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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nAnd Then We Danced<\/em> \u2013 This title was supposed to have arrived a couple of weeks ago, but was delayed and is now arriving. In the city of Tbilisi, a young and talented dancer works hard to impress his instructors and make it into the National Georgian Ensemble. He\u2019s suddenly put off his game by the arrival of a new and rebellious student. The two not only become competitive, but develop an attraction to one another, which also causes conflict between the lead and his own dance partner. This foreign-language coming-of-age tale was well-received by the press. A small contingent found it overly melodramatic. Still, almost all others stated that it was an effective feature with excellent dancing sequences and great performances, perfectly capturing the confusion and awkwardness many feel during their formative years. Levan Gelbakhiani and Bachi Valishvili headline the feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Burden<\/em> \u2013 Based on a true story, this tale is set in a\nsmall South Carolina town. When a Ku Klux Klan museum opens, a local\nAfrican-American reverend and social activist anticipates trouble. In order to\nkeep the peace, he contacts and begins talking with the young leader of the\nlocal Klan group. Remarkably, the priest eventually forms a relationship that\ninspires the head member to leave the racist group, make amends and start life\nanew. The independent feature received split notices. Half thought it repeated\nelements of better, similarly-themed movies with less effectiveness. Still,\njust as many stated that while it wasn\u2019t subtle in its approach, the film did\nmake it points effectively and featured strong performances. This title is\nbeing released this week exclusively on DVD (presumably a Blu-ray will follow\nat a later date). It stars Garett Hedlund, Forest Whitaker, Tom Wilkinson,\nAndrea Riseborough, Tess Harper and Usher Raymond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Corpus Christi<\/em> \u2013 Here is the other title that was\nunexpectedly held back. Also known as Boze Cialo<\/em>, this foreign-language\ndrama from Poland follows a young man serving time in a youth detention center.\nAfter experiencing a spiritual awakening, he decides to take steps to become a\npriest, but finds his efforts denied once he is released due to his criminal\npast. The protagonist decides instead to impersonate a member of the cloth at a\nlocal parish to attain his ambitions and bring his community together. Critics\nwere very taken with this effort and the movie was nominated for an Oscar at\nlast year\u2019s Academy Awards. Currently, there are only a couple of negative\nwrite-ups for the movie, stating that the film was a bit too drawn out for its\nown good. Everyone else praised it as an effective and gritty slow-burn of a\nmovie that packs a big emotional wallop at the close. The cast includes Bartosz\nBielenia, Eliza Rycembel and Aleksandra Konieczna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Daddy Issues<\/em> \u2013 A young, aspiring London-based stand-up\ncomic in her 20s living receives word that her estranged father has passed\naway\u2026 and left her the family business in Los Angeles. Forced to return home in\norder to take care of final arrangements and figure out her next move, she finds\nherself reunited with family members and friends whom she left behind. As the\nlead tries to keep the business afloat, she also uses the experience to come to\nterms with past relationships\u2026 and perhaps use it for a new comedy routine.\nThis indie flick has played at a few film festivals, but will otherwise be\npremiering on disc. So far, reaction towards the movie has been a bit muted.\nThe write-ups that have appeared online say that while there is a laugh or two,\nthe characters are too simply written and that the movie is a bit formless. It\nfeatures Kimberly Datnow and Tanner Rittenhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy<\/em> \u2013 Documentary fans may\nbe curious about this non-fiction feature that focuses on the life of master\nchef, teacher and environmental activist Diana Kennedy. The movie includes new\ninterviews with the 90-something figure at her impressive, eco-sustainable\nhome. They talk about her incredible experiences and legendary food creations.\nThis is intercut with archival materials like television appearances and\nencounters with figures in her field of study. Response was unanimously\npositive towards this picture. While the press thought the movie might have\nbeen a little too fawning of its subject at times, they still called the woman\nincredibly charismatic and thought the movie did a great deal to bring her work\nand accomplishments to light. For the time being, this title is available\nexclusively on DVD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Good Woman is Hard to Find<\/em> \u2013 Here\u2019s another feature\nthat is debuting exclusively on DVD. In this horror film, a recently widowed\nwoman struggles to cope with the unsolved murder of her husband. Her child has\nalso become mute after witnessing the brutal attack. When an acquaintance\narrives on the run from drug dealers, the frightened woman takes the person in,\nhoping that she can to acquire more information about what happened to her\nspouse. Critics were very upbeat about this genre picture. A couple of them did\ncomplain that the movie was slow-going and could have developed its characters with\nmore detail in order to deliver a bigger emotional impact. However, almost all\nothers wrote that the film\u2019s lead was excellent and that the story gained\nmomentum and provided an impressive finale. Sarah Bolger, Edward Hogg and\nAndrew Simpson headline the film. Like\nthe previous title, it\u2019s arriving on DVD only this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Immortality or Bust<\/em> \u2013 This documentary follows the\n2016 presidential campaign of Zoltan Istvan. For those who don\u2019t remember the\ncandidate, this entrepreneur\/sci-fi author founded the Transhumanist Party. He\ndrove across the US in an \u201cimmortality bus\u201d, promising to change humanity emotionally\nand physically through science, with an emphasis on overcoming aging. His\nunusual approach did gain attention and plenty of followers. The film captures\nhis life and campaign. It also attempts to get to the root of what inspired him\non his journey, with the crew discovering a possible inspiration when they interview\nand learn about his family. It looks like this picture is debuting on disc, so\nthere currently aren\u2019t any reviews just yet. However, it has played at various\nfilm festivals and won a few prizes at these screenings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Inheritance<\/em> \u2013 When the patriarch of a wealthy and\npowerful New York-based family passes away, family members arrive with an eye\non collecting his inheritance. His daughter receives a particularly strange and\nunexpected message from the deceased man that divulges an incredible family\nsecret\u2026. one that threatens to tear the entire family apart. This thriller was\nlargely panned by critics. A small percentage enjoyed the work of the cast complimented\nit as pulpy, over-the-top and outrageous fun for cheesy movie fans. Still, the\nmajority did not think that the film was intended to be silly and suggested\nviewers would be rolling their eyes at the increasingly ridiculous plot twists.\nFor the time being, this title is arriving exclusively on DVD. It stars Lily\nCollins, Simon Pegg, Connie Nielsen, Chance Crawford and Patrick Warburton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Jasper Mall<\/em> – Truthfully, there isn\u2019t a whole lot of information\navailable about this particular effort, although it does arrive with some\nimpressive credentials. Earlier in the year, the feature was nominated for Best\nDocumentary at the Slamdance Film Festival (one of the bigger independent film festivals\nin North America). Apparently, the moviemakers decided to follow the slow\ndecline and death of a shopping mall in Jasper, Alabama. It goes behind the\nscenes to show the business struggles facing the property owners. Tenants and regular\nshoppers are interviewed, sharing their thoughts about the locale and its imminent\ndemise. As mentioned, general response from festivalgoers has been positive, with\na few stating that the movie displays how a popular and beloved social\ngathering center has faded with the arrival of online shopping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Last Supper<\/em> \u2013 Released in its homeland under the\ntitle Das Letzte Mahl<\/em>, this foreign-language drama is set in Germany on\nthe day that Hitler assumes power in the country. An extended German-Jewish family\ncome together for a family dinner and discuss what has occurred. Some members\nexpress their admiration for the dictator and a few don\u2019t take the matter\nseriously, while others detail their concern about it. Over the course of the\nevening and arguments follows, their relationships come under great strain.\nThis picture is making its debut on disc in this part of the world. As such, there\naren\u2019t many reviews available for it. Still, it appears that the feature was\nwell received at various festivals, where it won several awards for its\ncinematography. So, one can be certain that at the very least it will look\ngreat. The cast includes Konstantin Freyer, Bruno Eyron and Sharon Brauner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Legion<\/em> \u2013 This action film is set during the Roman\nreign of Nero and involves the invasion of Parthia. When two Roman legions find\nthemselves trapped in the snowy mountains of Armenia, a half-Roman man possessing\ngreat speed is sent to try and find help. The protagonist does his best to avoid\nenemies, scale cliffs and find assistance in order to save his compatriots from\ndying in the wilderness. This title is making its debut on disc and so there haven\u2019t\nbeen many reviews online so far. However, the few that have popped up have been\nterrible. They all state that this period epic is a real mess. Apparently, it\u2019s\nslow-moving and filled with anachronistic dialogue that\u2019s unintentionally ridiculous.\nAt this time, the movie is only being released on DVD. It stars Lee Partridge, Mickey\nRourke, Joaquim de Almeida and Bai Ling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Portrait of a Lady on Fire<\/em> \u2013 On an island in Brittany,\nFrance during the 18th<\/sup> century, a young woman is hired to create a\nwedding painting. Her subject is a reluctant young bride who has just left a\nconvent and been forced into marriage. The two spend an extended amount of time\ntogether and as work progresses, slowly begin to form a bond that eventually\ngrows more intimate. This French-language picture earned raves from the press.\nIn fact, it was nominated for the Palm d\u2019Or at Cannes and won all sorts of\nawards from various film groups at the end of 2019. Critics said it was a slow-burn\nlove story, but also an intense one with beautiful photography. They also noted\nthat the movie really makes an impact as it subtly delves into various themes,\nincluding the treatment of women during the era. The cast includes Noemie Merlant,\nAdele Haenel, Lauana Bajrami and Valeria Golino. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Warpath<\/em> \u2013 This western follows a wife whose husband\nhas completely vanished. In order to locate him and find out what happened, she\nprocures the services of a tough bounty hunter. The two head west searching for\nclues, trying to get past each other\u2019s differences and past histories as they\nsearch for her spouse. There is no information whatsoever on this independent title,\nother than the fact it was shot like an old-fashioned western on 35 mm film. It\u2019s\ndebuting on disc, so naturally that also means that there are currently no\nwrite-ups about the picture. As a result, interested parties will just have to\nride out into the wilderness without knowing what\u2019s awaiting them. It features\nThom Matthews, Andrew Dawe-Collins, Tyler Harding, Sasha Higgins and Matt\nFling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Blasts from the Past!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You\u2019ll find plenty of great older titles arriving this week on Blu-ray as well. Arrow Video have a couple of interesting cult items. The first is a Special Edition Blu-ray of the British horror flick, Dream Demon<\/em> (1988). Jemma Redgrave stars as a young bride suffering from terrifying dreams which may uncover a strange secret about the large estate she’s living in. Timothy Spall appears as one of the lead\u2019s nightmarish stalkers. This flick pretty much disappeared after being released on VHS decades ago, but is now getting the deluxe treatment. You\u2019ll receive both the director\u2019s cut and theatrical version of the film. Each has been given a new 2K restoration from the original camera negative. It also comes with a scene-select commentary with director Harley Cokeliss (Black Moon Rising<\/em>) and the feature\u2019s producer. You\u2019ll also get interviews with the two men, as well as with star Redgrave, several other cast members, and the composer of the film\u2019s score. This Blu-ray also features a lengthy documentary on the movie and all sorts of publicity materials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n They also have a Special Edition Blu-ray of The Mad Fox<\/em>\n(1962) aka Love, Thy Name Be Sorrow<\/em>. Set in medieval Japan, this feature\nfollows an astrologer who discovers a strange otherworldly disturbance that could\ndestroy the kingdom if left unchecked. He tries to do something to stop it,\nfacing resistance from others, including his wife. This Japanese cult flick is\nnoted for its stunning production design and cinematography. Remarkably, it has\nnever been officially released in North America. The movie appears on disc with\nan all new restoration by distributor Toei. It also comes with an audio commentary\nfeaturing a Japanese cinema expert, as well as an original trailer and image\ngallery. Sounds interesting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Shout! Factory have a couple of intriguing Blu-rays as well.\nThe first is the period comedy The Road to Wellville<\/em> (1994). It\nhumorously details the efforts of eccentric Dr. John Kellogg (well-known for\ncreating the famous breakfast cereal with his brother) to start a health sanitarium\nin Michigan. His ideas and teachings turn out to be pretty over-the-top and extreme,\nleading some of the patients to revolt against their health club leader. It\nstars Anthony Hopkins, Bridget Fonda, Matthew Broderick, John Cusack, Dana Carvey,\nMichael Lerner and many others. This flick from director Alan Parker (Midnight\nExpress<\/em>, Pink Floyd: The Wall<\/em>, Angel Heart<\/em>, The Commitments<\/em>)\nwasn\u2019t successful during its original run, but I remember finding it underrated\nand having plenty of amusing moments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For monster movie fans, you can also pick up The Spider<\/em>\n(1958) aka Earth vs the Spider<\/em> on Blu-ray. This title is about a town\nfalling prey to a giant killer arachnid. The disc includes a new 2K scan of the\nmovie from the negative, a film historian commentary, a Mystery Science\nTheater 3000<\/em> episode featuring the movie, an 8mm version of the title, a trailer\nand a still gallery of rare photos including behind-the-scenes images from the\nproduction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kino have a few titles coming as well, including a Blu-ray\nof the Anthony Quinn epic, Caravans<\/em> (1978). This one is about a diplomat\nsearching for his missing daughter in the deserts of the Middle East. The\nrelease includes an audio commentary with a film critic and a trailer. The\nLast Valley<\/em> (1971) is an epic set during the Thirty Years\u2019 War in Germany.\nIt stars Michael Caine and the Blu-ray contains a new HD master of the movie, a\nhistorian commentary and some trailers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If mysteries are more to your liking, you can pick up a\nSpecial Edition Blu-ray of Murder by Decree<\/em> (1979). This all-star Canada-UK\nco-production is set in London and tells a story about the fictional Sherlock\nHolmes trying to solve the Jack the Ripper killings. Christopher Plummer, James\nMason, David Hemmings, Susan Clark, John Gielgud, Donald Sutherland and many others\nappear. This title also comes with a new HD master and includes an archived\ncommentary with director Bob Clark (Black Christmas<\/em>, Porky\u2019s<\/em>, A\nChristmas Story<\/em>), a second with some movie experts and historians, as well\nas a trailer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Criterion is presenting the documentary Tokyo Olympiad<\/em>\n(1965) on Blu-ray. Considered one of the greatest sports films ever made,\nfilmmaker Kon Ichikawa managed to capture the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games with unprecedented\naccess, using widescreen photography to photography both the thrill of victory\nand, well, the agony of defeat. The disc includes a 4K digital restoration, a\nfilm historian audio commentary, a new introduction to the movie, archival\ninterviews with Ichikawa, a documentary about the moviemaker and his crew, a discussion\nwith the disc\u2019s restoration producer and trailers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, Warner Archive have some great made-to-order discs coming\nyour way. You can now pick up the Danny Kaye musical, Hans Christian\nAnderson<\/em> (1952). Inspired by the real-life figure, it\u2019s not so much a\nbiopic as a fairy tale spun around the storyteller\u2019s life, featuring a large\nhelping of singing and dancing. The movie was nominated for six Academy Awards.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n Horror fans will be incredibly excited about the Vincent Price classic House of Wax<\/em> (1953) hitting Blu-ray. They’ve put it out before, but Warner Archive are repressing the out-of-print film in high definition once again in both 2D and 3D (as it was originally presented in theaters). I actually saw a screening of a 3D print of the film many years ago at a cinema \u2013 while the movie doesn\u2019t ram items out of the screen into your face, it has always looked spectacular in 3D\u2026 especially with all of the wax dummies and foggy city backdrops. If you have the ability to watch movies with the added dimension, then you\u2019ll certainly want to pick this up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They also have a Blu-ray of the Oscar-winning, Mickey\nRooney\/Judy Garland musical, Strike Up the Band<\/em> (1940). It follows the pair\ncompeting in a high-school band contest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You Know, For Kids!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There isn\u2019t much for children this week, with the exception\nof a couple of straight-to-disc kid\u2019s titles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Monster Class<\/em> On the Tube!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And here are a couple of TV shows you can now pick up on\ndisc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Pennyworth<\/em>: Season 1 (Warner Archive) ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DVD-burden-whitaker-street-1024x607.jpg\")
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South Park<\/em>: Season 23 <\/p>\n\n\n\n