{"id":19736,"date":"2019-12-30T17:44:52","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T01:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/?p=19736"},"modified":"2019-12-30T17:44:52","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T01:44:52","slug":"blu-ray-dvd-roundup-for-december-31st-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/?p=19736","title":{"rendered":"Blu-ray\/DVD Roundup for December 31st, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s a quiet time as the year comes to an end, which should allow\nBlu-ray and DVD enthusiasts out there the opportunity to catch up with a few flicks\nthey might have missed. Still, there are<\/em> a handful of new releases that\nmay be worth checking out. So, if you can\u2019t make it out to the movies this\nweek, 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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An Innocent Kiss<\/em> \u2013 This little, independent South Carolina-set comedy follows an eccentric family going through some difficulties. A struggling husband and wife find their marriage failing apart. It becomes even more strained after the unexpected arrival of the lead\u2019s brother, an oddball who seems to cause havoc where he goes. The group\u2019s bizarre antics some effect the lives of everyone in their small town. This title has played a film festival or two, but is essentially making its debut exclusively on DVD. There aren\u2019t many reviews currently available, although at one festival is was referred to as a kind-hearted and good-natured little film boasting an appearance from a Hollywood legend. The cast includes Burt Reynolds, R. Keith Harris, Whitney Goin and Michael Abbott Jr..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bully<\/em> \u2013 A heavy-set high-school student is\nmercilessly tormented by a bully and his pals. While being roughed up on his\nway home, the youngster encounters a professional ex-boxer who decides to not\nonly befriend the boy, but offer a few pointers on fighting back against his nasty\nschoolmates. The lead accepts, is introduced to various associates of the\npugilist and begins training in order to defend himself. This comedy is another\ntitle that played some independent film festivals in 2018 (where it was\nnominated for and won several awards), but it hasn\u2019t been seen by most critics\nor audiences yet. So curious readers will just have to take a chance and give\nit a go without reading any reviews. It stars Tucker Albrizzi, Ron Canada,\nDanny Trejo, Vicent Pastore, Jack DiFalco and Emma White. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heritage<\/em> \u2013 Here\u2019s another little film that is making\nits debut on disc with little fanfare. According to the press release, this\naction picture is about an ex-CIA officer who becomes determined to find out\nwhat happened to one of his lost colleagues. As his detailed investigation\nprogresses, the lead is taken into the mountains of East Germany, where he\nuncovers a conspiracy that not only exposes Soviet-era secrets, but also new\ninformation about his own family. The film is listed as being in both German\nand English, so viewers should expect some subtitles. Every other aspect about this\nfilm is unknown. It features Jake Koeppl, Luisa Wietzorek and Drake Shannon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Primal<\/em> \u2013 You know it\u2019s a bit of a slow week when the\nlatest Nicolas Cage oddity is the highest profile release. This tale is about a\nhunter who collects rare and exotic animals, often selling them to the highest\nbidder. When he captures a white jaguar, he thinks he has made his biggest\npayday yet. However, that all changes after loading it up onto a ship that is\nalso transporting an assassin. The killer creaks free and releases the jaguar,\nmaking for a very dangerous and unpleasant sail home. Critics were slightly\nmore negative than positive about this effort. A percentage did think that the\njump scares worked and the film provides some ridiculous but fun B-movie\nchills. Still, more complained that it was a bit too reserved in its approach\nand could have done with more outrageousness. In addition to Cage, the cast\nalso includes Famke Janssen, Kevin Durand and Michael Imperioli. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shred America<\/em> \u2013 This documentary may be of some interest\nto skateboarding enthusiasts. Like many of the other titles arriving this week,\nit is premiering on disc and very little is known about it other than the\ngeneral concept. It follows two Chicago area skaters who decide to undertake an\nincredible journey and ride more than 1000 miles from their hometown to New\nYork City one summer. With two friends in tow recording their every move, the\nfeature follows all of the high and dispiriting lows as their trip progresses.\nSome of the hardships include unexpectedly hot asphalt and unimpressed state\ntroopers, as well as some dangerous turns through the Appalachian Mountains. The\nonly notices that have appeared were from a few Chicago-area publications that\nstated they didn\u2019t learn much but found the group\u2019s misadventures interesting\nto witness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

It\u2019s also a quiet week for catalogue titles, with the\nbiggest release being a title from earlier in the month that ended up being\ndelayed. Severin had scheduled The Peanut Butter Solution<\/em> (1985) Blu-ray\nto be put out two weeks ago, but apparently there was some sort of issue and it\nwas held up for a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Peanut Butter Solution<\/em> is a really odd little\nchildren\u2019s film from Canada that has inspired as many nightmares as it has\nsparked imaginations. After many years, the movie has maintained a small but\never-growing fan base. It\u2019s about a kid who receives such a fright from a pair\nof ghosts that he loses all of his hair. He attempts to concoct a magic formula\ninvolving peanut butter to grow it back, but discovers that it works too well.\nSeverin is now releasing a Blu-ray featuring two cuts of the film alongside\nplenty of extras. You\u2019ll get a new commentary with the producer and star of the\nfilm, as well as interviews with cast and crew and a talk about this unusual\nFrench-Canadian production company and their other fascinating features (one\nhopes that The Dog Who Stopped the War<\/em> and Tommy Tricker and the\nStamp Traveller<\/em> will also get high definition upgrades in the future).\nCan\u2019t wait to catch up with this oddball effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flicker Alley are releasing a Deluxe Edition Blu-ray of the\nwell-regarded film-noir, Trapped<\/em> (1949). It\u2019s about a counterfeiter\n(played by Lloyd Bridges) released from prison by federal agents to help them\nwith a big case. When he gets close to the criminals, the lead attempts to\ndouble cross everyone and escape across the Mexican border with the valuable\ncounterfeit goods. Thought to have been lost forever, a 35mm print was recently\nlocated and salvaged so that everyone can now see it in high definition. The\ndisc includes a documentary on the film, a piece on the director and a film\nhistorian audio commentary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

If you\u2019re looking for something new for the kids, this is\nyour only choice until next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Peanut Butter Solution<\/em> (1985)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

And here are the week\u2019s TV-themed releases\u2026 which is\nactually just one title this time out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nature: Undercover in the Jungle<\/em> (PBS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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