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- March 4
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
(2025) Big Nick (Gerard Butler) is on the hunt in Europe for Donnie (O'Shea Jackson Jr.), who is embroiled in the dangerous world of diamond thieves and the infamous Panther mafia, as they plot a massive heist of the world’s biggest diamond exchange. Vitals: Director: Christian Gudegast. Stars: Gerard Butler, Jordan Bridges, Evan Ahmad, O’Shea Jackson Jr, Bob Jennings, Meadow Williams. CC, MPAA rating: R, 144 min., Action Thriller, Theatrical release date: January 10, 2025, North American box office gross: $36.0 million, worldwide $56.7 million, Lionsgate. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Code, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo + Digital Code, VOD, Digital. 
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Don't Get Eaten
(2023) Justin Kilduff, Melinda Rose, Dale Dobson, Reese Ravencraft. The story of Noah Mickelberg – a zombie-apocalypse prepper and stay-at-home homeschooling dad. Noah is having great luck with his zombie survival online video channel, until an actual zombie apocalypse disrupts his plans. Noah’s exasperated wife tries to keep the family afloat while her internet-streaming husband ekes out an existence creating “zombie survival” videos with their daughters. When a couples therapist prescribes a technology-free getaway, things start off well, until an actual zombie apocalypse intrudes on their family weekend. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Freestyle Digital Media). Read more here Eye For an Eye 2: Blind Vengeance
(2024 -- China) Xie Miao, Yang Enyou. After her little brother is murdered by a sadistic, well-connected government official, a young girl vows revenge and turns to the Lieutenant, a blind but highly skilled bounty hunter. Though he refuses to help the child exact vengeance and become a murderer herself, the Lieutenant grudgingly lets her stay in exchange for help with daily tasks. But when the girl suddenly vanishes, the bounty hunter goes on a furious rampage through the city in a desperate attempt to locate the child before it’s too late. Sequel to the international box office hit "Eye For An Eye: The Blind Swordsman." Includes an English-language dub. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Digital. (Well Go USA).
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Ghost Cat Anzu
(2024 -- Japan) Animated family film. Precocious tween Karin finds herself abandoned by her father in rural Japan. Living in a temple with her grandfather, she meets Anzu, a giant “ghost cat” and notorious layabout tasked with looking after her. Distrustful of her new guardian, Karin sabotages Anzu’s odd jobs for the townsfolk and befriends the eccentric local forest spirits. In an effort to win Karin over, Anzu accidentally makes a deal with the devil, and all Hell breaks loose. "Ghost Cat Anzu" was first filmed in live action, with the animation rotoscoped based on this footage. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (GKIDS/Shout! Studios). 
Gladiator II
(2024) Continues the epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance set in Ancient Rome. Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people. Vitals: Director: Ridley Scott. Stars: Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn, Connie Nielsen. CC, MPAA rating: R, 147 min., Action Adventure, Theatrical release date: November 22, 2024, North American box office gross: $145.9 million, worldwide $398.5 million, Paramount. 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. 
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Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth With Bill Moyers
(1988) Blu-ray debut of the 1988 PBS series with all six episodes on two discs, with a 24-page companion booklet that features an extremely rare essay by Campbell, plus additional reading materials from the Joseph Campbell Foundation. Mythologist and storyteller Joseph Campbell joins Bill Moyers to explore what enduring myths can tell us about our lives. In each of six episodes - "The Hero's Adventure," "The Message of the Myth," "The First Storytellers," "Sacrifice and Bliss," "Love and the Goddess," and "Masks of Eternity" - Moyers and Campbell focus on a character or theme found in cultural and religious mythologies. Campbell argues that these timeless archetypes continue to have a powerful influence on the choices we make and the ways we live. Released shortly after Campbell's death on October 30, 1987, "The Power of Myth" was one of the most popular TV series in the history of public television, and continues to inspire new audiences. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: "Bill Moyers' Journal Episodes: Joseph Campbell: Myths to Live By - Part I and II': "The Mythology of Stars Wars With Bill Moyers and George Lucas." (Film Movement). 
Kraven the Hunter
(2024) Standalone story of how one of Marvel's most iconic villains came to be. Kraven is a man whose complex relationship with his ruthless gangster father, Nikolai Kravinoff, starts him down a path of vengeance with brutal consequences, motivating him to become not only the greatest hunter in the world, but also one of its most feared. Vitals: Director: J.C. Chandor. Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ariana DeBose, Fred Hechinger, Alessandro Nivola, Christopher Abbott, Russell Crowe. CC, MPAA rating: R, 127 min., Action Thriller, Theatrical release date: December 12, 2024, North American box office gross: $24.849 million, worldwide $61.385 million, Sony. Formats: DVD + Digital Code, Blu-ray + Digital Code, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo + Digital Code, VOD, Digital. Extras: Outtakes & bloopers; "Kraven's First Hunt: The Direction"; "Allies & Antagonists: The Killer Cast." Blu-ray adds Deleted & extended scenes; "Becoming Kraven"; "Beast Mode: The Stunts of the Hunt." Read more here.
Lake George
(2024) Carrie Coon, Shea Whigham, Glenn Fleshler, Max Casella. Derek Phillips. Newly released from prison, a white-collar criminal, used to dealing with numbers, is tasked with one last job by his boss: kill the boss' girlfriend before she talks. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Magnolia Home Entertainment). 
Play It Cool
(1970 -- Japan) "Play it Cool" is a chic and erotically charged drama starring popular Japanese singer of the day Mari Atsumi as a college girl negotiating her way through the male-dominated hierarchies of Tokyo's seductive but treacherous nightclub culture. Yumi (Mari Atsumi) is a pretty fashion student who shares a cramped home with her mother Tomi (Akemi Negishi) and good-for-nothing stepfather Ryoichi. Tomi works at a local hostess bar and hopes for a better fate for Yumi. When Ryoichi violently forces himself upon her blossoming daughter, Tomi is not afraid to take action to protect her, an act which lands her in jail. Left to fend for herself, Yumi is taken in by her mother's former place of employment, where she finds herself fighting off the unwanted attentions of the men who swarm around her. Then one day, a rescue by handsome former lawyer Nozawa (Yusuke Kawazu) from a vicious gangster seems to offer an escape into an altogether glitzier world, albeit one that turns out fraught with similar dangers. Arrow Films is proud to release this little-seen gem by one of Japan's most highly regarded directors of the 1960s, Yasuzo Masumura, a filmmaker known for his social satires and powerful portrayals of women; as "Play it Cool" is released for the very first time for the home video market outside of Japan in a brand new high-definition transfer. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Brand new audio commentary with critic and Japanese cinema specialist Jasper Sharp and professor and Japanese literature specialist Anne McKnight; "Too Cool for School," brand new video essay on "Play it Cool" and the career of writer-director Yasuzo Masumura by Japanese film scholar Mark Roberts; original theatrical trailer; image gallery; reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella; illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Earl Jackson. (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment). Read more here. Red One
(2024) Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, J.K. Simmons, Lucy Liu, Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt, Nick Kroll, Kristofer Hivju, Wesley Kimmel. After Santa Claus (codename: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole’s Head of Security must team up with the world’s most infamous bounty hunter in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Amazon MGM). Read more here 
The Wages of Fear
(1953 -- France) In a squalid South American oil town, four desperate men sign on for a suicide mission to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin over a treacherous mountain route. As they ferry their explosive cargo to a faraway oil fire, each bump and jolt tests their courage, their friendship, and their nerves. The result is one of the greatest thrillers ever committed to celluloid, a white-knuckle ride from France’s legendary master of suspense Henri-Georges Clouzot. Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray, 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).
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The Hungry Snake Woman
(1986 -- Indonesia) Suzzanna, Advent Bangun, George Rudy, Nina Anwar. Burhan, desperate for wealth and glory, decides to visit the Snake Woman, a mysterious and powerful deity who can confer instant riches on those who obey her commands. She tells Burhan he must kill three women, feast on their blood and eat their breasts. Transformed into Dracula, with cloak and fangs, he sets off on his mission. One killing is all he can take before abandoning the task. He encounters Nyi Lajang, the Snake Woman’s enemy, a half human/half snake creature. Nyi Lajang offers Burhan a way out of his contract with the Snake Woman. She gives him a silver pin that he must stab Snake Woman with during sex while she is in human form. This will turn her back into a snake and neutralize all her magical powers. This is what Burhan does. But his problems are far from over. One of the wildest and craziest Indonesian horror films ever made, this is a phantasmagorical ride through a world of cannibal slave maidens, chainsaw wielding heroes, a possessed go-go dancer, exploding rib cages, bizarre black magic spells, a dash of kung fu fighting, buckets of gore, and even a little bit of sex, featuring the legendary Suzzanna, Indonesia’s “queen of horror.” This is a US video premiere and a world premiere on Blu-ray, digitally restored from the original negative. Formats: Blu-ray. (Mondo Macabro). 
The Killer Is Not Alone
(1973 -- Spain) Lola Flores, James Philbrook, Teresa Rabal, David Carpenter, Maria Rohm. Julio, the only son of a wealthy businessman, living in the coastal city of Avilés in the north of Spain, is a young man with many problems, including a pathological fear of women due to a psychological trauma he suffered during his childhood. One night, as he prowls the sleazier quarters of the city, he picks up a prostitute and follows her to a seedy hotel room. As she tries to arouse him to action, he responds violently, garrotting her with a length of piano wire, leaving her dead on the bed, covered with blood. Julio takes the train to Madrid and checks into a boarding house in the city. He is much younger than the rest of the residents and soon Monica, the boarding house owner’s teenage daughter, finds herself attracted to the new arrival. More murders by the sinister “wire killer” are reported in the newspapers and it seems the police have no clue as to who it might be. As Monica gets ever closer to the troubled Julio her mother tries to warn her off the young man. But it’s too late; and soon it seems likely that Monica herself will fall victim to the dreaded “wire killer.” New 4k restoration from original negative. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: New interview with Angel Sala, director of the Sitges Film Festival; audio commentary by Troy Howarth and Rod Barnett; original trailer. (Mondo Macabro). 
Tokugawa Sex Ban
(1972 -- Japan) Miki Sugimoto, Sandra Jullien, Hiroshi Nawa, Yoko Mihara. In Tokugawa era Japan, Princess Kiyo (Sugimoto), youngest daughter of mighty Shogun Ienari Tokugawa, weds country lord Tadateru Ogura. Unfortunately for Kiyo, her new husband is a “man’s man” who has no interest in women. To help Tadateru discover his sexual side, his courtiers bring in Sandra (Jullien), a French courtesan who arrives in a wooden box, like a porcelain doll. Her extraordinary sexual technique awakens Tadateru to the fun he’s been missing all these years. Unfortunately, he enjoys it so much that he decides it’s too good for commoners and so enforces a sex ban on the rest of his subjects, decreeing that any of them having intercourse will be executed. Soon the enraged populace are storming Tadateru’s castle with a battering ram shaped like a giant phallus. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Interview with film critic Koshi Ueno; audio commentary from Jasper Sharp; theatrical trailer. (Mondo Macabro). - March 11
Eating Miss Campbell
(2022) Beth Conner (Lyndsey Craine) is a vegan-goth introvert who attends an elite high school in England. She emerges from her shell when new teacher Miss Campbell (Lala Barlow) arrives on campus. Their affair triggers Beth to develop a new appetite. Let’s just say she’s definitely not a vegan anymore. The new Beth is eager to win the school’s celebrated “All You Can Eat Massacre” contest that has a very unique first prize. Can she devour everything to achieve her dream? "Eating Miss Campbell" turns a dark comic light on posh academia, cannibalism, school violence, child predators, alternate realities, horror movies, and Alec Baldwin. The movie is director Liam Regan’s follow up to "My Bloody Banjo." Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Introduction from Troma's Lloyd Kaufman; audio commentary; making Of documentary; deleted scenes; outtakes; Gore Reel; raw B-Roll; cast interviews; Frightfest Premiere; behind the scenes footage; VFX reel; trailers. (Troma). Ernest Cole: Lost and Found
(2025) New documentary chronicling the life and work of Ernest Cole, one of the first Black freelance photographers in South Africa, whose early pictures, shocking at the time of their first publication, revealed to the world Black life under apartheid. Cole fled South Africa in 1966 and lived in exile in the U.S., where he photographed extensively in New York City, as well as the American South, fascinated by the ways this country could be at times so vastly different, and at others eerily similar, to the segregated culture of his homeland. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Magnolia Home Entertainment). Read more here 
100 Tears Director's Cut
(2007) Georgia Chris, Joe Davison, Raine Brown, Jack Amos, Kibwe Dorsey, Rod Grant. After being accused of crimes he did not commit, a lonely circus performer exacts his revenge on those who unjustly condemned him. The act sparks something inside of him which he cannot stop and now, years later, his inner-demons have truly surfaced. Part urban legend, part tabloid sensationalism... he is now an unstoppable murderous juggernaut, fueled only by hate. Going to the circus will never be the same! Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Audio commentary with director Marcus Koch & Unearthed Films CEO Stephen Biro; original cut; interview with Koch; "Blood, Guts & Greasepaint: Making 100 Tears"; original behind the scenes; additional behind the scenes; deleted scenes; outtakes; Marcus Koch's childhood short films; trailer. (Unearthed Films). 
Thief
(1981) The contemporary American auteur Michael Mann’s bold artistic sensibility was already fully formed when he burst out of the gate with "Thief," his debut feature. James Caan stars, in one of his most riveting performances, as a no-nonsense ex-con professional thief planning to leave the criminal world behind after one last score—but he discovers that escape is not as simple as he’d hoped. Finding hypnotic beauty in neon and rain-slick streets, sparks and steel, Thief effortlessly established the moody stylishness, tactile approach, and drama that would also define such later iconic Mann films as "Heat," "The Insider," "Ali," and "The Last of the Mohicans." Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray with new 4K digital restoration of the director’s cut, supervised and approved by director Michael Mann, with 5.0 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). 
Trick or Treat
(1986) Teenage loner Eddie Weinbauer (Marc Price) is constantly bullied by the jocks at his high school, including Tim Hainey (Doug Savant). The only thing that gives Eddie relief is his love of heavy metal. His favorite performer is Sammi Curr (Tony Fields), an infamous local musician who became a superstar, and Eddie takes it hard when he learns that Sammi has died in a mysterious fire. Eddie’s friend Nuke (Gene Simmons of KISS), a local radio DJ and friend of Sammi’s, comforts the grieving Eddie by handing him a demo record of Sammi’s unreleased upcoming album. When Eddie gets home, he puts the record on the turntable and plays it in reverse, revealing a personal message for Eddie that at first gives him some relief from the bullies at school. But Sammi’s messages soon take a dark turn. Is his idol using him to get revenge against those who tortured him at the same high school years earlier? Can Eddie say “no” to his heavy metal hero or will Sammi have to come out of the speakers to finish the job? Director Charles Martin Smith turns up the volume on this supernatural metal/comedy/horror film that features Ozzy Osbourne in a cameo role as a minister. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, 4K UHD. Extras: Audio commentary with director Charles Martin Smith; audio interviews with writer/producer Michael S. Murphey and writer Rhet Topham; "The Making of Trick or Treat”; "Tribute to Tony Fields"; "Horror’s Hallowed Grounds: The Filming Locations of Trick or Treat” with Sean Clark; “After Midnight” music video; stills gallery; vintage electronic press kit; theatrical trailers; TV spots; radio spots. (Synapse Films). Wildcat
(2023) Director: Ethan Hawke. Directed and co-written by four-time Academy Award- nominee Ethan Hawke, this documentary invites the audience to weave in and out of celebrated Southern Gothic writer Flannery O'Connor's mind as she ponders the great questions of her writing: Can scandalous art still serve God? Does suffering precede all greatness? Can illness be a blessing? In 1950, writer Flannery O'Connor visits her mother Regina in Georgia when she is diagnosed with lupus at 24 years old. Struggling with the same disease that took her father's life when she was a child and desperate to make her mark as a great writer, this crisis pitches her imagination into a feverish exploration of belief. With Maya Hawke, Laura Linney, Philip Ettinger, Rafael Casal, Willa Fitzgerald, Liam Neeson, David Towne, Steve Zahn, Cooper Hoffman, Nikola V. Pajic. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Oscilloscope). Read more here
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Babygirl
(2024) A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern. Vitals: Director: Halina Reijn. Stars: Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas, Sophie Wilde, Jean Reno, John Cenatiempo, Anoop Desai, Victor Slezak. CC, MPAA rating: R, 114 min., Drama, Theatrical release date: December 25, 2024, North American box office gross: $26.2 million, worldwide $34.8 million, A24. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, VOD, Digital. Extras: Commentary with writer-director Halina Reijn; “Directing Desire With Halina Reijn” featurette; “Power Looks: Dressing the cast of Babygirl” featurette featuring costume designers Kurt & Bart; deleted scenes; behind-the-scenes photography by Niko Tavernise. Read more here.
Deep Blue Sea
(1999) The ultimate predator just got smarter. From Renny Harlin, maximalist director of "Die Hard II", "Cliffhanger" and "The Long Kiss Goodnight," comes this shark-infested action-thriller where everyone is on the menu. At an isolated research facility in the middle of the ocean, a team of scientists, led by Susan McAlester (Saffron Burrows), are working on a cure for Alzheimer's by genetically altering the brains of sharks. When a shark escapes and attacks a pleasure boat, the company sponsoring the research threatens to pull its funding and sends corporate executive Russell Franklin (Samuel L. Jackson) to investigate. McAlester has just 48 hours to prove the value of her work, but her experiments have made the sharks smarter. No longer happy to be injected, prodded, and caged, they begin to turn the tables. As a freak storm causes chaos on the surface, making it impossible to leave, the facility is flooded and the scientists must fight to survive against the rising water and the hungry sharks that now swim freely through the corridors. Embracing action, horror and suspense with a knowing sense of humor and pushing them all as far as they can go, "Deep Blue Sea" is an adrenaline rush of pure entertainment presented in a brand new 4K restoration approved by director Renny Harlin. Formats: Blu-ray, 4K UHD. Extras: Read more here. (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment). Devil’s Stay
(2024 -- South Korea) Park Shin-yang), Lee Min-ki, Lee Re. After the sudden tragic loss of his daughter following an exorcism, a renowned heart surgeon refuses to face the reality that his child has died, despite declarations from medical examiners and even the priest who performed the expulsion. But as the funeral rites begin, mourners start witnessing unnerving changes to the girl’s body, leaving the priest to wonder whether something much more sinister -- an evil more ancient than Catholicism itself -- may once again be looming over them all. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Well Go USA). Gunner
(2024) Luke Hemsworth, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Baena, Maurice P. Kerr, Mykel Shannon Jenkins. While on a camping trip in order to reconnect, war veteran Colonel Lee Gunner must save his two sons from a gang of violent bikers when they're kidnapped after accidentally stumbling upon to a massive drug operation. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Greenfield Media). Elmo’s World: Elmo Loves to Giggle
(2025) With over two hours of fun, little ones will love laughing along with their Sesame Street friends. This special collection includes 10 new-to-DVD stories from Elmo’s Wonderful World and appearances from comedians Ilana Glazer and Kate McKinnon, sharing jokes guaranteed to bring giggles to the whole family. In its 55th season, Sesame Street is the country’s longest-running children’s television program and has received more Emmy Awards than any other show in television. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Shout! Kids/Sesame Workshop). Read more here. 
Godzilla vs. Biollante
(1989 -- Japan) Diving into delirious realms of imagination, this second film of the Godzilla franchise’s 1980s resurgence showcased the towering beast for a new generation of fans. This time, Godzilla’s foe is one of the series’ most wondrously strange kaiju creations: Biollante—a mutant plant genetically engineered from the cells of a rose, a renegade scientist’s dead daughter, and Godzilla itself. With a wild plot encompassing spies, psychic children, and bonkers biotechnology—and some of the coolest special effects in the history of Japanese cinema—"Godzilla vs. Biollante" stands as a high point in the ever-evolving mythology of the King of the Monsters. Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray, with new 4K digital restoration, with 5.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio 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). 
Moana 2
(2024) Sequel reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced. Vitals: Director: David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller. Stars: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Tudyk, Hualalai Chung. CC, MPAA rating: PG, 140 min., Family Adventure, Theatrical release date: November, 27, 2024, North American box office gross: $450.1 million, worldwide $1,026.8 million, Disney. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Code, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo + Digital Code, VOD, Digital. Extras: Full length sing-along; "Call of the Wayfinder" featurette; "A New Voyage" featurette; "Songs of the Sea" featurette; "Kakamora Chronicles"; "Fun in the Booth"; deleted scenes. Read more here.
The Penguin: The Complete First Season
(2024) All eight episodes. Starring Colin Farrell as Oz Cobb (aka The Penguin), the eight-episode HBO original limited series from DC Studios continues the epic crime saga that filmmaker Matt Reeves began with the global blockbuster "The Batman." With the city in peril following the seawall's collapse, Oswald "Oz" Cobb seeks to fill the power vacuum left by the death of Carmine Falcone and finally give his mother Francis the life he's always promised. But first, Oz must confront his enemies and his own demoralizing reputation as "The Penguin." Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. (HBO Home Video). 
The Room Next Door
(2024) Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become a novelist while Martha became a war reporter. Separated by the circumstances of life and, after years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation. Almodóvar's English-language full-length debut, based on the novel "What Are You Going Through" by Sigrid Nunez. Vitals: Director: Pedro Almodóvar. Stars: Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro, Alessandro Nivola, Juan Diego Botto. CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 105 min., Drama, Theatrical release date: December 20, 2024, North American box office gross: $2.287 million, worldwide $15.738 million, Sony. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Read more here.
Shameless: The Complete Series
(2011-21) Thirty-four disc set with all 134 episodes from 11 seasons. Meet Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy): proud, working-class patriarch to a motley brood of six smart, spirited and independent kids who, without him, would be…better off. In Frank’s booze-addled view, parenting just eats into his hard-earned bar-crawling time around Chicago – so he leaves it to eldest daughter Fionna (Emmy Rossum) to hold down the fort. Bearing the de facto parent badge/burden, she’s donned the proverbial apron and makes sure her younger siblings do their chores, keep a clean-ish home, and everyone (no matter how small) works to keep the house lights on, as well as food on the table. Brothers Lip (Jeremy Allen White), Ian (Cameron Monaghan), and Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) use their intellect to break every rule in the book to survive and make the bank, while younger sister Debbie (Emma Kenney) would sooner steal her share, and Toddle Liam, the youngest, is just happy to be along for the ride. The Gallaghers are irreverent, endearing, resilient – and they’re absolutely, wildly and unapologetically Shameless. Formats: DVD. (Warners). Warden
(2025) Giovanni de Lorenzi, Alli Willow, Brian Townes, Antonio Saboia, James Turpin. Fantasy-thriller explores the real-world impact of an ordinary kid who discovers he has superpowers and decides he can save his ailing city and further impact the lives of those forever changed by the rise of the world's first superhero. Presented in a faux documentary style, "Warden" connects the rise of superhero stories with their fantasies of solitary, righteous figures working outside the system to bring justice. It also examines how such characters might influence society. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Freestyle Digital Media). Read more here 
Wolf Man
(2025) Seeking a fresh start, Blake moves his wife Charlotte and daughter Ginger to his childhood home in rural Oregon. Upon arrival, they encounter a brutal animal attack, forcing the family to barricade themselves inside the house as an unseen creature prowls the perimeter. As the night wears on, Blake’s injuries worsen, and his bizarre behavior turns monstrous. To protect her daughter, Charlotte must decide whether to confront the danger outside or the growing horror within. Vitals: Director: Leigh Whannell. Stars: Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Mathilda Firth, Sam Jaeger, Ben Prendergast, Benedict Hardy. CC, MPAA rating: R, 103 min., Horror Thriller, Theatrical release date: January 17, 2025, North American box office gross: $19.103 million, worldwide $28.982 million, Studio Distribution Services. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray + Digital Code, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo + Digital Code, limited edition steelbook 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo + Digital Code, VOD, Digital. Extras: "Unleashing A New Monster"; "Designing Wolf Man"; "Hands On Horror"; "Nightmares and Soundscapes"; feature commentary with director/co-writer Leigh Whannell. Read more here.
A Woman of Paris
(1923) Remarkable for its psychological nuance and its boldly modern perspective on an independent woman’s search for fulfillment, Charlie Chaplin’s long-overlooked silent masterpiece "A Woman of Paris" is a revelation. Chaplin confounded 1923 audiences with this unexpected foray into serious drama, and by ceding the spotlight to his longtime screen partner Edna Purviance. She is captivating as the vivacious Marie St. Clair, a “woman of fate” who leaves behind her small-minded village for the glamour of Paris, where she finds herself at the center of a Jazz Age whirl of champagne soirees, luxurious pleasure-seeking, romance, and tragedy. Putting aside his Little Tramp persona, Chaplin’s second feature proved that, beyond being a comic genius, he was an artist of immense sensitivity and human understanding. Formats: Blu-ray, DVD with new 4K digital restoration of the 1976 rerelease version, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack featuring a score composed by director Charlie Chaplin. Alternate score from 2005 created by conductor Timothy Brock, based on music by Chaplin, presented in uncompressed stereo. Extras: Read more here. (The Criterion Collection). - March 25
The Brutalist
(2024) Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet after being forced apart during wartime by shifting borders and regimes. On his own in a strange new country, László settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren recognizes his talent for building. But power and legacy come at a heavy cost. Vitals: Director: Brady Corbet. Stars: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Emma Laird, Isaach De Bankolé, Alessandro Nivola. CC, MPAA rating:R, 215 min., Drama, Theatrical release date: December 20, 2024, North American box office gross: $15.152 million, worldwide $36.633 million, A24. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo + Digital Code, VOD, Digital. Extras: Filmmaker commentary with director of photography Lol Crawley; "The Architects of The Brutalist” featurette; six Collectible postcards with architectural renderings by Ákos Sógor. Read more here.
Choose Me
(1984) An achingly romantic neon dream, Alan Rudolph’s comic and cutting exploration of the mysteries of human desire established him as one of the most boldly idiosyncratic independent auteurs of the 1980s. At the smoky dive Eve’s Lounge, a collection of strangers—including an insecure radio sexpert (Geneviève Bujold), a commitment-phobic former sex worker (Lesley Ann Warren), and a globe-trotting mystery man (Keith Carradine)—become entangled in a web of passion, jealousy, and self-discovery. Grooving to the rhythms of Teddy Pendergrass’s sexy slow jams, "Choose Me" exists on its own offbeat wavelength—knotty, surprising, and deeply tender in its vision of lost souls wounded by love yet still reaching out for human connection.Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray, with new 4K digital restoration, supervised by director Alan Rudolph and producer David Blocker, with uncompressed monaural 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 Daredevils and Ode to Gallantry
(1979 -- Hong Kong) During his long and industrious career, the "Godfather of Hong Kong Cinema" Chang Cheh made several films with the celebrated "Venom Mob," a group of skilled martial arts performers - including Lu Feng, Chiang Sheng, Philip Kwok, Sun Chien, Lo Mang, and Wai Pak - who rose to fame as the stars of his own Five Deadly Venoms. Here, Eureka Classics presents two of the Venom Mob's best: "The Daredevils" 
and "Ode to Gallantry." Set in Republic era China, "The Daredevils" follows Yang Ta-ying (Lo Mang) as he sets out to avenge his father, a military commander who was murdered in cold blood by Han Pei-tsang (Wong Lik), a thief-turned-soldier who killed Yang's father - along with the rest of his family - to take control of his estate and his army. With the help of his friends Chen Feng (Chiang Sheng), Fu Quanyi (Lu Feng), and Xin Zheng (Sun Chien), he sets out for justice. Then, in "Ode to Gallantry," a lone martial artist nicknamed "Mongrel" is continually drawn into an intense struggle between several warring martial arts clans after he stumbles across the Black Iron Token, which entitles the owner to have any wish granted by Xie Yanke (Wong Lik), a brutal kung fu master. After forming in 1978 for Five Deadly Venoms, the Venom Mob made over a dozen films with Chang Cheh that featured at least three of their number in starring roles. Filled with thrilling action set-pieces courtesy of some of the most talented martial artists to emerge in the 1970s, "The Daredevils" and "Ode to Gallantry" are two of the finest among them. Limited edition of 2000 copies. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Two new commentaries by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and martial artist and filmmaker Michael Worth; two new commentaries by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema; "Deadly Venoms" interview with Hong Kong cinema scholar Wayne Wong on the Venom Mob; limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing by writer and critic James Oliver. (Eureka Classics/MVD Entertainment).
Don't Torture a Duckling
(1972 -- Italy) From Lucio Fulci, the godfather of gore, comes one of the most powerful and unsettling giallo thrillers ever produced: his 1972 masterpiece "Don't Torture a Duckling." When the sleepy rural village of Accendura is rocked by a series of murders of young boys, the superstitious locals are quick to apportion blame, with the suspects including the local "witch", Maciara (Florinda Bolkan). With the bodies piling up and the community gripped by panic and a thirst for bloody vengeance, two outsiders - city journalist Andrea (Tomas Milian) and spoiled rich girl Patrizia (Barbara Bouchet) - team up to crack the case. But before the mystery is solved, more blood will have been spilled, and not all of it belonging to innocents. Deemed shocking at the time for its brutal violence, depiction of the Catholic Church and themes of child murder and implied pedophilia, "Don't Torture a Duckling" is widely regarded today as Fulci's greatest film, rivaling the best of his close rival Dario Argento. Arrow Films is proud to present this uniquely chilling film in its 4K debut. Brand new 4K restoration from the original 2-perf Techniscope camera negative by Arrow Films. Formats: 4K UHD Extras: Read more here. (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment). 
Hardboiled: Three Pulp Thrillers by Alain Corneau
The hardboiled genre of crime fiction evolved from the mystery crime novels of the early 20th century - closely associated with the US pulp magazines, these cynical and unsentimental stories of desperate criminals and social corruption were both influenced by and an influence on the golden era of film noir. As their popularity waned in the US, the hardboiled genre remained hugely popular and relevant throughout the 1960s and 70s in France, thanks to the successful Serie Noire imprint and a succession of new translations. In Alain Corneau's early films, he sought to continue the noir tradition in his native France, and was both directly and indirectly inspired by titans of hardboiled genre, including Kenneth Fearing and Jim Thompson. A heady combination of classic noir and 70s grit, these three darkly thrilling films are vastly underrated and important works in the canon of crime cinema. In "Police Python 357" (1976), Yves Montand plays a tough cop who, when his lover is found murdered, finds himself implicated in her death and in a battle of wits with a powerful rival, in the second screen adaptation of Kenneth Fearing's "The Big Clock." "Série noire" (1979) adapts Jim Thompson's "A Hell of a Woman" to the banlieues of Paris: in an astonishing performance, Patrick Dewaere attempts to save a young girl from prostitution, with murder the only solution. "In Choice of Arms" (1981), Yves Montand heads an all-star cast, including Catherine Denueve and Gerard Depardieu, as a former crook pulled out of retirement when a gang on the run turn to him for shelter after a prison break. All three films are making their Blu-ray debut. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Read more here. (Radiance/MVD Entertainment). In Custody/The Proprietor: 2 Films By Ismail Merchant
"In Custody" (1994), starring Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi and Om Pur, follows university scholar Deven (Puri), who is tasked by a magazine editor to interview the greatest living Urdu poet, the aging Nur (Kapoor). Thrilled to meet his idol and rekindle his interest in the dying Urdu language, Deven's ideals are shattered when the poet proves to be a difficult subject. Forging ahead, and meeting numerous setbacks along the way, the unlikely pair eventually form a bond over their mutual appreciation for the beauty and power of words, and those elusive things that touch the human heart. "The Proprietor" (1996), starring Jeanne Moreau, Sean Young and Sam Waterston, tells the story of Adrienne Mark (Moreau), a respected French-Jewish writer who lives in New York - a virtual prisoner of her memories of growing up in wartime France. When her childhood home is placed up for auction, Adrienne’s desire to purchase the property and return to her homeland is complicated by feelings of betrayal, persecution and lingering secrets regarding her mother’s death during World War II. It is a touching tale about change, friendship and of reconciling with one’s past as a way to make peace with the present.Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. (Cohen Film Collection). 
Night Moves
(1975) Arthur Penn’s haunting neonoir reimagines the hard-boiled detective film for the disillusioned, paranoid 1970s. In one of his greatest performances, Gene Hackman oozes world-weary cynicism as a private investigator whose search for an actress’s missing daughter (Melanie Griffith) leads him from the Hollywood Hills to the Florida Keys, where he is pulled into a sordid family drama and a sinister conspiracy he can hardly grasp. Bolstered by Alan Sharp’s genre-scrambling script and Dede Allen’s elliptical editing, the daringly labyrinthine "Night Moves" is a defining work of post-Watergate cinema—a silent scream of existential dread and moral decay whose legend has only grown with time. Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray, with new 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural 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). Star Trek: Lower Decks The Final Season
(2024) Two-disc set with all 10 episodes. In the fifth and final season, the crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos is tasked with closing “space potholes” - subspace rifts which are causing chaos in the Alpha Quadrant. Pothole duty would be easy for Jr. Officers Mariner, Boimler, Tendi and Rutherford ... if they didn’t also have to deal with an Orion war, furious Klingons, diplomatic catastrophes, murder mysteries and scariest of all: their own career aspirations. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: Five audio commentaries; "Lower Decktionary: Season 5." (Paramount). Star Trek: Lower Decks The Complete Series
(2020-24) Ten-disc set with 50 episodes of the animated series about the support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships, the U.S.S. Cerritos; they have to keep up with their duties, often while the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci-fi anomalies. Formats: Blu-ray steelbook. Extras: Five hours of special features, including audio commentaries, “Lower Decktionaries,” featurettes; exclusive art card that includes the signatures of the crew. (Paramount). 
Venom
(1981) Susan George and Oliver Reed star as a maid and chauffeur who conspire with international terrorist Klaus Kinski to kidnap the grandson of their rich boss Sterling Hayden). Their simple plan falls apart when the grandson brings home a snake that turns out to be a deadly Black Mamba. The aggressive reptile gets loose in the posh London apartment and the abduction turns into a fight for survival. "Venom" was directed by Piers Haggard ("The Blood on Satan's Claw") and is based on the novel by best-selling author Alan Scholefield. The kidnapping drama/horror film features an all-star cast, including Nicol Williamson, Sarah Miles and Cornelia Sharpe. Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray. Extras: Archival audio commentary with director Piers Haggard; new audio commentary with film historians Troy Howarth, Nathaniel Thompson and Eugenio Ercolani; new video interviews with editor/second unit director Michael Bradsell, makeup artist Nick Dudman, author & critic Kim Newman, and "The Dark Side’s" Allan Bryce; trailers; TV spots; still Gallery. First Pressing includes embossed slipcover and collectible booklet with essay by Michael Gingold. (Blue Underground/MVD Entertainment).
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