August 2015 DVD & Blu-rays

With Carey Mulligan • Tom Sturridge • Juno Temple • Michael Sheen • Andrew Macdonald • Allon Reich • Matthias Schoenaerts • Thomas Vinterberg • Bradley Hall • David Nicholls • Jessica Barden • Hilton McRae

The story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan), who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak (Matthias Schoenaerts), a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy (Tom Sturridge), a handsome and reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood (Michael Sheen), a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba’s choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love – as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance.

With Kate Winslet • Miles Teller • Jonny Weston • Jai Courtney • Shailene Woodley • Theo James • Brian Duffield • Naomi Watts • Rosa Salazar • Lucy Fisher • Ben Lamb • Suki Waterhouse • Keiynan Lonsdale • Akiva Goldsman • Doug Wick • Pouya Shahbazian • Mekhi Phifer • Robert Schwentke

The Divergent Series: Insurgent raises the stakes for Tris as she searches for allies and answers in the ruins of a futuristic Chicago. Tris (Woodley) and Four (James) are now fugitives on the run, hunted by Jeanine (Winslet), the leader of the power-hungry Erudite elite. Racing against time, they must find out what Tris’s family sacrificed their lives to protect, and why the Erudite leaders will do anything to stop them. Haunted by her past choices but desperate to protect the ones she loves, Tris, with Four at her side, faces one impossible challenge after another as they unlock the truth about the past and ultimately the future of their world.

With Jessica Alba • Samuel L. Jackson • Hailee Steinfeld • Steve-O • Thomas Mann • Jamie King • Kyle Newman • Dan Fogler

Weary of her life as a teenage Special Ops Agent, ‘Megan’ (Hailee Steinfeld) fakes her own death and enrolls in a suburban high school. Hoping to live the life of a “normal” teenager, she discovers that being popular, dating, and fitting in isn’t as easy as she thought. Complicating matters is ‘Victoria’ (Jessica Alba), her former handler and current nemesis, who enlists rival teen Special Agent ‘Heather’ (Sophie Turner) to go undercover at her high school and capture her. Academy Award® nominee Samuel L. Jackson portrays Megan’s mentor, ‘Hardman.’

With Katherine Heigl • Ben Barnes • Ami Mann

Ryan Brenner (Ben Barnes) a travelling musician and Jackie Laurel (Katherine Heigl) a former singer at a crossroads in her marriage, have a chance encounter while Ryan is busking on the streets of Ogden, Utah.

After a sudden car accident propels them together, Ryan finds himself at Jackie's house for dinner. Ryan's battling to find the courage to write his own music while Jackie's fighting for independence from her estranged husband who wants her to return to their upscale Manhattan marriage.

When Ryan's musician mentor dies in a train accident and Jackie's husband threatens to take custody of her daughter, Ryan and Jackie find the strength and music they need in each other. What they don't know is, if the paths they choose will lead to one another.

With Kate Winslet • Alan Rickman • Jennifer Ehle • Stanley Tucci • Helen McCrory • Matthias Schoenaerts • Adrian Scarborough • Danny Webb • Allison Deegan • Steven Waddington

A romantic drama following Sabine (Academy Award winner Kate Winslet), a strong-willed and talented landscape designer who is chosen to build one of the main gardens at King Louis XIV’s new palace at Versailles. In her new position of power, she challenges gender and class barriers while also becoming professionally and romantically entangled with the court’s renowned landscape artist André Le Notre (Matthias Schoenaerts).

With Tom Hardy • Ridley Scott • Joel Kinnaman • Jason Clarke • Gary Oldman • Vincent Cassel • Greg Shapiro • Noomi Rapace • Douglas Urbanski • Michael Schaefer • Maria Cestone • Hoyt David Morgan • Richard Price • Molly Conners • Daniel Espinosa • Sarah E. Johnson

As an officer of the military police, Leo Demidov, is one of the most feared men in Stalin's Soviet Union. Leo never questions his patriotic duty until the young son of his friend is found brutally killed and he must deny the accusation of murder despite the evidence. When his beloved wife is then accused of being a traitor, Leo is disgraced and fears for his life. Banished to a work camp, he stumbles across a series of child murders matching the death of his friend's son, Leo begins to track down the murderer and is shocked to find that his connection to it is deeper and more dangerous than he could have ever imagined.

With Brad Pitt • James Franco • Felicity Jones • Jonah Hill • Gretchen Mol • Rebecca Henderson • Robert John Burke • Rupert Goold • Ethan Suplee • Maria Dizzia • Dede Gardner

When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel (Jonah Hill) meets accused killer Christian Longo (James Franco) – who has taken on Finkel’s identity – his investigation morphs into an unforgettable game of cat-and-mouse. Based on actual events, Finkel’s relentless pursuit of Longo’s true story encompasses murder, love, deceit and redemption.

With Rose Byrne • Josh Charles • Jeff Cox • Joel McHale • Nick Kroll • Caitlin FitzGerald • Ross Katz • Bobby Cannavale • Elizabeth Flahive

In the film, a young, narcissistic entrepreneur (Kroll) crashes and burns on the eve of his company’s big launch. With his entire life in total disarray, he leaves Manhattan to move in with his estranged pregnant sister (Byrne), brother-in-law (Cannavale) and 3-year-old nephew in his suburban childhood home — only to become their nanny.

With Paul Giamatti • Ezra Miller • Mia Wasikowska • Felipe Marino • Joe Neurauter • Sophie Barthes • Rose Barreneche • Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Set in Normandy, France, Madame Bovary is Gustave Flaubert's classic story of Emma Bovary (Mia Wasikowska), a young beauty who impulsively marries small-town doctor, Charles Bovary (Henry Lloyd-Hughes), to leave her father's pig farm far behind. But after being introduced to the glamorous world of high society, she soon becomes bored with her stodgy husband and mundane life, and seeks prestige and excitement outside the bonds of marriage.

With Alexandra Daddario • Ashley Greene • Oliver Cooper • Anton Yelchin • Joe Dante

It seemed like a great idea when Max, an all-around nice guy (Anton Yelchin, Star Trek), and Evelyn, his beautiful girlfriend (Ashley Greene, Twilight Saga), moved in together. When Evelyn turns out to be a controlling, manipulative nightmare, Max knows it’s time to call it quits, but there’s just one problem: he’s terrified of breaking up with her. Fate steps in when Evelyn is involved in a freak accident and dies, leaving Max single and ready to mingle. Just as Max is thinking about moving on with what could be his dream girl, Olivia (Alexandra Daddario, True Detective) – Evelyn has returned from the grave and is determined to get her boyfriend back...even if that means transforming him into one of the undead.

With Dakota Fanning • Elizabeth Banks • Frances McDormand • Common • Nate Parker • Diane Lane • Nicole Holofcener • Danielle Macdonald • Anthony Bregman

Detective Nancy Porter (Elizabeth Banks) is still haunted by her failure to save the life of a missing child from the hands of two young girls. Eight years later, another child goes missing in the same town just days after Ronnie and Alice (Dakota Fanning and newcomer Danielle Macdonald), the two girls convicted of the former crime, were released from juvenile detention. Porter and her partner (Nate Parker) must race against the clock to prevent history from repeating itself. But as they begin to investigate the girls and their families, especially Alice's protective mother (Diane Lane), they unearth a web of secrets and deceptions that calls everything into question.

With Sean Astin • Ted McGinley • Alexa Vega • Mira Sorvino • Madison Pettis • Jonathan M. Gunn • Cybill Shepherd

A dozen different souls—all moving in different directions, all longing for something more. As their lives unexpectedly intersect, they each are about to discover there is power in the Cross of Christ … even if they don't believe it. Yet.

When a local pastor is shaken to the core by the visible faith of an old street-corner preacher, he is reminded that true belief always requires action. His response ignites a faith-fueled journey that powerfully impacts everyone it touches in ways that only God could orchestrate.

With Beth Grant • Lance Reddick • Chris Ellis • Leland Orser • Riley Stearns • Elizabeth Winstead

A young cult member's parents hire an expert to deprogram her, but the expert begins to think they might be more of a threat than the cult.

With Raukura Turei • Toa Fraser • Lawrence Makoare • James Rolleston • Xavier Horan

Hongi (James Rolleston) – a Maori chieftain’s teenage son – must avenge his father’s murder in order to bring peace and honour to the souls of his loved ones after his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery. Vastly outnumbered by a band of villains led by Wirepa (Te Kohe Tuhaka), Hongi’s only hope is to pass through the feared and forbidden Dead Lands and forge an uneasy alliance with the mysterious “Warrior” (Lawrence Makoare), a ruthless fighter who has ruled the area for years.

With Sofia Vergara • Reese Witherspoon • John Carroll Lynch • Dana Fox • Bruna Papandrea • Rob Kazinsky • Anne Fletcher • John Quaintance • David Feeney

An uptight and by-the-book cop (Witherspoon) tries to protect the sexy and outgoing widow (Vergara) of a drug boss as they race through Texas, pursued by crooked cops and murderous gunmen.

With Shelley Hennig • Timur Bekmambetov • Matthew Bohrer • Will Peltz • Jason Blum • Jacob Wysocki • Levan Gabriadze • Nelson Greaves • Renee Olstead • Courtney Halverson • Heather Sossaman • Adam Sidman

While video chatting one night, six high school friends receive a Skype message from a classmate who killed herself exactly one year ago. At first they think it's a prank, but when the girl starts revealing the friends' darkest secrets, they realize they are dealing with something from beyong this world, something that wants them dead. Told entirely from a young girl's computer desktop, Cybernatural redefines "found footage" for a new generation of teens.

With James Caan • Jacob Tierney • Danny Trejo • Paul Campbell • Sonja Bennett

When Ruth ruins a baby shower with her drunken, juvenile antics, her old high school cronies, who are all mothers now, promptly de-friend her. But when she is later mistakenly thought to be "with child," she is inexplicably welcomed back into the group. Ruth plans on coming clean, but when her dad has a heart attack and tells her that the only thing keeping him alive is the promise of grandkids, Ruth decides to continue to fake the pregnancy. Things get even more complicated when Ruth falls in love with her new boss, who seems to wants nothing more than to raise her unborn child as his own. Can she get out of this without losing her job, friends, respect of her family, and the new love of her life?

With Patrick Stewart • Christa Campbell • Lati Grobman • Sasson Gabai • Moni Moshonov • Reshef Levi • Barry Schwartz

Follows a precocious 12-year-old boy who conspires with three senior citizens to rob a bank in order to save himself and his mother from losing their house.

With Zoie Palmer • Craig Goodwill • Rob Ramsay

Tells the story of Jon (Rob Ramsay), who has lived a sad life as an oppressed worker at a factory where hundreds of cabbage babies are born. Work on the assembly line is a thankless task of shucking, picking, and processing newborns to go out into the world and to their new adoptive mothers.

But when Jon discovers the awful secret that he and all the indentured workers are actually grown-up and discarded toys, he’ll have to take on a villainous corporation to reunite with his long-lost mother, protect his newfound family, and finally find freedom.

With Jackie Chan • Ding Sheng

Police Captain Zhong Wen (Jackie Chan) knows all about sacrifice. He’s always been too busy chasing bad guys to be a father to his daughter Miao (Jing Tian). Tonight, he’s seeing her for the first time in years – and meeting her fiance, club owner Wu Jiang (Liu Ye). But Wu knows Zhong. And his plans for the evening include taking Miao, Zhong, and the entire club hostage. Zhong knows about sacrifice. What will he give up to save his daughter?

With Dean Cain • Justin Shady • Paul Wight • Jen Soska • Michael Eklund • Sylvia Soska

Dean Cain and WWE Superstar The Big Show star in this action packed thriller about a detective pushed beyond his limits, who will stop at nothing for vengeance. When his wife is brutally murdered by a criminal that he put away, Mason (Cain), a hard-nosed detective, deliberately gets arrested for murder in order to get vengeance. While inside, Mason discovers a new criminal enterprise that those behind it would kill to protect.

With Kevin James • Ted Levine • Pepe Portillo • Eduardo Verastegui • Alejandro Gomez Monteverde • David Henrie • Roma Downey • Ben Chaplin • Tom Wilkinson • Emily Watson • Michael Rappaport • Mark Burnett • Cary Tagawa • Jakob Salvati

The story of a 7-year old boy who is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father has for his little boy and the love a son has for his father.

With Josh Gad • Kristen Bell • Jonathan Groff • Idina Menzel • Chris Buck • Jennifer Lee

In Frozen Fever, it's Anna's birthday and Elsa and Kristoff are determined to give her the best celebration ever, but when Elsa catches a cold, her powers may put more than just the party at risk.

With Nicole Kidman • Guy Pearce • Hugo Weaving • Amanda Bowers • Maria Cestone • Michael Kinirons • Kim Farrant • Molly Conners • Fiona Seres • Sarah E. Johnson • Naomi Wenck • Macnara Kelleher

When Catherine (Nicole Kidman) and Matthew Parker’s (Joseph Fiennes) two teenage children suddenly vanish in a dust storm, the couple’s relationship is pushed to the brink as they confront the mystery of their children’s disappearance in the soaring desert heat. Also stars Hugo Weaving.

With Nina Hagen • Peyton List • Norm MacDonald • Harald Siepermann

Join all seven dwarfs for an adventure as big as they are small! It’s the eve of Princess Rose’s 18th birthday. Everyone in the kingdom has come to Fantabularasa Castle to celebrate, including Snow White, the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella and Red Riding Hood. But just before the stroke of midnight Bobo, the youngest dwarf, accidentally pricks the finger of Princess Rose (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) with a cursed needle and sends the kingdom into a century-long slumber! To find Rose’s true love Jack to save her with a kiss, Bobo and the other six dwarfs must go on a treacherous journey, face a fiery dragon and outwit the jealous, scheming and evil witch, Dellamorta.

With Sam Claflin • Douglas Booth • Jessica Brown Findlay • Max Irons • Graham Broadbent • Pete Czernin • Holliday Grainger

Set amongst the privileged elite of Oxford University, THE RIOT CLUB follows Miles (Max Irons) and Alistair (Sam Claflin), two first year students determined to join the infamous Riot Club, where reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of a single evening.

With James D. Cooper

In this crazy, chaotic gospel of chance, aspiring filmmakers Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert set out to search for a subject for their underground movie, leading them to discover, mentor, and manage the iconic band known as The Who and create rock 'n' roll history.

With Dolph Lundgren • Michael Jai White • Avi Lerner • Ron Perlman • Tony Jaa • Peter Weller • Ekachai Uekrongtham • Craig Baumgarten • Celina Jade

New Jersey detective, Nick Cassidy (Dolph Lundgren) heads to Bangkok where he teams up with Thai detective, Tony Vitayakui (Tony Jaa) to hunt down Viktor Dragovic (Ron Perlman) and destroy his human trafficking network. Nick had mistakenly killed Dragovic's son in a sting operation on the New Jersey docks, and Dragovic responded by attempting to kill Nick and his family. Nick miraculously survived the brutal attack, but his wife and daughter were killed. With nothing but vengeance to live for, Nick and Tony traverse their way through the Bangkok underworld in search of the elusive Dragovic. Meanwhile, FBI Agent Eddie Reed (Michael Jai White) is sent in to bring Nick home. But as the crossfire ensues, Nick has to determine who his true allies are.

With Bradley Cooper • Emma Stone • Rachel McAdams • Alec Baldwin • Jay Baruchel • John Krasinski • Scott Rudin • Bill Murray • Danny R. McBride • Ivana Milicevic • Cameron Crowe

Set in Hawaii, the story follows a celebrated military contractor (Bradley Cooper) who returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs and re-connects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog (Emma Stone) assigned to him.

With Albert Maysles

IRIS pairs the 87-year-old Maysles with Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades. More than a fashion film, the documentary is a story about creativity and how, even at Iris' advanced age, a soaring free spirit continues to inspire. IRIS portrays a singular woman whose enthusiasm for fashion, art and people are life's sustenance and reminds us that dressing, and indeed life, is nothing but an experiment. Despite the abundance of glamour in her current life, she continues to embrace the values and work ethic established during a middle-class Queens upbringing during the Great Depression. I feel lucky to be working. If you're lucky enough to do something you love, everything else follows.

With Viola Davis • Jennifer Lopez • Michole Briana White • Charles Stone • Shea Whigham • Yolonda Ross • Pat Gilfillan • Andre Royo • Chris Chalk • Aml Ameen • Marisela Zumbado

Lila and Eve tells the story of Lila (Davis), a grief-stricken mother who in the aftermath of her son’s murder in a drive-by shooting attends a support group where she meets Eve (Lopez), who has lost her daughter. When Lila hits numerous roadblocks from the police in bringing justice for her son’s slaying, Eve urges Lila to take matters into her own hands to track down her son’s killers. The two women soon embark on a killing spree of their own, as they work to the top of the chain of drug dealers to avenge the murder of Lila’s son.

With Jerry Ferrara • Robert Davi • Jessica Szohr • Fabrizio Conte • Danny Abeckaser

When Johnny D. (Jerry Ferrara) is forced to take on his family's financial troubles, he turns to the Manhattan club scene to make some fast cash. As he falls under the wing of a veteran nightlife promoter (Danny A. Abeckaser), Johnny quickly rises through the ranks - but soon finds that not everything behind the red rope is full of glitz and glamor.

With Samuel L. Jackson • Jalmari Helander • Felicity Huffman • Ted Levine • Jim Broadbent • Ray Stevenson • Victor Garber • Will Clarke • Jaymes Butler

In the rugged countryside of Finland, a young thirteen-year-old (Onni Tommila) embarks on a traditional quest to prove himself by spending 24 hours alone in the wild, armed with only a bow and arrow. After witnessing a spectacular crash, he discovers the escape pod from Air Force One, containing the President of the United States (Samuel L. Jackson). When they realize a group of kidnappers is hot on their trail with the intention of taking the president, this unlikely duo must escape their hunters as they search for the American Special Forces team sent out to find them.

With Marion Cotillard • Olivier Gourmet • Fabrizio Rongione • Jean-Pierre Dardenne • Luc Dardenne

The story involves Marion Cotillard having a "weekend to see colleagues and convince them to give up their bonus so she can keep her job."

With Nicolas Cage • Wendell Pierce • Connie Nielsen • Peter Fonda • Sarah Paulson • Glenn Williamson • Austin Stark • Bryan Bratt

Set in the aftermath of the tragic 2010 BP oil spill, Colin Price, an idealistic but flawed New Orleans congressman, is forced to confront his dysfunctional life after his career is destroyed in a sex scandal.

With Dominique Swain • Bai Ling • Tom Sizemore • Vivica A. Fox • Vinnie Jones • Nadeem Soumah

Sonny "Sundown" Garcia is the top cocaine distributor in the United States, which has made him a very rich and powerful man. It has also made him plenty of enemies. John Doe is just such a man. A nameless man of mystery, John lives to see Sundown not just dead, but to suffer six meaningful losses before his death—his fortune, his freedom, his love, his reputation, his most valuable possession and, finally, his life. John hires six hit-men, each one assigned to inflict one of the six meaningful losses upon Sundown.