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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

New on DVD and Blu-ray: January 10, 2017

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The new DVD and Blu-ray releases for the week of January 10th, 2017 include Peter Berg's disaster drama "Deepwater Horizon", the Ben Affleck thriller "The Accountant", the comedy concert film "Kevin Hart: What Now?", the superhero flick "Max Steel" and the historical drama "The Birth of a Nation". Vin Diesel fans should check out the "xXx" 15th Anniversary Blu-ray, while horror fans might enjoy the documentary double feature of "Crystal Lake Memories" and "Never Sleep Again". Also out now on home video are the new seasons of "Homeland" and "Mr. Robot".

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





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MOVIES


DEEPWATER HORIZON (2016)


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Product Description: Mark Wahlberg leads an all-star cast in this unforgettably powerful film inspired by a thrilling story of real-life heroes. For the one hundred and twenty-six people aboard the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig, April 20, 2010, began like any normal day. Before day s end, the world would bear witness to one of the greatest man-made disasters in U.S. history. DEEPWATER HORIZON reveals the brave acts of the men and women who rose to the challenge and risked everything to lead others to safety.

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

Director: Peter Berg

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Kate Hudson, Kurt Russell, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O'Brien, John Malkovich

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Runtime: 107 min

Rating: PG-13 for prolonged intense disaster sequences and related disturbing images

Language: English

Studio: Lionsgate

Special Features:
  • "Beyond the Horizon” Hour-Long Five-Part Series
  • “Captain of the Rig: Peter Berg” Featurette
  • “The Fury of the Rig” Featurette
  • “Deepwater Surveillance” Featurette
  • “Work Like An American” Tributes





THE ACCOUNTANT (2016)


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Product Description: Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is a math savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Behind the cover of a small-town CPA office, he works as a freelance accountant for some of the world’s most dangerous criminal organizations. With the Treasury Department’s Crime Enforcement Division, run by Ray King (J.K. Simmons), starting to close in, Christian takes on a legitimate client: a state-of-the-art robotics company where an accounting clerk (Anna Kendrick) has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, it is the body count that starts to rise.

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

Director: Gavin O'Connor

Starring: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Runtime: 128 min

Rating: R for strong violence and language throughout

Language: English

Studio: Warner Bros.

Special Features:
  • Inside the Man - Uncover the secrets behind a unique action movie hero.
  • Behavioral Science - an inside look at how Christian Wolff's condition affects his behavior.
  • The Accountant in Action - He's precise, swift and deadly. Stunt and weapon specialists detail how specific training draws out Christian Wolff's one-of-a-kind talents and skills.





KEVIN HART: WHAT NOW? (2016)


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Product Description: Rock-star comedian Kevin Hart takes center stage for the biggest comedy tour in history. Following his 2013 hit stand-up concert movie, Let Me Explain, this groundbreaking, record-setting, sold-out performance of What Now? — filmed outdoors in front of 50,000 people at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field—marks the first time a comedian has ever performed to an at-capacity football stadium.

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

Director: Leslie Small, Tim Story

Starring: Kevin Hart, Don Cheadle, Halle Berry

Genre: Documentary, Comedy

Runtime: 96 min

Rating: R for some sexual material, and language throughout

Language: English

Studio: Universal Studios

Special Features:
  • Alternate Opening
  • Deleted / Alternate Scenes
  • Gag Reel
  • Making of a Spy Intro
  • On Tour with Kevin Hart





MAX STEEL (2016)


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Product Description: 16-year-old Max McGrath is just trying to fit in at his new school when he discovers that his body can generate a mysterious energy. When he meets Steel—a rebellious techno-organic alien who has been secretly watching him—these two unlikely friends find themselves hunted, and must band together to form the superhero Max Steel to stop the sinister forces who want to control Max's power in this adventure of galactic proportions!

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

Director: Stewart Hendler

Starring: Ben Winchell, Josh Brener, Maria Bello, Ana Villafane, Andy Garcia

Genre: Action, Adventure, Family

Runtime: 92 min

Rating: PG-13 for some sci-fi action violence

Language: English

Studio: Universal

Special Features:
  • Finding Max
  • Imagining Steel
  • Building the Suits
  • Behind the Stunts





THE BIRTH OF A NATION (2016)


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Product Description: Set against the antebellum South, The Birth of a Nation follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner (Armie Hammer), accepts an offer to use Nat’s preaching to subdue slaves. As he witnesses countless atrocities, against himself and his fellow slaves, Nat orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to freedom.

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

Director: Nate Parker

Starring: Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller, Jackie Earle Haley, Gabrielle Union

Genre: Biography, Drama, History

Runtime: 120 min

Rating: R for disturbing violent content, and some brief nudity

Language: English

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Special Features:
  • Rise Up: The Legacy of Nat Turner Documentary
  • Feature Commentary by Director Nate Parker
  • Gallery
  • Deleted Scenes with Optional Director Commentary (HD)
  • The Birth of a Nation: The Making of a Movement (HD)
  • #AmeriCAN (Short Film) with Optional Director Commentary (HD)
  • "Free God" Spoken Word (HD)
  • Celebration of Independent Voices – Nate Parker (HD)
  • Shooting Script (HD)





25,000 MILES TO GLORY (2016)


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Product Description: A sports wanderlust by two guys to visit every NFL stadium in the iconic vehicle that has inspired countless road trips, a split-window VW Bus named “Hail Mary.” The film is a celebration of freedom, friendship, football, and America.

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

Director: G. Eric Carpenter, Rhett Grametbauer

Starring: Grayson Berry, Rhett Grametbauer, G. Eric Carpenter

Genre: Documentary, Adventure, Sport

Runtime: 93 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Gravitas Ventures

Special Features:
  • None





CLOSET MONSTER (2015)


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Product Description: A fresh take on the coming-of-age story, this surreal tale follows the artistically driven Oscar (AMERICAN CRIME's Connor Jessup) hovering on the brink of adulthood. Struggling to find his place in the world after a rough childhood and haunted by images of a tragic incident, Oscar dreams of escaping his small town. After he meets a mysterious and attractive new co-worker, Oscar follows the guidance of his pet hamster Buffy (voiced by Isabella Rossellini) and faces his demons to find the life he wants.

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

Director: Stephen Dunn

Starring: Connor Jessup, Isabella Rossellini, Aaron Abrams, Joanne Kelly

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 90 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Strand Releasing

Special Features:
  • Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
  • Interview with Director Stephen Dunn
  • Trailers





HICKEY (2017)


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Product Description: Nerdy but lovable, Ryan has less than a day to save the store he hates, if he’s to have any chance at winning the heart of the girl he loves.

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

Director: Alex Grossman

Starring: Troy Doherty, Flavia Watson, Raychel Diane Weiner

Genre: Comedy

Runtime: 85 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Gravitas Ventures

Special Features:
  • None





THE SUMMONING (2017)


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Product Description: When a law student uncovers chilling secrets and places her life at risk, a bitter, rough-around-the- edges detective gets assigned to her case.

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

Director: Alberto G. Rodriguez

Starring: Eric Roberts, Leila Almas, Jaime Zevallos

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Runtime: 87 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Gravitas Ventures

Special Features:
  • None





SOLD (2016)


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Product Description: SOLD is an adaption of the Award-winning novel by Patricia McCormick about a young girl from Nepal who is trafficked to a brothel in India where she plots her escape. SOLD is a global entry point into the issue of modern day slavery.

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

Director: Jeffrey D. Brown

Starring: Susmita Mukherjee, Seema Biswas, Gillian Anderson, David Arquette, Priyanka Bose

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 94 min

Rating: PG-13 for disturbing thematic material involving the trafficking of children

Language: English

Studio: Gravitas Ventures

Special Features:
  • None





THE PEOPLE VS. FRITZ BAUER (2015)


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Product Description: Germany, 1957. Attorney General Fritz Bauer receives crucial evidence on the whereabouts of SS-Obersturmbannführer Adolf Eichmann. The lieutenant colonel, responsible for the mass deportation of the Jews, is allegedly hiding in Buenos Aires. Bauer, himself Jewish, has been trying to take crimes from the Third Reich to court ever since his return from Danish exile. However, with no success so far due to the fierce German determination to repress its sinister past. Because of his distrust in the German justice system, Fritz Bauer contacts the Israeli secret service Mossad, and, by doing so, commits treason. Bauer is not seeking revenge for the Holocaust -- he is concerned with the German future.

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

Director: Lars Kraume

Starring: Rüdiger Klink, Burghart Klaußner, Andrej Kaminsky

Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller

Runtime: 105 min

Rating: R for some sexual content

Language: English

Studio: Cohen Media Group

Special Features:
  • Original Theatrical Trailer
  • Five Deleted Scenes
  • The Making of The People vs. Fritz Bauer - Featurette





CRYSTAL LAKE MEMORIES / NEVER SLEEP AGAIN Double Feature


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Product Description: Inspired by the critically-acclaimed book, CRYSTAL LAKE MEMORIES: THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF FRIDAY THE 13TH takes viewers behind the mask on an epic journey into the making of the landmark horror franchise-from its humble beginnings in 1980 at a New Jersey summer camp to the blockbuster release of its 2009 "reboot." Combining hundreds of rare and never-before-seen photographs, film clips, outtakes, archival documents, conceptual art and behind-the-scenes footage, and featuring interviews with more than 150 cast and crew members spanning all twelve films and the television series, CRYSTAL LAKE MEMORIES is the ultimate tribute to one of horror's most iconic and enduring franchises.

NEVER SLEEP AGAIN: THE ELM STREET LEGACY- Murderer. Dream Demon. The bastard son of a hundred maniacs. Any way you slice it, there can only be one man - one monster - who epitomizes those words: Freddy Krueger. For decades, he has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters and shows no signs of ever resting in peace. A Nightmare on Elm Street star Heather Langenkamp is your dream guide in this thrilling "shockumentary" that takes you deeper into Freddy's realm than ever before, featuring exciting clips, never-before-seen photos, behind-the-scenes footage, conceptual art, publicity materials and exclusive new interviews with over 100 key cast and crew from every Nightmare, including Wes Craven, Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Jack Sholder, Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Chuck Russell, Jennifer Rubin, Renny Harlin, Lisa Wilcox, Tuesday Knight, Stephen Hopkins, Kelly Jo Minter, Rachel Talalay, Lisa Zane, Alice Cooper, Patrick Lussier, Miko Hughes, Monica Keena, Brendan Fletcher, Ronny Yu and many more. So get ready for Freddy in the definitive account of modern cinema's eternal bogeyman and what has been called the most frightening and imaginative horror franchise in motion picture history!

Purchasing Links: Double Feature Blu-ray

Director: Daniel Farrands, Andrew Kasch

Starring: Sean S. Cunningham, Corey Feldman, Wes Craven, Robert Englund, Alice Cooper

Genre: Documentary, Horror

Runtime: 638 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Image Entertainment

Special Features:
  • None







xXx - 15th Anniversary Edition (2002)


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Product Description: From Revolution Studios and and Sony Pictures, Xander Cage (Vin Diesel) is a notorious underground thrill-seeker who, until now, has been deemed untouchable by the law. But when crack NSA Agent Gibbsons convinces Cage to infiltrate a ruthless Russian crime ring, this new breed of secret agent (codename: XXX) takes down the enemies of justice with a vengeance in this high-octane, turbo-charged thrill-ride from the acclaimed director of The Fast and the Furious.

Purchasing Links: 15th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray

Director: Rob Cohen

Starring: Vin Diesel, Asia Argento, Samuel L. Jackson, Marton Csokas

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller

Runtime: 124 min

Rating: PG-13 for violence, non-stop action sequences, sensuality, drug content and language

Language: English

Studio: Sony

Special Features:
  • "Origins of A Renegade" Featurette (NEW)
  • Deleted Scenes
  • 10 Featurettes
  • Audio Commentary
  • Multiple Music Videos





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TELEVISION


HOMELAND Season 5 (Showtime)


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Product Description: "Claire Danes's performance remains a TV marvel" (Price Peterson, Vulture) in the fifth enthralling season of the Emmy-winning series Homeland. Now working at a private security firm in Berlin, Carrie is trying to start a new life, but she soon discovers she can't escape her past. Blindsided by stunning betrayals, and without Saul (Mandy Patinkin) and Quinn (Rupert Friend) to rely on, Carrie must uncover a deadly conspiracy that puts thousands of lives at risk, including her own.

Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray

Creators: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon

Starring: Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Rupert Friend, Sebastian Koch, Miranda Otto

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Runtime: 720 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Special Features:
  • The Evolution of Carrie Mathison – Take a look back at the key events in Carrie's journey throughout the past five seasons, her relationships and the often time tragic moments she's experienced have changed her, hardened her and helped her grow.
  • "Homeland" In Berlin: Beyond the Wall – "Homeland" Season Five tackles controversial topics. Get an inside look at why the writers took on these themes, what stance the characters are taking, and the role of the City of Berlin.





MR. ROBOT Season 2 (USA Network)


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Product Description: Winner of the Golden Globe for Best TV Drama, Mr. Robot follows Elliot Alderson (Golden Globe-nominee and Primetime Emmy Award-winner Rami Malek), a young cyber-security engineer who becomes involved in the underground hacker group fsociety, after being recruited by their mysterious leader (Golden Globe-winner Christian Slater). Following the events of fsociety's 5/9 hack on multi-national company Evil Corp, the second season explores the consequences of that attack as well as the illusion of control.

Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray

Director: Sam Esmail

Starring: Rami Malek, Christian Slater, Portia Doubleday

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Runtime: 592 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Universal Studios

Special Features:
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Careful.Massacre.of.the.Bourgeoisie.1984
  • Behind_The_Mask_Mr_Robot_2.0.





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