Tuesday Releases: The Northman & The Contractor

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From visionary director Robert Eggers comes The Northman, an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father’s murder. With an all-star cast that includes Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, and Willem Dafoe.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK (ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE BLU-RAY)
• Audio commentary by co-writer and director Robert Eggers
• Deleted and extended scenes
• An Ageless Epic – An in-depth look at how filmmakers, cast, and crew immersed themselves in Norse history and mythology in an effort to make The Northman the most accurate Viking epic ever filmed.
• The Faces of the Vikings – The cast of The Northman, alongside director Robert Eggers, discuss the depth of the characters and their experiences working together.
• Amleth’s Journey to Manhood – Aurvandil’s initiation of Amleth into manhood is one of the most pivotal points on his journey. Take a deeper look at how filmmakers and cast crafted this mysterious ritual.
• Shooting the Raid – Go behind-the-scenes of the raid and learn how different departments worked together to pull off this intricate sequence.
• Knattleikr Game – Learn all about this little-known game, how the scene was filmed, and why it’s an essential moment for Amleth.
• A Norse Landscape – We explore the spectacular shooting locations of The Northman and discuss how filmmakers were able to overcome the unique challenges of shooting the film in Northern Ireland.
• Optional English, French Canadian and Latin American Spanish subtitles for the main feature

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Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger create a phantasmagoric marriage of cinema and opera in this one-of-a-kind take on a classic story. In Jacques Offenbach’s fantasy opera The Tales of Hoffmann, a poet dreams of three women—a mechanical performing doll, a bejeweled siren, and the consumptive daughter of a famous composer—all of whom break his heart in different ways. Powell and Pressburger’s feverishly romantic adaptation is a feast of music, dance, and visual effects, and one of the most exhilarating opera films ever produced.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• 4K digital restoration by The Film Foundation and the BFI National Archive, in association with STUDIOCANAL, featuring newly rediscovered footage and with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
• Audio commentary from 1992 by filmmaker Martin Scorsese and critic Bruce Eder, newly updated by Eder
• Interview with filmmaker George A. Romero from 2005
• The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (1956), a short musical film based on the Johann Wolfgang von Goethe story and directed by Michael Powell
• Collection of production designer Hein Heckroth’s design sketches and paintings
• Gallery of production and publicity photographs
• Trailer
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Plus: An essay by film historian Ian Christie
  
  Cover based on a theatrical poster by Hein Heckroth

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An epic adventure begins in La Brea: Season One when a massive sinkhole opens in the middle of Los Angeles, pulling hundreds of people and buildings into its depths. Those who fell in find themselves in a mysterious and dangerous primeval land, where they have no choice but to band together to survive. In the search for answers, one family torn apart by this disaster will have to unlock the secrets of this inexplicable event to find a way back to each other.

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A Native American boxer embarks on the fight of her life when she goes in search of her missing sister.

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U.S. Marshal Mason Pollard specializes in “erasing” people – faking the deaths of high-risk witnesses. With the technological advances of the last 25 years, the game has upgraded, and it’s just another day at the office when he’s assigned to Rina Kimura, a crime boss’ wife who’s decided to turn state’s evidence. As the two flee to Cape Town, South Africa, with a team of merciless assassins on their trail, Pollard discovers he’s been set up. Double-crossed and fueled by adrenaline, he needs to be at the top of his game, or he’ll be the one who’s erased. Permanently.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• The Warrior and the Witness: The Making Eraser: Reborn – Go behind the scenes on set in Capetown, South Africa for an all-access look at the fast-paced filmmaking approach used to capture the action-packed tale of a witness on the run and the agent tasked with keeping her alive. Includes Interviews with the filmmakers, cast and crew.
• Optional English SDH, French-Parisian, Japanese, Latin-Spanish, and Dutch subtitles for the main feature

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Filmed in Welsh, the picture follows a young woman serving privileged guests at a dinner party in a remote house in rural Wales. The assembled guests do not realize they are about to eat their last supper.

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Retired CIA agent Robert Carter Michaels (Bruce Willis) and his son Paul (Jesse Metcalfe) have committed themselves to rebuilding their relationship after their epic last encounter spent protecting the highly secure secret base: the Fortress. Secluded in the Appalachian Mountains, running a family bed and breakfast, everything seems to be going well for them until Melissa, Paul’s wife who’s expecting their first child, doesn’t return from an errand run. After a frantic search, Robert and Paul’s worst fears become reality: Melissa has been abducted and her ruthless captors request access to the mysterious Shipwreck account, that keeps hidden 600 million dollars. Robert and Paul embark on a deadly journey through the rugged mountains in the hopes of reaching Melissa before time runs out.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Making Fortress: Sniper’s Eye – Featurette
• Trailer
• Optional English SDH, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese subtitles for the main feature

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1776 is a musical celebration of the founding of the United States of America based on the award-winning Broadway production! The story centers around the tough and unyielding John Adams (William Daniels), the charming and pragmatic Benjamin Franklin (Howard Da Silva), the brilliant young Thomas Jefferson (Ken Howard), and the rest of the Continental Congress. All events lead up to that most significant historical date: July 4, 1776.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• 1972 Theatrical Version of the Film (presented in HD with original mono audio)
• 1992 Laserdisc Version of the Film (presented in SD with stereo audio)
• Includes optional archival commentary featuring director Peter H. Hunt

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Celebrating its 65th anniversary. When British POWs build a vital railway bridge in enemy-occupied Burma, Allied commandos are assigned to destroy it in David Lean’s epic World War II adventure THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI. Spectacularly produced, THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI captured the imagination of the public and won seven 1957 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Alec Guinness), and Best Director. Even its theme song, an old WWII whistling tune, the Colonel Bogey March, became a massive hit. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI continues today as one of the most memorable cinematic experiences of all time.

SPECIAL FEATURES

DISC ONE: 4K BLU-RAY

• PREVIOUSLY RESTORED IN 4K FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE BY SONY PICTURES
• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• Dolby Atmos + 5.1 audio + original monaural audio

DISC TWO: BLU-RAY

• 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
• 5.1 audio
• Crossing the Bridge: Picture-in-Picture Graphics Track
• Making of The Bridge on the River Kwai
• The Steve Allen Show with William Holden & Alec Guinness
• The Bridge on the River Kwai Premiere Narrated by William Holden
• “Rise and Fall of a Jungle Giant” Featurette
• USC Short Film Introduced by William Holden
• An Appreciation by Filmmaker John Milius
• Photo Gallery
• Theatrical Trailers

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Chris Pine stars in the action-packed thriller as Special Forces Sergeant James Harper, who is involuntarily discharged from the Army and cut-off from his pension. In debt, out of options and desperate to provide for his family, Harper contracts with a private underground military force. When the very first assignment goes awry, the elite soldier finds himself hunted and on the run, caught in a dangerous conspiracy and fighting to stay alive long enough to get home and uncover the true motives of those who betrayed him.

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Return to rockin’ Rydell High for a whole new term! It’s 1961, two years after the original Grease™ gang graduated, and there’s a new crop of seniors – and new members of the coolest cliques on campus, the Pink Ladies and T-Birds. Michael Carrington (Maxwell Caulfield) is the new kid in school – but he’s been branded a brainiac. Can he fix up an old motorcycle, don a leather jacket, avoid a rumble with the leader of the T-Birds (Adrian Zmed), and win the heart of Pink Lady Stephanie Zinone (Michelle Pfeiffer)? He’s surely going to try!

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Celebrating its 60th anniversary. Winner of 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture of 1962, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA stands as one of the most timeless and essential motion picture masterpieces. The greatest achievement of its legendary, Oscar-winning director, David Lean (1962, Lawrence of Arabia; 1957 The Bridge on the River Kwai), the film stars Peter O’Toole — in his career-making performance — as T.E. Lawrence, the audacious World War I British army officer who heroically united rival Arab desert tribes and led them to war against the mighty Turkish Empire.

SPECIAL FEATURES

DISCS ONE AND TWO – 4K BLU-RAY

• PREVIOUSLY RESTORED IN 4K FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE BY SONY PICTURES
• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION — feature split across two 4K Blu-ray discs
• Dolby Atmos + 5.1 audio

DISC THREE – BLU-RAY

• 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
• 5.1 audio
• Secrets of Arabia: Feature-Length Picture-in-Graphics Track

DISC FOUR – BLU-RAY

• Peter O’Toole Revisits Lawrence of Arabia
• Making of Lawrence of Arabia Documentary
• Deleted Balcony Scene with Introduction by Anne V. Coates
• The Lure of the Desert: Martin Scorsese on Lawrence of Arabia
• A Conversation with Steven Spielberg
• Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic (1963 & 1970 Versions)
• Maan, Jordan: The Camels Are Cast
• In Search of Lawrence
• Romance of Arabia
• King Hussein Visits Lawrence of Arabia Set
• In Love with the Desert Documentary
• Lawrence at 50: A Classic Restored
• Archival Interviews
  • Steven Spielberg on Lawrence of Arabia
  • William Friedkin on Lawrence of Arabia
  • Sydney Pollack on Lawrence of Arabia
• New York Premiere Footage
• Advertising Campaigns
• Vintage Trailers & TV Spots

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Young love, missed connections, and unrequited feelings collide in a romance from Makoto Shinkai, the visionary director of Weathering With You and Your Name. Told in three vignettes, 5 Centimeters Per Second: A Chain Of Short Stories About Their Distance explores the joys and heartache of falling in love set against the backdrop of the breathtaking visuals that define Shinkai’s work. Takaki yearns to spill his heart out for childhood crush Akari, but both of their families move away before any feelings can fully blossom. They stay in touch, but eventually drift apart with school and new friends to distract them. As the seasons pass, Takaki navigates his relationships while haunted by all the things he left unsaid with Akari, his first love.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Voices Of A Distant Star Film By Makoto Shinkai
• Feature-Length Storyboards
• Interviews With Makoto Shinkai
• Interview With Cast
• She And Her Cat Short Film By Makoto Shinkai
• Trailers
• And More!

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From Makoto Shinkai, the visionary director of Weathering With You and Your Name., Children Who Chase Lost Voices From Deep Below is an epic fantasy adventure in a world of ancient gods. Asuna is an introvert who prefers spending her time listening to a radio left by her deceased father. One day, she hears an odd song that resonates in her heart unlike anything else. It leads to a chance encounter with a mysterious boy, who transports Asuna to Agartha, a land of legend where the dead can be brought back to life. Compelled by the song and the boy, Asuna journeys through the mythical lands, but hostile warriors and ghastly creatures will stop at nothing to prevent Asuna from uncovering the secrets of their world.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Audio Commentary With Makoto Shinkai And Staff
• Interviews With Staff And Cast
• Making Of Featurette
• Japanese Promo Video
• Trailers
• And More!

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It’s wartime, and young people are rushing into hasty – sometimes unwise – marriages. But not pretty, level-headed Alice. Then she meets Joe, a G.I. on a two-day pass, and falls heart-over-level head in love.

Judy Garland and Robert Walker are sweethearts for the ages in this glowing valentine of a movie directed by Vincente Minnelli (who, to add another layer of radiant romance, was about to marry his leading lady). And New York itself takes a role, transforming the whirlwind courtship into a love triangle. The city helps and hinders, holding the young lovers in a warm embrace one moment, then tossing up funny, frustrating roadblocks the next. The National Board of Review named The Clock one of the Top 10 movies of 1945. Film fans rate it even higher. They know The Clock is timeless, one of the great cinema loves of a lifetime.

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The Boss (1956)

Description: Coming home at the end of World War I, Matt Brady (John Payne), the black-sheep brother of big-city political boss Tim Brady (Roy Roberts), is a loose cannon who gets into drunken fights and impulsively marries a total stranger, the plain but kind-hearted Lorry (Gloria McGhee). Taking over his brother’s political machine after Tim’s sudden death, Matt becomes powerful and extremely wealthy, but his corrupt dealings with a local gangster (Robin Morse) threaten to destroy everything he has. Directed by Byron Haskin.

Chicago Confidential (1957)

Description: Brian Keith stars as Jim Fremont, an Illinois States Attorney fighting corrupt unions in Chicago. The union crooks in collaboration with a gambling syndicate try to pin a murder rap on an uncooperative union leader Blane (Dick Foran). Fremont and his co-worker fiancée Laura (Beverly Garland), work to prove Blane’s innocence and to punish the true villains. Directed by Sidney Salkow.

The Fearmakers (1958)

Description: After two years as a Korean War POW, Alan Eaton (Dana Andrews) returns home, where the Washington, D.C., PR firm he co-founded was sold to Jim McGinnis (Dick Foran) just before Alan’s partner died in a car accident. Invited to stay as a consultant, Alan grows suspicious when his friend Sen. Walder (Roy Gordon) tells him he suspects the company has become a propaganda outlet. Fearing his partner may have been murdered, Alan discovers McGinnis is behind an anti-nuclear-power communist plot. Directed by Jacques Tourneur.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• NEW 2K MASTERS FOR THE BOSS AND THE FEARMAKERS
• NEW Audio Commentary for THE BOSS by Author/Film Historian Alan K. Rode
• NEW Audio Commentary for THE FEARMAKERS by Author/Film Historian Alan K. Rode
• Theatrical Trailers
• Optional English Subtitles

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Delightful romp set in pre-WWI vaudeville, with naive young singer Jo Hayden (Judy Garland) being wooed away from her stage partners by debonair hoofer Harry Palmer (Gene Kelly, in his film debut). The pair struggles to make it big, and find their romance interrupted by Harrys enlistment in an entertainment troupe overseas.

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Having lived her whole life in the city, 27-year-old Taeko decides to visit her relatives in the countryside. As she travels, memories of her youth resurface, and after meeting young farmer Toshio, she wonders if she’s been true to the dreams of her childhood self.

From Academy Award®-nominated* director Isao Takahata and General Producer Hayao Miyazaki, Only Yesterday is a masterpiece of time and tone, rich with humor and stirring emotion, and beautifully animated by Studio Ghibli, one of the world’s most revered animation studios.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Exclusive Booklet
• Feature-Length Storyboards
• The Making Of Only Yesterday
• Behind-The-Scenes With Voice Cast
• Interview With English Dub Team
• Trailers & TV Spots

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The feature film debut from Makoto Shinkai, the acclaimed director of Weathering With You and Your Name., is a haunting and beautiful story of friendship and loss, with stunning visuals and an emotional approach to science fiction that would become the director’s trademark. In an alternate post-war Japan, three teenagers become obsessed with a mysterious tower across the Union border, which reaches far into the sky. Hiroki and Takuya work on a makeshift airplane, which they promise their friend Sayuri they will use to visit the tower together someday, but she disappears before it is completed. Several years later, the tower suddenly activates, starting a phenomenon that threatens the world. And the young men now discover their long-lost friend Sayuri may hold the key to it all…

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Interview With Director Makoto Shinkai
• Interviews With Japanese Voice Cast
• Trailer Collection

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A corrupt General plans on smuggling one million US dollars out of the Banana Republic he dominates. Local revolutionaries plan on stealing the cash but are thwarted when a bandit leader they are working with double crosses them. A tough cop and her boyfriend help two of the female revolutionaries escape from prison hoping that they will lead them to the cash, which they plan on keeping for themselves.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
• NEW Audio Commentary by Horror-Flix.com’s James G. Chandler and Ash Hamilton
• Theatrical Trailer
• Reversible Art
• Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase
• Optional English Subtitles

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Practice healthy habits with everyone’s favorite furry friend, Elmo! From potty time to bath time to bedtime, little ones will have the best time singing, playing, and laughing with friends from Sesame Street.

The best-selling Sesame Workshop DVD has been updated for a new generation! Special guests include Stephen and Ayesha Curry cooking pancakes for breakfast.

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• Full-length Daily Routines Feature

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While working on a TV show in Los Angeles, legendary Australian stuntman Grant Page (the man who put the mad in Mad Max) helps fantasy-themed rock band Sorcery develop wild special effects and dangerous stunts for their concert tour.

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• BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION
• Audio Commentary by Director Brian Trenchard-Smith with Actors Grant Page and Margaret Trenchard-Smith
• NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD Interview with Brian Trenchard-Smith
• NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD Interview with Lead Actor/Stuntman Grant Page
• The Ultimate Rush: Conversation with Brian and Margaret Trenchard-Smith
• 2009 Interview with Brian Trenchard-Smith, Sorcery Lead Guitarist Smokey Huff and Producer Marty Fink
• Theatrical Trailer
• Selected Songs from the Soundtrack (First Time in Stereo)
• Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase
• Optional English Subtitles
• REGION-FREE

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From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away, comes a powerful and sweeping epic that redefines animated storytelling and marks a triumphant high point within an extraordinary filmmaking career for Academy Award®-nominated* director Isao Takahata. Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her — but ultimately, she must confront her fate and embark on a transformative journey.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Exclusive Booklet
• Announcement Of The Completion Of The Film
• Trailers & TV Spots

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An elevator operator, a wife of a struggling concert violinist, a born-in-the-trunk vaudevillian: they’re three different women on three different paths of life, yet they soon share one dream: to become a Ziegfeld Girl.

Lana Turner, Hedy Lamarr and Judy Garland play the respective three trying for stardom in this sumptuous extravaganza. James Stewart adds to the star wattage, playing the jilted truck-driving beau of Turner’s footlight diva. And legendary innovator Busby Berkeley brings his imaginative camerawork and pacing to numbers that include Garland’s massively scaled and calypso-infused Minnie from Trinidad, plus a lavish, showgirl-revue finale that reprises the rhapsodic You Stepped Out of a Dream. Sweet dreams, movie fans.

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