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September 25:
Game of Thrones: The Complete Seventh Season : (DVD, Blu-ray release: December 12)
September 26:
The Beguiled: The unexpected arrival of a wounded Union soldier at a girls' school in Virginia during the American Civil War leads to jealousy and betrayal. (DVD, Blu-ray release: October 10)
September 29:
Copwatch: Documentary profiles the WeCopwatch members who have filmed the fatal police arrest of Eric Garner (Staten Island, NY), Michael Brown (Ferguson, MO), and Freddie Gray (Baltimore, MD).
Channel Zero: Candle Cove
(2016) The first season of the Syfy nostalgic anthology thriller -- six episodes -- is a spine-tingling mystery centered on the chilling events related to a children's television show. Based off the wildly popular creepypasta (an internet horror story) "Candle Cove," the inaugural season has built a passionate fan base among viewers and critics alike. Returning to his childhood home, Mike Painter's (Paul Schneider) obsessive recollections of a mysterious children's television program from the 1980's come to a nightmarish head in "Channel Zero: Candle Cove." Frightening events surround the return of the children's broadcast program, that no one seems to remember, leading Mike to become increasingly suspicious of the role it may have played in a series of terrifying events from his childhood. Formats: DVD. Extras: Deleted scenes. (Universal).
David Lynch: The Art of Life
The Dragon Pearl
(2011) Sam Neill, Louis Corbett, Li Linjin, Jordan Chan, Robert Mammone. Josh (Louis Corbett) and Ling (Li Lin Jin) thought they were in for a boring vacation with each of their parents (Sam Neill and Wang Ji) at an archaeological dig in China. It turns into an adventure of a lifetime when they discover a mournful dragon trapped deep inside a mystical temple. According to ancient legend, the dragon is missing its life force, a sacred pearl that is hidden away in a secret chamber. Josh and Ling must battle evil forces (and some very skeptical parents) in their journey to return the magical pearl to its rightful owner. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo. (Fries Home Video).
47 Meters Down
(2017) Mandy Moore, Matthew Modine, Claire Holt, Yani Gellman,
Santiago Segura. Two sisters vacationing in Mexico are trapped in a
shark cage at the bottom of the ocean. With less than an hour of
oxygen left and great white sharks circling nearby, they must fight to
survive. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital,
UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: TBA.
(Lionsgate).
Girl in the Box
(2016) Addison Timlin, Zane Holtz, Zelda Williams. Dark psychological drama based on a true story. In May 1977, 20-year-old Colleen Stan was kidnapped by a young married couple, Cameron and Janice Hooker. For the next seven years they kept her locked in a coffin-sized box hidden beneath their bed for up to 23 hours a day. When not imprisoned, Colleen became part of a strange new life as a live-in slave, family child-minder, and victim of Cameron's bizarre and extreme S&M fantasies. Formats: DVD at Walmart only. (Lionsgate).
Grow House
(2017) DeRay Davis, Lil' Duval, Malcolm McDowell. Pat and Darius figure they can help the medical marijuana movement -- but mainly help themselves -- by trying to grow their own cannabis and selling their crop to the dispensaries. There's only one problem -- knowing how to smoke marijuana doesn't mean you know how to grow it. After taking a trip to Dr. Doobie to become legally certified growers, they gain access to a Bel-Air mansion to use as a "grow house." Although they convince Snoop Dogg (played as himself) to fund their operation, the pair soon discover what can grow wrong, will go wrong in this comedy of errors. Formats: DVD, Digital. (Fox).
It Stains the Sand Red
(2016) Brittany Allen, Juan Riedinger, Merwin Mondesir, Kristopher Higgins. In the throes of a zombie apocalypse, Molly, a troubled woman from Las Vegas, finds herself stranded in the desert with a lone ravenous zombie on her trail. At first, she's easily able to outpace her undead pursuer, but things quickly become a nightmare when she realizes the zombie doesn't need to ever stop and rest. Running low on supplies and beat down by the harsh environment, Molly will have to summon the strength she never knew she had to ultimately face both the zombie and the demons that have chased her all her life. Formats: DVD, Digital. (Dark Sky Films).
Longmire: The Complete Fifth Season
(2016) Three-disc set with all 10 episodes. Walt Longmire is the
dedicated and unflappable sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming. Widowed
only a year, he is a man in psychic repair but buries his pain behind
his brave face, unassuming grin and dry wit. The fifth season finds
the stubborn Sheriff Walt Longmire (Robert Taylor) where the fourth
left off -- with an unknown threat at Walt's front door. Unsure who
the intruder is, we find Walt shot and bleeding on the floor of his
Wyoming cabin; his daughter Cady (Cassidy Freeman) weeping over his
body and praying for his life. Although Walt recovers quickly from the
casualty, he is left with questions surrounding the night of the
shooting and sets out to discover who it is that was looking to take
his life. With his best friend, Henry Standing Bear (Lou Diamond
Phillips), and Cady now working for his archrival Jacob Nighthorse
(recurring guest star A. Martinez), Longmire stands alone in his
mission to clean the streets of Absaroka County.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc (online orders only), VOD, Digital,
UltraViolet (cloud). (Warner).
L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties
(2016 -- China) Fan Bingbing, Kris Wu, Cheney Chen . Supernatural warriors clash with dark forces of evil in this computer-animated, motion-capture, fantasy action-adventure.
Lycan
(2017) Dania Ramirez, Gail O'Grady, Vanessa Angel, Kalia Prescot, Rebekah Graf, Craig Tate. When six college kids in a sleepy Southern town are assigned a group project to rediscover a moment in history, one of them sets in motion a horrific fate when he proposes they head into the Georgia backwoods to tackle the legend of Emily Burt, a hundred year old true fable of "the Talbot County werewolf". Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Interviews with cast including Dania Ramirez, Rebekah Graf and Vanessa Angel; interview with director Bev Land; interviews with Michael Mordler (co-writer), Crystal Hunt (executive producer) and Steven C. Pitts (2nd unit director); panel discussion with "Lycan" producers and writers; original theatrical trailer. (MVD Visual).
The Piano Teacher
(2001) Academy Award-winning Austrian director Michael Haneke shifted
his focus from the social to the psychological for this riveting study
of female sexuality and the dynamics of control, an adaptation of a
Shameless: The Complete Seventh Season
(2016) Three-disc DVD, two-disc Blu-ray sets with all 12 episodes of Showtime's top-rated comedy series that stars William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher, the outspoken, alcoholic, single father of six clever and resourceful siblings, who are trying to scrape by on Chicago's South Side. As the seventh season kicks off, Frank wakes from a month-long coma after having been tossed into the Chicago River, only to realize that no one came looking for him at the hospital. Fiona (Emmy Rossum), who still works at Patsy's Pies as the manager, is faced with making major executive decisions in order to keep the business afloat. Lip (Jeremy Allen White) is out of rehab but struggles with his sobriety. Ian (Cameron Monaghan) and Caleb (Jeff Pierre) hit a major snag in their relationship after Caleb is caught cheating. Debbie (Emma Kenney), now a single teen mom, begins stealing high-end strollers in order to pay a nanny to care for her baby. Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) chooses to get circumcised. Kevin, Veronica and Svetlana consider opening a topless maid service.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, VOD, Digital. Extras: "The Shameless Politics of
Frank" featurette, "Growing up Shameless" featurette, deleted scenes. (Warner).
Sleepy Hollow" Season 4
(2017) Four-disc set with all 13 episodes. Following a 250-year slumber, Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison) devotes his life and knowledge of the supernatural to defeating the demonic forces that plague present-day Sleepy Hollow. But, after the climactic events of Season Three -- and the death of his partner and fellow Witness, Abbie Mills -- Crane's world is turned upside down. He is then led out of town by a mysterious group promising to put him in charge of an evil-fighting organization created hundreds of years ago by none other than George Washington. Crane now finds himself in an all-new city working with all-new allies as he embarks on his most important mission yet to save Washington, D.C. from otherworldly threats that promise harm. Formats: DVD. Extras: Deleted scenes. (Fox).
Sleepy Hollow: The Complete Seasons 1-4
(2013-17) Formats: DVD. Extras: Deleted scenes: "The Corbin Files," gag reel, audio commentaries, "Welcome to Sleepy Hollow," "Mysteries and Mythology: The Secrets of Sleepy Hollow," "Welcome to the 21st Century, Mr. Crane." (Fox).
Taken: Season One
(2017) All 10 episodes of the TV series prequel to the blockbuster film trilogy. Clive Standen stars as Bryan Mills, a younger, hungrier version of the iconic character played by Liam Neeson in the "Taken" films. A former Green Beret, Mills becomes swept up in a quest for vengeance after he fails to protect one of those closest to him. Recruited to join a group of CIA operatives, Mills begins to hone his deadly skillset as he dives headfirst into dangerous missions that test his courage, and push him to the edge. Formats: Three-disc DVD, two-disc Blu-ray, Digital. Extras: "Taken: On Set" featurette. (Lionsgate).
Transformers: The Last Knight
(2017) Dir.: Michael Bay; Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel, Laura Haddock, Santiago Cabrera, Isabela Moner, Jerrod Carmichael, Stanley Tucci. Autobots and Decepticons are at war, with humans on the sidelines. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, 3D/Blu-ray Combo,4K Uktra HD/Blu-ray Combo, VOD, Digital (9/12), UltraViolet (cloud). Blu-ray extras: "Merging Mythologies" of the secret Transformers history; "Climbing the Ranks" military training featurette; "The Royal Treatment: Transformers in the UK"; "Motors and Magic"; "Alien Landscape: Cybertron"; "One More Giant Effin' Movie." (Paramount).
Transformers' 5-Movie Blu-Ray Collection
"Transformers", "Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen," "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," "Transformers: Age of Extinction" and "Transformers: The Last Knight," as well as a bonus Blu-ray Disc of extras and access to Digital HD copies of all five movies. (Paramount).
Transformers: The Last Knight
The fifth "Transformers" installment shatters the core myths of "The Transformers" franchise, and redefines what it means to be a hero. Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg); Bumblebee; an English Lord (Anthony Hopkins); and an Oxford Professor (Laura Haddock). There comes a moment in everyone’s life when we are called upon to make a difference. Here the hunted will become heroes. Heroes will become villains. Only one world will survive: theirs or ours.
Vitals: Director: Michael Bay. Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel, Laura Haddock, Santiago Cabrera, Isabela Moner, Jerrod Carmichael, Stanley Tucci.
2017, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 149 min., Action, Box office gross: $129.801 million, Paramount.
Blu-ray extras: "Merging Mythologies" of the secret Transformers history; "Climbing the Ranks" military training featurette; "The Royal Treatment: Transformers in the UK"; "Motors and Magic"; "Alien Landscape: Cybertron"; "One More Giant Effin’ Movie."
47 Meters Down
On the rebound after a devastating break-up, Lisa (Mandy Moore) is ready for adventure while on vacation in Mexico. Even still, she needs a little extra persuasion when her daring sister Kate (Claire Holt) suggests they go shark diving with some locals. Once underwater in a protective cage, Lisa and Kate catch a once in a lifetime, face-to-face look at majestic Great Whites. But when their worst fears are realized and the cage breaks away from their boat, they find themselves plummeting to the bottom of the seabed, too deep to radio for help without making themselves vulnerable to the savage sharks, their oxygen supplies rapidly dwindling. Vitals: Director: Johannes Roberts. Stars: Mandy Moore, Matthew Modine, Claire Holt, Yani Gellman, Santiago Segura. 2017, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 87 min., Horror Suspense, Box office gross: $42.414 million, Lionsgate. Extras: TBA.
The House: A middle-aged married couple must figure out a way to earn some money after their daughter's scholarship falls through and, when all else fails, the desperate couple join forces with their neighbor to start an underground casino in his home. (DVD, Blu-ray release: October 10)
Spider-Man: Homecoming: A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland) begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero in this third incarntion of the comic-book character. (DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD and 3D release: October 17)
Girl Flu: Bird, 12, wise beyond her years, finds herself having to take care of her fun-but-flighty stoner of a mom, Jenny. When Bird is humiliated by getting her first period at the school picnic, the delicate balance at home blows up as Bird and Jenny struggle to navigate the onslaught of change and raging hormones.
Zombies: With the world in shambles, plagued by a zombie outbreak, Luke works to clear the streets of the undead, helping anyone left unscathed. After a rescue mission goes off the road, Luke is saved by his old flame, Bena. Back at camp, they join up with Detective Sommers before they are over run by a horde of the undead.
Bride of Re-animator [Limited Edition Steelbook Blu-ray]
(1989) The success of Stuart Gordon's hit horror-comedy "Re-Animator" meant that a sequel was all but inevitable. The resulting follow-up, "Bride of Re-Animator" -- this time helmed by director Brian Yuzna ("Society," "Return of the Living Dead III") -- would prove that there was a good deal more life (and death) left in the story of Dr Herbert West and his ghoulish exploits. It has been eight months since the bloody massacre at Miskatonic Medical School. Unperturbed by the disastrous outcome of his previous meddling with the dead, Dr West (again played by Jeffrey Combs) continues his research into the phenomenon of re-animation; only this time, he plans to create life -- starting with the heart of his young protégé Dan's dearly deceased, Meg Halsey. Surely nothing could go wrong? With special effects master Screaming Mad George (the man behind the infamous "shunting" sequence of Society) on hand to contribute a host of characteristically weird and wonderful creations, "Bride of Re-Animator" is a more than worthy successor to Stuart Gordon's original cult classic. 2K restoration of the Unrated version, approved by director Brian Yuzna. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Audio commentary with Yuzna; audio commentary with Yuzna, star Jeffrey Combs, special effects co-ordinator Tom Rainone and the effects team including John Buechler, Mike Deak, Robert Kurtzman, Howard Berger and Screaming Mad George; audio commentary with stars Jeffrey Combs and Bruce Abbott; "Brian Yuzna Remembers Bride of Re-Animator" featurette in which the director looks back at the 
making of the first "Re-Animator" sequel; "Splatter Masters: The Special Effects Artists of Bride of Re-Animator" FX featurette with a wealth of behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Robert Kurtzman of KNB, Screaming Mad George, Tony Doublin and John Buechler; "Getting Ahead in Horror" archive making-of featurette; deleted scenes; 24-page illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by programmer Michael Blyth. (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment).
(2016) A rare glimpse into the mind of one of cinema's most enigmatic
visionaries, "David Lynch: The Art Life" offers an absorbing portrait
of the artist, as well as an intimate encounter with the man himself.
From the privacy of his home and painting studio in the Hollywood
Hills, a candid Lynch conjures people and places from his past, from
his boyhood in Idaho and Virginia to his experiences at art school in
Boston and Philadelphia to the beginnings of his filmmaking career in
Los Angeles -- in stories that unfold like scenes from his movies.
This remarkable documentary by directors Jon Nguyen, Rick Barnes, and
Olivia Neergaard-Holm reveals the story behind Lynch's early years as
a painter and director drawn to the phantasmagoric, while also
illuminating his enduring commitment to what he calls "the art
life": "You drink coffee, you smoke cigarettes, and you paint, and
that's it."
On DVD and Blu-ray, in a high-definition digital transfer, with 5.1
surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray.
Extras: New interview with
co-director Jon Nguyen; a new essay by critic Dennis Lim.
(The Criterion Collection).
The Dead Next Door
(1990) Two and a half decades before "The Walking Dead" made zombies mainstream on cable television, 19-year-old writer-director J.R. Bookwalter ("Ozone," "Witchouse 2: Blood Coven") embarked on "The Dead Next Door," an ambitious horror feature pitting an elite team of Zombie Squad soldiers against hoards of the undead and the secretive religious cult hell-bent on protecting them. The film would ultimately take four years to complete with the help of a now-famous Hollywood director and more than 1,500 Northeast Ohio residents, who portrayed the multitudes of bloodthirsty ghouls. For this two-disc Collector's Edition release, brand-new 4:3 and 16:9 1080p HD masters have been painstakingly created from a 2K restoration using the original Super-8mm film elements for the Blu-ray. Also included is a 5.1 surround mix which restores the voices of the original cast members for the first time ever, vintage and newly-prepared bonus materials, and much more. This is the same Blu-ray from the company's limited (and now out of print) three-disc Ultimate Edition. The DVD includes a 4:3 standard-definition presentation of the restored feature plus a candid audio commentary by the director recorded in 2001, which was previously only available on long out-of-print international releases. Includes a collectible slipcover and new bonus features.
Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Combo. Extras: ![photo for Hype! [Collector's Edition] BLU-RAY DEBUT](https://onvideo.org/photos17/Hype.jpg)
Hype! [Collector's Edition] BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1996) It's been just over 20 years since Doug Pray's excellent documentary was released, capturing the story behind the organic rise of the influential movement that would come to be known as grunge. Fast forward to 2017, where the film is as relevant as ever, and will finally get its first Blu-ray release, as well as an updated DVD release. Drop into the Pacific Northwest in the early '90s and watch a vibrant underground music scene explode into a global "grunge" media frenzy. "Hype!" follows the music from local bands playing for their friends, to Sub Pop Record's brilliant exploitation of "the Seattle Sound," to Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" hitting #1 on the charts. Questions of money, authenticity, and fame arise as "grunge fashion" hits the runways and a mass migration of wanna-be Seattle bands saturates the city. The Northwest experience is one of humor, loss, and epic irony. "Hype!" showcases rare performance footage of Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Nirvana (their first live performance of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is here), Mudhoney, Supersuckers, The Young Fresh Fellows, Fastbacks, Seaweed, 7 Year Bitch, The Posies, The Gits, Flop, Gas Huffer, Love Battery, The MonoMen, Melvins, Blood Circus, Coffin Break, Dead Moon, Hammerbox, Some Velvet Sidewalk, Zipgun and Crackerbash. (Shout! Factory/Shout Select).
Kuu Kuu Harajuku: Super Kawaii
(2017) Twelve episodes from Season One of the animated Nick Jr. kids seriesthat follows the fun-filled adventures of the band HJ5 -- Love, Angel, Music, Baby and G -- through their super cute world of music, fashion and style. The inspiration for the series
came from Grammy Award-winning musician Gwen Stefani who wanted to create an
animated series for girls that encourages and celebrates creative self-expression, imagination and individuality. The show's setting is inspired by the exuberant street fashion and creative youth culture of the Harajuku district but it takes place in a magical fantasy world. Formats: DVD. Extras: Interviews with the voice cast. (Shout Kids).
In a distant time, seven lords who wield powers beyond imagination share dominion over a world. But when one lord falls from grace, the others summon all their magic to stop an epic war that is ravaging the land -- and threatening the order of the universe. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital, UltraViolet (cloud). (Lionsgate).
Ned and Stacey: The Complete Series
(1995-96) Six-disc set with all 46 episodes, plus 11 unaired episodes from Season 2. Thomas Haden Church and Debra Messing are the most unlikely of marrieds. Self-absorbed Ned Dorsey (Church) is an ad exec who needs a wife to climb the corporate ladder. Stacey Colbert (Messing) is a neurotic freelance writer in need of an apartment. They have only one thing in common: they irritate each other. So naturally, they enter into a marriage of convenience. Formats: DVD. Extras: A 20-Minute retrospective Including interviews with Debra Messing and Thomas Haden Church, audio commentary for the pilot episode with the show's creator Michael J. Weithorn. (Shout! Factory).
controversial 1983 novel by Elfriede Jelinek. Haneke finds his match
in Isabelle Huppert, who delivers an icy but quietly seething
performance as Erika, a middle-aged piano professor at a Viennese
conservatory who lives with her mother, in a claustrophobically
co-dependent relationship. Severely repressed, she satisfies her
masochistic urges only voyeuristically until she meets Walter (Benoît
Magimel), a young student whose desire for Erika leads to a
destructive infatuation that upsets the careful equilibrium of her
life. A critical breakthrough for Haneke, "The Piano Teacher" -- which
won the Grand Prix as well as dual acting awards for its stars at
Cannes -- is a formalist masterwork that remains a shocking sensation.
On DVD and Blu-ray, with a new, restored 2K digital transfer,
supervised by director Michael Haneke, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master
Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray.
Extras: New interview with Haneke;
new interview with actor Isabelle Huppert; selected-scene commentary
from 2002 featuring Huppert; behind-the-scenes footage of a post-sync
session for the film featuring Haneke and Huppert; trailer; an essay
by scholar Moira Weigel.
(The Criterion Collection).
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1978) A musical spectacular featuring reinterpretations of over 20 classic Beatles songs. The one and only Billy Shears (multi-platinum recording artist Peter Frampton) and his best friends the Hendersons (Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Bee Gees) are four young men from the quaint little town of Heartland. With superstardom calling, this fabulous foursome leaves Heartland -- and Billy's beloved Strawberry Fields (Sandy Farina) -- vulnerable to mean Mr. Mustard, who steals Sgt. Pepper's magical instruments for a fiendish plan that would, "poison young minds, pollute the environment, and subvert the democratic process." It's up to the four lads to save everything they hold dear with the power of music, kindness, and heart. Featuring performances by Aerosmith, George Burns, Steve Martin, Earth, Wind & Fire, and more, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" is a magical, musical tour through some of the greatest songs ever written, and an astounding time capsule of the late 70s. Extras: Audio commentary with pop culture historian Russell Dyball, original theatrical trailer. (Shout! Factory).
3 Idiotas
(2017 -- Mexico) Martha Higareda, Vadhir Derbez, Christian Vázquez, Sebastián Zurita. When three nerds named Felipe, Beto, and Pancho met at college, they instantly became best buddies-and earned a reputation for creating chaos wherever they went. Pancho had everything -- smarts, a promising future, and a loving girlfriend, Mariana -- and then he disappeared on graduation day. Now, years later, Felipe and Beto set out on a comedic quest to find their long-lost pal and reunite him with Mariana. Based on the Bollywood hit movie "3 Idiots" (2009). Formats: DVD,, VOD, Digital, UltraViolet (cloud). (Lionsgate).
2:22
(2017) Michiel Husiman, Teresa Palmer, Sam Reid. New York City air traffic controller Dylan Branson (Huisman) is the embodiment of a guy at the top of his game, until one day at 2:22 p.m., a blinding flash of light paralyzes him for a few crucial seconds as two passenger planes barely avoid a midair collision. Suspended from his job, Dylan begins to notice the increasingly ominous repetition of sounds and events in his life that happen at exactly the same time every day. An underlying pattern builds, mysteriously drawing him into Grand Central Station every day at 2:22 p.m. As he's drawn into a complex relationship with a beautiful woman who works in an art gallery, Sarah (Palmer), disturbingly complicated by her ex-boyfriend Jonas (Reid), Dylan must break the power of the past and take control of time itself. Extras:Behind-the-scenes with cast and crew; featurette on the recreation of New York and Grand Central Terminal for the film's set, trailer. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, VOD, Digital. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
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