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The Serpent Queen: The story of Catherine de Medici who, against all odds, became one of the most powerful and longest-serving rulers in French history. (Digital only)
80 for Brady: The true story of four best friends living life to the fullest when they take a wild trip to the 2017 Super Bowl LI to see their hero Tom Brady play. Starring Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and Sally Field. (Digital only)
Sound of Silence: When her father is gravely injured, a young woman returns to her family home in Italy. Alone in the house while her father recovers, she encounters a haunted radio – and the evil entity behind it. (Digital, VOD only)
This Land: Two families from opposite ends of the political spectrum turn on each other after a cabin rental mix-up, but must work together to survive after a sinister group emerges with an ancient destructive pact. (Digital, VOD only)
Unicorn Wars: For ages, teddy bears have been locked in an ancestral war against their sworn enemy, the unicorns, with the promise that victory will complete a blood-thirsty prophecy and usher in a new era. (Digital, VOD only)
Christmas Bloody Christmas
(2022) Riley Dandy, Sam Delich, Abe Benrubi, Jeff Daniel Phillips. It’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms (Dandy) just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs, sex, metal and violence, ultimately forcing Tori into a blood splattered battle for survival against the ruthless heavy metal Saint Nick himself. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: "Behind the Scenes of Christmas Bloody Christmas," "The SFX of Christmas Bloody Christmas," "The Cast of Christmas Bloody Christmas." (RLJE Films).
Ghost Town
(2023) Owen Conway, Eva Hamilton, Becky Jo Harris, Robert Sprayberry. Supernatural Western set in 1877 Arizona, where a drifter takes a job as a barman. After a series of bizarre and horrifying deaths, he finds himself the target of suspicion. Desperate to escape the noose, he is soon at the center of a supernatural mystery that plagues this town. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Uncork’d Entertainment).
Let It Be Morning
(2023 -- Israel) Juna Suleiman, Salim Daw, Ehab Salami, Khalifa Natour, Izabel Ramadan. Israel’s official submission for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, and an official selection at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. Sami lives in Jerusalem with his wife and child, and an invitation to his brother’s wedding forces him to return to the Arab village where he grew up. After the wedding, with no warning or explanation, the village is put under military lockdown by Israeli soldiers and cut off from the outside world. Chaos rises overnight amongst those stuck within the walls. Director Eran Kolirin (The Band’s Visit) brings Sayed Kashua’s bestselling novel to life, exposing the absurdist world of Palestinian reality while highlighting human stories of being trapped in an unexpected situation. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. (Cohen Film Collection).
Women Talking
(2023) The women of an isolated religious colony reveal a shocking secret about the colony's men. For years, the men have occasionally drugged the women and then raped them. The truth comes out and the women talk about their situation, reconciling their reality with their faith. An adaptation of Miriam Toews’s internationally bestselling novel of the same name and inspired by true events. Vitals: Director: Sarah Polley. Stars: Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy, Ben Whishaw, Frances McDormand.
2021, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 104 min., Drama, North American box office gross: $4.878 million, worldwide $6.533 million, Universal.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Code, VOD, Digital.
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The House That Screamed
(1969 -- Spain) Spain's first major horror film production, "The House that Screamed" is a stylish gothic tale of tortured passions and bloody murder that bridges the bloody gap between "Psycho" and "Suspiria." Thérèse (Cristina Galbó) is the latest arrival at the boarding school for wayward girls run under the stern, authoritarian eye of Mme Fourneau (Lilli Palmer). As the newcomer becomes accustomed to the strict routines, the whip-hand hierarchies among the girls and their furtive extra-curricular methods of release from within the forbidding walls of institutional life, she learns that several of her fellow students have recently vanished mysteriously. Meanwhile, tensions grow within this isolated hothouse environment as Mme Fourneau's callow but curious 15-year-old son Louis (John Moulder-Brown) ignores his mother's strict orders not to get close to the "tainted" ladies under her ward. Directed by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador this landmark title in Spanish genre cinema has been restored to its director's original full-length vision for the first time. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Brand new audio commentary by critic Anna Bogutskaya; "This Boy’s Innocence," a previously unreleased interview with actor John Moulder-Brown; archive interview with Mary Maude, from the 2012 edition of the Festival of Fantastic Films; "All About My Mama," a brand new interview with Juan Tébar, author of the original story; "The Legacy of Terror," a brand new interview with the director's son, Alejandro Ibáñez; "Screaming the House Down," a brand new interview with Spanish horror expert Dr Antonio Lázaro-Reboll, discussing the history of the film and its director; alternative footage from the original Spanish theatrical version; original trailers, TV and radio spots; image gallery; reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch; FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Shelagh Rowan-Legg and double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment). Read more here.
Mildred Pierce 4K UHD
(1945) Melodrama casts noirish shadows in this portrait of maternal sacrifice from Hollywood master Michael Curtiz. Joan Crawford’s iconic performance as Mildred, a single mother hell-bent on freeing her children from the stigma of economic hardship, solidified Crawford’s career comeback and gave the actor her only Oscar. But as Mildred pulls herself up by her bootstraps, first as an unflappable waitress and eventually as the well-heeled owner of a successful restaurant chain, the ingratitude of her materialistic firstborn (a diabolical Ann Blyth) becomes a venomous serpent’s tooth, setting in motion an endless cycle of desperate overtures and heartless recriminations. Recasting James M. Cain’s rich psychological novel as a murder mystery, this bitter cocktail of blind parental love and all-American ambition is both unremittingly hard-boiled and sumptuously emotional. Formats: 4K UHD, with 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features. Extras: Conversation with critics Molly Haskell and Robert Polito; excerpt from a 1970 episode of "The David Frost Show" featuring Crawford; "Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star," a 2002 feature-length documentary; Q&A with actor Ann Blyth from 2006, presented by filmmaker Marc Huestis and conducted by film historian Eddie Muller; segment from a 1969 episode of the "Today" show featuring "Mildred Pierce" novelist James M. Cain; trailer; an essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith. Read more here. (The Criterion Collection).
Women Talking
(2023) Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy, Ben Whishaw, Frances McDormand. The women of an isolated religious colony reveal a shocking secret about the colony's men. For years, the men have occasionally drugged the women and then raped them. The truth comes out and the women talk about their situation, reconciling their reality with their faith.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Code, VOD, Digital. (Universal).
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