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Release: March 29, 2022

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Producer David O. Selznick turned his attention to Hollywood with this 1937 original classic directed by William A. Wellman. Its Academy Award-winning screenplay co-written by Dorothy Parker tells the story of hopeful, young would-be actress Esther Blodgett (Academy Award winner Janet Gaynor) whose career is launched by movie star Norman Maine (Academy Award winner Fredric March), who also wins the young actress' heart. Esther becomes leading lady Vicki Lester and Mrs. Norman Maine, but as Maine's career flounders, he sinks into an abyss of alcoholism. Esther chooses to sacrifice her stardom to care for her husband, but he will not allow Esther to abandon her dreams for him. Remade three times in years ahead, this original version has at long last been meticulously restored and remastered from its original Technicolor camera negatives. The result is a sterling presentation of a landmark in film history for its first studio-authorized home entertainment release.

Release: September 2, 2020

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On an ordinary suburban street in Buenos Aires, voices are heard from kitchen sinks. Bodies are levitating. Evil is here. It is up to a doctor, her colleague, and an ex-cop to get to the bottom of this neighborhood nightmare. Demian Rugna’s must-see TERRIFIED “punches you in the face with genuine scares” (Screen Anarchy).

Release: January 28, 2020

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Meet Gillan Holroyd (Kim Novak), Greenwich Village's most seductive sorceress. Powerful, glamorous,and a wee bit bored, Gillian knows that witches can't fall in love. But they can have fun... especially if their lover belongs to another woman! So when Gillian discovers handsome new neighbor Shep Henderson (James Stewart) is the fiance of an old college nemesis (Janice Rule), she promptly puts the befuddled publisher under her spell. But while her sex hex may have heated up Shep's heart, it has also unthawed her own, leading to a romantic complication that not even Pyewacket, Gillian's mind-reading cat, could have foreseen. Presented in eye popping Technicolor transfer that beautifully captures James Wong Howe's stunning cinematography, BELL, BOOK and CANDLE co-starring Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Hermione Gingold and Elsa Lanchester is "a delightful spoof on witchcraft with the cast members at their very best." - The Motion Picture Guide

Release: September 2, 2020

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On an ordinary suburban street in Buenos Aires, voices are heard from kitchen sinks. Bodies are levitating. Evil is here. It is up to a doctor, her colleague, and an ex-cop to get to the bottom of this neighborhood nightmare. Demian Rugna’s must-see TERRIFIED “punches you in the face with genuine scares” (Screen Anarchy).

Release: September 2, 2020

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On an ordinary suburban street in Buenos Aires, voices are heard from kitchen sinks. Bodies are levitating. Evil is here. It is up to a doctor, her colleague, and an ex-cop to get to the bottom of this neighborhood nightmare. Demian Rugna’s must-see TERRIFIED “punches you in the face with genuine scares” (Screen Anarchy).

Release: December 7, 2020

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From Ernst Lubitsch, the iconic director of Trouble in Paradise, The Merry Widow, Angel, Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife and Ninotchka, comes the Pre-Code drama Broken Lullaby, the most emotionally powerful film in the master’s extraordinary oeuvre. French violinist Paul Renard (Phillips Holmes, An American Tragedy) has returned from World War I triumphant, but is haunted by the death of a German soldier at his hands. Determined to make amends, he travels to the dead man’s hometown and meets his former fiancée, Elsa (Nancy Carroll, The Kiss Before the Mirror), and grieving father (Lionel Barrymore, Duel in the Sun). Rather than reveal his true identity, Paul tells the two that he was a former friend of the deceased soldier. As Elsa and Paul draw closer and the family embraces him as one of their own, Paul’s conscience is torn between revealing his past guilt and embracing a future he never knew possible. While Lubitsch put his sophisticated touch on many of filmdom’s greatest comedies, he also showed his brilliant command of drama with the beautifully crafted, profoundly moving Broken Lullaby. Special Features: -Brand New 2K Master -NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Joseph McBride, author of How Did Lubitsch Do It? -Trailers

Release: July 14, 2020

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In the early 1970s, a kung-fu dynamo named Bruce Lee side-kicked his way onto the screen and straight into pop-culture immortality. With his magnetic screen presence, tightly coiled intensity, and superhuman martial-arts prowess, Lee was an icon who conquered both Hong Kong and Hollywood cinema and transformed the art of the action film in the process. This collection brings together the five films that define the Lee legend: furiously exciting fist-fliers propelled by his innovative choreography, unique martial-arts philosophy, and whirlwind fighting style. Though he completed only a handful of films while at the peak of his stardom before his untimely death at age thirty-two, Lee left behind a monumental legacy as both a consummate entertainer and a supremely disciplined artist who made Hong Kong action cinema a sensation the world over. SEVEN-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 4K digital restorations of The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon, and Game of Death, with uncompressed original monaural soundtracks New 2K digital restoration of the rarely seen 99-minute 1973 theatrical version of Enter the Dragon, with uncompressed original monaural soundtrack New 2K digital restoration of the 102-minute “special-edition” version of Enter the Dragon, with alternate 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack Alternate soundtracks for the films, including original English-dubbed tracks Six audio commentaries: on The Big Boss by Bruce Lee expert Brandon Bentley; on The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon, and Game of Death by Hong Kong–film expert Mike Leeder; and on the special-edition version of Enter the Dragon by producer Paul Heller High-definition presentation of the 1981 film Game of Death II Game of Death Redux, a new presentation of Lee’s original Game of Death footage, produced by Alan Canvan New interviews on all five films with Lee biographer Matthew Polly New interview with producer Andre Morgan about Golden Harvest, the company behind Hong Kong’s top martial-arts stars, including Lee New program about English-language dubbing, featuring performers Michael Kaye (the English-speaking voice of Lee’s Chen Zhen in Fist of Fury) and Vaughan Savidge New interview with author Grady Hendrix about the “Bruceploitation” subgenre that followed Lee’s death, and a selection of Bruceploitation trailers Blood and Steel, a 2004 documentary about the making of Enter the Dragon Multiple programs and documentaries about Lee’s life and philosophies, including Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (1973) and Bruce Lee: In His Own Words (1998) Interviews with Linda Lee Cadwell, Lee’s widow, and many of Lee’s collaborators and admirers, including actors Jon T. Benn, Riki Hashimoto, Nora Miao, Robert Wall, Yuen Wah, and Simon Yam and directors Clarence Fok, Sammo Hung, and Wong Jing Promotional materials New English subtitle translations and subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by critic Jeff Chang THE BIG BOSS Enter a legend. Bruce Lee’s return to the Hong Kong film industry after a decade in America proved to be his big breakthrough, launching him to superstardom and setting a new standard for kung-fu heroics. In The Big Boss, he commands the screen with his gravitas and explosive physicality in the role of a Chinese immigrant working at a Thai ice factory and sworn to an oath of nonviolence. When he discovers that the factory’s ruthless higher-ups are running a secret heroin ring and offing their own workers, his commitment to pacifism is put to the test. With his undeniable charisma and fluid, lightning-fast martial-arts style, Lee is a revelation, streaking across the screen with a speed and power the likes of which had never been seen before. FIST OF FURY Bruce Lee is at his most awe-inspiringly ferocious in this blistering follow-up to his star-making performance in The Big Boss, which turned out to be an even greater success than its predecessor. Set in 1910s Shanghai, Fist of Fury casts Lee as a martial-arts student who, after his revered master is murdered by a rival dojo of Japanese imperialists, sets out to defend the honor of both his school and the Chinese people, with his fatal fists as his weapon of choice. Elevating Lee to a hero of near folkloric proportions, this historical revenge fantasy blends its stunning action set pieces with a strong anticolonialist statement and a potent dose of the fierce cultural pride that the actor embodied. THE WAY OF THE DRAGON After the back-to-back triumphs of The Big Boss and Fist of Fury, Bruce Lee was given the chance to write, produce, and direct his third outing as a martial-arts superstar. He used the opportunity to add a touch of goofily entertaining comedy to the typically action-driven proceedings in The Way of the Dragon, which finds him playing a rigorously trained martial artist who travels from Hong Kong to Rome to help his cousin, whose restaurant is being threatened by a gang of thugs. Reaching new heights of physical virtuosity, Lee unleashes an astonishing display of nunchaku-swinging, fly-kicking mayhem, all culminating in one of his most breathtaking fights: an epic gladiatorial death match with Chuck Norris in the Colosseum. ENTER THE DRAGON At the height of his stardom in Hong Kong, Bruce Lee was called to Hollywood to make the film that, perhaps more than any other, defines his legacy. His electrifying fighting style and the deeply personal philosophy that guided it received their fullest expression yet in this thrilling tale of a Shaolin fighter who goes undercover to infiltrate an island presided over by a renegade monk turned diabolical criminal mastermind. Released just days after Lee’s tragic death, Enter the Dragon went on to become his greatest international success and one of the most influential action movies ever made, with its famed hall-of-mirrors finale bringing together the physical and intellectual dimensions of his artistry in one dazzling set piece. GAME OF DEATH Released five years after Bruce Lee’s death, this eccentrically entertaining kung-fu curio combines footage from an unfinished project directed by and starring Lee with original material shot by Enter the Dragon director Robert Clouse to create an entirely new work that testifies to the actor’s enduring place in the pop-culture imagination. Using stand-ins, doubles, and archival footage to compensate for Lee’s absence, Game of Death follows a martial-arts movie star who, when he is threatened by a cutthroat crime syndicate intent on controlling his career, must take his skills from the soundstage to the streets. It all builds to an exhilarating climax that is pure Lee: a tour de force of martial-arts mastery in which the legend himself, clad in an iconic yellow jumpsuit, fights his way up a multilevel pagoda, with the towering Kareem Abdul-Jabbar among his formidable opponents.

Release: March 7, 2023

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Life in 1847 Paris is as spirited as champagne and as unforgiving as the gray morning after. In gambling dens and lavish soirees, men of means exert their wills and women turned courtesans exult in pleasure. One such woman is Marguerite Gautier (Greta Garbo), the Camille of this sumptuous romance based on the enduring Alexandre Dumas story. Garbo's aloof mystique and alabaster beauty illuminate this George Cukor-directed film featuring what many call her finest performance. Her Camille is a movie paragon of true love found (in suitor Armand Duval, memorably played by Robert Taylor), then sacrificed for a greater good. Garbo earned an Academy Award nomination and the New York Film Critics Best Actress Award for her memorable work.

Release: April 28, 2026

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When spoiled Harvey Cheyne (Freddie Bartholomew) is suspended from boarding school, his businessman father (Melvyn Douglas) takes him to Europe on a business trip. When the rebellious lad falls overboard from the steamship, he is saved from death by humble fisherman Manuel Fidello (Spencer Tracy) and forced by the captain of the fishing schooner (Lionel Barrymore) to become a low-ranking member of the ship's crew alongside the captain's own son (Mickey Rooney).

Release: July 6, 2020

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (RPKG/BD)

Release: September 2, 2020

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On an ordinary suburban street in Buenos Aires, voices are heard from kitchen sinks. Bodies are levitating. Evil is here. It is up to a doctor, her colleague, and an ex-cop to get to the bottom of this neighborhood nightmare. Demian Rugna’s must-see TERRIFIED “punches you in the face with genuine scares” (Screen Anarchy).

Release: April 12, 2022

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The notorious Chucky slashes his way to television in a killer new series written and executive produced by creator Don Mancini, who penned the iconic film franchise. After teenage loner Jake Wheeler (Zackary Arthur) discovers a vintage 'Good Guy' doll at a suburban yard sale, a quiet American town soon erupts into mayhem as a blood-chilling murder spree begins to spill everyone's deepest and darkest secrets. While Chucky (voiced by Brad Dourif) unleashes havoc, familiar faces from his past return and threaten to reveal his shadowy origins as a seemingly ordinary child who somehow became the legendary murderous doll. Bonus Content: Disc 1 - Chucky Season One: Deleted Scenes Disc 2 - Chucky Season One: Deleted Scenes The Legacy of Chucky

Release: April 12, 2022

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The notorious Chucky slashes his way to television in a killer new series written and executive produced by creator Don Mancini, who penned the iconic film franchise. After teenage loner Jake Wheeler (Zackary Arthur) discovers a vintage 'Good Guy' doll at a suburban yard sale, a quiet American town soon erupts into mayhem as a blood-chilling murder spree begins to spill everyone's deepest and darkest secrets. While Chucky (voiced by Brad Dourif) unleashes havoc, familiar faces from his past return and threaten to reveal his shadowy origins as a seemingly ordinary child who somehow became the legendary murderous doll. Bonus Content: Disc 1 - Chucky Season One: Deleted Scenes Disc 2 - Chucky Season One: Deleted Scenes The Legacy of Chucky

Release: March 28, 2023

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Chucky is back! The notorious killer doll continues his onslaught of terror in Season Two of the hit horror series from franchise creator Don Mancini. This season finds Chucky (voiced by Brad Dourif) hellbent on exacting revenge against teens Jake (Zackary Arthur), Devon (Björgvin Arnarson) and Lexy (Alyvia Alyn Lind), as well as his ex Tiffany (voiced by Jennifer Tilly), after they successfully thwarted his murderous plot in Season One. While Jake and Devon encounter trouble as a couple at their new Catholic school, Chucky embarks on a whole new killing spree, crossing paths with familiar franchise faces along the way. Bonus Content: Disc 1 - Chucky Season Two: Halloween II Deleted Scene Disc 2 - Chucky Season Two: Goin' to the Chapel Deleted Scenes

Release: March 28, 2023

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Chucky is back! The notorious killer doll continues his onslaught of terror in Season Two of the hit horror series from franchise creator Don Mancini. This season finds Chucky (voiced by Brad Dourif) hellbent on exacting revenge against teens Jake (Zackary Arthur), Devon (Björgvin Arnarson) and Lexy (Alyvia Alyn Lind), as well as his ex Tiffany (voiced by Jennifer Tilly), after they successfully thwarted his murderous plot in Season One. While Jake and Devon encounter trouble as a couple at their new Catholic school, Chucky embarks on a whole new killing spree, crossing paths with familiar franchise faces along the way. Bonus Content: Disc 1 - Chucky Season Two: Halloween II Deleted Scene Disc 2 - Chucky Season Two: Goin' to the Chapel Deleted Scenes

Release: February 25, 2014

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Lionel Rogosin's religion could be dubbed liberation cinematography he made films as a way to fight injustice. In 1957, Rogosin followed his calling to South Africa creating Come Back, Africa - a powerful and moving drama exposing the harsh reality of life under the system apartheid. Shooting secretly under the very noses of the feared South African police, Rogosin, his crew and his cast (including journalists/activists Lewis Nkosi, Bloke Modisane, and Can Themba) risked arrest and deportation. Miriam Makeba, whose electrifying appearance in Come Back, Africa launched a legendary career, found herself banned from her country after she traveled to Venice for the movie's premiere. The scenes shot in the vibrant black ghetto of Sophiatown are precious images of a lost world. Nkosi later said of the film, It is a monument. We were able to show the world what South Africa really was like.

Release: August 16, 2011

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Roman Polanski (Repulsion) orchestrates a mental ménage à trois in this slyly absurd tale of paranoia from the director’s golden 1960s period. Donald Pleasance (Halloween) and Françoise Dorléac (The Soft Skin) star as a withdrawn couple whose isolated house is infiltrated by a rude, burly American gangster on the run, played by Lionel Stander (Unfaithfully Yours). The three engage in a game of shifting identities and sexual and emotional humiliations. Cul-de-sac is an evocative, claustrophobic, and morbidly funny tale of the modern world in chaos.

Release: September 8, 2020

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The earth of 2150 A.D. is a desolate and hostile ruin of a planet, crumbling at the edge of civilization, slowly disappearing into the darkness of space. For the future of planet Earth now belongs to the Daleks, a destructive army of alien invaders who have turned the human race into cowering slaves. Meanwhile deep within the London Underground a group of resistance freedom fighters are planning an attack. But there’s only one man who could possibly help them succeed in destroying their extraterrestrial enemies and take back control of planet Earth. A man of mystery, a man of time and space, a man known only as… The Doctor. Now fully restored, Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., directed by Gordon Flemyng (Dr. Who and the Daleks, The Split), stars screen legend Peter Cushing (The Hound of the Baskervilles, House of the Long Shadows) in his return to the big screen as British TV’s most iconic sci-fi hero. Screenplay by Milton Subotsky (The Skull), based on the original BBC TV serial by Terry Nation (The Avengers). Special Features: -2K RESTORATION -NEW Audio Commentary by Writer/Film Critic/Film Historian Kim Newman, Screenwriter/Author/Film Historian Robert Shearman and Actor/Writer/Filmmaker Mark Gatiss -Dalekmania: 57-Minute Documentary -Interview with Actor Bernard Cribbins -Interview with Author Gareth Owen -Restoring Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. -Theatrical Trailer.

Release: June 24, 2025

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When the TARDIS travels to 2150 A.D., Doctor Who discovers that humanity has been enslaved by Daleks. THE NORTH AMERICAN UHD PREMIERE The Daleks are back - and more brutal than before - in the "impressive work that delivers all-out adventure with refreshingly little messing about" (Eye For Film), now in UHD: When the TARDIS travels to 2150 A.D., Dr. Who (genre icon Peter Cushing) - along with his niece Louise (Jill Curzon), granddaughter Susan (Roberta Tovey) and policeman Tom Campbell (Bernard Cribbins, the BBC TV series' future Wilfred Mott) - discovers that humanity has been enslaved by Daleks. As a rebel force of survivors battles the metallic invaders, can the Doctor save the last of London from total extermination? Andrew Keir (QUATERMASS AND THE PIT) co-stars in this "endearing sequel with excellent action scenes" (Empire) directed by Gordon Flemyng (DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS), newly scanned in 4K from the original Techniscope 35mm negative by StudioCanal with over 4 hours of Special Features. Special Features Audio Commentary With Whovians Barry Forshaw, Stephen Jones And Kim Newman Audio Commentary With Critic Kim Newman, Screenwriter/Writer Robert Shearman And Actor/Writer Mark Gatiss Daleks' Invasion BBC, 1963 To 1969 A.D. - Interview With Doctor Who Expert Stephen Thrower Subotsky And The Daleks: Part 2 - Interview With Producer Milton Subotsky Interview With Actor Bernard Cribbins Interview With Gareth Owen, Author Of The Shepperton Story The Dalek Legacy: Invasion Earth - With Nicholas Briggs (Voice Of The Daleks), Screenwriter Robert Shearman, Visual Effects Designer Mike Tucker (Doctor Who), Editorial Assistant Emily Cook (Doctor Who Magazine) And Writer/3D Artist Gavin Rymill (Doctor Who Magazine) Restoring Dr. Who In 4K - With Restoration Expert Anthony Badger, Film Prep And Scanning Expert Ray King And Colorist Steve Bearman Trailer Still Gallery Bonus Materials Audio Commentary With Whovians Barry Forshaw, Stephen Jones And Kim Newman Audio Commentary With Critic Kim Newman, Screenwriter/Writer Robert Shearman And Actor/Writer Mark Gatiss Daleks' Invasion BBC, 1963 To 1969 A.D. - Interview With Doctor Who Expert Stephen Thrower Subotsky And The Daleks: Part 2 - Interview With Producer Milton Subotsky Interview With Actor Bernard Cribbins Interview With Gareth Owen, Author Of The Shepperton Story The Dalek Legacy: Invasion Earth - With Nicholas Briggs, Screenwriter Robert Shearman, Visual Effects Designer Mike Tucker, Editorial Assistant Emily Cook And Writer/3D Artist Gavin Rymill Restoring Dr. Who In 4K - With Restoration Expert Anthony Badger, Film Prep And Scanning Expert Ray King And Colorist Steve Bearman Trailer Still Gallery Cast & Crew Actors: Peter Cushing as Dr. Who Bernard Cribbins as Tom Campbell Ray Brooks as David Andrew Keir as Wyler Roberta Tovey as Susan Jill Curzon as Louise Roger Avon as Wells Geoffrey Cheshire as Roboman Keith Marsh as Conway Philip Madoc as Brockley Steve Peters as Leader Roboman Eddie Powell as Thompson Godfrey Quigley as Dortmun Kenneth Watson as Craddock Director: Gordon Flemyng Producer: Max Rosenberg Producer: Milton Subotsky Top Similar From the Brand Reviews Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.

Release: October 24, 2023

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Master of the macabre Tod Browning (Freaks) created this spine-tingler about madness, murder and revenge. Lionel Barrymore stars as an escaped convict who uses a mad scientist’s shrinking serum to create tiny people. Maureen O’Sullivan co-stars as Barrymore’s innocent daughter and Frank Lawton as her devoted suitor. Rafaela Ottiano adds a note of horror as the scientist’s maniacal widow. Full of menacing moments ‘certain to return in nightmares”, this is truly an unforgettable horror classic!

Release: October 26, 2021

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Dinner at Eight, a vastly entertaining behind-closed-doors glimpse into the lives of the troubled and troublemaking who's who of people invited to a posh Manhattan party, is served with ample helpings of humor and melodrama. Buoyed by the success of the studio's multistarred, multistoried Grand Hotel the year before, producer David O. Selznick aspired to something grander -- and found it in this George Cukor-directed adaptation of the George S. Kaufman/Edna Ferber stage hit. Highlights include Jean Harlow and Wallace Beery's bitter battle of the sexes, hostess Billie Burke's hissy fit and Marie Dressler's grande dame worldliness. Of course, there's only one way to catch all the great moments. Dinner at Eight. Don't be late.

Release: October 26, 2021

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Dinner at Eight, a vastly entertaining behind-closed-doors glimpse into the lives of the troubled and troublemaking who's who of people invited to a posh Manhattan party, is served with ample helpings of humor and melodrama. Buoyed by the success of the studio's multistarred, multistoried Grand Hotel the year before, producer David O. Selznick aspired to something grander -- and found it in this George Cukor-directed adaptation of the George S. Kaufman/Edna Ferber stage hit. Highlights include Jean Harlow and Wallace Beery's bitter battle of the sexes, hostess Billie Burke's hissy fit and Marie Dressler's grande dame worldliness. Of course, there's only one way to catch all the great moments. Dinner at Eight. Don't be late.

Release: April 16, 2021

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Is there a (mad) doctor in the house? "Yes!" shrieks Doctor X, filmed in rare two-strip Technicolor . An eminent scientist aims to solve a murder spree by re-creating the crimes in a lab filled with all the dials, gizmos, bubbling beakers and crackling electrostatic charges essential to the genre. Lionel Atwill is Doctor Xavier, pre-King Kong scream queen Fay Wray is a distressed damsel and Lee Tracy snaps newshound patter, all under the direction of renowned Michael Curtiz. Also includes the separately filmed B&W version, originally intended for small U.S. markets and International distribution, which has been unavailable for over 30 years.

Release: September 2, 2020

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On an ordinary suburban street in Buenos Aires, voices are heard from kitchen sinks. Bodies are levitating. Evil is here. It is up to a doctor, her colleague, and an ex-cop to get to the bottom of this neighborhood nightmare. Demian Rugna’s must-see TERRIFIED “punches you in the face with genuine scares” (Screen Anarchy).

Release: September 2, 2020

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On an ordinary suburban street in Buenos Aires, voices are heard from kitchen sinks. Bodies are levitating. Evil is here. It is up to a doctor, her colleague, and an ex-cop to get to the bottom of this neighborhood nightmare. Demian Rugna’s must-see TERRIFIED “punches you in the face with genuine scares” (Screen Anarchy).

Release: August 15, 2017

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From David O. Selznick, the acclaimed producer of Gone with the Wind comes a torrid tale of passion and romance that's loaded with all the sweep and panache of a giant American action movie. Flawlessly cast with a bevy of film legends, including Jennifer Jones (Portrait of Jennie), Gregory Peck (The Paradine Case) Joseph Cotten (Since You Went Away), Lionel Barrymore (Key Largo), Herbert Marshall (The Little Foxes) and Lillian Gish (The Unforgiven), this salacious saga is virtually impossible not to love. When her father is hanged for killing his wife, the stunning beauty Pearl (Jones) is taken in by a wealthy Texan, his wife and their two grown sons (Peck and Cotten). But Pearl soon becomes trapped in an emotional tug-of-war between her love for one son and her lust for the other, igniting the most tempestuous triangle the West has ever seen. This is Roadshow Edition of the glorious Technicolor masterpiece was directed by King Vidor (Ruby Gentry) and co-starred Walter Huston (The Treasure of Sierra Madre) and Charles Bickford (The Big Country), featuring narration by the great Orson Welles (The Stranger). Duel in the Sun was nominated for 2 Academy Awards® - Best Actress in a Leading Role (Jones) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Gish)

Release: May 26, 2026

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*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!* Vinegar Syndrome specializes in the masterful restoration and distribution of cult, horror, and erotic films from the 1960s-90s. The Eurocrime film, or poliziottesco, went through many of the same phases as other trends in Italian cinema. By virtue of necessity, stretching its boundaries or tooling with the genre was inevitable. Perhaps equally inevitably, given the sheer number of films produced, quite a few fell through the cracks over time. Three rare, distinct features late in the genre's cycle, each retaining the big names associated with it, are collected here. IL GIORNO DEL COBRA (THE DAY OF THE COBRA) Larry Stanziani is a bottom-of-the-barrel private eye in San Francisco, quietly scraping by to make ends meet. But in a former life, Stanziani (Franco Nero) was The Cobra, one of the most capable and deadly secret agents the world had ever seen. Called back into action in Italy after a narcotics agent is killed, Larry uncovers a syndicate that'll attempt every dirty trick in the book to finish him off. But they don't know that The Cobra always stays one step ahead of any double-cross ever invented. Directed by Italo-action legend Enzo G. Castellari (The Big Racket) as a showcase for Nero's range, this cheeky Eurocrime/gumshoe hybrid also stars Sybil Danning (Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf), Mario Maranzana (Behind Convent Walls), Mickey Knox (Cemetery Man), and Romano Puppo (The Big Gundown). LA BANDA DEL TRUCIDO (THE RASCAL'S GANG aka DIRTY GANG) Naples is being crippled by crime, and now an important police leader has been assassinated. The grizzled Commissario Ghini (Luc Merenda) is tough enough to tackle the crime wave and is the only one to fill his shoes. Meanwhile, Monnezza (Tomas Milian) has his hands full, too: he's running his cheeky trattoria while also teaching a new batch of hapless schemers at his low-rent school for thieves. Balancing Milian's popular comedic chops as a loveable rogue and Merenda's hard-as-nails, stunt-driven performance, director Stelvio Massi (Arabella: Black Angel) pulls out all the stops for this wildly entertaining ride. Also starring Elio Zamuto (Violent Naples), Katia Christine (Designated Victim), and Massimo Vanni (1990: The Bronx Warriors). IL COMMISSARIO DI FERRO (THE IRON COMMISSIONER) Commissario Mariani (Maurizio Merli) has been taking down crooks for years, and these days the weight of it shows. He's divorced, his son thinks of him more as a friend than a father, his superiors are critical of him, and even the children of people he put away are coming after him. But he's not the Iron Commissioner for nothing, and however seasoned, he's not afraid to knock around a few hoods to get the job done. When a kidnapping occurs too close to home, Mariani doesn't hesitate to spring into action. A remarkably efficient and realistic feature from technical journeyman Stelvio Massi (Five Women for the Killer), showing plenty of tricks up his sleeve, it also stars Janet Agren (Bakterion), Ettore Mani (A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services), and Chris Avram (Obscene Desire). Bonus Features: 1. 3-disc Region Free Blu-ray Set 2. Newly scanned and restored in 2K from their 35mm original negatives 3. Reversible sleeve artwork 4. Newly translated English subtitles DAY OF THE COBRA extras 1. Commentary track with film historians Eugenio Ercolani, Troy Howarth, and Nathaniel Thompson 2. "The Director Who Looked Like a Stuntman" (24 min) - an interview with director/writer Enzo G. Castellari 3. "Henchman with a Heart of Gold" (22 min) - an interview with actor/stuntman Massimo Vanni DIRTY GANG extras: 1. Commentary track with film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Troy Howarth 2. "The Nonviolent Professional" (20 min) - an interview with actor Luc Merenda 3. "A Beautiful Ugly Face" (24 min) - an interview with actor Corrado Solari THE IRON COMMISSIONER extras: 1. Commentary track with film historians Eugenio Ercolani and Nanni Cobretti 2. "Free Hand for a Tough DOP" (23 min) - an interview with cinematographer Sergio Rubini 3. "The Purest Form of Poliziesco" (20 min) - an interview with assistant director Danilo Massi Eurocrime Rarities: Volume 1 [Blu-ray Set] Eurocrime Rarities: Volume 1 Set Similar From the Brand Questions Reviews $44.99$44.99 Add to cart

Release: October 25, 2016

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This masterpiece of black humor, beloved in Spain but too little seen elsewhere, threads a scathing critique of Franco-era values through a macabre farce about an undertaker who marries an executioner s daughter and reluctantly takes over her father s job so the family can keep their government-allotted apartment. As caustic today as it was in 1963, this early collaboration between Luis García Berlanga (Welcome, Mr. Marshall!; Plácido) and his longtime screenwriter Rafael Azcona (El pisito, Belle Époque) is an unerring depiction of what Berlanga called the invisible traps that society sets up for us. A furiously funny personal attack on capital punishment, The Executioner escaped the state censors who sought to suppress it, and today is regarded as one of the greatest Spanish films of all time. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES - New, restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack - New interview with filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar - New program on director Luis García Berlanga, featuring interviews with his son José Luis Berlanga; film critic Carlos F. Heredero; writers Fernando R. Lafuente and Bernardo Sánchez Salas; and director of the Berlanga Film Museum Rafael Maluenda - Spanish television program from 2012 on The Executioner, featuring archival interviews with Berlanga - Trailer - New English subtitle translation - PLUS: An essay by film critic David Cairns

Release: December 12, 2017

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Based on Norman Mailer's book, this acclaimed adaptation chronicles condemned murderer Gary Gilmore and the media storm surrounding his execution.

Release: February 20, 2024

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The star power of cinema icons Maggie Cheung, Anita Mui, and Michelle Yeoh fuels these gloriously unrestrained action joyrides from auteur Johnnie To and action choreographer Ching Siu-tung. The Heroic Trio and its sequel, Executioners, follow a new kind of justice league: a team of blade-throwing, shotgun-toting, kung fu–fighting heroines who join forces to battle evildoers in a dystopian, noirish city. Blending dazzling martial-arts mayhem with exhilarating blasts of comic-book lunacy, these beloved superhero movies reimagine the genre through the giddy genius of the Hong Kong film industry at its height. TWO-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 4K digital restorations of The Heroic Trio and Executioners, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks Alternate English-dubbed and 5.1 surround Cantonese soundtracks New interview with actor Anthony Wong New interview with film critic Samm Deighan (cohost of the podcast Twitch of the Death Nerve) Trailers New English subtitle translations PLUS: An essay by critic Beatrice Loayza THE HEROIC TRIO With this outrageously entertaining cult favorite, director Johnnie To and his lineup of legendary stars gave Hong Kong cinema something new: its own homegrown superhero cinematic universe. Thief Catcher (Maggie Cheung), Wonder Woman (Anita Mui), and Invisible Girl (Michelle Yeoh) are kick-ass crusaders who must overcome their dark pasts in order to defeat an evil, baby-snatching eunuch terrorizing the city. Eye-popping motorcycle stunts, bloodthirsty undead, cannibal infants, and kinetically choreographed wirework are all part of the wall-to-wall delirium in this irresistible showcase for three of the coolest women warriors ever to hit the screen. EXECUTIONERS Maggie Cheung, Anita Mui, and Michelle Yeoh return in this gritty, postapocalyptic sequel to The Heroic Trio. Following a devastating nuclear attack, Hong Kong’s supply of clean water has fallen into the hands of a masked maniac (Anthony Wong) intent on seizing political power—forcing the three fearless fighters to settle their differences and unite to stop him. Darker in tone than the original, Executioners finds Johnnie To and codirector/martial-arts choreographer Ching Siu-tung continuing to push their whirlwind action set pieces to new levels of cartoon craziness, while adding an abundance of grungy, dystopian atmosphere and a fresh dose of antiauthoritarian attitude.

Release: September 2, 2020

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On an ordinary suburban street in Buenos Aires, voices are heard from kitchen sinks. Bodies are levitating. Evil is here. It is up to a doctor, her colleague, and an ex-cop to get to the bottom of this neighborhood nightmare. Demian Rugna’s must-see TERRIFIED “punches you in the face with genuine scares” (Screen Anarchy).

Release: September 13, 2005

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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: July 22, 2025

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The newest chapter in New Line Cinema’s bloody successful franchise takes audiences back to the very beginning of Death’s twisted sense of justice. Plagued by a violent recurring nightmare, college student Stefanie heads home to track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle and save her family from the grisly demise that inevitably awaits them all Bonus Content: Commentary with Directors AdamStein and Zach Lipovsky Death Becomes Them: On the Set of Final Destination Bloodlines The Many Deaths of Bloodlines The Legacy of Bludworth

Release: July 22, 2025

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The newest chapter in New Line Cinema’s bloody successful franchise takes audiences back to the very beginning of Death’s twisted sense of justice. Plagued by a violent recurring nightmare, college student Stefanie heads home to track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle and save her family from the grisly demise that inevitably awaits them all Bonus Content: Commentary with Directors AdamStein and Zach Lipovsky Death Becomes Them: On the Set of Final Destination Bloodlines The Many Deaths of Bloodlines The Legacy of Bludworth

Release: March 1, 2016

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Director Nathan Juran and special effects titan Ray Harryhausen reunited for the third time - following 20 Million Miles to Earth and The 7th Voyage of Sinbad - and teamed up with Nigel Kneale (The Quatermass Experiment) to take on the work of science-fiction icon H G Wells… and take viewers to the seven wonders of the moon world!

Release: September 2, 2020

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On an ordinary suburban street in Buenos Aires, voices are heard from kitchen sinks. Bodies are levitating. Evil is here. It is up to a doctor, her colleague, and an ex-cop to get to the bottom of this neighborhood nightmare. Demian Rugna’s must-see TERRIFIED “punches you in the face with genuine scares” (Screen Anarchy).

Release: January 30, 2024

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After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts ? the birthplace of the holiday. Picking off residents one by one, what begins as random revenge killings are soon revealed to be part of a larger, sinister holiday plan. Will the town uncover the killer and survive the holidays?or become guests at his twisted dinner table?

Release: April 4, 2017

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In the boring desert of New Mexico, a single mother raises her two teenage daughters, Shade and Trudi, whose deepest desire is to leave the dead calm town. Shade is the type to escape in her extravagant fantasies while Trudi is so rebelious it could drive her away.

Release: February 2, 2010

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Release: December 15, 2020

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Product Description LOVE MADE THEM CRAZY. GUNS MADE THEM OUTLAWS. Since Anita Minteer (Drew Barrymore, 50 First Dates) was nine, every man she ever met has wanted only one thing. But when she becomes pen-pals with imprisoned convict Howard Hickock (James LeGros, Drugstore Cowboy), she gains self-confidence and sees a possible escape from the torment of her everyday life. Howard's infatuation with guns drives Anita to them as well. But with this new found strength in her hands, she murders her sexually abusive guardian. Now with Howard out on parole and the police on their back, there can be no turning back. In the style of BONNIE & CLYDE, GUNCRAZY tells the story of two young lovers on the run from the law. GUNCRAZY marks the directorial debut of Tamra Davis (Crossroads, Billy Madison) with a Golden Globe® nominated performance by Drew Barrymore and an all-star supporting cast that includes Jeremy Davies (Saving Private Ryan), Rodney Harvey (My Own Private Idaho), Michael Ironside (Top Gun), Ione Skye (Say Anything…) and Billy Drago (The Untouchables). SPECIAL FEATURES: High Definition (1080p) presentation of the main feature in 1.78:1 aspect ratio Audio: English 2.0 LPCM Stereo, 5.1 Surround Mix, Spanish 2.0 Stereo English and Spanish Subtitles Audio Commentary from director Tamra Davis and star Drew Barrymore NEW! “The Making of Guncrazy” (HD, 88:57) NEW! “Portrait of a Director: Tamra Davis” (HD, 39:12) 5 Behind the Scenes Clips on the Set of ‘Guncrazy’ (SD) “The Making of Guncrazy” Original 1992 featurette (SD, 19:39) 2 Theatrical Trailers (SD) Reversible sleeve Collectible Mini-Poster Review Set against the kind of down-at-heel trailer park rarely seen in recent American cinema, this powerful and unexpectedly good low-budgeter seems decades away from the staple wish-fulfillment fantasy of most 90s teen movies. Rooted in the ambiguously doomed 70s spirit of Badlands or Thieves Like Us, with a few Thelma & Louise licks thrown in for good measure, this has a title no doubt intentionally identical to Gun Crazy, the 1949 offering that, along with They Live By Night, inaugurated the killer couple-on-the-road movie. Anita (Barrymore), a dirt-poor schoolgirl , enters into a remarkably pure but dangerous relationship with pen-pal James Le Gros, a gun-happy and none-too-bright convict. After learning how to use a gun in preparation for her first meeting with her dream guy, Anita murders her mother's sexually abusive boyfriend (Dallesandro) almost for the practice, and when her paroled man comes to town, circumstances force them into further killing. In Bonnie And Clyde mode, the well-intentioned outlaws (when they try to rob a bar, the customers plead poverty and the pair feel obliged to give back the money) dash across country to find Anita's mother, a junkie hooker. The downbeat storyline is familiar right to the gloomy ending, but the script is tough and gritty and all the supporting cast are excellent. Michael Ironside and Billy Drago, usually seen as psycho villains, here show they can act, as a probation officer and a snake-handling preacher respectively, while lone Skye turns in another weirdly stoned cameo as Ironside's airhead daughter. Director Davis does especially good work with the pouting Barrymore, who successfully broke into the adult phase of her career. Tough and gritty, and featuring Barrymore's graduation from teen starlet to can-act movie star, Guncrazy has much to recommend it. --Kim Newman, Empire Excellent screenplay... Director Tamra Davis has made a remarkably rich melodrama with a strong narrative line and vivid characters... Very accomplished... cruelly entertaining... ''Guncrazy'' pays homage to its predecessors while also sending them up. --Vincent Canby, The New York Times Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Guncrazy: Collector's Edition [Blu-ray]

Release: February 20, 2024

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The star power of cinema icons Maggie Cheung, Anita Mui, and Michelle Yeoh fuels these gloriously unrestrained action joyrides from auteur Johnnie To and action choreographer Ching Siu-tung. The Heroic Trio and its sequel, Executioners, follow a new kind of justice league: a team of blade-throwing, shotgun-toting, kung fu–fighting heroines who join forces to battle evildoers in a dystopian, noirish city. Blending dazzling martial-arts mayhem with exhilarating blasts of comic-book lunacy, these beloved superhero movies reimagine the genre through the giddy genius of the Hong Kong film industry at its height. 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 4K digital restorations of The Heroic Trio and Executioners, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks One 4K UHD disc of the films and two Blu-rays with the films and special features Alternate English-dubbed and 5.1 surround Cantonese soundtracks New interview with actor Anthony Wong New interview with film critic Samm Deighan (cohost of the podcast Twitch of the Death Nerve) Trailers New English subtitle translations PLUS: An essay by critic Beatrice Loayza THE HEROIC TRIO With this outrageously entertaining cult favorite, director Johnnie To and his lineup of legendary stars gave Hong Kong cinema something new: its own homegrown superhero cinematic universe. Thief Catcher (Maggie Cheung), Wonder Woman (Anita Mui), and Invisible Girl (Michelle Yeoh) are kick-ass crusaders who must overcome their dark pasts in order to defeat an evil, baby-snatching eunuch terrorizing the city. Eye-popping motorcycle stunts, bloodthirsty undead, cannibal infants, and kinetically choreographed wirework are all part of the wall-to-wall delirium in this irresistible showcase for three of the coolest women warriors ever to hit the screen. EXECUTIONERS Maggie Cheung, Anita Mui, and Michelle Yeoh return in this gritty, postapocalyptic sequel to The Heroic Trio. Following a devastating nuclear attack, Hong Kong’s supply of clean water has fallen into the hands of a masked maniac (Anthony Wong) intent on seizing political power—forcing the three fearless fighters to settle their differences and unite to stop him. Darker in tone than the original, Executioners finds Johnnie To and codirector/martial-arts choreographer Ching Siu-tung continuing to push their whirlwind action set pieces to new levels of cartoon craziness, while adding an abundance of grungy, dystopian atmosphere and a fresh dose of antiauthoritarian attitude.

Release: November 28, 2017

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Stylish, fast-paced political actioner stars Rod Taylor as Australian police detective Scobie Malone, sent to London to arrest compatriot James Quentin (Christopher Plummer), a high-profile diplomat who's been accused of murder. But Malone gets more than he bargained for when an audacious attempt on Quentin's life casts him in the role of reluctant bodyguard. Lilli Palmer, Camilla Sparv, Clive Revill, Daliah Lavi also star. AKA: "Nobody Runs Forever." 101 min.

Release: August 27, 2024

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A head-strong Italian cop uncovers brutal murders in Genoa linked to Europe's lucrative heroin trade. In the Tradition of THE FRENCH CONNECTION Franco Nero (DJANGO) gives his most powerful performance as Commissioner Belli, a head-strong Italian cop who uncovers brutal murders in Genoa linked to Europe's lucrative heroin trade. When Belli and his family become targets, the obsessive cop turns up the heat in his fight to take down the smugglers importing the deadly dope from France. How much will Commissioner Belli sacrifice to bust the Marseille Connection? Fernando Rey (COMPANEROS), James Whitmore (THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION), and Delia Boccardo (TENTACLES) co-star in this violent, action-packed crime thriller from Co-Writer/Director Enzo G. Castellari (STREET LAW). Blue Underground is proud to present the complete, uncensored version of HIGH CRIME (LA POLIZIA INCRIMINA, LA LEGGE ASSOLVE) from a brand-new 2024 Dolby Vision HDR 4K master, loaded with hours of exclusive Extras, for the first time ever in America! Bonus Materials Ultra HD Blu-ray (2160p) and HD Blu-ray (1080p) Widescreen 1.85:1 feature presentations Audio: 1.0 DTS-HD MA (English); 1.0 DTS-HD MA (Italian) Optional Subtitles: English SDH, Francais, Espanol, English for Italian Audio Audio Commentary #1 with Co-Writer/Director Enzo G. Castellari Audio Commentary #2 with Star Franco Nero and Filmmaker Mike Malloy Audio Commentary #3 with Film Historians Troy Howarth, Nathaniel Thompson and Eugenio Ercolani The Genoa Connection – Interviews with Director Enzo G. Castellari and Star Franco Nero From Dust To Asphalt – Interview with Director Enzo G. Castellari Hard Stunts For High Crimes – Interview with Actor/Stuntman Massimo Vanni Framing Crime – Interview with Camera Operator Roberto Girometti The Sound Of Onions – Interview with Composers Guido and Maurizio De Angelis The Connection Connection – Featurette by EUROCRIME! Director Mike Malloy Alternate Ending Theatrical Trailer Poster & Still Gallery HIGH CRIME Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Guido and Maurizio De Angelis (with EXCLUSIVE Bonus Track) Cast & Crew Actors: Franco Nero as Vice-Commissioner Belli Fernando Rey as Cafiero James Whitmore as Commissioner Aldo Scavino Delia Boccardo as Mirella Director: Enzo G. Castellari Producer: Edmondo Amati

Release: October 29, 2019

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Frank Capra's perennial holiday classic is one of the most beloved films of all time and the quintessential "Capraesque" comedy/drama. James Stewart is Bedford Falls banker George Bailey, who is driven by circumstances one Christmas Eve to consider suicide, only to be shown by neophyte angel Clarence Odbody (Henry Travers) what a difference his life has made. Tremendous supporting cast includes Donna Reed, Thomas Mitchell, Lionel Barrymore, Ward Bond, Beulah Bondi. Complete, uncut 130-minute version. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, DVS Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono French Dolby Digital mono, German Dolby Digital mono, Italian Dolby Digital mono, Japanese Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish; featurette; theatrical trailers. Two-disc set.

Release: February 23, 2016

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THREE INNOCENT PEOPLE TRAPPED BY A STORM – AND A KILLER A hurricane swells outside, but it’s nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key Largo. There, sadistic mobster Johnny Rocco (Edward G. Robinson) holes up – and holds at gunpoint hotel owner Nora Temple (Lauren Bacall), her invalid father-in-law (Lionel Barrymore) and ex-GI Frank McCloud (Humphrey Bogart). McCloud’s the one man capable of standing up against the belligerent Rocco. But the postwar world’s realities may have taken all the fight out of him. John Huston cowrote and compellingly directs this fi lm of Maxwell Anderson’s 1939 play with a searing Academy Award-winning* performance by Claire Trevor as Rocco’s gold-hearted, boozy moll. In Huston’s hands, it becomes a powerful, sweltering classic.

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An angry boy abandoned by his father clings to his bicycle and slowly forms an unexpected bond with a caring hairdresser.

Release: August 18, 2015

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In director Eugene Green's elegant and poignant La Sapienza, architect Alexandre (Fabrizio Rongione) and social scientist Alienor (Christelle Prot Landman) retreat to Stresa, Italy, intent on climbing out of the emotional malaise that has trapped their marriage. As Alexandre prepares a long-deferred book on the great Baroque architect Francesco Borromini, the couple happens upon a pair of charming young siblings: Goffredo (Ludovico Succio), a prospective architecture student, and Lavinia (Arianna Nastro), who suffers from a rare nervous disorder. Moved to take the siblings under their wing, Alexandre and Alienor commence an inner journey that rekindles their passion for life, work, and each other.

Release: January 17, 2023

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A disgraced detective undergoes hypnosis to relive the case of a child murderer in a decaying postwar Europe.

Release: January 17, 2023

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With his dazzling first three features, Lars von Trier sought nothing less than to map the soul of Europe—its troubled past, anxious present, and uncertain future. Linked by a fascination with hypnotic states and the mesmeric possibilities of cinema, the films that make up the Europe Trilogy—The Element of Crime, Epidemic, and Europa—filter the continent’s turbulent history, guilt, and traumas through the Danish provocateur’s audacious deconstructions of genres including film noir, melodrama, horror, and science fiction. Above all, they are bravura showcases for von Trier’s hallucinatory visuals, with each shot a tour de force of technical invention and dark imagination. THREE-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 4K digital restoration of Europa, with uncompressed stereo soundtrack, and 3K digital restorations of The Element of Crime and Epidemic, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks Audio commentaries featuring director Lars von Trier and others Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier (1997), a documentary by Stig Björkman Interview from 2005 with von Trier about the Europe Trilogy Making-of documentaries for all three films Programs on the films featuring interviews with many of von Trier’s collaborators Two short student films by von Trier: Nocturne (1980) and Images of Liberation (1982) Danish television interview with von Trier from 1994 Trailers English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by critic Howard Hampton THE ELEMENT OF CRIME Lars von Trier’s stunning debut feature is a grungily expressionistic hallucination—a trancelike trawl through fractured memories, a murder mystery, and the psychic limbo of cultural displacement. From his exile in Cairo, a former police investigator (Michael Elphick) undergoes hypnosis in order to relive his memories of Europe and his last case, for which he went to dangerous lengths to enter into the mind of and catch a serial killer targeting children. Bathed in a sulfurous yellow glow pierced only by startling flashes of electric blue and red, The Element of Crime combines hard-boiled noir, dystopian science fiction, and dazzling operatic flourishes to yield a celluloid nightmare of terrifying beauty. EPIDEMIC A jet-black comedy of contagion, a subversive medical-horror freak-out, and a sly metacinematic prank, Lars von Trier’s sophomore feature—born from a bet that he couldn’t make a film for less than $150,000—finds the director channeling his singular thematic obsessions into an evocatively lo-fi, perversely self-reflexive provocation. The filmmaker himself stars as a harried screenwriter whose efforts to complete a script about the outbreak of a deadly disease coincide with a grisly real-life plague. A twisted reflection on Europe’s haunted past—from the Black Death to World War II—and its scarred present, Epidemic is von Trier at his most idiosyncratic and audaciously experimental. EUROPA “You will now listen to my voice . . . On the count of ten you will be in Europa.” This ominous, hypnotic induction by Max von Sydow inaugurates the entrancing final installment of Lars von Trier’s Europe Trilogy. An idealistic American (Jean-Marc Barr) travels to postwar Germany to take a job as a sleeping-car conductor for the Zentropa railways—and finds himself plunged into a murky, Kafkaesque world of intrigue and betrayal where the shadow of Nazism hovers menacingly over everything. With its ravishing cinematography (in black and white, color, and at times a stunning mix of both), dreamlike use of rear projections, and lush fusion of melodrama and noir conventions, Europa is a sublimely stylized cinematic fugue. Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Lars von Trier's Europe Trilogy (The Criterion Collection) [The Element of Crime/Epidemic/Europa] [Blu-ray]

Release: January 17, 2023

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With his dazzling first three features, Lars von Trier sought nothing less than to map the soul of Europe—its troubled past, anxious present, and uncertain future. Linked by a fascination with hypnotic states and the mesmeric possibilities of cinema, the films that make up the Europe Trilogy—The Element of Crime, Epidemic, and Europa—filter the continent’s turbulent history, guilt, and traumas through the Danish provocateur’s audacious deconstructions of genres including film noir, melodrama, horror, and science fiction. Above all, they are bravura showcases for von Trier’s hallucinatory visuals, with each shot a tour de force of technical invention and dark imagination. THREE-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 4K digital restoration of Europa, with uncompressed stereo soundtrack, and 3K digital restorations of The Element of Crime and Epidemic, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks Audio commentaries featuring director Lars von Trier and others Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier (1997), a documentary by Stig Björkman Interview from 2005 with von Trier about the Europe Trilogy Making-of documentaries for all three films Programs on the films featuring interviews with many of von Trier’s collaborators Two short student films by von Trier: Nocturne (1980) and Images of Liberation (1982) Danish television interview with von Trier from 1994 Trailers English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by critic Howard Hampton THE ELEMENT OF CRIME Lars von Trier’s stunning debut feature is a grungily expressionistic hallucination—a trancelike trawl through fractured memories, a murder mystery, and the psychic limbo of cultural displacement. From his exile in Cairo, a former police investigator (Michael Elphick) undergoes hypnosis in order to relive his memories of Europe and his last case, for which he went to dangerous lengths to enter into the mind of and catch a serial killer targeting children. Bathed in a sulfurous yellow glow pierced only by startling flashes of electric blue and red, The Element of Crime combines hard-boiled noir, dystopian science fiction, and dazzling operatic flourishes to yield a celluloid nightmare of terrifying beauty. EPIDEMIC A jet-black comedy of contagion, a subversive medical-horror freak-out, and a sly metacinematic prank, Lars von Trier’s sophomore feature—born from a bet that he couldn’t make a film for less than $150,000—finds the director channeling his singular thematic obsessions into an evocatively lo-fi, perversely self-reflexive provocation. The filmmaker himself stars as a harried screenwriter whose efforts to complete a script about the outbreak of a deadly disease coincide with a grisly real-life plague. A twisted reflection on Europe’s haunted past—from the Black Death to World War II—and its scarred present, Epidemic is von Trier at his most idiosyncratic and audaciously experimental. EUROPA “You will now listen to my voice . . . On the count of ten you will be in Europa.” This ominous, hypnotic induction by Max von Sydow inaugurates the entrancing final installment of Lars von Trier’s Europe Trilogy. An idealistic American (Jean-Marc Barr) travels to postwar Germany to take a job as a sleeping-car conductor for the Zentropa railways—and finds himself plunged into a murky, Kafkaesque world of intrigue and betrayal where the shadow of Nazism hovers menacingly over everything. With its ravishing cinematography (in black and white, color, and at times a stunning mix of both), dreamlike use of rear projections, and lush fusion of melodrama and noir conventions, Europa is a sublimely stylized cinematic fugue. Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Lars von Trier's Europe Trilogy (The Criterion Collection) [The Element of Crime/Epidemic/Europa] [Blu-ray]