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OnVideo's Weekly Guide to Home Video Releases
Angelina Ballerina: On With the Show
(2014) Five "showtime" episodes with Angelina and her friends as the mouselings let their creativity shine and get on with the show: "Angelina's Musical Day," "Angelina and the Bandleader," "Angelina and Ms. Mimi," "Angelina's Kitchen band" and "Angelina and the Father's Day Surprise," !4.98. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. Extras: Angelina's Perfect game, "I Will Be a Star" karaoke music video. (Lionsgate).
Bad Milo
(2013) Ken Marino, Gillian Jacobs, Mary Kay Place, Claudia Choi. Duncan's mounting stress starts to trigger an insufferable gastrointestinal reaction. Out of ideas and at the end of his rope, Duncan seeks the help of a hypnotherapist, who helps him discover the root of his unusual stomach pain: a pintsized demon living in his intestine that, triggered by excessive anxiety, forces its way out and slaughters the people who have angered him. Out of fear that his intestinal gremlin may target its wrath on the wrong person, Duncan attempts to befriend it, naming it Milo and indulging it to keep its seemingly insatiable appetite at bay. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Commentary, outtakes, extended scenes, deleted scenes, "Behind Milo: Raw Take," "Making of Bad Milo!" AXS TV: "A Look at Bad Milo!" theatrical trailer. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
Barney: Story Time With Barney
(2014) Barney shows that reading is fun and that imaginations can soar in three episodes: "Fairy tales," "The Emperor's Contest" and "The Sword in the Sandbox," $14.98. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. Extras: "Short Stories With Barney" featurette. (Lionsgate).
Best Man Down
(2012) Justin Long, Jess Weixler, Tyler Labine. A newlywed couple cancel their honeymoon and return to the snowy Midwest to make the funeral arrangements for their best man, who died unexpectedly after their ceremony. But getting his body back to Minneapolis is just the start of their adventure, as the well-intended sacrifice surprises at every turn. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, VOD, Digital, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: Outtakes, interviews, AXS TV: "A Look at Best Man Down," theatrical trailer. (Lionsgate).
Black Water Vampire
(2014) Bill Oberst Jr., Danielle Lozeau, Andrea Monier, Anthony Fanelli, Robin Steffen. A group of young documentary filmmakers set off to uncover the true story behind the Black Water murders, a series of brutal killings where women were found dumped in the woods, savagely slain, with their mutilated bodies completely drained of blood. Formats: DVD, VOD. (Image Entertainment).
Blue Jasmine
(2013) Dir.: Woody Allen; Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Michael Stuhlbarg, Peter Sarsgaard, Alden Ehrenreich, Louis C.K., Sally Hawkins, Bobby Cannavale, Tammy Blanchard, Andrew Dice Clay.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, VOD, Digital, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: "Notes From the Red Carpet," in which the cast discusses making the film and their take on the characters; "Blue Jasmine" cast press conference with Cate Blanchett, Peter Saarsgard and Andrew Dice Clay. (Sony).
Borgen: Season Three
(2013 -- Denmark) Danish political drama that for three seasons has intrigued audiences around the world for it's portrayal of the personal costs of the struggle for power for the people at the center of the political world and the media. Final season with 10 episodes.
Formats: Four-disc DVD, $49.95. (MHz Home Entertainment).
Bullet in the Face: The Complete Series
(2012) Single disc with six episodes of the series about a sociopathic criminal, shot in the face by his girlfriend during a robbery gone awry, who wakes up in the hospital with the face of a cop and who now has to work with the police and fight crime. It's all set in he intriguing, neo-noir universe of Bruteville, a dystopian city where high-octane thrills, gangster mayhem, and a generous dose of subversive, satirical bent collide. Formats: DVD, $19.97. Extras: Commentary by executive producer Alan Spencer ("Sledge Hammer!"). (Shout! Factory).
Captain Phillips
(2013) Dir.: Paul Greengrass; Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Mahat M. Ali, Catherine Keener, Yul Vazquez, Christopher Stadulis, Corey Johnson, Michael Chernus, Chris Mulkey, John Magaro, Max Martini, Maria Dizzia. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: "Capturing Captain Phillips," a three-part, behind-the-scenes look at the film's production and real events surrounding the film; commentary with director Paul Greengrass. (Sony).
Cat People Collector's Edition BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1982) Dir.: Paul Schrader. Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Annette O'Toole. Remake of Jacque Tourneur's 1942 horror noir classic. Features music by Giorgio Moroder with the "Cat People" theme sung by David Bowie. Extras: New interviews with writer-director Schrader, Kinski, McDowell, Heard, O'Toole, Lynn Lowry and composer Giorgio Moroder; theatrical trailer, still gallery, TV spot. (Scream Factory/Shout! Factory).
Concrete Blondes
(2013) Carly Pope, Samaire Armstrong, Diora Baird. Three bombshell friends face off against dangerous criminals whose money they've stolen. Formats: DVD, VOD. (Inception Media Group).
Counting Cars: Season 2 -- Volume 2
(2013) Two-disc set with 12 episodes of the History series about Danny "The Count" Koker and his Las Vegas-based crew that restores and "flips" classic autosFormats: DVD, $14.98. Extras: Never-before-seen footage. (Lionsgate).
Crossing Lines: Season One
(2013) Three-disc set with 10 episodes about a special crime unit that investigates serialized crimes that cross over European borders, hunting down criminals to bring them to justice.
Formats: DVD, $29.97; Blu-ray Disc, $29.98; Digital. Extras: "Behind the Lines" featurette. (Lionsgate).
Die Monster Die (aka Monster of Terror) BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1965) Boris Karloff, Nick Adams, Suzan Farmer. Loose adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's short story "The Colour Out of Space." (Scream Factory/Shout! Factory).
Dolmen: The Complete Series
(2005 -- France) Three-disc set with six episodes, $39.95. Police officer Marie Kermeur returns to the beautiful craggy island of Ty Kern, off the coast of Brittany, to marry Christian, the man she grew up with on the island, but her plans are stymied when, one by one, members of Marie's and other well-known local families die in mysterious circumstances. Adding an element of the bizarre to each tragedy is the fact that at the moment of death, one of the large stone outcroppings on the island called "menhirs" begins to bleed with blood identical to that of the victim. Formats: DVD. (MHz Home Entertainment).
How the Universe Works Season 2
(2014) Two-disc set with eight episodes of Science Channel scientific exploration that covers planets, weather, energy, magnetism, orbits, comets, and other elements that make up this space that we call home. Formats: DVD, $32.98. (Cinedigm).
In a World ...
(2013) Dir.: Lake Bell; Lake Bell, Fred Melamed, Ken Marino, Demetri Martin, Rob Corddry, Michaela Watkins, Nick Offerman, Alexandra Holden,Tig Notaro with special appearances by Eva Longoria, Geena Davis and Jeff Garlin. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Commentary with writer-director-actor Bell, deleted scenes, gag reel, six voiceover promo trailers for the film. (Sony).
Instructions Not Included
(2013 -- Mexico) Eugenio Derbez, Jessica Lindsey, Loreto Peralta, Daniel Raymont, Alessandra Rosaldo. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, VOD, Digital, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: commentary with Eugenio Derbez. (Lionsgate).
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
(1963) Stanley Kramer followed his Oscar-winning "Judgment at Nuremberg" with this sobering investigation of American greed. Ah, who are we kidding? "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World," about a group of strangers fighting tooth and nail over buried treasure, is the most grandly harebrained movie ever made, a pile up of slapstick and borscht-belt-y one-liners performed by a nonpareil cast, including Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Spencer Tracy, Jonathan Winters, and a boatload of other playing-to-the-rafters comedy legends. For sheer scale of silliness, Kramer's wildly uncharacteristic film is unlike any other, an exhilarating epic of tomfoolery. New, restored 4K digital film transfer of the general release version of the film, with 5.1 surround Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray. New high-definition digital transfer of a 197-minute extended version of the film, reconstructed and restored by Robert A. Harris using visual and audio material from the longer original road-show version -- including some scenes that have been returned to the film here for the first time -- with 5.1 surround Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray. Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Dual Format Edition: Two Blu-rays/three DVDs. Extras: New audio commentary featuring "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" aficionados Mark Evanier, Michael Schlesinger, and Paul Scrabo; new documentary on the film's visual and sound effects, featuring rare behind-the-scenes footage of the crew at work and interviews with visual-effects specialist Craig Barron and sound designer Ben Burtt; talk show from 1974 hosted by director Stanley Kramer and featuring "Mad World" actors Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, and Jonathan Winters; press interview from 1963 featuring Kramer and members of the film's cast; interviews recorded for the 2000 AFI program "100 Years ... 100 Laughs," featuring comedians and actors discussing the influence of the film; two-part 1963 episode of the CBC television program "Telescope" that follows the film's press junket and premiere; "The Last 70mm Film Festival," a program from 2012 featuring cast and crew members from "Mad World" at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, hosted by Billy Crystal; selection of humorist and voice-over artist Stan Freberg's original TV and radio advertisements for the film, with a new introduction by Freberg; original and rerelease trailers, and rerelease radio spots; a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Lou Lumenick. (The Criterion Collection).
Knight of the Dead
(2013) Alan Calton, Alf Thompson, Dylan Jones, Feth Greenwood. Hunted by raiders, a band of crusading knights must escort a sacred artifact through a zombie-infested valley. Formats: DVD, VOD. (Inception Media Group).
La Vie de Boheme
(1992) This deadpan tragicomedy about a group of impoverished, outcast artists living the bohemian life in Paris is among the most beguiling films by Finnish master Aki Kaurismaki ("Le Havre"). Based on stories from Henri Murger's influential mid 19th-century book "Scenes de la vie de boheme (the basis for the opera "La boheme"), the film features a marvelous trio of Kaurismaki regulars, Andre Wilms, Matti Pellonpaa and Karl Vaananen, as a poet, painter, and composer who scrape by together, sharing in life's daily absurdities. Gorgeously shot in black and white, "La vie de boheme" is a vibrantly scrappy rendition of a beloved tale. New, high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray. Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Dual Format Edition. Extras: "Where Is Musette?", an hour-long documentary on the making of the film; new interview with actor Andre Wilms; trailer; a booklet featuring an essay by critic Luc Sante. (The Criterion Collection).
Machete Kills
(2013) Dir.: Robert Rodriguez; Danny Trejo, Mel Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara, Jessica Alba, Charlie Sheen/Carlos Estevez, Antonio Banderas, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lady Gaga, Amber Heard, Vanessa Hudgens, Walt Goggins, William Sadler, Demian Bichir, Alexa Vega, Marko Zaror, Samuel Davis. Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: Deleted and extended scenes, "Making of Machete Kills." (Universal).
My Little Pony: Classic Movie Collection
Two-disc set with four "My Little Pony" movies: "Princess Promenade," "Runaway Rainbow," "Dancing in the Clouds" and "Friends Are Never Far Away." Formats: DVD, $14.93. (Shout! Factory Kids).
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy BLU-RAY DEBUT
(2010) "Shockumentary" highlighting the horrifying history of Freddy Krueger featuring exclusive interviews with over 100 key cast and crew from every "Nightmare," including creator Wes Craven and Robert Englund. Extras: Extended interviews, "First Look: Heather Langenkamp's I Am Nancy," "For the Love of the Glove," "Fred Heads: The Ultimate Freddy Fans," "Horror's Hallowed Grounds: Return to Elm Street," "Freddy vs. The Angry Video Game Nerd," "Expanding the Video Game Universe: Freddy in Comic Books and Novels," "The Music of the Nightmare: Conversations With Composers and Songwriters," "Elm Street's Poster Boy: The Art of Matthew Joseph Peak," "A Nightmare on Elm Street in 10 Minutes," "Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy" teaser trailer. Two-disc collector's edition, $29.98. (Image Entertainment).
Old Goats
(2010) Britton Crosley, Bob Burkholder, David Vander Wal, Benita Staadecker, Gail Shackel, Steve Stolee. Story of a trio of spirited senior citizens on a quest to make the most of their sunset years. Friends Bob, Britt and Dave -- playing themselves in a fictional framework -- are each confronting aging in his own unique fashion: straight-laced Dave rebels against his wife's plans for their new retirement, hoarder Britt struggles with online dating after decades alone on his houseboat, and lively ladies man Bob juggles a hyperactive social schedule and a fanciful memoir about his adventurous past. Rife with equal doses of attitude and charm, this slice-of-life comedy finds offbeat humor in the everyday foibles of life and love after retirement, and provides a refreshing perspective on "the golden years," proving it's never too late to chase your dreams. Formats: DVD, VOD. Extras: "Behind the Scenes of Twisted Love," a short film starring Bob Burkholder and Britton Crosley; "Old Goats on Old Goats"; deleted/extended scenes; Bob Burkholder tribute video; grandparents’ movie review; theatrical and teaser trailers. (Music Box Films).
Peanuts Deluxe Edition: Touchdown Charlie Brown!
(1977) This football-inspired release is comprised of the re-mastered, animated TV special, "It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown," in which the Peanuts gang celebrate homecoming, plus three football-themed episodes of "The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show." Formats: DVD. (Warner).
The Postman Always Rings Twice BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1981) Dir.: Bob Rafelson; Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, John Colicos, Michael Lerner, John P. Ryan, Anjelica Huston. Warner does justice to the steamy remake of the 1946 Tay Garnett crime drama (starring Lana Turner and John Garfield) with this lavish remastering of Rafelson's film (with his approval). Apparently, the 1997 DVD release was in the wrong aspect ratio in a pan-and-scan format and, according to Rafelson, contained "a host of other errors." Warner has made it good this time, adding commentary by Rafelson, Nicholson and screenwriter David Mamet. The film is justly notorious for its hot kitchen table sex scene between Lange and Nicholson. (Warner.
The Prey
(2013 -- France) Albert Dupontel, Stephane Debac, Alice Taglioni, Sergi Lopez. Franck Adrien, a bank robber convicted of a heist and sentenced to six months in prison, shares a cell with seemingly weak Jean Louis Morel. But once Morel gets released from behind bars, Adrien learns that Morel is really a sadistic serial killer who now knows private details about Adrien's life. Adrien must break out of prison and catch Morel before he gets to Adrien's family ... and before France's elite police detectives hunt Adrien down. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Interview with director Eric Valette, making-of documentary. (Cohen Media Group).
Richard the Lionheart
(2013) Malcolm McDowell, Burton Perez, Stewart Arnold, Christopher Jones. King Henry II tests the loyalty and honor of his son Richard sending him to a hellish prison. In prison Richard must fight against adversaries representing the virtues of a knight. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital, UltraViolet (cloud). (Lionsgate).
Sebastian Bergman: Volume 1
(2010 -- Sweden) Two-disc, $29.95. The adventures of Sweden's most famous criminal profiler, the strong-headed, politically incorrect, intuitive, abrasive and grief stricken Sebastian Bergman. Formats: DVD. (MHz Home Entertainment).
Space Voyages
(2013) Smithsonian Channel four-part series surveys the challenges and opportunities of modern space exploration: "The Moon and Beyond," "Into the Unknown," "Open for Business" and "Surviving the Void." Formats: DVD, $19.98. (Inception Media Group).
The Starving Games
(2013) Maiara Walsh, Brant Daugherty, Cody Christian Sixth in the series of cinematic spoofs of popular box-office hits by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer ("Vampires Suck," "Meet the Spartans"). When Kantmiss Evershot volunteers to take her manipulative younger sister's place in the 75th annual "Starving Games" she must leave behind her smoldering just-a-friend Dale and team up with the geeky baker's son in a fight for her life. But wait, there's more. She could also win an old ham, a coupon for a footlong sub at a six-inch price, and a partially-eaten pickle. Formats: DVD. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette. (Ketchup Entertainment).
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