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OnVideo's Weekly Guide to Home Video Releases
Ice on Fire: An eye-opening documentary that focuses on many never-before-seen solutions designed to slow down our escalating environmental crisis, goes beyond the current climate change narrative and offers hope that we can actually stave off the worst effects of global warming. (Digital only)
Wig: Features footage of the present drag scene and performances from the 80s and 90s to celebrate the early days of New York drag culture, and those personalities and performances that contribute to today’s understanding of queerness, art and identity. (Digital only)
GKIDS to Release Studio Ghibli Library on Digital for the First Time
Joker: Forever alone in a crowd, Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) longs for any light to shine on him. Trying his hand as a stand-up comic, he finds the joke always seems to be on him. Caught in a cyclical existence between apathy and cruelty and, ultimately, betrayal, Arthur makes one bad decision after another that brings about a chain reaction of escalating events. (DVD, Blu-ray release: January 7)
Lucy in the Sky: Natalie Portman and Jon Hamm star in this captivating drama inspired by true events ripped from the headlines. After star astronaut Lucy Cola (Portman) earns a coveted spot on a NASA mission, she’s moved by the transcendence of being in space. But when she returns to Earth, her everyday life feels too small. Soon, she engages in a reckless love triangle that threatens her career and her sanity. (Digital only)
Where’s My Roy Cohn?: Roy Cohn personified the dark arts of American politics, turning empty vessels into dangerous demagogues - from Joseph McCarthy to his final project, Donald J. Trump. This thriller-like exposé connects the dots, revealing how a deeply troubled master manipulator shaped our current American nightmare. (DVD, Blu-ray release: Day & date)
Gemini Man: Will Smith stars as retired hitman Henry Brogan, forced on the run by a young, highly skilled operative -- a clone of his younger self -- who will stop at nothing to eliminate his target. (DVD, Blu-ray release: January 14)
Acceleration
(2019) Sean Patrick Flanery, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Liddell, Natalie Burn, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, Danny Trejo. Actioner follows skilled getaway driver Rhona (Burn) across Los Angeles on her one-night quest to complete a list of five dangerous assignments to save her kidnapped son from her former boss, the ruthless crime lord Vladik (Lundgren). The tic-tock of the clock goes by faster and faster as Rhona struggles to deal with the violent and depraved delinquents she must eliminate to save her son's life. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD. (Cinedigm).
Avenging Angelo/Shade (Sylvester Stallone Double Feature)
AVENGING ANGELO (2002): Action superstar Sylvester Stallone stars as Frankie Delano, a tough as nails bodyguard, protecting a mafia kingpin's (Anthony Quinn) daughter (Madeleine Stowe) from
Arise From Darkness
(2016) Zachary Laoutides, Mónica Esmeralda León, Samuel Younan, Mark Galilea Mendoza. Based on the early events of psychic Lazaro Ruben Torres, clinically declared dead five times. In the process of trying to reconnect with his daughter, Lazaro discovers the man who killed her. Formats: DVD. (Indiecan Pictures).
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground
(2018) Made when she was just 18 years old, Barbara Rubin's art-porn masterpiece "Christmas On Earth" (1963-65) shocked NYC's experimental film scene and inspired NYC's thriving underground. For the next four years her filmmaking and irrepressible energy helped shatter artistic and
Bernie the Dolphin 2
(2019) Lola Sultan, Logan Allen, Kevin Sorbo, Patrick Muldoon. Kevin and Holly are thrilled that their dolphin friend Bernie has come back to the harbor. But so has their old enemy Winston, who’s just gotten out of prison. As the kids have fun with playful dolphin Rascal and sassy parrot Mango, Winston is forced by his old partner to help kidnap the talented Bernie. Can Kevin and Holly uncover the scheme and save their splashy friend before it’s too late? Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Lionsgate).
Beverly Hills Cop 3-Movie Collection 4K Ultra HD
"Beverly Hills Cop," "Beverly Hills Cop II" and "Beverly Hills Cop III," newly remastered. Celebrating its 35th anniversary, the action-comedy Classic "Beverly Hills Cop" follows the one-and-only Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy), a street-smart cop from Detroit. Tracking down his best friend's killer in Beverly Hills, Axel smashes through the local barriers in a hilarious, high-speed pursuit of justice. Formats: 4K Ultra HD. A 3-Movie Blu-ray Collection will be available January 14, 2020. Extras: Two never-before-seen deleted scenes; four new behind-the-scenes featurettes incorporating vintage 1984 interviews; an isolated audio track of the original score by Harold Faltermeyer; “BHC Mixtape ‘84”, which allows viewers to go directly to the scenes featuring the hit songs “The Heat Is On,” “Neutron Dance,” “New Attitude,” “Stir It Up,” “Do You Really,” and “Nasty Girl.” Vintage extras: Commentary by director Martin Brest, "Beverly Hills Cop—The Phenomenon Begins," "A Glimpse Inside the Casting Process," "The Music of Beverly Hills Cop," location map, theatrical trailer. (Paramount).
Crypsis
(2019) Paul Anthony Rogers, Michael Armata, Anthony Hoang, Jordan Mitchell-Love, Eddie Nason. A group of friends make a bet to survive on an island. Unbeknownst to them, a mysterious old creature begins hunting them throughout the night. What began as an innocent bet quickly turns into a fight for survival and, as night falls, this becomes a fight to the death that no one had anticipated. Formats: DVD, VOD. (Uncork'd Entertainment).
A Feast of Man
(2017) Laurence Joseph Bond, Jesse Rudoy, Chris Shields, Katey Parker, Frank Mosley. When Gallagher, a wealthy and eccentric New York playboy prone to mischief dies unexpectedly, his closest socialite friends -- Dickie, Wolf, Judy, and Judy's fiancé, Ted -- are summoned to the late aristocrat's country home for a viewing of his video will. Only things don't go quite as
Fuller House: The Complete Fourth Season
(2018) Two-disc set with all 13 episodes. The continuation of the ‘90s ABC series "Full House" in which eldest daughter D.J. Tanner (Candace Cameron Bure) is now a veterinarian and recently widowed mother trying to raise three boys on her own. She's joined by her sister Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) and best friend Kimmy Gibbler (Andrea Barber) and Kimmy’s teenage daughter Ramona (Soni Bringas), who move in to lend their support and help raise D.J.’s kids. Additional members from the Full House original cast make guest appearances throughout the series. Formats: DVD, Digital. (Warner).
Gags the Clown
(2018) Lauren Ashley Carter, Tracey Perez, Evan Gamble, Aaron Christensen. Inspired by the viral media frenzy and worldwide phenomenon of "clown roaming." 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 local news stations scramble to break the story on who he is and what he wants while a group of high schoolers see the clown’s arrival as an excuse to create a little trouble themselves. 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. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: Original 2016 short film, gag(s) reel, featurette, and more. (Doppelgänger Releasing/Bloody Disgusting).
Overcomer
(2018) Alex Kendrick, Ben Davies, Priscilla C. Shirer, Shari Rigby, Elizabeth Becka, Holly A. Morris, Kendrick Cross. An inspirational, edge-of-your-seat experience in the family-friendly sports drama. Life changes overnight for coach John Harrison (Kendrick) after he loses his basketball team and is challenged by the school’s principal, Olivia (Shirer), to coach a new sport he doesn’t know or like. As John questions his own worth, he dares to help the least likely runner take on the biggest race of the year. Filled with a powerful mix of faith, humor and heart. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, VOD, Digital. Extras: Audio commentary with director Alex Kendrick and producer Stephen Kendrick; Bloopers & Outtakes; additional scenes; "The Making of Overcomer"; "The Theme of Identity"; "The Power of Forgiveness"; “Overcomer” (lip sync music video) featuring Mandisa; "Overcomer in 60 Seconds" quick fun film recap; "Overcomer" resources video. Blu-ray adds "The Heart of Overcomer"; "Creating the Opening Drone Shot"; "Working with the Kendricks"; "Looks Behind-the-Scenes of: Editing, Composing, Coloring and Sound Design"; "Enough” (lyric video) featuring Koryn Hawthorne; "Don’t Mess with the Editors": Check out what the editors of Overcomer created on the side for a little fun. (Sony).
Robbie Basho - Voice of the Eagle: The Enigma Of Robbie Basho
(2015) A feature-length documentary on the extraordinary life and visionary music of the American guitarist, singer and mystic Robbie Basho. Before his bizarre accidental death at the hands of a chiropractor, Robbie Basho was sure that his compositions would not outlast him.
Silver Bullet BLU-RAY DEBUT
(1985) Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Corey Haim. Collector’s Edition. Adaptation of Stephen King's novelette, "Cycle of the Werewolf." A peaceful town is suddenly terrorized by a maniacal killer. The townsfolk think a madman is on the loose, but a wheelchair-bound 13-year-old (Haim) knows the truth ... a werewolf is on the hunt. With the help of his Uncle Red (Busey), young Marty Coslaw sets out to stop the half-man/half-beast before he sinks his teeth into another innocent victim. Extras: Commentary, featurettes, trailers, TV spot, radio spot, still gallery. (Scream Factory).
Trick
(2019) Omar Epps, Ellen Adair, Kristina Reyes, Jamie Kennedy, Tom Atkins. On Halloween night in 2015, Patrick “Trick” Weaver massacred his classmates at a costume party. After being arrested, he managed to escape police custody, but not before being shot five times by Detective Mike Denver (Epps). Everyone believes Trick must be dead, but when a masked killer reappears the following Halloween, and every Halloween after that, they realize the nightmare is not over. With Trick wreaking havoc and killing innocent people in increasingly terrifying ways, Denver will stop at nothing to finish what he started and bring the carnage to an end. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. Extras: "The Making of Trick” featuring interviews with the cast and crew. (RLJE Films).
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Based on Carnival Films’ award-winning television series, the film 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. Join the glitz, glamour and spectacle as the special visit unleashes scandal, romance and intrigue on the fan-favorite family and its staff members.
Vitals: Director: Michael Engler. Stars: Matthew Goode, Tuppence Middleton, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Allen Leech, Kate Phillips, Joanne Froggatt, Laura Carmichael, Imelda Staunton, Robert James-Collier, Sophie McShera, Raquel Cassidy, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 121 min., Drama, Box office gross: $94.770 million, Universal.
Extras: Feature commentary with director Michael Engler; deleted scenes; cast conversations; "The Royal Visit"; "True to the Twenties"; "Welcome to Downton Abbey" behind-the-scenes look at the grandeur of Highclere Castle and how it serves as a cornerstone in the Downton Abbey franchise; "The Brilliance of (Downton Abbey writer) Julian Fellowes. Blu-ray adds "Downton Abbey Series Recap."
Family animation follows teenage Yi (Chloe Bennet) as she encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building in China, she and her mischievous friends, Jin (Tenzing Norgay Trainor) and Peng (Tsai Chin), name him “Everest” and embark on an epic quest to reunite the magical creature with his family at the highest point on Earth. But the trio of friends will have to stay one-step ahead of Burnish (Eddie Izzard), a wealthy man intent on capturing a Yeti, and zoologist Dr. Zara (Sarah Paulson) to help Everest get home.
Vitals: Director: Jill Culton and Todd Wilderman. Stars: Voices of Chloe Bennet, Sarah Paulson, Eddie Izzard, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Albert Tsa, Tsai Chin, Michelle Wong.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 97 min., Family Animation Adventure, Box office gross: $59.213 million, Universal.
Extras: DreamWorks short: "Marooned," about a cantankerous and selfish robot named C-0R13 who, stranded on an abandoned lunar outpost, longs to return to Earth; "Show and Tell" magic show; deleted scenes; "Making a Myth (Movie)" featurette; "Animating Abominable"; "Meet the Cast"; "Your Yeti Care Guide"; "Courage to Dream" featurette; "An Abominable Tour With Chloe Bennet"; "Everest’s Talk Box"; "Cooking With Nai Nai" featurette on how to make Nai Nai’s famous pork buns in real life; "How to Abominable" how-to-draw character featurette; "You Can Speak Yeti-Ese"; "Nai Nai Says" life lessons; feature commentary. 
Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father (Tommy Lee Jones) and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe. His journey will uncover secrets that challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos.
Vitals: Director: James Gray. Stars: Brad Pitt,
Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 123 min., Science Fiction, Box office gross: $49.658 million, Fox.
Blu-ray extras: Deleted scenes, "To the Stars," "A Man Named Roy," "The Crew of the Cepheus," "The Art of Ad Astra," "Reach for the Stars," audio commentary by director James Gray.
Vietnam War veteran John Rambo tries to find some semblance of peace by raising horses on a ranch in Arizona. He's also developed a special familial bond with a woman named Maria and her teenage granddaughter Gabriela. But when a vicious Mexican cartel kidnaps Gabriela, Rambo crosses the border on a bloody and personal quest to rescue her and punish those responsible.
Vitals: Director: Adrian Grünberg. Stars: Sylvester Stallone=, Paz Vega, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Adrianna Barraza, Yvette Monreal, Joaquin Cosio, Oscar Jaenada.
2019, CC, MPAA rating: R, 89 min., Action, Box office gross: $44.649 million, Lionsgate.
Extras: “Drawing Last Blood: Multipart Production Diary” featurette, "From First Note to Last Blood: Music for the Massacres” featurette, trailer.
sexist boundaries. A mythical "Zelig" of the sixties, she introduced Andy Warhol to the Velvet Underground and Bob Dylan to the Kabbalah. But beyond shaping the spirit of the sixties, Barbara was seeking the deeper meaning of life. After retiring to a farm with Allen Ginsberg, she shocked everyone by converting to Hasidic Judaism, marrying and moving to France to live an anonymous life. Tragically, she died in 1980 after giving birth to her fifth child. For years, Jonas Mekas treasured all of Barbara's letters and films and cherished her memory. Working with Mekas' footage, the film takes us inside the world and mind of Barbara Rubin; a woman who truly believed that film could change the world. Critics have christened her The American Rimbaud, for the poetry of her work, the trajectory of her life, and her legacy. This bold, enthusiastic documentary details the unsung yet important role played by Rubin in the 1960s artistic counterculture and provides an evocative portrait of a vibrant and mysterious artist.
Formats: DVD. (Juno Films).
fictional story of Ben Cartwright (Lome Greene) and his three sons, Adam (Pernell Roberts), Ross (Dan Blocker), and Little Joe (Michael Landon) as they defend their thousand-acre ranch, known as the Ponderosa, from threatening outsiders. In the 10th season, Hoss is in line for a hanging when he is accused of murdering a wealthy man, while Ben Cartwright is put in charge of a vicious criminal with no help from the City of Virginia. Dangers continue to face the Cartwrights in the lawless west as they fight to keep justice and peace in the community. The jam packed tenth season includes guest stars Yaphet Kotto, John Marley, Tom Bosley, Slim Pickens, Jack Kruschen and many more. Formats: DVD. Volume One Extras: On location and behind-the-scenes photos, new introduction and epilogue by actor Mitch Vogel (Jamie Hunter Cartwright), commentary by of Andrew J. Klyde (Bonanza Ventures) on "Mark of Guilt." Volume Two Extras: On location and behind-the-scenes photos, original vintage network trailer for "The Fence," photo gallery of the "Ponderosa Soundstage Dedication Ceremony," excerpt from the February 17, 1969 episode the "The Jack Benny Birthday Special" featuring Dan Blocker. (CBS/Paramount).
Wolf, the executor of the estate, had planned -- Gallagher's posthumous wish is to put his dearly beloved to the test: Each one will become a millionaire overnight if they can unanimously agree to consume his dead body and the group has until the end of the weekend to reach a decision. Formats: DVD, Digital. (Indiepix Films).
story of blues to life through powerful interviews, live musical performances and sweeping landscapes. Featuring a remarkable list of renowned artists and luminaries such as Morgan Freeman, Chuck Berry, Bill Wyman, B.B. King, Jake Bugg, Carlos Santana, Ronnie Wood Eric Clapton, Robert Cray and many more. From America's deep South, to Detroit and New York this captivating and enlightening documentary special traces the evolution of blues through pivotal moments in American history. Formats: DVD. (MVD Visual).
Orphaned during infancy, diagnosed with synaesthesia (a union of the senses that caused him to interpret sound as color) and claiming to be the reincarnation of a 17th century poet -- the Baltimore-born, Berkeley-based guitarist and singer's musical output was equally as outlandish as his persona. In his brief and troubled life he laid the foundations for radical changes to the musical landscape of America during the 1960s and '70s but reaped little more than a sparse (if fervent) following during his lifetime. Featuring interviews with Basho's former students, contemporaries and few close friends (including Pete Townshend, William Ackerman, Henry Kaiser and Country Joe McDonald), the documentary integrates new information and anecdotes on Basho with previously uncovered archive material and photography of the landscapes and natural phenomena that informed his work. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray. (MVD Visual).
