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September 3
The Dead Don't Die: A quiet town finds itself under attack from the undead with the greatest zombie cast ever disassembled in this black comedy from director Jim Jarmusch (DVD, Blu-ray release: September 10)
Debunkers Inc.: "Stranger Things" meets "Scooby-Doo" in this family-friendly high school murder mystery. The Debunkers are a band of amateur detectives, who will do anything to become heroes (and make a buck while they’re at it). The hero’s code names are Link, Snake and Dr. Mario — named after their favorite video game characters. (Digital only)
The Fall of the American Empire: Crime caper from Academy Award winner Denys Arcand about a deliveryman with a PhD in philosophy who gets caught up in a mob robbery gone wrong. (Digital, VOD only)
Gags the Clown: A small city in Wisconsin is terrorized by a mysterious clown who roams the streets late at night with nothing more than a handful of black balloons. The police try to maintain order in a city that has gone clown crazy and a conservative podcast host vows to put a stop to the clown known as Gags while broadcasting his “clown hunt” on social media for the world to see. (VOD only)
Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island: Scooby-Doo and his pals taking a much-deserved vacation to a tropical island but instead of getting rest and relaxation, however, they find themselves wrapped up in one of their biggest mysteries yet when their hotel is attacked by zombies. (DVD release: October 1)
Squadron 303: The Battle of Britain: Based on Arkady Fiedler's bestseller, Squadron 303 relates the true story of the Polish pilots who were heroes in the Battle of Britain. (Digital, VOD only)
X-Men: Dark Phoenix: During a rescue mission in space, Jean Grey s transformed into the infinitely powerful and dangerous DARK PHOENIX. As she spirals out of control, the X-Men must unite to face their most devastating enemy yet -- one of their own. (DVD, Blu-ray release: September 17)
September 6
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes: Explores the vision behind the iconic American jazz record label through current recording sessions, rare archives, and conversations with iconic Blue Note artists as well as current label President Don Was. (DVD, Blu-ray release: Day & date)
Dauntless: The Battle of Midway: Judd Nelson and C. Thomas Howell star in a powerful tale of survival and hope under the shadow of war. (Digital, VOD only)
Bull: Season Three
(2018-19) Five-disc set with all 22 episodes of the drama series inspired by the
early career of talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw. The show follows the brilliant, brash and
Canal Street
(2019) Bryshere Y. Gray, Mykelti Williamson, Mekhi Phifer, Kevin Quinn, Woody McClain, Lance Reddick. After being arrested for the murder of a white classmate, a young black man's father fights in court for his son's vindication. Against all odds, they embrace their undying trust in each other and find faith in God. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. Extras:
"Canal Street: Behind-the-Scenes" featurette, "The Women of Canal Street," "The Men of Canal Street," "Behind the Music of Canal Street." (Cinedigm).
Darlin'
(2019) Lauryn Canny, Bryan Batt, Pollyanna McIntosh. Found at a Catholic hospital filthy and ferocious, feral teenager Darlin' is whisked off to a care home run by The Bishop and his obedient nuns where she is to be tamed into a "good girl." However, Darlin' holds a secret darker than the "sins" she is threatened with, and she is not traveling alone. The Woman (McIntosh), equally fierce and feral, who raised her is ever present and is determined to come for her no matter who tries to stand in her way. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. (Dark Sky Films).
Dragon Kingdom
(2018) Ross O'Hennessy, Ben Loyd-Holmes, Rebecca Dyson-Smith, Zara Phythian, Jessica-Jane Stafford, Jemma Moore. To save their Kingdom from the Dark Lord's army, a mighty and courageous legion of warriors must travel through the forbidden lands fighting the fearsome fire breathing monsters of The Dark Kingdom, a land that swallows all who enter, in order to rescue their King. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Uncork'd Entertainment).
Ghosts of Attica
(2001) Attica. Like Watergate and Vietnam, it is an icon of recent history. Gov. Rockefeller's brutal re-taking of the prison -- a nine-minute, 1600-bullet assault that took the lives of 29 inmates and 10 guards held hostage -- put an end to the four-day rebellion. But the struggles for justice, by both prisoners and guards, endured for three decades. Eventually inmates wrested a historic $12-million settlement from the state, and that bittersweet victory spurred a new round of agitation by guards and their survivors. This documentary offers a definitive account of America's most violent prison rebellion, its suppression, and the days of torture that ensued-using exclusive, just-released images, documents, and interviews.
Formats: DVD. Extras: Includes archival footage and recordings. (Icarus Films).
Into the Ashes
(2019) Luke Grimes, Robert Taylor, Frank Grillo, James Badge Dale. With an honest job and a loving wife, Nick Brenner believed he had safely escaped his violent, criminal history. But his old crew hasn’t forgotten about him or the money he stole, and when they take what Nick now values the most – his wife – he has nothing left to lose. Confronted by the town sheriff, who is also his father-in-law, Nick must decide if he will stay on his new path or indulge in his need for revenge and force his enemies to pay for what they have done.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: "Building the Fire: The Making of "Into the Ashes," "Shooting the South: On Location." (RLJE Films).
Scooby-Doo, Where are You!: The Complete Series Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Mystery Mansion
Packaged in a limited edition collectible mystery mansion giftset that includes all 41 episodes of the original series, "Scooby-Doo! Where are You!," released on Blu-ray for the first time, as well as a Digital Copy of the series. Includes an exclusive Scooby-Doo Funko keychain, and a mini Scooby-Doo Encyclopedia. Formats: Blu-ray, Digital. Extras: New: "My Life with Scooby – Frank Welker’s Animated Journey" (Frank Welker is the only voice actor to work on Scooby-Doo in its many incarnations, since the very first series debuted in 1969); "A Scooby-Doo for Everyone" featurette; "50 Years of Scooby Snacks" featurette; "Scooby-Doo and the Lost City of Gold" trailer; Vintage: "Scooby-Doo’s Ultimate Fans: Hail the Gang’s Followers and Memorabilia Collectors"; "Get the Picture: How to draw Scooby-Doo and the Gang"; "Funky Fashion;" "America Loves Scooby-Doo" music video; "Scooby-Doo Street Smarts": Favorite cases of Scooby-Doo fans; "Take the Scooby-Doo Challenge"; "Hanna-Barbera: From H to B" featurette about the studio’s artists and animators; "Scooby-Doo The Whole World Loves You!" featurette; "The Eerie Mystery of the Scooby-Doo History" featurette talks about the beginnings of Scooby-Doo and how the show came to exist from the point of view of the executives and creative team behind the show; "The Scooby-Doo Gang: In Their Own Words." (Warner).
The Third Wife
(2018 -- Vietnam) In 19th century rural Vietnam, 14-year-old May becomes the third wife of wealthy landowner Hung. Soon she learns that she can only gain status by asserting herself as a woman who can give birth to a male child. May's hope to change her status turns into a real and tantalizing possibility when she gets pregnant. However, her path is fraught with danger when May starts to develop an attraction for Xuan, the second wife. As she observes the unfolding tragedy of forbidden love and its devastating consequences, she must make a choice: to either carry on in silence and safety, or forge a way towards personal freedom.
Formats: DVD, Digital. Extras: Bonus short film: "Grasshopper" (directed by Ash Mayfair, Vietnam: A young girl saves a pig's life and incidentally changes her own; director Ash Mayfair audio commentary; NYAFF Chat -- Interview with director Ash Mayfair. (Film Movement).
Young Sheldon: The Complete Second Season
(2018) Two-disc set with all 22 episodes from the top-rated prequel to "The Big Bang Theory." Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, Digital. (Warner).
Men in Black: International
The Men in Black have expanded to cover the globe but so have the villains of the universe. To keep everyone safe, decorated Agent H and determined rookie M join forces -- an unlikely pairing that just might work. When aliens that can take the form of any human arrive on Earth, H and M embark on a globe-trotting adventure to save the agency -- and ultimately the world -- from their mischievous plans. And they must tackle a mole in the Men in Black organization.
Vitals: Director: F. Gary Gray. Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Kumail Nanjiani, Rebecca Ferguson, Rafe Spall, Les Twins: Laurent Bourgeois & Larry Bourgeois, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 114 min., Action Adventure, Box office gross: $79.289 million, Sony.
Extras: Gag Reel; “New Recruits, Classic Suits” cast featurette; “Let's Do This! Inside the Action & Stunts”; “Look Right Here: Gadgets, Weapons, & Rides”; “Expanding the Universe of MIB” featurette with international locations, aliens and more as the universe expands; “Frank & Pawny's Peanut Gallery”; “Les Twins Leave It on the Floor”: dance sensations Les Twins show off their signature style and how they devised their alien moves; “In Case You've Been Neuralyzed: MIB Recap” rapid-fire recap of the MIB franchise; “The MIB Meet the NBA.” Blu-ray adds Deleted scenes; “Alien-cestry.com”: Everyone has a little alien in them. Trace your roots with Alien-cestry.com; “Neuralyzer: Like It Never Even Happened”: As NOT seen on Alien TV, order now to get your very own Neuralyzer and erase life’s embarrassing moments like a pro.
Booksmart
In this fresh, unfiltered modern comedy, best friends and academic overachievers Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) and Molly (Beanie Feldstein) realize they’ve missed out on pretty much all fun during high school. So, on the eve of graduation, they decide to make up for lost time with one wild adventure in this coming-of-age story about the meaningful bonds we create. Olivia Wilde's directorial debut.
Vitals: Director: Olivia Wilde. Stars: Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte and Jason Sudeikis.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: R, 102 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $22.680 million, Fox.
Extras: Audio commentary by Olivia Wilde, "Booksmart: The Next Best High School Comedy,” "Pliés and Jazz Hands: The Dance Fantasy," "Dressing Booksmart," deleted scenes, gallery.
Ma
Sue Ann (Octavia Spencer) is a lonely woman who keeps to herself in a quiet Ohio town. When local teenager Maggie (Diana Silvers) asks Sue Ann to buy booze for her group of friends, she decides to make some new friends of her own and offers her basement for the kids to party. They just have to follow a few simple house rules: Someone has to stay sober, don’t curse, never go upstairs and call her “Ma.” As Ma’s hospitality curdles into obsession, her place goes from the best place in town to the worst place on earth.
Vitals: Director: Tate Taylor. Stars: Octavia Spencer, Juliette Lewis, Diana Silvers, Corey Fogelmanis and Luke Evans.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: R, 99 min., Horror Thriller, Box office gross: $43.315 million, Universal.
Extras: Alternate ending; "Creating Sue Ann" look at the character of Sue Ann, and how trauma from people’s past can manifest itself later in life; "Party at Ma’s" behind-the-scenes featurette; deleted scenes, theatrical trailer.
Booksmart
(2019) Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte and Jason Sudeikis. On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night. Olivia Wilde's directorial debut.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray VOD, Digital. Extras: Audio commentary by Olivia Wilde, "Booksmart: The Next Best High School Comedy,” "Pliés and Jazz Hands: The Dance Fantasy," "Dressing Booksmart," deleted scenes, gallery. (Fox).
charming Dr. Bull, the ultimate puppet master, as he combines psychology, human intuition and high-tech data to learn what makes jurors, attorneys, witnesses and the accused tick. Bull employs an enviable team of experts at Trial Analysis Corporation to shape successful narratives down to the very last detail. His personal life proves harder to manage as he tries to live a healthier lifestyle following a heart attack and learns he is expecting a child with his ex-wife. Season Three picks up as Bull returns to work following his' heart attack. Now, he must work with his team at TAC to help defend an insurance company that is being sued by a young mother who was denied coverage for a liver transplant.
Formats: DVD. Extras: "Bull Session: A Look at Season 3" featurette, "MacKenzie Meehan: Taylor Made" featurette, "Something About New York" location featurette, deleted/extended scenes. (CBS/Paramount).
CMA Awards Live: Greatest Moments 1968-2015
Ten-disc set packed with 127 Classics from a Country Music Who's Who. For 50 years, the CMA Awards have spotlighted the genre's top performers, capturing the songs and artists who've long provided a soundtrack for our lives. In addition to the yearly accolades presented to the biggest stars in country music, the program is famous for historic performances and collaborations - many of which are the first time legendary songs were featured on television.
This set features performances from many of the premiere artists in the genre who've helped to shape the history of country music - Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, Barbara Mandrell, Buck Owens and Kenny Rogers as well as artists who've nurtured the sound over the past decade and taken the music to new heights, like Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban. Across the 10 packed discs, home audiences will discover a who's who of country artists, which also includes Alabama, Brooks & Dunn, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton, Charley Pride, Rascal Flatts, George Strait, Randy Travis, Tanya Tucker, Trisha Yearwood, Dwight Yoakam, and dozens more. Formats: DVD. Extras: Newly produced bonus interviews with country legends including Charley Pride, Kenny Rogers, Naomi Judd, Ronnie Milsap and more. Plus CMA bonus features with Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Vince Gill, George Strait, Carrie Underwood and many other country music stars; 44-page memory book including show photos, a history of the CMA Awards, plus a year-by-year guide to 50 years of Award winners. (Time Life).
Fists in the Pocket
(1965 -- Italy) Tormented by twisted desires, a young man takes drastic measures to rid his grotesquely dysfunctional family of its various afflictions, in this astonishing debut from Marco Bellocchio. Characterized by a coolly assured style, shocking perversity, and savage gallows humor, "Fists in the Pocket" was a gleaming ice pick in the eye of bourgeois family values and Catholic morality, a truly unique work that continues to rank as one of the great achievements of Italian cinema. Formats: Blu-ray Disc with new 4K digital restoration, approved by director Marco Bellocchio, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Extras: Interviews from 2005 with Bellocchio, actors Lou Castel and Paola Pitagora, editor Silvano Agosti, critic Tullio Kezich, and filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci; new interview with scholar Stefano Albertini; trailer; an essay by film critic Deborah Young. (The Criterion Collection).
Ma
(2019) Octavia Spencer, Juliette Lewis, Diana Silvers, Corey Fogelmanis and Luke Evans. A lonely woman (Spencer) befriends a group of teenagers and decides to let them party at her house. Just when the kids think their luck couldn't get any better, things start happening that make them question the intention of their crazy host. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: Alternate ending; "Creating Sue Ann" look at the character of Sue Ann, and how trauma from people’s past can manifest itself later in life; "Party at Ma’s" behind-the-scenes featurette; deleted scenes; theatrical trailer. (Universal).
their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: Gag Reel; “New Recruits, Classic Suits” cast featurette; “Let's Do This! Inside the Action & Stunts”; “Look Right Here: Gadgets, Weapons, & Rides”; “Expanding the Universe of MIB” featurette with international locations, aliens and more as the universe expands; “Frank & Pawny's Peanut Gallery”; “Les Twins Leave It on the Floor”: dance sensations Les Twins show off their signature style and how they devised their alien moves; “In Case You've Been Neuralyzed: MIB Recap” rapid-fire recap of the MIB franchise; “The MIB Meet the NBA.” Blu-ray adds Deleted scenes; “Alien-cestry.com”: Everyone has a little alien in them. Trace your roots with Alien-cestry.com; “Neuralyzer: Like It Never Even Happened”: As NOT seen on Alien TV, order now to get your very own Neuralyzer and erase life’s embarrassing moments like a pro. (Sony).
NCIS: The Sixteenth Season
(2018-19) Six-disc set with all 24 episodes. NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon), a former Marine gunnery sergeant whose skills as an investigator are unmatched, leads this troupe of colorful special agents who investigate all crimes -- from murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines -- with Navy or Marine Corps ties. The latest season continues one month after Director Leon Vance is kidnapped by a terrorist who tortured Special Agent Sloane years ago in Afghanistan. Now, Special Agent Leroy Gibbs assumes his role as Acting Director while the team searches to locate their missing leader.
Formats: DVD. Extras: "Best Kept Secrets" (deleted scene); "NCIS Season 16: Rules of Engagement" in which the producers and cast take fans on a journey through the season and discuss major story arcs, the roles of each character and their involvement in the long running television success; "Welcome to the Team, Kasie Hines" featurette; "NCIS Season 16: The Conversation" cast and crew in-depth discussion about the show. (CBS/Paramount).
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