November 2014 DVD & Blu-rays

With Angelina Jolie • Matt Smith • Elle Fanning • Joe Roth • Juno Temple • Sam Riley • Palak Patel • Vivienne Jolie-Pitt • Imelda Staunton • Sharlto Copley • Lesley Manville • Miranda Richardson • Brenton Thwaites • Kenneth Cranham • Don Hahn • India Eisley • Linda Woolverton • Robert Stromberg

“Maleficent” is the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain from the 1959 classic “Sleeping Beauty.” A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises to be the land’s fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal—an act that begins to turn her pure heart to stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading king’s successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom—and perhaps to Maleficent’s true happiness as well.

With Elisabeth Moss • Ted Danson • Mark Duplass • Charlie McDowell • Justin Lader

On the brink of separation, Ethan (Duplass) and Sophie (Moss) escape to a beautiful vacation house for a weekend getaway in an attempt to save their marriage. What begins as a romantic and fun retreat soon becomes surreal, when an unexpected discovery forces the two to examine themselves, their relationship, and their future.

With Rachel McAdams • Willem Dafoe • Robin Wright • Daniel Bruhl • Anton Corbijn • Andrew Bovell • Martin Wuttke

A Most Wanted Man takes place in present day Hamburg, Germany where a mysterious, tortured and near-dead half-Chechen, half-Russian man on the run arrives in the city’s Islamic community desperate for help and looking to recover his late Russian father’s ill-gotten fortune. Nothing about this young man seems to add up; is he a victim or a thief or, worse still, an extremist intent on destruction? Drawn into this web of intrigue is a private British banker and a young female lawyer determined to defend the defenseless. All the while, they are being watched by the brilliant, roguish chief of a covert German spy unit (Hoffman), who fights to put the pieces together as the clock ticks.

With Sylvester McCoy • Eric Newman II • James Cosmo • John Hannah • Susan Boyle • Lesley Manville • Samantha Barks • Barbara Flynn • Hans Matheson • Candace Lee • John Stephenson

Deep in the heart of the English countryside lies the enchanting village of Gladbury. Legend has it every 25 years an angel visits the village candlemaker and touches a single candle. Whoever lights this candle receives a miracle on Christmas Eve. But in 1890, at the dawn of the electric age, this centuries old legend may come to an end.

When David Richmond (Hans Matheson), a progressive young minister, arrives in Gladbury, the villagers discover a new formula for miracles: good deeds and acts of kindness. While David's quest to modernize Gladbury sets him at odds with the old world candlemaker, he finds an unlikely ally in the lovely skeptic, Emily Barstow (Samantha Barks). Now, the fiery candlemaker must fight to preserve the legacy of the Christmas Candle. But when the candle goes missing, the miraculous and human collide in the most astonishing Christmas the village of Gladbury has ever seen.

With Dane Cook • Regina King • Julie Bowen • Wes Studi • Jerry Stiller • Bobs Gannaway • John Lasseter • Ed Harris • Stacy Keach • Jeffrey M. Howard

Planes: Fire & Rescue features a quirky crew of elite firefighting aircraft devoted to protecting historic Piston Peak National Park from a raging wildfire. When world famous air racer Dusty (voice of Cook) learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of wildfire air attack. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his courageous air attack team, including spirited super scooper Lil’ Dipper (voice of Bowen), heavy-lift helicopter Windlifter, ex-military transport Cabbie and a lively bunch of brave all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire, and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero.

With Dwayne Johnson • Brett Ratner • Peter Mullan • Rebecca Ferguson • Aksel Hennie • Ian McShane • Tobias Santelmann • Gary Barber • Rufus Sewell • Jonathan Glickman • Ryan Condal • Antje Traue • Evan Spiliotopoulos • Joseph Fiennes • Roger Birnbaum • John Hurt • Beau Flynn • Ingrid Bolso Berdal • Reece Ritchie • Barry Levine

Everyone knows the legend of Hercules and his twelve labors. Our story begins after the labors, and after the legend… Haunted by a sin from his past, Hercules has become a mercenary. Along with five faithful companions, he travels ancient Greece selling his services for gold and using his legendary reputation to intimidate enemies. But when the benevolent ruler of Thrace and his daughter seek Hercules' help to defeat a savage and terrifying warlord, Hercules finds that in order for good to triumph and justice to prevail... he must again become the hero he once was... he must embrace his own myth... he must be Hercules

With Alan Tudyk • Karen Lunder • Carlson Young • Mat Harawitz • John Karna • Katie Findlay • Aaron Ryder • Craig Roberts • Dan Beers

A high school student begins testing the boundaries when he finds his epic day repeating itself.

With Eva Longoria • Michael Peña • Michael Berry • Amy Madigan • Ed Harris • Aden Young • Luis Moulinet III

Frontera is set in the dangerous area between the United States and Mexico. After crossing the border illegally for work, Miguel (Pena), a hard-working father and devoted husband, finds himself wrongfully accused of murdering a former sheriff’s (Harris) wife. After learning of his imprisonment, Miguel’s pregnant wife (Longoria) tries to come to his aid and lands in the hands of corrupt coyotes who hold her for ransom. Dissatisfied with the police department’s investigation, the former sheriff tries to uncover the truth about his wife’s death and discovers disturbing evidence that will destroy one family’s future, or tear another’s apart.

With Djimon Hounsou • Gerard Butler • Kit Harington • Jay Baruchel • T.J. Miller • America Ferrera • Kristen Wiig • Jonah Hill • Bonnie Arnold • Dean DeBlois • Chris Sanders • Christopher Mintz-Plasse • Craig Ferguson

The first movie took us into a war between fire-breathing dragons and Vikings, but when a boy named Hiccup impossibly befriended a dragon named Toothless, their friendship changed their world forever. Dragons 2, the second film of this fantastic epic trilogy continues the story about a man named Hiccup and a dragon named Toothless, and flies into theaters in summer of 2014.

With James D'Arcy • Andy Garcia • Simon Kinberg • Luke Greenfield • Nina Dobrev • Nick Thomas • Jake Johnson • Damon Wayans Jr. • Olia Voronkova

It's the ultimate buddy cop movie except for one thing: they're not cops. When two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party, they become neighborhood sensations. But when these newly-minted "heroes" get tangled in a real life web of mobsters and dirty detectives, they must put their fake badges on the line.

With Will Ferrell • Ben Falcone • Melissa McCarthy • Susan Sarandon • Sarah Baker • Allison Janney • Nat Faxon • Dan Aykroyd • Kathy Bates • Adam McKay • Mark Duplass

Tammy (McCarthy) is having a bad day. She's totaled her clunker car, gotten fired from her thankless job at a greasy burger joint, and instead of finding comfort at home, finds her husband getting comfortable with the neighbor in her own house.

It's time to take her boom box and book it. The bad news is she's broke and without wheels. The worse news is her grandma, Pearl (Sarandon), is her only option—with a car, cash, and an itch to see Niagara Falls. Not exactly the escape Tammy had in mind. But on the road, with grandma riding shot gun, it may be just what Tammy needs.

With Clare Lewins

I Am Ali is told through exclusive, unprecedented access to Ali’s personal archive of ‘audio journals’ combined with touching interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends, including his daughters, son, ex-wife and brother, plus legends of the boxing community including Mike Tyson, George Foreman and Gene Kilroy.

With Franky G. • Jeffrey De Serrano • Matthew Daddario • Chris Riggi • Eddy Duran • Allan Louis • Joey Dedio • Donna McKechnie • Tyrone Brown

"Seven" meets "The Da Vinci Code," when New York Police Headquarters is confronted with the horror of a serial murderer loose on the streets of Manhattan. Oblivious to the danger, a group of hip students from all over the world, who now attend school together in New York, are planning a memorial to celebrate the lives of their lost "brothers and sisters" who died suddenly in a tragic plane crash a year prior. Aspiring actress EVE, her athletic boyfriend SEBASTIAN, bad boy gone good DOMINIC, tough but sweet JOAN, hip hop mogul on the rise, VALENTINE and beautiful, carefree MARIA, soon begin to turn up dead, one by one. As more dead bodies mount, detectives JOSEPH and MICHAEL are in a race against time to stop the serial killing. The crime scenes and the way each victim was killed lead the detectives to theorize that each of the killings may be linked to the victims' ancient namesakes. Those namesakes are known to be some of the most saintly people that have graced the earth. As evidence continues to mount and more body bags are gathered, the detectives are convinced that the killer is basing his crimes on the belief that every generation has 36 righteous individuals who live among us, where, with all of them gone, the world would fall into chaos, corruption and eventual darkness. The hunt is on to find the last of the 36 Saints before the killer does.

With Omar Sy • Audrey Tautou • Romain Duris • Michel Gondry • Gad Elmaleh

A story set in Paris about two newlyweds, Chloe (Audrey Tautou) and Colin (Romain Duris), whose whirlwind courtship is tested when an unusual illness plagues Chloe; a flower begins to grow in her lungs.

With Anna Kendrick • Lena Dunham • Melanie Lynskey • Joe Swanberg • Mark Webber

A budding novelist and her film director husband, Kelly (Melanie Lynskey) and Jeff (Joe Swanberg) and their two-year-old son live a peaceful existence in Chicago. But when Jeff's irresponsible younger sister, Jenny (Anna Kendrick), comes to live with them after a breakup, things start to change. Jenny begins a rocky relationship with a baby sitter-cum-pot dealer (Mark Webber), and she and a friend, Carson (Lena Dunham), instigate an evolution in Kelly's life, as her career and her relationship with her husband begin to grow in new directions. But are they welcome ones?

With Christopher Walken • Graham King • Jon Favreau • Clint Eastwood • Tim Headington • Rob Lorenz • Mike Doyle • John Logan • Erich Bergen • Frankie Valli • Michael Lomenda • Johnny Cannizzaro • Vincent Piazza • Marshall Brickman • Rick Elice • Bob Gaudio • John Lloyd Young • Erica Piccininni

Frank Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi go from blue-collar wrong side of the track origins to become American pop sensations, selling 175 million records worldwide before they are 30 years old.

For the first time in over three decades, comedy legends Monty Python will be performing live on stage together at London’s famed O2 Arena. At a combined age of just 361, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin will once again perform some of their greatest hits, with modern, topical, Python-esque twists.

With John Cusack • Ryan Phillippe • Briana Roy • Rachelle Lefevre • Alan White

After their newly adopted daughter goes missing in a small town, Steven and Shannon will stop at nothing to uncover the truth behind her disappearance and the dangerous secret behind the adoption agency they trusted. Risking their own lives, they will discover just what being a parent means and how far they will go to get their child back.

With Channing Tatum • Ice Cube • Neal H. Moritz • Jonah Hill • Phil Lord • Chris Miller • Michael Bacall • Wyatt Russell • Craig Roberts • Amber Stevens

Officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) go deep undercover at a local college, but when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership.

With Chloë Grace Moretz • Erik Feig • Shauna Cross • Liana Liberato • Joshua Leonard • Jakob Davies • Chelah Horsdal • Heitor Dhalia • Jamie Blackley • Mireille Enos • Lauren Lee Smith

Mia Hall (Chloë Grace Moretz) thought the hardest decision she would ever face would be whether to pursue her musical dreams at Juilliard or follow a different path to be with the love of her life, Adam (Jamie Blackley). But what should have been a carefree family drive changes everything in an instant, and now her own life hangs in the balance. Caught between life and death for one revealing day, Mia has only one decision left, which will not only decide her future but her ultimate fate.

With Emily Blunt • Elijah Wood • Stanley Tucci • John Krasinski • Joseph Gordon-Levitt • Martin Short • Mandy Patinkin • Gary Rydstrom • William H. Macy • Jennifer Grey • Werner Herzog • Hayao Miyazaki • Mae Whitman

In The Wind Rises, Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the world’s most innovative and accomplished airplane designers. The film chronicles much of his life, depicting key historical events, including the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, the Great Depression, the tuberculosis epidemic and Japan’s plunge into war. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko, and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo. Writer and director Hayao Miyazaki pays tribute to engineer Jiro Horikoshi and author Tatsuo Hori in this epic tale of love, perseverance, and the challenges of living and making choices in a turbulent world.

With Mickey Rourke • Bruce Willis • Jessica Alba • Josh Brolin • Joseph Gordon-Levitt • Robert Rodriguez • Rosario Dawson • Ray Liotta • Jeremy Piven • Juno Temple • Dennis Haysbert • Michael Madsen • Jamie Chung • Stephen L'Heureux • William Monahan • Sergei Bespalov • Harvey Weinstein • Frank Miller • Stefani (Lady Gaga) Germanotta • Jaime King • Alexander Rodnyansky • Bob Weinstein • Christopher Meloni • Adam Field • Aaron Kaufman • Iliana Nikolic

In Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Dwight (Josh Brolin) is hunted down by the only woman he ever loved, Ava Lord, and then watches his life go straight to hell. Chronologically, this story takes place prior to “The Big Fat Kill” (featured in the film Frank Miller's Sin City) and explains how Dwight came to have a dramatically different face.

With Diane Keaton • Rob Reiner • Michael Douglas • Mark Damon • Alan Greisman • Frankie Valli • Mark Andrus

There are a million reasons not to like realtor Oren Little (Michael Douglas), and that's just the way he likes it. Willfully obnoxious to anyone who might cross his path, he wants nothing more than to sell one last house and retire in peace and quiet -- until his estranged son suddenly drops off a granddaughter (Sterling Jerins) he never knew existed and turns his life upside-down. Clueless about how to care for a sweet, abandoned nine-year-old, he pawns her off on his determined and lovable neighbor Leah (Diane Keaton) and tries to resume his life uninterrupted. But little by little, Oren stubbornly learns to open his heart - to his family, to Leah, and to life itself.

With Dylan McDermott • Antonio Banderas • Robert Forster • Andy Nyman • Melanie Griffith • Danny Lerner • Sandra Hermida • Javier Donate • Gabe Ibanez • David Ryall • David Varod

Fast forward fifty years into the future, planet earth is in the midst of gradual desertification. Mankind struggles to survive as the environment deteriorates and the slow regression of the human race begins in AUTÓMATA. On the brink of life and the reality of death, technology combats the prevailing uncertainty and fear with the creation of the first quantum android, the Automata Pilgrim 7000. Designed to bring support to society’s plight, man and robot reveal what it means to co-exist in a culture defined by human nature. The descent of civilization is juxtaposed by the rise of ROC, the corporation at the helm of robotic intelligence. Despite the demise of humanity, the company has set forth security protocols to ensure mankind always maintains control over the manufactured population. As ROC insurance agent, Jacq Vaucan (Antonio Banderas) routinely investigates cases and complaints surrounding defective androids, he begins to uncover the secrets behind who is really manipulating the Automata Pilgrim 7000. Jacq’s own suspicions propel the mystery— uncovering a truth that is far more complex than the make or model of any machine.

With Jennifer Gibgot • John Swetnam • Trish Sie • Briana Evigan • Stephen Boss • Adam Shankman • Izabella Miko • Alyson Stoner • Ryan Guzman

In the next exciting chapter of the international phenomenon Step Up, all-stars from previous installments come together in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.

With Joe Carnahan • Chris Pine • Jason Blum • Brooklyn Decker • Ray Liotta • Patrick Wilson • Ed Helms • Matthew Willig • James Badge Dale

Patrick Wilson plays a limo driver who discovers he only has one shift left to pay off a big debt, and he rolls the dice. When the chauffeur picks up a reclusive billionaire (Chris Pine) with some deviant appetites, the driver vows to fulfill the guy’s every request, no matter how weird, to score the big tip that could square him. But as the night grows stranger and the driver is pushed into some very dangerous encounters, he worries that the freak in his back seat might just be his final fare.

With Mel Gibson • Jason Statham • Nicolas Cage • Jackie Chan • Sylvester Stallone • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Wesley Snipes • Milla Jovovich • Jet Li • Antonio Banderas • Ronda Rousey • Avi Lerner • Harrison Ford • Boaz Davidson • Danny Lerner • Dolph Lundgren • Kellan Lutz • Basil Iwanyk • Patrick Hughes • Guymon Casady • Danny Dimbort • Robert Earl • Victor Ortiz • Randy Couture

In The Expendables 3, Barney (Sylvester Stallone), Christmas (Jason Statham) and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks (Mel Gibson), who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill… or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables -- but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables’ most personal battle yet.

With Tyler Perry • Larry the Cable Guy • Ozzie Areu • Tika Sumpter • Chad Michael Murray • Anna Maria Horsford • Jonathan Chase • Matt Moore • Kathy Najimy • Lisa Whelchel • Noah Urrea • Eric Lively

Madea gets coaxed into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit in the country for Christmas, but the biggest surprise is what they'll find when they arrive. As the small, rural town prepares for its annual Christmas Carnival, new secrets are revealed and old relationships are tested while Madea dishes her own brand of Christmas Spirit to all.

With Oliver Platt • Joel McHale • Candice Bergen • Phil Johnston • Robin Williams • Anthony Russo • Lauren Graham • Matt Jones • Joe Russo • Holly Bario • Bebe Wood • Wendi McLendon-Covey • Tristram Shapeero • Pierce Gagnon

Follows Boyd Mitchler (Joel McHale) and his wife Luann (Lauren Graham) as they spend a dreaded Christmas with Boyd’s father Mitch (Robin Williams) and his family of misfits. Upon realizing that he has left all of his son’s gifts at home, Boyd hits the road with his father and younger brother in an attempt to make the eight-hour round trip before sunrise.