Tuesday Releases: Violent Night

BLU-RAY: $22.96
DVD: $17.96

Violent Night
(Collector’s Edition)

Universal Studios | 2022 | 112 min | Rated R
Directed by Tommy Wirkola

From the producers of Nobody and John Wick comes a bare-knuckle, coal-dark holiday action-comedy that says you should always bet on red. When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound taking everyone inside hostage, they are not prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus. David Harbour (Stranger Things) stars as St. Nick, delivering some serious season’s beatings to save the family and the spirit of Christmas.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Deleted and extended scenes
• Behind the scenes featurettes
• Original trailer
• Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
• Optional English SDH, Spanish, and French subtitles for the main feature

BLU-RAY: $31.96
DVD: $23.96

This is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection (#1169)

Criterion | 2019 | 122 min | Not Rated
Directed by Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese

With a poet’s eye for place, light, and the spiritual dimensions of everyday existence, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese crafts a meditation on the concept of homeland and a transcendent elegy for what is lost in the name of progress. Grieving and alone following the deaths of her husband and children, elderly Mantoa (Mary Twala Mhlongo, in a soul-shaking end-of-life performance) prepares for her own death and to be buried alongside her ancestors. When plans for a new dam near her village in the landlocked kingdom of Lesotho threaten to literally wash away all she holds dear, Mantoa takes a last stand, mobilizing her neighbors to fight for their land and their way of life. The experience of watching Mosese’s visionary, much-lauded This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection is as timeless and elemental as the land itself.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• 2K digital master, approved by director Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• New audio commentary featuring Mosese and producer Cait Pansegrouw
• Mosese’s short films Mosonngoa (2014) and Behemoth: or The Game of God (2016), along with his 2019 essay film Mother, I Am Suffocating. This Is My Last Film About You., with a new introduction by Mosese
• Trailer
• PLUS: An essay by novelist and playwright Zakes Mda
  
  New cover by Nessim Higson

BLU-RAY: $66.49
DVD: $55.49

City On A Hill: The Complete Series

Showtime Entertainment | 2019-2022 | Seasons 1-3 | 1496 min | Rated TV-MA
Directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara

In early 1990s Boston, Assistant DA Decourcy Ward (Aldis Hodge) forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran, Jackie Rohr (Kevin Bacon). Together, they take on a case that ultimately changes the city’s entire criminal justice system.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• NONE

BLU-RAY: $14.96
DVD: $12.96

The Honeymoon

Lionsgate Films | 2022 | Rated R
Directed by Edward Drake

In this raunchy romantic comedy, Adam whisks his new bride Sarah (Maria Bakalova, “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”) to Venice for a honeymoon. But when Adam brings best friend Bav along for the ride, Bav causes one gross-out disaster after another. When charming gangster Giorgio falls for Sarah, he gets rid of Adam and Bav by sending them across the border on a drug-dealing mission. Can they outrun the Slovenian cops, dodge bullets from the baddies, and get back before Sarah gets a rich new mobster boyfriend? From the writer of Death at a Funeral and Love Wedding Repeat.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• NONE

DVD: $13.96

Mindcage

Lionsgate Films | 2022 | 97 min | Rated R
Directed by Mauro Borrelli

In this spellbinding thriller, detectives Jake Doyle (Martin Lawrence) and Mary Kelly (Melissa Roxburgh) seek the help of an incarcerated serial killer named The Artist (John Malkovich) when a copycat killer strikes. While Mary searches for clues in The Artist’s brilliant but twisted psyche, she and Jake are lured into a diabolical game of cat and mouse, racing against time to stay one step ahead of The Artist and his copycat.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• NONE

BLU-RAY: $19.99
DVD: $13.99

Rock Dog 3: Battle The Beat

Lionsgate Films | 2022 | 90 min | Rated PG
Directed by Anthony Bell

After touring the world, Bodi takes some time off and returns to his village. When he learns that the girl group, K-9, doesn’t know who rock legend Angus Scattergood is, he is compelled to join the musical competition show, “Battle the Beat,” to inspire a new generation of rock stars. But after joining the show, Bodi quickly realizes he has bitten off more than he can chew when he becomes an overnight TV personality sensation.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• NONE

4K STEELBOOK: $21.99
4K ULTRA HD: $16.09

Belly
(25th Anniversary Edition)

Lionsgate Films | 1998 | 96 min | Rated R
Directed by Hype Williams

Ever since they were kids, Sincere (Nas) and Buns (DMX) have lived life close to the edge, doing whatever it takes to survive. As adults, they build up their kingdom of crime on drug dealing and robbery. But Sincere grows weary of the criminal lifestyle and joins a black Muslim religious group. Buns, on the other hand, sinks deeper into criminality and faces serious prison time. The cops offer him a deal, however — assassinate the head of the Muslim group, and he will go free.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK
• Audio Commentary with Writer-Director Hype Williams
• Spoken Word
• Deleted Scene
• “Grand Finale” Music Video
• Optional English, English SDH, and Spanish Subtitles for the main feature

4K ULTRA HD: $26.57

DEATH WISH

Kino Lorber | 1974 | 93 min | Rated R
Directed by Michael Winner

In this explosive story of revenge and urban violence, screen legend Charles Bronson (Mr. Majestyk, Breakheart Pass) plays Paul Kersey, a bleeding-heart liberal who has a change of opinion after his wife and daughter are brutally attacked by a gang of thugs in their apartment. His daughter is sexually assaulted and his wife is murdered. Bronson then turns vigilante as he stalks the mean streets of New York on the prowl for muggers, hoodlums and the like.

Another classic collaboration between Bronson and director Michael Winner (The Mechanic, The Stone Killer), Death Wish is a violent, controversial film that is frank and original in its treatment of urban crime and the average citizen’s helplessness in dealing with it. Jazz great Herbie Hancock (Colors) wrote the musical score. Vincent Gardenia (Death Wish II), Steven Keats (The Friends of Eddie Coyle), Stuart Margolin (TV’s The Rockford Files), Stephen Elliott (Beverly Hills Cop) and Hope Lange (Blue Velvet) co-star. And watch for Jeff Goldblum (The Fly) and John Herzfeld (Cobra) in their film debuts.

SPECIAL FEATURES

DISC ONE – 4K BLU-RAY

• BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE (2022)
• NEW DOLBY VISION/HDR GRADE
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Paul Talbot, the Author of the Bronson’s Loose! Books
• Optional English Subtitles

DISC TWO – BLU-RAY

• BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE (2022)
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Paul Talbot, the Author of the Bronson’s Loose! Books
• Interview with Actor John Herzfeld
• US and UK Radio Spots
• TV Spot
• Theatrical Trailer (Remastered in 2K)
• Reversible Art
• Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase
• Optional English Subtitles

4K ULTRA HD: $26.99

Freaky

Shout Factory | 2020 | 102 min | Rated R
Directed by Christopher Landon

From Blumhouse (Happy Death Day) comes a terrific slasher flick with a twist. Things get freaky at Blissfield High when 17-year-old Millie (Kathryn Newton) swaps bodies with an infamous serial killer (Vince Vaughn).

SPECIAL FEATURES

DISC ONE (4K UHD):

• In HDR 10
• Audio Commentary With Co-Writer/Director Christopher Landon
• Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

DISC TWO (BLU-RAY):

• Audio Commentary With Co-Writer/Director Christopher Landon
• Deleted Scenes
• Crafting The Kills
• Split Personalities: Millie Vs. The Butcher
• Final Girl Reframed
• Christopher Landon’s Brand Of Horror
• Trailers For FREAKY, HAPPY DEATH DAY, And HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U
• Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

BLU-RAY: $11.99

The Dentist Collection
(The Dentist / The Dentist 2: Brace Yourself)

VESTRON VIDEO #29

Lionsgate Films | 1996-1998 | 2 Movies | 190 min | Rated R
Directed by Brian Yuzna

Where there’s a drill, there’s a way. Corbin Bernsen stars as homicidal dentist Dr. Alan Feinstone in these two horror favorites, available for the first time on Blu-ray.

THE DENTIST

In The Dentist, Beverly Hills dentist Dr. Feinstone seems to have the perfect, ordered life — until the discovery of his wife’s affair with the pool boy sends him off the deep end, unlocking the killer inside.

THE DENTIST 2

The Dentist 2 finds the evil doctor in a maximum-security mental hospital…but not for long, as he escapes to a small town and turns his attention to a new love interest and new victims.

SPECIAL FEATURES

THE DENTIST

• Audio Commentary with Director Brian Yuzna and Special Makeup Effects Supervisor Anthony C. Ferrante
• Isolated Score Selections & Audio Interviews with Composer Alan Howarth and Director of Photography Levie Isaacks
• “The Doctor Is Insane” – An Interview with Actor Corbin Bernsen
• “Medical Malpractice” – An Interview with Cowriter Dennis Paoli
• “Mouths of Madness” – Interviews with Special Makeup Effects Supervisor Anthony C. Ferrante and Makeup Effects Artist J.M. Logan
• Trailer
• Still Gallery
• Optional English, Spanish, and English SDH subtitles

THE DENTIST 2

• Audio Commentary with Director Brian Yuzna and Special Makeup Effects Supervisor Anthony C. Ferrante
• Isolated Score Selections & Audio Interviews with Composer Alan Howarth and Editor Christopher Roth
• “Jamie’s New Neighbor” – An Interview with Actress Jillian McWhirter
• “A Tale of Two Dentists” – An Interview with Producer Pierre David
• Mouths of Madness: The Dentist 2 – Interviews with Special Make-Up Effects Supervisor Anthony C. Ferrante and Make-up Effects Artist J.M. Logan
• Trailer
• Still Gallery
• Optional English, Spanish, and English SDH subtitles

BLU-RAY: $17.99

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Warner Bros. | 1939 | 114 min | Not Rated
Directed by Sam Wood & Sidney Franklin

Young schoolteacher Charles Edward Chipping (Robert Donat) imposes strict discipline on his young charges at a Victorian-era English public school, becoming a fearsome presence on the campus grounds. But the love of spirited young suffragette Katherine Ellis (Greer Garson) brings the Latin instructor out of his shell and makes him a beloved campus institution into the 20th century and through the shattering violence of World War I. The film is based on the best-selling novel by James Hilton.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• NONE

BLU-RAY: $19.96

Inu-Oh

Shout Factory | 2021 | 98 min | Rated PG-13
Directed by Masaaki Yuasa

A soaring glam-rock opera set in fourteenth-century Japan from visionary director Masaaki Yuasa (Mind Game, Devilman Crybaby) that is an ode to the power of music and a forceful statement on artistic freedom.

Born to an esteemed family, Inu-oh is afflicted with an ancient curse that has left him on the margins of society. When he meets the blind musician Tomona, a young biwa priest haunted by his past, Inu-oh discovers a captivating ability to dance. The pair quickly become inseparable friends as crowds flock to their electric, larger-than-life concerts. But when those in power threaten to break up the band, Inu-oh and Tomona must dance and sing to uncover the truth behind their creative gifts.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Interview With Masaaki Yuasa
• Q&A At US Premiere
• Yuasa Draws Inu-oh
• Scene Breakdown
• Trailers And Teasers

BR: $83.34

Jackie Chan Collection, Vol. 1

(The Killer Meteors / Shaolin Wooden Men / To Kill with Intrigue / Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin / Dragon Fist / Battle Creek Brawl / Dragon Lord)

SHOUT SELECT #143

Shout Factory | 1976-1982 | 7 Movies | 812 min | Not Rated
Directed by Wei Lo, Chi-Hwa Chen, Jackie Chan, & Robert Clouse

Unbeatable. Unstoppable. Undeniable. Jackie Chan stands alone among action heroes thanks to his death-defying stunts, unparalleled fight scenes, and his signature sense of humor. An international superstar, Chan has thrilled fans around the globe for decades. As the standard bearer for martial arts action, Chan has forged a legacy that never has nor will be surpassed.

Presented here are seven classic films which showcase the unique mixture of martial arts, action, and comedy that has made Jackie Chan a cultural icon.

THE KILLER METEORS

A powerful nobleman believes his own wife has poisoned him. To find the elusive antidote in time and kill his evil wife, he hires his adversary, a rogue warrior known for his mastery of deadly explosive projectiles.

SHAOLIN WOODEN MEN

An orphan traumatized into silence by the death of his father finds himself living at the Shaolin monastery … and befriending a prisoner who teaches him a secret and deadly form of kung fu.

TO KILL WITH INTRIGUE

A young master sends his pregnant girlfriend away from the family’s castle, fearing for her safety from a vicious gang led by a vengeful woman who had her face scarred as a child by his father.

SNAKE & CRANE ARTS OF SHAOLIN

Entrusted with the book Art Of The Snake And Crane after the mysterious disappearance of the Shaolin Masters who wrote it, a young man must fight off numerous clans to learn the true reason for the disappearance.

DRAGON FIST

After his master is murdered, a martial arts student departs on a sacred journey to avenge him and honor his memory. But when he tracks the killer to a remote village, the evil warlord tries to blackmail him.

BATTLE CREEK BRAWL

A man seeking fame and fortune in Chicago in the 1930s has his life turned upside-down when a merciless mobster takes his brother’s fiancée hostage and forces him to enter a no-holds-barred combat tournament in Texas.

DRAGON LORD

A martial arts student named Dragon is in constant pursuit of romance when he runs afoul of some nefarious bandits trying to steal antiques and decides to put a stop to their plans!

SPECIAL FEATURES

DISC ONE: THE KILLER METEORS (1976)

• 2K Transfer From The Original Film Elements
• Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, Mandarin 5.1 Dolby Digital, English Dub Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, English Dub 5.1 Dolby Digital, Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
• NEW Audio Commentary With David West, Critic And Author Of Chasing Dragons: An Introduction To The Martial Arts Film
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Still Gallery
• DRAGON LORD (1982) – Bonus Hybrid Cut (Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio)

DISC TWO: SHAOLIN WOODEN MEN (1976)

• 2K Transfer Of The Hong Kong Version From The Original Film Elements
• Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, English Dub Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, Alternate Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
• NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
• Ricky Baker On Shaolin Wooden Men
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• English Trailer
• Still Gallery

DISC THREE: TO KILL WITH INTRIGUE (1977)

• 2K Restoration From The Original Film Elements
• Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, Mandarin 5.1 Dolby Digital, English Dub Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, English 5.1 Dolby Digital, Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, Japanese Theatrical Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
• NEW Audio Commentary With David West, Critic And Author Of Chasing Dragons: An Introduction To The Martial Arts Film
• Intriguingly Jackie – An Interview With Hong Kong Cinema Expert Ricky Baker
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Japanese Teaser Trailer
• Japanese Theatrical Trailer
• Japanese TV Spot
• Still Gallery

DISC FOUR: SNAKE AND CRANE ARTS OF SHAOLIN (1978)

• 2K Restoration From The Original Film Elements
• Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, Cantonese Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio, English Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, Japanese Theatrical Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
• NEW Audio Commentary With David West, Critic And Author Of Chasing Dragons: An Introduction To The Martial Arts Film
• Pick Your Poison – An Interview With Hong Kong Cinema Expert Ricky Baker
• Trailer
• Japanese Theatrical Trailer
• Japanese TV Spot
• Still Gallery

DISC FIVE: DRAGON FIST (1979)

• 2K Restoration From The Original Film Elements
• Audio: Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, Cantonese 5.1 Dolby Digital, Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, Mandarin Japanese Theatrical audio DTS-HD Master Audio, Mandarin 5.1 Dolby Digital, English Dub Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, English 5.1 Dolby Digital
• NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
• A Dragon Rules – An Interview With Writer/Journalist David West
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Japanese Theatrical Trailer
• Japanese TV Spot
• Still Gallery

DISC SIX: BATTLE CREEK BRAWL (1980)

• Audio: English Mono DTS-HD Master Audio , English 5.1 Dolby Digital, Cantonese Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio, Mandarin Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation
• NEW The Golden Boy: Harvesting A Major New Martial Arts Maverick – An 85-Minute Feature Length Documentary, Exclusive To This Release, On The Sensational Seventies Emergence Of Jackie Chan Featuring Contributions From Chen Chi-Hwa (Director Of Shaolin Wooden Men), Andre Morgan (Producer of Battle Creek Brawl), Actress Kristine DeBell (Battle Creek Brawl) Lin Kuang-Yung (Actor/Stuntman, Half A Loaf Of Kung Fu), Film Critic Ricky Baker, Chinese Cinema Academic Dr. Lin Feng, And more!
• NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
• NEW Interview With Kristine DeBell (2022)
• Interview With Jackie Chan
• Interview With Producer Fred Weintraub (2013)
• Interview With Actress Kristine DeBell (2013)
• Battle Hardened – An Interview With Critic And Author David West
• Rumble In The USA: Jackie Chan Takes On America – An Interview With Martial Arts Expert Ricky Baker
• Battle Creek Brawl Theatrical Trailer
• The Big Brawl Theatrical Trailer
• The Big Brawl Opening Titles
• Still Gallery

DISC SEVEN: DRAGON LORD (1982)

• Two Cuts Of The Film Restored In 2K From The Original Film Elements – The 96-Minute Hong Kong Theatrical Cut And 103-Minute Cut That Was Released In Some Territories With Approximately 15 Minutes Of Extended And Alternate Footage
• Audio (96 Minute Hong Kong Theatrical Cut): Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, Alternate Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, 1982 English Mono DTS-HD Master Audio, 2003 English 5.1 Dolby Digital
• Audio (103 Minute Cut): Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
• NEW Audio Commentary With David West, Critic And Author Of Chasing Dragons: An Introduction To The Martial Arts Film
• An Interview With Louis Sit
• An Interview With Actor Mars
• An Interview With Actor Whang In-sik
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Cantonese Trailer
• English Trailer
• Behind-The-Scenes Trailer
• Still Gallery

BLU-RAY: $19.99

The Last American Virgin

MVD REWIND COLLECTION #47

MVD Visual | 1982 | 93 min | Rated R
Directed by Boaz Davidson

“The Last American Virgin” is the cult-classic 1980’s teen comedy about close-knit group of high school friends, Gary (Lawrence Monoson, Mask), the shy guy; his friend Rick (Steve Antin, The Goonies), the ladies man; and David (Joe Rubbo, Hot Chili), the comic foil, and their exploits in pursuit of love… or at the very least… their first time! Also starring Diane Franklin (Better Off Dead), Louisa Moritz (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) and Kimmy Robertson (“Twin Peaks”), this funny, dramatic and nostalgic time capsule chronicles the ups and downs of friendship, romance, and the bittersweet memories of youth, set to a classic ’80s soundtrack.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• High-definition transfer by MGM
• “The First American Remake” Interview with Boaz Davidson (37 min, 1080p)
• “Memories of a Pizza Boy” Interview with Lawrence Monoson (27 min, 1080p)
• “Babe of the Eighties” Interview with Diane Franklin (21 min, 1080p)
• “In Praise of Smaller Movies” Interview with cinematographer Adam Greenberg (22 min, 1080p)
• Photo Gallery
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• TV Spot
• Collectible Mini-Poster
• Audio: 2.0 LPCM Stereo
• Optional English Subtitles
• REGION-A “LOCKED”

BLU-RAY: $17.99

The Long, Long Trailer

Warner Bros. | 1953 | 103 min | Not Rated
Directed by Vincente Minnelli

Nicholas Collini (Desi Arnaz) has to travel for his job as an engineer — so his fiancée, Tacy (Lucille Ball), suggests that rather than buy a house after their wedding, they invest in a motor home so they can see the country together. But the aggravations of life with nosy trailer park neighbors and the dangers of piloting an enormous trailer across narrow country roads soon take their toll on the happy couple, putting their young marriage in turmoil.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• NONE

BLU-RAY: $17.99

Men At Work

MVD Visual | 1990 | 99 min | Rated PG-13
Directed by Emilio Estevez

Carl Taylor (Charlie Sheen) and James St. James (Emilio Estevez) are garbage men who spend their workdays goofing around and disrupting the quiet on the streets of their town. But their good-natured fun comes to an abrupt halt when they discover a local politician’s corpse in one of their cans. Determined that this is their chance to be more than trash collectors, this snarky pair of amateur detectives decide to solve the case on their own and so become entangled in a toxic waste cover-up.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• NONE

BLU-RAY: $17.99

Wife Vs. Secretary

Kino Lorber | 1984-1988 | 3 Movies | 300 min | Not Rated
Directed by Lance Hool, Aaron Norris, & Joseph Zito

Though magazine publisher Van Stanhope (Clark Gable) and his wife, Linda (Myrna Loy), are contentedly married, Van’s meddling mother (May Robson) doesn’t trust his attractive young secretary, Helen “Whitey” Wilson (Jean Harlow). When Whitey helps Van undertake a top-secret plan to purchase a potentially profitable magazine from under the nose of a rival publisher, causing the pair to work long hours alone together, Linda’s sudden jealousy almost scuttles both the deal and their marriage.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• NONE