Tuesday Releases: Glass

April 16, 2019 / Leave a Comment

GLASS
*Universal Studios | 2019 | 129 min | Rated PG-13*

Official Synopsis: M. Night Shyamalan brings together two of his standout original films—Unbreakable and Split— in this explosive comic book thriller. Elijah Price, also known as Mr. Glass (Samuel L. Jackson), finds David Dunn (Bruce Willis) pursuing Kevin Wendell Crumb’s superhuman figure, The Beast (James McAvoy), in a series of escalating encounters. Price, armed with secrets critical to both men, emerges as a shadowy orchestrator.

Alternate Opening
Deleted Scenes
The Collection of Main Characters
A Conversation with James McAvoy and M. Night Shyamalan
Bringing the Team Back Together
David Dunn vs. The Beast
Glass Decoded
Breaking Glass: The Stunts
Connecting the Glass Universe
M. Night Shyamalan: Behind the Lens
The Sound of Glass
Enhancing the Spectacle
Raven Hill Memorial
Night Vision

TV SPOTLIGHT

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: SEASON ONE (STEELBOOK)
*Shout Factory | 1995 | 1 Movies | 3150 min | Rated PG*

Official Synopsis: After 10,000 years of imprisonment, the evil sorceress Rita Repulsa and her loyal minions are freed when astronauts on a routine mission in space accidentally open her dumpster prison on the Moon. Filled with rage, Rita decides to conquer the nearest planet: Earth. But her archnemesis the heroic sage Zordon has been patiently waiting in preparation for this day. With the assistance of his wisecracking robotic sidekick Alpha 5, Zordon recruits a team of “five teenagers with attitude”, Jason, Zack, Kimberly, Billy and Trini to receive superpowers beyond their wildest dreams so they can defend the Earth as the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Aided by giant robotic vehicles modeled after dinosaurs called Zords, the Power Rangers fight back against the evil alien hordes of Rita Repulsa.

CRITERION CORNER

DIAMONDS OF THE NIGHT
*Criterion | 1964 | 68 min | Not rated*

Official Synopsis: With this simultaneously harrowing and lyrical debut feature, Jan Němec established himself as the most uncompromising visionary among the radical filmmakers who made up the Czechoslovak New Wave. Adapted from a novel by Arnošt Lustig, Diamonds of the Night closely tracks two boys who escape from a concentration-camp transport and flee into the surrounding woods, hostile terrain where the brute realities of survival coexist with dreams, memories, and fragments of visual poetry. Along with visceral camera work by Jaroslav Kučera and Miroslav Ondříček—two of Czechoslovak cinema’s most influential cinematographers—Němec makes inventive use of fractured editing, elliptical storytelling, and flights of surrealism as he strips context away from this bare-bones tale, evoking the panicked delirium of consciousness lost in night and fog.

Special Features

New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Interview from 2009 with director Jan Němec
A Loaf of Bread, Němec’s 1960 student thesis film, based on a short story by Arnošt Lustig
Arnošt Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan Němec, a short documentary from 1993
New interview with film programmer Irena Kovarova
New video essay on the film’s stylistic influences by scholar James Quandt
New English subtitle translation
PLUS: An essay by film critic Michael Atkinson

New cover by Sterling Hundley

HIGHLIGHT RELEASES OF THE WEEK

DRAGON BALL SUPER: BROLY
*FUNimation Entertainment | 2018 | 100 min | Rated PG*

Official Synopsis: Knowing that there are increasingly powerful forces in the universe that he has yet to encounter, Goku spends all of his time training to achieve even greater strength. But, one fateful day a mysterious new Saiyan appears before Goku and Vegeta: Broly. How can a Saiyan a member of the proud warrior race that was completely annihilated after the destruction of Planet Vegeta appear here on Earth? With Friezas return from hell, a fierce battle awaits the three mighty Saiyans who have followed completely different destinies.

Interview with the Cast of Dragon Ball Super: Broly
Dragon Ball Super: The Legacy
Are You Smarter Than a Voice Actor?
Christopher R. Sabat Answers Your Questions
Ian Sinclair Answers Your Questions
Jason Douglas Answers Your Questions
Monica Rial Answers Your Questions
Sean Schemmel Answers Your Questions
Vic Mignogna Answers Your Questions
Trailers

THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING
*20th Century Fox | 2019 | 120 min | Rated PG*

Official Synopsis: Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson join forces to investigate a mysterious murder at Buckingham Palace. It seems like an open-and-shut case as all signs point to Professor James Moriarty, the criminal mastermind and longtime nemesis of the crime-solving duo. When new twists and clues begin to emerge, the world’s greatest sleuth and his trusted assistant must now use their legendary wits and ingenious methods to catch the killer before the queen becomes the next victim.

Deleted Scenes
Origins of a King
Young Knights
Hair, Makeup & Costume Tests
Merlin’s Magic (x4)
*Knight School
*The Two Merlins
*Meet Morgana
*Movie Magic
*”Be the King”, Lay Lay Music Video

REPLICAS
*Lionsgate Films | 2018 | 108 min | Rated PG-13*

Official Synopsis: In this suspenseful sci-fi thriller, Keanu Reeves stars as William Foster, a neuroscientist on the verge of transferring human consciousness into a computer when his wife (Alice Eve) and beloved family are tragically killed in a car crash. Desperate to resurrect his family, William recruits a fellow scientist (Thomas Middleditch) to help secretly clone their bodies and create replicas. When William learns that he can only replicate three of the four family members, he makes a decision with fateful consequences.

Audio Commentary with Director Jeffrey Nachmanoff and Executive Producer James Dodson
“Imprint Complete: The Making of Replicas” Featurette
Deleted Scenes

TV BOX SET

Official Synopsis: With monarchies tumbling in Europe, Victoria and Albert must confront what it means to rule in this new era. Constitutional crises, scandals, and a decade of marriage mean Victoria is tested like never before; as mother, wife, and Queen.

The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Part Two (2017-2018)
The Big C: The Complete Series (2010-2013)
Escape Of Dannemora: Limited Series
The Heart Guy: Series One (2016)
The Heart Guy: Series Two (2017)
Steven Universe: Season Two
Victoria: Season Three (2018)

NEW TO 4K ULTRA HD

THE KARATE KID (35TH ANNIVERSARY)
*Sony Pictures | 1984 | 127 min | Rated PG*

Official Synopsis: Celebrate the 35th anniversary of the coming-of-age classic — from Academy Award®-winning director (1976, Rocky) John G. Avildsen — that will leave you cheering! There is more to karate than fighting. This is the lesson that Daniel (Ralph Macchio), a San Fernando Valley teenager, is about to learn from a most unexpected teacher: Mr. Miyagi (Noriyuki “Pat ” Morita in his Academy Award®-nominated performance [Best Supporting Actor, 1984]), an elderly handyman who also happens to be a master of the martial arts. His training and these vital lessons will be called into play when an outmatched Daniel faces Johnny, the skilled leader of the Cobra Kai — a vicious gang of karate school bullies — in a no-holds-barred karate tournament for the championship of the Valley.

Special Features:

ALL-NEW: “Remembering The Karate Kid” – featuring new interviews with Ralph Macchio, William Zabka and Martin Kove (on the 4K Blu-ray disc)
“Blu-Pop™” Pop-Up Track – Activate the Blu-Pop feature to reveal pop-up trivia, interviews and more secrets from the film!
Audio Commentary with Director John G. Avildsen, Writer Robert Mark Kamen and Actors Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita
“The Way of the Karate Kid” Multi-Part Making-of Featurette
“Beyond the Form” Featurette
“East Meets West: A Composer’s Notebook”
“Life of Bonsai” Featurette
Theatrical Trailer (on the 4K Blu-ray disc)