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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

New on DVD and Blu-ray: December 6, 2016

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The new DVD and Blu-ray releases this week include the new Matt Damon action sequel "Jason Bourne", Illumination's animated feature "The Secret Life of Pets", the black and white version of "Mad Max: Fury Road" dubbed "Black & Chrome Edition", John Krasinski's feature film directorial debut "The Hollars", the documentaries "Heart of a Dog" and "For the Love of Spock", and many more.

We also have some new series premiering on home video this week: the first seasons of MTV's "The Shannara Chronicles", Disney's "Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures" and Oprah Winfrey's "Greenleaf", and the complete four seasons of "Prison Break", each one released on separate Blu-ray sets.

Check out all the new movies and TV shows released on DVD and Blu-ray after the jump.





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MOVIES


JASON BOURNE (2016)


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Product Description: Matt Damon returns to his most iconic role in Jason Bourne. Paul Greengrass, the director of The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, once again joins Damon for the next chapter of Universal Pictures' Bourne franchise, which finds the CIA's most lethal operative drawn out of the shadows. Damon is joined by Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel and Tommy Lee Jones, while Julia Stiles reprises her role in the series.

Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, Amazon Instant Video

Director: Paul Greengrass

Starring: Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, Riz Ahmed, Tommy Lee Jones

Genre: Action, Thriller

Runtime: 123 min

Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and brief strong language

Language: English

Studio: Universal

Special Features:
  • Bringing Back Bourne - Matt Damon and Director Paul Greengrass discuss how they brought a beloved character back to the big screen.
  • Bourne to Fight - A behind-the-scenes look at the fight sequences in Jason Bourne.
  • The Athens Escape - Matt Damon, stunt coordinator Gary Powell and second unit director Simon Crane discuss the challenges of shooting a chase sequence through cramped city streets.
  • Las Vegas Showdown - For the final act of Jason Bourne, filmmakers wanted something bigger and bolder than ever before. Here's an inside look at how they pulled it off.





THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS (2016)


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Product Description: Comedy superstars Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, and Kevin Hart make their animated feature-film debut that finally answers the question: what do your pets do when you're not home? When their owners leave for the day, pets from the building gossip with their friends, satisfy their sweet tooths, and throw outrageous parties. But when a pampered terrier (C.K.) and his unruly new "roommate" from the pound (Stonestreet) get lost in the urban jungle of New York City, they must put aside their differences to survive the epic journey back home.

Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, 4K Ultra HD, Amazon Instant Video

Director: Chris Renaud, Yarrow Cheney

Starring: Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Jenny Slate, Steve Coogan, Dana Carvey, Bobby Moynihan, Hannibal Buress, Albert Brooks

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family

Runtime: 90 min

Rating: PG for action and some rude humor

Language: English

Studio: Universal

Special Features:
  • How to Make an Animated Film – A behind-the-scenes look at how to make an animated film from the various departments that make up Illumination. (Blu-ray exclusive)
  • Anatomy of a Scene – Filmmakers and animators take us through the multi-step process it takes to create a specific scene in the Secret Life of Pets (Blu-ray exclusive)
  • 3 Mini-Movies: Norman Television, Weenie, and Mower Minions
  • All About The Pets – Kevin Hart and Eric Stonestreet, with the help of animal trainer Molly Mignon O'Neill take you on an educational journey to learn more about your average and not-so average, household pets.
  • Animals Can Talk: Meet The Actors – The comedy superstars who give voice to the film's menagerie of characters talk about their roles and the process of bringing them to life.
  • Hairstylist To The Dogs – Inspired by "Hairspray Live!," Eric Stonestreet, with the help of a professional dog groomer Jess Rona, will take you through the basic steps to help your pups look as awesome as possible when they're hanging out with their pet pals.
  • The Best Of Snowball – A rapid-fire, fun and oddly musical mash-up of all the best Snowball one-liners
  • Hot Dog Sing-Along – Join Max and Duke as they perform for their dinner in the sausage factory. This straightforward sing along is fun for the whole family to enjoy.
  • Sing Trailer
  • "Lovely Day" Lyric Video
  • The Humans that Brought You Pets – Producers Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy, directors Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney, and writer Brian Lynch discuss what went into creating The Secret Life of Pet's compelling characters and non-stop action.
  • GoPro®: The Secret Life of Pets
  • The Making of the Mini-Movies – A fun and interesting take on the Making of the Mini-Movies – we'll explore the themes of each of the mini-movies through the eyes of the artists who made them.





MAD MAX: FURY ROAD - BLACK & CHROME EDITION (2015)


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Product Description: Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max (Tom Hardy) believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa (Charlize Theron). They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne), from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals all his gangs and pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the high-octane Road War that follows.

Purchasing Links: Black & Chrome Blu-ray Double Feature

Director: George Miller

Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, Riley Keough, Zoe Kravitz, Courtney Eaton, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Nathan Jones, Abbey Lee

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure

Runtime: 120 min

Rating: R for intense sequences of violence throughout, and for disturbing images

Language: English

Studio: Warner Brothers

Special Features:
  • George Miller Introduction to the Mad Max Fury Road: Black and Chrome Edition – Special introductory piece by George Miller describing his vision.





THE HOLLARS (2016)


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Product Description: A struggling NYC artist, John Hollar (John Krasinski), is forced to return to the small, middle-American town he left behind after learning about his mother’s illness. Back in the house he grew up in, John is immediately swept up in the problems of his dysfunctional family, high school rival and an over-eager ex-girlfriend as he faces impending fatherhood with his NYC girlfriend (Academy Award Nominee Anna Kendrick, 2009, Best Supporting Actress, Up in the Air). John Krasinski’s second feature as a director is a poignant look at the bonds of family and friendship.

Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video

Director: John Krasinski

Starring: Anna Kendrick, John Krasinski, Richard Jenkins, Margo Martindale, Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Runtime: 88 min

Rating: PG-13 for brief language and some thematic material

Language: English

Studio: Sony

Special Features:
  • Commentary with John Krasinski and Margo Martindale
  • The Family Trust: Inside The Hollars
  • Persistent Vision: Margo Martindale
  • LA Film Festival Q&A with John Krasinski, Anna Kendrick and Margo Martindale





HEART OF A DOG (2015)


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Product Description: Heart of a Dog marks the first feature film by multimedia artist Laurie Anderson in over thirty years. A cinematic tone poem that flows from a sustained meditation on death and other forms of absence, the film seamlessly weaves together thoughts on Tibetan Buddhism, reincarnation, the modern surveillance state, and the artistic lives of dogs, with an elegy for the filmmaker’s beloved rat terrier, Lolabelle, at its heart. Narrated by Anderson with her characteristic wry wit, and featuring a plaintive, free-form score by the filmmaker, the tender and provocative Heart of a Dog continues Anderson’s five-decade career of imbuing the everyday with a sense of dreamlike wonder.

Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray

Director: Laurie Anderson

Starring: Archie, Jason Berg, Heung-Heung Chin, Bob Currie

Genre: Documentary

Runtime: 75 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Criterion

Special Features:
  • New conversation between director Laurie Anderson and coproducer Jake Perlin
  • Footage of Anderson’s 2016 Concert for Dogs
  • Trailer
  • PLUS: An essay by film critic Glenn Kenny





FOR THE LOVE OF SPOCK (2016)


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Product Description: "For the Love of Spock" celebrates the 50th Anniversary of "Star Trek" through a personal, intimate look at the life and career of Leonard Nimoy and the enduring appeal of his alter-ego, Mr. Spock, as told by his son, Adam Nimoy. Includes interviews and clips with Jim Parsons, Zoe Saldana, William Shatner, George Takei and many more.

This Special Director’s Edition DVD features surround sound, the official "For the Love of Spock" theatrical trailer, extras: Leonard Nimoy's Boston, Kickstarter Gallery, Tribeca Panel, Trivia Time with Jason Alexander, On Set with the "Big Bang Theory," Director Audio Commentary, Tribeca Teaser, with English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired.

Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video

Director: Adam Nimoy

Starring: Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Mayim Bialik

Genre: Documentary, Biography

Runtime: 111 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: FilmRise

Special Features:
  • Theatrical trailer
  • Leonard Nimoy's Boston
  • Kickstarter Gallery
  • Tribeca Panel
  • Trivia Time with Jason Alexander
  • On Set with the "Big Bang Theory"
  • Director Audio Commentary
  • Tribeca Teaser with English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired.





KICKS (2016)


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Product Description: 15-year-old Brandon longs for a pair of the freshest sneakers that money can buy to help him escape the reality of being poor and picked on by everyone. Working hard to get them, he soon finds that the titular shoes have instead made him a target after they are promptly snatched by a local hood. Brandon and his two best friends embark on a dangerous and exciting journey where nothing is as simple as it seems in this unique and memorable coming-of-age story.

Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video

Director: Justin Tipping

Starring: Jahking Guillory, Christopher Jordan Wallace, Christopher Meyer, Kofi Siriboe, Mahershala Ali

Genre: Adventure

Runtime: 80 min

Rating: R for violence, drug/alcohol use and language throughout, and sexual content - involving teens

Language: English

Studio: Universal

Special Features:
  • One on One
  • Photo Gallery





DON'T THINK TWICE (2016)


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Product Description: From the director of Sleepwalk With Me and the creator of This American Life comes this smart, funny and honest comedy starring Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Mike Birbiglia, Kate Micucci, Chris Gethard and Tami Sagher. For 11 years, the six-person comedy team known as The Commune has killed onstage, waiting for its big break. The team finds itself at a crossroads, when one of the group becomes a solo success and the others start to wonder if they will make it after all.

Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video

Director: Mike Birbiglia

Starring: Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Mike Birbiglia, Kate Micucci

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Runtime: 92 min

Rating: R for language and some drug use

Language: English

Studio: Universal Studios

Special Features:
  • Improv: Deleted Scenes
  • The Creative Team
  • Don't Think Twice: The Art of Improv
  • The Commune





THE FRONTIER (2015)


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Product Description: Filmed in the California desert on Super 16mm, THE FRONTIER weaves elements of classic noir, American western, and the hard-boiled paperbacks of the 50s to create a timeless world within which the film's colorful characters roam. Shadowy, textured, and wonderfully lush, THE FRONTIER looks like it popped out of the front cover of a gritty paperback novel. A female drifter (Jocelin Donahue, The House of the Devil) discovers a violent gang of thieves at a desert motel run by a mysterious woman (Kelly Lynch, Drugstore Cowboy) and hatches a plan to escape with their stolen cash. An official selection of SXSW 2015, this riveting neo-noir keeps viewers guessing to the last exhilarating shot.

Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video

Director: Oren Shai

Starring: Jocelin Donahue, Kelly Lynch, Jim Beaver, Izabella Miko, Jamie Harris

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Runtime: 88 min

Rating: Not rated

Language: English

Studio: Kino Lorber

Special Features:
  • Audio Commentary by director/co-writer Oren Shai and co-writer Webb Wilcoxen, moderated by Shock Waves podcast's Elric Kane
  • "The Stranger", an interview with Jocelin Donahue
  • "The Law", an interview with AJ Bowen
  • "The Heavy", an interview with Jim Beaver
  • "8mm: Behind the Scenes of The Frontier"
  • Theatrical trailer





ELIMINATORS (2016)


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Product Description: When his home in London is attacked, a former federal agent (Scott Adkins, Doctor Strange) must come out of hiding of the witness protection program to protect his daughter. With his true identity exposed to the criminal underworld, he goes on the run with Europe's most dangerous assassin on his trail and must use every trick he knows to keep his family alive. Also starring Wade Barrett, Eliminators is a fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat thrill ride.

Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video

Director: James Nunn

Starring: Scott Adkins, Stu Bennett, Daniel Caltagirone, Olivia Mace

Genre: Action

Runtime: 94 min

Rating: R for violence, language and brief drug use

Language: English

Studio: Universal

Special Features:
  • Two Featurettes





DEAD RISING: ENDGAME (2016)


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Product Description: After narrowly escaping a zombie quarantine, Chase (Jesse Metcalfe) can’t shake the guilt of having left a trusted colleague behind. Now, as he heads back into the quarantine to expose the architects of the outbreak, he will uncover a secret more evil than he could have imagined. With mass annihilation looming, Chase—along with a group of dubious allies—slices, hacks and bludgeons his way through the zombie hordes that plague the abandoned city. Our heroes will have to confront their most gruesome nightmares in order to save millions of innocent lives, including their own. Also stars Dennis Haysbert, Billy Zane, Marie Avgeropoulos (“The 100”) and Keegan Connor Tracy (“Once Upon a Time”).

Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video

Director: Pat Williams

Starring: Jesse Metcalfe, Keegan Connor Tracy, Jessica Harmon, Dennis Haysbert, Marie Avgeropoulos

Genre: Action, Horror

Runtime: 96 min

Rating: Not rated

Language: English

Studio: Sony

Special Features:
  • Featurettes





ORDINARY WORLD (2016)


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Product Description: Billie Joe Armstrong leads an all-star cast in the candid and heartwarming comedy, Ordinary World. Perry (Armstrong), a former punk rocker, is ten years into his band's "indefinite hiatus" and is struggling with his adjustment to the real world, which includes working in his family's hardware store. When Perry's hotshot attorney wife (Selma Blair) and precocious young daughter forget his 40th birthday, his brother (Chris Messina) takes pity and gives him the money to throw a huge rockstar blowout in a fancy New York hotel. At the party, Perry's punk past clashes hilariously with his grown-up reality as he encounters crazy former bandmates, including best pal Gary (Fred Armisen), and an old-flame-turned-manager (Judy Greer), who offers him a chance to revive his stalled career, all in one outrageous day!

Purchasing Links: Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video

Director: Lee Kirk

Starring: Billie Joe Armstrong, Selma Blair, Judy Greer, Fred Armisen, Chris Messina, Madisyn Shipman

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music

Runtime: 86 min

Rating: Not rated

Language: English

Studio: Universal

Special Features:
  • None





CALL OF HEROES (2016)


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Product Description: Multiple Award-Winning Director Benny Chan (BIG BULLET, CONNECTED, THE WHITE STORM) directs a star-studded lineup of action stars in CALL OF HEROES, starring Louis Koo (DRUG WAR), Eddie Peng (COLD WAR 2), and Wu Jing (SHAOLIN), with Sammo Hung as Action Director.

Koo stars as the spoiled son of a powerful General who has grown into a vicious and depraved Warlord. Accused of triple murder, his father will destroy the town if his son is convicted and sentenced to death. But injustice cannot go unanswered, and the villagers prepare for the repercussions of punishing a guilty man.

Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video

Director: Benny Chan

Starring: Sammo Hung, Eddie Peng, Louis Koo, Wu Jing

Genre: Action

Runtime: 120 min

Rating: Not rated

Language: English

Studio: Well Go USA

Special Features:
  • Original Trailer
  • Original Cantonese Version of the film





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TELEVISION


THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES Season 1 (2016)


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Product Description: ‘The Shannara Chronicles’ is a new TV series based on the best-selling fantasy novels by Terry Brooks. Set thousands of years after the destruction of our civilization, the story follows an Elven Princess, Amberle, a half-human half-elf, Wil, and a human, Eretria, as they embark on a quest to stop a Demon army from destroying the Four Lands.

Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray

Creators: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

Starring: Austin Butler, Ivana Baquero, Manu Bennett, Poppy Drayton, Emilia Burns, John Rhys-Davies, James Remar

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Runtime: 411 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Paramount

Special Features:
  • Behind The Scenes Featurette
  • Exploring New Zealand
  • Making of the Dagda Mor
  • Interview with writer Terry Brooks
  • And MORE...





LEGO STAR WARS: THE FREEMAKER ADVENTURES (2016)


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Product Description: The adventure begins after the events of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and before RETURN OF THE JEDI and follows a family of scavengers who build and sell starships from battle debris strewn throughout the galaxy. When their youngest discovers a natural connection with the Force through an ancient artifact -- the Kyber Saber -- his world is turned upside down, and he and his family are thrown into an epic struggle against the Empire to restore peace and freedom to the galaxy. The Freemakers explore new worlds, meet new and familiar characters and learn the meaning of family. Relive all 13 action-packed episodes in LEGO STAR WARS: THE FREEMAKER ADVENTURES SEASON ONE.

Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray

Creators: Bill Motz, Bob Roth, Carrie Beck

Starring: Nicolas Cantu, Vanessa Lengies, Eugene Byrd, Grey Griffin, Matthew Wood

Genre: Action, Comedy

Runtime: 199 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Disney/Buena Vista

Special Features:
  • The Freemaker Adventures: Meet the Freemaker Family – Get to know the members of your favorite family of celestial scavengers – and meet the actors who bring them to life – in this fun collection of clips, behind-the-scenes footage and cast interviews!
  • Freemaker Salvage and Repair - Visit the shop with the finest salvage in the galaxy as Rowan, Kordi and Zander take you on a tour of the family business.





GREENLEAF Season 1 (2016)


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Product Description: The unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family and their sprawling Memphis megachurch, dark secrets and lies.

Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray

Creator: Craig Wright

Starring: Merle Dandridge, Kim Hawthorne, Lynn Whitfield, Lamman Rucker, Keith David

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 549 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Lionsgate

Special Features:
  • None





PRISON BREAK (2005-2009)


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Prison Break: Season One

Product Description: Most men would do anything to get out of Fox River Penitentiary, but Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) will do anything to get in. His brother Lincoln (Dominic Purcell) has been sentenced to die for a crime he did not commit, and the only way to save him is from the inside out. Armed with secret prison blueprints and an impossibly intricate escape plan, Michael gets himself incarcerated, and the race against time in on. Now, he'll need all of the cunning, daring, and luck he can muster...along with the assistance of some of the prison's most vile and dangerous felons.

Purchasing Links: Prison Break: Season 1 Blu-ray



Prison Break: Season Two

Product Description: Over the wall and on the run, the most-wanted men in America, Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) and his brother Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell), must lead a dangerous band of hardened fugitives on a daring international flight, chasing millions of dollar, risking everything to expose a sinister government conspiracy, and fighting desperately to stay alive until the day they can stop running. Wanted, hunted and betrayed, the Fox River Eight are out of prison and evading capture in the explosive and unpredictable second season of Prison Break, and this time, not everyone makes it out alive!

Purchasing Links: Prison Break: Season 2 Blu-ray



Prison Break: Season Three

Product Description: Breaking out of maximum security at Fox River was the easy part. Now, Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) must fight to survive inside Sona, a hellish Panamanian prison where the only rule is brutal violence and the only way out is in a body bag. So, with time running out, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) scrambles desperately to free his brother along with the only man who can deliver Lincoln's captive son from the sinister clutches of The Company. Packed with intense action and white-knuckle plot twists, Season Three is Prison Bre--ak's most explosive yet, and this time, there's no way out!

Purchasing Links: Prison Break: Season 3 Blu-ray



Prison Break: Season Four

Product Description: Go deep inside this spectacular final season of Prison Break with revealing special features, including an exclusive extended cut of the thrilling series finale! In order to destroy the sinister organization known as the Company, Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) and his brother Lincoln (Dominic Purcell) must elude a murderous assassin and uncover the deadly secret behind the mysterious Scylla device. Lives are shattered and tension mounts building toward a stunning conclusion as Michael and Lincoln fight to stay alive until the day when they can stop running - forever.

Purchasing Links: Prison Break: Season 4 Blu-ray

Creator: Paul Scheuring

Starring: Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Amaury Nolasco, Sarah Wayne Callies, Robert Knepper, Wade Williams, William Fichtner

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Rating: TV-14

Language: English

Studio: Fox Home Entertainment

Special Features:
  • Featurettes





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