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May 21:
A Dark Place: A small-town sanitation truck driver (Andrew Scott) whose friendship with a young boy on his route leads to an obsession over uncovering the truth about the boy’s sudden disappearance. (DVD, Blu-ray release: Day & date)
Gloria Bell: A free-spirited woman in her 50s seeks out love at L.A. dance clubs. (DVD, Blu-ray release: June 4)
Juveniles: A college-bound teenager from the sticks fights to survive a cycle of violence passed from generation to generation. (Digital only)
Ladies in Black: Adapted from the bestselling novel by Madeleine St John, "Ladies in Black" is an alluring and tender-hearted comedy drama about the lives of a group of department store employees in 1959 Sydney. (Digital only)
Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral: A joyous family reunion becomes a hilarious nightmare as Madea and the crew travel to backwoods Georgia, where they find themselves unexpectedly planning a funeral that might unveil unsavory family secrets. (DVD, Blu-ray release: June 4)
May 24:
Five Feet Apart: A pair of teenagers with cystic fibrosis meet in a hospital and fall in love, though their disease means they must avoid close physical contact. (DVD, Blu-ray release: June 11)
The Poison Rose: On-screen together for the first time ever, John Travolta and Morgan Freeman star in a mystery-thriller about a hard-drinking L.A. private eye who takes a case in his old hometown of Galveston, Texas, where he finds murder and corruption. (VOD only)
May 27:
Truth About Killer Robots: When a robot kills a human, who takes the blame? An eerie, eye-opening work of science nonfiction, this film considers several automation cases, from a factory in Germany to a bomb-carrying police droid in Dallas, raising questions of accountability and morality. Exploring the provocative viewpoints of engineers, journalists and philosophers, the film goes beyond sensational deaths to examine more subtle but pervasive ways that robots affect humanity. (HBO Download)
Big Brother
(2018 -- Hong Kong) Martial arts legend Donnie Yen stars as a former soldier recruited for his toughest mission yet – teaching a class of teen delinquents. As he kicks his way into their school and home lives, it becomes clear that his unconventional teaching style might be just what they need. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Well Go USA).
The Bostonians
(1984) Jessica Tandy, Vanessa Redgrave, Linda Hunt, Christopher Reeve, Madeleine Potter. Adaptation of Henry James's 1886 novel of political intrigue and forbidden romance in post-Civil War Boston. Olive Chancellor finds her infatuation with young activist Verena Tarrant challenged by a Southern lawyer who also loves her. An intricately drawn study of the impact of women's suffrage on society. 4K restoration. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, Digital. Extras: New interview with director James Ivory, "Conversations From the Quad: James Ivory on The Bostonians," original trailer and the 2018 re-release trailer. (Cohen Film Collection).
Bitter Moon
(1992) Dir.: Roman Polanski; Peter Coyote, Emmanuelle Seigner, Hugh Grant, Kristin Scott Thomas, Victor Banerjee, Sophie Patel. Roman Polanski ("Chinatown," "Rosemary's Baby," "Repulsion") explores the sexy side of obsession and the wild side of romance in this outrageous look at the dark side of love. A mild-mannered man (Grant) attempts to rekindle the sexual fire in his marriage while on a cruise, but he develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife (Seigner). Offbeat and original, this voyage of wild obsession puts a whole new twist on the concept of marital bliss. Featuring dazzling performances and nasty comic moments, "Bitter Moon" is a hilarious walk on the wild side. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: New interview with star Peter Coyote, new audio commentary by Film Historian Troy Howarth, theatrical trailer. (Kino Lorber Studio Classics).
Dark Sense
(2019) Shane O’Meara, Jim Sturgeon, James Robinson, Margaret Ann Bain. Simon, a young man with exceptional powers, tracks down a serial killer, battling not only his own demons but a government agency that has decided Simon is too dangerous to be allowed to roam free. Based on the bestseller “First & Only”by Peter Flannery. Formats: DVD, VOD. (Breaking Glass Pictures).
The Image Book
(2018 -- France) Director: Jean-Luc Godard; starring: Jean-Luc Godard, Dimitri Basil, Buster Keaton. The legendary Jean-Luc Godard adds to his influential, iconoclastic legacy with this provocative collage film essay, a vast ontological inquiry into the history of the moving image and a commentary on the contemporary world. Winner of the first Special Palme d'Or to be awarded in the history of the Cannes Film Festival. Displaying an encyclopedic grasp of cinema and its history, Godard pieces together fragments from some of the greatest films of the past, then digitally alters, bleaches, and washes them, all in the service of reflecting on what he sees in front of him and what he makes of the dissonance that surrounds him. He uses his own voice to guide us through the fascinating labyrinth of his mind. In some cases, it is to reflect on the metaphysical properties of the world -- time, and space, and where meaning is found -- but more importantly it is the image, the thing that has obsessed Godard for his entire career, that anchors this film. His ontological enquiry into the image continues to be one of the most moving in history. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. (Kino Lorber).
Let the Sunshine In
(2017) Two luminaries of French cinema, Claire Denis and Juliette Binoche, unite for the first time in this piercing look at the elusive nature of true love, and the extent to which we are willing to betray ourselves in its pursuit. In a richly layered performance, Binoche plays Isabelle, a successful painter in Paris whose apparent independence belies what she desires most: real romantic fulfillment.
Masterpiece: Les Misérables
(2018) A blockbuster novel for over 150 years comes vividly to life in award-winning screenwriter Andrew Davies’s multi-layered retelling of "Les Misérables" by Victor Hugo. This six-episode adaptation on two discs stars Dominic West as Jean Valjean, the most famous fugitive in literature, David Oyelowo as his relentless pursuer, Javert, and Lily Collins as the tragic seamstress, Fantine; Ellie Bamber plays her adolescent daughter, Cosette; Academy Award-winner, Olivia Colman and Adeel Akhtar are Cosette’s cruel overseers, the Thénardiers; and Josh O'Connor is the student and reluctant revolutionary Marius, who falls in love with Cosette at first sight. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. (PBS Distribution).
Reb Elimelech and the Chassidic Legacy of Brotherhood
(2018) A multi-media experience presenting and explaining the origins of the Chassidic movement and the transformation it rendered to Jewish life at the time. Reb Elimelech M’Lizhensk was one of the Chassidic world’s most celebrated founders. His legacy of loving your fellow man, regardless of personal connection, affiliation or religiosity, has guided his followers ever since. Formats: DVD. Extras: "The Making of" featurette, trailer, "People Review." (SISU Home Entertainment).
Trading Paint
(2019) John Travolta, Toby Sebastian, Shania Twain. When their winning streak begins to fail, legendary father and son racing duo Sam (John Travolta) and Cam (Toby Sebastian) have a falling-out. A rival racing giant takes advantage of this rift and offers Cam a lucrative opportunity racing for the adversary. Cam accepts and the gap between father and son grows even bigger. Engines rev and sparks fly as the two are set against each other in an ultimate high-stakes race -- and the most dangerous competition between father and son. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo. (Lionsgate).
White Chamber
(2018) Shauna MacDonald, Oded Fehr. The United Kingdom in the near future. Civil war rages, and martial law has been declared by a military government hellbent on squashing the opposition. A woman wakes up in a blindingly white cuboid cell, where General Zakarian uses increasingly sophisticated and cruel methods to torture her for information -- information she claims not to have. As questions of trust are placed both on captor and captive, they find themselves embroiled in an increasingly spiraling journey into the nature of authority. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. (Dark Sky Films).
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Nearly 10 years after the first movie wowed audiences around the world, Hiccup and Toothless return for more adventures in the final quest in Dean DeBlois’ trilogy. What began as an unlikely friendship between an adolescent Viking and a fearsome Night Fury dragon has become an epic trilogy spanning their lives. In this next installment, the heroic pair finally fulfill their destinies; Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) as the village chief and ruler of Berk alongside Astrid (America Ferrera), and Toothless as the dragon leader of his own kind. As the Vikings and dragons of Berk face their darkest threat yet, the evil Grimmel (F. Murray Abraham), and Toothless discovers his soulmate, Light Fury -- the bonds of Hiccup and Toothless' friendship are tested like never before.
Vitals: Director: Dean DeBlois. Stars: Voices of Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, F. Murray Abraham , Kit Harington, Craig Ferguson, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
2018, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 104 min., Family Animation, Box office gross: $156.692 million, Universal.
Extras: Alternate opening; two DreamWorks Shorts: "Bilby" and "Bird Karma"; deleted scenes; "How to Voice Your Viking": "Creating an Epic Dragon Tale"; "How I Learned from Dragons"; "Brave Wilderness Presents: Nature + Dragons = Awesome"; "The Dragon Sheep Chronicles"; "A Deck of Dragons"; "Growing Up with Dragons"; "The Evolving Character Design of Dragons"; "Drawing Dragons"; "Epic Villain"; "Astrid’s Whole Dragon Trilogy in 60 Seconds"; "Welcome to New Berk"; feature commentary with writer-director Dean DeBlois, producer Bradford Lewis and head of character animation Simon Otto.
The Upside
Recently paroled ex-convict Dell Scott (Kevin Hart) strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a quadriplegic billionaire, Phillip Lacasse (Bryan Cranston), when he's hired to take care of him. From worlds apart, Dell and Phillip form an unlikely bond, bridging their differences and gaining invaluable wisdom in the process, giving each man a renewed sense of passion for all of life’s possibilities. Remake of the French film "The Intouchables" (2011).
Vitals: Director: Neil Burger. Stars: Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, Golshifteh Farahani, Aja Naomi King, Nicole Kidman.
2018, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 126 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $107.647 million, Universal.
Extras: Deleted scenes; gag reel; "Onscreen Chemistry: Kevin and Bryan"; "Creating a Story of Possibility" with Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston; "Bridging Divisions"; "Embracing Positivity"; "Presenting a Different Side of Kevin Hart"; theatrical trailer.
Isn't It Romantic
New York City architect Natalie (Rebel Wilson) works hard to get noticed at her job but is more likely to be asked to deliver coffee and bagels than to design the city's next skyscraper. And if things weren't bad enough, Natalie, a lifelong cynic when it comes to love, has an encounter with a mugger that renders her unconscious, waking to discover that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmare -- a romantic comedy -- and she is the leading lady.
Vitals: Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson. Stars: Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, Adam Devine, Priyanka Chopra, Betty Gilpin, Brandon Scott Jones, Jennifer Saunders.
2018, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 88 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $48.429 million, New Line/Warner.
Extras: "I Wanna Dance!" featurette. Blu-ray adds deleted scenes.
A Dark Place
(2019) Andrew Scott, Bronagh Waugh, Denise Gough, Christa Beth Campbell. A small-town sanitation truck driver (Scott) whose friendship with a young boy on his route leads to an obsession over uncovering the truth about the boy’s sudden disappearance. The more that Donny recalls the boy’s kindness, the more he becomes consumed by the discrepancies with the sheriff’s theory that he just ran away … and as Donny investigates and analyzes, he finds a steady and surprising resistance that mounts until the whole town seems to be against him. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, Digital. Extras: Featurette, trailer. (Shout! Factory).
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
(2018) Voices of Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, F. Murray Abraham, Kit Harington, Craig Ferguson, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse. What began as an unlikely friendship between an adolescent Viking and a fearsome Night Fury dragon has become an epic trilogy spanning their lives. In this next installment, the heroic pair finally fulfill their destinies. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: Alternate opening; two DreamWorks Shorts: "Bilby" and "Bird Karma"; deleted scenes; "How to Voice Your Viking": "Creating an Epic Dragon Tale"; "How I Learned from Dragons"; "Brave Wilderness Presents: Nature + Dragons = Awesome"; "The Dragon Sheep Chronicles"; "A Deck of Dragons"; "Growing Up with Dragons"; "The Evolving Character Design of Dragons"; "Drawing Dragons"; "Epic Villain"; "Astrid’s Whole Dragon Trilogy in 60 Seconds"; "Welcome to New Berk"; feature commentary with writer-director Dean DeBlois, producer Bradford Lewis and head of character animation Simon Otto. (Universal).
Iceman
(2017 -- Germany) Jürgen Vogel, André Hennicke, Susanne Wuest, Sabin Tambrea. In 1991, a melting glacier revealed the body of a man. At first, people assumed he was a hiker. Later, his true Stone Age origins were revealed. Set in the stunning Ötztal Alps, more than 5,300 years ago. Kelab, leader of a Neolithic clan, is also the appointed keeper of the group's holy shrine, Tineka. But, one day, while out hunting, his village is attacked by a bloodthirsty band of marauders. Everyone in the tribe is brutally murdered, including Kelab's wife and son, and Tineka is stolen. Blinded by pain and fury, Kelab now has one sole purpose -- vengeance -- and he sets off on a treacherous odyssey through the mountains to confront his family's killers. Formats: DVD, Digital. Extras: Making-of "Iceman" featurette. (Film Movement).
Isn't It Romantic
(2019) Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, Adam Devine, Priyanka Chopra, Betty Gilpin, Brandon Scott Jones, Jennifer Saunders. A young woman disenchanted with love mysteriously finds herself trapped inside a romantic comedy. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: "I Wanna Dance!" featurette. (Warner).
Isabelle reveals deep wells of yearning, vulnerability, and resilience as she tumbles into relationships with all the wrong men. Shot in burnished tones by Denis's longtime collaborator Agnès Godard and featuring a mischievous appearance by Gérard Depardieu, "Let the Sunshine In" finds bleak humor in a cutting truth: we are all, no matter our age, fools for love. 4K digital master, approved by cinematographer Agnès Godard, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: New interviews with director Claire Denis and actor Juliette Binoche; "Voilà l'enchaînement" (2014), a short film directed by Denis and adapted from a text by author Christine Angot, featuring actors Norah Krief and Alex Descas; trailer; an essay by critic Stephanie Zacharek. (The Criterion Collection).
The Seduction BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1982) Steamy stalker thriller starring Morgan Fairchild and Andrew Stevens. L.A. anchor woman Jamie Douglas (Fairchild in her big screen debut) has it all: a glamorous career on a top-rated news show, a luxurious house in the hills, and a devoted young admirer named Derek (Andrew Stevens). But when Jamie rebuffs his romantic advances, Derek becomes an obsessed stalker who plays out an increasingly psychotic courtship with the frightened newswoman. Soon he is threatening every part of her life, secretly watching even her most intimate moments. Her tough-talking lover (Michael Sarrazin) can't console her. A by-the-book cop (Vince Edwards) can't protect her. But Jamie is far from helpless -- and ready to fight back with all the weapons at her command. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: New “Beauty and Strength” interview with Morgan Fairchild; new “The Seducer” interview with Andrew Stevens; new “Flashbacks” interview with producer Bruce Cohn Curtis; audio commentary with producer Irwin Yablans, Bruce Cohn Curtis and writer-director David Schmoeller; “Remembering The Seduction” featurette featuring interviews with Bruce Cohn Curtis, Irwin Yablans, David Schmoeller, actress Colleen Camp, actor Kevin Brophy and associate producer Tom Curtis; “Remembering the Locations and Production” featurette with Bruce Cohn Curtis and location manager Charles Newirth; “Remembering The Seduction and The Law” featurette; original theatrical trailer and TV spot; still gallery. (Shout! Factory/Scream Factory).
She-Devils On Wheels
(1968) Wild! Vicious! With motorcycles as their lovers! Experience sights and sounds beyond your very imagining as "Godfather of Gore" Herschell Gordon Lewis ("Blood Feast," "Two Thousand Maniacs!") tackles the biker chick sub-sub-genre. Have you ever heard the saying "it's a man's world"? Well don't dare repeat that to The Man-Eaters -- a raucous, rowdy and randy gang of female bikers who ride their men just as viciously as they do their motorcycles. When they're not racing each other to get first pick of the "stud line-up", these female hellcats are busy terrorizing the town and clashing with the rival male gangs. Billed as "by far the most exciting picture of its type ever filmed", "She-Devils on Wheels" sees splatter pioneer H.G. Lewis going full throttle with the most shocking biker flick of its kind -- now accompanied by his other vicious gang opus "Just for the Hell of It" (1968) for a thrilling, pulse-racing double-bill. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Introductions to both films by Herschell Gordon Lewis; feature-length audio commentary with H.G. Lewis and Something Weird’s Mike Vraney; "The Shocking Truth!": filmmaker and Grindhouse Releasing head honcho Bob Murawski on his discovery of the films of H.G. Lewis; "Garage Punk Gore": filmmaker and musician Chris Alexander discusses the films and music of H.G. Lewis; H.G Lewis on his 1968 film "The Ally Tramp"; H.G. Lewis promo gallery; reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by The Twins of Evil. (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment).
The Upside
(2018) Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, Golshifteh Farahani, Aja Naomi King, Nicole Kidman. A comedic look at the relationship between a wealthy man with quadriplegia and an unemployed man with a criminal record who's hired to help him. Remake of the French film "The Intouchables" (2011). Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: Deleted scenes; gag reel; "Onscreen Chemistry: Kevin and Bryan"; "Creating a Story of Possibility" with Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston; "Bridging Divisions"; "Embracing Positivity"; "Presenting a Different Side of Kevin Hart"; theatrical trailer. (Universal).
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