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June 11:
Silicon Valley: Season Five: The latest release in this Emmy Award-winning series includes eight, 30-minute episodes and explores new dynamics for the core cast. (Digital only)
June 12:
Acrimony: In Tyler Perry's sexy and electrifying thriller, a faithful wife (Taraji P. Henson) is driven over the edge when it becomes clear she has been betrayed by her devious husband. (DVD, Blu-ray release: June 26)
Alex & Me: Soccer superstar Alex Morgan scores her movie debut in the uplifting story of a young female athlete who learns how you need passion, determination and self-worth to make all your dreams co (DVD, Blu-ray release: June 19)
How to Talk to Girls at Parties: An alien touring the galaxy breaks away from her group and meets two young inhabitants of the most dangerous place in the universe: the London suburb of Croydon. (VOD, Digital)
Loveless: Heart-breaking story of a couple whose bitter divorce leads to the disappearance of their son. Their subsequent search for him provides provocative insights into their loveless marriage, current Russian culture and modern society in general. (DVD, Blu-ray release: Day & date)
The Mimic: A classic Korean ghost story gets a horrifying new spin as the mother of a missing child takes in a lost girl she finds in the woods and soon begins to wonder if she is even human. (Blu-ray release: Day & date)
June 15:
Affairs of State: Story of a Washington, D.C. aide who will do anything to rise to power. (VOD only)
Inheritance: When Ryan mysteriously inherits a house from his biological father, a man he thought long dead, he and his pregnant fiancé travel to the property with high hopes for the future. But curiosity about his deceased father leads Ryan to uncover a dark family history. (Digital only)
June 18:
Barry: Season 1: Barry (Bill Hader) is a depressed hitman from the Midwest, and while on a job in Los Angeles, he follows his mark into an acting class and has a career epiphany when he discovers the intoxicating world of theater acting. (Digital only)
Fahrenheit 451: Based on Ray Bradbury's classic sci-fi novel of the same name, the thought-provoking parable depicts a frighteningly plausible future where media is an opiate, history is purged and dissent is outlawed. (DVD, Blu-ray release: September 18)
Ancient Aliens: 10th Anniversary Edition Gift Set
Thirty-six disc set with all 10 seasons featuring all 135 episodes and over 100 hours of Ancient Aliens content. Since its premiere on HISTORY a decade ago, "Ancient Aliens" has enthralled millions of fans as it endeavors to seek out and evaluate evidence of extraterrestrial contact with humans. The epic series explores the ancient and unexplained -- all in search of humankind's origins and even the secrets of the universe. From the age of dinosaurs to the mysteries of ancient Egypt, from early cave drawings to present-day sightings and cover-ups, "Ancient Aliens" takes viewers on a provocative, thought-provoking journey around the world and across the universe, beyond our wildest imagination.
Formats: DVD. (Lionsgate).
Dogs of Democracy
(2016 -- Australia/Greece) A documentary about the stray dogs of Athens and the people who take care of them. Filmmaker Mary Zournazi explores life on the streets through the eyes of the dogs and peoples' experience. Shot on location in Athens, the birthplace of democracy, the documentary is about how Greece has become the "stray dogs of Europe," and how the dogs have become a symbol of hope for the people and for the anti-austerity movement. A universal story about love and loyalty and what we might learn from animals. Formats: DVD. (EPF Media).
Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz: Emerald City Season One Volume Two
(2018) Dorothy, the plucky Kansas farm girl and her adorable dog Toto, star in 10 episodes of the animated kids series. After the Wicked Witch of the West's defeat, Queen Ozma has appointed Dorothy the Princess of Emerald City. With her feet firmly grounded in her ruby slippers, Dorothy tackles her royal duties with enthusiasm, bravery and farm girl feistiness. And whether it's magic, munchkins, flying monkeys or her arch-nemesis Wilhelmina, the wicked witch-in-training and niece of the Wicked Witch of the West, Dorothy is ready to track down and put a stop to any problem that comes Oz's way.
Formats: DVD, Digital.
(Warner).
Edward II BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1991) In 1593, Christopher Marlowe penned "Edward II," based on the life of Britain's only openly gay monarch. In 1991, legendary artist and director Derek Jarman radically adapted the Elizabethan drama in a highly stylized feature starring Jarman muse and Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton and Steven Waddington. Jarman's postmodern adaptation delivers filmgoers to the court of Plantagenet King Edward II (Waddington), a weak gay monarch with a tenuous grasp on the throne. The stage is set for palace revolt when the King rejects his wife, Queen Isabella (Swinton), and takes a male lover, the ambitious commoner Piers Gaveston (Andrew Tiernan) upon whom he bestows gifts and power. The spurned Queen and the sober court officials become enraged and the plotting begins in this festival favorite, a Golden Lion nominee at Venice. With anachronistic imagery, gay activists battling riot police and a rare film appearance by Annie Lennox singing Cole Porter's 1944 classic "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye," the story of Edward and the persecution he suffered is given contemporary resonance in one of Jarman's most powerful and personal films.Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: Documentary featurette "Derek s Edward"; "Queenie Queens on Top," a new essay by filmmaker Bruce LaBruce, with a prologue by star Tilda Swinton. (Film Movement).
George Carlin Commemorative Collection
A 10-disc DVD, CD and Blu-Ray boxed set that features all 14 HBO specials plus more than five hours of previously unreleased bonus material including rare performance footage from Carlin's personal archive. George Carlin was not only one of America's greatest comedians whose albums topped the charts, he was a pioneer of cable TV's concert format that has become a benchmark of success for all humorists ever since. All of Carlin's pointed, often controversial but always hilarious specials originally shown on HBO have been gathered here for the first time. Encompassing over five decades of his groundbreaking career, all 14 of the legendary funnyman's Emmy nominated HBO specials are now available, plus a previously unreleased HBO special entitled "40 Years of Comedy" hosted by Jon Stewart plus Carlin's posthumous audio release, "I Kinda Like It When a Lotta People Die." One of the key bonus pieces of material is Carlin's first stand-up special from 1973, "The Real George Carlin," which has not been seen since it first aired. Additional bonus material includes "APT 2C" (a never-aired HBO pilot from the '80s) plus two one-hour stand-up comedy club performances that features material performed by Carlin for the first time. There is also never-before-released material from the 1960s -- when Carlin was a clean-cut, suit-wearing guest on the variety shows such as "Talent Scouts," "The Jackie Gleason Show" and "Hollywood Palace." The box set features also includes both DVD and Blu-ray discs of the HBO specials "Life Is Worth Losing" and "It's Bad for Ya" plus liner notes written by comedian Patton Oswalt. (MPI Home Video).
Loveless
(2017 -- Russia) Aleksey Rozin, Maryana Spivek, Matvey Novikov. A heart-breaking story of a couple whose bitter divorce leads to the disappearance of their son. Their subsequent search for him provides provocative insights into their loveless marriage, current Russian culture and modern society in general. Zhenya and Boris
Love, Simon
(2018) Nick Robinson, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel, Katherine Langford, Alexandra Shipp. Simon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends, and all of his classmates: he's gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity.
Manila in the Claws of Light
(1975 -- Philippines) Lino Brocka broke through to international acclaim with this candid portrait of 1970s Manila, the second film in the director's turn to more serious-minded filmmaking after building a career on mainstream films he described as "soaps." A young fisherman from a provincial village arrives in the capital on a quest to track down his girlfriend, who was lured there with the promise of work and hasn't been heard from since. In the meantime, he takes a low-wage job at a construction site and witnesses life on the streets, where death
My Letter to the World
(2018) Takes viewers on a journey through the seasons of Emily Dickinson's life in mid-1800s New England, exploring her experiences and relationships via her impassioned letters?and poems. As new theories come to light about both Dickinson's life and poetry, experts bring their often conflicting opinions to the screen. The film also features behind-the-scenes clips from the filmmaker Terence Davies' award-winning Emily Dickinson 2016 biopic "A Quiet Passion," which was co-produced by and stars Cynthia Nixon, who serves as this documentary's narrator.
Formats: DVD, VOD, (Music Box Films).
Nickelodeon Favorites: Great Summer Campout!
Five episodes about sleepovers, camping, summer celebrations and more from popular preschool series "Bubble Guppies," "Shimmer and Shine," "Blaze and the Monster Machines", "Sunny Day" and "Nella the Princess Knight." Formats: DVD. (Nickelodeon/Paramount).
Sea Change
(2017) Emily Rudd, Colin Ferguson, Maria Dizzia, Siobhan Williams. After the death of her father, 17-year-old Miranda Merchant reluctantly arrives on the shores of Selkie Island to live with her estranged mother, Amelia. As Miranda settles into island life, she learns about the Seawalkers -- who, according to local legend, are half-human and half-sea creature -- and she begins to believe that they could be real. As she uncovers more about her family's past, Miranda makes a startling discovery about her own connections to the Seawalkers. Formats: DVD. (Lionsgate).
Spetters
(1980 -- Netherlands) Dir.: Paul Verhoeven; Renée Soutendijk, Rutger Hauer, Hans van Tongeren, Jeroen Krabbé, Toon Agterberg, Maarten Spanjer. From legendary filmmaker Paul Verhoeven ("Robocop") and screenwriter Gerard Soeteman ("Soldier of Orange") comes this unrated director's cut of the explosive, fast-paced and thrilling coming-of-age drama. Raw, intense and unabashedly sexual, "Spetters" is a wild ride that will knock the unsuspecting for a loop. Rien, Eef and Hans are three young guys stuck in an industrial town on the outskirts of Rotterdam. They couldn't be more different except for one thing: their shared passion for motorcycle racing, which each sees as his ticket to a better life. But a deeper passion will soon rule each of their lives, when a sexy, ambitious blonde (Renée Soutendijk) comes between them and provokes unforeseen events that will rock their worlds. Co-starring Rutger Hauer and Jeroen Krabbé. New 4K restoration. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: Audio Commentary by Verhoeven, animated image gallery, original theatrical trailer. (Kino Lorber Studio Classics).
Tomb Raider
(2018) Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu. Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.
Will & Grace (The Revival): Season One
(2017-18) Two-disc set with all 16 episodes. A decade after their unforgettable eight-season run, comedy's fabulous foursome is back as Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally reprise their acclaimed roles as Will, Grace, Jack and Karen. The new season picks back up right where it left off -- best friends navigating life together once again. Formats: DVD. Extras: Deleted scenes; gag reel; "Back to the Beginning" behind-the-scenes featurette; "Reuniting the Team": What started as a PSA, turned viral and sparked the revival of a new era of "Will & Grace"; "Classic Comedy" with series director, James Burrows and the cast on creating the funny and keeping the laughter going. (Universal).
Love, Simon
From the producers of "The Fault in Our Stars" comes this relatable and heartfelt coming-of-age film. Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon, it's a bit complicated. The gay teenager hasn't come out yet, and doesn't know the identity of the anonymous classmate he's fallen for online. Resolving both issues will be a scary, life-changing adventure.
Vitals: Director: Greg Berlanti. Stars: Nick Robinson, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel, Katherine Langford, Alexandra Shipp.
2018, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 110 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $40.624
million, Fox.
Extras: Deleted scenes; five featurettes: The Adaptation," "The Squad," "#FirstLoveStoryContest," "Dear Georgia," "Dear Atlanta"; # gallery; audio commentary by director Greg Berlanti, producer Isaac Klausner and co-screenwriter Issac Aptaker.
The Strangers: Prey at Night
A family's road trip takes a dangerous turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park to stay with some relatives and find it mysteriously deserted. Under the cover of darkness, three masked psychopaths pay them a visit to test the family's every limit as they struggle to survive.
Vitals: Director: Johannes Roberts. Stars:b Christina Hendricks, Martin Henderson, Bailee Madison, Lewis Pullman.
2018, CC, MPAA rating: R, 85 min., Horror, Box office gross: $24.586 million, Universal.
Extras: Alternate ending; "Prep for Night" music video, director's cut; "A Look Inside The Strangers: Prey at Night"; "Family Fights Back" featurette; "The Music of The Strangers: Prey at Night."
Sherlock Gnomes
When Gnomeo (James McAvoy) and Juliet (Emily Blunt) discover their friends and family have gone missing, there's only one gnome to call - the legendary detective Sherlock Gnomes (Johnny Depp). Working together, the mystery takes them beyond the garden walls and across the city on an unforgettable journey to save the day and bring the gnomes home.
Vitals: Director: John Stevenson. Stars: Voices of Johnny Depp, Emily Blunt, James McAvoy, Mary J. Blige, Maggie Smith, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Caine, Stephen Merchant.
$42.726 million, Paramount.
Blu-ray extras: "Gnome is Where the Heart Is" behind-the-scenes; "All Roads Lead to Gnome" London locations;l "Miss Gnomer: Mary J. Blige and the Music of Sherlock Gnomes"; "Stronger Than I Ever Was" music video performed by Mary J. Blige; "How to Draw": Sherlock Gnomes, Watson, Moriarty, Goons; "Animating Sherlock Gnomes."
I Can Only Imagine
The incredible true story behind Christian band MercyMe's iconic, history-making song "I Can Only Imagine." Running from a troubled home life and a broken relationship, Bart Millard (J. Michael Finley) found escape in music. Hitting the road in a decrepit tour bus, Bart and his band MercyMe set out on an amazing journey none of them could have ever imagined, in this uplifting, music-filled movie that illustrates the power of forgiveness and God's love.
Vitals: Director: Erwin Brothers. Stars: J. Michael Finley, Dennis Quaid, Trace Adkins, Priscilla C. Shirer, Cloris Leachman, Madeline Carroll.
2018, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 110 min., Drama, Box office gross: $82.503 million, Lionsgate.
Extras: Seven deleted scenes, "MercyMe: The Early Days" featurette, "Imagine Forgiveness With Bart Millard" featurette, "Casting I Can Only Imagine" featurette, "The Power of the Song" featurette, "Creating Imagine" featurette, "The Music of Imagine" featurette, "Dennis Quaid: On My Way to Heaven" featurette, audio commentary.
Tomb Raider
Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander) is the fiercely independent daughter of an eccentric adventurer who vanished when she was scarcely a teen. Now a young woman of 21 without any real focus or purpose, Lara navigates the chaotic streets of trendy East London as a bike courier, barely making the rent, and takes college courses, rarely making it to class. Determined to forge her own path, she refuses to take the reins of her father's global empire just as staunchly as she rejects the idea that he's truly gone. Advised to face the facts and move forward after seven years without him, even Lara can't understand what drives her to finally solve the puzzle of his mysterious death. Going explicitly against his final wishes, she leaves everything she knows behind in search of her dad's last-known destination: a fabled tomb on a mythical island that might be somewhere off the coast of Japan. But her mission will not be an easy one; just reaching the island will be extremely treacherous. Suddenly, the stakes couldn't be higher for Lara, who -- against the odds and armed with only her sharp mind, blind faith and inherently stubborn spirit -- must learn to push herself beyond her limits as she journeys into the unknown. If she survives this perilous adventure, it could be the making of her, earning her the name tomb raider.
Vitals: Director: Roar Uthaug. Stars:Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu.
2018, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 118 min., Action/Adventure, Box office gross: $56.796 million, Warner.
Extras: TBA.
Funeral Day
(2016) Jon Weinberg, Tyler Labine, Suzy Nakamura, Dominic Rains, Tygh Runyan, Kristen Carey, Jed Rees, Rahnuma Panthaky, Sarah Adina. Dark, quirky story of Scott, a neurotic man, who thinks he's found a lump on his testicles and fears he might be dying, so he skips his friend's funeral -- a friend who, in fact, has died of cancer. Instead -- all in the course of a day -- he quits his job; begs for a second chance at love; attempts to look death in the face and of course gets his prostate milked -- all in the name of "living life to the fullest." Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Random Media).
I Can Only Imagine
(2018) J. Michael Finley, Dennis Quaid, Trace Adkins, Priscilla C. Shirer, Cloris Leachman, Madeline Carroll. The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: Seven deleted scenes, "MercyMe: The Early Days" featurette, "Imagine Forgiveness With Bart Millard" featurette, "Casting I Can Only Imagine" featurette, "The Power of the Song" featurette, "Creating Imagine" featurette, "The Music of Imagine" featurette, "Dennis Quaid: On My Way to Heaven" featurette, audio commentary. (Lionsgate).
are going through a vicious divorce marked by resentment, frustration and recriminations. Already embarking on new lives, each with a new partner, they are impatient to start again, to turn the page -- even if it means threatening to abandon their 12-year-old son Alyosha. Until, after witnessing one of their fights, Alyosha disappears. Russia's Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. Directed and co-written by Andrey Zvyagintsev, whose last film, "Leviathan," also received an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Fil. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, Digital. Extras: Making-of featurette. (Sony).
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo, VOD, Digital, Movies Anywhere. Extras: Deleted scenes; five featurettes: The Adaptation," "The Squad," "#FirstLoveStoryContest," "Dear Georgia," "Dear Atlanta"; # gallery; audio commentary by director Greg Berlanti, producer Isaac Klausner and co-screenwriter Issac Aptaker.
(Fox).
strikes without warning, corruption and exploitation are commonplace, and protests hint at escalating civil unrest. Mixing visceral, documentary-like realism with the narrative focus of Hollywood noir and melodrama, "Manila in the Claws of Light" is a howl of anguish from one of the most celebrated figures in Philippine cinema. On DVD and Blu-ray, with a new 4K digital restoration by the Film Development Council of the Philippines and Cineteca di Bologna/L'Immagine Ritrovata, in association with The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project, LVN, Cinema Artists Philippines, and cinematographer Mike De Leon, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray.
Extras: Introduction Martin Scorsese;
"Signed: Lino Brocka," a 1987 documentary about the director by Christian Blackwood;
"Manila ... A Filipino Film," a 1975 documentary about the making of the film, featuring Brocka and actors Hilda Koronel and Rafael Roco Jr.; new piece with critic, filmmaker, and festival programmer Tony Rayns; an essay by film scholar José B. Capino. (The Criterion Collection).
The Mimic
(2017 -- South Korea) Yum Jung-Ah, Park Hyuk-Kwon, Shin Rin-Ah, Heo Jin, Kil Hae-Yeon, Lee Yool. Based on the classic mythological "Tiger of Mt. Jang" Korean ghost story, in which a legendary ghost mimics humans to lure them. The mother of a missing child takes in a lost girl she finds in the woods near the mysterious Mt. Jang and soon begins to wonder if she is even human as mystifying things begin to happen to her and her family. Formats: Blu-ray, Digital. (Well Go USA).
Ninja III: The Domination [Collector's Edition)
(1984) Lucinda Dickey, Shô Kosugi. Aerobic instructor Christie Ryder (Dickey) becomes possessed by the spirit of an evil ninja when she comes to his aid after he was shot down. Dominated by the killer's vicious and relentless rage, she sets out to brutally attack his enemies. Her boyfriend, confused by Christie's changing personality and afraid that he might be her next victim, enlists the help of Yamada (Kosugi). In a life-threatening exorcism and ultimate fight to the death, Yamada proves that he is Christie's only chance for survival. In a new 4K scan from the original film elements. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: New interview with actress Lucinda Dickey; new interview with actor Jordan Bennett; new interview with producer and stuntman Alan Amiel; new audio interviews with production designer Elliot Ellentuck and co-composer Misha Segal featuring isolated tracks from the original score; theatrical trailer; audio commentary by director Sam Firstenberg and stunt coordinator Steve Lamber. (Scream Factory).
Sherlock Gnomes
(2018) Voices of Johnny Depp, Emily Blunt, James McAvoy, Mary J. Blige, Maggie Smith, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Caine, Stephen Merchant. When Gnomeo (James McAvoy) and Juliet (Emily Blunt) discover their friends and family have gone missing, there's only one gnome to call -- the legendary detective Sherlock Gnomes (Johnny Depp). Working together, the mystery takes them beyond the garden walls and across the city on an unforgettable journey to save the day and bring the gnomes home. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital. Blu-ray extras: "Gnome is Where the Heart Is" behind-the-scenes; "All Roads Lead to Gnome" London locations;l "Miss Gnomer: Mary J. Blige and the Music of Sherlock Gnomes"; "Stronger Than I Ever Was" music video performed by Mary J. Blige; "How to Draw": Sherlock Gnomes, Watson, Moriarty, Goons; "Animating Sherlock Gnomes." (Paramount).
The Strangers: Prey at Night Unrated
(2018) Christina Hendricks, Martin Henderson, Bailee Madison, Lewis Pullman. A family's road trip takes a dangerous turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park to stay with relatives and find it mysteriously deserted. Under the cover of darkness, three masked psychopaths pay them a visit to test the family's every limit as they struggle to survive. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital, Movies Anywhere. Extras: Alternate ending; "Prep for Night" music video, director's cut; "A Look Inside The Strangers: Prey at Night"; "Family Fights Back" featurette; "The Music of The Strangers: Prey at Night." (Universal).
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo, VOD, Digital, Movies Anywhere. Extras: TBA.
(Warner).
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