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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster: This captivating new documentary sheds light on William Henry Pratt (better known by his stage name, Boris Karloff) as Hollywood’s master of menace, as well as his films, his legend and the fears that haunted him through his life. (Digital, VOD)
Language Lessons: When Adam’s (Mark Duplass) husband surprises him with weekly Spanish lessons, he’s unsure about where or how this new element will fit into his already structured life. But when tragedy strikes, his Spanish teacher, Cariño (Natalie Morales), becomes a lifeline he didn’t know he needed. (Digital, VOD)
Skull: The Mask: After disappearing over 50 years ago, an ancient artifact known as the Mask of Anhangá resurfaces at an archaeological dig in the Amazon. It is brought to Sao Paulo to be exhibited at a museum, but before reaching its destination, the Mask starts to claim its victims as it possesses and forces them to carry out visceral sacrifices in gruesome fashion. (DVD release: Day & date)
Time Now: Mystery-thriller. Several years after a falling out with her family in Detroit, a young woman returns to the city she grew up in to mourn the sudden death of her twin brother. (VOD only)
ROH: Malaysian genre film: Cut off from civilization, a single mother puts her children on high alert when they bring home a strange young girl caked in clay. She tells of spirits and spirit hunters and after spending the night she delivers an ominous prophecy: the family will all soon die. As strangers begin to show up on her doorstep, and terrible events crop up around them, she quickly finds another reason to fear the forest. (Digital, VOD only)
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius: The Complete Series
(2002-06) Ten-DVD box set featuring all three seasons from the beloved Nickelodeon animated series. Tune in and take off on adventures with Jimmy as he invents gadgets, with his robot dog Goddard by his side, to improve his daily life situations. The inventions almost always go awry leading to various mishaps for Jimmy and his best friends Carl and Sheen. All systems are go for gadgetry-fueled mischief.
Formats: DVD. Extras: All three "Jimmy Timmy Power Hours" crossover specials with "The Fairly OddParents," "Jimmy Neutron" pilot episode, five behind-the-scenes featurettes, storyboards for five selected episodes. (Shout! Factory).
Children of the Damned BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1963) Six gifted children are found to pose a threat to the world in this chilling horror story from the makers of "Village of the Damned." The children, who all live in England but are from different parts of the world, are normal in all respects except that they are geniuses with acute psychic powers. They have more in common than their IQs, however: None of them have fathers, and no one seems to know where they came from. When a psychologist attempts to find out more, he unlocks a mystery that could lead to the destruction of the universe. Extras: Commentary by screenwriter John Briley, theatrical trailer. (Warner Archive).
Dinner at Eight BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1933) Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery, Billie Burke, Marie Dressler. "Dinner at Eight," a vastly entertaining behind-closed-doors glimpse into the lives of the troubled and troublemaking who’s who of people invited to a posh Manhattan party, is served with ample helpings of humor and melodrama. Buoyed by the success of the studio’s multistarred, multistoried "Grand Hotel" the year before, producer David O. Selznick aspired to something grander – and found it in this George Cukor-directed adaptation of the George S. Kaufman/Edna Ferber stage hit. Highlights include Jean Harlow and Wallace Beery’s bitter battle of the sexes, hostess Billie Burke’s hissy fit and Marie Dressler’s grande dame worldliness. Of course, there’s only one way to catch all the great moments. Extras: Documentary profile "Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell," hosted by Sharon Stone; parody comedy short "Come to Dinner"; theatrical trailer. (Warner Archive).
El pastor (The Shepherd)
(2017 -- Spain) Maribel Iglesias, Miguel Martín, Alfonso Mendiguchía, Carlos San Jorge, Juan Luis Sara. Anselmo, a middle age shepherd, lives a poor but happy life in a small run down house in a middle of the Spain plains, near a small, but growing village. His dog Pillo and
Eye of the Devil BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1966) Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Sharon Tate, Donald Pleasence, Flora Robson, David Hemmings, Edward Mulhare, Emlyn Williams. A forbidding French chateau and its surrounding vineyards are the setting for Gothic thrills in this haunting excursion into the occult. Kerr and Niven lead an exceptional cast in a chiller reminiscent of the later "The Wicker Man" (1973), in which an innocent outsider to an enclosed world peels back layers of mystery to reveal a shocking truth. Kerr plays the outsider, the wife of a troubled marquis (Niven), who discovers – perhaps too late – that her husband’s ancestral chateau is home to witches, warlocks, a sinister priest, 12 hooded figures ... and terror. (Warner Archive).
The Heart Guy, Series 5
(2021) Two-disc set with eight episodes. Heart surgeon Hugh Knight (Rodger Corser) and his dysfunctional family face big challenges in the final season of the Aussie drama. After a year of fire, floods, and asbestos, Whyhope Hospital has been forced to shut down and temporarily relocate to a veterinary clinic. Ambitious administrator Sharna arrives to fix things but throws the town into turmoil — and Hugh can’t help his attraction to her. Formats: DVD. (Acorn Media).
The Rifleman (aka Blizzard of Soul)
(2019 -- Latvia) Oto Brantevics, Greta Trusina, Martins Vilsons. Drama pays stark witness to the horrors and brutality of the First World War, as seen through the eyes of an innocent 17-year-old farm-boy turned soldier. Though he is underage, and his dad, a former marksman, is over age for the army, they are both conscripted into one of Latvia’s first national battalions. The thrill of training is soon followed by reality, as shells burst around them in the endless mud. He grows up on the battlefield, fighting at the side of his father and brother, their lives constantly in jeopardy. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Omnibus Entertainment).
Skull: The Mask
(2021 -- Brazil) Natallia Rodrigues, Wilton Andrade, Tristan Aronovich, David Wendefilm, Rurik Jr. After disappearing over 50 years ago, an ancient artifact known as the Mask of Anhangá resurfaces at an archaeological dig in the Amazon. It is brought to Sao Paulo to be exhibited at a museum, but before reaching its destination, the Mask starts to claim its victims as it possesses and forces them to carry out visceral sacrifices in gruesome fashion. With the body count increasing, it’s up to Officer Beatriz Obdias to find the Mask and put an end to the murder spree. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (RLJE Films). Read more here
The Suicide Club
(2021) Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Peter Capaldi, David Dastmalchian, Michael Rooker, Alice Braga, Nathan Fillion, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis. Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: Gag reel, featurettes, trailers, commentary, deleted and extended scenes. (Warner).
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The Suicide Club
(2021) Welcome to hell -— a.k.a. Belle Reve, the prison with the highest mortality rate in the US of A. Where the worst Super-Villains are kept and where they will do anything to get out —- even join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X. Today’s do-or-die assignment? Assemble a collection of cons, including Bloodsport, Peacemaker, Captain Boomerang, Ratcatcher 2, Savant, King Shark, Blackguard, Javelin, and everyone’s favorite psycho, Harley Quinn. Then arm them heavily and drop them (literally) on the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese. Trekking through a jungle teeming with militant adversaries and guerrilla forces at every turn, the Squad is on a search-and-destroy mission with only Colonel Rick Flag on the ground to make them behave ... and Amanda Waller’s government techies in their ears, tracking their every movement. And as always, one wrong move and they’re dead (whether at the hands of their opponents, a teammate, or Waller herself).
Vitals: Director: James Gunn. Stars: Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Peter Capaldi, David Dastmalchian, Michael Rooker, Alice Braga, Nathan Fillion, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis.
2021, CC, MPAA rating: R, 132 min., Action, US box office gross: $55.800 million, worldwide $167.400 million, Warner.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo, VOD, Digital.
Extras: Gag reel, featurettes, trailers, commentary, deleted and extended scenes.
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Don't Breathe 2
(2021) In this sequel to the 2016 breakout hit, Norman Nordstrom (Stephen Lang) has been hiding out for several years in an isolated cabin. He lives with a young girl orphaned from a home fire and has recreated the family stolen from him by a drunk driver. Their quiet life together is shattered when a group of unseemly criminals kidnaps her and forces Norman to tap into even darker and more creative instincts in an effort to save her. Vitals: Director: Rodo Sayagues. Stars: Stephen Lang, Brendan Sexton III, Madelyn Grace.
2021, CC, MPAA rating: R, 98 min., Horror Thriller, US box office gross: $30.243 million, worldwide $44.843 million, Sony.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray + Digital Code, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo+ Digital Code, VOD, Digital.
Extras: Alternate ending, “Friends & Filmmakers” featurette, “Bad Man (Slang is Back)” featurette, “Designing Deception” featurette, audio commentaries with the filmmakers.
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Stillwater
(2021) A dramatic thriller follows an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma (Matt Damon) who travels to Marseilles to visit his estranged daughter, in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural differences, and a complicated legal system, Bill Baker builds a new life for himself in France as he makes it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter.
Vitals: Director: Tom McCarthy. Stars: Matt Damon, Camille Cottin, Abigail Breslin, Lilou Siauvaud, Deanna Dunagan, Idir Azougli.
2021, CC, MPAA rating: R, 139 min., Thriller, US box office gross: $14.465 million, worldwide $19.349 million, Universal.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Code, VOD, Digital.
Extras: "An Alchemy of Viewpoints," "An American in Marseilles: The Locations of Stillwater," "With Curiousity & Compassion: Director Tom McCarthy."
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On the Rocks
(2021) Laura (Rashid Jones) thinks she’s happily hitched, but when her husband Dean (Marlon Wayans) starts logging late hours at the office with a new coworker, Laura begins to fear the worst. She turns to the one man she suspects may have insight: her charming, impulsive father Felix (Bill Murray), who insists they investigate the situation. As the two begin prowling New York at night, careening from uptown parties to downtown hotspots, they discover at the heart of their journey lies their own relationship.Vitals: Director: Sofia Coppola. Stars: Rashida Jones, Marlon Wayans, Bill Murray, Jenny Slate.
2020, CC, MPAA rating: R, 96 min., Comedy Drama, Lionsgate.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital.
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Deep Red 4K Blu-ray
(1975) From Dario Argento, maestro of the macabre and the man behind some of the greatest excursions in Italian horror ("Suspiria," "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage"), comes this ultimate giallo movie. One night, musician Marcus Daly (David Hemmings), looking up from the street below, witnesses the brutal axe murder of a woman in her apartment. Racing to the scene, Marcus just manages to miss the perpetrator ... or does he? As he takes on the role of amateur sleuth, Marcus finds himself ensnared in a bizarre web of murder and mystery where nothing is what it seems. Aided by a throbbing score from regular Argento collaborators Goblin, "Deep Red" (aka "Profondo Rosso and The Hatchet Murders") is a hallucinatory fever dream of a giallo punctuated by some of the most astonishing set-pieces the sub-genre has to offer. New 4K restoration of both the original 127-minute Italian version and the 105-minute export version from the original negative by Arrow Films. Two-disc set with 4K (2160p) presentations of both versions in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible). Extras: Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring originally and newly commissioned artwork by Obviously Creative; illustrated collector's booklet featuring writing on the film by Alan Jones and Mikel J. Koven, and a new essay by Rachael Nisbet; fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Obviously Creative; six double-sided, postcard-sized lobby card reproduction artcards; commentaries; interviews; image galleries; trailers. (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment).
Devi
(1960 -- India) Master filmmaker Satyajit Ray explores the conflict between fanaticism and free will in "Devi (The Goddess)," issuing a subversively modern challenge to religious orthodoxy and patriarchal power structures. In the waning days of mid-19th-century India’s feudal system, after his son (Soumitra Chatterjee) leaves for Kolkata to complete his studies, a wealthy rural landowner (Chhabi Biswas) is seized by the notion that his beloved daughter-in-law (a hauntingly sad-eyed Sharmila Tagore) is the reincarnation of the goddess Kali -- a delusion that proves devastating to the young woman and those around her. The opulently stylized compositions and the chiaroscuro lighting by cinematographer Subrata Mitra heighten the entrancing expressionistic intensity of this domestic tragedy, making for an experience that is both sublime and shattering.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, with new 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray. Extras: New program featuring interviews with actors Sharmila Tagore and Soumitra Chatterjee, recorded in 2013; new video essay by film scholar Meheli Sen; an essay by film critic Devika Girish.(The Criterion Collection). Read more here.
(2021) Stephen Lang, Brendan Sexton III, Madelyn Grace. Hiding out for years in an isolated cabin, Norman Nordstrom has taken in and raised a young girl orphaned from a house fire. Their quiet existence is shattered when a group of kidnappers show up and take the girl, forcing Norman to leave his safe haven to save her.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray + Digital Code, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo+ Digital Code, VOD, Digital.
Extras: Alternate ending, “Friends & Filmmakers” featurette, “Bad Man (Slang is Back)” featurette, “Designing Deception” featurette, audio commentaries with the filmmakers. (Sony).
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his sheep are his only company. It's a life bucolic enough for him to ignore the offers he receives from a construction company who wants to buy his house and land to build a new residential complex. Conflicting against Anselmo's unwillingness to sell is the greed of the owners of the neighboring lands, who only answer to their own interests. When Anselmo's refusal to sell prevents the sale of their land, the neighbors resort to violence.
Formats: DVD, Digital. (Corinth Films).
On the Rocks
(2020) Director: Sofia Coppola; Rashida Jones, Marlon Wayans, Bill Murray, Jenny Slate. Laura (Jones) thinks she’s happily hitched, but when her husband Dean (Wayans) starts logging late hours at the office with a new coworker, Laura begins to fear the worst. She turns to the one man she suspects may have insight: her charming, impulsive father Felix (Murray), who insists they investigate the situation. As the two begin prowling New York at night, careening from uptown parties to downtown hotspots, they discover at the heart of their journey lies their own relationship. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, Digital, VOD. (Lionsgate). Read more here.
Stillwater
(2021) Matt Damon, Camille Cottin, Abigail Breslin, Lilou Siauvaud, Deanna Dunagan, Idir Azougli. A father (Damon) travels from Oklahoma to France to help his estranged daughter, who is in prison for a murder she claims she didn't commit.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Code, VOD, Digital. Extras: "An Alchemy of Viewpoints," "An American in Marseilles: The Locations of Stillwater," "With Curiousity & Compassion: Director Tom McCarthy."
(Universal).
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