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Baby God: A shocking examination of the work of a Las Vegas fertility specialist and the many women he guided to pregnancy through use of his own sperm, often without their knowledge or consent. The documentary follows his newly-discovered offspring as they grapple with the scope of his misdeeds and the impact that his genes may have on their own identities. (Digital)
Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart : Feature documentary directed by acclaimed filmmaker Frank Marshall (“Seabiscuit”, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”), chronicles the triumphs and hurdles of brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, otherwise known as the Bee Gees. (Digital)
Mare of Easttown: Seven-part limited series focused on family and community. Creator Brad Ingelsby returned to his home state of Pennsylvania to write the series, an exploration into the dark side of a close community and an authentic examination of how family and past tragedies can define our present. Kate Winslet stars as Mare Sheehan, a small-town Pennsylvania detective who investigates a local murder as life crumbles around her. (Digital)
The Concessionaires Must Die!: The story of a misfit band of movie theater workers dealing with their beloved single screen independent movie theater on the brink of being shut down forever. Together, these theater employees face corporate evil, foreclosure and the unthinkable -- having to decide what they want to be when and if they ever grow up. (VOD, Digital)
Hamlet/Horatio: What happens when one of history’s most enduring plays looks through the lens of someone on the sidelines? The film begins on an empty sound stage with the death of Hamlet. The action transpires in his last moment of awareness as the hero of Shakespeare’s most famous play watches his life flash before him while his soul transcends all earthly conflict. "Hamlet/Horatio" is told from the perspective of Hamlet’s closest friend and confidante, Horatio, who takes on the role of film director. (Digital, VOD)
It’s Not a Burden: An intimate, humorous and heartfelt journey into the stories of adult children navigating the challenges and joys of caring for their aging parents. The heartwarming film explores not only the frustrations and fears, but also the transformative bonds that happen when familial roles are reversed, friends support friends and communities come together, exemplifying our capacity to love. (iTunes, Vudu, Google Play, Vimeo and more)
The Sound of Identity: Documentary profiles international Opera star Lucia Lucas’ historic performance at the Tulsa Opera as she becomes the first known transgender woman to perform a principal role in Opera history. (Digital, VOD)
Spare Parts: Set in a godforsaken bar in the middle of nowhere where an all-girl band – Ms. 45 – rips the stage apart with their punk spirit. But their performance impresses an enthusiastic fan who lures the girls into a trap, sedates them, and starts…customizing them. Slowly they begin to gain consciousness and, in total shock, realize their arms have all been replaced with axes and chainsaws to fight gladiator-style in a junkyard arena. (DVD, Blu-ray release: Day & date)
Stray: Documentary follows three stray dogs as they embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society. Zeytin, fiercely independent, embarks on adventures through the city at night; Nazar, nurturing and protective, easily befriends the humans around her; while Kartal, a shy puppy living on the outskirts of a construction site, finds companions in the security guards who care for her. (Apple TV, Google Play, Prime Video, FandangoNOW and more; DVD release: Day & date)
The Carnivores: Alice and Bret's dog Harvey is dying, and he's ruining everything. What had been a bright little family is quickly getting consumed by clouds of self-doubt, suspicion and a disturbing amount of ground beef. (Digital, VOD)
Flashback: Fredrick Fitzell (Dylan O'Brien) is living his best life until he starts having horrific visions of Cindy (Maika Monroe), a girl who vanished in high school. After reaching out to old friends with whom he used to take a mystery drug called Mercury, Fredrick realizes the only way to stop the visions lies deep within his own memories, so he embarks on a terrifying mental odyssey to learn the truth. (DVD, Blu-ray release: June 8)
The Real Thing: After a floundering toy salesman rescues a beguiling woman whose car was stuck on the train tracks, she inadvertently whisks him into an epic series of misadventures that turn his life upside down. While his once humdrum routine was already complicated by two female co-workers, he soon finds himself entrenched with gangsters, strange interlopers, kidnapping, and other sundry crimes. (Digital, VOD)
The Courier
(2020) Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, Angus Wright. Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis and prevent a nuclear war. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo with digital code, VOD, Digital. (Lionsgate).
Embattled
(2020) Stephen Dorff, Darren Mann, Karrueche Tran, Colin McKenna, Elizabeth Reaser. A son aspires to follow in his famous MMA father's footsteps, but along his journey must figure out how to break the abusive cycle, if possible, that his father has continued. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Universal).
Endangered Species
(2021) Rebecca Romijn, Philip Winchester, Isabel Bassett. Action packed survival-adventure about a wealthy American family who travel to the vast African wilderness of Kenya hoping for a dream vacation filled with excitement, bonding and a chance to fix the growing rifts within their family. But when their safari vehicle is attacked by a rhino protecting her calf, the family is left stranded miles from help and their dream vacation turns into a nightmarish struggle for survival in a world where they are the bottom of the food chain.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. (Lionsgate). Read more here.
A Glitch in the Matrix
(2021) Focused on Simulation Theory -- the belief that all of reality, including the Earth and universe, could in fact be an artificial simulation or computer simulation -- director Rodney Ascher ("Room 237," "The Nightmare") uses a noted speech from Philip K. Dick to dive down the rabbit hole of science, philosophy and conspiracy theory. The film also uses contemporary cultural touchstones like "The Matrix," interviews with real people shrouded in digital avatars and a wide array of voices, expert and amateur alike. If simulation theory is not science fiction but fact, and life is a video game being played by some unknowable entity, then who are we, really? Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
Shoplifters of the World
(2021) Elena Kampouris, Nick Krause, James Bloor. In the Summer of 1987, four friends, reeling from the sudden break-up of the iconic British band The Smiths, embark on a night out of partying to mourn their musical loss. At the same time, an impassioned Smiths fan takes a local radio DJ hostage at gunpoint and forces him to play nothing but Smiths tracks. With the radio station playing as the soundtrack to their night, the friends go on a wild journey of self-discovery that will transform them forever. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. (RLJE Films).
Stray
(2021 -- Turkey) Documentary explores what it means to live as a being without status or security by following three stray dogs as they embark on inconspicuous journeys through Turkish society. Zeytin, fiercely independent, embarks on adventures through the city at night; Nazar, nurturing and protective, easily befriends the humans around her; while Kartal, a shy puppy living on the outskirts of a construction site, finds companions in the security guards who care for her. The strays’ disparate lives intersect when they each form intimate bonds with a group of young Syrians with whom they share the streets. Director Elizabeth Lo’s award-winning film is a sensory voyage into new ways of seeing and a critical observation of human civilization through the unfamiliar gaze of dogs. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. Extras: Deleted scene. (Magnolia Home Entertainment). Read more here.
Trigger Point
(2021) Barry Pepper, Colm Feore, Laura Vandervoort, Eve Harlow. Nicolas Shaw, a disgraced former U.S. secret agent who suffered memory loss at the hand of captors, is dragged back into the darkest shadows of the spy world when he is enlisted by his former partner to help find a missing colleague. Nicolas' skills are put to the ultimate test as the two men try to unravel the mystery behind her disappearance before it's too late. But to uncover the truth, Nicolas will need to remember the past. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Screen Media Films).
The Vault
(2021) Freddie Highmore, Astrid Bergees-Frisbey, Sam Riley, Liam Cunningham, Jose Coronado, Luis Tosar, Famke Janssen. When an engineer (Highmore) learns of a mysterious, impenetrable fortress hidden under The Bank of Spain, he joins a crew of master thieves who plan to steal the legendary lost treasure locked inside while the whole country is distracted by Spain’s World Cup Final. With thousands of soccer fans cheering in the streets, and security forces closing in, the crew have just minutes to pull off the score of a lifetime. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Paramount).
Boogie
(2021) The coming-of-age story of Alfred "Boogie" Chin (Taylor Takahashi), a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who dreams of one day playing in the NBA. While his parents pressure him to focus on earning a scholarship to an elite college, Boogie must find a way to navigate a new girlfriend, high school, on-court rivals and the burden of expectation.
Vitals: Director: Eddie Huang. Stars: Taylor Takahashi, Pamelyn Chee, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Taylour Paige, Pop Smoke, Perry Yung. 2021, CC, MPAA rating: R, 89 min., Drama, US box office gross: $4.063 million, worldwide $4.063 million, Universal. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray with digital code. 
The Courier
(2020) This true-life spy thriller is the story of an unassuming British businessman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) who is recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history. At the behest of the UK's MI-6 and a CIA operative (Rachel Brosnahan), he forms a covert, dangerous partnership with Soviet officer Oleg Penkovsky (Merab Ninidze) in an effort to provide crucial intelligence needed to prevent a nuclear confrontation and defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis. Vitals: Director: Dominic Cooke. Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, Angus Wright.
2020, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 112 min., Thriller, US box office gross: $6.370 million, worldwide $10.210 million, Lionsgate.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo with digital code, VOD, Digital.
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Boogie
(2021) Taylor Takahashi, Pamelyn Chee, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Taylour Paige, Pop Smoke, Perry Yung. The coming-of-age story of Alfred "Boogie" Chin (Takahashi), a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who dreams of one day playing in the NBA. While his parents pressure him to focus on earning a scholarship to an elite college, Boogie must find a way to navigate a new girlfriend, high school, on-court rivals and the burden of expectation. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray with digital code. (Universal).
Mommie Dearest BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1981) Based on Christina Crawford’s controversial best-selling tell-all novel, "Mommmie Dearest" features a powerhouse performance by Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford, struggling for her career while battling the inner demons of her private life. While the public Crawford was a strong-willed, glamorous object of admiration, behind the scenes is a private Crawford -- the woman desperate to be a single mother and trying to survive in a devastating industry that swallows careers thoughtlessly. Newly restored from a 4K film transfer, "Mommie Dearest" is presented in a limited-edition Blu-ray Disc with collectible packaging featuring a foldout image of the film’s theatrical poster and an interior spread with key movie moments and access to a Digital copy of the film. Extras: New commentary by American drag queen Hedda Lettuce; new "Filmmaker Focus" with biographer Justin Bozung on director Frank Perry; commentary by filmmaker John Waters; "The Revival of Joan"; "Life With Joan"; "Joan Lives On"; photo gallery; original theatrical trailer. (Paramount Presents).
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