here. (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment).
Dario Argento’s Tenebrae
(1982) Anthony Franciosa, John Saxon, Daria Nicolodi, John Steiner. As mystery writer Peter Neal (Franciosa) is promoting his newest novel "Tenebrae," a serial killer begins to murder their victims in the very manner Neal describes in his book. As those around him are being picked off one by one and the police look at Neal as the sole suspect, the author must investigate and find the murderer himself before he’s either killed or framed for the murders. 4K UHD from a new 4K restoration from the original camera negative, presented in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio with restored original DTS-HD MA lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks and English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack. Formats: 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo. Extras: Read more here(Synapse Films).
Elemental
(2023) An all-new original Pixar feature film that transports moviegoers to an extraordinary place called Element City, where a host of elements live and work. The film features each element -- air, earth, water and fire -- and what sets them apart according to Ember, a quick-witted and fiery woman who's always stayed close to home in Firetown. Now she finally ventures out of her comfort zone to explore this spectacular world, and her friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade challenges her beliefs about the world they live in. "Element City" is inspired by big cities around the globe and embraces theorized contributions from each elemental community -- from giant pine-tree-like buildings and waterfall skyscrapers to a tornado-shaped arena called Cyclone Stadium.
Vitals: Director: Peter Sohn. Stars: Voices of Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie del Carmen, Shila Ommi, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Catherine O’Hara.
CC, MPAA rating: PG, 109 min., Animated Family, North American box office gross: $146.6 million, worldwide $397.5 million, Disney.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Code, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo + Digital Code, VOD, Digital.
Extras: Three featurettes; deleted scenes; commentary.
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The Giant Gila Monster/The Killer Shrews Double Feature
(1959) The classic era of drive-in schlock was near its end in 1959, but there was still time for "The Giant Gila Monster" and "The Killer Shrews," a pair of no-budget howlers from producer Gordon McLendon. In "The Giant Gila Monster," a lizard takes on a small town. If that's not enough for you, there are plenty of cool cars and some ersatz rock 'n' roll sung by the movie's star, Don Sullivan. "The Killer Shrews" stars James Best as a riverboat pilot stuck on an island where the shrews are the size of German Shepherds. These two features were originally released on a double-bill. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: "Ray Kellogg-An Unsung Master" documentary written by film historian C. Courtney Joyner and narrated by Larry Blamire; commentary of "The Giant Gila Monster" by Larry Strothe, James Gonis, Shawn Sheridan, and Matt Weinhold from The Monster Party Podcast; commentary of "The Killer Shrews" by professor and film scholar Jason A. Ney; full color inserted booklet with essays by Don Stradley and Jason A. Ney; both films are also offered in 4x3, in additional to the theatrical 16x9; collection of original radio spots for each film. (Film Masters).
The Girl From Rio
(1969) The only thing super-villain vixen Sumuru (Shirley Eaton) lusts for above all else is the power to control men. Her plan to dominate the male species – and the world – with an army of superhuman women is foolproof. Or so one thinks. Sumuru didn’t count on Jeff Sutton (Richard Wyler) and the $10 million he stole from crime boss Sir Masius (George Sanders) as being the perfect recipe for disaster. In the tradition of "Danger Diabolik," "Our Man Flint," "The Wrecking Crew" and other Swinging 60’s Mod classics, "The Girl From Rio" is everything you’d expect from notorious director Jess Franco – the sex, the adventure, the fun. Formats: 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo. Extras: New audio commentary with film historians Nathaniel Thompson and Troy Howarth; new "Rocking in Rio" interview with Stephen Thrower, author of “Murderous Passions: The Delirious Cinema of Jesus Franco”; "Rolling in Rio" interviews with director Jess Franco, producer Harry Alan Towers and Shirley Eaton; new additional scenes from German version; trim reel; poster & still gallery.(Blue Underground). Read more here
Insidious: The Red Door
(2023) In Insidious: The Red Door, the horror franchise's original cast returns for the final chapter of the Lambert family's terrifying saga. To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh (Patrick Wilson) and a college-aged Dalton (Ty Simpkins) must go deeper into The Further than ever before, facing their family's dark past and a host of new and more horrifying terrors that lurk behind the red door.Vitals: Director: Patrick Wilson. Stars: Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Sinclair Daniel, Hiam Abbass, Andrew Astor, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Lin Shaye, Bridget Kim.
CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 107 min., Horror, North American box office gross: $82.060 million, worldwide $188.050 million, Sony.
Formats: DVD + Digital Code, Blu-ray + Digital Code, VOD, Digital.
Extras: "Past, Present, Further"; "Possessed Director."
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La Bamba
(1987) The brief but incandescent life of rock-and-roll trailblazer Ritchie Valens is immortalized in this enthralling biopic from another Mexican American icon, Luis Valdez, the father of Chicano cinema. With sweetness and swagger, Lou Diamond Phillips embodies the 1950s California teenager who, forged by his fiercely supportive mother (Rosanna DeSoto) and rebellious brother (Esai Morales), rises from his farm-working roots to chart-topping fame in the early days of rock -- until one fateful night that haunts music history. Propelled by a hip-shaking soundtrack featuring Los Lobos and Carlos Santana, "La Bamba" captures the electric vitality of an artist who bridged cultures to create his own American dream. Formats: Blu-ray special edition features new 4K digital restoration, approved by director Luis Valdez, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Extras: Read more here. (The Criterion Collection).
Le Mépris (Contempt)
(1963) Celebrate the 60th anniversary of Jean-Luc Godard’s landmark movie with this first-ever 4K release. Weaving provocative storylines with a stunning visual style, "Le Mépris" is a movie within a movie. On the surface, the film is about a director (Michel Piccoli) whose wife Camille (screen legend Brigitte Bardot) falls out of love with him while he rewrites an adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey for an American producer (Jack Palance). But underneath this tale of a doomed romance lies Godard’s true subject: the commercial film industry, which he skewers in an unforgettable tour de force that is subversive, darkly comic, and completely original. Formats: 4K Ultra HD + Digital. Extras: Special introduction by Colin MacCabe, an academic, film producer, and author of "Godard: A Portrait of the Artist at Seventy." (Lionsgate).
Loki S1
(2021) Two-disc set with all six episodes. Marvel Studios’ "Loki" features the God of Mischief as he steps out of his brother’s shadow. Set after the events of "Avengers: Endgame," this action-packed, time-defying thriller stars Tom Hiddleston as the title characters with Owen Wilson as agent Mobius. Formats: Blu-ray Steelbook, 4K Ultra HD Steelbook. Extras: Gag reel; deleted scenes; "Assembled: The Making of Loki" featurette, collectible concept art cards. (Marvel/Disney). Read more here
Lonely Castle in the Mirror
(2022) Shy outcast Kokoro has been avoiding school for weeks when she discovers a portal in her bedroom mirror. She reaches through and finds herself transported to an enchanted castle where she is joined by six other students. When a girl in a wolf mask explains that they have been invited to play a game, the teens must work together to uncover the mysterious connection that unites them. However, anyone who breaks the rules will be eaten by a wolf. From acclaimed director Keiichi Hara ("Colorful," "Miss Hokusai") and based on the bestselling novel by Mizuki Tsujimura, the animated "Lonely Castle in the Mirror" is a heartfelt drama about the pains of growing up and the unlikely bonds that can bring people together. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Art gallery, trailer. (GKIDS/Shout! Factory).
Moonage Daydream
(2022) An ecstatic voyage through the creative and spiritual universe of David Bowie, "Moonage Daydream" is a fittingly unclassifiable tribute to the shape-shifting rock iconoclast and his singular sound and vision. Exploding the conventions of the music documentary, director Brett Morgen remixes dazzling, never-before-seen footage of the artist throughout his career, reveling in his otherworldly presence while revealing the restless philosophical inquiry that guided his myriad metamorphoses. Graced with soulful narration by Bowie, this immersive audiovisual head rush transmits the essence of a phenomenon that cannot be explained—only experienced. Formats: Blu-ray, 4K UHD + Blu-ray combo edition with 4K digital master, supervised by writer-director-editor-producer Brett Morgen, with Dolby Atmos and stereo soundtracks. In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features. Extras: Read more here. (The Criterion Collection).
Repligator
(1988) "Leatherface" Gunnar Hansen, scream queen Brinke Steven. From director Bret McCormick ("The Abomination") comes one of the most screwball, brain-melting late 90s direct-to-video entries ever made. At a top-secret military facility, a group of scientists and army brass work on the "The Replicator Project," which quickly goes awry when it turns all the male soldiers into gorgeous, scantily clad nymphets, who then morph into alligators when they reach the peak of sexual excitement! Visual Vengeance is a Blu-ray label dedicated to vintage ‘Shot on Video’ and microbudget genre independents from the 1980s though 2000s. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Limited edition slipcase - first pressing only; one pair of branded 'X-Ray Specs' first pressing only; commentary with director Bret McCormick and Glen Coburn; commentary with Sam Panico of B&S About Movies and Bill Van Ryn of Drive-In Asylum; archival making of featurette; archival Bret Mccormick interview; original deleted opening scene; director Bret McCormick interview; producer Wynn Winberg interview; actress Brinke Stevens interview; actor Carl Merritt interview; actor Randy Clower interview; folded mini-poster; more.(Visual Vengeance).
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
(2023) Voices of Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Annie Murphy, Colman Domingo, Jane Fonda. Dive into the turbulent waters of high school with this heartwarming action comedy about a shy teenager who discovers that she’s part of a legendary royal lineage of mythical sea krakens and that her destiny, in the depths of the oceans, is bigger than she ever dreamed. Learning to be an all-powerful sea creature while hiding among humans is hard enough for Ruby, but to make matters worse, her super popular new bestie, Chelsea, is secretly a mermaid. Mermaids have been battling the Krakens for eons to rule the ocean, but Chelsea has come to land to finally put an end to that conflict. However, when Chelsea double-crosses her, Ruby will ultimately need to embrace who she is and GO BIG to protect those she loves most. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Code, VOD, Digital. Extras: Deleted scenes; drawing guide; "Make Your Own Aquarium"; "Squad Solidarity: Adventures In Adr"; "The Kraken: Myth or Monster"; commentary; more. (Universal). Read more here
Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!
(2023) The world's greatest heroes, DC’s Justice League, have mysteriously vanished and a terrifying phantom has taken up residence in The Hall of Justice. Now it's up to the world's greatest super sleuths, Scooby and the gang, to solve the mystery and save our heroes ... with a little help from their new pal Krypto the Superdog. Formats: DVD, Digital. Extras: Three bonus Scooby-Doo episodes: "The Scooby of a Thousand Faces!"; "What a Night, for a Dark Knight!" and "One Minute Mysteries!” Guest Starring The Flash." (Warner).
Suburra
(2015 -- Italy) Pierfrancesco Favino, Claudio Amendola, Elio Germano. Based on real-life events of the Mafia Capitale that occurred in 2011, the film follows the attempts to turn a small-town -- owned by the Capitale-- into the Las Vegas of Italy. Corruption, triple-crossing, blackmailing, and murder all follow as politician Filippo Malgradi’s plans to help a Mafia boss known as Samurai turn upside-down when Malgradi is involved with the death of a sex worker. An all-out war happens as Malgradi and others fight for their slice of power and money. Adapted from the 2013 novel of the same name by Carlo Bonini and Giancarlo De Cataldo. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: "The Making of Suburra" documentary; production gallery; theatrical trailer. (Unearthed Films).
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Season Three
(2022) Three-DVD set, two-Blu-ray set with eight episodes. In Season 3, Jack (John Krasinski) races against time and across Europe to stop a rogue faction within the Russian government from restoring the Soviet Empire and starting World War III. Also starring Wendall Price, Nina Hoss, Betty Gabriel and Michael Kelly . Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD. Extras: Deleted scenes. (Paramount).
Westward the Women
(1951) Robert Taylor, Denise Darcel, Julie Bishop, Beverly Dennis. They were the rugged pioneers and brave trailblazers who tamed the wild west. These were the women of the great frontier. Based on historical record, this wagon-train saga details a 2,000-mile journey from Chicago to California. The men seek gold; the women seek matrimony. Both strike pay dirt. Buck Wyatt (Taylor) is a tough, experienced scout who leads a wagon train comprised of two ex-showgirls (Darcel and Bishop), a hearty widow (Dennis) and fifteen men who act as guides. When one of the men disobeys Buck's orders not to fraternize with the ladies, Buck shoots him, causing the others to desert. Instead of turning back, the determined women insist on going on, learning to ride, shoot, and drive mules. Although treacherous terrain and a deadly ambush lay ahead, these tough ladies are filled with the American frontier spirit, and nothing will stop them. Based on a story by Frank Capra, and directed with signature gusto by the masterful William Wellman, "Westward the Women" is a cinematic masterpiece. Formats: Blu-ray. (Warner Archive).
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