Tuesday Releases: The High Note

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Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis (Tracee Ellis Ross), a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights, and Maggie (Dakota Johnson), her overworked personal assistant. While stuck running errands, Maggie still aspires to her childhood dream of becoming a music producer. When Grace’s manager (Ice Cube) presents her with a choice that could alter the course of her career, Maggie and Grace come up with a plan that could change their lives forever.

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• Deleted Scenes
• The Dream Team: Inside the Creation of THE HIGH NOTE – A behind-the-scenes story of how the film came to life-including screenwriter Flora Greeson’s story and experience as a real Hollywood assistant; how filmmakers created the look of the film; the musical team behind the original tracks; and some of the iconic Los Angeles locations.
• Making A Legend: The Grace Davis Story – Tracee Ellis Ross embodies the character Grace Davis, a superstar struggling to stay relevant in the ever-changing music industry. Featuring behind-the-scenes footage of Tracee as she ‘becomes’ Grace-in the recording studio, on stage, and at home – we’ll learn what it takes to become a musical legend.
• LIKE I DO: Original Song Music Video
• Optional English SDH, French Canadian and Latin American Spanish subtitles for the main feature

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After being abducted by Katarina Rostova, Raymond “Red” Reddington (James Spader) finds himself alone in hostile territory, unsure of who, if anyone, he can trust. Surrounded by old enemies and new allies, Red must stay one step ahead of the Blacklist’s most dangerous criminal, who will stop at nothing to unearth the very truth Red wants no one to know about. To find it, Katarina will insinuate herself into the life of Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone), who has finally reunited with her daughter Agnes. Katarina’s presence will bring danger to Liz’s doorstep and forever alter her relationship with Red.

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• Uncharted Territory: A Season Cut Short (Blu-ray Exclusive)
• Deleted Scenes
• Blooper Reel
• Behind The Blacklist: Season 7
• Cast and Crew Episode Commentaries
• Brian Dennehy Tribute

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A founder of the French New Wave who became an international art-house icon, Agnès Varda was a fiercely independent, restlessly curious visionary whose work was at once personal and passionately committed to the world around her. In an abundant career in which she never stopped expanding the notion of what a movie can be, Varda forged a unique cinematic vocabulary that frequently blurs the boundaries between narrative and documentary, and entwines loving portraits of her friends, her family, and her own inner world with a social consciousness that was closely attuned to the 1960s counterculture, the women’s liberation movement, the plight of the poor and socially marginalized, and the ecology of our planet. This comprehensive collection places Varda’s filmography in the context of her parallel work as a photographer and multimedia artist—all of it a testament to the radical vision, boundless imagination, and radiant spirit of a true original for whom every act of creation was a vital expression of her very being.

FIFTEEN-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION COLLECTOR’S SET FEATURES

• Digital restorations of thirty-nine films, including the first home-video presentations of Les créatures, Jacquot de Nantes, and the television series Agnès de ci de là Varda
• Introductions by director Agnès Varda
• Nausicaa, a once-banned 1970 television film directed by Varda
• New programs featuring actor Jane Birkin; Varda’s children, Mathieu Demy and Rosalie Varda; and scholar Kelley Conway
• Segments directed by Varda from the 1983 French television program Une minute pour une image
• Programs on Varda’s work as a visual artist, including Quelques veuves de Noirmoutier, a 2006 television presentation of one of her installations
• Over seven hours of archival programs featuring Varda, many of them also directed by her
• Archival interviews and tributes featuring Varda’s friends, family, and key collaborators
• Rare footage from unfinished features and commercials
• Behind-the-scenes footage, video essays, and trailers
• PLUS: A lavishly illustrated 200-page book, featuring notes on the films and essays on Varda’s life and work by writers Amy Taubin, Michael Koresky, Ginette Vincendeau, So Mayer, Alexandra Hidalgo, and Rebecca Bengal, as well as a selection of Varda’s photography and images of her installation art

Cover design by Century.Studio

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14-year-old Eun-hee moves through life like a hummingbird searching for a taste of sweetness wherever she may find it. Ignored by her parents and abused by her brother, she finds her escape by roaming the neighborhood with her best friend, going on adventures, exploring young love and experiencing everything that comes with growing up in a country on the brink of enormous change.

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• Original trailer
• In Korean with English subtitles

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Johanna Morrigan (Beanie Feldstein) is a bright, quirky, 16-year-old who uses her colorful imagination to regularly escape her humdrum life in Wolverhampton and live out her creative fantasies. Desperate to break free from the overcrowded flat she shares with her four brothers and eccentric parents, she submits an earnestly penned and off-beat music review to a group of self-important indie rock critics at a weekly magazine. Despite being brushed off initially, Johanna clamors to the top of the 90s rock music scene by reinventing herself as Dolly Wilde – a venerable, impossible-to-please music critic with an insatiable lust for fame, fortune, and men. It isn’t long before the rapid pace at which Johanna’s life is changing becomes overwhelming and she runs face-first into a devastatingly real, existential crisis: Is this the type of girl she wants to become? Or does she need to start over and build again from the ground up?

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Former professional wrestler Stu Bennett stars as ex-special forces soldier John Gold in this action-packed sequel to I Am Vengeance. When he’s given the chance to retrieve Sean Teague—the man who betrayed Gold’s team on their final mission in Eastern Europe—and transport him to a military prison, Gold, who’d rather kill Teague, is reluctant. But when a government operative promises to expunge the crimes that’ve forced Gold into a life on the run, Gold agrees—and prepares for the fight of his life against Teague’s band of mercenaries and a mysterious sniper.

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• Audio commentary with writer-director Ross Boyask and actor Stu Bennett
• “Propelling a Franchise — Making I Am Vengeance: Retaliation” Featurette
• 6 deleted and extended scenes
• Optional English SDH and Spanish subtitles for the main feature

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Following his parents’ separation, a rebellious teenage boy, Ben, is sent to live with his father for the summer and work at the local marina in order to gain some form of discipline. The idyllic tourist town offers little solace for him, however, as he is forced to deal with the local, privileged teens and his father’s new girlfriend. Ben’s problems grow increasingly disturbing when he makes a chilling discovery about the family renting the house next door. A malevolent spirit from the woods has taken a hold of the parents and starts playing a sinister game of house, preying upon the children and wiping away any trace of their existence. Ben’s suspicions of the supernatural horrors go unheeded and he launches a perilous crusade in order to put an end to the skin-walking witch’s reign of terror. Chilling and suspenseful, THE WRETCHED offers a modern update to the retro young hero’s mission like that of The Goonies, and promises to make viewers wary of every dark corner they encounter after witnessing its terrifying tale.

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• Audio Commentary with The Pierce Brothers, Commentary with Composer Devin Burrows
• Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feaure

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A paranormal expert and his daughter bunk in an abandoned house populated by 3 mischievous ghosts and one friendly one.

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• Revealing Casper (480i, 47:10): A documentary that explores the cast and crew’s familiarity with the character, modernizing the character and building the film for the 90s, hiring Brad Silberling, casting the on-screen and voice roles, art direction and set design, the physical demands of the roles, digital effects, creating the CGI characters, James Horner’s music, the picture’s premiere, and more.
• Deleted Scene (480i, 3:16): #91: Lucky Enough to Be a Ghost. Viewers can choose to watch the scene in two versions by way of the “enter” button and “angle” technology, one without any ghosts and the second an “animator’s reference” which depicts the actors holding model ghosts. Also available with optional Brad Silbering commentary. Also included is an optional Intro (1:43).
• Cartoon Classic (480i, 7:00): Penguin For Your Thoughts. A Casper adventure.
• Audio Commentary: Director Brad Silberling discusses the challenges of the shoot as a director without any feature film or digital effects specialization, the picture’s budget, its special effects, cast and performances, shooting various scenes, structure and style, filming locations, and more.

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Mysterious mishaps bedevil a London opera house, but when tragedy strikes during an opening night performance, it’s clear that these “accidents” are the deliberate work of a deranged madman – The Phantom. When Christine (Heather Sears), the young star of a new musical is contacted by the shadowy specter, her producer investigates, tracking the ghostly Phantom to his secret underground lair. More than an evil apparition, The Phantom proves to be a brilliant composer. Disfigured and nearly destroyed, he now demands his hellish revenge. Christine, his new star, is his one weakness, and he pays the ultimate price to keep his love alive.

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• NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM AN INTERPOSITIVE IN 1.85:1 AND 1.66:1 RATIOS
• NEW audio commentary with film historians Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson
• NEW The Men Who Made Hammer: Anthony Hinds
• NEW Phantom Triumphant: Edwin Astley and Hammer’s Horror Opera – an interview with author David Huckvale
• NEW Herbert Lom: The Soul Behind the Mask – an interview with film historian/screenwriter/novelist C. Courtney Joyner
• NEW interview with special effects artist Brian Johnson
• “The Making of Phantom Of The Opera” – narrated by Edward De Souza plus interviews with Richard Golen, Alan Lavender and Edward De Souza
• The Longer TV version (in standard definition)
• Theatrical Trailer
• Still Gallery
• Optional English subtitles for the main feature