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- January 7
Beyond the Wasteland (AKA M)
(2024 -- Republic of North Macedonia) Matej Sivakov, Sashko Kocev, Aleksandar Nicovski, Kamka Tocinovski, Bojana Gregoric Vejzovic, Verica Nedeska. In a world ravaged by a deadly virus, a young boy is faced with losing everything as he journeys through a shattered world, shrouded in silence and overtaken by the infected and the conflict-torn remnants of humanity in this award-winning sci-fi horror-thriller. Deep in a secluded forest, Marko lives in isolation under the watchful eye of his overprotective father, who is determined to keep his young son safe from the Evil Ones. Deeply lonely, and increasingly curious about the outside world, Marko yearns to uncover the secrets of life beyond the forest and begins venturing further from home. But after a cruel turn of events grants his wish sooner than he ever imagined, Marko is forced to flee and embark on a grim journey filled with unknown dangers and a glimpse into a world forever changed. Formats: Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Well Go USA). Read more here
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Rampo Noir
(2005 -- Japan) Four filmmakers from completely different backgrounds bring their radically personal takes to the stories of Japan's celebrated master of the macabre, Edogawa Rampo ("Horrors of Malformed Men," "Blind Beast"). In "Mars's Canal", by music video director and visual artist Suguru Takeuchi, a lone man encounters the other side of his psyche beyond the reflective surface of a circular pond set in a desolate landscape. Japanese New Wave auteur and longtime director of the Ultraman series Akio Jissoji ("This Transient Life," "Mandala") harnesses his distinctive stylistic sheen in his story of a mad mirror maker, "Mirror Hell". "Caterpillar" sees the singular vision of cult director Hisayasu Sato ("The Bedroom," "Naked Blood") at its most grotesque, in his portrait of a wounded war veteran who returns from the frontline as little more than a bloody torso, helpless to defend himself against the increasingly perverted caprices of an embittered wife. Finally, a famous actor is subjected to the obsessive attentions of her limo driver in "Crawling Bugs", the directorial debut of internationally acclaimed manga artist Atsushi Kaneko ("Bambi" and "Her Pink Gun"). Produced by the same team behind "Ichi the Killer" and "Uzumaki," and with a cast featuring some of Japan's top stars, including Tadanobu Asano and Ryuhei Matsuda, "Rampo Noir" is a stylistic tour-de-force that vividly evokes the "erotic grotesque" worlds created by Japan's pioneering proponent of horror and mystery fiction. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Read more here. (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment). 
Saturday Night
(2024) At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television--and culture--forever. "Saturday Night" is based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live. Full of humor, chaos, and the magic of a revolution that almost wasn't, count down the minutes in real time until those famous words are uttered for the very first time Vitals: Director: Jason Reitman. Stars: Willem Dafoe, Dylan O'Brien, Ella Hunt, J.K. Simmons, Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott. CC, MPAA rating: R, 109 min., Comedy Drama, Theatrical release date: October 11, 2024, North American box office gross: $9.511 million, worldwide $9.796 million, Sony. Formats: DVD + Digital Code, Blu-ray + Digital Code, VOD, Digital. 
Things Will Be Different
(2024) Adam David Thompson, Riley Dandy, Chloe Skoczen, Sarah Bolger. Fleeing the police after a close call robbery, two siblings escape to a mysterious farmhouse that transports them to a different time. There they reckon with a sinister force that keeps them captive until its deadly demands can be met. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Magnolia Home Entertainment/Magnet). 
We Live in Time
(2024) Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield), an up-and-coming chef, are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together -- falling for each other, building a home, becoming a family -- a difficult truth is revealed that rocks its foundation. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken, in filmmaker John Crowley's decade-spanning, deeply moving romance. Vitals: Director: John Crowley. Stars: Andrew Garfield, Florence Pugh, Grace Delaney, Lee Braithwaite, Aoife Hinds. CC, MPAA rating: R, 108 min., Romantic Drama, Theatrical release date: October 18, 2024, North American box office gross: $24.690 million, worldwide $32.149 million, A24. Formats: Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: Commentary with director John Crowley and writer Nick Payne; making-of featurette "A Whole Life: The Making of We Live in Time"; six collectible postcards featuring on set photography by Peter Mountain. 
Yojimbo / Sanjuro: Two Samurai Films By Akira Kurosawa
Thanks to perhaps the most indelible character in Akira Kurosawa’s oeuvre, "Yojimbo" (1961) surpassed even "Seven Samurai" in popularity when it was released. The masterless samurai Sanjuro, who slyly manipulates two warring clans to his own advantage in a small, dusty village, was so entertainingly embodied by the brilliant Toshiro Mifune that it was only a matter of time before he returned in a sequel. Made just one year later, "Sanjuro" (1962) matches Yojimbo’s storytelling dexterity yet adds a layer of world-weary pragmatism that brings the two films to a thrilling and unforgettable conclusion. 4K digital restorations, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks. Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray, with two 4K UHD discs of the films and two Blu-rays with the films and special features. Optional DTS-HD Master Audio Perspecta 3.0 soundtracks, preserving the original simulated stereo effects. Extras: Read more here. (The Criterion Collection).
Back to top- January 14
Escape
(2024 -- South Korea) Lee Je-Hoon), Koo Kyo-Hwan, Hong Xa-Bin. After completing his required decade of military service and being honored as a hero, a North Korean sergeant makes a sudden shocking attempt to defect to the South, risking life and limb for the chance to finally determine his own destiny. This action-packed adventure that packs existentialist and societal musings into a defector escape story. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: Making-of featurette; character trailer; theatrical trailer. (Well Go USA). Read more here 
Incubus
(1966) It is often said that films about the Devil are cursed with bad luck, but Leslie Stevens' "Incubus" might be the most cursed of them all. By the time it premiered in 1966, two of its stars had tragically taken their own lives; the eccentric director's insistence on filming in the obscure Esperanto language ensured it failed to receive any distribution; and it was nearly lost forever when the original elements were believed lost in a fire. Decades passed until it was finally saved and unveiled to the public in all its unholy glory. Wounded in battle, soldier Marc (William Shatner, just prior to being cast in "Star Trek") ventures to the remote village of Nomen Tuum to find a well where the waters are said to be blessed with healing powers. Little does he suspect that the inhabitants of Nomen Tuum are demonic seductresses who entice interlopers and lead them to damnation, and one such succubus, Kia (Allyson Ames) has her sights on Marc. As an eclipse shrouds the sun and darkness falls over the village, Marc and Kia's relationship becomes more passionate ... will his soul survive? Now restored in 4K from the last known surviving 35mm print, this eerie and unforgettable American folk horror from the creator of "The Outer Limits" survives to chill a new generation as never seen before. Stylishly filmed in Big Sur and other California locations by cinematographer (and future Academy Award winner) Conrad L. Hall, "Incubus" is a film unlike any other, now accompanied by hours of bonus features delving into the mysteries of this once-thought-lost cult classic. Formats: Blu-ray, 4K UHD. Extras: (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment). Read more here. 
Inglourious Basterds
(2009) One of the most celebrated filmmakers of our time harnesses the power of cinema itself to rewrite history in this electrifying WWII thriller. Narrowly escaping the massacre of her entire family by the SS, Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) flees to Paris and forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema. Meanwhile, a guerilla band of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" led by Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt), are waging a bloody war of attrition behind enemy lines but Europe remains beneath Nazi boot-heels. Believing themselves unstoppable, the leaders of the Third Reich assemble in Paris for the premiere of the propaganda epic "Nation's Pride." The location? Shosanna's cinema. With all the rotten eggs in one basket, "The Basterds" join forces with British Commando Lt. Archie Hicox (Michael Fassbender) and German film star/undercover allied agent Bridget Von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) to infiltrate the premiere. Their plan? Blow up the basket. Brim-filled with shocking violence, thrilling action and excruciating suspense, "Inglourious Basterds" was a boxoffice smash around the world garnering eight Academy Award (2009) nominations including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay, with Christoph Waltz winning Best Supporting Actor for his star-making turn as the chilling SS Col. Hans Landa. Witness the war as it might have been in this stunning new edition, packed with explosive extras. Formats: Blu-ray, 4K UHD. Extras: (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment). Read more here. 
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
(1986) One of the greatest comedians of all time, Richard Pryor gets raw and real in this brutally funny and lacerating self-portrait. Following the notorious incident in which he caught on fire while high on cocaine, nearly losing his life, Pryor exorcised his inner demons by writing, producing, directing, and starring in this dizzying hall-of-mirrors biopic and backstage drama, which traces a young comedian’s rise to fame, from his childhood growing up in a brothel to the colorful experiences that shaped his edgy comic voice to the addiction struggles that brought him to the brink of death. As he did in his legendary stand-up sets, here Pryor fearlessly turns his soul inside out, revealing the deep vulnerability that made his art so compelling. Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray, with new 4K digital restoration, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. In the 4K UHD edition: 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 Mother and the Whore
(1973) After the French New Wave, the sexual revolution, and the upheavals of May 1968 came the near religiously revered magnum opus by Jean Eustache. In his long-unavailable body of work, ranging from documentaries about his native village to closely autobiographical narrative films, Eustache pioneered a forthright and fearless brand of realism. The pinnacle of this innovative style, "The Mother and the Whore" follows Alexandre (Jean-Pierre Léaud), a Parisian pseudo-intellectual who lives with his tempestuous girlfriend, Marie (Bernadette Lafont), even as he begins a dalliance with the sexually liberated Veronika (Françoise Lebrun), leading the three into an emotionally turbulent love triangle. Through daringly sustained long takes and confessional dialogue, Eustache captures a generation navigating the disillusionment of the 1970s, and in the process achieves an intimacy so deep it cuts. Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD 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). My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
(2024) A century after Alfred Hitchcock's first film, he remains one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. But how does his vast body of work and legacy hold up in today’s society? Mark Cousins, the award-winning filmmaker behind" The Story of Film: An Odyssey," "The Eyes of Orson Welles," and T"he Storms of Jeremy Thomas," tackles this question and looks at the auteur with a new and radical approach: through the use of his own voice. As Hitchcock rewatches his films, we are taken on an odyssey through his vast career - his vivid silent films, the legendary films of the 1950s and 60s and his later works - in playful and revealing ways. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: (Cohen Media Group). Read more here
Back to top- January 21
The Cell
(2000) Sublime, grotesque and visually ravishing, Tarsem Singh's debut feature delivers on the extraordinary artistry of his work in music video and commercials as it takes the audience on a journey through the bizarre worlds inside the mind of a killer. When serial murderer Carl Stargher (Vincent D'Onofrio) falls into a coma with his latest victim still trapped in an unknown location and waiting to die, the FBI turn to psychologist Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) for help. Using an experimental technology she enters the dark dreamscape of Stargher's mind, attempting to learn his secrets before it's too late. But his unconscious is a twisted nightmare, a labyrinth that threatens to trap her inside his terrifying world forever. To save a life, she'll have to risk her own. With a script by Mark Protosevich ("I Am Legend"), and a supporting cast that includes Vince Vaughn and Marianne Jean-Baptiste, "The Cell" is a gripping, edge-of-the-seat thriller, filled with jaw-dropping imagery that will entrance and unsettle in equal measure. Formats: Blu-ray, 4K UHD. Extras: (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment). Read more here. Dark Sanctuary: The Story of the Church
(2023) The story of the longest running Goth club in the US and the community of artists and misfits who called the Dallas club, "The Church, Their Sanctuary." A feature-length documentary about the historic Goth club that exposes the incredible, shocking history of one of the longest running such clubs in the U.S. as well as the world-renowned artists who performed there. Through interviews with music artists, local bands, and patrons, the film tells the story of the community that formed over nearly three decades of the legendary club's existence. The motto of The Church became "Enter Without Prejudice," meaning no matter who you are, how you look, how you dress, your sexuality, your gender identity, the color of your skin, your body type, all are welcome and embraced at The Church. Formats: Blu-ray, DVD, VOD, Digital. (Cleopatra Entertainment/MVD Entertainment). 
The Grifters
(1990) A dark-hearted neonoir comes to a boil under the bright Los Angeles sun, in British director Stephen Frears’s rousing adaptation of the novel by dime-store bard Jim Thompson, a film that raises pulp to the realm of existential tragedy. A possessive mother (Anjelica Huston), her cynical son (John Cusack), and his scheming, seductive girlfriend (Annette Bening) are career swindlers circling one another in an elaborate emotional confidence game that grows increasingly perverse as love and trust turn to betrayal and Oedipal undercurrents rise to the surface. In Frears’s first Hollywood film, the ever-assured director and his trifecta of magnetic actors conjure a moody, unstuck-in-time vision of toxic Americana. Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray, with new 4K digital restoration, approved by director of photography Oliver Stapleton, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. In the 4K UHD edition: 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). 
Here
(2024) From the reunited director, writer, and stars of "Forrest Gump" (1994), this is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the human experience in its purest form. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Eric Roth and Zemeckis and told much in the style of the graphic novel by Richard McGuire on which it is based, Tom Hanks and Robin Wright star in this tale of love, loss, laughter and life, all of which happens, right Here. Vitals: Director: Robert Zemeckis. Stars: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly. CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 104 min., Drama, Theatrical release date: November 1, 2024, North American box office gross: $12.222 million, worldwide $13.266 million, Sony. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray + Digital Code, VOD, Digital. Extras: "How We Got Here (The Making of HERE)"; deleted scenes. Read more here.
The Heretic
(2024) Two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant). Made to choose between belief and disbelief, they find themselves plunged into the darkest labyrinths of Reed's mind and a deadly game of cat-and-mouse in this twisted horror film. Vitals: Director: Scott Beck and Bryan Wood. Stars: Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East. CC, MPAA rating: R, 111 min., Horror, Theatrical release date: November 8, 2024, North American box office gross: $26.820 million, worldwide $37.858 million, A24. Formats: Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: Commentary with writer-directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods; making-of featurette; six collectible postcards featuring on set photography by Kimberly French. Read more here.
A Legend
(2024 -- China) Martial arts comedy-fantasy-adventure with legendary martial arts icon Jackie Chan. While investigating the history of a newly discovered ancient artifact, a renowned archaeologist (Chan) unwittingly establishes a mystical connection with a heroic Han dynasty general, blurring the lines between past and present right as the general prepares to wage war against the brutal Hun army. Includes an English dub. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, Digital. (Well Go USA). The Return
(2024 -- UK/Italy/Greece/France) Director: Uberto Pasolini. Stars Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Charlie Plummer, Marwan Kenzari, Claudio Santamaria. After 20 years Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, where he finds his wife held prisoner by suitors vying to be king and his son facing death at their hands. To win back his family and all he has lost, Odysseus must rediscover his strength. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Decal/Bleecker Street). Read more here Rumours
(2024) Directors: Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson, Guy Maddin. Stars: Cate Blanchett, Rolando Ravello, Charles Dance. A genre-hopping political-satire-turn-horror-comedy that follows leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies at the annual G7 summit as they attempt to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Decal - Bleeker Street). Shelf Life
(1993) O-Lan Jones, Andrea Stein, Jim Turner. The lost film from legendary director Pasul Bartel. In a strange bit of appropriateness, the movie about three children stuck in a bomb shelter for thirty years was lost for three decades. The film never received a theatrical release after playing a few festivals. This status changed when a 35mm print was discovered, and at long last, viewers can the experience the final feature film from director Bartel. On November 22, 1963, Mr. and Mrs. St. Cloud hear about the tragic assassination of the President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Consumed with paranoia and believing that WWIII is now inevitable, they take their 
small children Tina, Pam and Scotty and hide with them in their fallout shelter, never to leave it again. By 1993, the parents had died but their three adult-children still live in the nuclear bomb shelter alone without any human contact. They've developed their own rules and rituals based on their fading memories of the life above, their old records that still work and whatever they catch on TV, when some station's signal reaches them now and then, for a few moments. Most of their day is spent in play sessions, in which they act out various common activities like going to school, eating out or staging musical numbers. They love to dance, sing and on occasion wrestle. Sometimes they even play their parents and reenact the parents' speeches to them. At one point, Tina and Scotty even pretend to be boyfriend and girlfriend but in a quite innocent manner. They play many other bizarre games that only make sense to them and tell each other stories that are amalgams of things they heard about like the Bible, Superman or the Pledge of Allegiance. Scotty even has a make-believe superhero alter ego - Supercar. The movie uses vignettes to tell the story but there's also a thin central plot that revolves around the fact that Mom and Dad gave the only key to the vault with food to Pam. "Shelf Life" was originally a play, directed by Maryedith Burrell ("Fridays"), that ran at the Lex Theatre in Hollywood. Paul Bartel saw the play and arranged to shoot it as a movie with the original cast (who jointly wrote the script). Bartel used the camera to go beyond capturing the play and dug deeper into the bonds between the subterranean siblings. The movie is quite rare and was never released on VHS or DVD, although some bootleg VHS copies do exist. Bartel directed "Secret Cinema," "Private Parts," "Death Race 2000," "Eating Raoul," "Lust In the Dust" and "Scenes From the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills." He also acted in numerous films including "Rock ‘n’ Roll High School," "National Lampoon’s European Vacation," "Escape From L.A.," "Gremlins 2: The New Batch," "The Usual Suspects," and "Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird." Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: Audio commentary with O-Lan Jones, Andrea Stein, Jim Turner, Philip Holahan, and Alex Mechanik; American Cinematheque Q&A with O-Lan Jones, Andrea Stein, Jim Turner, and Alex Mechanik, moderated by Grant Moninger; Q&A with Tina, Pam, and Scotty (2023); trailer; teasers. (Liberation Hall/MVD Entertainment). 
Smile 2
(2024) About to embark on a world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her past. Vitals: Director: Parker Finn. Stars: Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Peter Jacobson, Ray Nicholson. CC, MPAA rating: R, 127 min., Horror Thriller, Theatrical release date: October 18, 2024, North American box office gross: $68.940 million, worldwide $139.042 million, Paramount. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray + Digital Code, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo + Digital Code, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo Steelbook, VOD, Digital. 
The Substance
(2024) A fading celebrity takes a black-market drug: a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself. Demi Moore gives a career-best performance as Elisabeth Sparkle, a former A-lister past her prime and suddenly fired from her fitness TV show by repellent studio head Harvey (Dennis Quaid). She is then drawn to the opportunity presented by a mysterious new drug: THE SUBSTANCE. All it takes is one injection and she is reborn – temporarily – as the gorgeous, twentysomething Sue (Margaret Qualley). Vitals: Director: Coralie Fargeat. Stars: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid. CC, MPAA rating: R, 141 min., Horror Thriller, Theatrical release date: September 20, 2024, North American box office gross: $16.410 million, worldwide $56.468 million, Mubi. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. 
Venom: The Last Dance
(2024) Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel’s greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance. Vitals: Director: Kelly Marcel. Stars: Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiorfor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Stephen Graham, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach. CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 110 min., Sci-Fi Action, Theatrical release date: October 25, 2024, North American box office gross: $138.2 million, worldwide $468.5 million, Sony. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray + Digital Code, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo + Digital Code, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo + Digital Code Steelbook, VOD, Digital. Extras: "Venomous Laughs: Outtakes & Bloopers"; "Author of Mayhem: From Writer to Director"; "Venom’s Inner Circle." Blu-ray & 4K UHD adds deleted & extended scenes; "Bonded in Chaos: Tom Hardy"; "Venom Unleashed: The Action & Stunts"; select scene previs; "One Last Dance – Tom Morello x Grandson Music Video"; "Savor the Last Bite: The Venom Legacy"; "Brock Bottom: Mrs. Chen Interview." Read more here.
- January 28
Half-Life of Memory: America’s Forgotten Atomic Bomb Factory
(2025) The story of how the U.S. secretly manufactured thousands of atomic weapons in the suburbs of Denver, leaving behind a toxic legacy that will persist for generations. Colorado’s Rocky Flats plant produced a staggering 70 thousand atomic bombs, each serving as a “trigger” for thermonuclear warheads. Concealed by government secrecy, the plant's fires, leaks, and illicit dumping of nuclear waste contaminated the Denver area with long-lived radioactive toxins. A major and highly visible plutonium fire sparked a decade of mass protests, culminating in an unprecedented FBI raid that ultimately shuttered the plant. Today, the radioactive legacy of Rocky Flats continues to threaten public health, yet surprisingly few people are aware the plant ever existed. Through powerful testimonials and extraordinary archival media, "Half-Life of Memory" exposes Rocky Flats' dark past and enduring impact, prompting critical reflection on the implications of the nation’s renewed nuclear weapons buildup. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital.(Freestyle Digital Media). Read more here Left at Wall
(2023) Ron Placone, Gareth Reynolds, Kimberly Hill, Sara Kay Godot, Sally Mullins), Eddie Pepitone, Graham Elwood, Dave Anthony, Sage Francis. Inspired by the Robin Hood/Gamestop event that occurred in January of 2021, the film tells the story of a short sell attempt leading to the ultimate sibling feud. John Saber is a struggling Hollywood writer in constant competition with his Wall Street investor brother, Don. After learning about Don’s latest short sell scheme, John launches an online effort to thwart his brother and fight back against the Wall Street machine. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Freestyle Digital Media). Read more here 
Running on Karma
(2003 -- China) The 10th film co-directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai following a string of collaborations that included comedies, romances, action films and historical epics, "Running on Karma" is a crime thriller with a distinctly Buddhist flare starring a titian of Hong Kong cinema in Andy Lau ("Infernal Affairs"). Big (Lau) was once a devoutly religious man, but turned away from his vocation as a Buddhist monk when he could no longer bear the weight of his unusual gift: the ability to see people's past lives and predict the impact of karma upon their present and future. Having found a new life as a bodybuilder, he is drawn to use his sixth sense for good after meeting Lee Fung-yee (Cecilia Cheung), a cop investigating a homicide. But as the two grow closer and work together to catch a murderer, their relationship is complicated by the fact that Big can see Lee's past lives, too. A film that balances genre thrills with deep philosophical questions on the nature of spirituality and faith, "Running on Karma" stands with "Mad Detective" as one of the most interesting and unique collaborations between Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai. The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time outside of Asia. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Limited edition of 2000 copies; new audio commentary by East Asian film experts Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and F.J. DeSanto; "Reap the Whirlwind" new interview with Gary Bettinson, editor-in-chief of Asian Cinema journal; archival “making of…” featurette; theatrical trailer; a collector’s booklet featuring a new essay by David West of NEO magazine. (Eureka Entertainment/MVD Entertainment). 
Underworld Beauty
(1958 -- Japan) Retrieving the diamonds he stashed before his arrest, thief Miyamoto hopes to help his old partner Mihara, crippled during the heist. Their former boss, crime lord Oyane, offers to mediate with a foreign buyer, but secretly wants the stones for himself. The deal goes awry when gunmen appear on the scene. Mihara swallows the diamonds but dies in the chase, leaving a valuable corpse in the police morgue. Miyamoto forms an uneasy alliance with Mihara's wildcat sister Akiko to keep the gems away from gangsters, cops and even Akiko's greedy boyfriend. This wildly inventive early noir sees Seijun Suzuki ("Branded to Kill," "Tattooed Life") infectiously playing with genre rules and gender stereotypes. New 4K restoration of the film by Nikkatsu Corporation. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: New interview with critic Mizuki Kodama; bonus feature: Seijun Suzuki’"Love Letter" (1959, 40 mins); audio commentary on "Love Letter" by Suzuki biographer William Carroll; trailers; reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow; limited edition booklet featuring new writing by critic Claudia Siefen-Leitich and an archival review of the film. (Radiance/MVD Entertainment). 
Weak Spot
(1975 -- France-Italy-West Germany) Ugo Tognazzi ("La grande bouffe") is an innocent playboy holiday rep in Greece who is picked up by two secret agents (Michel Piccoli, "Le Mépris" and Mario Adorf, "The Italian Connection"). Suspected of being part of an underground resistance, he is to be transported by the agents to Athens where he will be interrogated by superior officers. Their journey is the start of a cat-and-mouse game that beautifully plays on Tognazzi's screen persona with the thrilling tension of Costa-Gavras' "Z." Newly restored in 4K by Studio Canal, Peter Fleischmann's paranoid thriller is made available on Blu-ray for the first time. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Audio commentary by critic Travis Woods; archival TV interview with Michel Piccoli; soundtrack expert Lovely Jon discusses the Ennio Morricone score; reversible sleeve featuring designs based on original posters; limited edition booklet featuring new writing by Kat Ellinger; limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings. (Radiance/MVD Entertainment). 
Winchester '73
(1950) Noirish shadows spread across the frontier in this landmark western, the first of the celebrated collaborations between director Anthony Mann and actor James Stewart that redefined the genre with their moral and psychological intensity. Beginning his midcareer transition into increasingly edgy roles, Stewart portrays an avenging sharpshooter whose stolen rifle becomes a harbinger of death as it is passed from one doomed hand to the next. Featuring a stellar cast that includes a touching Shelley Winters, a sensationally sleazy Dan Duryea, and a pre-stardom Rock Hudson, this elemental tale of violence begetting violence broke new ground with its evocation of the West as a no-man’s-land of antiheroes and villains. Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray, with new 4K digital restoration, undertaken by Universal Pictures in collaboration with The Film Foundation, 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).
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