This week on DVD and Blu-ray we have Oliver Stone's controversial biopic "Snowden", the Australian drama "The Dressmaker" starring Kate Winslet, the thriller "When the Bough Breaks" and the critically acclaimed indie drama "American Honey".
Other notable releases include the Swedish drama "A Man Called Ove", which has recently been shortlisted for the foreign-language Oscar, and Ti West's western "In a Valley of Violence" starring Ethan Hawke and John Travolta. "Underworld" fans should check out the new Blu-ray re-release of all four films in the franchise in anticipation of the fifth film's release in theaters next week.
The new home video releases also include the first season of the BBC Two World War II series "Close to the Enemy". And, for classic film collectors, there's the 1970 horror "The House That Screamed".
Check out all the new movies and TV shows released on DVD and Blu-ray after the jump.
Other notable releases include the Swedish drama "A Man Called Ove", which has recently been shortlisted for the foreign-language Oscar, and Ti West's western "In a Valley of Violence" starring Ethan Hawke and John Travolta. "Underworld" fans should check out the new Blu-ray re-release of all four films in the franchise in anticipation of the fifth film's release in theaters next week.
The new home video releases also include the first season of the BBC Two World War II series "Close to the Enemy". And, for classic film collectors, there's the 1970 horror "The House That Screamed".
Check out all the new movies and TV shows released on DVD and Blu-ray after the jump.
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MOVIES
SNOWDEN (2016)
THE DRESSMAKER (2016)
WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS (2016)
AMERICAN HONEY (2016)
A MAN CALLED OVE (2015)
DOG EAT DOG (2016)
IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE (2016)
UNDERWORLD (2003)
UNDERWORLD EVOLUTION (2006)
UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS (2009)
UNDERWORLD AWAKENING (2012)
TV SERIES
CLOSE TO THE ENEMY Season 1 (BBC Two)
CLASSIC FILMS
THE HOUSE THAT SCREAMED (1969)
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MOVIES
SNOWDEN (2016)
THE DRESSMAKER (2016)
WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS (2016)
AMERICAN HONEY (2016)
A MAN CALLED OVE (2015)
DOG EAT DOG (2016)
IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE (2016)
UNDERWORLD (2003)
UNDERWORLD EVOLUTION (2006)
UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS (2009)
UNDERWORLD AWAKENING (2012)
TV SERIES
CLOSE TO THE ENEMY Season 1 (BBC Two)
CLASSIC FILMS
THE HOUSE THAT SCREAMED (1969)
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MOVIES
SNOWDEN (2016)
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Product Description: Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone (JFK, Born on the Fourth of July) tackles the most important true story of the 21st century. Snowden, the politically-charged thriller reveals the incredible untold personal story of Edward Snowden, the controversial figure who exposed shocking illegal surveillance activities by the National Security Agency and became one of the most wanted men in the world. A hero to some and a traitor to others, the provocative story of what led him to that fateful decision makes for one of the most compelling stories in recent history.
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video
Director: Oliver Stone
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Runtime: 134 min
Rating: R for language and some sexuality/nudity
Language: English
Studio: Universal Studios
Special Features:
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Runtime: 134 min
Rating: R for language and some sexuality/nudity
Language: English
Studio: Universal Studios
Special Features:
- Finding the Truth
- Snowden Q&A
THE DRESSMAKER (2016)
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Product Description: Jocelyn Moorhouse directs this Australian revenge comedy starring Kate Winslet as Myrtle Dunnage, a woman who returns to her hometown to take care of her ailing mother Molly (Judy Davis). Myrtle's return sparks much debate between the residents of the town as she was accused of murdering someone many years ago. Now an expert dressmaker, Myrtle goes about transforming the local fashion while exacting her revenge upon those who have wronged her in the past... The supporting cast includes Liam Hemsworth and Hugo Weaving.
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Starring: Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving, Sarah Snook, Judy Davis
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 119 min
Rating: R for brief language and a scene of violence
Language: English
Studio: Broad Green Pictures
Special Features:
Starring: Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving, Sarah Snook, Judy Davis
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 119 min
Rating: R for brief language and a scene of violence
Language: English
Studio: Broad Green Pictures
Special Features:
- Photo Gallery
- "The Story" - Featurette
- "Designing The Dressmaker" - Fetaurette
WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS (2016)
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Product Description: John and Laura Taylor (Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall) are a young, professional couple who desperately want a baby. After exhausting all other options, they finally hire Anna (Jaz Sinclair), the perfect woman to be their surrogate – but as her pregnancy progresses, so too does her psychotic and dangerous fixation on John. The couple becomes caught up in Anna’s deadly game and must fight to regain control of their future before it’s too late.
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video
Director: Jon Cassar
Starring: Morris Chestnut, Jaz Sinclair, Regina Hall
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Runtime: 107 min
Rating: PG-13 for violence, sexuality/partial nudity, thematic elements, some disturbing images, and language
Language: English
Studio: Sony
Special Features:
Starring: Morris Chestnut, Jaz Sinclair, Regina Hall
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Runtime: 107 min
Rating: PG-13 for violence, sexuality/partial nudity, thematic elements, some disturbing images, and language
Language: English
Studio: Sony
Special Features:
- Deleted and Extended Scenes
- “The Have’s and the Have Not’s, The Cast” Featurette
AMERICAN HONEY (2016)
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Product Description: An astonishing portrait of youth on the American fringe, American Honey is told through the eyes of a vivacious teenage rebel who joins a group of fellow misfits hustling and partying their way across the country. Bursting with electric, primal energy, American Honey is an immersive, exhilarating odyssey of heartbreaking beauty — a generation-defining film that celebrates the defiant resilience of youth in pursuit of the American Dream.
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video
Director: Andrea Arnold
Starring: Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, Riley Keough
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 163 min
Rating: R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity, language throughout, drug/alcohol abuse-all involving teens
Language: English
Studio: Lionsgate
Special Features:
Starring: Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, Riley Keough
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 163 min
Rating: R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity, language throughout, drug/alcohol abuse-all involving teens
Language: English
Studio: Lionsgate
Special Features:
- "Sasha Lane and Riley Keough on American Honey" Interview
A MAN CALLED OVE (2015)
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Product Description: Stepping from the pages of Fredrik Backman s international best-selling novel, Ove is the quintessential angry old man next door. An isolated retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, who spends his days enforcing block association rules that only he cares about, and visiting his wife s grave, Ove has given up on life. Enter a boisterous young family next door who accidentally flattens Ove s mailbox while moving in and earning his special brand of ire. Yet from this inauspicious beginning an unlikely friendship forms and we come to understand Ove s past happiness and heartbreaks. What emerges is a heartwarming tale of unreliable first impressions and the gentle reminder that life is sweeter when it's shared. One of Sweden's biggest locally-produced box office hits ever, director Hannes Holm finds the beating heart of his source material and Swedish star Rolf Lassgård, whose performance won him the Best Actor award at the 2016 Seattle Int l Film Festival, affectingly embodies the lovable curmudgeon Ove.
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video
Director: Hannes Holm
Starring: Rolf Lassgård, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll, Bahar Pars, Zozan Akgün
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 116 min
Rating: PG-13 for thematic content, some disturbing images, and language
Language: English
Studio: Music Box Films
Special Features:
Starring: Rolf Lassgård, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll, Bahar Pars, Zozan Akgün
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 116 min
Rating: PG-13 for thematic content, some disturbing images, and language
Language: English
Studio: Music Box Films
Special Features:
- Interviews with Hannes Holm, Rolf Lassgard and Bahar Pars
- Filmmaker and Cast Q&A in New York
- Make-up Effects Gallery and Time Lapse
- Theatrical trailer
DOG EAT DOG (2016)
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Product Description: Legendary filmmaker Paul Schrader directs this “sordid and engaging crime drama” (The Hollywood Reporter) starring Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas) and Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe (Platoon). Ex-cons Troy (Cage), Mad Dog (Dafoe) and Diesel (Christopher Matthew Cook) are hired by an eccentric mob boss to kidnap a baby for a large ransom. When the abduction goes awry, the trio find themselves on the run from the mob and the cops. Vowing to stay out of prison at all costs, getting away with the crime is literally a matter of life and death.
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video
Director: Paul Schrader
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe, Christopher Matthew Cook
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Runtime: 93 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: English
Studio: Image Entertainment
Special Features:
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe, Christopher Matthew Cook
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Runtime: 93 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: English
Studio: Image Entertainment
Special Features:
- Nicolas Cage Video Introduction for TIFF
- BeyondFest Q&A with Nicolas Cage and Paul Schrader
- Audio Commentary with Director Paul Schrader
- Photo Gallery
IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE (2016)
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Product Description: Ethan Hawke stars as Paul, a lone drifter who wanders into the forgotten town of Denton, Texas – dubbed by locals as the "valley of violence." There, he picks a fight with the wrong man, Gilly (James Ransone), the troublemaking son of the town's unforgiving marshal (John Travolta, Pulp Fiction). As tensions arise between Paul and Gilly, an inevitable act of violence starts a disastrous chain reaction that quickly drags the whole town into the bloody crosshairs of revenge. Only the world-weary marshal struggles to stop the violent hysteria, but after a gruesome discovery about Paul's past…there's no stopping the escalation.
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video
Director: Ti West
Starring: Ethan Hawke, John Travolta, Taissa Farmiga, James Ransone, Karen Gillan
Genre: Western
Runtime: 104 min
Rating: R for violence and language
Language: English
Studio: Universal
Special Features:
Starring: Ethan Hawke, John Travolta, Taissa Farmiga, James Ransone, Karen Gillan
Genre: Western
Runtime: 104 min
Rating: R for violence and language
Language: English
Studio: Universal
Special Features:
- Behind the Scenes of In A Valley of Violence
UNDERWORLD (2003)
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Product Description: In the Underworld, Vampires are a secret clan of modern aristocratic sophisticates whose mortal enemies are the Lycans (werewolves), a shrewd gang of street thugs who prowl the city's underbelly. No one knows the origin of their bitter blood feud, but the balance of power between them turns even bloodier when a beautiful young Vampire warrior and a newly-turned Lycan with a mysterious past fall in love. Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman star in this modern-day, action-packed tale of ruthless intrigue and forbidden passion all set against the dazzling backdrop of a timeless, Gothic metropolis.
Purchasing Links: Blu-ray
Director: Len Wiseman
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly, Sophia Myles, Wentworth Miller
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Runtime: 121 min
Rating: R for strong violence/gore and some language
Language: English
Studio: Sony
Special Features:
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly, Sophia Myles, Wentworth Miller
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Runtime: 121 min
Rating: R for strong violence/gore and some language
Language: English
Studio: Sony
Special Features:
- None
UNDERWORLD EVOLUTION (2006)
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Product Description: Kate Beckinsale is back as vampire heroine Selene in the highly anticipated sequel to Underworld. Underworld Evolution continues the saga of war between the aristocratic Death Dealers and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves). The film traces the beginnings of the ancient feud between the two tribes as Selene (Kate Beckinsale), the vampire heroine, and her love Michael (Scott Speedman), the lycan hybrid, try to unlock the secrets of their bloodlines. The tale of action, intrigue and forbidden love takes them into the battle to end all wars as the immortals must finally face their retribution.
Purchasing Links: Blu-ray
Director: Len Wiseman
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Bill Nighy, Shane Brolly, Steven Mackintosh, Derek Jacobi, Michael Sheen, Tony Curran
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Runtime: 106 min
Rating: R for pervasive strong violence and gore, some sexuality/nudity and language
Language: English
Studio: Sony
Special Features:
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Bill Nighy, Shane Brolly, Steven Mackintosh, Derek Jacobi, Michael Sheen, Tony Curran
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Runtime: 106 min
Rating: R for pervasive strong violence and gore, some sexuality/nudity and language
Language: English
Studio: Sony
Special Features:
- None
UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS (2009)
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Product Description: The prequel story traces the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires known as Death Dealers and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. In the Dark Ages, a young Lycan named Lucian (Michael Sheen) emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor (Bill Nighy), the cruel vampire king who has enslaved them. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, Sonja (Rhona Mitra), in his battle against the Death Dealer army and his struggle for Lycan freedom.
Purchasing Links: Blu-ray
Director: Patrick Tatopoulos
Starring: Rhona Mitra, Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Steven Mackintosh
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Runtime: 92 min
Rating: R for bloody violence and some sexuality
Language: English
Studio: Sony
Special Features:
Starring: Rhona Mitra, Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Steven Mackintosh
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Runtime: 92 min
Rating: R for bloody violence and some sexuality
Language: English
Studio: Sony
Special Features:
- None
UNDERWORLD AWAKENING (2012)
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Product Description: KATE BECKINSALE returns as the ultimate vampire warrioress Selene in Underworld: Awakening, the stunning new installment of the epic saga for the first time in 3D. Having escaped years of imprisonment, she finds herself in a changed world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species. Now Selene must battle the humans and a frightening new breed of super Lycans to ensure the death dealers’ survival.
Purchasing Links: Blu-ray
Director: Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Michael Ealy, Theo James, India Eisley, Charles Dance
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Runtime: 88 min
Rating: R for strong violence and gore, and for some language
Language: English
Studio: Sony
Special Features:
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Michael Ealy, Theo James, India Eisley, Charles Dance
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Runtime: 88 min
Rating: R for strong violence and gore, and for some language
Language: English
Studio: Sony
Special Features:
- None
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TELEVISION
CLOSE TO THE ENEMY Season 1 (BBC Two)
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Product Description: In the immediate aftermath of WWII, intelligence officer Callum Ferguson (Jim Sturgess, Across the Universe) must complete his last task for the British Army: convince captured German scientist Dieter Koehler (August Diehl, Inglourious Basterds) to develop a jet engine for the British government. As Callum tries to woo Dieter to his cause, he also contends with his younger brother's (Freddie Highmore, Bates Motel) psychological trauma from the war--and fights his attraction to his best friend's fiancee (Charlotte Riley, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell). But while Callum and Dieter develop an unlikely friendship, disturbing secrets emerge that challenge each man's loyalties at the dawn of the Cold War.
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video
Starring: Jim Sturgess, Lucy Ward, August Diehl, Alfred Molina, Angela Bassett, Freddie Highmore, Antje Traue
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 435 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: English
Studio: Acorn Media
Special Features:
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 435 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: English
Studio: Acorn Media
Special Features:
- Behind the scenes
- A Conversation with Stephen Poliakoff
- Meet the Enemy
- Recreating the World
- The Hotel Guests
- Music & Dance
- Cast Interviews
- Photo Gallery
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CLASSIC FILMS
THE HOUSE THAT SCREAMED (1969)
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Product Description: The chilling 1970 horror film by Narciso Ibáñez-Serrador (Who Could Kill A Child?) has been cited as an influence on Dario Argento's classic SUSPIRIA. At a 19th-century French boarding school for troubled girls, run by the sinister headmistress Madame Fourneau (Lilli Palmer, The Boys From Brazil), students begin to disappear shortly after the latest student's arrival (Cristina Galbó, The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue). Could a mysterious killer be loose within the school's dark corridors or have some of the girl's escaped the tight grip of the stern Fourneau?
Purchasing Links: Blu-ray
Director: Narciso Ibáñez Serrador
Starring: Lilli Palmer, Cristina Galbó, John Moulder-Brown, Maribel Martín
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Runtime: 99 min
Rating: PG
Language: English
Studio: Shout Factory
Special Features:
Starring: Lilli Palmer, Cristina Galbó, John Moulder-Brown, Maribel Martín
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Runtime: 99 min
Rating: PG
Language: English
Studio: Shout Factory
Special Features:
- Interview with actor John Moulder-Brown
- Film Festival Q & A with actress Mary Maude
- Theatrical Trailer/TV Spot
- Radio Spots
- Still Gallery
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OTHER DVD/Blu-Ray Releases :
- DVD and Blu-ray Releases: October 25, 2016
- New DVD and Blu-ray Releases: November 1, 2016
- New DVD and Blu-ray Releases: November 8, 2016
- New on DVD and Blu-ray: November 15, 2016
- New on DVD and Blu-ray: November 22, 2016
- Classic Films on Blu-ray: November 22, 2016
- New on DVD and Blu-ray: November 29, 2016
- New on DVD and Blu-ray: December 6, 2016
- Classic Films on Blu-ray: December 6, 2016
- New on DVD and Blu-ray: December 13, 2016
- Classic Films on Blu-ray: December 13, 2016
- New on DVD and Blu-ray: December 20, 2016
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