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October 9:
Champion: A former arm-wrestling champion raised in the US returns to South Korea for a tournament that could return him to glory. (Digital only)
Constantine: City of Demons: The Hellblazer is back in an all-new twisted tale of mystery, intrigue and the occult in this full-length, R-rated feature film based on the acclaimed DC animated series from CW Seed. (DVD, Blu-ray release: Day & date)
Eighth Grade: Coming-of-age story about a 13-year-old girl who endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school -- the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year -- before she begins high school. (DVD, Blu-ray release: Day & date)
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: Both a prequel and a sequel, the film tells two stories: present day as Sophie Sheridan (Amanda Seyfried) prepares for the grand reopening of her mother Donna’s (Meryl Streep) hotel and 1979 when young Donna first arrives on the island. (DVD, Blu-ray release: October 23)
A Prayer Before Dawn: The remarkable story of a young English boxer incarcerated in two of Thailand’s most notorious prisons who must earn his freedom by participating in Muay Thai boxing tournaments. (DVD, Blu-ray release: Day & date)
Sorry to Bother You: An outrageously surreal look at capitalism, corporate greed, and fractured workplace dynamics. In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, California, struggling telemarketer Cassius Green (Lakeith Stanfield) discovers a magical key to professional success, which propels him into a macabre universe. (DVD, Blu-ray release: October 23)
Under the Tree: When Baldwin and Inga's next door neighbors complain that a tree in their backyard casts a shadow over their sundeck, what starts off as a typical spat between neighbors in the suburbs unexpectedly and violently spirals out of control. (Digital only)
October 12:
Heavy Trip: Comedy about a small-town Finnish heavy metal band that blasts its way out of the quiet countryside for a big debut gig in Norway. (VOD only)
October 15:
Castle Rock: The Complete First Season: Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock. (DVD, Blu-ray release: January 8)
Angels Wear White
(2018 -- China) Vicky Chen, Meijun Zhou, Ke Shi, Le Geng. A film by Vivian Qu, the first ever female director to be awarded the "Oscars of Asia," the Golden Horse Award. In a small seaside town, two schoolgirls are assaulted by a middle-aged man in a motel. Mia, a teenager who was working on reception that night, is the only witness. For fear of losing her job, she says nothing. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Wen, one of the victims, finds that her troubles have only just begun. Trapped in a world that offers them no safety, Mia and Wen will have to find their own way out. Formats: DVD. (Icarus Films).
Constantine: City of Demons
(2018) DC Entertainment animated film. A decade after a tragic mistake, family man Chas and occult detective John Constantine set out to cure Chas’s daughter Trish from a mysterious supernatural coma. With the help of the mysterious Nightmare Nurse, the influential Queen of Angels, and brutal Aztec God Mictlantecuhtli, the pair just might have a chance at outsmarting the demon Beroul to save Trish’s soul. In a world of shadows and dark magic, not everything is what it seems, and there’s always a price to pay. The path to redemption is never easy, and if Constantine is to succeed, he must navigate through the dark urban underbelly of Los Angeles, outwit the most cunning spawns of hell, and come face to face with arch-nemesis Nergal – all while battling his own inner demons. Based on the acclaimed DC animated series from CW Seed.
Formats: 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: "The Sorcerer’s Occultist - Understanding John Constantine" featurette, "Constantine: City of Demons" WonderCon Panel – 2018, "The Sorcerer’s Occultist" featurette.
(Warner).
Her Stolen Past
(2018) Shanice Banton, Barbara Eve Harris. Lifetime Movie Network movie. Based on the novel of the same name by best-selling author Lynette Eason, this thriller follows a young woman trying to uncover the connection between her mother’s murder and a kidnapped baby’s birth certificate hidden in her mother’s house, but it soon becomes clear that someone will stop at nothing to prevent her from discovering the truth. Formats: DVD. (Lionsgate).
Making a Killing
(2018) Mike Starr, Jude Moran, Christopher Lloyd, Michael Jai White, Gillian White, Aida Turturro. Arthur Herring is the mayor, priest and mortician in a quaint small town nestled in the mountains of New Mexico. He and his brother, Vincent, are well-respected pillars of the community. Arthur and Vincent once
The Man in the Iron Mask 20th Anniversary Edition
(1998) Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gérard Depardieu, Gabriel Byrne, Anne Parillaud, Judith Godrèche. New 4K scan of the film. Louis XIII, King of France, had a son, Louis, who succeeded his father to the throne. But, known to very few, the heir had a twin brother, Philippe, hidden away after birth and forced to languish in prison, his identity unknown behind an iron mask. His brother, now grown and King Louis XIV, proved to be both corrupt and a tyrant. Louis sends Athos’ (one of the Musketeers) son, Raoul off to certain death in war, so that he could have his woman for himself. Athos, together with two of the other
A Prayer Before Dawn
(2018) Joe Cole, Vithaya Pansringarm, Nicolas Shake. The remarkable true story of Billy Moore, a young English boxer incarcerated in two of Thailand’s most violent prisons. When the prison authorities allow Billy to participate in Muay Thai boxing tournaments, he goes from one savage fight to the next in a relentless, action-packed journey to preserve his life and regain his freedom. Shot in an actual Thai prison with a cast comprised of real inmates. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: “Locked Inside the Walls: Making A Prayer Before Dawn” featurette, “Billy Moore: In His Own Words” featurette. (Lionsgate).
Television's Lost Classics Volume 2: Rare Pilots
Contains four rare Pilot episodes. Pilot 1 - "Case of the Sure Thing" with Reed Hadley, Louise Currie and Milburn Stone. This introduced the series "Racket Squad", which lasted for three seasons and was nominated for two Primetime Emmys. Broadcast on CBS, Thursday, June 7, 1951. Pilot 2 - "Cool and Lam" with Billy Pearson, Benay Venuta, Alison Hayes, Sheila Bromley. A light-hearted, detective yarn featuring characters first created by Erle Stanley Gardner. Bertha Cool runs a detective agency and Donald Lam is her junior partner, hence "Cool and Lam." Pilot 3 - "The Life of Riley" with Lon Chaney, Jr., Rosemary DeCamp, John Brown. A heretofore lost pilot which starred Lon Chaney, Jr. as Chester Riley. This stand-alone episode was produced in 1948 but by the time the first season went into full production in 1949, Chaney had been replaced by no less than Jackie Gleason. Pilot 4 - "Nero Wolfe" with Kurt Kasznar, William Shatner, Alexander Scourby. Based on characters created by Rex Stout, this is another one-off production. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: Bonus CBS Blooper Reel hosted by James Arness. (VCI Entertainment).
Trick 'r Treat Collector’s Edition BLU-RAY DEBUT
(2007) Four interwoven tales set on Halloween night. A high school principal (Dylan Baker) moonlights as a vicious serial killer; the quest of a young virgin (Anna Paquin) for that special someone takes a gruesome turn; a group of teens carries out a cruel prank with disastrous consequences; and a cantankerous old man (Brian Cox) battles a mischievous trick-or-treating demon. Extras: 2K Scan of the original film elements supervised and approved by director Michael Dougherty; new "Tales of Folklore & Fright: Creating Trick ‘r Treat" featurette; new "Tales of Mischief & Mayhem: Filming Trick ‘r Treat" featurette; new "Sounds of Shock & Superstition: Scoring Trick ‘r Treat" interviews with Michael Dougherty and composer Douglas Pipes; new "Tales of Dread and Despair: Releasing Trick ‘r Treat" featurette; "Season’s Greetings" new 2K scan of the original 16mm elements short film by Michael Dougherty with optional commentary by Dougherty; new "Storyboard and Conceptual Artwork Gallery"; new behind-the-scenes still gallery; new "Monster Mash" story from the "Trick ‘r Treat" graphic novel; new FEARnet.com shorts; audio commentary with director Dougherty; "Trick ‘R Treat: The Lore and Legends of Halloween" featurette; deleted and alternate scenes with optional commentary by Dougherty; school bus FX comparison; theatrical trailer. (Scream Factory).
Hotel Transylvania 3
Count Dracula has diligently maintained Hotel Transylvania so monster guests can vacation away from humans. Feeling tired and alone, he allows his daughter, Mavis, to take him on a cruise. Although hesitant, he embarks on his first vacation with family and friends in tow. Aboard the cruise ship Legacy, he meets Captain Ericka and quickly falls in love. Ericka is a descendant of Abraham Van Helsing, an ancient monster foe. Her evil plans try to turn love into hate as Dracula and the monsters enjoy the cruise and are blind to their fate.
Vitals: Director: Genndy Tartakovsky. Stars: Voices of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, David Spade, Steve Buscemi, Keegan-Michael Key, Molly Shannon, Fran Drescher, Kathryn Hahn.
2018, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 97 min., Animated Family Comedy, Box office gross: $158.617 million, Sony.
Extras: Three all new Scary-Oke sing alongs, "Plan Your Own Spook-tacular Sleepover" featrurette, "Vampire Make Over: Mavis and Drac Tutorial," "Behind the Screams – The Voices of Hotel Transylvania 3," "Johnny’s Home Movies (Franchise Recap)," "“I See Love Monster Dance Party" dance along, "Drac’s Zing-tastic" read along, two mini movies: "Puppy" and "Goodnight Mr. Foot."
Skyscraper
Former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Sawyer (Dwayne Johnson) now assesses security for skyscrapers. On assignment in China, he finds the tallest, safest building in the world suddenly ablaze, and he's been framed for it. A wanted man on the run, Will must find those responsible, clear his name and somehow rescue his family who is trapped inside the building ... above the fire line.
Vitals: Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber. Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Pablo Schreiber, Neve Campbell, Kevin Rankin, Roland Moller, Adrian Holmes, Chin Han.
2018, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 103 min., Action Adventure, Box office gross: $66.801 million, Universal.
Extras: Deleted scenes with commentary by director Rawson Marshall Thurber; extended scenes with commentary by director Rawson Marshall Thurber; "Dwayne Johnson: Embodying a Hero"; "Inspiration"; "Opposing Forces"; "Friends No More"; "Kids in Action"; "Pineapple Pitch"; commentary by Rawson Marshall Thurber.
Eighth Grade
Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school -- the end of her thus far disastrous eighth-grade year -- before she begins high school. Eighth grade is an important time of transition. For Kayla, the task at hand is getting through the last week of middle school without losing her mind. As a bit of a loner, she'll pretty much have to go it on her own; her most vital interaction with the outside world comes though the YouTube videos she posts online. Unfortunately, it doesn't equate to much interaction at all as no one subscribes to her videos or the vision of the world as she sees it. As graduation time draws near, it becomes increasingly clear that Kayla is uncomfortable in her own skin.
Vitals: Director: Bo Burnham. Stars: Josh Hamilton, Elsie Fisher, Emily Robinson, Missy Yager, Greg Crowe, Deborah Unger, Daniel Zolghadri.
2018, CC, MPAA rating: R, 94 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $12.480
million, Lionsgate.
Extras: Deleted scenes, commentary with director Bo Burnham and actress Elsie Fisher, “You’re Not Alone: Life in Eighth Grade” featurette, music video.
Eight Hours Don't Make a Day
(1972-73) Commissioned to make a working-class family drama for public television, up-and-coming director Rainer Werner Fassbinder took the assignment and ran, dodging expectations by depicting social realities in West Germany from a critical -- yet far from cynical -- perspective. Over the course of several hours, the sprawling story tracks the everyday triumphs and travails of the young toolmaker Jochen (Gottfried John) and many of the people populating his world, including the woman he loves (Hanna Schygulla), his eccentric nuclear family, and his fellow workers, with whom he bands together to improve conditions on the factory floor. Rarely screened since its popular but controversial initial broadcast, "Eight Hours Don't Make a Day" rates as a true discovery, one of Fassbinder's earliest and most tender experiments with the possibilities of melodrama.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc with new 2K digital restoration by the Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray. Extras: "Eight Hours Don't Make a Day: A Series Becomes a Family Reunion," a 2017 documentary directed by Juliane Maria Lorenz, featuring interviews with actors Hanna Schygulla, Irm Hermann, Wolfgang Schenck, and Hans Hirschmüller; new interview with film scholar Jane Shattuc; an essay by scholar Moira Weigel. (The Criterion Collection).
Eighth Grade
(2018) Josh Hamilton, Elsie Fisher, Emily Robinson, Missy Yager, Greg Crowe, Deborah Unger, Daniel Zolghadri. Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school -- the end of her thus far disastrous eighth-grade year -- before she begins high school. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: Deleted scenes, commentary with director Bo Burnham and actress Elsie Fisher, “You’re Not Alone: Life in Eighth Grade” featurette, music video. (Lionsgate).
Hotel Transylvania 3
(2018) Voices of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, David Spade, Steve Buscemi, Keegan-Michael Key, Molly Shannon, Fran Drescher, Kathryn Hahn. Drac and his family embark on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship so he can take a summer vacation. It’s smooth sailing for Drac’s until Mavis realizes the mysterious captain of the ship hides a dangerous secret that could destroy all of monsterkind. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: Three all new Scary-Oke sing alongs, "Plan Your Own Spook-tacular Sleepover" featrurette, "Vampire Make Over: Mavis and Drac Tutorial," "Behind the Screams – The Voices of Hotel Transylvania 3," "Johnny’s Home Movies (Franchise Recap)," "“I See Love Monster Dance Party" dance along, "Drac’s Zing-tastic" read along, two mini movies: "Puppy" and "Goodnight Mr. Foot."
(Sony).
House on Haunted Hill Collector’s Edition BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1999) Geoffrey Rush and Famke Janssen, Taye Diggs, Ali Larter, Bridgette Wilson, Peter Gallagher, Chris Kattan. Forty years after William Castle’s 1959 cult classic, Warner Bros. did this remake. Rush plays twisted theme park bigshot Stephen Price, who's hosting a birthday bash for his wife (Janssen) at a house that was once an institute for the criminally insane. Five strangers are each offered a chance to earn one million dollars if they can survive a night in the house. But what starts out as a harmless birthday prank soon turns into a night of horrific terror. New 2K scan of the film. With collectible slipcover featuring newly rendered artwork and a reversible cover wrap featuring original key art. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: New interview with director William Malone; new interview with composer Don Davis; new interview with visual effects supervisor Robert Skotak; never-before-seen storyboards, concept art and behind-the-scenes photos courtesy of visual effects producer Paul Taglianetti; audio commentary with director William Malone; "A Tale of Two Houses" vintage featurette; "Behind the Visual FX" vintage featurette; deleted scenes; theatrical trailer; TV spots; movie stills and poster gallery. (Scream Factory).
I Married Joan: Classic TV Collection Vol 4
(1952-55) The show centers on Joan (Joan Davis), a scatterbrained housewife, and her husband, Bradley Stevens (Jim Backus), who was a staid and settled domestic court judge. Beverly Wills, Joan Davis' real-life daughter, also co-starred on the show playing the part of her sister. The show was cut from the same mold as the "I Love Lucy" series, with Davis' comedy antics derived from the physical school of humor. This hilarious series ran for three seasons on the NBC Network from 1952 to 1955. This Collection contains 10 episodes from all three seasons. Formats: DVD. (VCI Entertainment).
agreed to safeguard fellow mortician Lloyd's (Lloyd) rare coin collection worth a small fortune while he served time in prison, but when Lloyd is released and requests that his coins be returned, the brothers hatch an elaborate scheme to keep his treasure for themselves. Formats: DVD. (Cleopatra Entertainment).
Musketeers, Porthos and Aramis, swear revenge. Only D’Artagnan remains loyal to the crown, but will he join his former compatriots to free Philippe from prison, kill the king, and put Philippe on the throne in his place? Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: New interview with producer Paul Hitchcock; new interview with production designer Anthony Pratt; audio commentary by writer-director Randall Wallace; “Myth and The Musketeers” featurette; “Director’s Take” featurette; original behind-the-scenes featurette; alternate mask prototypes; theatrical trailer. (Shout! Factory Select).
Skyscraper
(2018) Dwayne Johnson, Pablo Schreiber, Neve Campbell, Kevin Rankin, Roland Moller, Adrian Holmes, Chin Han. Dwayne Johnson stars as a former FBI Hostage Team leader who, working in Hong Kong as an assessor for security in skyscrapers, is framed for a fire engulfing the tallest and safest building in the world. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, 3D/Blu-ray Combo, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: Deleted scenes with commentary by director Rawson Marshall Thurber; extended scenes with commentary by director Rawson Marshall Thurber; "Dwayne Johnson: Embodying a Hero"; "Inspiration"; "Opposing Forces"; "Friends No More"; "Kids in Action"; "Pineapple Pitch"; commentary by Rawson Marshall Thurber.
(Universal).
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