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Age of the Dragons
(2011) Danny Glover, Vinnie Jones, Corey Sevier, Larry Bagby, Kepa Kruse, Sofia Pernas, Dave Morgan. An adaptation of Herman Melville's classic novel "Moby Dick." Set in a medieval realm where Captain Ahab and crew hunt dragons for the vitriol that powers their world, Ishmael, a charismatic harpooner, and his friend, Queequeg, join the quest. Ahab's obsession to seek revenge on a great "White Dragon" that slaughtered his family when he was young and left his body scarred and mauled, drives the crew deeper into the heart of darkness.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (ARC Entertainment).
Boss: Season One
(2011) Three-disc set with eight episodes, $39.97. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital Download. Extras: Commentaries, "The Mayor and His Maker" with Kelsey Grammer and Farhad Safinia featurette. (Lionsgate).
Brake
(2012) Stephen Dorff, Chyler Leigh, JR Bourne, Tom Berenger. A Secret Service Agent is held captive in the trunk of a car and endures mental and physical torture as terrorists attempt to extract information for their plot against the President of the United States. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (IFC).
Childrens Hospital: The Complete Third Season
(2011) Two-disc set with 14 episodes, $24.98.
Formats: DVD. (Warners).
The Deep Blue Sea
(2011) Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston, Simon Russell Beale, Ann Mitchell. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Collectors booklet; commentary; interviews with Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston and Terence Davies; Terence Davies' Master Class; "The Look of The Deep Blue Sea." (Music Box Films).
Eclipse Series 34: Jean Gremillon During the Occupation
Though little known outside of France, Jean Gremillon is a consummate filmmaker from his country's golden age. A classically trained violinist who discovered cinema as a young man when his orchestra was hired to accompany silent movies, he went on to make almost 50 films - which ranged from documentaries to avant-garde works to melodramas with major stars - in a career that started in the mid-1920s and didn't end until the late 1950s. Three of his richest films came during a dire period in French history: "Remorques," starring Jean Gabin, was begun in 1939 but finished and released after Germany invaded France, and "Lumiere d'ete" and "Le ciel est a vous" were produced during the occupation. These are character-driven dramas that reveal either a society on the precipice of doom or people breaking free of societal limitations; humane, entertaining, and technically brilliant, they show Gremillon to be one of cinema's true hidden masters. Formats: DVD. $44.95. The three-DVD box set includes:
Footnote
(2011 -- Israel) Lior Ashkenazi, Shlomo Bar-Aba. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc). Extras: Q&A with director Joseph Cedar, behind-the-scenes featurette. (Sony).
The Girl From the Naked Eye
(2012) Jason Yee, Samantha Streets, Ron Yuan, Dominique Swain, Sasha Grey. When a high-class escort is murdered, her protector, Jake (Yee), stops at nothing to find her killer. Leaving a bloody trail in his path, Jake risks everything to uncover the truth and avenge the death of the woman he loved. Formats: DVD. (Arch Stone).
Inspector Lewis 5
Kevin Whately returns for a fifth season as Inspector Lewis. He and his young partner, DS Hathaway (Laurence Fox), continue to solve cases in the seemingly perfect academic haven of Oxford. Two-disc set with four mysteries. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (PBS Distribution).
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
(2011) A documentary on 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono, his business in a Tokyo subway station, and his relationship with his son and eventual heir, Yoshikazu. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
The Last Days of Disco BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1998) "The Last Days of Disco" is a cleverly comic return to an early 1980s Manhattan party scene from director Whit Stillman ("Metropolitan"). At the center of the film's roundelay of revelers are the icy Charlotte (Kate Beckinsale) and the demure Alice (Chloe Sevigny), by day toiling as publishing house assistants and by night looking for romance and entertainment at a Studio 54–like club. "The Last Days of Disco" is an affectionate yet unsentimental look at the end of an era, brimming with Stillman's trademark dry humor. Restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by Stillman, with 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Extras: Audio commentary featuring Stillman and actors Sevigny and Chris Eigeman; four deleted scenes; audio recording of Stillman reading a chapter from his book "The Last Days of Disco, With Cocktails at Petrossian Afterwards"; behind-the-scenes featurette; stills gallery with captions by Stillman;
an essay by novelist David Schickler. (The Criterion Collection).
Life BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1999) Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Bernie Mac, Anthony Anderson, Ned Beatty. Extras: "Spotlight on Location: The Making of Life," director's edits, commentary by director Ted Demme. (Universal).
The Love Guide
(2011) Christy Scott Cashman, Jay Harrington, Michael Panes, Parker Posey. A hippie-yogi, personal growth guru helps save a couple's marriage when the wife appears on a reality TV show. Formats: DVD. (Green Apple Entertainment).
Masterpiece Mystery!: Endeavour
Prequel to the "Inspector Morse" series. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the UK premiere of "Inspector Morse" in 1987, "Endeavour" turns back the clock to 1965 to tell the story of the making of the legendary detective, who was played by John Thaw in 33 episodes. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. (PBS Distribution).
Meeting Evil
(2012) Samuel L. Jackson, Luke Wilson, Leslie Bibb. A young man is taken on a murder-fueled ride by a mysterious stranger that transforms the weak-willed, disillusioned husband and father into a desperate hero willing to go to any length to protect his family. Formats: DVD, Digital Download. (Sony).
Metropolitan BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1990) One of the great American independent films of the 1990s, this surprise hit by writer-director Whit Stillman is a sparkling comedic chronicle of a middle-class young man's romantic misadventures in New York City's debutante society. Stillman's deft, literate dialogue and hilariously highbrow observations earned this first film an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay. Alongside the wit and sophistication, though, lies a tender tale of adolescent anxiety. Restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by Stillman and cinematographer John Thomas, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Extras: Audio commentary by Stillman, editor Christopher Tellefsen, and actors Chris Eigeman and Taylor Nichols; rare outtakes and alternate casting, with commentary by Stillman; booklet featuring an essay by critic Luc Sante. (The Criterion Collection).
The Monitor
(2011 -- Sweden) Noomi Rapace, Kristoffer Joner, Henrik Rafaelsen. After escaping an abusive husband, Anna and her 8-year-old son move to a secret location in a giant apartment building. Terrified that her ex-husband will find them, she buys a baby monitor to keep in her son's room at all times. But strange noises echo in the baby monitor from elsewhere in the building. When she thinks she hears the sounds of another child being hurt, she relives the nightmare she recently escaped and must figure out what's real and what isn't before she loses her sanity and her child. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital Download. Extras: Deleted scenes. (Lionsgate).
Mystery Men BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1999) Ben Stiller, William H. Macy, Hank Azaria, Janeane Garofalo, Paul Reubens, Kel Mitchell, Wes Studi, Geoffrey Rush. Extras: "Spotlight on Location: The Making of Mystery Men," commentary by director Kinka Usher.(Universal).
On the Inside
(2011) Nick Stahl, Olivia Wilde, Dash Mihok. A decent but troubled young man is sent to a psychiatric institution for the criminally insane and soon finds himself in a fight for his life battling ghosts inside his head and very real enemies all around him. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo. (Anchor Bay).
Silent House
(2012) Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Sheffer Stevens, Julia Taylor Ross. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, Digital Download, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: Commentary. (Universal).
Sliders: The First Season
(1995) Three-disc set with 9 episodes. Formats: DVD. Extras: Pilot.(Universal).
Sliders: The Second Season
(1996) Four-disc set with 13 episodes. Formats: DVD. Extras: Making-of featurette. (Universal).
Touched By an Angel: The Fifth Season
(1998-99) Seven-disc set with 26 episodes, $57.99. Formats: DVD. (CBS/Paramount).
Treasure Island
(2011) Eddie Izzard, Elijah Wood, Donald Sutherland, Toby Regbo, Rupert Penry-Jones, Daniel Mays. SyFy miniseries redo of the classic.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital Download, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: (Sonar Entertainment and Vivendi Entertainment).
Untouchables: The Fourth Season, Vol. 1
(1962-63) Four-disc set with 15 episodes, $42.99. Formats: DVD. (CBS/Paramount.
Untouchables: The Fourth Season, Vol. 2
(1962-63) Four-disc set with 15 episodes, $42.99. Formats: DVD. (CBS/Paramount.
The Deep Blue Sea
In post-World War II England, the free-spirited, emotionally complex Hester Collyer (Rachel Weisz) is trapped in a passionless marriage to an older, upper-class judge (Simon Russell Beale). While yearning for a richer, more romantic life, Hester meets Freddie Page (Tom Hiddleston), a troubled former Royal Air Force pilot, with whom she begins to have a heated affair. But though Hester's new lover has awakened her sexuality, the reckless, thrill-seeking Freddie -- whose best days are behind him -- is not capable of giving Hester the love and stability that her husband provided. With her overpowering need for love threatening her well-being and alienating the men in her life, Hester must decide on a direction for herself -- unless her situation makes the decision for her. Adaptation of the ground-breaking 1952 stage drama by Terence Rattigan ("The Winslow Boy," "The Browning Version"), one of England's most popular 20th century playwrights.
Vitals: Director: Terence Davies. Stars: Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston, Simon Russell Beale, Ann Mitchell. 2011, CC, MPAA rating: R, 98 min., Drama, Box office gross: $1.070 million, Music Box Films .
Footnote
The tale of a great rivalry between a father and son. Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik are both eccentric professors who have dedicated their lives to their work in Talmudic Studies. The father, Eliezer, is a stubborn purist who fears the establishment and has never been recognized for his work. Meanwhile his son, Uriel, is an up-and-coming star in the field who appears to feed on accolades, endlessly seeking recognition. Then one day, the tables turn. When Eliezer learns that he is to be awarded the Israel Prize, the most valuable honor for scholarship in the country, his vanity and desperate need for validation are exposed. His son, Uriel, is thrilled to see his father's achievements finally recognized but, in a darkly funny twist, is forced to choose between the advancement of his own career and his father's. In Hebrew with English subtitles. Academy Award-nominee for Best Foreign-language film,
Vitals: Director: Joseph Cedar. Stars: Lior Ashkenazi, Shlomo Bar-Aba. 2011, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 105 min., Drama, Box office gross: $1.096 million, Sony.
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Eighty-five year-old Jiro Ono is considered by many to be the world's greatest sushi chef. With a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant located in a Tokyo subway station, most of the population will never have the chance to experience his culinary genius. This documentary brings viewers to Sukiyabashi Jiro, Ono's inauspicious sushi restaurant. Despite the local's humble appearance, it is the first restaurant of its kind to be awarded a prestigious 3-star Michelin review and sushi lovers from around the globe make repeat appearances to the establishment. From Jiro's life as an unparalleled success in the culinary world and a loving, yet complicated father, the film gives an inside look at a man who has raised the bar on perfection.
Vitals: Director: David Gelb.
2011, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 81 min., Documentary, Box office gross: $2.426 million, Magnolia Home Entertainment.
Silent House
A young woman finds herself trapped inside her family's secluded lake house. With no contact to the outside world, and no way out, panic turns to terror as events become increasingly ominous in and around the house. A tension-filled, real time journey filmed in a single uninterrupted shot.
Vitals: Director: Chris Kentis and Laura Lau. Stars: Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Sheffer Stevens, Julia Taylor Ross.
2012, CC, MPAA rating: R, 85 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $12.555 million, Universal.
The Island of Dr. Moreau: Unrated Director's Cut
(1996)
The Last Days of Disco
(1998)
Life
(1999)
Mystery Men
(1999)
Metropolitan
(1990)
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(The Criterion Collection).
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