Best DVD & Blu-rays Released August 2017
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Going in Style
Seniors, who are tired of the monotonous life of feeding pigeons and waiting for social security, decide to rob a bank.
Jonathan McCoy, Christopher Lloyd, Tony Bill, Michael Caine, Matt Dillon, Ted Melfi, Zach Braff, Donald De Line
Sleight
Centers on a young street magician who is left to care for his little sister after his mother's passing and turns to drug dealing in the Los Angeles party scene to keep a roof over their heads. When he gets into trouble with his supplier, his sister is kidnapped and he is forced to rely on both his sleight of hand and brilliant mind to save her.
Dule Hill, Storm Reid, J.D. Dillard, Alex Theurer, Jacob Latimore, Seychelle Gabriel, Sasheer Zamata, Cameron Esposito
The Circle
A young woman is hired for a big job in an Internet monopoly called the Circle, which links users’ personal emails, social media, banking, and purchasing with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of civility and transparency. But the personal data is collected, sifted and monetized and used for surveillance, rendering privacy is obsolete.
Bill Paxton, Emma Watson, Gary Goetzman, Dave Eggers, James Ponsoldt, Anthony Bregman, Tom Hanks, John Boyega
Phoenix Forgotten
In the spring of 1997, several residents of Phoenix, Arizona claimed to witness mysterious lights in the sky. This phenomenon, which became known as "The Phoenix Lights," remains the most famous UFO sighting in American history. On July 23, 1997, three high school student filmmakers went missing while camping in the desert outside Phoenix. The purpose of their trip was to document their investigation into the Phoenix Lights. They were never seen again. Twenty years later, Sarah Bishop, a documentary filmmaker and younger sibling of one of the missing, returns to Phoenix to delve into the their disappearances and the emotional trauma left on those that knew them. Nothing can prepare her for the shocking discovery of a tape from the night her brother and his friends disappeared.
Wes Ball, Mark Canton, Ridley Scott, Justin Barber, Luke Roberts, Florance Hartigan, Florence Hartigan, T.S. Nowlin
Colossal
The story follows a woman who moves back to her hometown after losing her job and boyfriend in New York, only to discover that she is somehow strangely connected to a giant creature that has materialized over Seoul and is wreaking havoc on the city.
Dan Stevens, Jason Sudeikis, Austin Stowell, Nacho Vigalondo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Blake Nelson
S.W.A.T.: Under Siege
Michael Jai White, Tony Giglio, Pascale Hutton, Ty Olsson, Adrianne Palicki, Kyra Zagorsky, Monique Ganderton
The Ottoman Lieutenant
A strong-willed woman (Hilmar), who, frustrated by ongoing injustice at home, leaves the United States after meeting Jude, an American doctor (Hartnett) who runs a remote medical mission within the Ottoman Empire — a world both exotic and dangerous, and on the brink of what is about to become the first World War. There, she finds her loyalty tested to both Jude and the mission’s founder (Kingsley) when she falls in love with their perceived enemy, a lieutenant in the Ottoman Imperial Army (Huisman). With invading army forces at their doorstep, and the world about to plunge into all-out war” she must make a decision.
Jeff Stockwell, Michiel Huisman, Joseph Ruben, Hera Hilmar, Josh Hartnett, Ben Kingsley
The Lovers
Follows a long-married and completely dispassionate husband and wife. Both are in the midst of serious affairs and are increasingly committed to their new partners. But on the brink of officially calling it quits, a spark between them suddenly and unexpectedly reignites, leading them into an impulsive romance that forces them to navigate the hilarious complications of "cheating" on their respective lovers.
Azazel Jacobs, Melora Walters, Jessica Sula, Debra Winger, Tracy Letts, Aidan Gillen, Tyler Ross
Shin Godzilla
It’s a peaceful day in Japan when a strange fountain of water erupts in the bay, causing panic to spread among government officials. At first, they suspect only volcanic activity, but one young executive dares to wonder if it may be something different… something alive. His worst nightmare comes to life when a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and begins tearing through the city, leaving nothing but destruction in its wake. As the government scrambles to save the citizens, a rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster’s weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side—the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.
Hideaki Anno, Rando Yaguchi, Shinji Higuchi, Kayoko Ann Patterson, Hideki Akasaka
The House on Willow Street
A kidnapped girl with a demonic secret turns the tables on her captors in this claustrophobic thriller.
Alastair Orr, Carlyn Burchell, Gustav Gerdener, Zino Ventura, Sharni Vinson, Steven John Ward
The American Dream
Keith and DJ are two college-bound football stars struggling to balance sports, family, and friendship. Once Keith is tempted by the fast money of the street, he brings DJ into the action. Soon they find themselves putting their entire future on the line and realize in the game of life nothing is certain, not even football.
Robert Wakamatsu, Gian Shaw, Hannibal Thompson, Marcus D. Spencer
Across the Line
Stephan James is Mattie, a talented hockey player selected by a top NHL team, but his plans are jeopardized by his hustling brother and the corrosive racial tension at his school. Sarah Jeffery is Jayme, is a beautiful but tough biracial teen who is standing squarely on the line between two cultures and must decide which one she belongs in.
Director X, Floyd Kane, Stephan James, Sarah Jeffery, Shamier Anderson
Vita Activa - The Spirit of Hann...
The German-Jewish philosopher Hannah Arendt caused an uproar in the 1960s by coining the subversive concept of the "Banality of Evil" when referring to the trial of Adolph Eichmann, which she covered for the New Yorker magazine. Her private life was no less controversial thanks to her early love affair with the renowned German philosopher and Nazi supporter Martin Heidegger. This thought provoking and spirited documentary, with its abundance of archival materials, offers an intimate portrait of the whole of Arendt's life, traveling to places where she lived, worked, loved, and was betrayed, as she wrote about the open wounds of modern times.
Ada Ushpiz, Ina Fichman
John G. Avildsen: King of the Un...
John G. Avildsen’s films have inspired millions of underdogs and shaped popular culture for decades, yet most people don’t even know his name. Discover the unknown legend behind Rocky and The Karate Kid in his official biography about a prolific filmmaker who directed seven actors to Academy Award nominations and earned his own Oscar for Best Director.
Sylvester Stallone, Martin Scorsese, Derek Wayne Johnson, Talia Shire, John G. Avildsen, Burt Young, Burt Reynolds, Jerry Weintraub
Take Me
Ray Moody (Pat Healy) is a fledgling entrepreneur, trying to get his company off the ground in Los Angeles. His business: the niche Kidnap Solutions, LLC, specializing in abductions that provide alternative therapy for his clients. When a mysterious call contracts him for a weekend kidnapping with a handsome payday at the end, Ray jumps at the opportunity. But the job, and his target—business consultant Anna St. Blair (Taylor Schilling)—may not be all that they seem.
Pat Healy, Taylor Schilling
Don't Knock Twice
Described as a twisted urban legend.
Lucy Boynton, Javier Botet, Caradog James, John Giwa-Amu, Claire Moorsom, Mark Huckerby, Nick Ostler, Katee Sackhoff
Your Name
The day the stars fell, two lives changed forever. High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other. Yet, somehow, it works. They build a connection and communicate by leaving notes, messages, and more importantly, an imprint.
When a dazzling comet lights up the night’s sky, it dawns on them. They want something more from this connection—a chance to meet, an opportunity to truly know each other. Tugging at the string of fate, they try to find a way to each other. But distance isn’t the only thing keeping them apart.
Makoto Shinkai
Reset
n the near future, scientist Xia Tian (Yang Mi) is on the verge of a major discovery: time travel. After she successfully sends living tissue back in time by 110 minutes, her years of work seem to have paid off, but everything unravels when her young son is kidnapped and held for a hefty ransom - all of her research. When the drop goes sour and her son is killed, Xia Tian desperately sends herself back in time using her prototype, where she discovers multiple versions of her future self. Now, all of the Xia Tians must band together to save their son.
Jackie Chan, Cha Muchun, Yang Mi, Wallace Huo, King Shih-Chieh, Liu Chang
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long H...
Follows Greg Heffley as he convinces his family to embark on a summer road trip to attend Meemaw‘s 90th birthday—so he can secretly attend what he thinks is a nearby gamer convention.
Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Adam Sztykiel, Jason Ian Drucker, David Bowers, Owen Asztalos, Alicia Silverstone, Tom Everett Scott
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Sixth century king, King Arthur, defends Britain against Saxon invaders.
Eric Bana, Guy Ritchie, Charles Roven, Jude Law, Katie McGrath, Annabelle Wallis, Djimon Hounsou, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey
The Exception
The Exception follows German soldier Stefan Brandt (Jai Courtney) as he goes on a mission to investigate exiled German Monarch Kaiser Wilhelm II (Christopher Plummer). The Kaiser lives in a secluded mansion in The Netherlands, and as Germany is taking over Holland, the country’s authorities are concerned that Dutch spies may be watching the Kaiser. As Brandt begins to infiltrate the Kaiser’s life in search of clues, he finds himself drawn into an unexpected and passionate romance with Mieke (Lily James), one of the Kaiser’s maids whom Brandt soon discovers is secretly Jewish.
When Heinrich Himmler (Eddie Marsan), Head of the SS, decides to come for an unexpected visit with a large platoon of Nazis in tow, the stage is set for a breathtaking showdown, as secrets are revealed, allegiances are tested, and Brandt is forced to make the ultimate choice between honoring his country and following his heart.
Judy Tossell, David Leveaux, Lou Pitt, Simon Burke, Christopher Plummer, Lily James, Jai Courtney, Janet McTeer
Kung Fu Yoga
Jack (Jackie Chan), a world-renowned archaeology professor, and his team are on a grand quest to locate a lost ancient Indian treasure when they are ambushed by a team of mercenaries and left for dead. Using his vast knowledge of history and kung fu, Jack leads his team on a race around the world to beat the mercenaries to the treasure and save an ancient culture.
Jackie Chan, Stanley Tong, Eric Tsang, Qi Jianhong, Wang Wei, Barbie Tung, Aarif Rahman, Lay Zhang
The Dinner
A dark tale about two families who are struggling to make a tough decision regarding their teenage sons -- with the whole story unfolding over one dinner.
Richard Gere, Rebecca Hall, Cotty Chubb, Oren Moverman, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan, Charlie Plummer, Eva Maria Daniels
Chris Brown: Welcome To My Life
Features new interviews with singer-songwriter Chris Brown and reveals long-awaited answers about his passion for making music, his tumultuous and much publicized relationships, and the pitfalls of coming of age in the public eye. It also includes brand-new concert footage, behind-the-scenes access and special interviews from Usher, Jennifer Lopez, DJ Khaled, Mary J Blige, Mike Tyson, Rita Ora, Jamie Foxx, Terrence Jenkins and more.
Chris Brown, Andrew Sandler, Andrew Listermann
The Transfiguration
Follows troubled teen Milo who hides behind his fascination with vampire lore. When he meets the equally alienated Sophie, the two form a bond that begins to challenge Milo’s dark obsession, blurring his fantasy into reality.
Chloe Levine, Michael O'Shea, Eric Ruffin
Undercover Grandpa
When the girl he likes goes missing, Jake enlists the help of his grandpa and his WWII buddies.
Erik Canuel, James Caan, Jessica Walter, Dylan Everett
Ripped
Best buds Harris (Russell Peters) and Reeves (Faizon Love) smoke top secret CIA weed in 1986 and wake up thirty years later. Now older and fatter, the two decide to take stoner entrepreneurship to an even higher level.
Faizon Love, Brad Epstein, Billiam Coronel, Russell Peters, Alex Meneses, Bridger Zadina
11:55
Follows U.S. Marine Nelson Sanchez (Almanzar), who just returned to his neighborhood after serving in the War in Afghanistan. Amid the celebration honoring his homecoming, word reaches him that the vengeful brother of a drug dealer he accidentally killed years ago, is due to arrive on the 11:55 bus into town. Suddenly Nelson is faced with a new battle as he struggles to break from the cycles of violence that have previously defined him.
Ari Issler, Ben Snyder, Victor Almanzar, Elizabeth Rodriguez, David Zayas, Julia Stiles, John Leguizamo
11:55
Follows U.S. Marine Nelson Sanchez (Almanzar), who just returned to his neighborhood after serving in the War in Afghanistan. Amid the celebration honoring his homecoming, word reaches him that the vengeful brother of a drug dealer he accidentally killed years ago, is due to arrive on the 11:55 bus into town. Suddenly Nelson is faced with a new battle as he struggles to break from the cycles of violence that have previously defined him.
Ari Issler, Ben Snyder, Victor Almanzar, Elizabeth Rodriguez, David Zayas, Julia Stiles, John Leguizamo
Alien: Covenant
The events of the movie would likely take place between Prometheus and the original Alien.
Danny McBride, Ridley Scott, Amy Seimetz, Noomi Rapace, Tony Scott, Jack Paglen, Michael Green, Michael Fassbender
How to Be a Latin Lover
An aging Latin lover gets dumped by his sugar mama and must fend for himself in a harsh world.
Rob Riggle, Kristen Bell, Renee Taylor, Michaela Watkins, Ken Marino, Eugenio Derbez, Rob Lowe, Raquel Welch
Everything, Everything
Maddy, a teen, has severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), a rare disease that causes her to be allergic to practically everything. She's spent 17 years hiding out in her home, only seeing her mother and her nurse, Carla. But when a boy named Olly moves in next door, Maddy begins to fall in love.
Nick Robinson, Farryn VanHumbeck, Stella Meghie, Les Morgenstein, J. Mills Goodloe, Amandla Stenberg, Ana de la Reguera, Taylor Hickson
Hickok
Infamous gunslinger and outlaw "Wild Bill" Hickok (Luke Hemsworth) attempts to escape his past by settling in the small town of Abilene, Kansas. The mayor (Kris Kristofferson), captivated by Wild Bill’s unparalleled gun skills, offers him a job as the town marshal. Attempts to protect the town are soon challenged when a band of outlaws threaten Wild Bill and the laws he administered. Among the outlaws are powerful saloon owner Phil Poe (Trace Adkins), whose relationship with Bill's ex-lover (Cameron Richardson) stirs tension. Poe puts a bounty on Wild Bill's head but with the help of lawman Hardin aka Little Arkansas, Wild Bill sets out to fight the villainous bandits and save Abilene from danger.
Kris Kristofferson, Bruce Dern, Timothy Woodward Jr., Luke Hemsworth, Trace Adkins, Cameron Richardson, Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau, Hunter Fischer
After the Storm
A once successful author now working as a private detective gambles away his money and tries to reconnect with his estranged family.
Hiroshi Abe, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Yoko Maki, Taiyô Yoshizawa, Kirin Kiki
Once Upon a Time in Venice
Tells the story of Venice Beach P.I. Steve Ford (Bruce Willis): a detective who's good with the ladies, bad with the punches, and wild about his dog, Buddy. But when his beloved pet is stolen by local thugs, Steve makes a questionable alliance with their devious leader, Spider (Jason Momoa). Teaming up with his best friend (John Goodman), Steve pulls out the big guns in search of Spider's stolen cocaine and cash in order to set things straight and get Buddy back where he belongs.
John Goodman, Thomas Middleditch, Jason Momoa, Nicolas Chartier, Bruce Willis, Famke Janssen, Mark Cullen, Robb Cullen
To the Bone
Tells of a young woman’s battle with anorexia.
Keanu Reeves, Carrie Preston, Lili Taylor, Marti Noxon, Lily Collins, Liana Liberato, Alex Sharp, Brooke Smith
Blind
Bill Oakland, a washed up, former best-selling novelist, who suffered an accident leaving him blind, finds himself being read to by a woman named Suzanne who has been sentenced to community service. Bill and Suzanne's lives subsequently become entangled as they both begin to learn that life is more than what you see.
Michael Mailer, Demi Moore, Diane Fisher, Mike Nichols, John Buffalo Mailer, Alec Baldwin, Dylan McDermot
The Case for Christ
Draws on the true story of Lee and Leslie Strobel, whose marriage struggled mightily as her growing faith collided with his determined atheism.
Mike Vogel, Erika Christensen, Jonathan M. Gunn, David de Vos, Karl Horstmann, Brittany Lefebvre, Michael Scott, David A.R. White
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
No plot details have been announced.
James Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Victoria Alonso, Kevin Feige, Kurt Russell, Bradley Cooper
Kill Switch
Set in a future version of the world, the video game style plot follows an experiment for unlimited energy, harnessing parallel universes, which goes wrong. Chased by drones and soldiers, pilot and physicist Will Porter must race through an imploding world to get the Redivider box to a tower, which will save humanity, including his family, in the real world.
Dan Stevens, Tim Smith, Omid Nooshin, Tygo Gernandt, Charity Wakefield, C. Kindinger, Berenice Marlohe
Simple Creature
A typical modern millennial college student hurrying through life gets into a near-fatal bus accident, but instead of dying, she is reborn through hybrid technology by her biotech father and his advanced lab and turned into a modern day Frankenstein...
Tony Dupe, Rich Morris, Carollani Sandberg, Russell Hodgkinson
Killing Hasselhoff
A struggling nightclub owner in debt to a loan shark sets out to win his long-running celebrity death pool by offing his chosen celebrity: David Hasselhoff.
Jon Lovitz, Darren Grant, Michael Luisi, Warren Zide, Peter Hoare, Ken Jeong, David Hasselhoff, Hulk Hogan
My Cousin Rachel
Philip, a young orphan, believes his mysterious, beautiful cousin Rachel may have been responsible for the murder of his beloved guardian Ambrose, also a cousin of theirs. As Philip plots his revenge, he finds his feelings complicated as he falls under Rachel's beguiling spell.
Roger Michell, Kevin Loader, Simon Russell Beale, Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Holliday Grainger, Iain Glen
Inconceivable
A mysterious young woman, Katie (Nicky Whelan), and her daughter move to a new town to escape her past and quickly befriends Angela Morgan (Gina Gershon), a mother of one who longs for a bigger family. As their lives become intricately entwined, Angela and her husband, Brian, (Nicolas Cage), invite Katie to live in their guest-house to serve as their nanny. Over time, the blossoming friendship between the two women spirals into a dangerous obsession as Katie becomes overly attached to the Morgans’ daughter. Enduring lies and manipulations, Angela and Brian realize that sweet Katie is actually trying to destroy their family from within.
Nicky Whelan, George Furla, Nicolas Cage, Gina Gershon, James Van Patten, Jonathan Baker, Randall Emmett, Mark Stewart
Demon
Newly arrived from England, Peter (Itay Tiran) is set to marry his fiancee Zaneta at her family’s ramshackle country house in rural Poland. As the ceremony proceeds, Peter begins to come undone, and a dybbuk, the iconic ancient figure from Jewish folklore, takes a toehold in this present-day celebration – for a very particular reason, as it turns out.
Marcin Wrona, Pawel Maslona, Itay Tira, Andrzej Grabowski, Agnieszka Żulewska
The Evil in Us
Six school friends meet up for a fourth of July celebration on a remote island off the Washington coast for a weekend of fun and partying. But the good times quickly turn into a nightmare when they unknowingly take a new bio-active drug containing a virus that causes fits of psychotic rage. Only one girl, Brie, doesn’t take the drug and she alone must fight to stay alive as her friends slowly turn into bloodthirsty cannibals. Trapped on the island, Brie must endure the unimaginable and fight for her life.
Ian Collins, Jason William Lee, Kylee Bush, Debs Howard, John Gillich
Dean
Follows Dean (Martin), a New York illustrator who falls hard for an L.A. woman (Jacobs) while trying to prevent his father (Kline) from selling the family home in the wake of his mother’s death.
Kevin Kline, Gillian Jacobs, Reid Scott, Demetri Martin, Giles Andrew, Elliot Watson, Jessica Latham, Charles James Denton
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