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June 3:
Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland: On July 10, 2015, Sandra Bland, a politically engaged and vibrant 28-year-old African American from Chicago, was arrested for a traffic violation in a small Texas town. After three days in custody, she was found hanging from a noose in her jail cell. This documentary is part legal thriller, part parable about race in America. (DVD: June 4)
June 4:
The Bastards Fig Tree: A "trigger happy" fascist soldier during the Spanish Civil War turns into a hermit and gets caught up in the care of a fig tree after the look in a 10-year-old child's eyes, son of one of his victims, awakes in him the certainty that the kid will kill him as soon as he reaches sixteen years of age. (Digital only)
Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin: The four original Batman films arrive on Ultra HD Blu-Ray Combo Pack and digital for the first time (Four-film collection set release: September 17)
The Brink: An intimate look at Steve Bannon and his global mission to spread far-right nationalism. Spreading an ideology that resonates with some and ignites protest amongst others, Bannon continues to influence despite his departure from Trump’s White House. Set against a backdrop of nationwide political unrest, the documentary provides an insightful look into Bannon’s power amid the 2018 U.S. mid-term elections as he pushes his political agenda further into mainstream American culture. (DVD: June 18)
The Haunting of Sharon Tate: Based on one of Hollywood’s most chilling murder cases, this thriller follows the murder of pregnant 26-year-old actress Sharon Tate (Hilary Duff), a rising star about to have her first baby with her husband, director Roman Polanski. (DVD, Blu-ray release: Day & date)
I Am Durán: Roberto Durán is a boxing behemoth, a titanic figure with a career straddling five epic decades who is regarded as one of the most entertaining and skilled fighters of all time. This doc tells his story, inextricably interwoven with the story of the nation of Panama. (Digital only)
The Kid: the The Western follows a young boy who witnesses Billy the Kid’s historic encounter with Sheriff Pat Garrett. (DVD, Blu-ray release: Day & date)
Rondo: A troubled veteran is given a special drug that opens a door to a world of sex, murder, and revenge. (DVD: Day & date)
Us: A family's serene beach vacation turns to chaos when their doppelgängers appear and begin to terrorize them in the latest horror outing by director Jordan Peele. (DVD, Blu-ray release: June 18)
Wonder Park: Animated adventure about an amusement park where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named June comes alive. (DVD, Blu-ray release: June 18)
June 7:
Abduction: Sci-fi action thriller pits two strangers against a nefarious alien force, with the future of mankind hanging in the balance. (VOD, Digital)
June 10:
Barry Season 2: Desperate to leave his violent past behind in favor of his newfound passion, Barry is attempting to untangle himself from the world of contract killing and fully immerse himself in acting. But getting out is messy. (Digital only)
My Dad Wrote a Porno: The wildly popular British comedy podcast hits the stage for an HBO exclusive presentation at the Roundhouse in London. (Digital only)
All You Ever Wished For
(2018) Darren Criss, Madalina Ghenea, James Remar. Tyler Hutton (Criss) is a young New York fashion executive whose business trip to Milan takes an unexpected turn when he is kidnapped for ransom and whisked off to a remote Alpine village. But little does he or his three bumbling abductors know that the rustic cottage where they spend the night is under a gypsy love spell. Upon waking up the next morning, each of the men fall in love with the first living soul that meets their eyes: which are, for the kidnappers: a homely spinster; a handsome woodsman; and one cute cow. Tyler, as luck would have it, gets smitten by Rosalia (Ghenea), a raven-haired beauty with a sharp tongue and reluctant heart. Formats: DVD, Digital. Extras: Deleted scenes. (Omnibus Entertainment).
Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
(2018) All-New, feature-length animated thriller finds Gotham City reaching New levels of danger when Shredder joins forces with Ra's al Ghul to enact a nefarious plan -- leading to the team-up of the Dark Knight and the Turtles to combat the combined might of the Foot Clan and League of Assassins. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: "Cowabunga, Batman! When Comic Worlds Collide" featurette, "Fight Night in Gotham" featurette, sneak peek at the next DC Universe Movie, "Batman: Hush." (Warner).
The Best of the New Scooby-Doo Movies: The Lost Episodes
(2019) Features eight never-before released episodes that are now available together on DVD for the first time. The Mystery Inc. Gang teams up with stellar celebrity guest stars who help them solve the most intriguing cases. The gang joins forces with heartthrob Davy Jones as well as Josie and the Pussycats. Released just in time for Scooby-Doo’s 50th anniversary. All eight episodes are included in "The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection" (see below) .Formats: DVD. (Warner).
Cherry Grove Stories
(2018) LGBTQ documentary entertainingly recounts time in Cherry Grove including queer origins, Tennessee Williams visits, decadent parties, sexual liberation, HIV alienation and the continual swinging of indecent law enforcement ... all told through first person accounts and a treasure trove of fabulous, unseen archival footage of the beloved haven. In an era when it was illegal for two men to hold hands in public, the pristine beachfront hamlet of Cherry Grove on Fire Island, N.Y., was a safe haven for gays who were often targeted for arrest and prosecution. Formats: DVD, VOD. (Breaking Glass Pictures).
The Cleaning Lady
(2018) Alexis Kendra, Rachel Alig, Stelio Savante, JoAnne McGrath. On the surface, Alice (Kendra) seems like a woman who has it all: a gorgeous apartment, a booming career, a stunning physique, and a handsome boyfriend. The only problem is he’s married to someone else. Looking for a way to simplify her life, Alice hires Shelly to clean her house. As Alice begins to confide in Shelly about her illicit affair, their friendship grows… and so does Shelly’s twisted obsession with her new employer. It soon becomes clear that Shelly has motives that reach further than a normal cleaning lady. Shelly wants to cleanse Alice’s entire life and will stop at nothing until she’s done. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (RLJE Films).
The Haunting of Sharon Tate
(2019) Hilary Duff, Jonathan Bennett, Lydia Hearst. Based on one of Hollywood’s most chilling murder cases, this thriller follows pregnant 26-year-old actress Sharon Tate (Hilary Duff), a rising star about to have her first baby with her husband, director Roman Polanski. Plagued by terrifying premonitions, Sharon sees her worst nightmares come to life with the appearance of Charles Manson and his deadly cult. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: Audio commentary with writer-director Daniel Farrands, “Premonitions: The Haunting of Sharon Tate” featurette. (Lionsgate).
I’ll Take Your Dead
(2019) Aidan Devine, Ava Preston, Jess Salgueiro, Ari Millen. William has a simple job: he makes dead bodies disappear. This isn't something he likes or even wants to do, but through circumstances out of his control, his little farm house in the country has become a dumping ground for the casualties of the gang related murders in the nearby city. After a woman's body is dumped at the house, William begins his meticulous process when he realizes she's not actually dead. As the gang activity increases, William patches the woman up and holds her against her will until he can figure out what to do with her. As they begin to develop a very unusual respect for each other, the woman's murderers get word that she's still alive and make plan to finish what they started. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette, deleted scenes, script-to-screen comparison, trailers. (Shout! Factory).
JTLeroy
(2018) Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Jim Sturgess, Courtney Love, Diane Kruger. A young woman named Savannah Knoop (Stewart) spends six years pretending to be the celebrated author and cult status character JT LeRoy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law (Dern). The three books were purportedly semi-autobiographical accounts by a teenage boy of his experiences of poverty, drug use, and emotional and sexual abuse in his childhood and adolescence from rural West Virginia to California. Based on a true story. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Universal).
The Kid
(2018) Jake Schur, Leila Georg, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawk, Dane DeHaan. A young boy, Rio (Schur), is forced to go on the run across the American Southwest in a desperate attempt to save his sister (George) from his villainous uncle (Pratt). Along the way, he encounters Sheriff Pat Garrett (Hawke), on the hunt for the infamous outlaw Billy the Kid (DeHaan). Rio finds himself increasingly entwined in the lives of these two legendary figures as the cat-and-mouse game of Billy the Kid’s final year of life plays out. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: "Making of The Kid” featurette. (Lionsgate).
Lost in Space, The Complete First Season
(2018) All 10 episodes. Set 30 years in the future, this epic reimagining of the original family space adventure finds the Robinsons torn off course en route to what they hoped would be a fresh start on a distant space colony. Against all odds, but with endless hope and extensive training, the family bands together to survive on a dangerous alien planet.Formats: Four-disc DVD, three-disc Blu-ray. Extras: Deleted scenes, “No Place to Hide” colorized unaired pilot episode from the original (Blu-ray Exclusive), "Bill and Max: Lost and Found in Space," "Bill Mumy Visits the Jupiter 2," "Designing the Robot," sizzle reel. (Fox).
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1995) Power up with six incredible teens who out-maneuver and defeat evil everywhere as the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. But this time, the Power Rangers may have met their match when they face off with the most sinister monster the galaxy has ever seen -- Ivan Ooze. Extras: "The Mighty Leap to the Silver Screen" look back at the movie with the cast and crew, including brand-New interviews with director Bryan Spicer and stars Johnny Yong Bosch and Paul Freeman; theatrical trailer; original featurette. (Shout! Factory).
The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection
(2019) For the first time ever, nearly all episodes from "The New Scooby-Doo Movies," the Scooby-Doo series featuring celebrity guests, are available to own in one collection. Includes 23 episodes. That loveable Great Dane and the Mystery Inc. gang encounter some of pop culture’s most legendary names, including Jonathan Winters, Dick Van Dyke, The Three Stooges, Cass Elliot of The Mamas & the Papas, Laurel & Hardy, Harlem Globetrotters, Batman and Robin and many more, as they embark on their mystery-solving adventures. Released just in time for Scooby-Doo’s 50th anniversary. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, Digital. (Warner).
Rondo
(2018) Luke Sorge, Brenna Otts, Ketrick “Jazz” Copeland, Gena Shaw. Paying homage to the grindhouse features of the 1960s and 70s, this is a darkly sexual, craftily stylized and wildly entertaining crime and revenge melodrama. Paul, a troubled young veteran, is told by a psychiatrist that sex is the solution to his dependency and drinking problems. But things turns out otherwise as Paul and his sister are sucked into a criminal underworld where sex and murder are daily specials and revenge is served piping hot. Formats: DVD, Digital. Extras: Director’s Commentary by director Drew Barnhardt, deleted scenes, selected music commentaries with composer Ryan Franks, the artwork of Rondo (poster art and lobby cards set to music). (Artsploitation Films).
Screwball
(2018) An irreverent, award-winning story of illegal drugs and famous baseball stars. Recounting the high-profile doping scandal that rocked Major League Baseball, director Billy Corben ("Cocaine Cowboys," "Magic City Hustle") takes us into the surreal Miami underworld that provided performance-enhancing drugs to Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez and other star players. The documentary plays like a madcap Floridian crime comedy in the vein of Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen and the Coen Brothers while it raises serious questions about the ethics of professional sports. Formats: DVD, VOD. (Greenwich Entertainment).
Terror in the Skies
(2018) Documentary explores hundreds of years of terrifying reports of encounters with massive, winged creatures around the Land of Lincoln. From Alton's man-eating Piasa Bird legends to recent Chicago sightings of a creature said to resemble West Virginia's infamous Mothman, "Terror in the Skies" takes an in-depth look at a centuries-old mystery. Small Town Monsters made waves in 2017 with their documentary "The Mothman of Point Pleasant," which "Terror in the Skies" acts as a "spiritual sequel" to and one that will be concluded in 2020 by the final chapter in their Mothman trilogy, "The Mothman Legacy."
Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Small Town Monsters). Due June 7.
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Season One
(2018) All eight episodes. John Krasinski stars as Tom Clancy’s iconic CIA analyst in the new hit series already renewed for a second and third season on Amazon Prime Video. When CIA analyst Jack Ryan stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, with a rising terrorist figurehead preparing for a massive attack against the U.S. and her allies. Formats: Three-disc DVD, two-disc Blu-ray. Extras: Deleted scenes. (Paramount
Woman At War
(2018 -- Iceland) Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Jóhann Sigurðarson, Juan Camillo Roman Estrada. The humorous story of one woman's unique fight against climate change. The seemingly mild-mannered Halla blends in with her community during the day; at night, however, she is the vigilante known only as “The Woman of the Mountain”, whose goal is to take down the aluminum industry. When she is presented with a world-changing opportunity -- the chance to adopt a child in Ukraine -- she must choose whether or not to continue her life in the shadows or move towards the new light in her life. Formats: DVD, Digital. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral
Tyler Perry revives his signature character, the tough and vindictive Madea Simmons, for her final film performance in this comedy to die for. Madea and her family head out to a family reunion, but the trip becomes a nightmare when the party suddenly turns into a funeral and threatens to reveal sordid family secrets. Only Madea can bring the entire family together and save the day in her own special way.
Vitals: Director: Tyler Perry. Stars: Courtney Burrell, Tyler Perry, Patrice Lovely, Cassi Davis, Ciera Payton, Rome Flynn, Aeriel Miranda, KJ Smith, Joel Rush, David Otunga.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 109 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $72.722
million, Lionsgate.
Extras: Deleted scenes, outtakes, · “Madea’s Tips for Attending a Funeral” featurette, “Making a Madea Family Funeral: An Affair to Remember” featurette, “Hellllur: Looking Back on Madea” featurette.
Gloria Bell
Julianne Moore stars as Gloria, a free-spirited divorcée who spends her days at a straitlaced office job and her nights at L.A. dance clubs. One evening, Gloria meets Arnold (John Turturro) -- and finds herself in a new romance that shows her love can strike at any time. From Sebastián Lelio, the director of the Oscar-winning film "A Fantastic Woman."
Vitals: Director: Sebastián Lelio. Stars: Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Brad Garrett, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Rita Wilson, Sean Astin, Holland Taylor.
2018, CC, MPAA rating: R, 101 min., Romantic Comedy, Box office gross: $5.339
million, Lionsgate.
Extras: “An Extraordinary Woman: Making Gloria Bell” featurette, audio commentary with director Sebastián Lelio.
The Andromeda Strain
(1971) Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olsen, Kate Reid. Before he created Westworld and Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton first blurred the line between science fiction and science fact with his breakout success "The Andromeda Strain." Two years after the novel's publication, Robert Wise directed the film adaptation, a nail-biting blend of clinically-realized docudrama and astonishing sci-fi visuals that ushered in a new subgenre: the "killer virus" biological thriller. A government satellite crashes outside a small town in New Mexico -- and within minutes, every inhabitant of the town is dead, except for a crying baby and an elderly derelict. The satellite and the two survivors are sent to Wildfire, a top-secret underground laboratory equipped with a nuclear self-destruct mechanism to prevent the spread of infection in case of an outbreak. Realizing that the satellite brought back a lethal organism from another world, a team of government scientists race against the clock to understand the extraterrestrial virus -- codenamed "Andromeda" -- before it can wipe out all life on the planet. Aided by innovative visual effects by Douglas Trumbull ("2001: A Space Odyssey," "Silent Running") and an unforgettable avant-garde electronic music score by Gil Melle, Wise's suspense classic still haunts to this day, and is presented here in a stunning, exclusive new 4K scan and restoration from the original negative. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Audio commentary by critic Bryan Reesman; "A New Strain of Science Fiction," a newly-filmed appreciation by critic Kim Newman; "The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film," an archive featurette from 2001 directed by Laurent Bouzereau and featuring interviews with director Robert Wise and screenwriter Nelson Gidding; "A Portrait of Michael Crichton," an archive featurette from 2001 directed by Laurent Bouzereau and featuring an interview with author Michael Crichton; "Cinescript Gallery," highlights from the annotated and illustrated shooting script by Nelson Gidding; theatrical trailer, TV spots and radio spots; image gallery; BD-ROM: PDF of the 192-page “cinescript” with diagrams and production designs; reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Corey Brickley; FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Peter Tonguette and archive publicity materials. (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment).
The Brady Bunch: 50th Anniversary TV & Movie Collection
Thirty-disc collection features all five years of the series (1969-74), the first-ever DVD release of "The Bradys" and "The Brady Brides" spinoff series, as well as all "The Brady Bunch" movies. "The Brady Bunch" made television history when it debuted 50 years ago on September 26, 1969. When widower Mike Brady (Robert Reed) marries a lovely lady named Carol Ann (Florence Henderson), their two families become one. The six children include Carol's daughters Marcia (Maureen McCormick), Jan (Eve Plumb) and Cindy (Susan Olsen), as well as Mike's sons Greg (Barry Williams), Peter (Christopher Knight), and Bobby (Mike Lookinland). Together with their dog Tiger and quirky housekeeper Alice (Ann B. Davis), this wild clan became the Brady Bunch. Along with all five seasons of the series, the set includes "The Brady Kids: The Complete Animated Series," "The Bradys" and "The Brady Brides" spinoffs, alongside five television films "The Brady Bunch Movie," "A Very Brady Christmas," "The Brady Bunch in the White House," "Growing Up Brady" and "A Very Brady Sequel." Formats: DVD. Extras: Commentaries, featurettes. (CBS/Paramount).
A Film Trilogy by Ingmar Bergman
In 1960, Swedish director Ingmar Bergman began work on three of his most powerful and representative films, eventually presented as a trilogy. Already a figure of international acclaim for such masterpieces as The Seventh Seal and The Magician, Bergman turned his back on the expressionism of his fifties work to focus on a series of chamber dramas exploring belief and alienation in the modern age. Collaborating with the distinguished cinematographer Sven Nykvist, and eliciting searing performances from his refined cast of regulars—Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Gunnel Lindblom, Ingrid Thulin, and Max Von Sydow among them—Bergman unleashed Through a Glass Darkly (1961), Winter Light (1963), and The Silence (1963)in rapid succession, exposing moviegoers worldwide to a new level of intellectual and emotional intensity. Drawing on Bergman’s own upbringing and ongoing spiritual crises, the films of the trilogy examine the necessity of religion and question the promise of faith.
On DVD and Blu-ray, with new 2K digital restorations of all three films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the Blu-rays.
Extras: Observations from 2003 on each film by film scholar Peter Cowie; "Ingmar Bergman Makes a Movie," a five-part documentary by Vilgot Sjöman made for Swedish television during the production of "Winter Light"; poster gallery; original U.S. theatrical trailers; alternate English-dubbed soundtracks. Blu-ray adds Introductions to the films by director Ingmar Bergman, recorded in 2003; interview from 2012 with actor Harriet Andersson; audio interview from 1962 with actor Gunnar Björnstrand; illustrated audio interview with cinematographer Sven Nykvist, recorded in 1981. (The Criterion Collection).
Gloria Bell
(2018) Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Brad Garrett, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Rita Wilson, Sean Astin, Holland Taylor. A free-spirited woman in her 50s seeks out love at L.A. dance clubs. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: “An Extraordinary Woman: Making Gloria Bell” featurette, audio commentary with director Sebastián Lelio. (Lionsgate).
Trapped Alive
(1988) Genre regular Cameron Mitchell stars in this thrilling tale of escaped hoodlums and underground-dwelling cannibals from director Leszek Burzynski and "Hellraiser" producer Christopher Webster. One wintry night, pals Robin and Monica are making their way to a Christmas party when they're carjacked by a gang of crooks recently escaped from the local penitentiary. With the two young women taken as hostages, things take an even darker turn when their vehicle plummets down an abandoned mine shaft, trapping them underground with the dangerous crooks -- and a mutant cannibal. Filmed in 1988 under the title of "Forever Mine" but not released until 1993, "Trapped Alive" was the first film to come out of Wisconsin's now-defunct Windsor Lake Studios, which would go on to produce a number of films under the Fangoria Films label in the early-90s, including 1992's Bruce Campbell-starring "Mindwarp." Brand new 2K restoration from the original camera negative. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: New audio commentary with director Leszek Burzynski; new audio commentary with special effects artist Hank Carlson and horror writer Josh Hadley; new audio commentary with The Hysteria Continues; "There’s EVIL Underground ..." new making-of documentary featuring interviews with director Leszek Burzynski, cinematographer Nancy Schreiber, production manager Alexandra Reed and actors Alex Kubik and Sullivan Hester; "Upper Michigan Tonight" 1988 TV documentary on Windsor Lake Studios, featuring footage from behind the scenes of "Trapped Alive" and contemporary interviews with director Leszek Burzynski, producer Christopher Webster and production designer Brian Savegar; "Leszek Burzynski: The Early Years" in which the "Trapped Alive" director discusses his early forays into genre movie-making; reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Justin Osbourn; FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Zach Carlson. (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment).
Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral
(2019) Director: Tyler Perry. Stars: Courtney Burrell, Tyler Perry, Patrice Lovely, Cassi Davis, Ciera Payton, Rome Flynn, Aeriel Miranda, KJ Smith, Joel Rush, David Otunga. A joyous family reunion becomes a hilarious nightmare as Madea and the crew travel to backwoods Georgia, where they find themselves unexpectedly planning a funeral that might unveil unsavory family secrets. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: Deleted scenes, outtakes, “Madea’s Tips for Attending a Funeral” featurette, “Making a Madea Family Funeral: An Affair to Remember” featurette, “Hellllur: Looking Back on Madea” featurette.
(Lionsgate).
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
(2019) Celebrates the life and work of the legendary folk singer and songwriter Woody Guthrie, whose songs have become part of the bedrock of American life. Three years after Guthrie died of Huntington's disease in 1967, the California chapter of the Committee to Combat Huntington's Disease, now known as the Hereditary Disease Foundation, helped stage this concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles to raise funds for Huntington's research. Although the concert took place one night only, four-time Emmy award winner Jim Brown filmed this historic event, with performances by Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Country Joe McDonald, Odetta, Richie Havens, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Earl Robinson, and The Band along with narration by actors Will Geer and Peter Fonda.
Formats: DVD. Extras: Concert rehearsal footage, audio interviews with Arlo Guthrie and Ramblin' Jack Elliott. (MVD Visual). Due June 7.
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