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OnVideo's Weekly Guide to Home Video Releases

Tuesday, November 12 -- Monday, November 18

All DVD Releases

  • Good Boys

    photo for Good Boys After being invited to his first kissing party, 12-year-old Max (Jacob Tremblay) panics because he doesn’t know how to kiss. Eager for some pointers, Max and his best friends Thor (Brady Noon) and Lucas (Keith L. Williams) decide to use Max’s dad’s drone -- which Max is forbidden to touch -- to spy on a teenage couple making out next door. But when things go ridiculously wrong, the drone is destroyed. Desperate to replace it before Max’s dad (Will Forte) gets home, the boys skip school and set off on an odyssey of bad decisions involving some accidentally stolen drugs, frat-house paintball, and running from both the cops and two terrifying teenage girls (Molly Gordon and Midori Francis). Vitals: Director: Gene Stupnitsky. Stars: Jacob Tremblay, Keith L Williams, Brady Noon, Will Forte, Molly Gordon, Lil Rel Howery, Midori Francis. 2019, CC, MPAA rating: R, 89 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $73.622 million, Universal. Extras: Unrated alternate ending; 10 unrated deleted and extended scenes; gag reel; "Boys For Real" casting featurette; "Welcome to Vancouver"; "A Fine Line" featurette on how the film's stars delivered such colorful dialogue without necessarily knowing what the words meant; "Ask Your Parents" featurette; "Bad Girls" featurette; "Guest Stars" featurette; commentary with director & co-writer Gene Stupnitsky and producer & co-writer Lee Eisenberg. 2 stars


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  • The Angry Birds Movie 2

    photo for The Angry Birds Movie 2 The flightless angry birds and the scheming green piggies take their beef to the next level in this sequel. When a new threat emerges that puts both Bird and Pig Island in danger, Red (Jason Sudeikis), Chuck (Josh Gad), Bomb (Danny McBride), and Mighty Eagle (Peter Dinklage) recruit Chuck’s sister Silver (Rachel Bloom) and team up with pigs Leonard (Bill Hader), his assistant, Courtney (Awkwafina), and techpig, Garry (Sterling K. Brown), to forge an unsteady truce and form an unlikely super team to save their homes. Vitals: Director: Thurop Van Orman, John Rice. Stars: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Bill Hader, Danny McBride, Peter Dinklage, Rachel Bloom, Awkwafina, Sterling K. Brown. 2019, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 97 min., Animated Family, Box office gross: $41.544 million, Sony. Extras: All new mini movie “Live Stream"; DIY family fun: “Hangry Birds: Popcorn Balls,” “Smarty Birds: Crafty Volcano” and “Crafty Birds: Pig Snot”; “Bird Watching” at the L.A. Zoo; “Meet The New Birds & Pigs”; “Hatching the Hatchlings”; “Flocking Together: Making The Angry Birds Movie 2”; “Happy Thanks-pigging”; “Jingle Birds: A Holiday Song From The Cast of Angry Birds 2.” 2 stars

  • The Farewell

    photo for The Farewell After learning that her family’s beloved matriarch, Nai Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi returns to Changchun to find that her family has decided to keep the news from Nai Nai. While the family gathers under the joyful guise of an expedited wedding, Billi rediscovers the country she left as a child, and is forever changed by her grandmother’s wondrous spirit, in this richly moving story of how family can unite and strengthen us — often in spite of ourselves. Written and directed by Lulu Wang ("Posthumous"), based on her real-life experiences. Vitals: Director: Lulu Wang. Stars: Shuzhen Zhao, Awkwafina, X Mayo, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin. 2019, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 98 min., Comedy Drama, Box office gross: $17.488 million, Lionsgate. Extras: Audio Commentary with writer-director Lulu Wang and cinematographer Anna Franquesa-Solano, “Nothing but the Truth: Confessions of a Writer-Director” featurette, “Going Home: A Conversation with Awkwafina” featurette, deleted scenes. 3 stars

  • 47 Meters Down: Uncaged

    photo for 47 Meters Down: Uncaged Follows the diving adventure of four teenage girls exploring a submerged Mayan city. Once inside, their rush of excitement turns into a jolt of terror as they discover the sunken ruins are a hunting ground for deadly great white sharks. With their air supply steadily dwindling, the friends must navigate the underwater labyrinth of claustrophobic caves and eerie tunnels in search of a way out of their watery hell. Vitals: Director: Johannes Roberts. Stars: Sophie Nélisse, Corinne Foxx, Brianne Tju, Sistine Rose Stallone , Khylin Rhambo, Nia Long, Brec Bassinger, John Corbett. 2019, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 90 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $22.239 million, Lionsgate. Extras: Audio commentary with writer-director Johannes Roberts, producer James Harris, and writer Ernest Riera; "Diving Deeper: Uncaging 47 Meters Down." 2 stars



    This Week's Digital Releases

    November 11

    Bloody Marie: Marie, a once-successful graphic novelist, lives in the Amsterdam red-light district. She drinks too much and gets into one conflict after another. A horrific incident in the house next door forces her to take action and get her life back on course. (VOD only)

    November 12

    Angel Has Fallen: After the events in the previous film in the franchise, Secret Service agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) finds himself framed for an assassination attempt on the President. Pursued by his own agency and the FBI, Banning races to clear his name and uncover the real terrorist threat which has set its sights on Air Force One. (DVD, Blu-ray release: November 26)

    If the Dancer Dances: Critically acclaimed film is the first documentary on the subject of Merce Cunningham's work since his death in 2009, and is timed to coincide with the 2019 centennial of his birth. (VOD only)

    Scared of Revolution: Documentary on Umar Bin Hassan, a member of The Last Poets, a group of performance poets who expressed the progressive spirit of the times starting in the late 1960s and are considered to be the grandfathers of rap. (DVD release: Day & date)

    Truth: After a long and bloody revolution, a captured army officer is offered amnesty if he will detail his time at a notorious internment camp. But as the layers of his life are peeled away through interrogation, it becomes clear that his interrogator is not who she seems. (DVD release: Day & date)

    November 15

    Feast of the Seven Fishes: Highly anticipated movie adaptation of Robert Tinnell’s Eisner award-nominated graphic novel (illustrated by Alex Saviuk) and Italian holiday cookbook of the same name. A slice of life story that follows a large Italian family on Christmas Eve as they prepare for the traditional Feast of the Seven Fishes, reminisce about the past, and seek love in the future. (Digital, VOD only)

    FilmRise Celebrates Mantovani: Coinciding with what would have been Mantovani’s 115th birthday, FilmRise is showcasing the genius of the legendary performer by releasing 24 digitally restored 30-minute episodes of “Mantovani And His Orchestra: The Television Series” with a digital debut on AVOD platforms and by making the documentary feature “Mantovani: The King Of Strings” available digitally for the first time on TVOD platforms in the U.S. (VOD only)

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    After the Wedding (2019) Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Billy Crudup, Abby Quinn. As if driven by an inescapable force, Isabel (Michelle Williams) has devoted her life to running an orphanage in a Calcutta slum. With funds running dry, a potential donor, who requires she travel from India to New York, to deliver a presentation in-person, contacts Isabel. At first balking at the demand of an uncommitted philanthropist, she relents, and travels to a city she deliberately hasn't returned to in over two decades. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette. (Sony).

    photo for The Angry Birds Movie 2 The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) Jason Sudeiki, Josh Gad, Bill Hader, Danny McBride, Peter Dinklage, Rachel Bloom, Awkwafina, Sterling K. Brown. When a new threat emerges that puts both Bird and Pig Island in danger, Red (Jason Sudeikis), Chuck (Josh Gad), Bomb (Danny McBride), and Mighty Eagle (Peter Dinklage) recruit Chuck’s sister Silver (Rachel Bloom) and team up with pigs Leonard (Bill Hader), his assistant, Courtney (Awkwafina), and techpig, Garry (Sterling K. Brown), to forge an unsteady truce and form an unlikely super team to save their homes. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: All new mini movie “Live Stream"; DIY family fun: “Hangry Birds: Popcorn Balls,” “Smarty Birds: Crafty Volcano” and “Crafty Birds: Pig Snot”; “Bird Watching” at the L.A. Zoo; “Meet The New Birds & Pigs”; “Hatching the Hatchlings”; “Flocking Together: Making The Angry Birds Movie 2”; “Happy Thanks-pigging”; “Jingle Birds: A Holiday Song From The Cast of Angry Birds 2.” (Sony).

    The Big Bang Theory: The Twelfth and Final Season (2018-19) Three-disc DVD and two-disc Blu-ray with all 24 episodes. For years, fans have been delighted watching their favorite physicists Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons) navigate the universe and everyday life along with Penny (Kaley Cuoco), and fellow scientists Howard (Simon Helberg), Raj (Kunal Nayyar), Amy (Mayim Bialik) and Bernadette (Melissa Rauch), as well as other beloved characters. Now that Sheldon has married neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler, he’ll have to make some serious adjustments to their “Relationship Agreement” in Season 12. Will their equation for marital bliss alter the chemistry between these two beautiful minds? Perhaps Leonard and Penny will provide the data as they experiment with variable in their own marriage. Meanwhile, Howard and Bernadette explore the principles of parenthood, and Raj considers a traditional arranged marriage. Quantum comedy converges in the 12th dimension for the final season. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: "Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell Special," "The Last Days of The Big Bang Theory," "The Big Bang Theory’s Impact," "The Sweet Spot," "The Big Bang Theory Cast Visits Ellen," "The Big Bang Theory: 2018 Comic-Con Panel," gag reel. (Warner).

    photo for Brian Banks Brian Banks (2019) Aldis Hodge, Sherri Shepherd, Greg Kinnear. The inspirational true story of Brian Banks (Hodge), an All-American high school football star committed to USC who finds his life upended when he is wrongly convicted of a crime he didn't commit. Despite lack of evidence, Banks is railroaded through a broken justice system and sentenced to a decade of prison and probation. Years later, with the support of Justin Brooks (Kinnear) and the California Innocence Project, Banks fights to reclaim his life and fulfill his dreams of playing in the NFL. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: "The Story Behind Brian Banks" featurette.(Universal).

    Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles (2018 -- Spain) A deeply affecting and humanistic portrait of a legendary artist hunting for his purpose. Filmmaker Luis Buñuel is left penniless after the scandalous premiere of his film "L’Age d’Or." However, his good friend, the sculptor Ramón Acín, buys a lottery ticket with the promise that if he wins, he will pay for Buñuel’s next film. Incredibly, luck is on their side, so they set out to make the movie, an unconventional documentary about the desperately poor Las Hurdes region in Spain. Buñuel’s initially callous approach to the extreme poverty and situations he encounters (or creates) gradually leads to a filmmaking experience that will transform him forever.Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo. (GKIDS/Shout! Factory).

    Charley Varrick (1963) Dir.: Don Siegel; Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Felicia Farr, Andy Robinson, John Vernon, Sheree North, Norman Fell, Benson Fong, Woodrow Parfrey, William Schallert, Marjorie Bennett. Tough-as-nails action classic about a small-time crook who outfoxes the mob and the law. Screen great Walter Matthau stars as the titular career criminal, with the powerful Joe Don Baker as the tough Mafia hitman on his tail. Charley robs small banks with small payrolls. That keeps him out of trouble until he stumbles onto the mob's secret stash. The chase is on as the Big Boys go after the "Last of the Independents." It's a heart-pounding ride that builds to a fiery airborne climax as Charley makes his last desperate run for the Mexican border and safety. Two of the film's best features are the terrific photography by Michael C. Butler and original music score by Lalo Schifrin. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: "Refracted Personae": An examination of Don Siegel's signature directorial style and key thematic elements by Film Historian Howard S. Berger; "Last of the Independents: The Making of Charley Varrick" 72-minute doc featuring interviews with Kristoffer Tabori (Siegel's son), actors Andy Robinson and Jacqueline Scott, stunt driver and actor Craig R. Baxley, composer Lalo Schifrin, and Howard A. Rodman (son of screenwriter, Howard Rodman); audio commentary by film historian Toby Roan; "Trailers From Hell" with Josh Olson and Howard Rodman; theatrical trailer. (Kino Lorber Studio Classics).

    photo for A Christmas Carol A Christmas Carol (1951) Alastair Sim's tour-de-force performance as the ultimate miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, has almost single-handedly made this beloved version of Charles Dickens' story into one of the best-loved Christmas films of all time. Some of Britain's best filmmakers united behind Sim, who was joined by a delightful cast of accomplished and acclaimed English actors; creating what many today believe to be the best and most faithful production of Dickens' immortal tale. Cranky and curmudgeonly Scrooge learns the error of his unkind ways and is taught the true meaning of the holidays when he is visited by the ghost of his late business partner and the spirits of Christmas past, present and future. This Blu-ray edition has been digitally restored from a new 1080p, 24fps high definition transfer master produced from the 35mm negative and fine grain. Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Combo. Extras: Audio Commentary by George Cole (who plays young Scrooge in the film, pop-up trivia, American theatrical trailer, British theatrical trailer, includes the standard DVD with both 4x3 and 16x9 versions. (Kit Parker Films).

    photo for Cobra Kai Seasons 1 & 2 Limited Collector’s Edition Cobra Kai Seasons 1 & 2 Limited Collector’s Edition (2018-19) Four-disc set with all 20 episodes. The return of two iconic characters, the arch-rivals from the legendary "The Karate Kid" film series reunite over 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament. Now living in the affluent hills of Encino, Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) leads an enviable life. Meanwhile, his high school adversary, Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), has taken a rocky turn, but seeks redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. Their lives inevitably become intertwined and the rivalry is reignited, setting forth the next generation of “karate kids.” Formats: DVD, Digital. Extras: Bonus scenes saved from the cutting room floor; gag reels; "Fists & Fury: Fight Choreography"; "Into the Dojo"; cast chemistry reads; more. Includes a double-sided headband. (Sony).

    photo for Cross: Rise of the Villains Cross: Rise of the Villains (2018) Brian Austin Green, Lori Heuring, Patrick Durham, Juhahn Jones, Vinnie Jones, Tom Sizemore, Danny Trejo. Armed with an explosive powerful ancient cross amulet, Callan (Brian Austin Green) is back with his extraordinary team of weapons experts to defend Los Angeles from its biggest threat yet -- super villains Muerte (Danny Trejo) and Drago (Manu Intiraymi). Callan will have to join forces with his once mortal enemy, Gunnar (Vinnie Jones), to try to save the city. Tom Sizemore returns as Detective Nitti and Lou Ferrigno, DB Sweeney, Jeremy London and Eric Roberts return as The Contractors in this third installment in the franchise. Formats: DVD, Digital. (Sony).

    The Daytrippers (1996) With its droll humor and bittersweet emotional heft, the feature debut of writer-director Greg Mottola announced the arrival of an unassumingly sharp-witted new talent on the 1990s indie scene. When she discovers a love letter written to her husband (Stanley Tucci) by photo for The Daytrippersan unknown paramour, the distraught Eliza (Hope Davis) turns to her tight-knit Long Island family for advice. Soon the entire clan -- strong-willed mom (Anne Meara), taciturn dad (Pat McNamara), and jaded sister (Parker Posey) with pretentious boyfriend (Liev Schreiber) in tow -- has squeezed into a station wagon and headed into Manhattan to find out the truth, kicking off a one-crazy-day odyssey full of unexpected detours and life-changing revelations. Performed with deadpan virtuosity by a top-flight ensemble cast, "The Daytrippers" is a wry and piercing look at family bonds stretched to the breaking point. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc with new 4K digital restoration, supervised by director Greg Mottola, with uncompressed stereo soundtrack on the Blu-ray. Extras: New audio commentary featuring Mottola, editor Anne McCabe, and producer Steven Soderbergh; new interviews with Mottola and cast members Hope Davis, Parker Posey, Liev Schreiber, and Campbell Scott; "The Hatbox," a 1985 short film by Mottola, with audio commentary by the director; an essay by critic Emily Nussbaum. (The Criterion Collection).

    D-Day: Battle of Omaha Beach (2019) Weston Cage Coppola, Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture. When an elite group of American soldiers are ordered to take out a series of German machine gun nests, they find themselves blindly venturing into hostile territory. Outnumbered and outgunned they must risk life and limb as they cross treacherous terrain, never knowing where the enemy might be hiding. Based on the incredible true story of heroes Lieutenant Colonel James Rudder, Lieutenant General Omar Bradley and Major Cleveland Lytle and a day that was destined to change history. Formats: DVD. (Cinedigm).



    photo for The Far Country The Far Country (1954) An archetypal example of its genre, "The Far Country" is one of five superb Westerns the screen legend James Stewart made with acclaimed Hollywood auteur Anthony Mann (the others being "Winchester '73" [1950], "Bend of the River" [1952], "The Naked Spur" [1953] and "The Man from Laramie" [1955]. Mann's film tells of Jeff Webster (Stewart) and his sidekick Ben Tatum (Walter Brennen), two stoic adventurers driving cattle to market from Wyoming to Canada who come to logger heads with a corrupt judge (John McIntire) and his henchmen. Ruth Romai plays a sultry saloon keeper who falls for Stewart, teaming up with him to take on the errant lawman. An epic saga set during the heady times of the Klondike Gold Rush, "The Far Country" captures the scenic grandeur of northern Canada's icy glaciers and snow-swept mountains in vivid Technicolor. Mann's direction expertly steers the film to an unorthodox, yet thrilling 'all guns-blazing' finale. Two-disc limited edition with two presentations in both original aspect ratios of 1.85:1 and 2.00:1. Brand new 4K restoration from the original film elements by Arrow Films. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Limited edition booklet with new writing on the film by Philip Kemp and original review; reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys; new audio commentary by film scholar Adrian Martin; "American Frontiers: Anthony Mann at Universal," an all-new, feature-length documentary with Mann biographer Alan K. Rode, western author C. Courtney Joyner, script supervisor Michael Preece, and critics Michael Schlesinger and Rob Word; "Mann of the West," a newly filmed appraisal of the Westerns of Anthony Mann by the critic Kim Newman; image gallery, original trailer. (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment).

    photo for The Farewell The Farewell (2019) Shuzhen Zhao, Awkwafina, X Mayo, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin. A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies. Based on an actual lie. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: Audio Commentary with writer-director Lulu Wang and cinematographer Anna Franquesa-Solano, “Nothing but the Truth: Confessions of a Writer-Director” featurette, “Going Home: A Conversation with Awkwafina” featurette, deleted scenes. (Lionsgate).

    Flowers in the Attic (1987) When her husband dies in a tragic accident, widow Corrine Dollanganger (Victoria Tennant) takes her four children to the ancestral family home she fled before they were born. Locked away in the attic by their tyrannical grandmother (Louise Fletcher), it falls to older brother and sister Chris (Jeb Stuart Adams) and Cathy (Kristy Swanson) to care for their younger siblings. But with their mother growing increasingly distant and erratic and a photo for Flowers in the Atticmysterious sickness taking hold, will any of the Dollanganger children survive to escape the clutches of the house's cruel matriarch? Originally published in 1979, VC Andrews' novel "Flowers in the Attic" was a smash hit, spawning four sequels and going on to sell over 40 million copies worldwide. With undercurrents of incest and child abuse and a haunting score by Christopher Young ("Hellraiser"), "Flowers in the Attic" is a dark and chilling Gothic suspense thriller in the classic tradition. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: New audio commentary by Kat Ellinger, author and editor-in-chief of "Diabolique Magazine"; "Home Sweet Home: Filming Flowers in the Attic," a new interview with cinematographer Frank Byers; "Fear & Wonder: Designing Flowers in the Attic," a new interview with production designer John Muto; "The Devil’s Spawn: Playing Flowers in the Attic,:" a new interview with actor Jeb Stuart Adams; "Shattered Innocence: Composing Flowers in the Attic," a new interview with composer Christopher Young; production gallery of behind-the-scenes images, illustrations and storyboards; the original, studio-vetoed ending; the revised ending with commentary by replacement director Tony Kayden; original theatrical trailer; reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Haunt Love. (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment).

    photo for 47 Meters Down: Uncaged 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019) Sophie Nélisse, Corinne Foxx, Brianne Tju, Sistine Rose Stallone , Khylin Rhambo, Nia Long, Brec Bassinger, John Corbett. Four teen girls diving in a ruined underwater city quickly learn they've entered the territory of the deadliest shark species in the claustrophobic labyrinth of submerged caves. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: Audio commentary with writer-director Johannes Roberts, producer James Harris, and writer Ernest Riera; "Diving Deeper: Uncaging 47 Meters Down." (Lionsgate).

    Good Boys (2019) Jacob Tremblay, Keith L Williams, Brady Noon, Will Forte, Molly Gordon, Lil Rel Howery, Midori Francis. Three sixth grade boys ditch school and embark on an epic journey while carrying accidentally stolen drugs, being hunted by teenage girls, and trying to make their way home in time for a long-awaited party. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: Unrated alternate ending; 10 unrated deleted and extended scenes; gag reel; photo for Good Boys"Boys For Real" casting featurette; "Welcome to Vancouver"; "A Fine Line" featurette on how the film's stars delivered such colorful dialogue without necessarily knowing what the words meant; "Ask Your Parents" featurette; "Bad Girls" featurette; "Guest Stars" featurette; commentary with director & co-writer Gene Stupnitsky and producer & co-writer Lee Eisenberg. (Universal).

    The Gun Runners (1958) Dir.: Don Siegel; Audie Murphy, Eddie Albert, Patricia Owens, Everett Sloane, Jack Elam, Richard Jaeckel, Paul Birch, Gita Hall, John Qualen. Action-packed adventure-yarn about Florida gun-smuggling during the Cuban Revolution. In order to pay off debts, cabin-cruiser skipper Sam Martin (Murphy) rents his boat to a ruthless gun merchant who sells his illegal arms to a revolutionary group in Cuba. Soon Sam finds himself in deep water as director Siegel ratchets up the tension in this sea-faring thriller based on the classic Ernest Hemingway novel "To Have and Have Not." Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. (Kino Lorber Studio Classics).

    Heathers – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition SteelBook (1988) Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk. Beautiful, popular and ruthless, the Heathers are the picture-perfect queens of the social scene at Westerburg High that everyone wants to be. And that includes Veronica (Ryder) – or so she thought – until she meets JD (Slater). He’s the new bad boy in class with some extreme ideas about how to get even with the school bullies and mean girls. But is he prom date material or a dangerous psychopath? The classic, wickedly dark comedy still rules as the greatest high school movie that isn’t afraid of a little mayhem. Formats:Blu-ray. Extras: New "The Legacy of Heathers" interview with director Michael Lehmann, writer Daniel Waters; new "The Nice Heather" interview with actress Lisanne Falk; new audio interview with composer David Newman, director Michael Lehmann, and writer Daniel Waters with isolated score selections; "Return to Westerburg High" featurette; "Swatch Dogs & The Diet Coke Heads" featurette; audio commentary with director Michael Lehmann, producer Denise Di Novi and writer Daniel Waters; trailer; more. (RLJE Films).

    Madigan (1968) Dir.: Don Siegel; Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens, Harry Guardino, James Whitmore, Susan Clark, Don Stroud, Sheree North, Warren Stevens, Raymond St. Jacques. Hardboiled crime-drama takes a hard-hitting look at the lives and loves of New York City's top cops. Directed in gripping documentary style by Siegel, Widmark portrays the veteran Big Apple detective who is given only a few hours to track down a vicious killer. Fonda is the humane yet relentlessly forceful police commissioner who orders Widmark into the streets to solve the case, even though it might be his last assignment. Screenplay by Abraham Polonsky and Howard Rodman with stunning CinemaScope cinematography by acclaimed DP Russell Metty ("Touch of Evil"). Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: New audio commentary by film historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson, trailer. (Kino Lorber Studio Classics).

    The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) Zack Gottsagen, Thomas Haden Church, Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson. Zak (Gottsagen), a young man with Down syndrome, runs away from a residential nursing home to fulfill his dream of attending the pro wrestling school of his idol, The Salt Water Redneck (Church). On the road, Zak meets Tyler (LaBeouf), a small-time outlaw who becomes Zak’s unlikely coach and ally. Together, they set out on a wild, life-changing journey and try to convince Eleanor (Johnson), a kind nursing-home employee charged with bringing Zak back, to join them. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: Photo gallery, "Zack’s Story: The Making of Peanut Butter Falcon” featurette. (Lionsgate).

    photo for Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows, Maya Rudolph, Joan Cusack, Imogen Poots. Rock mockumentary. After a two-year, sold-out, worldwide tour, Conner4Real (Samberg) is the biggest name in music. Go behind the scenes as Conner faces a crisis of popularity after this sophomore album flops, leaving fans, sycophants and rivals all wondering what to do when Conner4Real is no longer the dopest star of all. The hilarious comedy from blockbuster producer Judd Apatow is loaded with cameos from the biggest names in comedy and music, including Justin Timberlake, Adam Levine, Pharrell Williams, Carrie Underwood, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Ringo Starr, Simon Cowell, Mariah Carey and more. Formats: Blu-ray Steelbook. Extras: Audio commentary with Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, deleted scenes, music videos, gag reel, interview outtakes, bonus footage. (Shout! Factory).

    photo for Pretenders (2018) James Franco, Dennis Quaid, Brian Cox, Shameik Moore, Juno Temple, Jack Kilmer, Jane Levy. In director James Franco's drama, life imitates deadly art as a French New Wave-obsessed film student finds his muse in a mysterious actress that both he and his best friend fall in love with. After years of sex, betrayal, and collateral damage, the three end up in a dangerous situation that leaves one of them fighting for his life. Formats: DVD. (Cleopatra Entertainment).

    Return to ... Return to Nuke 'Em High Aka Volume 2 (2018) Asta Paredes, Catherina Corcoran, Lloyd Kaufman, Zac Amico. Welcome back to Tromaville High School! The once tone-deaf Glee Club has now turned into a vicious gang of Cretins, wreaking havoc upon Tromaville and two innocent lesbian lovers, Crissy and Lauren. As Lauren suffers the side-effects of a Cretin forced duck rape, Chrissy follows a trail of tainted toxic taco crumbs, leading her to the crux of all Tromaville High School’s mutating mires, the evil Tromorganic Foodstuffs Conglomerate and its salacious CEO, Lee Harvey Herzkauf. Formats: Blu-ray. (Troma Entertainment).

    Road Games (1981) Stacy Keach is Pat Quid, a lone trucker who plays games to keep his sanity on long hauls through the desolate Australian Outback. Jamie Lee Curtis is a free-spirited hitchhiker looking for excitement with a game of her own. And somewhere up ahead is a maniac in a van whose game may be butchering young women along the highway. But when the killer decides to raise the stakes, Quid's game becomes personal ... and the rules of this road are about to take some very deadly turns. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: New "Australian Long Haul" interview with actor Stacy Keach; new audio commentary with cinematographer Vincent Monton, production coordinator Helen Watts and costume designer Aphrodite Kondos, moderated by filmmaker Mark Hartley; new 1980 script read with producer/director Richard Franklin and actors Stacy Keach and Marion Edwards; new composer Brian May music demos accompanied by stills and poster gallery; audio Commentary with producer/director Richard Franklin; more. (Scream Factory).

    Royals & Romance 3-Film Collection Based on the romances between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and Prince William and Kate Middleton, the collection features three Lifetime movies: "Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal" (2019)," Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance" (2018), and "William & Kate" (2011). Formats: DVD. (Lionsgate).

    photo for Scared of Revolution Scared of Revolution (2018) The untold story of the godfather of rap. Umar Bin Hassan hasn't even hit 70 yet, but he walks with difficulty and there's sadness and fatigue in his eyes. As a member of The Last Poets, a group of performance poets who expressed the progressive spirit of the times starting in the late 1960s, he was a major influence on later hip-hop artists. In one of his best-known pieces, "Ni****s Are Scared of Revolution", he criticizes his black brothers' destructive, macho behavior. The documentary, based on Christine Otten's book, "The Last Poets," concentrates on Hassan's personal life, in which he still fights his demons. He grew up poor with a violent, unpredictable father, which in turn left him with an inferiority complex. In the course of his adult life, he has had a string of bad relationships and left children without a father figure. In his darkest hour, he also battled a crack addiction. Today, Hassan takes control of his life again, breaks the destructive cycle and does his best to be the devoted father and grandfather that he was never fortunate enough to have. Formats: DVD, Digital. (Film Movement).

    photo for A Snow White Christmas A Snow White Christmas (2018) Michelle Randolph, Carolyn Hennesy, Liam McNeill, Rich Barnes. When Blanca Snow is faced with spending Christmas with her dastardly stepmother, Victoria, she attempts to fulfill her late father's wishes and create new memories as a family. However, Victoria plots to edge Blanca out of her father's inheritance and keep the money and his mansion, for herself. Formats: DVD. (Monarch Home Entertainment).

    Spirited Away Collector’s Edition Set (2001 -- Japan) The limited-edition set comes housed in an elegant hard slipcase, with a new 40-page book with stunning art and essays. Featured in a deluxe disc portfolio will be a Blu-ray of the film paired with hours of special features and the film’s soundtrack on CD, now available exclusively on disc in North America. From the legendary Studio Ghibli, this wondrous fantasy film is one of the best-selling and internationally renowned films of all time, becoming the highest-grossing film in Japanese photo for Spirited Away Collector's Edition Set history in 2001. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, Hayao Miyazaki’s epic adventure is a dazzling masterpiece from one of the most iconic filmmakers in the history of animation. Chihiro’s family is moving to a new house, but when they stop on the way to explore an abandoned village, her parents undergo a mysterious transformation and Chihiro is whisked into a world of fantastic spirits ruled over by the sorceress, Yubaba. Put to work in a magical bathhouse for spirits and demons, Chihiro must use all her wits to survive in this strange new place, find a way to free her parents and return to the normal world. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: The 40-page book includes essays by film critic Kenneth Turan (The Los Angeles Times) and famed critic and film historian Leonard Maltin, and statements by Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki; the disc includes feature-length storyboards, original theatrical trailers, TV spots, "Behind the Microphone" featurette. (GKIDS/Shout! Factory).

    photo for Steven Universe: The Movie Steven Universe: The Movie (2019) Voices of Zach Callison, Estelle, Michaela Dietz, Deedee Magno, Tom Scharpling, Grace Rolek. Steven thinks his time defending the Earth is over, but when a new threat comes to Beach City, Steven faces his biggest challenge yet. Two years have passed since Steven Universe resolved the ongoing conflict between Earth and the Diamonds and brought peace to the galaxy, seemingly allowing Steven and the Crystal Gems to live happily ever after. However, Steven's past comes back to haunt him in the shape of a mysterious Gem hellbent on destroying him and everything he holds dear, including the Earth itself. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. Extras: "Steven Universe the Movie: Behind the Curtain." animatics for select songs, "Rebecca Pitches Act 3" behind-the-scenes featurette. (Cartoon Network).

    Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) Dir.: Michael Cimino; Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy, Geoffrey Lewis, Gary Busey, Catherine Bach, Vic Tayback, Dub Taylor. Bold, witty and tough crime-thriller starring screen icons Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges as a pair of modern-day outlaws. Thunderbolt (Eastwood) is a former thief whose razor-sharp wits and steely nerves made him a master of his profession, but he's about to re-enter the criminal world with a new partner: Lightfoot (Bridges), a brash young drifter whose energy and exuberance give the veteran a new outlook on life. Their target: the seemingly impenetrable Montana Armored Depository. After forming an uneasy alliance with Thunderbolt's former partners in crime, Red Leary (Kennedy) and Eddie Goody (Lewis), they launch an amazing scheme that will test the limits of their endurance, and the power of their friendship. Fueled by explosive action, fascinating characters and a powerfully moving climax, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot is an adventure of the highest caliber and the directorial debut for Cimino, who also wrote the original screenplay. Wonderfully shot in Scope by Frank Stanley ("The Eiger Sanction"). Audio commentary by film critic Nick Pinkerton; "For the Love of Characters" featurette with Michael Cimino; radio spot; TV spots; theatrical trailer. Formats: Blu-ray. (Kino Lorber Studio Classics).

    photo for Truth Truth (2019) Eric Paul Erickson, Rachel Alig. After a long and bloody revolution, captured army officer Xavier Faraday is offered amnesty if he will detail his time at a notorious internment camp. When Xavier reluctantly agrees, his interrogator peels away the layers of his life, only to reveal he’s not the only one hiding something. The film unfolds with only two actors in a single location, in real time. As the story progresses, nothing is what it seems and both characters will sacrifice everything in order to achieve their goals and uncover the truth. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Random Media).

    The Weekend (2019) Sasheer Zamata, Tone Bell, DeWanda Wise, Kym Whitley, Y’lan Noel. In this romantic comedy, Zadie (Zamata) goes on an insane weekend getaway with her ex, Bradford (Bell) and his new girlfriend (Wise). At the B&B run by her nosy mom (Whitley), Zadie feels like a third wheel until handsome Aubrey (Noel) shows up. While crushing on Aubrey, Zadie gets a little drunk and makes a lot of trouble for everyone — including herself. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, Digital. Extras: Commentary. (Lionsgate).

    photo for Werewolf In a Girls' Dormitory Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory (1961 -- Italy) Twisted Italian horror meets lurid German krimi in the 1961 EuroShocker. When an all-girl reform school is rocked by a series of grisly murders, it unleashes a nightmare of sexual corruption and lupine depravity. Carl Schell, Barbara Lass (aka Roman Polanski’s first wife Barbara Kwiatkowska) and Luciano Pigozzi star in this infamous Italian/Austrian co-production – originally titled "Lycanthropus," directed by Paolo Heusch from a screenplay by giallo maestro Ernesto Gastaldi with a classic score by Armando Trovajoli , newly scanned in 2k from archival elements recently discovered in a Rome lab vault. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray + CD. Extras: "Bad Moon Rising interview with screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi, Italian trailer, US trailer, alternate opening. (Severin Films).

    Winter Kills (1975) Jeff Bridges, Anthony Perkins, Eli Wallach, Sterling Hayden, John Huston, Elizabeth Taylor, Dorothy Malone, Tomas Milian, Belinda Bauer, Ralph Meeker, Toshirô Mifune, Richard Boone, Brad Dexter, Joe Spinell, Tisa Farrow, Camilla Sparv, Erin Gray. Bridges stars as Nick Kegan, the son of world-famous tycoon Pa Kegan (Huston) and half-brother of the late US President Timothy Kegan, who was slain by a lone assassin 19 years earlier. But when a long-rumored "second gunman" makes a secret deathbed confession, Nick begins to unravel a trail of suspects that includes a billionaire war-freak (Hayden), a murderous mob boss (Meeker), a shady nightclub owner (Eli Wallach), a Cuban kingpin (Tomas Milian), an eccentric computer expert (Perkins) and a mysterious Washington madam (Taylor). One-of-a-kind black comedy-thriller from acclaimed writer-director William Richert and based on the best-selling novel by Richard Condon ("Prizzi's Honor," "The Manchurian Candidate"). New 4K master. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: New audio commentary with writer-director William Richert moderated by film historians Howard S. Berger and Nathaniel Thompson; 2003 audio commentary with Richert; "Who Killed Winter Kills?" interviews with Richert, Bridges and Belinda Bauer, cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond and production designer Robert Boyle; "Reunion": William Reichert and Jeff Bridges reminisce about making "Winter Kills"; "Star Stories": William Reichert remembers his "Winter Kills" cast; radio spot; theatrical trailer. (Kino Lorber Studio Classics).

    photo for Yesterday Was a Lie Yesterday Was a Lie (2009) Kipleigh Brown, Chase Masterson, John Newton, Peter Mayhew, Mik Scriba. Digitally remastered shot-by-shot for this 10th anniversary edition of the jazzy neo-noir that explores mind-twisting sci-fi themes including the nature of time, reality and human consciousness. Brown stars as Hoyle, a girl with a sharp mind and a weakness for bourbon who finds herself on the trail of a reclusive genius (Newton). But her work takes a series of unforeseen twists as events around her grow increasingly fragmented, disconnected and surreal. With a sexy lounge singer (Masterson) and a loyal partner (Scriba) as her only allies, Hoyle is plunged into a dark world of intrigue and earth-shattering cosmological secrets. Haunted by an ever-present shadow (Mayhew) whom she is destined to face, Hoyle discovers that the most powerful force in the universe -- the power to bend reality, the power to know the truth -- lies within the depths of the human heart. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: Audio commentary by James Kerwin, Kipleigh Brown and Chase Masterson; multiple making-of featurettes; interviews with the cast and crew; WonderCon Panel; outtakes and camera tests. (IndiePix Films).


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