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July 30:
Avengers: Endgame: The climactic conclusion to an unprecedented, 11-year (and 22 film) cinematic journey in which the Avengers take one final stand against Thanos. Digital Exclusive: "Steve and Peggy: One Last Dance" explores Captain America and Peggy Carter’s bond, forged in moments from previous films that lead to a momentous choice in “Avengers: Endgame.” (DVD, Blu-ray release: August 13)
Domino: Copenhagen police officer Christian seeks justice for his partner’s murder by ISIS member Imran. Determined to hunt Imran down, Christian and Alex, a fellow cop and his late partner’s mistress, are unwittingly caught in a deadly cat-and-mouse chase with a duplicitous CIA agent who is using Imran as a pawn to trap other ISIS members. Latest film by Brian De Palma. (DVD, Blu-ray release: Day & date)
Surviving Confession: A disgruntled priest, conflicted with his faith, has his world turned upside down when an unlikely person enters his confessional: a quick-witted teenager, Amber. (Digital only)
Trial by Fire: Based on the true story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was wrongfully sentenced to death in Texas for a gruesome triple homicide. (DVD release: August 13)
The White Crow: The story of famed dancer Rudolf Nureyev's defection to the West. (DVD release: Day & date)
August 2
Madness in the Method: Jason Mewes, tired of Hollywood’s perception of him, embarks on a quest to reinvent himself as a serious actor. Upon advice from best friend Kevin Smith, Mewes tracks down a highly secretive method-acting book – with disastrous consequences. (VOD only)
Body at Brighton Rock
(2019) Karina Fontes, Casey Adams, Emily Althaus. Wendy, a part-time summer employee at a mountainous state park, takes on a rough trail assignment at the end of the season, trying to prove to her friends that she’s capable enough to do the job. When she takes a wrong turn and ends up deep in the backcountry, she stumbles upon what might be a potential crime scene. Stuck with no communication after losing her radio and with orders to guard the site, Wendy must fight the urge to run and do the harder job of staying put -- spending the night deep in the wilderness, facing down her worst fears and proving to everyone -- including herself -- that she’s made of stronger stuff then they think she is. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, Digital. Extras: Commentary With Roxanne Benjamin (director) & Karina Fontes (Wendy), "A Wild Place to Film," "A Walk in the Woods," "Working With a Bear," photo gallery, theatrical trailer. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
Chain of Death
(2018) Madeline Zima, Adrienne Barbeau, Dey Young, Jamie Clayton, Ray Wise, John Patrick Amedori, Neus Asensi. When a successful surgeon discovers he has the same neurological disorder as his invalid father, he joins an underground assisted suicide group operating under one rule: if you want to die, you first must help someone else kill themselves. But when his turn to assist goes awry, law enforcement and The Chain close in.
Formats: DVD. (Cleopatra Entertainment).
The Good Place: The Complete Third Season
(2018-19) Two-disc set with all 12 episodes. The show follows Eleanor (Kristen Bell), Chidi (William Jackson Harper), Tahani (Jameela Jamil), and Jason (Manny Jacinto) -- ordinary people who enter the afterlife, and thanks to some kind of error, find themselves in The Good Place instead of The Bad Place (which is definitely where they belong). At the end of Season 2, Michael (Ted Danson) and Janet (D'Arcy Carden) appeared in front of the Judge (Maya Rudolph) to argue that the humans may have been judged unfairly and deserve a second chance. With a snap of her fingers, the Judge sent the humans back to Earth, in a new timeline where they never died. Formats: DVD. Extras: Extended episodes, audio commentaries, gag reel, visual effects reel. (Shout! Factory).
Hail Mary!
(2018) Eddie Mekka, Chet Gole, Sheena Colette, Joomin Hwang, Claire Kennedy, Yama. In an act of desperation, the coach of The Maine Lobsters, a pro football team that has lost 32 games in a row, travels to Japan to buy a school of sumo wrestlers. His intention: To bring the humongous wrestlers back to Portland to replace his inept offensive line. Formats: DVD. (MVD Visual).
The Intruder
(2019) Michael Ealy, Meagan Good, Joseph Sikora, Dennis Quaid. A young married couple buy a beautiful house on several acres of land only to find out that the man they bought it from refuses to let go of the property.
The Leopard Man BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1943) Dennis O’Keefe, Margo, Jean Brooks. From legendary horror film producer Val Lewton and from Jacques Tourneur, the director of the original "Cat People," "The Leopard Man" is one of the first American films to attempt a remotely realistic portrayal of a serial killer. Is it man, beast or both behind a string of savage maulings and murders? An escaped leopard provides the catalyst for a foray into fear in which a cemetery is the rendezvous for death and love, and a closed door heightens rather than hides the horror of a young girl’s fate. New 4K scan of the original nitrate camera negative. Extras: New audio commentary with filmmaker/film historian Constantine Nasr, audio commentary with filmmaker William Friedkin, theatrical trailer, still gallery. (Scream Factory).
Lust for a Vampire
(1971) A Hammer Film classic. A mysterious man performs rites of black magic, bringing the notorious female vampire Carmilla Karnstein back to life. Looking to quench her bloodlust for the fairer sex, she enrolls at an exclusive girl’s school as the young debutante Mircalla (Yutte Stensgaard), and begins to feast on her fellow students as well as indulging in her unholy desires for a teacher. New 4K scan of the negative, presented in two aspect ratios: 1.66:1 and 1.85:1. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: New audio commentary by author/film historian Bruce Hallenbeck; new interview with actress Mel Churcher; audio commentary by director Jimmy Sangster, star Suzanna Leigh and Hammer Films historian Marcus Hearn; theatrical trailer; radio spots;
still galleries. (Scream Factory).
Murdoch Mysteries, Season 12
(2018) All 18 episodes. Set in Toronto in the late 1890s and early 1900s during the age of invention and starring Canadian Screen Award "Fan’s Choice Award" winner Yannick Bisson, the mystery series centers on Detective William Murdoch, a methodical and dashing detective, who enlists radical new forensic techniques like fingerprinting, ultraviolet light, and trace evidence to solve some of the city’s most gruesome murders. In Season 12, Murdoch and his wife, Dr. Julia Ogden, have moved into a modern new house, but they soon discover their home has mysteries of its own. Murdoch and his team tackle cases involving a seemingly invisible man, the killing of a French diplomat, a possible alien invasion, and one of their own suspected of murder. During their investigations, they encounter architect Frank Lloyd Wright, entrepreneur Elizabeth Arden, and inventor Nikola Tesla. Formats: Five-disc DVD, four-disc Blu-ray. Extras: "The Murdoch After Show" and "Making Murdoch"featurettes. (Acorn Media).
Portraits of Andrea Palmer
(2017) Andrea Palmer (Katrina Zova) spends her days working as a cam girl. After having an online breakdown, she receives an unexpected and too-good-to-be-true offer to come to Los Angeles and work full time as an erotic model. Jumping on what seems like a perfect opportunity for financial independence, Andrea immediately travels to LA but no sooner than arriving, discovers that she's been conned and finds herself stranded and alone. Relying on what she knows best, she begins working as an escort, losing a bit of herself with each new client and becoming more and more willing to perform the vilest of sexual services; a decision which can only end in tragedy and violence. Uncensored 2k Scan from Original 16mm Reversal Film. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Audio commentary with directors C. Huston and J Lyons; behind-the-scenes photos and stills; original uncut trailer. (Tomorrow Productions).
The Reptile
(1966) A Hammer Film classic. A deadly epidemic is spreading through the remote Cornish village of Clagmoor Heath. As darkness falls, its victims are found foaming at the mouth with savage wounds on their necks. After his brother falls prey to the “black death,” Harry Spalding (Ray Barrett) travels with his new wife (Jennifer Daniel) to Clagmoor to investigate his sibling’s mysterious death. With little help from the unfriendly locals, Harry follows a trail of clues that leads him to the sinister Dr. Franklyn (Noel Willman), the doctor’s strange, but beautiful daughter (Jacqueline Pearceo) ... and a horrific family secret. Presented in two aspect ratios: 1.66:1 and 1.85:1. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: New audio commentary by film historians Steve Haberman, Constantine Nasr and Ted Newsom; new interview with 1st assistant director William P. Cartlidge; "The Serpent’s Tale – The Making of The Reptile," "World of Hammer – Wicked Women," theatrical trailers, TV spot, still galleries. (Scream Factory).
The Swindlers
(2017 -- South Korea) Yoo Ji-tae, Hyun Bin, Bae Seong-woo, Park Sung-woong, Nana. High stakes and fast talk are the game in this crime caper that brings together unlikely allies from different sides of the law. Each member of the team has their own motives, but they’ll have to work together to achieve their common goal -- trapping the world’s most legendary con man. Formats: Blu-ray, Digital. (Well Go USA).
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1997) The evil space alien Divatox plans to unleash the dark forces of Maligore, a powerful, fiery creature imprisoned inside a volcano on the magical island of Muiranthias. She can reach the island only by traveling through the dangerous Nemesis Triangle, and for that she needs the special powers of the magician Lerigot. But Lerigot flees to Earth, to see the only people who can stand against Divatox and her evil plan — the Power Rangers. Extras: "Ranger Tales: A Look Back at Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie," original featurette, trailer. (Shout! Factory).
Vidago Palace
(2018 - Spain/Portugal) Two-disc set of the six-part romantic period drama. Against the glamorous backdrop of an exclusive luxury hotel and health resort in Portugal at the beginning of the Twentieth Century, two young people of different classes who long to be together must overcome many obstacles that are thrown in their path. Formats: DVD. (Acorn Media).
The White Crow
(2019) Oleg Ivenk, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Chulpan Khamatova, Ralph Fiennes, Lexey Morozov. The incredible true story of legendary ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev, from his poverty-stricken childhood in the Soviet city of Ufa, to his blossoming career as a dancer in Leningrad, to his nail-biting defection to the West at the height of the Cold War.
Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. Extras: "A Look Behind the Curtain: Making The White Crow," Q&A with director Ralph Fiennes, writer David Hare, and Oleg Ivenko. (Sony).
Zilla and Zoe
(2019) Greg James, Aida Valentine, Sam Kamerman, Kurt Conroyd, Mia Allen. Zoe, age 10, is obsessed with making horror films. A deadline for a big horror contest is coming up, and Zoe is determined to win. But when her father, concerned about her increasingly gory activities, orders her to stop making horror films and shoot her sister's wedding week instead, Zoe has no other choice. To win the contest of her dreams, she'll have to turn her sister's wedding into a horror film. Formats: DVD, VOD. (IndiCan Pictures).
The Intruder
When a young married couple (Michael Ealy and Meagan Good) buys their dream house in the Napa Valley, they think they have found the perfect home to take their next steps as a family. But when the strangely attached seller (Dennis Quaid) continues to infiltrate their lives, they begin to suspect that he has hidden motivations beyond a quick sale.Vitals: Director: Deon Taylor. Stars: Michael Ealy, Meagan Good, Joseph Sikora, Dennis Quaid.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 102 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $35.244 million, Sony.
Extras: "Making a Modern Thriller" featurette; alternate ending; six deleted scenes; gag reel; feature commentary with director Deon Taylor, writer David Loughery, producer Roxanne Avent, Meagan Good, and Michael Ealy.
Long Shot
Fred Flarsky (Seth Rogen) is a gifted and free-spirited journalist with an affinity for trouble. Charlotte Field (Charlize Theron) is one of the most influential women in the world. Smart, sophisticated, and accomplished, she's a powerhouse diplomat with a talent for ... well, mostly everything. The two have nothing in common, except that she was his babysitter and childhood crush. When Fred unexpectedly reconnects with Charlotte, he charms her with his self-deprecating humor and his memories of her youthful idealism. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte impulsively hires Fred as her speech writer, much to the dismay of her trusted advisors. A fish out of water on Charlotte's elite team, Fred is unprepared for her glamorous lifestyle in the limelight. However, sparks fly as their unmistakable chemistry leads to a round-the-world romance and a series of unexpected and dangerous incidents as he turns her on to a wild new world of raging parties, secret rendezvous, and hilarious rule-breaking.
Vitals: Director: Jonathan Levine. Stars: Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, June Diane Raphael, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Ravi Patel, Bob Odenkirk, Andy Serkis.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: R, 125 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $30.276 million, Lionsgate.
Extras: “All’s Fair in Love & Politics: Making Long Shot” featurette, “Seven Minutes in Heaven: Seth + Charlize Uncensored” featurette, “Secret Weapons” featurette, “Epic Flarsky Falls” featurette, “Prime Minister Steward O-Rama” featurette, “Hanging with Boyz II Men” featurette, “Just Kinda Crushing It!” featurette, “The First Mister: A Portrait” featurette, “An Imperfect Union” featurette, “Love & Politics” featurette, “Friends Like These” featurette.
UglyDolls
In Uglyville, weird is celebrated, strange is special and beauty is embraced as more than simply meets the eye. When Moxy (Kelly Clarkson) and the UglyDolls discover Perfection, a town where dolls are seen through a strict model of attractiveness, they confront what it means to be different, struggle with their desire to be loved, and ultimately discover that you don’t have to be perfect to be amazing. Features original songs performed by Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Janelle Monáe, Blake Shelton and Pitbull.
Vitals: Director: Kelly Asbury. Stars: Voices of Kelly Clarkson, Janelle Monáe, Blake Shelton, Wanda Sykes, Wang Leehom, Bebe Rexha, Charli XCX, Lizzo, Nick Jonas and Pitbull.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 87 min., Family Animated, Box office gross: $19.957 million, Universal.
Extras: Sing-Along Edition: "Sing Along Tease," "Fun with the Cast of UglyDolls," "Making UglyDolls," theatrical trailers.
Ayiti Mon Amour
(2018 -- Haiti) Set in Haiti five years after the devastating earthquake, this captivating magical realist tale was the country's first official entry for Best Foreign Language Film. A grieving young boy discovers he has a superpower. An old fisherman realizes the cure for his ailing wife can be found in the sea. A muse struggles to exit the story her author is penning. And in Kabic, a coastal fishing village town forgotten by the rest of the world, the sea is gaining ground. In Guetty Felin's magical neorealist tale, these stories intertwine, collide and co-exist to create a poetic portrait of the island nation. Set five years after the devastating 2010 earthquake, "Ayiti Mon Amour" avoids the images of the disaster that filled screens the world over. Instead, the director, making her narrative feature debut, taps into her past documentary work to infuse verité-style moments along with lyrical elements to capture the realities of modern-day Haiti through a unique lens. Shot on location with local actors and crew. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (IndiePix Films).
Creating Woodstock
(2019) With the future of the highly anticipated Woodstock 50 music festival unclear, a younger generation may not know that the original “Three Days of Peace and Music” were also plagued by uncertainty, last-minute venue changes, a lack of headliners and permits ... and in fact it almost didn’t happen! With more than 70 hours of interviews with Woodstock producers, planners, and performers, director Mick Richards, who attended the 1969 festival as a teenager, has created the most comprehensive and deeply researched look back at how the event came to be. The documentary features never-before-seen private film and rare archival video footage, original interviews with key figures, and uncovered photographs that show just how much went in to pulling off the impossible. First-hand accounts of little known stories are woven throughout the film, such as when Jimi Hendrix was stranded at the airport and hitched a ride to the site, or when a bank manager was awoken in the middle of the night to get money to pay The Who, which then needed to be helicoptered to them before they would go on stage – much like the personal supply of strawberries that Janis Joplin required.
Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. Extras: "Arlo Guthrie Walking on Stage," "Grateful Dead Wants a Do Over," "The Making of the Woodstock Posters," "Who Wanted to Burn Down the Concession Stands," "Issues with NYC Police Working the Festival." (Cinema Libre Studio).
Domino
(2019) Dir.: Brian De Palma; Nikolaj Coster-Wealdau, Carice van Houten, Guy Pearce. A Copenhagen police officer, Christian (Coster-Wealdau), seeks justice for his partner’s murder by ISIS member Imran. Determined to hunt Imran down, Christian and Alex (van Houten), a fellow cop and his late partner’s mistress, are unwittingly caught in a deadly cat-and-mouse chase with a duplicitous CIA agent (Pearce) who is using Imran as a pawn to trap other ISIS members. Their quest for revenge becomes a race against time to save their own lives. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Lionsgate).
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: "Making a Modern Thriller" featurette; alternate ending; six deleted scenes; gag reel; feature commentary with director Deon Taylor, writer David Loughery, producer Roxanne Avent, Meagan Good, and Michael Ealy. (Sony).
Long Shot
(2019) Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, June Diane Raphael, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Ravi Patel, Bob Odenkirk, Andy Serkis. Fred Flarsky (Rogen), a hard-partying journalist has got it bad for Charlotte Field (Theron), his first crush turned presidential candidate. After Charlotte hires Fred as a speech writer, he's a fish out of water on her elite team. But sparks fly as he turns her on to a wild new world of raging parties, secret rendezvous, and hilarious rule-breaking. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: “All’s Fair in Love & Politics: Making Long Shot” featurette, “Seven Minutes in Heaven: Seth + Charlize Uncensored” featurette, “Secret Weapons” featurette, “Epic Flarsky Falls” featurette, “Prime Minister Steward O-Rama” featurette, “Hanging with Boyz II Men” featurette, “Just Kinda Crushing It!” featurette, “The First Mister: A Portrait” featurette, “An Imperfect Union” featurette, “Love & Politics” featurette, “Friends Like These” featurette. (Lionsgate).
Mountain Rest
(2018) Natalia Dyer, Kate Lyn Sheil, Shawn Hatosy, Frances Conroy. After years without contact, estranged daughter Frankie (Sheil) and granddaughter Clara (Dyer) pay a visit to aging actress Ethel (Conroy) at her mountain cabin. The visit leads into a strange and surprising weekend of fantasy and disillusionments -- and an extravagant party. Formats: DVD. Extras: Deleted scenes; interviews with director/writer Alex O Eaton, actors Natalia Dyer, Kate Lyn Sheil; theatrical trailer. (Filmrise).
Quatermass 2 BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1957) The second and most talked about of the three science fiction stories written by Nigel Kneale and based on his critically acclaimed 1955 BBC series. Professor Quatermass, played by Hollywood veteran Brian Donlevy reprising his role from "The Quatermass Xperiment," is Britain's most clever scientist. Investigating a series of bizarre incidents that have been reported from a deserted area, he finds a group of soldiers and government officials that appear to be controlled by aliens from another world. When a close friend is brutally murdered by these beings, Quatermass leads a mob of local workers to a showdown with the extraterrestrials. Directed by Val Guest and produced by Anthony Hinds, "Quatermass 2" was retitled "Enemy From Space" for its U.S. theatrical release. 2K scan of a pristine archival film print. Extras: New audio commentary with filmmaker/film historian Ted Newsom; new audio commentary with author/film historian Steve Haberman and filmmaker/film historian Constantine Nasr; new interview with Academy Award-winning special effects artist Brian Johnson ("Alien"); new interview with assistant director Hugh Harlow; vintage interview with director Val Guest; audio commentary with director Val Guest and writer Nigel Kneale; "World of Hammer – Sci-Fi"; U.S. theatrical trailer – "Enemy From Space"; still gallery. (Scream Factory).
Quatermass and the Pit BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1967) Hobbs End, Knightsbridge, London. While working on a new subway tunnel for the London Underground, a group of construction workers uncover a strangely shaped skull. Nearby, another discovery: a large, mysterious and impenetrable metal object. Initially mistaken for an unexploded bomb, the object and its strange power turn out to be far more horrific than anybody could have possibly imagined. Is it of this Earth? Could it be the ancestral link to mankind's evolution? Or could it be an ancient link to the unleashing of the ultimate evil? There's only one man capable of unraveling the clues, and his name is Professor Bernard Quatermass, a man of science who thrives on the dark mysteries of the world. Written by legendary screenwriter Nigel Kneale, "Quatermass and the Pit" stars Andrew Keir, James Donald, Barbara Shelley and Julian Glover. The film is directed by Roy Ward Baker ("A Night to Remember)". For its U.S. theatrical release, it was re-titled "Five Million Years to Earth." Extras: New audio commentary with film historian Bruce G. Hallenbeck; new audio commentary with filmmaker Constantine Nasr and author/film historian Steve Haberman; new interview with actor Hugh Futcher; new interview with Academy Award-winning special effects artist Brian Johnson ("Alien"); new interview with clapper loader Trevor Coop; new interview with focus puller Bob Jordan; interview with author Judith Kerr; interview with actor Julian Glover; interview with actor/writer Mark Gatiss; interview with filmmaker Joe Dante; interview with author/film historian Kim Newman; interview with author/Hammer Film historian Marcus Hearn; audio commentary with director Roy Ward Baker and writer Nigel Kneale; "World of Hammer – Sci-Fi"; theatrical trailers; TV spots; alternate U.S. credits; still gallery. (Scream Factory).
UglyDolls Sing-Along Edition
(2019) Kelly Clarkson, Janelle Monáe, Blake Shelton, Wanda Sykes, Wang Leehom, Bebe Rexha, Charli XCX, Lizzo, Nick Jonas and Pitbull. Animated film centers around the adorably unique town of Uglyville. The film follows Moxy and her friends as they confront what it means to be different and discover that you don’t have to be perfect to be amazing. Inspired by the global plush phenomenon and based on the UglyDoll characters created by David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: "Sing Along Tease," "Fun with the Cast of UglyDolls," "Making UglyDolls," theatrical trailers. (Universal).
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