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Breakout: Having taken control of a maximum-security prison and recruited the other prisoners as his army, a criminal mastermind and former LAPD explosives expert faces off against a rogue hostage negotiator and a retired Black Ops agent who had been visiting his incarcerated son. (DVD, release: Day & date)
Chrissy Judy: When his best friend and creative partner suddenly couples off and moves away, an ambitious New York drag queen determined for the limelight must reinvent himself or risk becoming an irrelevant solo act both onstage and off. (DVD release: Day & date)
Jesus Revolution: The true story of a national spiritual awakening in the early 1970s and its origins within a community of teenage hippies in Southern California. (DVD, Blu-ray release: April 25)
Scrap: Discover the vast and strangely beautiful places where things go to die and meet the people who collect, restore, and recycle the world's scrap. This documentary scratches beneath flaking paint and rusting metal to reveal the beauty and pathos in the ugliness we leave behind. (DVD release: Day & date)
Strain 100: After surviving a terrifying car crash, a young woman discovers that aggressive, flesh-eating zombies have overtaken the entire area. (Digital only)
Cocaine Bear: An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge on a Georgia forest where a huge black bear goes on a murderous rampage after unintentionally ingesting cocaine. (DVD, Blu-ray release: April 18)
Dark Entities: Following a tragic accident in 1977, the three Winters siblings move into the mysterious home they inherited. They soon discover the house holds dark secrets that seek to threaten everything they hold dear. (Digital, VOD only)
One of These Days: In a small town in Texas, an annual endurance contest (Hands On) to win a pickup truck promises thrilling entertainment to spectators and the chance of a lifetime to participants, but ends in real tragedy. (Digital only)
Paul T. Goldman: Season 1: Paul T. Goldman's world is turned upside down when he finds out that his wife has been living a secret double life. His efforts to uncover the truth thrust him into a labyrinth of fraud, deception and criminality that transforms him, in his words, "from wimp to warrior." (Digital only)
Breakout
(2023) Tom Sizemore, Louis Mandylor, Kristos Andrews, Brian Krause, Noel Guglielmi, Victor DiMatta, Jose Guapo. Having taken control of a maximum-security prison and recruited the other prisoners as his army, a criminal mastermind and former LAPD explosives expert faces off against a rogue hostage negotiator and a retired Black Ops agent who had been visiting his incarcerated son. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. Read more here (Uncork’d Entertainment).
Chrissy Judy
(2023) Todd Flaherty, Wyatt Fenner, Joey Taranto, Kiyon Spencer, James Tison. Judy’s a free spirit, a day dreamer, a boy-crazy hot mess. But this is going to be the summer it all comes together for this ambitious, 30-something drag queen/cater-waiter and his best friend, Chrissy. That is, until Chrissy’s priorities suddenly shift, forcing a disillusioned Judy to examine his life and priorities as a queer artist, and rediscover himself in the process. This dark comedy explores the universal pain of breaking up with your best friends and questions, "What do you do when your chosen family no longer chooses you?"
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Dark Star Pictures). Read more here
Infinity Pool
(2023) Alexander Skarsgard, Mia Goth, Cleopatra Coleman, Dunja Sepcic, Adam Boncz, Alan Katic, Thomas Kretschmann. While staying at an isolated island resort, James (Skarsgård) and Em (Coleman) are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi (Goth), they venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a culture filled with violence, hedonism, and untold horror. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray VOD, Digital. (Neon).
Scrap
(2022) Discover the vast and strangely beautiful places where things go to die and meet the people who collect, restore, and recycle the world’s scrap. The film scratches beneath flaking paint and rusting metal to reveal the beauty and pathos in what we leave behind. The film focuses on artists around the world who are transforming scrap or are working with it in other ways, employing their creativity to help solve environmental problems. For example, sculptor John Lopez uses old farm equipment to make huge sculptures of bison and animals that used to roam the Plains where he lives; architect Tchely Shin makes buildings out of old ships, like the discarded ocean liner he turned into an art installation that is now a cafe located in Seorak-myeon, Korea. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. Extras: (First Run Features). Read more here
Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb
(2022) Two literary legends — writer Robert Caro and his longtime editor, Robert Gottlieb — have worked together to create some of the greatest non-fiction books in history. Now 86, Caro is determined to complete the final volume of his masterwork, "The Years of Lyndon Johnson"; Gottlieb, 91, wants to edit it. With humor and insight, this unique double portrait reveals the work habits, peculiarities, and professional joys of these two ferocious intellects as they attempt to finish the final masterstroke in their lives’ work. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Sony).
Up, Down, Fragile
(1995 -- France) Director: Jacques Rivette; Nathalie Richard, Marianne Denicourt, Laurence Côte, Anna Karina. Inspired by the backstage Hollywood musicals of the 1930s, this later period Rivette recounts the adventures of three young women (Nathalie Richard, Marianne Denicourt, and Laurence Côte) in Paris, each at a turning point in her life – and with a musical number (or two). Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Audio commentary by Richard Peña, Director Emeritus, New York Film Festival & Professor of Film and Media Studies, Columbia University; re-release trailer. (Cohen Film Collection).
Living
(2022) The story of an ordinary man, reduced by years of oppressive office routine to a shadow existence, who at the eleventh hour makes a supreme effort to turn his dull life into something wonderful. In 1950s London, a humorless bureaucrat decides to take time off work to experience life after receiving a grim diagnosis. Vitals: Director: Oliver Hermanus. Stars: Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp, Tom Burke .
CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 102 min., Drama, North American box office gross: $3.000 million, worldwide $11.368 million, Sony.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital.
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AmnesiA
(2001 -- Dutch) Fedja van Huêt, Carice van Houten, Theo Maasen, Sacha Bulthuis. A psychological mystery thriller in which a photographer, Alex, (van Huêt) receives word from his twin brother Aram (also van Huêt) that their mother (Bulthuis) is gravely ill and will not survive much longer. Alex returns home to AmnesiA, the family estate, to in some way ease the panic and dread that continues to plague him and his photography. As he confronts the past he left behind, his deep-rooted psychological turmoil is laid bare. Restored in 4K from the original camera negative. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: Introduction by director Martin Koolhoven; commentary by Martin Koolhoven, Fedja van Huet, moderated by Peter Verstraten; "A Conversation with Martin Koolhoven & Carice van Houten" (2022); "Making of AmnesiA" (2001); "Behind-the-Scenes with Carice van Houten" (2001); theatrical trailer. (Cult Epics). 
The Fisher King
(1991) A fairy tale grounded in poignant reality, Terry Gilliam’s magnificent, Manhattan-set "The Fisher King" features Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams in two of their most brilliant roles. Bridges plays a former radio shock jock reconstructing his life after a scandal, and Williams a homeless man on a quest for the Holy Grail -— which he believes to be hidden somewhere on the Upper East Side. Unknowingly linked by their pasts, the two men aid each other on a fanciful journey toward their own humanity. This singular American odyssey features a witty script by Richard LaGravenese, evocative cinematography by Roger Pratt, and superb supporting performances by Amanda Plummer and an Oscar-winning Mercedes Ruehl, all harnessed by Gilliam into a compassionate, funny modern-day myth. Formats: Director-approved 4K UHD + Blu-ray special edition with new 4K digital restoration, approved by director Terry Gilliam, 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).
Heart of Dragon
(1985 -- Hong Kong) Lifelong friends since they met as boys at Peking Opera school, Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung conquered the Hong Kong film industry side-by-side in the 1970s and 1980s. One of their greatest collaborations sees the two "brothers" playing actual brothers for a change: 1985's "Heart of Dragon," a film that combines heart-rending drama with pulse-pounding action. Tat (Chan) is a hotshot cop with more stresses than he can bear: if he's not on the verge of getting beaten up on his day job, he's looking out for his mentally handicapped brother Dodo (Hung), who needs constant supervision in case his naïve, kind nature gets taken advantage of. Tat wants nothing more than to escape his obligations and see the world; but when Dodo accidentally winds up in the line of fire, Tat must run into danger and make the ultimate sacrifice to save his brother. More serious and emotionally driven than many of their prior films, Hung and Chan made sure not to skimp on jaw-dropping stunts and high-velocity violence while showing a broader depth to their talents than audiences had seen before. The result is one of the jewels of 80's Hong Kong action cinema, now restored with additional fight scenes filmed especially for the Japanese market. 2K restoration from the original negative by Fortune Star.
High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of the 91-minute Hong Kong Theatrical Cut and the 99-minute Extended Japanese Cut via seamless branching. Original lossless Cantonese and English mono audio on both cuts, plus Mandarin on the Theatrical Cut and Cantonese with alternate score on the Extended Cut. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Read more here. (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment).
Living
(2022) Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp, Tom Burke. In 1950s London, a humorless bureaucrat decides to take time off work to experience life after receiving a grim diagnosis. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Sony).
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