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June 17:
Momentum Generation: In the 1960s, surfing in America was known primarily as a California- and Hawaii-based phenomenon associated with surf instrumentals and Beach Boys songs. Although equipment and skills evolved, the public’s perception of surfing remained constant until the 1990s, when a group of punk rock-loving teens found its way to a house on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii. (Digital only)
My True Brilliant Friend: This companion documentary follows young actresses Margherita Mazzucco and Gaia Girace during the filming of the HBO series MY BRILLIANT FRIEND, based on Elena Ferrante’s bestselling book of the same name. (Digital only)
Home Videos : Jerrod Carmichael returns to HBO for HOME VIDEOS, an exploration into the aspects of the black experience through interviews with his family. In the first of two specials, Carmichael focuses on the strong black women in his life, returning home to North Carolina. (Digital only)
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The Beach Bum: A rebellious stoner named Moondog (Matthew McConaughey) lives life by his own rules. Directed by Harmony Korine ("Kids," "Spring Breakers"). (DVD, Blu-ray release: Day & date)
Between the Lines: The acclaimed 1977 romantic comedy about the staff of an alternative newspaper boasts early breakthrough performances by Jeff Goldblum, John Heard and Lindsay Crouse. (DVD, Blu-ray release: Day & date)
Cinderella: "Cinderella" comes out of the Disney vault in a 70th Anniversary Walt Disney Signature Edition. (DVD, Blu-ray release: June 25)
Crypto : Timely cyber-thriller about a Wall Street banker sent to a bank branch in upstate New York, where he uncovers suspicious cash flow through a local gallery selling million-dollar paintings. As he traces links to a violent global mob, he realizes he’s put his nearby family in grave danger. (DVD, Blu-ray release: Day & date)
Fast Color: Sci-Fi film follows a young woman whose superhuman abilities keep her on the run until she finally decides to go home and search for help. (DVD, Blu-ray release: July 16)
June 24:
Chernobyl : On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, Soviet Union suffered a massive explosion resulting in one of the worst human-made catastrophes in history. "Chernobyl" tells the story of the brave men and women who made incredible sacrifices to save Europe from unimaginable disaster, all the while battling a culture of disinformation. (Digital only)
The Beach Bum
(2019) Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg, Isla Fisher, Stefania LaVie Owen, Jimmy Buffett, Zac Efron, Martin Lawrence. The misadventures of Moondog (McConaughey), a rebellious stoner rogue who always lives life by his own rules. Directed by Harmony Korine ("Kids," "Spring Breakers"). Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, Digital.(UniversaL).
Between the Lines
(1977) Dir.: Joan Micklin Silver; Jeff Goldblum, John Heard, Lindsay Crouse, Gwen Welles, Bruno Kirby, Marilu Henner, Michael J. Pollard. Set in the offices of a Boston alternative newspaper where the writers and editors enjoy a positive and open-minded work environment. Music critic Max (Goldblum) uses his influence to score dates, while news reporter Harry (Heard) is dating the lovely Abbie (Crouse), the publication's lead photographer. However, it seems as though their relatively carefree days are numbered when the owner of a major publishing company buys the paper, leading to more money, but even more changes. 2K restoration. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, Digital. Extras: New interview with director Joan Micklin Silver, original trailer, 2018 re-release trailer. (Cohen Film Collection).
The Brink
(2018) When Steve Bannon left his position as White House chief strategist less than a week after the Charlottesville "Unite the Right" rally in August 2017, he was already a notorious figure in Trump's inner circle, known for bringing a far-right ideology into the highest echelons of American politics. Unconstrained by an official post -- though some say he still has a direct line to the White House -- he became free to peddle influence as a perceived kingmaker and market his nativist views as a global movement. The documentary follows Bannon through the 2018 mid-term elections in the US, shedding light on his efforts to mobilize and unify far-right parties in order to win seats in the May 2019 European Parliamentary elections. To maintain his power and influence, the former Goldman Sachs banker and media investor reinvents himself -- as he has many times before -- this time as the self-appointed leader of a global populist movement. Formats: DVD, Digital. Extras: Additional scenes/interviews, theatrical trailer. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
Crypto
(2019) Beau Knapp, Alexis Bledel, Luke Hemsworth, Kurt Russell, Vincent Kartheiser. With the current rise of cryptocurrency, people find ways to exploit the system and the global economy. When Wall Street banker Martin (Knapp) is sent to a bank branch in upstate New York, he uncovers suspicious cash flow through a local gallery selling million-dollar paintings. As Martin traces links to a violent global mob, he realizes he's put his nearby family in grave danger.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Lionsgate).
Detective
(1985 -- France) Dir.: Jean-Luc Godard; Laurent Terzieff, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Claude Brasseur, Nathalie Baye, Johnny Hallyday. Godard's "Detective" is an invigorating deconstruction of film noir that adds a dash of "Grand Hotel" (1932) melodrama and "Body and Soul" (1947) boxing drama, all tied into an arresting Godardian knot. In a luxury Paris hotel, two detectives (Terzieff and Leaud) are working on the vexing case of an assassinated prince. In a nearby room, boxing trainer Jim Fox Warner (Hallyday) is getting his young protege´ ready for a fight. But Jim owes big money to the mob, as well as to the Chenals, a bickering husband and wife (Brasseur and Baye). In Godard's fractured, poetic style, the tension ratchets up between these groups until they reach a bloody breaking point. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: Booklet essay by Nicolas Rapold, editor of Film Comment, trailers, selected scene commentary by James Quandt, programmer for the TIFF Cinematheque. (Kino Classics).
Felix Austria!
(2013) Compelled by the inheritance of a mysterious box of letters, American aesthete Brian Pfeifle, a young man from Modesto, California, begins the journey of a lifetime to reach the source of the correspondence: the last heir of the Holy Roman Emperors, aging Archduke Otto von Habsburg, in this quirky documentary. Assuming the name of Felix Etienne-Eduoard Pfeifle, spiritual heir to the Habsburg Empire, the quest takes him from the barrio of Los Angeles to Vienna itself, with an unlikely detour to upstate New York, allowing him, along with viewers, to explore matters that are exceptionally timely within the context of contemporary American culture --questions of identity, sexuality, appropriation and use -- as well as issues that resonate within our own lives. What does it take to construct, and become, an independent self? Formats: DVD, Digital. (IndiePix Films).
First Name: Carmen
(1983 -- France) Dir.: Jean-Luc Godard; Maruschka Detmers, Jacques Bonnaffé, Myriem Roussel, Christophe Odent. Godard's "First Name: Carmen" is a radical reinvention of Bizet's opera, updating the story of sexual obsession with bank robbery and kidnapping. Godard himself appears as doddering Uncle Jean, who lends his house to his niece Carmen (Detmers) while he is recovering in a mental institution. Carmen and her gang of youthful pals stage a bloody robbery of a bank, during which she falls in love with one of the security guards (Jacques Bonnaffé). Her gang is in the planning stages of an even bigger crime -- the kidnapping of an industrialist (or his daughter), using the shooting of a documentary on luxury hotels as a pretext. This bizarre crime spree of sex and death is told via Godard's dizzying deconstructive style and DP Raoul Coutard's eye-popping colors, creating a singular work of art to rival Bizet.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: "Le changement à plus d'un titre: Changer d'image" (a short film by Jean-Luc Godard; feature and short film commentary by film historian Craig Keller; booklet essay by film critic Kristen Yoonsoo Kim; trailers. (Kino Classics).
Helas Pour Moi
(1993 -- France) Dir.: Jean-Luc Godard; Gérard Depardieu, Laurence Masliah, Bernard Verley. Godard's "Hélas pour moi" is a provocative film about faith and desire. Inspired by the Greek myth of Alcmene and Amphitryon, it investigates the story of a god inhabiting the body of a man to experience the pleasures of the flesh. The incident is told through the eyes of a publisher, Abraham Klimt (Verley), who is interviewing the inhabitants of a Swiss village regarding the strange story of Rachel (LMasliah) and Simon Donnadieu (Depardieu). One summer Simon leaves on a business trip, but soon after a doppelgänger arrives in the village purporting to be Simon. He appears to be a god in human form, and he pursues Rachel in a series of philosophical seductions that explore divine and physical ecstasy. One of Godard's most beautiful films (shot by DP Caroline Champetier), "Hélas pour moi" is a thought- provoking and sensuous work of art.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: Audio commentary by film critic Samm Deighan; booklet essay by film critic Jordan Cronk; trailers. (Kino Classics).
Kanarie
(2018 -- South Africa) Schalk Bezuidenhout, Hannes Otto, Germandt Geldenhuys. Drafted during apartheid by the South African Army, Johan Niemand's love for Boy George and Depeche Mode lands him a spot in the SADF Choir called the Canaries. Against a landscape where law and religion oppress individuality, Johan and the Canaries have to survive military training and go on a nationwide tour of the country, entertaining people whilst fortifying the belief in the military effort and promoting the cause of both Church and State. An unexpected romance on the battlefield forces Johan to reckon with his long-repressed sexual identity. Formats: DVD, VOD. (Breaking Glass Pictures).
Modest Heroes
(2018 -- Japan) Collection of three animated stories exploring ideas of heroism in their own unique way. "Kanini & Kanino" is directed by Academy Award-nominee Hiromasa Yonebayashi ("When Marnie Was There", "Mary and The Witch's Flower"); "Life Ain't Gonna Lose," featuring the voice of Maggie Q ("Nikita," "Designated Survivor"), is helmed by Yoshiyuki Momose, who was a key animator on Isao Takahata's films at Studio Ghibli; and "Invisible" director Akihiko Yamashita was a key animator on many of Hayao Miyazaki's best-known films. Each is produced by Studio Ponoc's Yoshiaki Nishimura. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, Digital. Extras: "Modest Heroes of Studio Ponoc," film completion press conference, interviews with Japanese voice cast, art galleries, trailers, TV Spots. (GKIDS/Shout! Factory).
Slaughterhouse Rulez
(2019) Asa Butterfield, Finn Cole, Hermione Corfield, Michael Sheen, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost. Welcome to Slaughterhouse, an elite boarding school where boys and girls are groomed for power and greatness... and they're about to meet their match. This ancient and ordered world is about to be shaken to its foundations --literally -- when a controversial frack site on prized school woodland causes seismic tremors, a mysterious sinkhole and an unspeakable horror is unleashed. Soon a new pecking order will be established as pupils, teachers and the school matron become locked in a bloody battle for survival. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Sony).
Swing Kids
(2018 -- South Korea) K-pop star Do Kyung-soo, Jared Grimes, Park Hye-Su, Oh Jung-Se, Kim Min-Ho. In this swinging musical drama set during the Korean War, the soldiers at a POW camp plan a tap show to distract both themselves and the prisoners from the hardships of war. Led by a former Broadway dancer and a rebellious North Korean soldier, the band of prisoners find a new sense of freedom in dancing. Formats: Blu-ray. (Well Go USA).
Thirst BLU-RAY DEBUT
(2009) Dir.: Chan-wook Park; Kang-ho Song, Dong-soo Seo, Hee-jin Choi, Hwa-ryong Lee, In-hwan Park, Ok-bin Kim, Mi-ran Ra, Eriq Ebouaney. From Chan-wook Park, the director of "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance," "Oldboy," "Lady Vengeance" and "Stoker," comes a shockingly original vampire story with a chilling, erotic style. A blood transfusion saves the life of a priest (Kang-ho Song), but also transforms him into a vampire. He struggles to control his insatiable thirst for blood until a love affair unleashes his darkest desires in deadly new ways. Daring and operatic, "Thirst" is a truly wicked love story that takes classic vampire lore to twisted new heights. Extras: New audio commentary by entertainment journalist and author Bryan Reesman, theatrical trailer. (Kino Lorber Studio Classics).
Under the Silver Lake
(2018) Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace. Sam (Garfield) is a disenchanted 33-year-old who discovers a mysterious woman, Sarah (Keough), frolicking in his apartment's swimming pool. When she vanishes, he embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal and conspiracy in the City of Angels. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: “What Lies Under the Silver Lake” featurette, “Beautiful Specter” featurette. (Lionsgate).
Universal Horror Collection Vol. 1
Four-disc set with hi-def verions of four films celebrating horror icons Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi: "The Black Cat" (1934), "The Raven" (1935), "The Invisible Ray" (1936) and "Black Friday" (1940).
Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: New commentaries and featurettes, still galleries, trailers. (Scream Factory).
Will & Grace (The Revival): Season Two
(2018) Two-disc set with all 16 episodes. Yasss, Queen! The witty ensemble of Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally reprise their infamous roles as Will, Grace, Jack and Karen for Season 2 of the revival. This season they return with new looks, new loves, and new guest stars. The legendary James Burrows, director of every original "Will & Grace" episode, returns with a slew of razor-sharp jabs and dirty martinis. Formats: DVD. "Color=#CC0000>Extras: Gag reel. (Universal).
Us
Set along the North California coastline, Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong’o) reluctantly returns to her beachside childhood home with her family and finds that she is haunted by unresolved trauma from her past along with a string of eerie coincidences. As darkness falls after a tense day at the beach, the Wilsons discover four figures standing in their driveway. They soon realize this is only the beginning of their troubles as they find that the four figures are terrifying and uncanny opponents: doppelgängers of themselves.
Vitals: Director: Jordan Peele. Stars: Lupita Nyong’O, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: R, 116 min., Horror, Box office gross: $172,998 million, Universal.
Extras: "The Duality of US" featurette in which Jordan Peele goes in-depth on some of the key themes and imagery in US – including Doppelgängers, Hands Across America, The Nutcracker dance scene, rabbits and the infamous 11:11 coincidence; "The Monsters Within US" about how the cast was able to find their characters, whether they were playing one of the Wilsons or their sinister doppelgängers; "Tethered Together: Making US Twice" featurette; "Redefining a Genre: Jordan Peele’s Brand of Horror" featurette; "Becoming Red" behind-the-scenes footage; six deleted scenes; "We’re All Dying" outtakes; "As Above, So Below: Grand Pas de Deux" extended version of the dance sequence from the film, cutting between adolescent Adelaide at her recital to Red in the Underpass. Blu-ray adds "Scene Explorations": The making of three iconic scenes from the film including the Tyler house massacre, Jason’s abduction and Adelaide’s underground flashback.
Wonder Park
June, an optimistic, imaginative girl, discovers an incredible amusement park called Wonderland hidden in the woods. The park is full of fantastical rides and talking, funny animals -- only the park is in disarray. June soon discovers the park came from her imagination and she's the only one who can fix it, so she bands together with the animals to save this magical place and bring back the wonder in Wonderland.
Vitals: Stars: Voices of Sofia Mali, Jennifer Garner, Ken Hudson Campbell, Kenan Thompson, Mila Kunis, John Oliver, Ken Jeong, Norbert Leo Butz, Matthew Broderick.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 115 min., Animated Family, Box office gross: $45.216 million, Paramount.
Blu-ray extras: "Gus Yodeling" deleted scene, "The Wonder Chimp Channel," "The Pi Song Sing-Along," "Making Noises (It’s Actually a Job?!!)," "June’s Guide to Wonderland," "June’s Welcoming Crew," Boardwalk Caricatures: drawing Boomer, drawing the Wonder Chimp Pirate, drawing the Wonder Chimp Princess.
L'humanité
(1999) The transcendent second feature by Bruno Dumont probes the wonder and horror of the human condition through the story of a profoundly alienated police detective (the indelibly sad-eyed Emmanuel Schotté, winner of an upset best actor prize at Cannes for his first film performance) who, while investigating the murder of a young girl, experiences jolting, epiphanous moments of emotional and physical connection. Demonstrating Dumont's deftness with nonactors and relentlessly frank depiction of bodies and sexuality, L'humanité is at once an idiosyncratic police procedural and a provocative exploration of the tension between humankind's capacity for compassion and our base, sometimes barbarous animal instincts. On DVD and Blu-ray, with new 4K digital restoration, approved by director Bruno Dumont, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray. Extras: New interview with Dumont; conversation between Dumont and critic Philippe Rouyer from 2014; segment from a 2000 episode of the French television program "Tendances," featuring actress Séverine Caneele; segment from a 1999 French television-news program featuring Dumont; trailer; an essay by critic Nicholas Elliott. (The Criterion Collection).
La vie de Jésus
(1997) With his stunning debut feature, the risk-taking auteur Bruno Dumont immediately established his reputation as an uncompromising iconoclast on the cutting edge of French cinema. Blending unflinching realism with moments of startling, light-filled beauty, La vie de Jésusfinds unexpected philosophical richness in the quotidian, small-town existence of Freddy (nonprofessional David Douche in a revelatory, one-off performance), an aimless young man with epilepsy who, in his childlike simplicity, embodies both great tenderness and terrifying brutality. Leaving the film's cryptic title tantalizingly open to interpretation, Dumont dares viewers to see the divine in a seemingly dead-end world.
On DVD and Blu-ray, with new 4K digital restoration, approved by director Bruno Dumont, with uncompressed stereo soundtrack on the Blu-ray. Extras: New interview with Dumont; conversation between Dumont and critic Philippe Rouyer from 2014; segment from the French television program "Tendences" featuring actress Séverine Caneele; segment from a 1999 French television news program featuring Dumont; trailer; an essay by critic Nicholas Elliott. (The Criterion Collection).
Lords of Chaos
(2019) Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Jack Kilmer, Sky Ferreira, Sam Coleman. Oslo, 1987. Seventeen-year-old Euronymous is determined to escape his idyllic Scandinavian hometown and create "true Norwegian black metal" with his band, Mayhem. He's joined by equally fanatical youths -- Dead and Varg. Believing that they're on the cusp of a musical revolution, the group gets even darker, driven by the black metal dogma to spread evil. They begin burning down churches throughout the countryside and stealing tombstones for their record store. But when the press catches up with them and Euronymous takes more credit than he's earned for the group's violent acts, Varg, fresh out of jail, arranges a dark encounter to settle the score and ultimately determine who the darkest black metal musician is. Inspired by a true story. Formats: DVD. (Unobstructed View).
The Running Man
(1963 Over a decade after re-defining the thriller with "The Third Man," director Carol Reed returned to the genre with "The Running Man." Reuniting with that film's cinematographer Robert Krasker (BAFTA-nominated for his work here), Reed goes in the opposite direction visually, framing the twisty plot in sun-kissed widescreen color. Rex Black (Laurence Harvey) has successfully faked his death in a plane crash and escaped to sunny Málaga under a new identity, waiting for his wife Stella (Lee Remick) to arrive with £50,000 of life insurance money. It's the start of a blissful, trouble-free new life for the couple -- until Stephen (Alan Bates), the insurance agent in charge of investigating Rex's death, suddenly arrives in town. Is he just holidaying in Spain, as he claims, or is he on assignment to foil Rex's scheme? Adapted by John Mortimer (later the creator of "Rumpole of the Bailey") from the novel "The Ballad of the Running Man" by Shelley Smith, this underappreciated entry in Reed's celebrated oeuvre makes its official worldwide home video premiere. 2K restoration of the film by Sony Pictures. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Isolated music and effects track; audio commentary by Peter William Evans, author of "British Film-Makers: Carol Reed"; "On The Trail of The Running Man, all-new featurette with crew members such as script supervisor Angela Allen and assistant director Kits Browning; Lee Remick at the National Film Theatre, an audio-only recording of the actor's appearance at the NFT in 1970; image gallery; reversible sleeve featuring original artwork; FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by Barry Forshaw. (Arrow Academy/MVD Entertainment).
Run the Race
(2018) This faith family drama tells the dramatic journey of two high school athletes and brothers who see their relationship tested as they seek different paths out of their troubled lives. Reeling from his mother's death and his father's abandonment, Zach, an All-State athlete, finds glory on the football field, working to earn a college scholarship and the brothers' ticket out of town. When a devastating injury puts Zach -— and his dreams -- on the sidelines, brother David laces up his track cleats to salvage their future and point Zach toward hope. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: "The Heart of Run the Race" featurette,
"The Making of the Movie" behind-the-scenes; "The Cast Talk." (Universal).
Swingtown: The First Season
(2018) Four-disc set with all 13 episodes. 1970s themed series follows married couple Susan Miller (Molly Parker) and Jack Miller (Jack Davenport) as they move into a suburban neighborhood in Chicago next door to Trina Decker (Lana Parrilla) and Tom Decker (Grant Show), a couple with a peculiar marriage arrangement. Seeking new connections with each other in the midst of the sexual revolution, the swinger couples explore newfound relationships through open marriages, rendezvous and provocative gatherings. Formats: DVD. Extras: "The Spirit of 176: The Making of Swingtown," "Have a Nice Revolution: Sex & Morality in 1970's America," audio commentaries, gag reel, deleted scenes. (CBS/Paramount).
Us
(2019) Dir.: Jordan Peele; Lupita Nyong'O, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker. A family's serene beach vacation turns to chaos when their doppelgängers appear and begin to terrorize them. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: "The Duality of US" featurette in which Jordan Peele goes in-depth on some of the key themes and imagery in US - including Doppelgängers, Hands Across America, The Nutcracker dance scene, rabbits and the infamous 11:11 coincidence; "The Monsters Within US" about how the cast was able to find their characters, whether they were playing one of the Wilsons or their sinister doppelgängers; "Tethered Together: Making US Twice" featurette; "Redefining a Genre: Jordan Peele's Brand of Horror" featurette; "Becoming Red" behind-the-scenes footage; six deleted scenes; "We're All Dying" outtakes; "As Above, So Below: Grand Pas de Deux" extended version of the dance sequence from the film, cutting between adolescent Adelaide at her recital to Red in the Underpass. Blu-ray adds "Scene Explorations": The making of three iconic scenes from the film including the Tyler house massacre, Jason's abduction and Adelaide's underground flashback. (Universal).
Wonder Park
(2019) Voices of Sofia Mali, Jennifer Garner, Ken Hudson Campbell, Kenan Thompson, Mila Kunis, John Oliver, Ken Jeong, Norbert Leo Butz, Matthew Broderick. The story of a young girl named June with a big imagination who makes an incredible discovery-the amusement park of her dreams has come to life. Filled with the world's wildest rides operated by fun-loving animals, the excitement never ends. But when trouble hits, June and her misfit team of furry friends begin an unforgettable journey to save the park. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Blu-ray extras: "Gus Yodeling" deleted scene, "The Wonder Chimp Channel," "The Pi Song Sing-Along," "Making Noises (It's Actually a Job?!!)," "June's Guide to Wonderland," "June's Welcoming Crew," Boardwalk Caricatures: drawing Boomer, drawing the Wonder Chimp Pirate, drawing the Wonder Chimp Princess. (Paramount).
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