{"id":18436,"date":"2019-06-11T00:58:22","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T07:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/?p=18436"},"modified":"2019-06-11T00:58:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T07:58:22","slug":"dvd-blu-ray-roundup-for-june-11th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/?p=18436","title":{"rendered":"DVD\/Blu-ray Roundup for June 11th, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome back to another edition of highlights arriving on\nBlu-ray and DVD. Plenty of interesting\nfeatures both new and old are arriving on shelves in this edition; you’ll know\nwhat’s coming your way by reading below. So if you can’t make it out to the\nmovies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big New Releases!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 27 Club<\/em> – Based around the idea that a great many\npopular celebrities have met untimely ends at the age of 27, this independent\nhorror feature follows a student investigating the phenomenon. When the\nprotagonist meets and befriends as singer-songwriter searching for their big\nbreak, the two team up to find the title location and become fully engaged in a\nstrange underground society. The movie has played at a few small film\nfestivals, but is making its debut primarily on disc. As such, there aren’t\nmany reviews of the flick that have been posted as of yet, so interested\nparties will have to go in cold. The cast includes Maddisyn Carter, Hailey\nAllen and Bryan Angel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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American Warfighter<\/em> – A Special Ops soldier wakes\nnightly from horrific dreams while in the field serving alongside fellow\nsoldiers. Despite clearly suffering from PTSD, he continues with his duties,\nattempting to control the trauma and not make any mistakes that will result in\nthe deaths of his buddies. This is another independent effort that has yet to\nbe screened at cinemas. Once again, there aren’t many reviews available and\nthose that have popped up online offer a varied response. Some appear to like\nit, but others call it clumsily made and overly jingoistic at times. They also\ncomment that many of the maneuvers and actions depicted aren’t authentic. The\nmovie features Jerry G. Angelo, Paul Logan and Isaac C. Singleton Jr. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Captain Marvel<\/em> – This recent smash hit from Marvel Studios introduces the world to a Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel, a new superhero who may originally be from another planet. When a devastating war between two alien species seems imminent, the superhero must travel to Earth to prevent complete destruction. Arriving in the 1990s, she encounters and strikes up a friendship with Nick Fury while attempting to complete her mission. Reviews for this effort were good, although they didn’t match some of the other franchise titles. A good portion felt that this flick wasn’t as sharp as it could have been and that some of the humor missed the mark. Still, more found the action and thrills exciting enough to earn it a modest recommendation. It stars Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackosn, Ben Mendelsohn, Djimon Hounsou, Jude Law and Annette Benning. To read this site’s review, click here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Captive State<\/em> – A Chicago neighborhood is occupied by an incredibly powerful alien force in this science-fiction picture. Ten years after their arrival, the story details a human resistance movement and otherworldly forces cohabitating in the area and details the struggles experienced as conflicts arise in the community. Reaction towards this dark thriller was decidedly mixed. A percentage commented that the actors were very good and the feature provided a unique and twisty spin on the alien invasion formula. Alas, there was a slightly larger group who complained that this film had difficulty focusing on its central characters, didn’t really delve deeply enough into the issues it raised, and failed as a suspense picture. John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, Vera Farmiga and D.B. Sweeney headline the movie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Five Feet Apart<\/em> – This teen romance follows a young\nwoman forced to endure a rigid program to deal with her cystic fibrosis. When\nshe meets a teenager suffering from the same condition, the two form a bond and\nbegin to feel a strong attraction. However, their treatment method stipulates\nthat they must keep a safe distance from one another. When the young man\nconsiders rebelling against medical advisors, the lead worries for him and also\nwonders if their love for one another could result in tragedy. This flick spilt\nreviewers. About half suggested that while the cast were good, the story was\nroutine, generic and corny, ultimately leaving them cold. Others stated that\ndespite its flaws, they liked the performers enough to recommend it to teens.\nThe cast includes Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse and Claire Forlani.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Core to Sun<\/em> – There are plenty of people who dream\nof being entered in the Guinness Book of World Records. This documentary\ndetails the exploits of Ecuadorian Mill\u00e1n Lude\u00f1a and his attempts to break a specific\nrecord. Despite having no training as a professional athlete, the man traveled\nto South Africa,\nwent to the Mponeng coal mine and ran a half-marathon at the deepest point in\nthe Earth. He followed that up by trying to jog his way across the Chimborazo\nvolcano, which is considered closest to the sun. The movie recently received a\ntheatrical release in its home country and is premiering in the rest of the\nworld on Blu-ray and DVD. There aren’t any\nreviews as of yet, but it looks to be an interesting tale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kill Order<\/em> – In this action film, armed soldiers\narrive at a high school and grasp a young student. The teen, who suffers from\nterrible visions and nightmares, soon discovers that he also has extraordinary physical\npowers. He decides to learn what skills he possesses and what these armed\nguards want from him so that he can free himself from their control and return\nto a normal life. Very little is known about this feature so far, other than it\nhas science-fiction elements and bears some resemblance in its basic concept to\nthe Maze Runner<\/em> film series. Again, this one seems to be premiering\nthrough disc and streaming formats, so you’ll just have to dive in without any\nmore info if it appeals to you.  It\nfeatures Chris Mark, Jessica Clement and Denis Akiyama.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leprechaun Returns<\/em> – The latest chapter in the Leprechaun<\/em>\nseries finds a group of North Dakota college students\nawakening the monster when they demolish a nearby cabin in order to build a new\nsorority house. The Leprechaun doesn’t like being disturbed or having his gold\ntaken and sets out to punish the youngsters for their actions. This follow-up\nto the original 1993 film actually premiered on SyFy, where it was generally\npanned by the press. A small contingent stated that it delivered the B-movie\ngoods and provided a few laughs amidst the gruesomeness. However, slightly more\ncalled it another (the eighth, specifically) in a long line of unnecessary\nmovies from a franchise well past its due date. Taylor Spreitler, Pepi Sonuga,\nSai Bennett and Linden Porco take on the lead roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Mustang<\/em> – Horses have been a popular subject in\nfilms lately, including titles like The Rider<\/em> and Lean on Pete<\/em>.\nIn this effort, a Nevada convict\nwith a dark past gets involved in an outdoor maintenance prison program and\ncaptures the attention of one of the organizers. After being assigned to care\nfor horses, the man begins to work with a mustang. He soon feels the positive\nand healing effect of the animal has and uses his experiences to deal with\npersonal issues. Critics were very enthused about this independent drama. Only\none or two wrote that it didn’t grab them and felt flavorless. Everyone else\ndescribed the lead performance as stellar and called the movie a powerful tale\nof redemption through unusual means. It stars Matthew Schoenaerts, Jason\nMitchell, Connie Britton and Bruce Dern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Norm of the North: King Sized Adventure<\/em> – While the\noriginal Norm of the North<\/em> film from 2016 was no big success, it has\nsomehow earned enough attention to warrant the creation of several\nstraight-to-disc sequels. This title marks the third in the series and follows\nthe title character as he attempts to deliver a priceless artifact to China\nwhile fending off a sinister archeologist. To complete the journey, he is\nforced to travel around the globe. No reviews currently exist for this title,\nbut the previous ventures were panned, so there’s no reason to expect anything\nstellar this time out. And if you do like it, you’ll be pleased to know that\nadditional sequels are already in production\/development. The voice talent\nincludes Andrew Toth, Cole Howard, Alan Marriott and Lisa Durupt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sinatra in <\/em>Palm Springs<\/em>:\nThe Place He Called Home<\/em> – This documentary details entertainer Frank\nSinatra and the many years he spent living in Palm Springs,\n California. Apparently, the artist\nconsidered the town an oasis of sorts, owning a property there for 50 years\nthat he named Rancho Mirage. Using archived footage and interviews with locals,\nvarious aspects of Sinatra’s life are dissected, including the house itself,\nhis tumultuous marriage to Ava Gardiner, as well as the celebrity’s favorite\nhangouts and excursions around town. This little picture is also making its\ndebut on disc, so there aren’t any reviews to go on as of yet, but fans of the\nsinger may find the material to be of interest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wrestle<\/em> – As one might have guessed from the title,\nthe subject of this non-fiction feature is the sport of wrestling. In\nparticular, a team of students from an Alabama\nhigh school. Viewers watch them not only as they prepare for tournaments, but\nalso deal with the various complications in their lives. This includes run ins\nwith the law as well as some of the issues of their tough coach which begin to\nrise to the surface as events progress. Critics responded very positively\ntowards the feature. In fact, there hasn’t been much reported about the movie\nthat is in any way negative. The film has been called a gripping and compelling\nlook a group of athletes as well as a condemnation of problems within the\npublic school system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blasts from the Past!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are numerous older titles receiving high definition\nupgrades this week. Shout! Factory have several noteworthy ones arriving. The\nfirst is the feature Can’t Stop the Music<\/em> (1980). Starring The Village People\nand Steve Guttenberg, this musical was something of a bomb when it was first released\nand missed the peak of disco music, but still has a following thanks to its\nover-the-top goofiness. In addition to the film itself, the Blu-ray contains an\ninterview with “Cowboy” Randy Jones, who shares his memories of\nmaking the movie and more than an hour’s worth of stories about the production.\nThe release also includes a new audio commentary with the writer\/director,\nproducer and comedy writer Bruce Vilanch, as well as plenty of trailers and\ncommercials for the title. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shout! also have a Collector’s Edition Blu-ray of the horror flick, The Entity<\/em> (1982). This one is about a single woman who finds herself being assaulted by a vengeful spirit. She enlists the help of parapsychologists to help stop the threat. The release includes numerous bonuses. You’ll receive new interviews with actress Barbara Hershey, actor David Labiosa, composer Charles Bernstein and editor Frank J. Urioste, as well as a new film historian audio commentary. Additionally, the disc comes with a featurette on the movie, a trailer with commentary by director Luca Guadagnino (Suspiria) and other publicity materials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And there’s more. You can now pick up Frankenstein\nCreated Woman<\/em> (1967) as a Collector’s Edition Blu-ray. This Peter Cushing Hammer\nmonster movie has been given a new 2K transfer from the original film elements.\nIt also comes with a bevy of extras like a new film historian commentary,\ninterviews with actor Robert Morris, camera assistant\/clapper loader Eddie\nCollins, 2nd assistant director Joe Marks, along with an audio track\nfeaturing actors Derek Fowlds, Robert Morris, And Film Historian Jonathan Rigby.\nYou’ll also get the World Of Hammer<\/em> episode, The Curse Of\nFrankenstein<\/em> and the World Of Hammer<\/em> episode Hammer Stars:\nPeter Cushing<\/em>. But that’s not all. It also comes with a Hammer\nGlamour featurette, trailers, TV and radio spots and still galleries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Shout Select series is presenting the LGBTQ comedy Jeffrey\n<\/em>(1995) on Blu-ray. This effort, starring Steven Weber and Patrick Stewart,\narrives on disc with a Weber commentary, and interview with the actor, an\ninterview with the producer and publicity materials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, the company are releasing a Steelbook edition of the entertaining killer fish flick, Piranha<\/em> (1978). This edition comes with all of the previously released extras in a shell case featuring brand new cover art.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some time ago, this site announced that the AFGA had\nreleased a set called the Wakaliwood Supa Action Volume 1: Who Killed\nCaptain Alex? + Bad Black<\/em> Blu-ray. As you might have guessed, it was delayed\nand missed its release date, but it now arriving this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kino fans will be excited to see some new Blu-rays headed\ntheir way too. They have a new 2K master of The Girl Most Likely To…<\/em>\n(1973), starring Stockard Channing. The release includes a new film historian\naudio commentary. They also have a 2K presentation of the Michael Caine\nadventure flick, Kidnapped<\/em> (1971). Furthermore, the distributor are also\ngiving the same specs for their release of the thriller, Pursuit<\/em> (1972).\nAnd they have a Special Edition of the George C. Scott romantic comedy, They\nMight Be Giants<\/em> (1971). The disc includes an expanded cut of the film with\nnever-before-seen footage, a director commentary, a featurette on the\nproduction and a trailer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Criterion are delivering Swing Time<\/em> (1936) on\nBlu-ray. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers star in this musical, which has been\ngiven a new 2K restoration. You’ll also get an Astaire authority commentary,\narchival interviews with the stars and choreographer, a talk with the director,\na new program on the elaborate dance numbers, a discussion with a film scholar\nand an essay on the picture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Synapse are releasing a Special Edition Blu-ray of the\nthriller, Slaughter of the Innocents<\/em> (1993). This made-for-video title came\nright on the heels of The Silence of the Lambs<\/em> and even starred Scott\nGlenn (one of the cast members of the previous film) as an agent hunting down a\nserial killer. The disc comes with a director commentary, interviews with the\ncast and filmmaker, featurettes with the make-up designer and cinematographer,\ndeleted scenes, an alternate assault sequence and other extras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sony are giving Ghostbusters<\/em> fans a 35th Anniversary\nBlu-ray Steelbook Edition of the first two films in the franchise, Ghostbusters<\/em>\n(1984) and Ghostbusters II<\/em> (1989). Both films have been remastered in 4K\nand the special features disc includes more than two hours of long-requested\nand rare archival elements\u2014including never-before-seen deleted scenes from the\nfirst film\u2014along with returning interviews, effects breakdowns, multi-angle\nexplorations and much more! Both films also feature brand new commentaries,\nfeaturing the filmmakers on Ghostbusters II<\/em> and passionate fans with deep-cut\ninsights on Ghostbusters<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speaking of anniversaries, Paramount are presenting a 15th Anniversary edition Blu-ray of the popular comedy, Mean Girls<\/em> (2004). And speaking of Steelbooks, you can also get the excellent action picture The Warriors<\/em> (1979). This release includes the Director’s Cut on Blu-ray and the original version on a second DVD. As much as I am a fan, until they give us the original version on Blu too, I frankly advise holding off on picking this edition up… because nothing beats that first, theatrical cut. Can you dig it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, Warner Archive are making None But the Brave<\/em>\n(1965) available on Blu-ray, Redemption are delivering the cult flick, Devil’s\nKiss<\/em> (1976) and My Nights with Susan, Sandra, Olga & Julie<\/em>\n(1975) is arriving in high definition courtesy of Cult Epics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You Know, For Kids!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This time out it looks like there’s only one release for\nyoungsters and you’ll have to order it through Warner Archive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonny Quest: <\/em>The Complete Series (1964 – 1965) (Warner Archive Blu-ray) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the Tube!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And here are the week’s TV-themed releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I Am the Night<\/em> (TV Mini-Series)
Jonny Quest<\/em>: The Complete Series (1964 – 1965) (Warner Archive Blu-ray)
Orange is the New Black<\/em>: Seasons 1 – 5
Orange is the New Black<\/em>: Season 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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