Atomic Blonde
Set in 1980s Berlin. The crown jewel of Her Majesty’s Secret Intelligence Service, Agent Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron) is equal parts spycraft, sensuality and savagery,
Vitals: Director: David Leitch. Stars: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, Sofia Boutella, Bill Skarsgard, John Goodman, Toby Jones, Eddie Marsan, Daniel Bernhardt, James Faulkner, Roland Moller, Johannes Haukur Johannesson, Sam Hargrave, Attila Arpa, Daniel Hargrave, Declan Hannigan.
2017, CC, MPAA rating: R, 115 min., Action/Mystery/Suspense, Box office gross: $51.151 million, Universal.
Extras: Deleted/extended scenes; “Welcome to Berlin” location featurette; “Blondes Have More Gun”; “Spymaster” cast and crew behind-the-scenes featurette; “Anatomy of a Fight Scene”; “Story in Motion” storyboards with optional commentary by director David Leitch; feature commentary with Leitch and editor Elisabet Ronaldsdottir.
Available: 11/14.
Cars 3
A fast-paced new tale of Lightning McQueen, his classic “Cars” friends and a new spirited trainer Cruz Ramirez. Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast cars, the legendary Lighting McQueen finds himself pushed out of the sport that he loves. Hoping to get back in the game, he turns to Cruz Ramirez, an eager young
Vitals: Director: Brian Fee. Stars: Voices of Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Armie Hammer, Chris Cooper, Isiah Whitlock Jr., team owner and NASCAR racing legend Junior Johnson, Kerry Washington, Margo Martindale, Nathan Fillion, Lea DeLaria, Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton.
2017, CC, MPAA rating: G, 103 min., Family Animation, Box office gross: $151.484 million, Disney.
Extras: Commentary with Brian Fee (director), Kevin Reher (producer), Andrea Warren (co-producer) and Jay Ward (creative director); theatrical short “Lou”: When a toy-stealing bully ruins recess for a playground full of kids, only one thing stands in his way: the “Lost and Found” box. Blu-ray adds “Miss Fritter’s Racing Skoool” new mini-movie; “Let’s. Get. Crazy.” featurette that takes a look at the world of demolition derby, the “rules” of figure 8 racing, and how Pixar puts the crazy in the Thunder Hollow Crazy 8 race; “Legendary” look at the racing legends Wendell Scott and Louise Smith, whose tenacity and perseverance got them into the race even when they weren’t invited; “Ready for the Race” in which Disney Channel’s Olivia Rodrigo and NASCAR Racer William Byron check out the Hendrick Motorsports campus to showcase how real-world race training influenced the filmmakers; “World’s Fastest Billboard” featurette on all of the graphics and “car-ified” advertisements created by Pixar’s art team to make the ”Cars 3” world as believable as possible; “Cruz Ramirez: The Yellow Car That Could” featurette on the filmmakers’ journey to create a race-car trainer turned champion racer; “Generations: The Story of Cars 3” behind-the-scenes featurette; “My First Car” collection of illustrated first-car stories as narrated by members of the “Cars 3” cast and crew; deleted scenes, with an introduction as to why each scene was removed from the film: “The Boogie Woogie,” “The Jars of Dirt,” “Lugnut,” “The Bolt,” and “More Than New Paint”; “Cars to Die(cast) For” takes a look at the phenomenon of die-cast toy collecting and the more than 1,000 unique designs that exist in the “Cars” universe;
Available: 11/07.
The Glass Castle
Chronicles the adventures of a young girl growing up in a an eccentric, resilient and tight-knit family of nonconformist nomads. Larson brings Jeannette Walls’s best-selling
Vitals: Director: Destin Daniel Cretton. Stars: Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts, Ella Anderson.
2017, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 127 min., Drama, Box office gross: $9.705 million, Lionsgate.
Extras: Nine deleted scenes, “The Glass Castle: Memoir to Movie,” “A Conversation with Jeannette Walls,” “Making of Summer Storm by Joel P West,” “Scoring The Glass Castle.”
Available: 11/07.
The Hitman’s Bodyguard
The world’s top protection agent (Ryan Reynolds) is called upon to guard the life of his mortal enemy, one of the world’s most notorious hit men (Jackson). The relentless bodyguard and manipulative assassin have been on the opposite end of the bullet for
Vitals: Director: Patrick Hughes. Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Salma Hayek.
2017, CC, MPAA rating: R, 118 min., Action Comedy, Box office gross: $74.660 million, Lionsgate.
Extras: “Big Action in a Big World” featurette, director’s commentary. Blu-ray adds outtakes, deleted scenes, extended scenes, alternate scenes, “The Hitman’s Bodyguard: A Love Story” featurette, “Hitman vs. Bodyguard” featurette, “Dangerous Women” featurette.
Available: 11/21.
Leap!
Eleven-year-old orphan Félicie (Elle Fanning) has one dream — to go to Paris and become a dancer. Her best friend, Victor (Nat Wolff), an imaginative, exuberant boy with a passion for creating, has a dream of his own — to become a famous inventor. In a leap
Vitals: Director: Eric Summer, Éric Warin. Stars: Voices of Elle Fanning, Nat Wolff, Maddie Ziegler, Mel Brooks, Carly Rae Jepsen, Kate McKinnon.
2017, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 89 min., Animated Family, Box office gross: $12.760 million, Lionsgate.
Extras: “In the Recording Booth with Kate McKinnon, Nat Wolff, and Maddie Ziegler” featurette; Behind-the-scenes video gallery: “The Birth of a Dream,” “Animating the Dance” and “Reconstructing 19th Century Paris.”
Available: 11/21.
Logan Lucky
Hoping to reverse a “curse” that’s hung over his family for generations, Jimmy Logan (Channing Tatum) hatches a plan to rob the Charlotte Motor Speedway during the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR’S biggest race of the year. He convinces his bartender brother Clyde (Adam
Vitals: Director: Steven Soderbergh. Stars: Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Seth MacFarlane, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Katherine Waterston, Dwight Yoakam, Sebastian Stan, Brian Gleeson, Jack Quaid, Hilary Swank, Daniel Craig.
2017, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 118 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $27.663
million, Universal.
Extras: Deleted scenes.
Available: 11/28.
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Based on the best-selling French comic series “Valérian and Laureline” by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières, published by Dargaud — visionary writer-director Luc
Vitals: Director: Luc Besson. Stars: Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Ethan Hawke, John Goodman, Rihanna, Rutger Hauer, Herbie Hancock.
2017, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 137 min., Science Fiction, Box office gross: $40.479 million, Lionsgate.
Extras: “Citizens of Imagination: Creating the Universe of Valerian” five-part documentary: “Paper, Ink, Flesh, Blood: Origins and Characters,” “To Alpha and Beyond: Production and Stunts,” “Denizens of the Galaxy: Humans and Aliens,” “The Final Element: Visual Effects” and “Wrap Up”; Enhancement Pods; “The Art of Valerian” photo gallery.
Available: 11/21.
Wind River
A rookie FBI agent (Olsen) who teams up with a game tracker with deep community ties and
Vitals: Director: Taylor Sheridan. Stars: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Gil Birmingham, Jon Bernthal, Martin Sensmeir, Kelsey Asbille, Julia Jones.
2017, CC, MPAA rating: R, 107 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $32.789 million, Lionsgate.
Extras: Behind-the-scenes video gallery, deleted scenes.
Available: 11/14.