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Christmas in Paradise: Kelsey Grammer, Elizabeth Hurley, and Billy Ray Cyrus star in this tropical tale. Three quirky sisters chase their estranged dad (Grammer) down to his beachside pad in the Caribbean and enjoy a little fun in the sun. But why did he disappear to the islands? (DVD, Blu-ray release: Day & date)
Halloween Ends: The terrifying "Halloween" finale as Laurie Strode faces off for the last time against the embodiment of evil, Michael Myers. Michael hasn’t been seen for four years after the events of "Halloween Kills," and Laurie lives with her granddaughter Allyson and has chosen to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. When a young man is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, a cascade of violence and terror is ignited with a final confrontation between Laurie and Michael. (DVD, Blu-ray release: December 27)
The Nutcracker and the Magic Flute: New twist on the holiday tale follows Marie as she makes a wish and becomes the same size as her toy nutcracker, who is really a prince under a spell, and they must travel to the magical Land of Flowers to save the world from the rat people. (Digital only)
Shadows: Alma and Alex, two teenage sisters, are survivors of a catastrophic event. They live deep in the woods with their Mother, a strict, overprotective woman who has sheltered them from ominous presences, the Shadows, which live in the daylight and infest the world beyond the river. (Digital, VOD only)
Smile: After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain. Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality. (DVD, Blu-ray release: December 13)
A Christmas Karen: Karen is an entitled middle-aged woman whose demanding nature has alienated her neighbors and family. After a series of instances displaying her privilege and prejudice, Karen receives an "intervention" by some unconventional Christmas spirits. (Digital, VOD only)
Missing: Depressed and in debt following the death of his wife, Santoshi tells his young daughter he has found a way out. Pointing to a reward note, he vows to find the infamous serial killer “No Name” and cash in. His daughter doesn't take him seriously, but when he goes missing without a trace, she starts to fear the worst -- and must begin looking for him. (DVD, Blu-ray release: December 6)
Allegoria
(2021) Krsy Fox, Adam Busch, Bryce Johnson, Scout Compton. A group of artist's lives become unwittingly entangled as their obsessions and insecurities manifest monsters, demons and death. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: Interviews with the cast, Cast Q&A with American Cinematheque at the Los Angeles Feliz 3 Theatre co-presented by Beyond Fest. (RLJE Films).
Christmas in Paradise
(2022) Kelsey Grammer, Elizabeth Hurley, Billy Ray Cyrus. Three quirky sisters chase their estranged dad (Grammer) down to his beachside pad in the Caribbean and enjoy a little fun in the sun. But why did he disappear to the islands? Only Joanna (Hurley) knows for sure, and she’s sworn to secrecy. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Paramount). Read more here
Death Game
(1977) Seymour Cassel, Sondra Locke, Colleen Camp. John Cassavetes veteran Seymour Cassel stars as George Manning, a family man whose perfect life is turned into a nightmare of sex and torture when he allows himself to be seduced by two nubile young strangers (Locke and Camp) who show up at his door on a rainy night. Considered lost for many decades, "Death Game" is being presented for the first time on home video in its original 2.39:1 aspect ratio, meticulously restored in 4K from the original camera negative.
Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: In-depth interviews with cult movie legend Colleen Camp and director Peter Traynor, conducted by Eli Roth; additional interviews with co-star Sondra Locke, producer Larry Spiegel, cinematographer/editor David Worth, and screenwriter Michael Ronald Ross; audio commentaries by Colleen Camp & Eli Roth, and Larry Spiegel and David Worth; liner notes by cinema historian David Szulkin; extensive still galleries; embossed slipcover with new art by esteemed painter Dave Lebow; trailer; deleted scenes; more. (Grindhouse Releasing/CAV).
Gigi & Nate
(2022) Marcia Gay Harden, Charlie Rowe, Josephine Langford, Zoe Colletti. In this uplifting drama inspired by actual events, Nate (Rowe) suffers a near-fatal illness and is left a quadriplegic just weeks before departing for college. As Nate tries to adjust to his new life challenges, his mother (Oscar-winner Harden) helps him bring home an unlikely service animal, Gigi - a curious and intelligent capuchin monkey. Nate and Gigi form an unbreakable bond, but when it's threatened by a group trying to outlaw capuchins, Nate's family rallies behind him to help him regain what he needs most: hope. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, Digital. (Lionsgate).
HALO: Season One
(2022) Five-disc set with all nine episodes. Season One takes place in the universe that first came to be in 2001 through the launch of Xbox’s first “Halo” videogame. After years of human civil war and growing political unrest, mankind’s very future is threatened when our outermost colonies intrude upon the sacred worlds of an alien threat known as the Covenant. As this fanatical powerful alliance destroys world after human world, only one soldier slows their advance – a cybernetically enhanced “Spartan” supersoldier, the Master Chief (Pablo Schreiber). As the mystery of the Covenant's true ambitions are revealed, the Master Chief must find a way to save humanity from the alien threat while also coming to terms with the secrets of his own enigmatic past. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo. Extras: "Dissecting the Battle of Madrigal," "Becoming Spartans," "Creating the Costumes of Halo," "Weapons and Vehicles of Halo," "The World of Halo," "Adapting Halo," "The Culture of The Covenant," "The Lake of Eternal Life: A Song from Halo’s Score," "The Making of Cortana." (Showtime/Paramount).
The Infernal Affairs Trilogy
The Hong Kong crime drama was jolted to new life with the release of the "Infernal Affairs" trilogy, a bracing, explosively stylish critical and commercial triumph that introduced a dazzling level of narrative and thematic complexity to the genre with its
The Lost One
(2022) Emily Rowbottom, Stephanie Ranty, Daniel Nelson, David Cook. When several teen girls go missing, retired police detective Shae Conway (Rowbottom) discovers an alarming pattern in her sleepy community. What starts as a simple missing persons case becomes an investigation into the underground world of human trafficking. She joins forces with Riley (Ranty), a vigilante who has been trying to break into this elite ring and expose corruption as the highest levels of power. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Indican Pictures).
Section 8
(2022) Ryan Kwanten, Dolph Lundgren, Dermot Mulroney, Scott Adkins, Mickey Rourke. After avenging the murder of his wife and child, a former soldier (Kwanten) is sent to prison with a life sentence. He’s given a shot at freedom when a shadowy government agency recruits him for an off-the-books assignment. He soon realizes Section 8 isn’t what it seems. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. (RLJE Film).
Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Tour: Live at the Royal Festival Hall
(2021) Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells" is one of the most iconic pieces of music ever created. Recorded when Oldfield was just 19 years old, the album was released on May 25, 1973, as the debut album from Virgin Records. While initial sales were positive, the album
Wendy O. Williams: Live And F'ing Loud From London!
(2022) Rare live concert footage of the indomitable High Priestess of Metal, Wendy O. Williams, featuring special guests Lemmy and Wurzel from Motorhead. Shot at London’s Camden Palace in London in 1985 and originally broadcast on Sky TV, the footage captures Williams in a rare and pinnacle moment in her now iconic and legendary career - with trademarked backbend screams and scorching vocals at an unmatched, blood-pumping, high-energy athletic pace. The largely speed-metal set features an appearance by Lemmy and Wurzel from Motorhead, who join Wendy onstage for the song “Jailbait,” as well as audience sing-alongs for “Bump and Grind,” with lead guitarist Michael Ray on Wendy’s shoulders, “Fuck and Roll,” the song “You’ll Succeed,” a crowd pleaser that never made it onto an album, Wendy’s “Banana Rap,” and much more. Formats: DVD.(Pandemonium). Due November 18.
Three Thousand Years of Longing
(2022) Dr Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is an academic - content with life and a creature of reason. While in Istanbul attending a conference, she happens to encounter a Djinn (Idris Elba) who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. This presents two problems. First, she doubts that he is real and second, because she is a scholar of story and mythology, she knows all the cautionary tales of wishes gone wrong. The Djinn pleads his case by telling her fantastical stories of his past. Eventually she is beguiled and makes a wish that surprises them both.
Vitals: Director: George Miller. Stars: Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba, Pia Thunderbolt, Berk Ozturk, Anthony Moisset, Alyla Browne. 2022, CC, MPAA rating: R, 108 min., Fantasy Drama, North American box office gross: $8.286 million, worldwide $18.677 million, MGM.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Code, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo, VOD, Digital.
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Adieu Godard
(2022 -- India) Ananda, an older resident of a small, conservative Indian village, has a problem: he's addicted to pornography. Much to the chagrin of his wife and daughter, he's a frequent renter of films at a local video store, and he brings them home and watches with friends. One day, he accidentally brings home a DVD with a Jean Luc Godard film inside the case. And though his friends are disappointed and leave, Ananda is fueled by curiosity with the French director, develops an obsession and begins to rent all of Godard's films. Eventually, he decides to host a village film festival dedicated to the filmmaker - and that's when things start to become interesting. Formats: DVD, Digital. (Film Movement). 
Amazing Grace: Country Stars Sing Songs of Faith and Hope
(2022) Comprehensive 10-disc collection brings together 153 performances from music legends including George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire, Randy Travis, Vince Gill, Dolly Parton, The Oak Ridge Boys, and more. plus, over a dozen exclusive interviews, a 36-page collector’s booklet, and two bonus DVDs of Opry gospel classics. Formats: DVD. (Time Life). Read more here
Hansan: Rising Dragon
(2022 - South Korea) Park Hae-il, Byun Yo-Han, Ahn Sung-ki. A prequel to "The Admiral: Roaring Currents" -- the most-watched film in Korean cinema history -- this film depicts the historical Battle of Hansando. In 1592, Admiral Yi and his fleet face off against the might of the invading Japanese navy and its formidable warships. As the Korean forces fall into crisis, the admiral resorts to using his secret weapon, the dragon head ships known as geobukseon, in order to change the tide of this epic battle at sea.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, Digital. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurettes, commentary, new English dub. (Well Go USA).
gripping saga of two rival moles -- played by superstars Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau Tak-wah -- who navigate slippery moral choices as they move between the intersecting territories of Hong Kong’s police force and its criminal underworld. Set during the uncertainty of the city-state’s handover from Britain to China and steeped in Buddhist philosophy, these ingeniously crafted tales of self-deception and betrayal mirror Hong Kong’s own fractured identity and the psychic schisms of life in a postcolonial purgatory. Three-disc set with "Infernal Affairs" (2002), "Infernal Affairs II" (2003) and "Infernal Affairs Iii" (2003).
Formats: Blu-ray, with new 4K digital restorations, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks. Extras: Read more here. (The Criterion Collection).
Queen of Glory
(2021) Sarah Obeng (Nana Mensah), a doctoral student at Columbia University, is weeks away from following her very married boyfriend to Ohio when her mother suddenly passes away. Her inheritance? King of Glory, a small Christian bookstore serving a Ghanaian immigrant community in the Bronx. Tasked with arranging her mother's funeral according to her family's traditional expectations, Sarah must simultaneously navigate her plans to relocate as well as the unexpected return of her estranged father, all while grappling with the bookstore. Aided by an only-in-New York ensemble of Eastern European neighbors, opinionated aunties, and a no-nonsense ex-con employee, Sarah must face her new responsibilities while figuring out how to remain true to herself. Winner of the Tribeca Film Festival Best New Narrative Director Award for director-star Mensah.
(Film Movement).
Three Thousand Years of Longing
(2022) Tilda Swinton, Idris Elba, Pia Thunderbolt, Berk Ozturk, Anthony Moisset, Alyla Browne. Dr Alithea Binnie (Swinton) is an academic ... a creature of reason. While in Istanbul, she happens to encounter a Djinn (Elba) who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. At first, she doubts that he is real and she knows all the cautionary tales of wishes gone wrong. But the Djinn pleads his case, and eventually she is beguiled and makes a wish that surprises them both. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Code, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo, VOD, Digital. (MGM).
became a worldwide phenomenon when the first track was used as part of the soundtrack for "The Exorcist." Despite only being featured in a couple of scenes, Tubular Bells has become closely associated with the film, with many referring to it as "the theme of The Exorcist," and the haunting sounds regularly earning a spot on horror playlists. In the fifty years since its release, the album's popularity has not waned, racking up more than 17.5 million copies sold and 18 million streams. In celebration of the album's 50th anniversary, a live concert performance was held over three days at London's Royal Festival Hall. The music was accompanied by dance and acrobatic feats by the Circa Contemporary Circus to create a beautiful and memorable experience that truly brings this masterpiece to life. This once-in-a-lifetime performance was captured in 4K and will be available in both a 2-disc Blu-ray and 2-disc DVD set. Two-disc set includes a feature-length documentary on the history of the Tubular Bells.Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. (Cleopatra Entertainment). Due November 18.
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