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August 2
Madness in the Method: Jason Mewes, tired of Hollywood’s perception of him, embarks on a quest to reinvent himself as a serious actor. Upon advice from best friend Kevin Smith, Mewes tracks down a highly secretive method-acting book – with disastrous consequences. (VOD only)
August 6
Brightburn: What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister? (DVD, Blu-ray release: August 20)
A Dog’s Journey: Sequel picks up where "A Dog’s Purpose" left off, and continues the tale of lovable farm dog Bailey, as he finds a new destiny and forms an unbreakable bond, and learns that some friendships transcend lifetimes. (DVD, Blu-ray, VOD release: August 20)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters: The crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. (DVD, Blu-ray release: August 27)
The Hustle: A pair of female scam artists, one low rent and the other high class, team up to take down the men who have wronged them. A female-centered remake of the 1988 film "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" (starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine), which was a remake of the 1964 film "Bedtime Story" (starring Marlon Brando and David Niven). (DVD, Blu-ray release: August 20)
Perception: When Daniel, a successful real estate developer, must evict Nina, a mysterious small-time psychic struggling to provide for her young son, the last thing he expects in return is a free reading. But when Nina senses the spirit of Daniel’s dead wife, a once-promising artist, his desire to reconnect with her quickly becomes an obsession. (Digital, VOD only)
Project Ithaca: A thrilling blend of science fiction and horror, this film follows six strangers who struggle to free themselves from an alien abduction. (DVD, Blu-ray release: Day & date)
Rocketman: A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years. (DVD, Blu-ray release: August 27)
Sex Trafficking In America: PBS Frontline documentary tells the stories of young women coerced into prostitution - and follows one police unit in Phoenix that’s committed to rooting it out. (DVD release: Day & date)
The Souvenir: A young film student in the early 80s becomes romantically involved with a complicated and untrustworthy man. (DVD, Blu-ray release: Day & date)
The Sun Is Also a Star: College-bound romantic Daniel Bae and Jamaica-born pragmatist Natasha Kingsley meet—and fall for each other over one magical day amidst the fervor and flurry of New York City. Sparks immediately fly between these two strangers, but will fate be enough to take these teens from star-crossed to lucky in love? (DVD release: August 20)
Tom Lehrer: Live in Copenhagen: Tom Lehrer spent his brief, yet remarkable music career writing and performing brilliant satirical songs that entertained and enlightened millions. Biting, intelligent, and socially conscious, his songs were accessible and intimate commentaries on society and politics in the 1950s and 60s. “Tom Lehrer: Live in Copenhagen,” originally filmed for Danish television in September 1967, captures a rare concert recording. (DVD release: Day & date)
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined A Generation: Viewers get to experience one of the most influential concerts the country has ever seen with award-winning filmmaker Barak Goodman’s PBS documentary that revisits the 1969 Woodstock concert for its 50th Anniversary. (DVD release: Day & date)
August 9
Nekrotronic: A down-on-his-luck sewage worker discovers that he is part of a secret sect of magical beings who hunt down and destroy demons in the internet. (VOD only)
The Tracker: A troubled warrior returns home to solve the mystery of his family’s murder — and punish those he finds guilty. (VOD only)
Amazing Grace
(2018) A documentary presenting the live recording of Aretha Franklin's album "Amazing Grace" at The New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles in January 1972. Formats: DVD. (Universal).
American Killing
(2019) Trevor Peterson , Persia White, Caitlin Gerard. A writers retreat for a failing TV cartoon show takes a very dark turn when its obsessive showrunner manipulates his team into playing along in his disturbed, hidden-camera “masterpiece” that involves him murdering his writers one-by-one, on camera. Formats: DVD, VOD. Extras: (High Octane Pictures).
Batman: Hush
(2019) The latest animated feature from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and DC centers on a shadowy new villain known only as Hush, who uses Gotham’s Rogues Gallery to destroy Batman’s crime-fighting career, as well as Bruce Wayne’s personal life -- which has already been complicated by a relationship with Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman.Formats: Blu-ray/DVD Combo, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: "DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock" (animated short); "Batman: Love in Time of War" featurette; "From the DC Vault –The Batman/Superman Hour: “The Underworld Underground Caper”; "From the DC Vault – The Batman/Superman Hour: “Partners in Peril”; commentary. (Warner).
Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community
(1984) In 1969 the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, leading to three nights of rioting by the city's LGBT community. With this outpouring of courage and unity the gay liberation movement had begun. "Before Stonewall" pries open the closet door, setting free the dramatic story of survival, love, persecution and resistance experienced by LGBT Americans since the early 1900's. Revealing and often humorous, this widely acclaimed film relives the emotionally-charged sparking of today's gay rights movement, from the events that led to the fevered 1969 riots to many other milestones in the fight for acceptance. Newly restored.
Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (First Run Features).
The Buskers And Lou
(2014) Marshall Walker Lee, Megan Carver, Tyler Andre. Determined to build a new life for himself, a young man returns home from prison to find work and a place to live and struggles to not fall back in with his old crowd. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Random Media).
The Command
(2019 -- Belgium) Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux, Colin Firth. The unforgettable true story of the K-141 Kursk, a Russian flagship nuclear powered submarine that sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea in August 2000. As 23 sailors fought for survival aboard the disabled sub, their families desperately battled bureaucratic obstacles and impossible odds to find answers and save them. Based on Robert Moore’s book, "A Time to Die." Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: “Human Costs: Making The Command” featurette. (Lionsgate).
D-railed
(2019) Sci-fi superstar Lance Henriksen, Shae Smolik, Frank Lammers,
Carter Scott, Everette Wallin. Tonya Kay. A woman boards a train that
derails into a lake in the middle of the night. She, along with other
surviving passengers, find themselves trapped within the sinking
wreckage ... but what they discover beneath the surface is far more
terrifying as they fight to stay alive against a deadly predator
determined to kill them all. Formats: DVD, Digital. (Uncork'd
Entertainment).
The Girl in the Fog
(2017 -- Italy) Toni Servillo, Jean Reno, Galatea Ranzi. Based on the internationally acclaimed novel of the same name, the film follows the sudden disappearance of Anna Lou, a 16-year-old girl from a small mountain village in the Italian Alps. Called to investigate the mystery is the enigmatic Detective Vogel (Servillo), who soon realizes that this case is far from simple. Working against the clock and amidst an unprecedented media frenzy, Vogel must make use of his unconventional methods to uncover the truth, in a town where motives are obscure, facts are distorted – and everyone could be a suspect. Formats: DVD, VOD. (Icarus Films).
Girls of the Sun
(2018 -- France) Golshifteh Farahani, Emmanuelle Bercot, Zübeyde Bulut. The visceral and compelling film is based on a true story that reveals the strange and unexpected turns modern warfare can take. Somewhere in Iraqi Kurdistan, Bahar, commander of the all-female "Girls of the Sun" battalion, is preparing to liberate her hometown from the hands of ISIS extremists, hoping to find her son who is being held hostage. A French journalist, Mathilde, comes to cover the attack and bear witness to the story of these exceptional warriors. As their lives are turned upside down, the Girls of the Sun find themselves fighting for women, life and liberty. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, Digital. Extras: Q&A with director Eva Husson. (Cohen Media Group).
The Iron Orchard
(2018) Lane Garrison, Ali Cobrin, Austin Nichols, Lew Temple. The story of Jim McNeely (Garrison), a young man thrust into the vibrant and brutal West Texas oilfields in 1939. In a state gushing with oil and filled with ambition, McNeely settles into a small-town community that is slowly overcoming the trauma of the Great Depression. The formidable path before him is riddled with obstacles -- overbearing bosses who try to keep him down, powerful oilmen who are reluctant to invest in a fresh face, and women who see salvation in his charms -- but he finds a glimmer of hope with his first loves: new wife Lee Montgomery (Cobrin) and drilling for oil. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, Digital. Extras: Director/actor commentary. (Santa Rita Film Co).
The Night Sitter
(2018) Elyse DuFour, Jack Champion, Jermaine Rivers. A scheming con artist poses as an innocent babysitter to steal from a wealthy occult enthusiast. Just as the thief arrives to clean out the house, the home owner’s reclusive son stumbles upon one of his father’s artifacts and unwittingly summons a trio of witches known as The Three Mothers. As the playful, sadistic witches start picking people off, the humans form an unlikely bond and try to survive the night together. Formats: DVD, VOD. (Uncork’d Entertainment.).
Off Season
(2019) Jessica Cadden Osborne, Chance Kelly, Amanda Good Hennessey, Braedyn Clark, Sosie Bacon. A young woman takes work on a Martha's Vineyard farm and befriends the 10-year-old farmer's daughter only to discover present day horrors that stem from a dark past. Formats: DVD. (Indican Pictures).
The Outsider
(2019) Trace Adkins, John Foo, Sean Patrick Flanery, Danny Trejo. A gritty tale of revenge in a small Western boomtown. In search of the American dream, a railroad worker (Foo) finds himself on the wrong side of a lawless frontier. As the Marshall (Adkins) attempts to control his corrupt town, tragedy strikes sending the railroad worker on a path of retaliation. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, Digital. Extras: "A Look Inside The Outsider," "Outside the Law: Making The Outsider." (Cinedigm).
Plus One
(2019) Maya Erskine, Jack Quaid, Ed Begley, Jr., Beck Bennett, Rosalind Chao, Brianne Howey. Long-time friends Alice and Ben find themselves in that inevitable year that all late twentysomethings experience -- in which seemingly every person they know gets married —- and agree to be one another’s plus ones as they power through an endless parade of insufferable weddings. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: Deleted scenes, extended scenes. (RLJE Films).
Project Ithaca
(2018) James Gallanders, Deragh Campbell, Daniel Fathers. A malevolent alien species has been abducting humans for decades ... possibly centuries. Their endgame: to harvest enough human emotional energy to open a wormhole through which their spacecrafts can pass and conquer our world. To end this threat, the U.S. military initiates Project Ithaca, a top-secret plan to teleport a human-alien hybrid, SERA, aboard the “mother ship” to destroy it. SERA awakes inside the alien craft along with five others. Divided, they will die; only together, can they defeat the aliens and find a way home. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Lionsgate).
Sesame Street: Dance Party
(2018) Celebrities like Amy Ryan, Liev Schreiber, Maria Menounos, Naomi Watts, Nicole Kidman, Sutton Foster, Ne-Yo, Janelle Monae, and Wendy Williams join the Sesame Street gang to sing and dance. This special collection includes over two hours of content that will make your child want to move and groove. Little ones will love to see real kids dancing flamenco, doing an Irish stepdance, clapping out West African beats, and cha-cha-ing all over the place. Formats: DVD, Digital. (Sesame Workshop/Shout Kids).
Sex Trafficking In America
(2019) Frontline documentary tells the stories of young women coerced into prostitution -- and follows one police unit that’s committed to rooting it out. In the film, award-winning director Jezza Neumann and producer Lauren Mucciolo immerse themselves with the Phoenix police unit that’s tackling child sexual exploitation, offering an inside look at the lucrative industry through unique access to a series of undercover, high-stakes police operations. They also film with young women who have escaped the trade. What’s revealed is a crime that’s both hidden in plain sight and growing - due in part to social media, where traffickers often start to groom and recruit young women and girls. With extensive and intimate access to local law enforcement, prosecutors, service providers and the women themselves, the film shines a light on the hidden reality of sex trafficking in America. Formats: DVD, Digital. (PBS Distribution).
The Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music
(2019) Latest adventure in the animated "Swan Princess" franchise. Princess Odette is hosting a music competition to celebrate Princess Alise’s birthday - the winner will sing at her grand birthday ball. Prince Li of Cathay has entered, but his sister Princess Mei Li has stowed away on his ship to seek help from Odette and Derek for Chen, who has been cursed to live as a dragon. Lucas and Alise are reunited but Prince Li’s arrival makes Alise doubt her feelings. While Li and Lucas fight for Alise’s heart, Derek and Odette try to help Mei Li and Chen break the curse. Who will win the music festival and will Chen ever be free from his curse? Formats: DVD, Digital. Extras: Two new toe-tapping tunes from the film, behind-the-scenes featurette that explores how the world and characters of the film were brought to life. (Sony).
3 Lives
(2019 -- Germany) Mhairi Calvey, Anatole Taubman, Victor Alfieri. A woman on the run in the wilderness from ruthless kidnappers, three ex-soldiers, discovers her rescuer is the man jailed for attacking her 15 years earlier. Formats: DVD, Digital. (High Octane Pictures).
Tiger Milk
(2017 - Germany) Flora Thiemann, Emily Kusche, David Ali Rashed, Narges Rashidi, Emil Belton, August Carter. Best friends Nini and Jameelah are 14 years old. Summer has begun and Berlin is their playground. Sticky lipped and heavy-eyed from drinking tiger milk; a mix of passion fruit, milk, and brandy, they flirt and use their innocent charm for fun. This summer, it’s going to happen -- sex and true love with Nico and Lukas. But when Jameelah's family is threatened with deportation back to Iraq, the two girls realize that their friendship is more important than ever. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. (Altered Innocence).
Tom Lehrer: Live in Copenhagen
(1967) Tom Lehrer spent his brief, yet remarkable music career writing and performing brilliant satirical songs that entertained and enlightened millions. Biting, intelligent, and socially conscious, his songs were accessible and intimate commentaries on society and politics in the 1950s and 60s. “Tom Lehrer: Live in Copenhagen,” originally filmed for Danish television in September 1967, captures a rare concert recording and features many of his best-known songs, including: “I Wanna Go Back To Dixie,” “MLF Lullaby,” “We Will All Go Together When We Go,” “When You Are Old And Gray,” “I Hold Your Hand In Mine,” “Send The Marines,” “The Irish Ballad,” “The Elements,” “Smut,” “The Hunting Song,” “My Home Town,” “Who's Next,” “Poisoning Pigeons In The Park,” “National Brotherhood Week,” “Wernher Von Braun,” and “The Vatican Rag.”Formats: DVD, Digital. (PBS Distribution).
Wicked Witches
(2019) Duncan Casey, Justin Marosa, Samantha Schnitzler. After being thrown out of his home by his wife for being promiscuous, Mark finds himself back at Dumpling Farm, a place of youthful memories and parties, but things aren't quite right. His old buddy Ian, who has never left the place, is possessed by a group of demonic, flesh eating Witches. Using Ian and his farm, these beautiful Witches trap Mark and his friends to consume their souls. Formats: DVD, Digital. (Midnight Releasing). Due August 9.
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
(2019) American Experience documentary from award-winning filmmaker Barak Goodman that revisits the 1969 Woodstock concert for its 50th Anniversary. In August 1969, half a million young people from all walks of life journeyed from every corner of the country to a dairy farm in upstate New York for a concert unprecedented in scope and influence. The film examines the tumultuous decade that led to those three historic days — years that saw the nation deeply divided by Vietnam and racial, generational and sexual politics — through the voices of those who were present for the event that would become the defining moment of the counterculture revolution. Focusing on individuals that were at the concert including concert goers, security guards, performers, and local residents, “Woodstock” expands our understanding of the event as not only an unparalleled musical milestone, but a once-in-a-century cultural phenomena that served as a coda to the sixties and a harbinger of the decades to come. Formats: DVD, Digital. (PBS Distribution).
Pokemon Detective Pikachu
The story begins when ace detective Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry’s former Pokemon partner, Detective Pikachu: a wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth who is a puzzlement even to himself. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to communicate with one another, Tim and Pikachu join forces on an adventure to unravel the tangled mystery. Chasing clues together through the neon-lit streets of Ryme City -- a sprawling, modern metropolis where humans and Pokemon live side by side in a hyper-realistic live-action world -- they encounter a diverse cast of Pokemon characters and uncover a shocking plot that could destroy this peaceful co-existence and threaten the whole Pokemon universe. Based on the 2016 video game.
Vitals: Director: Rob Letterman. Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Suki Waterhouse, Bill Nighy, Rita Ora, Chris Geere, Ken Watanabe.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 100 min., Action Adventure, Box office gross: $143.531 million, Warner.
Extras: "Detective Mode," deleted scenes, "My Pokemon Adventure," "Creating the World of Detective Pikachu: Welcome to Ryme City," "Creating the World of Detective Pikachu: Uncovering the Magic," "Creating the World of Detective Pikachu: Action," "Creating the World of Detective Pikachu: Colorful Characters," "Creating the World of Detective Pikachu: Bringing Pokemon to Life," "Mr. Mime's Audio Commentary," "Ryan Reynolds- Outside the Actor’s Studio," "Carry On" by Rita Ora & Kygo.
The Curse of La Llorona
The timeless Hispanic legend comes to terrifying life. La Llorona. The Weeping Woman. A horrifying apparition, caught between Heaven and Hell, trapped in a terrible fate sealed by her own hand. The mere mention of her name has struck terror around the world for generations. In life, she drowned her children in a jealous rage, throwing herself in the churning river after them as she wept in pain. Now her tears are eternal. They are lethal, and those who hear her death call in the night are doomed. La Llorona creeps in the shadows and preys on the children, desperate to replace her own. As the centuries have passed, her desire has grown more voracious ... and her methods more terrifying. In 1970s Los Angeles, La Llorona is stalking the night—and the children. Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and her own small kids are soon drawn into a frightening supernatural realm. Their only hope to survive La Llorona's deadly wrath may be a disillusioned priest and the mysticism he practices to keep evil at bay, on the fringes where fear and faith collide.
Vitals: Director: Michael Chaves. Stars: Linda Cardellini, Patricia Velasquez, Raymond Cruz, Sean Patrick Thomas, Marisol Ramirez, Madeleine McGraw.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: R, 93 min., Horror, Box office gross: $54.733 million, Warner.
Extras: "The Myth of La Llorona," "Behind the Curse," "The Making of a Movie Monster," deleted scenes, storyboards.
Poms
Comedy about Martha (Diane Keaton), a woman who moves into a retirement community and starts a cheerleading squad with her fellow residents, Sheryl (Jacki Weaver), Olive (Pam Grier) and Alice (Rhea Perlman), proving that it's never too late to follow your dreams.
Vitals: Director: Zara Hayes. Stars: Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver, Pam Grier, Celia Weston, Phyllis Somerville, Charlie Tahan, Bruce McGill, Rhea Perlman.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 91 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $13.631 million, Universal.
Tolkien
From legendary halls of Oxford to the grim and bloody trenches of World War I, this biopic explores the early years of J.R.R Tolkien (Nicholas Hoult) and the relationships that defined the legendary author he would become. Chronicling his romance with Edith Brant (Lily Collins), as well as the various members of the Tea Club, Barrovian Society, Tolkien slowly grows from a shy and bookish young man into one of history’s most beloved writers -- seasoned by life, and everything that comes with it.
Vitals: Director: Dome Karukoski. Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 111 min., Bio-drama, Box office gross: $4.535 million, Fox.
Extras: Deleted scenes, "First Look," gallery, audio commentary by director Dome Karukoski.
The Souvenir
In this lush, dreamlike story of young adulthood and first love, a shy but ambitious film student (Honor Swinton Byrne) begins to find her voice as an artist while navigating a turbulent courtship with a charismatic but untrustworthy man (Tom Burke). She defies her protective mother (Tilda Swinton) and concerned friends as she slips deeper and deeper into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship that comes dangerously close to destroying her dreams.
Vitals: Director: Joanna Hogg. Stars: Honor Swinton Byrne, Tom Burke, Tilda Swinton.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: R, 120 min., Drama, Box office gross: $.912 million, Lionsgate.
Extras: Commentary with writer-director Joanna Hogg, “Making of The Souvenir” featurette.
Alice, Sweet Alice
(1976) Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Paula E. Sheppard. A young Brooke Shields meets an untimely end in this religious-themed proto slasher par excellence from director Alfred Sole. On the day of her first communion, young Karen (Shields) is savagely murdered by an unknown assailant in a yellow rain mac and creepy translucent mask. But the nightmare is far from over -- as the knife-wielding maniac strikes again and again, Karen's bereaved parents are forced to confront the possibility that Karen's wayward sister Alice might be the one behind the mask. Bearing influences from the likes of Hitchcock, the then-booming Italian giallo film and more specifically, Nicolas Roeg's "Don't Look Now," "Alice, Sweet Alice" is an absolutely essential -- if often overlooked -- entry in the canon of 1970s American horror. Brand new 2K restoration of the theatrical version from the original camera negative. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: New audio commentary with Richard Harland Smith; archival audio commentary with co-writer/director Alfred Sole and editor Edward Salier; "First Communion: Alfred Sole Remembers Alice, Sweet Alice"; "In the Name of the Father" new interview with actor Niles McMaster; "Sweet Memories": filmmaker Dante Tomaselli, cousin of Alfred Sole, discusses his longtime connection to the film; "Lost Childhood: The Locations of Alice, Sweet Alice"; alternate "Holy Terror" television cut; deleted scene; alternate opening titles; trailer and TV spot; original screenplay; image gallery. (Arrow Video/MVD Entertainment).
An Angel at My Table
(1990) "With An Angel at My Table," Academy Award-winning filmmaker Jane Campion brought to the screen the harrowing autobiography of Janet Frame, New Zealand's most distinguished author. Three actors in turn take on the lead role (including Kerry Fox in a marvelous performance as the adult Frame), as the film describes a journey from an impoverished childhood marked by tragedy to a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia resulting in electroshock therapy and a narrowly escaped lobotomy to, finally, international literary fame. Unobtrusively capturing the beauty and power of the New Zealand landscape while maintaining the film's focus on the figure at its center, Campion broke new ground for female filmmakers everywhere and earned a sweep of her country's film awards, along with the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.
Formats: Blu-ray Disc with high-definition digital restoration, supervised by director of photography Stuart Dryburgh and approved by director Jane Campion, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Extras: Audio commentary featuring Campion, Dryburgh, and actor Kerry Fox; short documentary from 2002 about the making of the film; six deleted scenes; audio interview with author Janet Frame from 1983; trailer; stills gallery; an essay by film critic Amy Taubin and excerpts from Frame's autobiography, on which Campion based her film. (The Criterion Collection).
The Best of The Carol Burnett Show: 50th Anniversary Edition
(1967-78) Twenty-one disc set with 60 hand-picked episodes covering every one of the 11 seasons. Includes "The Best of The Carol Burnett Show" (10 discs), "11 Years, Together Again" (10 discs) and "The Final Show" (March 29, 1978) (1 disc). Guest stars include Lucille Ball, Sammy Davis Jr., Phyllis Diller, Ella Fitzgerald, Rita Hayworth, Rock Hudson, Steve Lawrence, Bob Newhart, Bernadette Peters, Carl Reiner, Burt Reynolds, Don Rickles, Neil Sedaka, Lily Tomlin, Mel Tormé, Flip Wilson, Jim Nabors, Soupy Sales, Cass Elliot, Ben Vereen, Ray Charles, Andy Griffith, Chita Rivera and more. Formats: DVD. Extras: Exclusive interviews with Carol, Vicki Lawrence, Tim, Alan Alda, Julie Andrews, Carol Channing, Steve Lawrence, Don Rickles, and more; a cast reunion and backstage tour of Studio 33; never-before-seen outtakes including Harvey Korman as Mother Marcus; newly produced featurettes including "11 Years of Laughter," "11 Years of Style" and "The End of 11 Years: Saying So Long." (Time Life).
The Curse of La Llorona
(2019) Linda Cardellini, Patricia Velasquez, Raymond Cruz, Sean Patrick Thomas, Marisol Ramirez, Madeleine McGraw. The timeless Hispanic legend comes to terrifying life. She is The Weeping Woman and those who hear her death call in the night are doomed. She creeps in the shadows and preys on the children, desperate to replace her own. In 1970s Los Angeles, La Llorona is stalking the night -- and the children. Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and her own small kids are soon drawn into a frightening supernatural realm. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: "The Myth of La Llorona," "Behind the Curse," "The Making of a Movie Monster," deleted scenes, storyboards. (Warner).
How Long Will I Love U
(2018 -- China) Jia Ying Lei, Li Ya Tong. Romantic comedy about a man and a woman living in the same apartment nearly 20 years apart who wake one day to find their timelines have merged. Now they’re stuck with one another, unless they can work together long enough to find a way back to their normal lives... if destiny will allow it.
Formats: Blu-ray, Digital. (Well Go USA).
The Jungle Bunch
(2017 -- France) Animated family feature. Maurice may look like a penguin -- but he's a real tiger inside. Raised by a tigress, he's the clumsiest Kung-Fu master ever. Along with his friends, The Jungle Bunch, he intends to maintain order and justice in the jungle, as his mother did before him. But when Igor, an evil koala, wants to destroy the jungle once and for all with the help of his army of silly baboons, Maurice faces his biggest challenge yet. Formats: DVD, Digital. (Shout! Kids).
Penguin Highway
(2018 -- Japan) Winner of a 42nd Japan Academy Award for Excellent Animation of the Year. Budding genius Aoyama is only in the 4th grade, but already lives his life like a scientist. When penguins start appearing in his sleepy suburb, hundreds of miles from the sea, Aoyama vows to solve the mystery. When he discovers that the arrival of the penguins is somehow related to a mysterious young woman from his dentist’s office, they team up for an unforgettable summer adventure. Based on the best-selling Japanese science fiction novel written by Tomihiko Morimi ("The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl"), "Penguin Highway" has also had its novel released in the US this year. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, Digital. Extras: Director Hiroyasu Ishida interview, author Tomihiko Morimi interview, director Ishida past works promo video, "Good Night" promo video. (Eleven Arts/Shout! Factory).
Pokemon Detective Pikachu
(2019) Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Suki Waterhouse, Bill Nighy, Rita Ora, Chris Geere, Ken Watanabe. Ace detective Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son, Tim, to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry's former Pokémon partner, wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth Detective Pikachu. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to work together, as Tim is the only human who can talk with Pikachu, they join forces to unravel the tangled mystery. Based on the 2016 video game. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: "Detective Mode," deleted scenes, "My Pokemon Adventure," "Creating the World of Detective Pikachu: Welcome to Ryme City," "Creating the World of Detective Pikachu: Uncovering the Magic," "Creating the World of Detective Pikachu: Action," "Creating the World of Detective Pikachu: Colorful Characters," "Creating the World of Detective Pikachu: Bringing Pokemon to Life," "Mr. Mime's Audio Commentary," "Ryan Reynolds- Outside the Actor’s Studio," "Carry On" by Rita Ora & Kygo. (Warner).
Poms
(2019) Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver, Pam Grier, Celia Weston, Phyllis Somerville, Charlie Tahan, Bruce McGill, Rhea Perlman Uplifting comedy about a woman who forms a cheerleading squad at a retirement community. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital. (Universal).
The Souvenir
(2019) Honor Swinton Byrne, Tom Burke, Tilda Swinton. A young film student in the early 80s becomes romantically involved with a complicated and untrustworthy man. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. Extras: Commentary with writer-director Joanna Hogg, “Making of The Souvenir” featurette. (Lionsgate).
Tolkien
(2019) Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney. The formative years of the orphaned author J.R.R. Tolkien as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: Deleted scenes, "First Look," gallery, audio commentary by director Dome Karukoski. (Fox).
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