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November 26
Don't Let Go: Detective Jack Radcliff (David Oyelowo) gets a shocking phone call from his recently murdered niece Ashley (Storm Reid). Working together across time, they race to solve her murder before it can happen. (DVD, Blu-ray release: Day & date)
Downton Abbey: Based on the award-winning television series, the movie sees the original cast return, alongside a host of newcomers, and chronicles the Crawley family one year after the conclusion of the series, as they prepare for the most important moment of their lives: an impending visit from the Royal Family. (DVD, Blu-ray release: December 17)
Olivia: A remarkable work by one of France’s first groundbreaking female filmmakers, "Olivia" easily merits rediscovery today after being neglected for nearly 70 years. Olivia, an English teenager, arrives at a finishing school in France. The majority of the pupils in the school are divided into two camps: those that are devoted to the headmistress, Mlle Julie and those who follow Mlle Cara, an emotionally manipulative invalid who is obsessed with Mlle Julie. (DVD, Blu-ray release: Day & date)
Once Upon a Time...In Hollywood: Quentin Tarantino's ninth film visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing, as former TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore. The film features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute to the final moments of Hollywood's golden age. (DVD, Blu-ray release: December 10)
Overcomer: A high-school basketball coach volunteers to coach a troubled teen in long-distance running in this inspirational family drama. (DVD, Blu-ray release: December 17)
Ready or Not: A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game. (DVD, Blu-ray release: December 3)
To Be of Service: Documentary about veterans suffering from PTSD who are paired with a service dog to help them regain their lives. Returning home for these vets is often plagued by depression and a painful disconnect from the world they once knew. The film follows these warriors with their dogs as this deeply bonded friendship restores independence and feeling for the men and women who so courageously served our country. (DVD release: December 3)
Union: A woman disguises herself as her dead brother in order to serve in the Confederate ranks during the Civil War. Based on a real-life story. (DVD release: Day & date)
Dracula
(1979) Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence, Kate Nelligan. Throughout history, Dracula has filled the hearts of men with fear and the hearts of women with desire. In this stylish production of Bram Stoker’s classic gothic horror tale, Frank Langella reprises his electrifying, award-winning stage performance as the bloodthirsty Count Dracula as he goes in search of his ultimate bride. Meanwhile, the renowned and relentless vampire hunter, Professor Van Helsing (Laurence Olivier), seeks to end the dark prince’s reign of terror over the citizens of Transylvania. Featuring an all-star cast, fine direction and a
The Driver
(2018) Mark Dacascos, Julie Condra, Noelani Dacascos. After a plague of the undead decimates human life on earth, a former hit man (Dacascos), his wife (Condra), and daughter, Bree (Noelani Dacascos), live quietly in a survivalist compound. But when their base is attacked, a massive explosion summons a swarm of the undead. They escape and must seek out the Haven – a rumored sanctuary up north – while the father teaches his daughter to shoot, drive, and survive before time runs out. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Lionsgate).
The Dwelling
(2019) Alysa King, Gwenlyn Cumyn. Four people find themselves stuck on a haunted antique bed where leaving means suffering a gruesome death. Plagued with frightening hallucinations, they must figure out the bed's secrets before they are ultimately picked off one by one. Formats: DVD, Digital. (Uncork’d Entertainment).
Line of Duty, Series 1-5 Collection
(2012-19) Eleven-disc set with all 29 episodes.
Formats: DVD. Extras: Interviews with the cast and crew, behind-the-scenes footage, deleted and extended scenes , behind-the-scenes featurette. (Acorn Media).
London Kills, Series 2
(2019) Two-disc set with all five episodes. The series follows a different murder each episode and an ongoing story involving the lead detective’s missing wife. The elite murder squad returns. As the detectives solve each case – skeletal remains dug up in the garden, the brutal murder of a pub landlord, a teenage au pair found dead, the double-shooting of a father and son – there’s one mystery Detective Inspector David Bradford can’t unravel. Where is his wife Sarah? As the other detectives investigate why David is lying to them about the night Sarah disappeared, they begin to think the unthinkable – did the Detective Inspector murder his wife?
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette. (Acorn Media).
Mary
(2019) Gary Oldman, Emily Mortimer, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Stefanie Scott, Chloe Perrin, Douglas Urbanski, Jennifer Esposito. David (Oldman) is a struggling blue-collar captain looking to make a better life for his family. Strangely drawn to an abandoned ship that is up for auction, David impulsively buys the boat, believing it will be his family’s ticket to happiness and prosperity. But soon after they embark on their maiden journey, strange and frightening events begin to terrorize David and his family, causing them to turn on one another and doubt their own sanity. With tensions high, the ship drifts off course, and it becomes horrifyingly clear that they are being lured to an even greater evil out at sea. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: "The Making of Mary," A Family at Sea: The Cast of Mary." (RLJE Films).
Olivia
(1951 -- France) A remarkable work by one of France’s first groundbreaking female filmmakers, "Olivia" easily merits rediscovery today after being neglected for nearly 70 years. Plunging the viewer – and the main character – into a true lion’s den, Jacqueline Audry (1908-1977) depicts a 19th century boarding school for young girls, one divided into two camps where all the shots, even the most underhanded, are allowed. That’s because the two mistresses of the house, Miss Julie (Edwige Feuillère) and Miss Cara (Simone Simon) are engaged in a turf war as well as a war of the heart. Competing for the affections of their students, they route passion, hatred and unexpected reversals of loyalties. "Olivia" is a truly unique film that depicts a world almost without men. For 1950s France, when homosexuality was still largely considered deviant, Audry has made a fundamentally feminist film. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: Rare interview with director Jacqueline Audry, trailers. (Icarus Films).
The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection Volume 6
(1978-80) Directors: Friz Freleng, David H. DePatie, Art Leonardi. In the sixth and final volume of Pink Panther shorts, produced primarily for "The All New Pink Panther Show," the animators at DePatie-Freleng revisited some of the character's most hilarious and endearing situations, haunting the nightmares of his long-time "Little Man" nemesis ("Pinkologist"), performing a Chaplinesque battle of cat vs. appliance ("Pink Breakfast"), and delving into the surreal with the space opera "Star Pink" and the high-concept "String Along in Pink." The collection ends with the final short in the series, "Supermarket Pink," a clever satire of consumer culture. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: New audio commentaries for selected films, by author Mark Arnold, historian Jerry Beck, filmmaker Greg Ford and cartoon writer William Hohauser; "Pink Links": New Featurette by Greg Ford; "Remembering Friz." (Kino Lorber Studio Classics).
Union
(2018) Virginia Newcomb, Cece Kelly, Blaine Burdette. A civil war love story that is epic, moving, crazy and loaded with facts that are staggering, the film is based on Lizzie Compton, a real-life woman who fought as a man in some of the worst battles of all time. Not only did she fight – she was wounded multiple times. Compton saw considerable action during the war, serving in seven different regiments, holding the record for the most amount of reenlistments. She transferred many times, either due to her sex being revealed or her fear of being detected. She fought at the Battle of Antietam and the Battle of Gettysburg among many others. She was last shot in the shoulder outside of Green River, Kentucky, at the Battle of Tebbs Bend. While she was being treated by the surgeon, her sex was discovered. Undeterred, she returned to Green River after her recovery to join a regiment that was encamped there. Her last known whereabouts were in the mountains of Tennessee where she made her home living as man until her death. Formats: DVD, VOD. (Indican Pictures).
Angel Has Fallen
The latest stand-alone installment of the full-throttle "Has Fallen": action series. When there is an assassination attempt on U.S. President Allan Trumbull (Morgan Freeman), his trusted confidant, Secret Service Agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler), is wrongfully accused and taken into custody. After escaping from capture, he becomes a man on the run and must evade his own agency and outsmart the FBI in order to find the real threat to the president. Desperate to uncover the truth, Banning turns to unlikely allies to help clear his name, keep his family from harm, and save the country from imminent danger.
Vitals: Director: Ric Roman Waugh. Stars: Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lance Reddick, Tim Blake Nelson, Danny Huston.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: R, 121 min., Action Thriller, Box office gross: $68.957 million, Lionsgate.
Extras: “Even Angels Fall: The Story” featurette, “Someone to Watch Over Me: New Blood” featurette, “Calling All Angels: Casting” featurette, "True Faith: Authenticity” featurette, “Fight for You: Stunts and Action” featurette, “Earth Angel: Recreating DC” featurette, “Angel Declassified” three-part audio commentary with director Ric Roman Waugh.
Don't Let Go
After Detective Jack Radcliff's (David Oyelowo) brother's family appears to be victim of a mysterious murder, he receives a startling phone call from his niece (Storm Reid), seemingly from the past, before the murder. After more phone calls from the past, Jack works with her to unravel a mystery to prevent a death that has already happened.
Vitals: Director: Jacob Estes. Stars: Mykelti Williamson, David Oyelowo, Byron Mann, Shinelle Azoroh, Omar Leyva, Storm Reid, R. Lawson.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: R, 104 min., Fantasy Thriller, Box office gross: $5.215 million, Universal.
Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Based on the runaway bestseller by Maria Semple, "Where’d You Go, Bernadette" is an inspiring comedy about Bernadette Fox (Cate Blanchett), a loving wife and mom who becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. Bernadette’s leap of faith takes her on an epic adventure that jump-starts her life and leads to her triumphant rediscovery.
Vitals: Director: Richard Linklater. Stars: Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig, Judy Greer, Steve Zahn, Laurence Fishburne, Troian Bellisario, Billy Crudup, Megan Mullally.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 129 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $9.198 million, Fox.
Extras: "Bringing Bernadette to Life," "Who Is Bernadette?", gallery.
Official Secrets
In 2003, British intelligence specialist Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley) received a memo with a shocking directive: collect blackmail-worthy information on UN council members to force the vote for the invasion of Iraq. Unable to stand by and watch the world rush into war, Gun makes the decision to leak the memo to the press, igniting an international firestorm that would expose a vast political conspiracy by the NSA and put Gun in harm’s way.
Vitals: Director: Gavin Hood. Stars: Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode Rhys Ifans, Adam Bakri, Ralph Fiennes.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: R, 112 min., Drama, Box office gross: $1.882 million, Paramount.
All About Eve
(1950) In Joseph L. Mankiewicz's devastatingly witty Hollywood classic, backstage is where the real drama plays out. One night, Margo Channing (Bette Davis) entertains a surprise dressing-room visitor: her most adoring fan, the shy, wide-eyed Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter). But as Eve becomes a fixture in Margo's life, the Broadway legend soon realizes that her supposed admirer intends to use her and everyone in her circle, including George Sanders's acid-tongued critic, as stepping-stones to stardom. Featuring stiletto-sharp dialogue and direction by Mankiewicz, and an unforgettable Davis in the role that revived her career and came to define it, the multiple-Oscar-winning "All About Eve" is the most deliciously entertaining film ever made about the ruthlessness of show business. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc with 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray. Extras: Two audio commentaries from 2010, one featuring actor Celeste Holm, director Joseph L. Mankiewicz's son Christopher Mankiewicz, and author Kenneth L. Geist; the other featuring author Sam Staggs; "All About Mankiewicz," a feature-length documentary from 1983 about the director; episodes of "The Dick Cavett Show" from 1969 and 1980 featuring actors Bette Davis and Gary Merrill; new interview with costume historian Larry McQueen; "Hollywood Backstories: All About Eve," a 2001 documentary featuring interviews with Davis and others about the making of the film; documentaries from 2010 about Mankiewicz's life and career, the short story on which the film is based and its real-world inspiration, and a real-life "Sarah Siddons Society" based on the film's fictional society; radio adaptation of the film from 1951; trailer; an essay by critic Terrence Rafferty and the 1946 short story on which the film is based. (The Criterion Collection).
Angel Has Fallen
(2019) Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lance Reddick, Tim Blake Nelson, Danny Huston. After the events in the previous film, Secret Service agent Mike Banning 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. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: “Even Angels Fall: The Story” featurette, “Someone to Watch Over Me: New Blood” featurette, “Calling All Angels: Casting” featurette, "True Faith: Authenticity” featurette, “Fight for You: Stunts and Action” featurette, “Earth Angel: Recreating DC” featurette, “Angel Declassified” three-part audio commentary with director Ric Roman Waugh. (Lionsgate).
Don't Let Go
(2019) Mykelti Williamson, David Oyelowo, Byron Mann, Shinelle Azoroh, Omar Leyva, Storm Reid. After Detective Jack Radcliff's (Oyelowo) brother's family appears to be victim of a mysterious murder, he receives a startling phone call from his niece (Reid), seemingly from the past, before the murder, and he now must unravel the mystery to change the future. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Universal).
superbly atmospheric score by the great John Williams, "Dracula" is an unforgettable adaptation of one of the most enduring horror legends of all time. New 4K scan of the original best available film elements.Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Disc 1 – Desaturated color timing: New introduction by director John Badham, new "King of My Kind" interview with John Badham, new "What Sad Music" interview with writer W.D. Richter, new "Dracula’s Guest" interview with camera assistant Jim Alloway, new interview with editor John Bloom, new interview with make-up artist Peter Robb-King, new interview with hair stylist Colin Jamison, new interview with assistant director Anthony Waye, new interview with production manager Hugh Harlow, audio commentary with director John Badham, "The Revamping of Dracula" featurette. Disc 2 – Original Theatrical Color timing: New 4K scan of the original film elements, new introduction by director John Badham, new audio commentary by film historian/filmmaker Constantine Nasr, theatrical trailer, radio spots, still gallery. (Scream Factory).
Now, Voyager
(1942) Nervous spinster Charlotte Vale (Bette Davis) is stunted from growing up under the heel of her puritanical Boston Brahmin mother (Gladys Cooper), and remains convinced of her own unworthiness until a kindly psychiatrist (Claude Rains) gives her the confidence to venture out into the world on a South American cruise. Onboard, she finds her footing with the help of an unhappily married man (Paul Henreid). Their thwarted love affair may help Charlotte break free of her mother's grip -- but will she find fulfillment as well as independence? Made at the height of Davis's reign as the queen of the women's picture and bolstered by an Oscar-winning Max Steiner score, "Now, Voyager" is a melodrama for the ages, both a rapturous Hollywood romance and a poignant saga of self-discovery.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc with new, restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray. Extras: Episode of "The Dick Cavett Show" from 1971 with actor Bette Davis; interview with Paul Henreid from 1980; selected-scene commentary on the film's score by professor Jeff Smith; new interview with film critic Farran Smith Nehme on the making of the film; new interview with costume historian Larry McQueen; two radio adaptations from 1943 and 1946; an essay by scholar Patricia White and a 1937 reflection on acting by Davis. (The Criterion Collection).
Prophecy BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1979) 40th anniversary edition. Directed by John Frankenheimer. Robert Foxworth and Talia Shire star as a doctor and his wife who travel to Maine to research the impact of the lumber industry on the local environment. They begin to investigate a succession of mysterious and terrifying events: ecological freaks of nature and a series of bizarre and grisly human deaths. Something unimaginably horrible waits in the woods ... something unwittingly created by man, that will become an uncontrollable, merciless machine of destruction. Extras: New "All of Our Sins" interview with Talia Shire; new "Bearing Up" interview with actor Robert Foxworth; new "Bear and Grin It" interview with writer David Seltzer; new "Hard to Bear" interview with special make-up effects designer Tom Burman; new "Prophecy Prodigy" interview with special make-up effects artist Allan Apone; new "Beneath the Bear" interview with mime artist Tom McLoughlin; theatrical trailer; radio spots; still gallery. (Scream Factory).
Robocop (Limited Edition) and (Steelbook)
(1987) "RoboCop," from Orion Pictures, marked director Paul Verhoeven's Hollywood debut and instantly became an enduring sci-fi/action classic when it landed in theaters in the summer of 1987. Verhoeven's peerlessly exciting and kinetic visuals were matched by a sharp script, iconic cast and exceptional special effects by Rob Bottin ("The Thing") and Phil Tippett ("The Empire Strikes Back"). The film takes place in Detroit in the not-too-distant future. Heroic cop Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) is gunned down in the line of duty, only to be resurrected as RoboCop -- a cybernetic mix of spare human parts and Motor City steel, and the latest defense against crime designed by the all-powerful OCP Corporation. As RoboCop's memories of his former life as Murphy resurface, only his ex-partner (Nancy Allen) stands beside him to fight against the vicious thugs responsible for his death, as well as a nefarious top-level OCP executive orchestrating the chaos from above. Unsurpassably thrilling, unexpectedly moving and unforgettably hilarious in equal measure, the future of law enforcement is back in a definitive Blu-ray presentation packed with hours of brand new bonus features and exclusive collectable packaging. 4K restoration from the original camera negative by MGM, transferred in 2013 and approved by director Paul Verhoeven. Includes director’s cut and theatrical cut of the film on two Blu-ray discs, with original lossless stereo and four-channel mixes plus DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround sound option on both cuts. Formats: Blu-ray. Read about the bonus features here.(Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment).
Where’d You Go, Bernadette
(2019) Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig, Judy Greer, Steve Zahn, Laurence Fishburne, Troian Bellisario, Billy Crudup, Megan Mullally. A loving mom becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. Her leap of faith takes her on an epic adventure that jump-starts her life and leads to her triumphant rediscovery.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: (Fox).
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