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Release: October 6, 2020

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Ambitions threaten the Saxon kingdoms Alfred had once dreamed of uniting. In the wake of his father's death, the new King, Edward (Timothy Innes), is intent on isolating Wessex and strengthening his reinforcements against possible Dane incursions. Alliances are beginning to fracture as Lord Aethelred (Toby Regbo) of Mercia makes ambitious plans to establish himself as a rival to Wessex. When Northumbria also faces hostility, Uhtred (Alexander Dreymon) believes the timing is right to take back his ancestral home. Fate shifts in a different direction; news comes that Mercia is in turmoil, and Uhtred's affection for Aethelflaed (Millie Brady) drives him back into the politics that threaten to break out into war. And just as it seems as if peace can be found between the Saxons, a new and unprecedented Dane enemy takes them by surprise. Uhtred begins to realize that his destiny is tied to Alfred's dream and he becomes determined to resolve Saxon struggles before the possibility of a united England slips from their grasp forever. Bonus Content: Disc 3 - The Last Kingdom Season Four: The Making of Season 4: The Return to Bebbanburg

Release: October 6, 2020

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Ambitions threaten the Saxon kingdoms Alfred had once dreamed of uniting. In the wake of his father's death, the new King, Edward (Timothy Innes), is intent on isolating Wessex and strengthening his reinforcements against possible Dane incursions. Alliances are beginning to fracture as Lord Aethelred (Toby Regbo) of Mercia makes ambitious plans to establish himself as a rival to Wessex. When Northumbria also faces hostility, Uhtred (Alexander Dreymon) believes the timing is right to take back his ancestral home. Fate shifts in a different direction; news comes that Mercia is in turmoil, and Uhtred's affection for Aethelflaed (Millie Brady) drives him back into the politics that threaten to break out into war. And just as it seems as if peace can be found between the Saxons, a new and unprecedented Dane enemy takes them by surprise. Uhtred begins to realize that his destiny is tied to Alfred's dream and he becomes determined to resolve Saxon struggles before the possibility of a united England slips from their grasp forever. Bonus Content: Disc 3 - The Last Kingdom Season Four: The Making of Season 4: The Return to Bebbanburg

Release: November 14, 2017

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One of the crowning achievements of the German expressionist movement, Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's The Last Laugh (Der letzte Mann) stars Emil Jannings stars as an aging doorman whose happiness crumbles when he is relieved of the duties and uniform which had for years been the foundation of his happiness and pride. Through Jannings's colossal performance, The Last Laugh becomes more than the plight of a single doorman, but a mournful dramatization of the frustration and anguish of the universal working class. Featuring a new musical score by the Berklee College of Music, as well as the original score by Giuseppe Becca, this is the definitive edition of the landmark classic, mastered from a 2K restoration by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung. Special Features: 2K Restoration by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung | New musical score (2017) by the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra | Or...

Release: April 12, 2022

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After one of his cases went tragically sideways, hotshot LAPD detective Charlie Waldo (Charlie Hunnam) chose a hermit's spare existence in the woods. However, his solitude ends after a network entreats him to look into Alastair Pinch (Mel Gibson), a West End veteran starring in a tacky but popular series... who came out of one of his alcoholic fugues to find his wife murdered. Morena Baccarin, Clancy Brown, Dominic Monaghan co-star; Howard Michael Gould adapted his novel for the screen. 110 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.

Release: April 26, 2016

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When Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan stepped on the moon in December 1972 he left his footprints and his daughter's initials in the lunar dust. Only now, over forty years later, is he ready to share his epic but deeply personal story of fulfillment, love and loss. Cernan's burning ambition carried him from a quiet Chicago suburb to the spectacular and hazardous environment of space, and ultimately, to the moon. Five years in the making, The Last Man on the Moon unveils a wealth of rare archive, and takes Cernan back to the launch pads of Cape Kennedy, to Arlington National Cemetery and to his Texas ranch, where he finds respite from a past that refuses to let him go. Sharing home movies, scrapbooks and intimate moments with his closest friends and family, he brings his spine-tingling experiences to the big screen more vividly than any moonwalker has done before. This Blu-ray edition includes extended interviews and featurettes capturing more of Gene's intimate moments and stories. English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired included.

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Two hard-boiled Bruce Willis action films pair gangland violence with sardonic one-liners.

Release: May 4, 2021

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With seemingly all of their peers having wound up in divorce court, L.A. couple Jeff and Mari Thomson (George Segal, Natalie Wood) take pride in still being together and happy. But will their need to prove the health of their union-to themselves as well as others-be what sends it on the rocks? Sly study of contemporary mores co-stars Valerie Harper, Richard Benjamin, Dom DeLuise, Allan Arbus. 103 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.

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After surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and her brother are struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Christmas spirit and leave the horrors of the past behind. But just when they think they're safe, Art the Clown returns, determined to turn their holiday cheer into a new nightmare. The festive season quickly unravels as Art unleashes his twisted brand of terror, proving that no holiday is safe.

Release: November 9, 2021

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Composer Stephen Sondheim (Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods) and actor Anthony Perkins (Psycho) wrote this witty, complex thriller directed by Herbert Ross (Steel Magnolias, The Goodbye Girl). A movie kingpin (James Coburn), whose wife, Sheila, was killed by a hit-and-run driver a year before, hosts a cruise aboard his sleek yacht. His guests (James Mason, Raquel Welch, Dyan Cannon, Richard Benjamin, Joan Hackett, and Ian McShane) are all friends (and some lovers) who may know more about Sheila's death than they're letting on. An elaborate murder game with Mediterranean ports of call is the itinerary. What unfolds is a mystery so intriguing, so cleverly plotted, even the title is a clue!

Release: October 5, 2010

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An epic adventure and passionate romance unfold against the panorama of a frontier wilderness ravaged by war. Academy Award(R) winner Daniel Day-Lewis (Best Actor in 1989 for My Left Foot) stars as Hawkeye, rugged frontiersman and adopted son of the Mohicans, and Madeleine Stowe is Cora Munro, aristocratic daughter of a proud British Colonel. Their love, tested by fate, blazes amidst a brutal conflict between the British, the French and Native American allies that engulfs the majestic mountains and cathedral-like forests of Colonial America.

Release: May 16, 2017

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He was a journalist in search of the truth! In 1970s Nicaragua, under the Somoza regime Texas journalist Jack Cox (Jan-Michael Vincent, The Return, Defiance, White Line Fever) arrives in Managua on assignment to see his old friend General Somoza (Lloyd Batista, Get Mean). While in town he also meets Maria Cardena (Julie Carmen, The Milagro Beanfield War), a member of a prominent family close to Somoza. Unknown to Cox, Maria is a member of the Sandinista movement who participates in raids against her government. When the two become romantically involved, he asks her to take him to the rebel camp so he can file his report including both sides of the story. David Nelson (Childish Things) directed this exciting thriller in the tradition of The Year of Living Dangerously, with a screenplay by Ernest Tidyman (The French Connection, High Plains Drifter, Shaft) and co-starring Mary Crosby (Dallas, The Ice Pirates), David Huffman (Wolf Lake, Firefox) and William Windom (TV s The Farmer s Daughter). Special Features: Trailers

Release: March 16, 2021

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It’s a spoof to end all spoofs as comedy legend Marty Feldman (Young Frankenstein) shatters the Gary Cooper/French Foreign Legion classic in The Last Remake of Beau Geste. Set in England and Morocco in 1906, Feldman’s “remake” mocks all the do-or-die extravaganzas we’ve known and loved as he portrays Digby, identical twin brother to Michael York’s (The Island of Dr. Moreau) stalwart Beau Geste. Joining in the desert lunacy are a vast array of stars including Peter Ustinov (Death on the Nile), Terry-Thomas (Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies), Ann-Margret (52 Pick-Up) as the boys’ seductive stepmother and James Earl Jones (Star Wars) as Sheik Abdul the Disgusting. Feldman co-wrote, stars and makes his outrageous directorial debut with this zany comedy which, as the title suggests, threatens to end the whole romance-adventure genre once and for all. The hilarious cast also includes Trevor Howard (Kidnapped), Henry Gibson (The Long Goodbye), Roy Kinnear (How I Won the War), Spike Milligan (The Bed Sitting Room), Avery Schreiber (Scavenger Hunt) and Hugh Griffith (Kind Hearts and Coronets). Special Features: • NEW Audio Commentary by "Sledge Hammer" Creator and Feldman Friend Alan Spencer • NEW Audio Commentary by Entertainment Journalist and Author Bryan Reesman • NEW Audio Interview with Co-Star Michael York • TRAILERS FROM HELL with Alan Spencer • 4 Radio Spots • Image Galleries • Theatrical Trailer • Dual-Layered BD50 Disc • Optional English Subtitles

Release: February 8, 2022

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School's out, and Ocean Front High gym teacher Freddy Shoop (Mark Harmon) has big plans: summer in Hawai'i. But the school's vice principal has plans for Freddy too: teaching remedial English. Aloha, paradise—hello, Summer School. Director Carl Reiner (The Jerk) delighted fans and critics alike with this warm, perceptive comedy about a laid-back teacher relegated to teaching a class of likeable misfits, including a slasher-flick addict (Dean Cameron), his wacky sidekick (Gary Riley), and a sexy female surfer (Courtney Thorne-Smith). Kirstie Alley is the no-nonsense history professor down the hall who's keeping an eye on all the shenanigans—and on the handsome, irresistible Freddy. The road to academic success has never been bumpier, but to earn straight A's in laughter…take Summer School. Bonus Content: School's in for Summer: An Interview with Actor Richard Steven Horvitz Audio Commentary with Director Carl Reiner and Actor Mark Harmon Inside the Teacher's Lounge Summer School Yearbook Theatrical Trailer Photo Gallery

Release: November 6, 2018

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Determined to bring his family back to life, Gil sends his father Fin back in time to stop the Sharknados from starting. Along the way, he fights dinosaurs, knights, cowboys, and even a robot version of his wife. This time - it’s not how to stop the SHARKNADOS, but when.

Release: December 29, 2020

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The Last Shift is an American story about two men struggling in the same town, while worlds apart. Stanley (Richard Jenkins), an aging fast-food worker, plans to call it quits after 38 years on the graveyard shift at Oscar's Chicken and Fish. His last weekend takes a turn while training his replacement, Jevon (Shane Paul McGhie), a talented but stalled young writer whose provocative politics keep landing him in trouble. These two who share little in common are brought together through circumstance. Stanley, a high school dropout who has watched life pass by his drive-through window, proudly details the nuances of the job. While Jevon, a columnist who's too smart to be flipping patties, contends their labor is being exploited. A flicker of comradery sparks during the long overnight hours in a quiet kitchen. Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews The Last Shift [Blu-ray]

Release: May 3, 2016

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Last Ship: The Complete Second Season (BD) Season two of The Last Ship begins with a cure for the Red Virus and the goal to save the human race. Navy Captain Tom Chandler and his crew return to the States unsure of what they will find. As the crew seeks to find survivors and their families, they encounter a new, emerging enemy who’s vying for control and may hinder the mass production of the cure. Starring Eric Dane and Rhona Mitra, all 13 episodes from The Last Ship Season 2 are available on a 3- disc DVD and 3-disc Blu-ray sets, and comes packed with special features.

Release: May 3, 2016

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Last Ship: The Complete Second Season (BD) Season two of The Last Ship begins with a cure for the Red Virus and the goal to save the human race. Navy Captain Tom Chandler and his crew return to the States unsure of what they will find. As the crew seeks to find survivors and their families, they encounter a new, emerging enemy who’s vying for control and may hinder the mass production of the cure. Starring Eric Dane and Rhona Mitra, all 13 episodes from The Last Ship Season 2 are available on a 3- disc DVD and 3-disc Blu-ray sets, and comes packed with special features.

Release: May 3, 2016

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Last Ship: The Complete Second Season (BD) Season two of The Last Ship begins with a cure for the Red Virus and the goal to save the human race. Navy Captain Tom Chandler and his crew return to the States unsure of what they will find. As the crew seeks to find survivors and their families, they encounter a new, emerging enemy who’s vying for control and may hinder the mass production of the cure. Starring Eric Dane and Rhona Mitra, all 13 episodes from The Last Ship Season 2 are available on a 3- disc DVD and 3-disc Blu-ray sets, and comes packed with special features.

Release: June 5, 2018

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The Last Ship: The Complete Fourth Season (BD) Based on William Brinkley's popular novel, The Last Ship chronicles a global catastrophe that nearly decimates the world's population. Because of its positioning, the Navy destroyer U.S.S. Nathan James avoided falling victim to the devastating tragedy. But now the crew and its captain must confront the reality of their new existence in a world where they may be among the few remaining survivors.

Release: June 5, 2018

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The Last Ship: The Complete Fourth Season (BD) Based on William Brinkley's popular novel, The Last Ship chronicles a global catastrophe that nearly decimates the world's population. Because of its positioning, the Navy destroyer U.S.S. Nathan James avoided falling victim to the devastating tragedy. But now the crew and its captain must confront the reality of their new existence in a world where they may be among the few remaining survivors.

Release: March 12, 2019

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Based on William Brinkley's popular novel, The Last Ship chronicles a global catastrophe that nearly decimates the world's population. Because of its positioning, the Navy destroyer U.S.S. Nathan James avoided falling victim to the devastating tragedy. But now the crew and its captain must confront the reality of their new existence in a world where they may be among the few remaining survivors. Your Digital Copy redemption code is printed on an insert inside your Blu-ray/DVD package. A Digital Copy is a digital version of the full-length movie that you get when you own specially-marked Blu-ray/DVD discs bearing the “Digital” logo. Owning the digital version of the movie extends your enjoyment because it enables you to download or stream your movie to a computer, mobile device, internet-connected TV, Blu-ray player, or set-top box.

Release: March 12, 2019

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Based on William Brinkley's popular novel, The Last Ship chronicles a global catastrophe that nearly decimates the world's population. Because of its positioning, the Navy destroyer U.S.S. Nathan James avoided falling victim to the devastating tragedy. But now the crew and its captain must confront the reality of their new existence in a world where they may be among the few remaining survivors. Your Digital Copy redemption code is printed on an insert inside your Blu-ray/DVD package. A Digital Copy is a digital version of the full-length movie that you get when you own specially-marked Blu-ray/DVD discs bearing the “Digital” logo. Owning the digital version of the movie extends your enjoyment because it enables you to download or stream your movie to a computer, mobile device, internet-connected TV, Blu-ray player, or set-top box.

Release: December 7, 2021

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Soon after a newlywed learns that her husband had her father shot down, she flees from the Callahan ranch in fear. She's rescued by a gunman who safeguards her at a remote outpost as he staves off her husband's attempts to reclaim his bride.

Release: May 21, 2013

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Product Description A border-town sheriff pulls out the heavy artillery to prevent an escaped drug kingpin from blasting his way into Mexico in this sun-scorched action opus starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and directed by Kim Jee-Woon (I Saw the Devil, The Good, the Bad, and the Weird). His reputation in the LAPD tainted following a botched assignment, disgraced cop Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) retreats from the city to Amazon.com Any movie that heralds the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger to movie star action hero-dom after his foray into politics was going to bear the dubious honor of being auspicious. For better or worse, The Last Stand takes that honor right down the middle of the road, being neither overly ambitious nor groaningly silly in letting this 66-year-old man mug, grunt, punch, and shoot his way back into our hearts and minds as the Ah-nold screen character for which we had such affection. Schwarzenegger plays Ray Owens, the sheriff of a tiny Arizona border burg who likes the peace and calm of his job and his townsfolk friends. When the FBI informs him that an escaped Mexican drug kingpin is barreling straight toward all that calm in a supercharged custom car, he sighs and saddles up, locking and loading with his wacky friends and deputies by his side for the inevitable stand. In fact, one might well call it a last stand. There are very few surprises in how it's all going to play out, right down to the bone-crunching mano a mano fistfight between Ray and the kingpin (Eduardo Noriega) on a makeshift bridge over the border. Ray has a history as a savvy big city cop, and he smells and foresees all the trouble coming his way, even though no one expects him to do much in the way of making any kind of last stand. That includes Forest Whitaker as the flummoxed FBI agent whose screwup sets the stage for the bloody showdown. Others who are surprised at Ray's chutzpah and ingenuity are Peter Stormare (sporting cowboy boots and a weirdly drawling accent) as the kingpin's sadistic lieutenant, and Luis Guzmán as Ray's bumbling sidekick, who unexpectedly pulls out all his stops at just the right moment. Also on hand is Johnny Knoxville as another town weirdo who happens to own an arsenal of antiquated weaponry that's drafted into action for the fiery climax. Like most of the cast--Schwarzenegger included--these guys are pretty much playing it for laughs even though the body count is exceedingly high among the gangs of henchmen and lawmen alike. The violence is also exceptionally gruesome, whether caused by vehicles, firearms, knives, explosions, or fisticuffs, with loving, lingering shots of spouting blood and severed body parts that were clearly designed to prompt cheerfully vocal responses from the audience. This is the first American film directed by Kim Jee-woon, one of the top names from a booming contemporary South Korean cinema machine, and he has brought an outsider's sensibility and stylistic flourish along with the gory details. People who care about such things might have hoped for a little more auspiciousness from him than Ah-nold's comeback (if it turns out to be that). Otherwise The Last Stand is pretty much exactly what most people would expect from such a thing, and there's certainly nothing wrong with that. --Ted Fry

Release: July 16, 2024

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While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high-stakes hostage situation by the arrival of two similarly stranded bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty—or cold, hard steel—to protect their bloodstained, ill-begotten fortune.

Release: June 30, 2026

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Director Frank Perry delivers a chilling exploration of youth in the 1969 drama Last Summer. Set on Fire Island, the film follows three teenagers whose idyllic vacation curdles into a psychological nightmare. Perry masterfully builds tension as the trio targets the shy Rhoda, pushing boundaries of cruelty and peer pressure. Known for his keen eye for social alienation, Perry crafts a haunting coming-of-age tale that strips away the era's idealism to reveal a violent loss of innocence.

Release: July 25, 2023

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Academy Award winners Elizabeth Taylor and Donna Reed star with Van Johnson in this sweeping romance loosely based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Babylon Revisited", a story of love and dreams found and lost in The City of Lights--The Last Time I Saw Paris. When reporter Charles Wills (Johnson) travels to Paris to cover the Allies' victory in World War II, he falls in love with and marries the stunningly beautiful Helen Ellswirth (Taylor). The young newlyweds choose to stay in Paris, where Charles tries to make his way as a writer. But years of struggle, rejection and poverty take their toll on the Wills' marriage, and the two drift into affairs with others as their love and dreams fade. Now, after years of disillusion and tragedy, Charles returns to Paris. But can he rediscover the passion and dreams that once came so easily?

Release: June 23, 2020

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From acclaimed writer/director James Clavell (Shogun, The Great Escape, To Sir, with Love, The Satan Bug), the stirring war epic The Last Valley stars screen greats Michael Caine (The Ipcress File, Kidnapped) and Omar Sharif (Juggernaut, Doctor Zhivago). As the Thirty Years’ War rages through 17th-century Germany, a fierce captain (Caine) lays waste to any village his army encounters. But when he arrives in an undisturbed valley where he meets a beautiful peasant girl (Florinda Bolkan, Flavia the Heretic), his long-dead memories of peace and happiness are reawakened. As war closes in, will he heed its call... or fight for the new life he has found? This powerful film is both a magnificent spectacle and an intensely personal story of love, friendship and loss. Co-starring Nigel Davenport (Mary, Queen of Scots), Per Oscarsson (Endless Night) and Arthur O’Connell (Anatomy of a Murder), with a rousing score by the great John Barry (The Lion in Winter) and top-notch cinematography by Norman Warwick (The Abominable Dr. Phibes) and John Wilcox (Dr. Who and the Daleks). Special Features: -Brand New HD Master -NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historians Howard S. Berger, Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson -Optional English Subtitles -Dual-Layered BD50 Disc -Trailers

Release: February 11, 2025

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The crew of the merchant ship Demeter sets sail from Carpathia to London to deliver a cargo of 50 unmarked wooden crates. However, they soon discover they're not alone as Dracula's unholy presence turns the trip into a nightmarish fight for survival. Bonus Content: 4K Presentation from the Original Elements Presented in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos Audio Commentary with Film Critic Meagan Navarro Audio Commentary with Actor David Dastmalchian Audio Commentary with Director Andre Ovredal and Producer Bradley J. Fischer Interview with Folklorist & Author Karen Stollznow Deleted Scenes From the Pits of Hell: Dracula Reimagined Evil Is Aboard: The Making of The Last Voyage of the Demeter Dracula and the Digital Age: Featurette

Release: October 17, 2023

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A terrifying new addition to the Dracula legend, based on a single chilling chapter from Bram Stoker's classic novel, The Last Voyage of the Demeter chronicles the doomed journey of a merchant ship ferrying 50 mysterious wooden crates from Carpathia to London. As they set sail, the crew soon discover they are not alone on board: at night they are stalked by a hidden passenger whose monstrous thirst for blood turns the trip into a harrowing nightmare of tension, terror and unfathomable evil. | Bonus Content: | Includes Blu-ray, DVD and a digital copy of The Last Voyage of the Demeter (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details.) | Alternate Opening | Deleted Scenes | From the Pits of Hell: Dracula Reimagined | Evil is Aboard: The Making of The Last Voyage of the Demeter | Dracula & the Digital Age | Feature Commentary with Director André Øvredal and Producer Bradley J. Fischer | Top

Release: February 11, 2025

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The crew of the merchant ship Demeter sets sail from Carpathia to London to deliver a cargo of 50 unmarked wooden crates. However, they soon discover they're not alone as Dracula's unholy presence turns the trip into a nightmarish fight for survival. Bonus Content: 4K Presentation from the Original Elements Presented in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos Audio Commentary with Film Critic Meagan Navarro Audio Commentary with Actor David Dastmalchian Audio Commentary with Director Andre Ovredal and Producer Bradley J. Fischer Interview with Folklorist & Author Karen Stollznow Deleted Scenes From the Pits of Hell: Dracula Reimagined Evil Is Aboard: The Making of The Last Voyage of the Demeter Dracula and the Digital Age: Featurette

Release: June 6, 2017

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Release: August 27, 2024

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Winner of the Golden Lion at the 1961 Venice Film Festival, Last Year at Marienbad is a hypnotically beautiful puzzle box of a film, and one of the most influential in history. Alain Resnais’s sensuous tracking shots and Delphine Seyrig’s iconic Chanel gowns have become part of the cinematic lexicon, and can now be seen in a gorgeous 4K restoration from StudioCanal. In a large international hotel in the European resort town of Marienbad, with a sumptuous but austere décor—a marble universe with gold paneling, statues, and stiff servants—the rich, anonymous clientele circulates. A man (Giorgio Albertazzi) is convinced he met an enigmatic woman (Seyrig, Jeanne Dielman) the previous year at the same location, and perhaps had a flirtation. A second man (Sacha Pitoëff, Inferno), possibly the woman’s lover or husband, repeatedly intimidates the first man. Their relations unfold through flashback shards that never quite fit into place, their lives a hall of mirrors that never reflect a true self. Special Features: DISC 1 (4KUHD): • Audio commentary by film historian Tim Lucas DISC 2 (BLU-RAY): • Audio commentary by film historian Tim Lucas • Interview with filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff • Last Year at Marienbad A to Z, a visual essay by film historian James Quandt • Memories of Last Year at Marienbad • Toute la mémoire du monde (1957, short film by Alain Resnais)

Release: April 14, 2015

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Late For Dinner is a charming, critically acclaimed old-fashioned romantic comedy that leaps through time into your heart. In the innocent days of 1962, Willie (Brian Wimmer, TV's China Beach) marries Joy (Marcia Gay Harden, Pollock), the girl of his dreams. But the young lovers' hopes are shattered when a sleazy land developer (Peter Gallagher, The Idolmaker) frames Willie and his best friend Frank (Peter Berg, The Last Seduction). On the run from a crime they didn't commit, the two buddies end up caught in the biggest chill ever: guinea pigs in a dangerous cryonics experiment. Frozen Alive! And they don't thaw out until 1991! Willie and Frank haven't aged a day but everything has changed. Even Willie's only love, who's now in her fifties. But if love does indeed conquer all, Willie and Joy will have the chance to share their once-in-a-lifetime romance - twice. The second and final film directed by writer W.D. Richter, the first was cult classic, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension.

Release: December 6, 2016

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During a late-night taping of Dr. Nasty's Cavalcade of Horror, bloody chaos erupts while two features are screened and the frustrated Samantha/Nurse Nasty clashes with the show's reckless host and crew.

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A devoted daughter resists marriage because she does not want to leave her widowed father in Ozu's tender portrait of family duty and change.

Release: October 18, 2016

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The Laughing Policeman (1973) [Blu-ray] Eight people know who the killer is... and they re all dead! It's tough beat for San Francisco police lieutenant Jake Martin (Walter Matthau, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three) when he has to investigate a city bus massacre in which a madman opened machine gunfire on eight people. It's even worse when Martin discovers his former partner is one of the victims. But as he investigates the grisly murders, Martin not only discovers unsavory things about his partner, but he finds that many of the victims had shady lives, which shrouds the killer's identity even more. Veteran Hollywood filmmaker Stuart Rosenberg (Cool Hand Luke) directed this action-packed thriller with an amazing cast that includes Bruce Dern (Coming Home), Louis Gossett Jr. (Finders Keepers), Cathy Lee Crosby (Wonder Woman), Anthony Zerbe (They Call Me Mister Tibbs!), Joanna Cassidy (The Package) Val Avery (The Wanderers), Mario Gallo (Revenge of the Ninja) and Paul Koslo (Mr. Majestyk). Bonus Features: Audio Commentary by Lee Pfeiffer, Ppublisher of Cinema Retro Magazine with Film Historians Eddy Friedfeld and Paul Scrabo Trailers

Release: March 10, 2026

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STAN AND OLLIE LOOK AND SOUND BETTER THAN EVER! New 2K and 4K digital restorations from original 35mm nitrate, Laurel and Hardy's classic comedies are here in the best quality since their first release! Two features and 17 shorts, including the legendary pie-fight silent film The Battle of the Century, making its video debut and nearly complete for the first time in over 90 years! Restorations by Jeff Joseph/SabuCat in conjunction with the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Library of Congress. Using careful photochemical and digital techniques, these classic films are restored to pristine condition. In these stunning new transfers, they look and sound as beautiful as they did when they were first released. FEATURE FILMS: Sons of the Desert Way Out West CLASSIC SHORT FILMS: Berth Marks The Battle of the Century (with new music track by Donald Sosin and virtually complete and restored) Brats Busy Bodies The Chimp Come Clean County Hospital Helpmates Hog Wild Me and My Pal Midnight Patrol The Music Box One Good Turn Scram! Their First Mistake Towed in a Hole Twice Two SPECIAL FEATURES: L&H off-camera pix from Hardy's collection That's That (restored/first time on video) Tree in a Test Tube (restored from 16mm Kodachrome) Ships Reporter Oliver Hardy Interview (restored) Alternate Soundtracks Huge collection of rare photos, stills, posters, scripts and studio files Commentaries by Randy Skretvedt and Richard W. Bann Never before seen video interviews as well as audio interviews with L&H co-workers Restored Trailers and more! English Subtitles/li>

Release: March 10, 2026

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STAN AND OLLIE LOOK AND SOUND BETTER THAN EVER! New 2K and 4K digital restorations from original 35mm nitrate, Laurel and Hardy's classic comedies are here in the best quality since their first release! Two features and 17 shorts, including the legendary pie-fight silent film The Battle of the Century, making its video debut and nearly complete for the first time in over 90 years! Restorations by Jeff Joseph/SabuCat in conjunction with the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Library of Congress. Using careful photochemical and digital techniques, these classic films are restored to pristine condition. In these stunning new transfers, they look and sound as beautiful as they did when they were first released. FEATURE FILMS: Sons of the Desert Way Out West CLASSIC SHORT FILMS: Berth Marks The Battle of the Century (with new music track by Donald Sosin and virtually complete and restored) Brats Busy Bodies The Chimp Come Clean County Hospital Helpmates Hog Wild Me and My Pal Midnight Patrol The Music Box One Good Turn Scram! Their First Mistake Towed in a Hole Twice Two SPECIAL FEATURES: L&H off-camera pix from Hardy's collection That's That (restored/first time on video) Tree in a Test Tube (restored from 16mm Kodachrome) Ships Reporter Oliver Hardy Interview (restored) Alternate Soundtracks Huge collection of rare photos, stills, posters, scripts and studio files Commentaries by Randy Skretvedt and Richard W. Bann Never before seen video interviews as well as audio interviews with L&H co-workers Restored Trailers and more! English Subtitles/li>

Release: March 10, 2026

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STAN AND OLLIE LOOK AND SOUND BETTER THAN EVER! New 2K and 4K digital restorations from original 35mm nitrate, Laurel and Hardy's classic comedies are here in the best quality since their first release! Two features and 17 shorts, including the legendary pie-fight silent film The Battle of the Century, making its video debut and nearly complete for the first time in over 90 years! Restorations by Jeff Joseph/SabuCat in conjunction with the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Library of Congress. Using careful photochemical and digital techniques, these classic films are restored to pristine condition. In these stunning new transfers, they look and sound as beautiful as they did when they were first released. FEATURE FILMS: Sons of the Desert Way Out West CLASSIC SHORT FILMS: Berth Marks The Battle of the Century (with new music track by Donald Sosin and virtually complete and restored) Brats Busy Bodies The Chimp Come Clean County Hospital Helpmates Hog Wild Me and My Pal Midnight Patrol The Music Box One Good Turn Scram! Their First Mistake Towed in a Hole Twice Two SPECIAL FEATURES: L&H off-camera pix from Hardy's collection That's That (restored/first time on video) Tree in a Test Tube (restored from 16mm Kodachrome) Ships Reporter Oliver Hardy Interview (restored) Alternate Soundtracks Huge collection of rare photos, stills, posters, scripts and studio files Commentaries by Randy Skretvedt and Richard W. Bann Never before seen video interviews as well as audio interviews with L&H co-workers Restored Trailers and more! English Subtitles/li>

Release: March 10, 2026

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STAN AND OLLIE LOOK AND SOUND BETTER THAN EVER! New 2K and 4K digital restorations from original 35mm nitrate, Laurel and Hardy's classic comedies are here in the best quality since their first release! Two features and 17 shorts, including the legendary pie-fight silent film The Battle of the Century, making its video debut and nearly complete for the first time in over 90 years! Restorations by Jeff Joseph/SabuCat in conjunction with the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Library of Congress. Using careful photochemical and digital techniques, these classic films are restored to pristine condition. In these stunning new transfers, they look and sound as beautiful as they did when they were first released. FEATURE FILMS: Sons of the Desert Way Out West CLASSIC SHORT FILMS: Berth Marks The Battle of the Century (with new music track by Donald Sosin and virtually complete and restored) Brats Busy Bodies The Chimp Come Clean County Hospital Helpmates Hog Wild Me and My Pal Midnight Patrol The Music Box One Good Turn Scram! Their First Mistake Towed in a Hole Twice Two SPECIAL FEATURES: L&H off-camera pix from Hardy's collection That's That (restored/first time on video) Tree in a Test Tube (restored from 16mm Kodachrome) Ships Reporter Oliver Hardy Interview (restored) Alternate Soundtracks Huge collection of rare photos, stills, posters, scripts and studio files Commentaries by Randy Skretvedt and Richard W. Bann Never before seen video interviews as well as audio interviews with L&H co-workers Restored Trailers and more! English Subtitles/li>

Release: December 23, 2025

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Remastered and beautifully restored, the first two feature films of the most beloved comedy team in movie history are making their Blu-ray debut from ClassicFlix in Laurel and Hardy - The Restored Features, Volume 1. During the mid-1920s, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were both hard working comedians for producer Hal Roach making silent movie audiences laugh—but doing so as individual actors. The duo started performing as a team in 1927s Putting Pants on Philip, and before long their two-reel comedies were leading the pack at Roach fueled by their great popularity with moviegoers. Four years later, Roach gave the pair a shot at features and this collection contains their first two: Pardon Us (1931, theatrical version) and Pack Up Your Troubles (1932). Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation, with funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation, Pack Up Your Troubles finds The Boys overseas during World War I and letting loose with their patented brand of comic mayhem. Their favorite nemesis (Finlayson) returns, and is joined by Don Dillaway, Jacquie Lynn, Mary Carr, Richard Cramer, Tom Kennedy, Charles Middleton, Grady Sutton, Billy Gilbert, as well as co-director George Marshall who makes an on-screen appearance as a vengeful Army chef!" FEATURES: Color/B&W: B/W Rating: NR Region: 1 Subtitles: English Genre: Comedy # Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1 Runtime: 120 minutes Theatrical Year: 1931-32 Special Features: Opening title sequence of the preview version of Pardon Us (which had the working title of Their First Mistake) featuring the “talking titles” with the Crane twins. Never-before-seen alternate ending for Pardon Us (no audio) Pardon Us alternate audio track without incidental music Laurel and Hardy - The Restored Features, Volume 1

Release: May 19, 2015

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In The Flying Deuces, one of the best and funniest of all the Laurel and Hardy features, these master comedians blunder their way through one hilarious, hair-raising adventure after another in the Foreign Legion. Joining the Legion to help Ollie recover from being jilted' by the girl of his dreams, they ironically get involved trying to straighten out a tangled love affair between a young officer and his fianc.

Release: November 19, 2024

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Following their initial pairing in early 1927, Laurel and Hardy ended their first year on top. Their success moving into 1928 galvanized the efforts of everyone at Hal Roach Studios (including famed director Leo McCarey), who proudly upped their game in support of the winning comedy duo. Whether wreaking accidental havoc as a two-man band, doing battle against one another as millionaire and butler, or even becoming grave robbers for a mad scientist, Laurel and Hardy prove in their second year that they have what it takes to not only win over audiences in the twilight of the silent era, but generate enough momentum to make a successful transition to “talkies” in 1929. Although their names are synonymous with the very idea of comedy, few of the original negatives for Laurel and Hardy’s early silent work survive, elements only available from scattered sources throughout the world, often in substantially less than pristine shape. It took the team at Blackhawk Films four years to gather all surviving film elements, to meticulously compare them shot by shot, and to complete the best digital restorations possible. Today, these beloved shorts look as new as they did nearly a century ago. Featuring all new restorations sourced from best available materials contributed by archives and collectors around the world restored by Blackhawk Films® and FPA Classics, this comprehensive deluxe Blu-ray 2-Disc collection features their ten 1928 films as a team and additional films from the Hal Roach Studios that showcase their final solo short film appearances, as well as the shift from silent films to films featuring music and synchronized sound effects.

Release: November 19, 2024

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Following their initial pairing in early 1927, Laurel and Hardy ended their first year on top. Their success moving into 1928 galvanized the efforts of everyone at Hal Roach Studios (including famed director Leo McCarey), who proudly upped their game in support of the winning comedy duo. Whether wreaking accidental havoc as a two-man band, doing battle against one another as millionaire and butler, or even becoming grave robbers for a mad scientist, Laurel and Hardy prove in their second year that they have what it takes to not only win over audiences in the twilight of the silent era, but generate enough momentum to make a successful transition to “talkies” in 1929. Although their names are synonymous with the very idea of comedy, few of the original negatives for Laurel and Hardy’s early silent work survive, elements only available from scattered sources throughout the world, often in substantially less than pristine shape. It took the team at Blackhawk Films four years to gather all surviving film elements, to meticulously compare them shot by shot, and to complete the best digital restorations possible. Today, these beloved shorts look as new as they did nearly a century ago. Featuring all new restorations sourced from best available materials contributed by archives and collectors around the world restored by Blackhawk Films® and FPA Classics, this comprehensive deluxe Blu-ray 2-Disc collection features their ten 1928 films as a team and additional films from the Hal Roach Studios that showcase their final solo short film appearances, as well as the shift from silent films to films featuring music and synchronized sound effects.

Release: July 29, 2025

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Japanese language, English subtitles, 1080p High Definition, Region A disc. When whispers of a close ally’s death escape the chaotic Kibou Girls’ Academy, a delinquent gang leader (Miki Sugimoto) enters the infernal institution in search of answers. However, what she finds inside isn’t pretty—corrupt cops, twisted teachers, and trails of blood left by the devilish disciplinary committee. Determined to snuff out these creeps, this “Boss with the Cross” finds herself allying with righteous rivals and a crafty journalist in her quest for vengeance. The doors to another Terrifying Girls’ High School open in this intense pinky violence thriller from Director Norifumi Suzuki (Sex & Fury)—presented in the original Japanese language with English Subtitles! Top Similar From the Brand Reviews Terrifying Girls Lynch Law Classroom

Release: February 16, 2010

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A district attorney finds himself at odds with a criminal mastermind that virtually controls a city from the confines of his prison cell.

Release: September 12, 2017

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Robbing banks, holding up stagecoaches: That’s the life Jake Wade tried to leave behind when he put on a badge, found himself a pretty fiancée and set his path on the straight and narrow. But not yet. Wade’s outlaw partner resurfaces to take the lawman and his girl captive, forcing them into a trek to recover the loot Wade buried long ago — and plunging captors and captives into the violent heart of Comanche territory. John Sturges (The Great Escape) directs, continuing his string of rugged, character-driven tales of action. Robert Taylor and Richard Widmark deliver vivid contrasts as the resolute hero and the depraved desperado. And the snowcapped Sierras provide towering backdrops for the mounting clash of wills.

Release: May 30, 2017

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Product Description Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project No. 2 (Criterion Collection) blu-ray Established by Martin Scorsese in 2007, the Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project has maintained a passionate commitment to preserving and presenting masterpieces from around the globe, with a growing roster of more than two dozen restorations that have introduced moviegoers to often-overlooked areas of cinema history. This collector’s set gathers six important works, from the Philippines (Insiang), Thailand (Mysterious Object at Noon), Soviet Kazakhstan (Revenge), Brazil (Limite), Turkey (Law of the Border), and Taiwan (Taipei Story). Each title is an essential contribution to the art form and a window onto a filmmaking tradition that international audiences previously had limited opportunities to experience. DUAL-FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 2K, 3K, or 4K digital restorations of all six films, presented courtesy of the World Cinema Project in collaboration with the Cineteca di Bologna, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the Blu-rays Remastered digital soundtrack of Limite created almost entirely from archival recordings of the same musical performances director Mário Peixote and his musical arranger Brutus Pedreira originally selected to accompany the film, presented in uncompressed monaural sound on the Blu-ray New introductions to the films by World Cinema Project founder Martin Scorsese New interview programs featuring film historian Pierre Rissient (on Insiang), director Apichatpong Weerasethakul (on Mysterious Object at Noon), director Ermek Shinarbaev (on Revenge), filmmaker Walter Salles (on Limite), producer Mevlüt Akkaya (on Law of the Border), and actor and cowriter Hou Hsiao-hsien with filmmaker Edmond Wong (on Taipei Story) Updated English subtitle translations Three Blu-rays and six DVDs, with all content available in both formats PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by Phillip Lopate, Dennis Lim, Kent Jones, Fábio Andrade, Bilge Ebiri, and Andrew Chan INSIANG - Jealousy and violence take center stage in the sweltering, claustrophobic melodrama Insiang, a beautifully acted and tautly constructed character study set in the slums of Manila. Director Lino Brocka crafts an eviscerating portrait of women scorned, led by Filipina stars Hilda Koronel and Mona Lisa, who portray an innocent daughter and her bitter mother. Insiang (Koronel) leads a quiet life dominated by household duties, but after she is raped by her mother’s brutish lover and abandoned by the young man who claims to care for her, she exacts vicious revenge. A savage commentary on the degradation of urban social conditions under modern capitalism, Insiang introduced Filipino cinema to international audiences by being the first film from the country ever to play at Cannes. MYSTERIOUS OBJECT AT NOON - As a recent film-school graduate, Apichatpong Weerasethakul brought an appetite for experimentation to Thai cinema with this debut feature, an uncategorizable work that refracts documentary impressions of the director’s native country through the concept of the exquisite corpse game. Enlisting locals to contribute their own improvised narration to a simple tale, Apichatpong charts the collective construction of the fiction as each new encounter imbues it with unpredictable shades of fantasy and pathos. Shot over the course of two years in 16 mm black and white, this playful investigation of the art of storytelling established the fascination with the porous boundaries between the real and the imagined that the director has continued to explore. REVENGE - Early in the twentieth century, a child is raised in Korea with a single purpose: to avenge the death of his father’s first child. This is the crux of Revenge, a decades-spanning tale of obsession and violence, and the third collaboration between director Ermek Shinarbaev and writer Anatoli Kim. As much about Eastern philosophy and poetry as it is about everyday acts of evil, this haunting allegory was the first Soviet film to look at the Korean diaspora in Kazakhstan and Central Asia, and a founding work of the Kazakh New Wave. Rigorous and psychologically complex, Revenge weaves together luminous color imagery and inventive narrative elements in its unforgettable meditation on the way trauma can be passed down through generations. LIMITE - An astonishing work of creative expression, Limite is the sole feature by the Brazilian filmmaker and author Mário Peixoto, made when he was just twenty-two years old. Inspired by a haunting André Kertész photograph Peixoto saw on the cover of a French magazine, this avant-garde silent masterpiece centers on a man and two women lost at sea, their pasts unfolding through meticulously orchestrated flashbacks propelled by the music of Erik Satie, Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky, and others. One of the earliest works of independent Latin American filmmaking, Limite was for most of the twentieth century famously difficult to see. It is a pioneering achievement of Brazilian cinema that continues to captivate with its timeless visual poetry. LAW OF THE BORDER - Set along the Turkish-Syrian frontier, this terse, elemental tale of smugglers contending with a changing social landscape brought together two giants of Turkish cinema. Director Lütfi Ö. Akad had already made some of his country’s most notable films when he was approached by Yilmaz Güney—a rising action star who would become Turkey’s most important and controversial filmmaker—to collaborate on this neo-western about a quiet man who finds himself pitted against his fellow outlaws. Combining documentary authenticity with a tough, lean poetry, Law of the Border transformed the nation’s cinema forever—even though it was virtually impossible to see for many years. TAIPEI STORY - Edward Yang’s second feature is a mournful anatomy of a city caught between the past and the present. Made in collaboration with Yang’s fellow New Taiwan Cinema master Hou Hsiao-hsien, who cowrote the screenplay and helped finance the project, Taipei Story chronicles the growing estrangement between a washed-up baseball player (Hou, in a rare on-screen performance) working in his family’s textile business and his girlfriend (pop star Tsai Chin), who clings to the upward mobility of her career in property development. As the couple’s dreams of marriage and emigration begin to unravel, Yang’s gaze illuminates the precariousness of domestic life and the desperation of Taiwan’s globalized modernity. FEATURES: Language: Cantonese, Russian Subtitles: English Number of discs: 9 Run Time: 588 minutes Review Established by Martin Scorsese in 2007, the Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project has maintained a passionate commitment to preserving and presenting masterpieces from around the globe, with a growing roster of more than two dozen restorations that have introduced moviegoers to often-overlooked areas of cinema history. This collector’s set gathers six important works, from the Philippines (Insiang), Thailand (Mysterious Object at Noon), Soviet Kazakhstan (Revenge), Brazil (Limite), Turkey (Law of the Border), and Taiwan (Taipei Story). Each title is an essential contribution to the art form and a window onto a filmmaking tradition that international audiences previously had limited opportunities to experience. DUAL-FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES - 2K, 3K, or 4K digital restorations of all six films, presented courtesy of the World Cinema Project in collaboration with the Cineteca di Bologna, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the Blu-rays - Remastered digital soundtrack of Limite created almost entirely from archival recordings of the same musical performances director Mário Peixote and his musical arranger Brutus Pedreira originally selected to accompany the film, presented in uncompressed monaural sound on the Blu-ray - New introductions to the films by World Cinema Project founder Martin Scorsese - New interview programs featuring film historian Pierre Rissient (on Insiang), director Apichatpong Weerasethakul (on Mysterious Object at Noon), director Ermek Shinarbaev (on Revenge), filmmaker Walter Salles (on Limite), producer Mevlüt Akkaya (on Law of the Border), and actor and cowriter Hou Hsiao-hsien with filmmaker Edmond Wong (on Taipei Story) - Updated English subtitle translations - Three Blu-rays and six DVDs, with all content available in both formats - PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by Phillip Lopate, Dennis Lim, Kent Jones, Fábio Andrade, Bilge Ebiri, and Andrew Chan INSIANG Jealousy and violence take center stage in the sweltering, claustrophobic melodrama Insiang, a beautifully acted and tautly constructed character study set in the slums of Manila. Director Lino Brocka crafts an eviscerating portrait of women scorned, led by Filipina stars Hilda Koronel and Mona Lisa, who portray an innocent daughter and her bitter mother. Insiang (Koronel) leads a quiet life dominated by household duties, but after she is raped by her mother’s brutish lover and abandoned by the young man who claims to care for her, she exacts vicious revenge. A savage commentary on the degradation of urban social conditions under modern capitalism, Insiang introduced Filipino cinema to international audiences by being the first film from the country ever to play at Cannes. MYSTERIOUS OBJECT AT NOON As a recent film-school graduate, Apichatpong Weerasethakul brought an appetite for experimentation to Thai cinema with this debut feature, an uncategorizable work that refracts documentary impressions of the director’s native country through the concept of the exquisite corpse game. Enlisting locals to contribute their own improvised narration to a simple tale, Apichatpong charts the collective construction of the fiction as each new encounter imbues it with unpredictable shades of fantasy and pathos. Shot over the course of two years in 16 mm black and white, this playful investigation of the art of storytelling established the fascination with the porous boundaries between the real and the imagined that the director has continued to explore. REVENGE Early in the twentieth century, a child is raised in Korea with a single purpose: to avenge the death of his father’s first child. This is the crux of Revenge, a decades-spanning tale of obsession and violence, and the third collaboration between director Ermek Shinarbaev and writer Anatoli Kim. As much about Eastern philosophy and poetry as it is about everyday acts of evil, this haunting allegory was the first Soviet film to look at the Korean diaspora in Kazakhstan and Central Asia, and a founding work of the Kazakh New Wave. Rigorous and psychologically complex, Revenge weaves together luminous color imagery and inventive narrative elements in its unforgettable meditation on the way trauma can be passed down through generations. LIMITE An astonishing work of creative expression, Limite is the sole feature by the Brazilian filmmaker and author Mário Peixoto, made when he was just twenty-two years old. Inspired by a haunting André Kertész photograph Peixoto saw on the cover of a French magazine, this avant-garde silent masterpiece centers on a man and two women lost at sea, their pasts unfolding through meticulously orchestrated flashbacks propelled by the music of Erik Satie, Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky, and others. One of the earliest works of independent Latin American filmmaking, Limite was for most of the twentieth century famously difficult to see. It is a pioneering achievement of Brazilian cinema that continues to captivate with its timeless visual poetry. LAW OF THE BORDER Set along the Turkish-Syrian frontier, this terse, elemental tale of smugglers contending with a changing social landscape brought together two giants of Turkish cinema. Director Lütfi Ö. Akad had already made some of his country’s most notable films when he was approached by Yilmaz Güney—a rising action star who would become Turkey’s most important and controversial filmmaker—to collaborate on this neo-western about a quiet man who finds himself pitted against his fellow outlaws. Combining documentary authenticity with a tough, lean poetry, Law of the Border transformed the nation’s cinema forever—even though it was virtually impossible to see for many years. TAIPEI STORY Edward Yang’s second feature is a mournful anatomy of a city caught between the past and the present. Made in collaboration with Yang’s fellow New Taiwan Cinema master Hou Hsiao-hsien, who cowrote the screenplay and helped finance the project, Taipei Story chronicles the growing estrangement between a washed-up baseball player (Hou, in a rare on-screen performance) working in his family’s textile business and his girlfriend (pop star Tsai Chin), who clings to the upward mobility of her career in property development. As the couple’s dreams of marriage and emigration begin to unravel, Yang’s gaze illuminates the precariousness of domestic life and the desperation of Taiwan’s globalized modernity. Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project No. 2: (Insiang / Mysterious Object at Noon / Revenge / Limite / Law of the Border / Taipei Story) (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray+DVD]

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During Prohibition, the bootlegging Bondurant brothers fight rival gangsters and corrupt lawmen to protect their Appalachian operation.