The new DVD and Blu-ray releases for the week of May 23rd, 2017 include the R-rated comic book adaptation "Logan" featuring Hugh Jackman in his last outing as Wolverine, Jordan Peele's directorial debut and highly acclaimed horror film "Get Out", Matt Damon's Chinese adventure "The Great Wall, the Oscar-nominated animated film "My Life As a Zucchini", the Palme d'Or winner "Dheepan", the all-female anthology horror film "XX" and the documentary "I Am Heath Ledger". Also out now on home video is the sixth season of the British TV series "Call the Midwife".
Some cult classics have been released on Blu-ray this week, including the Japanese films "Cops Vs Thugs" and "Wolf Guy", as well as the 3D restoration of the 1950s musical "Those Redheads From Seattle" and the six-disc limited edition "The Jacques Rivette Collection".
Check out all the new movies and TV shows released on DVD and Blu-ray after the jump.
Some cult classics have been released on Blu-ray this week, including the Japanese films "Cops Vs Thugs" and "Wolf Guy", as well as the 3D restoration of the 1950s musical "Those Redheads From Seattle" and the six-disc limited edition "The Jacques Rivette Collection".
Check out all the new movies and TV shows released on DVD and Blu-ray after the jump.
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MOVIES
LOGAN (2017)
GET OUT (2017)
THE GREAT WALL (2016)
MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI (2016)
ROCK DOG (2016)
XX (2017)
DHEEPAN (2015)
VIXEN: THE MOVIE (2016)
MAX 2: WHITE HOUSE HERO (2017)
I AM HEATH LEDGER (2017)
BAD RAP (2016)
TV SERIES
CALL THE MIDWIFE: Season 6 (BBC)
CLASSIC FILMS
THE VAGRANT (1992)
THE FUNNY FARM (1983)
THE JACQUES RIVETTE COLLECTION (6-Disc Limited Edition)
COPS VS THUGS (1975)
WOLF GUY (1975)
VOODOO BLACK EXORCIST (1974)
THOSE REDHEADS FROM SEATTLE - 3D (1953)
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MOVIES
LOGAN (2017)
GET OUT (2017)
THE GREAT WALL (2016)
MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI (2016)
ROCK DOG (2016)
XX (2017)
DHEEPAN (2015)
VIXEN: THE MOVIE (2016)
MAX 2: WHITE HOUSE HERO (2017)
I AM HEATH LEDGER (2017)
BAD RAP (2016)
TV SERIES
CALL THE MIDWIFE: Season 6 (BBC)
CLASSIC FILMS
THE VAGRANT (1992)
THE FUNNY FARM (1983)
THE JACQUES RIVETTE COLLECTION (6-Disc Limited Edition)
COPS VS THUGS (1975)
WOLF GUY (1975)
VOODOO BLACK EXORCIST (1974)
THOSE REDHEADS FROM SEATTLE - 3D (1953)
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MOVIES
LOGAN (2017)
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Product Description: In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces.
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, Amazon Instant Video
Director: James Mangold
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Runtime: 137 min
Rating: R for strong brutal violence and language throughout, and for brief nudity
Language: English
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Special Features:
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Runtime: 137 min
Rating: R for strong brutal violence and language throughout, and for brief nudity
Language: English
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Special Features:
- Logan Noir: a black-and-white version of the film
- Audio commentary by director James Mangold
- Deleted scenes with optional audio commentary by Mangold
- Making Logan — behind-the-scenes documentary
GET OUT (2017)
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Product Description: When Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), a young African-American man, visits his white girlfriend's (Allison Williams) family estate, he becomes ensnared in the more sinister, real reason for the invitation. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he could have never imagined. This speculative thriller from Blumhouse (producers of The Visit, Insidious series and The Gift) and the mind of Jordan Peele (Key & Peele) is equal parts gripping thriller and provocative commentary.
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video
Director: Jordan Peele
Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener, Caleb Landry Jones
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Runtime: 104 min
Rating: R for violence, bloody images, and language including sexual references
Language: English
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Special Features:
Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener, Caleb Landry Jones
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Runtime: 104 min
Rating: R for violence, bloody images, and language including sexual references
Language: English
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Special Features:
- Alternate Ending with Commentary by Writer/Director Jordan Peele
- Deleted Scenes with Commentary by Writer/Director Jordan Peele
- Unveiling the Horror of Get Out: Go behind-the-scenes for the making of Get Out
- Q&A Discussion with Writer/Director Jordan Peele and the Cast: Director/Writer Jordan Peele sits down with the cast to answer fan questions on the film hosted by Chance the Rapper.
- Feature Commentary with Writer/Director Jordan Peele
THE GREAT WALL (2016)
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Product Description: Starring global superstar Matt Damon and directed by one of the most breathtaking visual stylists of our time, Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers), The Great Wall tells the story of an elite force making a valiant stand for humanity on the world's most iconic structure. Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe and Andy Lau also star in this sweeping epic.
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video
Director: Yimou Zhang
Starring: Matt Damon, Tian Jing, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Pedro Pascal, Eddie Peng
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Runtime: 103 min
Rating: PG-13 for sequences of fantasy action violence
Language: English
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Special Features:
Starring: Matt Damon, Tian Jing, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Pedro Pascal, Eddie Peng
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Runtime: 103 min
Rating: PG-13 for sequences of fantasy action violence
Language: English
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Special Features:
- Deleted and extended scenes
- Matt Damon in China
- Working with Director Zhang Yimou
- The Great Wall Visual Effects
- Man vs. Monster
- Weapons of War
- Designing a Spectacular World
MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI (2016)
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Product Description: Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and beloved by audiences and critics alike, My Life as a Zucchini is a delightful and touching tale about the uplifting power of friendship in the face of adversity. After befriending a kind police officer, nine-year-old Zucchini is taken to a foster home filled with other orphans his age. Though he struggles to find his place at first, with the help of his new friends, Zucchini learns to trust and love again as he searches for a new family of his own. With a band of unforgettable characters you’ll be cheering for, My Life as a Zucchini stands as a testament to the resilience of the human heart.
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video
Director: Claude Barras
Starring: Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud, Michel Vuillermoz
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 66 min
Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements and suggestive material
Language: French
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Special Features:
Starring: Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud, Michel Vuillermoz
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 66 min
Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements and suggestive material
Language: French
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Special Features:
- Digital Copy
- Includes UltraViolet
ROCK DOG (2016)
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Product Description: When a young mastiff, Bodi (Luke Wilson), discovers a radio, it takes just a few guitar licks for his fate to be sealed: Bodi wants to be a rock 'n' roll star!
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video
Director: Ash Brannon
Starring: Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, J.K. Simmons, Lewis Black, Kenan Thompson, Mae Whitman, Jorge Garcia, Matt Dillon, Sam Elliott
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Runtime: 90 min
Rating: PG for action and language
Language: English
Studio: Lionsgate
Special Features:
Starring: Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, J.K. Simmons, Lewis Black, Kenan Thompson, Mae Whitman, Jorge Garcia, Matt Dillon, Sam Elliott
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Runtime: 90 min
Rating: PG for action and language
Language: English
Studio: Lionsgate
Special Features:
- "Finding the Fire: The Making of Rock Dog" Featurette
- "Mic Check: Casting the Voices" Featurette
- "A Rockin' New World: Animating Rock Dog" Featurette
- "Rock Dog and Roll: Exploring the Music: Featurette
- "Glorious" Music Video
XX (2017)
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Product Description: An all-female helmed horror anthology featuring four dark tales written and directed by fiercely talented women: Annie Clark rocks her directorial debut with THE BIRTHDAY PARTY; Karyn Kusama (THE INVITATION, GIRLFIGHT) exorcises HER ONLY LIVING SON; Roxanne Benjamin (SOUTHBOUND) screams DON'T FALL; and Jovanka Vuckovic (THE CAPTURED BIRD) dares to open THE BOX. Award-winning animator Sofia Carrillo (LA CASA TRISTE) wraps together four suspenseful stories of terror featuring a cast including Natalie Brown, Melanie Lynskey, Breeda Wool and Christina Kirk.
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray
Director: Roxanne Benjamin, Annie Clark, Karyn Kusama, Jovanka Vuckovic
Starring: Melanie Lynskey, Natalie Brown, Angela Trimbur
Genre: Horror
Runtime: 80 min
Rating: R for horror violence, language and brief drug use
Language: English
Studio: Magnolia Home Entertainment
Special Features:
Starring: Melanie Lynskey, Natalie Brown, Angela Trimbur
Genre: Horror
Runtime: 80 min
Rating: R for horror violence, language and brief drug use
Language: English
Studio: Magnolia Home Entertainment
Special Features:
- None
DHEEPAN (2015)
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Product Description: With this Palme d’Or–winning drama, which deftly combines seemingly disparate genres, French filmmaker Jacques Audiard cemented his status as one of the titans of contemporary world cinema. In an arresting performance, the nonprofessional actor Antonythasan Jesuthasan (himself a former child soldier) stars as a Tamil fighter who, along with a woman and child posing as his wife and daughter, flees war-torn Sri Lanka only to land in a Paris suburb riddled with drugs. As the makeshift family embarks on a new life, Dheepan settles into an intimate social-realist mode, before tightening, gradually and organically, into a dynamic turf-war thriller, as well as an unsettling study of the psychological aftereffects of combat. Searing and sensitive, Audiard’s film is a unique depiction of the refugee experience as a continuous crisis of identity.
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video
Director: Jacques Audiard
Starring: Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby
Genre: Crime, Drama
Runtime: 115 min
Rating: R for violence, language and brief sexuality/nudity
Language: French
Studio: Criterion Collection
Special Features:
Starring: Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby
Genre: Crime, Drama
Runtime: 115 min
Rating: R for violence, language and brief sexuality/nudity
Language: French
Studio: Criterion Collection
Special Features:
- Audio commentary from 2015 featuring director Jacques Audiard and coscreenwriter Noé Debré
- New interview with Audiard
- New interview with actor Antonythasan Jesuthasan
- Deleted scenes with audio commentary by Audiard and Debré
- Trailer
- PLUS: An essay by critic Michael Atkinson
VIXEN: THE MOVIE (2016)
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Product Description: VIXEN: The Movie combines the first two seasons of the CW Seed digital series into a single uniform story, and includes 15 minutes of all-new, never-before-seen content.
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video
Director: Various
Starring: Megalyn Echikunwoke, Steven Amell, Grant Gustin
Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation
Runtime: 75 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: English
Studio: Warner Brothers
Special Features:
Starring: Megalyn Echikunwoke, Steven Amell, Grant Gustin
Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation
Runtime: 75 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: English
Studio: Warner Brothers
Special Features:
- Vixen: Spirit Animal featurette
- Bruce Timm's Top Picks: Episodes from Justice League Unlimited, "Hunter's Moon" and "Grudge Match"
MAX 2: WHITE HOUSE HERO (2017)
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Product Description: Max is assigned to the White House while Butch, the secret service dog, is on maternity leave. He meets TJ, a 12 year old boy, who is the President’s son. Due to his father’s high profile, he is trying hard to fit in and lead a normal life. During a state visit by the Russian President and his daughter, Alexandra (Alex), TJ is asked to accompany her, during their stay. TJ befriends Alex, but when they get into trouble, Max comes to the rescue!
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Insant Video
Director: Brian Levant
Starring: Zane Austin, Francesca Capaldi, Lochlyn Munro, Carrie Genzel, Bruce Blain
Genre: Family
Runtime: 85 min
Rating: PG for some mild action/peril
Language: English
Studio: Warner Brothers
Special Features:
Starring: Zane Austin, Francesca Capaldi, Lochlyn Munro, Carrie Genzel, Bruce Blain
Genre: Family
Runtime: 85 min
Rating: PG for some mild action/peril
Language: English
Studio: Warner Brothers
Special Features:
- None
I AM HEATH LEDGER (2017)
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Product Description: I Am Heath Ledger is a feature length documentary celebrating the life of Heath Ledger: actor, artist and icon. The documentary provides an intimate look at Heath Ledger through the lens of his own camera as he films and often performs in his own personal journey - extravagant in gesture and in action. It was his creative energy and unshakable willingness to take risks that instilled such an extraordinarily deep love and affection in the people that entered his life. Heath's artistic nature and expression set him apart from the Hollywood mainstream, vaulted him to stardom and endeared him to the world.
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray, Amazon Instant Video
Director: Adrian Buitenhuis, Derik Murray
Starring: Naomi Watts (Self), Ang Lee (Self), Ben Mendelsohn (Self), Emile Hirsch (Self), Djimon Hounsou (Self)
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Runtime: 90 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: English
Studio: Virgil Films and Entertainment
Special Features:
Starring: Naomi Watts (Self), Ang Lee (Self), Ben Mendelsohn (Self), Emile Hirsch (Self), Djimon Hounsou (Self)
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Runtime: 90 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: English
Studio: Virgil Films and Entertainment
Special Features:
- None
BAD RAP (2016)
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Product Description: Although it started in the South Bronx among African-American and Latino youths in the ‘70s, hip-hop culture today has transcended all racial and language boundaries. From the slums of France to nationally televised programs in Korea, rappers have emerged as legitimate pop culture stars around the world. Hip-hop’s global movement is diverse, but the face of rap in America remains primarily black, brown and white.
"Bad Rap" follows the lives and careers of four Asian-American rappers trying to break into a world that often treats them as outsiders. Sharing dynamic live performance footage and revealing interviews, these artists make the most skeptical critics into believers.
From battle rhymes of crowd-favorite Dumbfoundead to the tongue-in-cheek songs of Awkwafina, the unapologetic visuals of Rekstizzy to conflicted values of Lyricks, the film paints a memorable portrait of artistic passion in the face of an unsung struggle.
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray "Bad Rap" follows the lives and careers of four Asian-American rappers trying to break into a world that often treats them as outsiders. Sharing dynamic live performance footage and revealing interviews, these artists make the most skeptical critics into believers.
From battle rhymes of crowd-favorite Dumbfoundead to the tongue-in-cheek songs of Awkwafina, the unapologetic visuals of Rekstizzy to conflicted values of Lyricks, the film paints a memorable portrait of artistic passion in the face of an unsung struggle.
Director: Salima Koroma
Starring: Dumbfoundead, Awkwafina, Rekstizzy, Lyricks
Genre: Documentary, Music
Runtime: 82 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: English
Studio: FilmRise
Special Features:
Starring: Dumbfoundead, Awkwafina, Rekstizzy, Lyricks
Genre: Documentary, Music
Runtime: 82 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: English
Studio: FilmRise
Special Features:
- "Bad Rap" promos with Awkwafina, Dumbfoundead and Rekstizzy
- Exclusive deleted scenes
- Special interviews
- "Bad Rap" trailer
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TELEVISION
CALL THE MIDWIFE: Season 6 (BBC)
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Product Description: The nurses, midwives and nuns of Nonnatus House invite you to join them again as they try to give the best possible care to the poorest women in London. It s now 1962 and times are changing. This series sees the nuns receive an SOS call from a mission hospital in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Under the hot sun, the Nonnatus family face some of their toughest challenges yet. Back in Poplar, the rather austere Sister Ursula is appointed the new head of Nonnatus House, demoting Sister Julienne to an ordinary member of staff. She is not the only one to face challenges closer to home.
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray
Creator: Heidi Thomas
Starring: Jenny Agutter, Linda Bassett, Helen George, Judy Parfitt
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 475 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: English
Studio: BBC
Special Features:
Starring: Jenny Agutter, Linda Bassett, Helen George, Judy Parfitt
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 475 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: English
Studio: BBC
Special Features:
- None
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CLASSIC FILMS
THE VAGRANT (1992)
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Product Description: Ambitious young executive Graham Krakowski (Bill Paxton, Aliens, Titanic) has plotted out every move of this life and career. What he didn’t plan on was a creepy vagrant living opposite his new home. And when the mysterious man (Marshall Bell, Total Recall, Virus) sneaks into Graham’s home and starts playing sick mind games, he is driven to take matters into his own hands. Detective Ralf Barfuss (Michael Ironside, Scanners) stays hot on Graham’s trail while Graham wages war against the unrelenting vagrant, who is robbing him of his sanity… and quite possibly his life. The comedic psychological thriller is directed by special effects wizard Chris Walas (The Fly, Raiders of the Lost Ark).
Purchasing Links: Blu-ray
Director: Chris Walas
Starring: Bill Paxton, Michael Ironside, Marshall Bell
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Runtime: 91 min
Rating: R for some sensuality and violence
Language: English
Studio: Shout! Factory
Special Features:
Starring: Bill Paxton, Michael Ironside, Marshall Bell
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Runtime: 91 min
Rating: R for some sensuality and violence
Language: English
Studio: Shout! Factory
Special Features:
- None
THE FUNNY FARM (1983)
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Product Description: The laughs are nonstop as a gang of ambitious young comics strives to make it in the exciting world of stand-up comedy at the famous comedy club in L.A., The Funny Farm. These budding comedy stars are as crazy offstage as they are on: Miguel, America s funniest illegal alien ; Miles, who can t decide if he s a black comic or a comic who happens to be black; Bruce, whose manic act borders on insanity; and Peter, the intense political satirist. The Funny Farm is a hilarious and insightful look into those who live the lives of comedians. Starring comedy superstar Howie Mandel (Walk Like a Man, Deal or No Deal, America s Got Talent), game show legend Jack Carter (The Hollywood Squares, Match Game) and the great Eileen Brennan (Private Benjamin).
Purchasing Links: Blu-ray
Director: Ron Clark
Starring: Howie Mandel, Peter Aykroyd, Miles Chapin, Tracey E. Bregman, Eileen Brennan
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 94 min
Rating: R
Language: English
Studio: Kino Lorber
Special Features:
Starring: Howie Mandel, Peter Aykroyd, Miles Chapin, Tracey E. Bregman, Eileen Brennan
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 94 min
Rating: R
Language: English
Studio: Kino Lorber
Special Features:
- Interview with Star Tracey Bregman
- Original Trailers
THE JACQUES RIVETTE COLLECTION (6-Disc Limited Edition)
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Product Description: In 1975, Jacques Rivette reunited with Out 1 producer Stéphane Tchal Gadjieff with the idea of a four-film cycle. He would create a quartet of interconnected films, each in a different genre. One was to be a love story, another a Western, and there was to be a fantastical thriller and a musical comedy starring Anna Karina and Jean Marais too.
Ill health intervened, and only two of the films were completed. Duelle (une quarantine) sees Rivette in fantasy territory, cross-pollinating Val Lewton, Jean Cocteau and film noir as the Queen of the Sun (Bulle Ogier) and the Queen of the Night (Juliet Berto) search for a magical diamond in present day. Its parallel film, Noroît (une vengeance), is a pirate tale and a loose adaptation of The Revenger s Tragedy starring Geraldine Chaplin (Nashville, Cría cuervos).
A third film began production Marie et Julien starring Albert Finney and Leslie Caron but Rivette succumbed to nervous exhaustion and shooting was abandoned. When he did return to filmmaking, Rivette borrowed some of the elements of Duelle and Noroît and came up with Merry-Go-Round. Joe Dallesandro (Trash, Flesh for Frankenstein) and Maria Schneider (Last Tango in Paris, The Passenger) are summoned to Paris, which leads to one of the most surreal and mysterious tales in a career that was dominated by surrealism and mystery.
Purchasing Links: 6-Disc Limited Edition Blu-ray + DVD Ill health intervened, and only two of the films were completed. Duelle (une quarantine) sees Rivette in fantasy territory, cross-pollinating Val Lewton, Jean Cocteau and film noir as the Queen of the Sun (Bulle Ogier) and the Queen of the Night (Juliet Berto) search for a magical diamond in present day. Its parallel film, Noroît (une vengeance), is a pirate tale and a loose adaptation of The Revenger s Tragedy starring Geraldine Chaplin (Nashville, Cría cuervos).
A third film began production Marie et Julien starring Albert Finney and Leslie Caron but Rivette succumbed to nervous exhaustion and shooting was abandoned. When he did return to filmmaking, Rivette borrowed some of the elements of Duelle and Noroît and came up with Merry-Go-Round. Joe Dallesandro (Trash, Flesh for Frankenstein) and Maria Schneider (Last Tango in Paris, The Passenger) are summoned to Paris, which leads to one of the most surreal and mysterious tales in a career that was dominated by surrealism and mystery.
Director: Jacques Rivette
Starring: Joe Dallesandro, Bulle Ogier, Maria Schneider
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 416 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: French
Studio: Arrow Academy
Special Features:
Starring: Joe Dallesandro, Bulle Ogier, Maria Schneider
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 416 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: French
Studio: Arrow Academy
Special Features:
- High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentations of all three films from brand new 2K restorations of the films
- Original mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-rays)
- Optional newly-translated English subtitles for all films
- Scenes from a Parallel Life: Jacques Rivette Remembers archive interview with the director, in which he discusses Duelle (une quarantaine), Noroit (une vengeance) and Merry-Go-Round
- Remembering Duelle Bulle Ogier and Hermine Karagheuz recollect their work on the 1976 feature
- Interview with critic Jonathan Rosenbaum, who reported from the sets of both Duelle (une quarantaine) and Noroit (une vengeance)
- Exclusive perfect-bound book containing writing on the films by Mary M. Wiles, Brad Stevens and Nick Pinkerton plus a reprint of four on-set reports from Duelle (une quarantaine) and Noroit (une vengeance)
- Reversible sleeves with original and newly commissioned artwork by Ignatius Fitzpatrick
COPS VS THUGS (1975)
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Product Description: Considered by many to be director Kinji Fukasaku's greatest single-film achievement in the yakuza genre, Cops vs Thugs was made at the height of popularity of Toei Studios' jitsuroku boom: realistic, modern crime movies based on true stories taken from contemporary headlines. Returning to the screen after completing their Battles Without Honor and Humanity series together, Fukasaku joined forces once again with screenwriter Kazuo Kasahara, composer Toshiaki Tsushima and star Bunta Sugawara to create one of the crowning achievements of his career, and a hard-boiled classic which is still ranked as one of the best Japanese films of the 1970's.
It's 1963 in the southern Japanese city of Kurashima, and tough-as-nails detective Kuno (Sugawara) oversees a detente between the warring Kawade and Ohara gangs. Best friends with Ohara lieutenant Hirotani (Hiroki Matsukata), he understands that there are no clear lines in the underworld, and that everything is colored a different shade of gray. But when random violence interrupts the peace and an ambitious, by-the-books lieutenant (Tatsuo Umemiya) comes to town, Kuno's fragile alliance begins to crumble. Greedy bosses and politicians alike seize the opportunity to wipe out their enemies, and Kuno faces the painful choice of pledging allegiance to his badge and keeping a promise to his brother.
Echoing the great crime films of Sidney Lumet and Jean-Pierre Melville, in Fukasaku's world, there's no honor among thieves or lawmen alike, and the only thing that matters is personal honor and duty among friends. Kasahara's shattering screenplay and Fukasaku's dynamic direction support an all-star, ensemble cast to create one of the most exciting, and deeply moving films about cops and criminals ever made.
Purchasing Links: 2-Disc Special Edition Blu-ray + DVD
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Starring: Bunta Sugawara, Tatsuo Umemiya, Hiroki Matsukata
Genre: Action, Crime
Runtime: 100 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: Japanese
Studio: Arrow Video
Special Features:
Starring: Bunta Sugawara, Tatsuo Umemiya, Hiroki Matsukata
Genre: Action, Crime
Runtime: 100 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: Japanese
Studio: Arrow Video
Special Features:
- Audio commentary by film scholar Tom Mes
- New video interview with film scholar & Fukasaku biographer Sadao Yamane
- Sympathy for the Underdog, a new visual essay on Fukasaku's career by Marc Walkow
- Trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ian MacEwan
- FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Patrick Macias, Marc Walkow and a newly-translated essay by screenwriter Kazuo Kasahara
WOLF GUY (1975)
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Product Description: Shinichi 'Sonny' Chiba is a martial arts ''manimal'' in the ultra-70's, 100% bizarre mixture of horror, action and sci-fi that is Wolf Guy, one of the rarest and most sought-after cult films produced by Japan's Toei Studio. Based on a manga by Kazumasa Hirai (creator of 8 Man), and never before released outside of Japan, it's a genre film classic waiting to be discovered and a completely unclassifiable trip into phantasmagoric funk.
Chiba stars as Akira Inugami, the only survivor of a clan of ancient werewolves who relies on his supernatural powers to solve mysterious crimes. After a series of bloody killings perpetrated by an unseen force, Inugami uncovers a conspiracy involving a murdered cabaret singer, corrupt politicians, and a plot by the J-CIA to harvest his blood in order to steal his lycanthropic powers! At the same time, Inugami also discovers the truth behind his family heritage, and that he may not be the last of his kind.
Directed by B-movie genius Kazuhiko Yamaguchi (Sister Streetfighter, Wandering Ginza Butterfly, Karate Bear Fighter), Wolf Guy truly is one-of-a-kind, with Chiba in full effect as the part-man, part-wolf, all-karate action hero and a collection of familiar 1970's Toei actors in support. Violence, action, nudity, real surgical footage, and a psychedelic musical score all work together to create an unforgettable trip to the heights of Japanese cinematic weirdness.
Purchasing Links: 2-Disc Special Edition Blu-ray + DVD
Director: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Starring: Kyôsuke Machida, Shin'ichi Chiba, Saburô Date
Genre: Action, Horror
Runtime: 86 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: Japanese
Studio: Arrow Video
Special Features:
Starring: Kyôsuke Machida, Shin'ichi Chiba, Saburô Date
Genre: Action, Horror
Runtime: 86 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: Japanese
Studio: Arrow Video
Special Features:
- New video interview with actor Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba
- New video interview with director Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
- New video interview with producer Tatsu Yoshida
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Wes Benscoter
- FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collector s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Patrick Macias and a history of Japanese monster movie mashups by Jasper Sharp
VOODOO BLACK EXORCIST (1974)
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Product Description: The mummy of a Caribbean voodoo priest stalks the passengers of a South Seas ocean liner in this thriller from director Manuel Caño (The Swamp of the Ravens) and producer José Antonio Pérez Giner (Tombs of the Blind Dead). Filmed in such exotic locations as Jamaica and Haiti, this supernatural tale stars Aldo Sambrell (The Good, The Bad and The Ugly) and Fernando Sanchez (Return of the Evil Dead). Also featuring the lovely Eva León as a passenger who reminds the mummy of an old love.
Purchasing Links: The Film Detective Restored Version Blu-ray
Director: Manuel Caño
Starring: Aldo Sambrell, Tanyeka Stadler, Alexander Abrahan
Genre: Horror
Runtime: 88 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: Spanish
Studio: The Film Detective
Special Features:
Starring: Aldo Sambrell, Tanyeka Stadler, Alexander Abrahan
Genre: Horror
Runtime: 88 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: Spanish
Studio: The Film Detective
Special Features:
- None
THOSE REDHEADS FROM SEATTLE - 3D (1953)
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Product Description: Newly Restored in HD and 3-D from 2K Scans! A married woman (Agnes Moorehead) takes her four unmarried redheaded daughters (Rhonda Fleming, Teresa Brewer, Cynthia and Kay Bell of The Bell Sisters) to Alaska during the 1898 Gold Rush so they could help their father run his newspaper. All four are members of the singing sister act The Edmonds Sisters, and upon arriving in Yukon they find out their father was murdered. The four heroines get work at the saloon owned by Johnny Kisco (Gene Barry). Kathie Edmonds (Fleming) searches for her father s murderer, who may or may not be Kisco. Hollywood veteran Lewis R. Foster directed this wonderful and colorful musical, which was the first ever 3-D musical and the first widescreen film released by Paramount Pictures.
Purchasing Links: DVD, Blu-ray
Director: Lewis R. Foster
Starring: Rhonda Fleming, Gene Barry, Agnes Moorehead, Teresa Brewer, The Bell Sisters
Genre: Musical, Western
Runtime: 90 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: English
Studio: Kino Lorber
Special Features:
Starring: Rhonda Fleming, Gene Barry, Agnes Moorehead, Teresa Brewer, The Bell Sisters
Genre: Musical, Western
Runtime: 90 min
Rating: Not Rated
Language: English
Studio: Kino Lorber
Special Features:
- Audio Commentary by Film Historians Hillary Hess, Greg Kintz, Jack Theakston and Bob Furmanek
- 2006 Interview with Rhonda Fleming
- Before/After Restoration Demo
- Original Theatrical Trailer
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