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OnVideo's Weekly Guide to Home Video Releases

Tuesday, December 29 -- Monday, January 4

All DVD Releases

  • The Perfect Guy

    photo for The Perfect Guy After a painful breakup with her long-term boyfriend (Morris Chestnut), successful lobbyist Leah Vaughn (Sanaa Lathan) jumps into a passionate relationship with a charming stranger, Carter (Michael Ealy), who seems to be the perfect guy. But, after a sexually-charged courtship, she sees a violent side of him and dissolves the budding relationship. In a jealous rage and fueled by insane revenge, he turns her life upside down. Vitals: Director: David M. Rosenthal. Stars: Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy, Morris Chestnut. 2015, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 100 min., Suspense, Box office gross: $54.737 million, Sony. Extras: "Lust and Obsession: Making The Perfect Guy" featurette. 2 stars


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  • Hitman: Agent 47

    photo for Hitman: Agent 47 Action-thriller based on the award-winning video game franchise. A genetically engineered assassin with superior intelligence and superhuman abilities, 47, turns the tables on a sinister organization that's out to create an army of unstoppable killers with his DNA. Teaming up with a mysterious young woman (Ware), he uncovers secrets about his origins and faces an epic battle with his deadliest foe. Vitals: Director: Aleksander Bach. Stars: Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto. 2015, CC, MPAA rating: R, 96 min., Action-Thriller, Box office gross: $22.467 million, Fox. Extras: Deleted scenes, "The Hit Counter," "Re-Imagining Hitman," "Ultimate Action: Staging the Fights," "Hitman: Agent 47" comic, "Making of the Comic Book," promotional featurettes, gallery, poster gallery, theatrical trailers. 2 stars




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    Bone Tomahawk (2014) Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox, Richard Jenkins, David Arquette, Sid Haig. When a group of cannibal savages kidnaps settlers from the small town of Bright Hope, an unlikely team of gunslingers, led by Sheriff Franklin Hunt (Kurt Russell), sets out to bring them home. But their enemy is more ruthless than anyone could have imagined, putting their mission -- and survival itself -- in serious jeopardy. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette, Fantastic Fest Q&A, poster gallery, deleted scene. (RLJ Entertainment).

    Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto. Action-thriller based on the award-winning video game franchise. A genetically engineered assassin with superior intelligence and superhuman abilities, 47, turns the tables on a sinister organization that's out to create an army of unstoppable killers with his DNA. Teaming up with a mysterious young woman (Ware), he uncovers secrets about his origins and faces an epic battle with his deadliest foe. On DVD, Blu-ray Disc from Fox.

    Jenny's Wedding (2014) Katherine Heigl, Tom Wilkinson, Alexis Bledel. Jenny Farrell (Heigl) has led an openly gay life -- except with her conventional family. When she finally decides to marry the woman they thought was just her roommate, Jenny and her family are forced to face the parts of themselves and each other that they've tried to ignore for so long. Formats: DVD. (IFC Films).

    The Perfect Guy (2015) Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy, Morris Chestnut. After a painful breakup, Leah Vaughn (Lathan) jumps into a passionate relationship with a charming stranger (Ealy). When her ex-boyfriend (Chestnut) resurfaces in her life, she has to figure out who she should trust and who she should fear. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, VOD, Digital, UltraViolet (cloud). Extras: "Lust and Obsession: Making The Perfect Guy" featurette. (Sony).

    Shameless: The Complete Fifth Season (2015) Three-disc DVD and two-disc Blu-ray sets with all 13 episodes. Based on the long-running, award-winning British series, "Shameless" was adapted for American television by John Wells and original UK series creator Paul Abbott. In Season Fve, the Gallaghers are feeling the heat: In the swelter of another Chicago summer, Fiona (Emmy Rossum) juggles a crush on her new boss (Dermot Mulroney) with a new husband (Steve Kazee) and the return of her old boyfriend (Justin Chatwin)! Frank (William H. Macy) balances his brand new liver against that old healthy appetite for liquor, drugs and trouble. Lip (Jeremy Allen White) heads home from college and struggles to hang with his old South Side friends. Debbie (Emma Kenney) has her first real boyfriend, Ian's (Cameron Monaghan) dealing with real health issues, and Carl's (Ethan Cutkosky) just dealing. Personal and urban renewal runs rampant as organic coffee shops and yoga studios invade the hood, and the Gallaghers stumble toward finding out who they really are and who to truly love. Formats: DVD: $39.98, Blu-ray: 44.96, Digital, UltraViolet. Extras: "Shameless (sex) love" featurette, "Gentrify This!!!" featurette, audio commentary. (Warner).


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