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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDICK DYNAMITE 1944 \u2013 Set during World War II and paying\nhomage to pulpy characters like Doc Savage<\/em>, this low-budget\naction\/comedy\/horror effort follows a noted Nazi hunter fighting for the\nAllies. He is tasked with taking a team behind enemy lines and finding evidence\nof a new flying weapon that German forces are developing. The hero uncovers a\nplot and spends much of the film taking down his enemies in an exaggerated and\nover-the-top manner. This small feature from the UK seems to have made an\nimpression on genre enthusiasts. There haven\u2019t been many reviews so far, but\npositive write-ups have outnumbered negative ones. Those who didn\u2019t like the\nfeature complained that it was clumsy, stilted and forced in its attempt to be\na cult film. However, more called the movie ridiculous, crude, violent and\nhilarious, with an unendingly entertaining barrage of memorably shocking\nmoments. It stars Gary \u2018Snars\u2019 Allan, Adam Harper, Olly Bassi, Shaun Davidson,\nwith cameos from Irvine Welsh, Clive Russell, Dick Valentine and Nick Oliveri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ENDLESS SUMMER SYNDROME \u2013 A mother of two adopted teenagers\ngets a disturbing call in the first act of this French\/Czech drama. While at\ntheir summer estate, the woman is told that her husband is having an incestuous\naffair with one of the youths. Shocked, she begins following her spouse,\neventually confronting him about what she has heard. As the truth is slowly\nrevealed, the family begins to break apart. This foreign-language effort\ngenerally impressed critics. A few commented that the picture was overly stylized\nand didn\u2019t feel realistic in the depiction of its subject matter. But the\nmajority found the movie compelling throughout. They thought it was tense,\ntwisty and one that would provoke the audience into asking plenty of questions\nwithout delivering simple solutions to the problems raised. The cast includes\nSophie Colon, Matheo Capelli, Gem Deger and Frederika Milano. <\/p>\n\n\n\n IN THE MOSCOW SLUMS \u2013 Also known as Khitrovka. The Sign\nof Four<\/em>, t<\/strong>his Russian comedy\/mystery takes real figures and spins a\nfictional plot around them. It centers on famed future filmmaker Konstantin\nStanislavsky. In 1902, the protagonist is working in theater and trying to find\ninspiration for a new play. He heads into the Moscow slums with an associate,\neventually befriending famed bandit Khitrovka. The trio end up embroiled in a\nmurder investigation. It is nearly impossible to find any reviews of this film\noutside of its homeland. A few European notices have appeared, but are mixed.\nThey note that the film is well-produced and has a few chuckles in its\nreferences, but that it ineffectively tries to combine traditional thrills and\nexcitement into the humorous narrative. Konstantin Kryukov, Mikhail Porechenkov\nand Anfisa Chernykh headline the picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n IN THE SUMMERS \u2013 This drama tells the story of two sisters\nwho live with their mother in California. One day, their estranged father asks\nthem to visit him in Mexico. They arrive and discover that he has purchased a\nnice family home, hoping to rebuild their relationship. As the years pass, they\nspend their summers with him, dealing with his sometimes pleasant, sometimes\nvolatile disposition, and address other changes over the years that complicate\nall of their lives. The press greatly admired this independent feature. One or\ntwo thought that after a strong beginning the narrative split in too many\ndirections and failed to grab them. However, everyone else called it an\nauthentic, personal and even sweet autobiographical take on the complicated\nrelationships between separated parents and their children. It features\nResidente, Sasha Calle, Lio Mehiel and Emma Ramos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SH*T \u2013 Also known as Shit: Three Women, One Dreadful\nCrime<\/em>, this independent drama from Australia follows a trio of Melbourne\nwomen in a prison holding cell. After viewers learn that they have committed\nsome type of heinous crime, the group vent about their problems and the bad\ndeal they have gotten in life as they await their fate. Apparently, the film is\nbased on an award-winning play. Not too many appear to have seen the movie as\nof this writing, but those who have note that the adaptation features many\nmembers of the stage cast. They comment that it is micro-budgeted, but does\ncapture the angry, feminist tone of the original work, constantly questioning\npeople\u2019s gender prejudices. Other than that, little else is known about the\nmovie, so interested parties will have to go in cold. It stars Peta Brady,\nSarah Ward and Nicci Wilks<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re looking for something older, you have plenty of\noptions. Alice, Sweet Alice<\/em> (1976) is arriving as a \u201cLimited Edition\u201d 4K\nUltra HD disc or as a \u201cLimited Edition\u201d Blu-ray from Arrow Video. The movie is\na horror\/thriller about a divorced couple who not only lose a daughter, but\nlearn that their other adolescent girl is the primary suspect in her murder.\nIt\u2019s been a cult flick for decades and has a big following because of its\nthemes that comment on religion and the American nuclear family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you purchase it, you\u2019ll receive a 4K picture restoration\nfrom the original camera negative, a film historian commentary, an archived\nwriter\/director commentary, a retrospective piece with the director. New\ninterviews with the score composer and a cast member. There is also a\ndiscussion with the cousin of the direction and his connection to the film, a\nlook at the various locations, deleted scenes, a version comparison, trailer\nand TV spot, image gallery, original screenplay, reversible sleeve with new and\noriginal art for the feature and a booklet with writing on the movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Arrow also is releasing a double-feature Blu-ray of A\nCertain Killer<\/em> (1967) and A Killer\u2019s Key<\/em> (1967), two Japanese hit\nman thrillers. The first title follows a sushi chef who is actually a hired\nkiller for the yakuza. The second film is a sequel in which the figure hides\nout as a dance instruction while on another assignment. The Blu-ray contains\nfilm historian audio commentaries for both movies, a 30-minute introduction to\nthese films with a scholar, as well as publicity materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Flesh+Blood<\/em> (1985) is getting a 40th<\/sup> Anniversary Blu-ray and DVD combo release from Capelight Pictures. This period epic involves a gang of roving hoods who kidnap the daughter of the royal and tyrant who treated them poorly. The young, inexperienced son of the royal decides to try and save her. The film stars Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Tom Burlinson and marks the English-language debut of Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven (Robocop, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Starship Troopers<\/em>). Nothing in the film plays out quite in the way you\u2019d expect and the characters are morally gray. It’s a mean, memorable and at times disturbing effort. A \u201cStandard\u201d Blu-ray is also available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cauldron Film is delivering a Blu-ray of the Italian B-movie\nThe Last Match<\/em> (1991). The story involves a football team coach who\nlearns that his daughter has been arrested for drug possession in the\nCaribbean. He and his players grab weapons and raid the prison (in their team\nuniforms) trying to free her. The movie looks absolutely bonkers and the cast\nincludes Oliver Tobias, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Napier, Henry Silva and Martin\nBalsam. The disc contains a 4K restoration of the film from the original camera\nnegative. Extras include a film expert commentary, an interview with the\nspecial effects artist, a featurette on how American actors were cast in these\nkinds of pictures, a video essay on the movie, a trailer and an image gallery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The documentary Cane Fire<\/em> (2020) is appearing on\nBlu-ray from Cinema Guild. It\u2019s a documentary about the Hawaiian island of\nKaua\u2019i. The title features bonuses like a director commentary, a trailer and a\nbooklet with an essay on the movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n King Lear<\/em> (1987) is also arriving on Blu-ray this\nweek from Criterion. Jean-Luc Godard co-writes and directs this comedic take on\nthe Shakespeare tale that follows a descendant of the famous scribe trying to\nput on one of his plays. Woody Allen, Julie Delpy, Burgess Meredith, Molly\nRingwald and Peter Sellars appear in the film. This movie was divisive among\ncinema enthusiasts, so you\u2019ll get a film critic interview in which the\nindividual defends the movie, along with recent interviews with Sellars and\nRingwald. There is also an audio recording of the 1987 Cannes press conference\nfor the film. A booklet with writing on the movie is also included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deaf Crocodile Films is making several titles available on\nBlu-ray. Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet<\/em> (1977) is an amusingly bizarre\nCzech film about a turn of the century detective investigating a man-eating\nplant. It\u2019s a wild one that does have a few memorable moments and is now\narriving on Blu-ray. You\u2019ll see a new restoration of the movie from the original\ncamera negative, a Czech film expert commentary track, and some rare animated\nshorts from the director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Felfidae<\/em> (1994) is an R-rated animated feature from\nGermany (it was an international co-production with many nations) about a cat\ninvestigating the deaths of other felines in its neighborhood. This is\nreceiving a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray combo pack release. It is newly scanned in\n4K from the original camera negative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Speaking of cats, you can also pick up a Blu-ray of the\nJapanese animated feature Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space<\/em> (2002). You\nwill also get a film historian commentary, two animated shorts, an interview\nwith the co-director, a visual essay on the feature and a teaser for a new film\nbased on the character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Like anthology pictures? Trapped Ashes<\/em> (2006) is\narriving as a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray set. This chiller features segments from\nJoe Dante, Ken Russell, Monte Hellman, Sean S. Cunningham and John Gaeta. Like\nmany anthologies, it doesn\u2019t all work, but there are some interesting segments\nand Dante\u2019s wraparound is a lot of fun. This one has been hard to find for a\nwhile, so it\u2019s a pleasant surprise to see it receive a 4K scan and restoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fun City Editions is releasing the drama Lifeguard<\/em> (1976) on Blu-ray. Pictured to the right, this effort stars Sam Elliott as a low-key, 30-something Los Angeles lifeguard who begins to reconsider his life choices after reconnecting with his high school girlfriend who is now divorced. The cast includes Anne Archer, Stephen Young, Parker Stevenson and Kathleen Quinlan. It has been remastered from a 4K scan of its original camera negative for this first-ever Blu-ray release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Racing with the Moon<\/em> (1984) is a well-regarded period\ncoming-of-age tale starring Sean Penn and Nicholas Cage as teenagers partying\nbefore they join the Marines. The film has been given a 40th<\/sup>\nAnniversary Edition Blu-ray release. You\u2019ll receive a 4K picture restoration\nfrom the original camera negative. Extras include an archival director\ncommentary, a movie expert commentary, an archival making-of featurette, image\ngallery and booklet with an essay on the film. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kino is delivering some notable titles too. The Blu-ray box\nset Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XXIII<\/em> contains Rope of Sand<\/em>\n(1949), Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye<\/em> (1950) and Never Love a Stranger<\/em>\n(1958). Each comes with 4K picture upgrades (provided by Paramount Pictures),\nas well as film historian commentaries and trailers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wow, I haven\u2019t seen this one since its release! Hot Pursuit<\/em> (1987) is a comedy starring John Cusack as a poor student dating a girl from a very wealthy background. Her family invites him on their family vacation to the Caribbean, but he can\u2019t make it due to having to write a make-up exam. After completing the test, he makes plans to travel there himself and find them. Along the way, the lead encounters smugglers, crazy captains and murderers. Robert Loggia, Jerry Stiller, Ben Stiller (in his feature film debut) and Keith David co-star in the feature. This one hasn\u2019t been easy to come by for some time. The Blu-ray contains a 4K picture restoration from the original negative, a film historian commentary and trailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oscar Micheaux: The Complete Collection<\/em> is a Blu-ray\nset containing 17 movies made by the moviemaker between 1920 and 1940. For\nthose unfamiliar with this figure, he was the first African-American film\ndirector. His independent pictures are revered today as the work of a pioneer\nwho chronicled the experiences of black Americans. In addition to all the\npictures (this set contains all of his surviving body of work), you\u2019ll get\nintroductions to the films by a series curator, a printed booklet of film\nnotes, theatrical trailers for select films and a re-release trailer from last\nyear for his titles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also pick up the comedy Play It Again, Sam<\/em>\n(1972). Woody Allen stars as a single movie buff who receives romantic advice\nfrom Humphrey Bogart while trying to woo a love interest (played by Diane\nKeaton). The disc contains a 4K restoration from the original camera\nnegative, a movie expert commentary and a trailer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Pinocchio 964<\/em> (1991) aka 964 Pinocchio<\/em> is a\ncult Japanese cyberpunk film that is arriving on 4K Ultra HD from Media\nBlasters. The distributor also has an exclusive 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray combo\npack available only through their website. It contains a 4K scan of the film\nfrom the original 16mm camera negatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shout! Factory is delivering some interesting titles as\nwell. You can now pick up a \u201cCollector\u2019s Edition\u201d of Galaxy of Terror<\/em>\n(1981). This is a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray combo pack of the, well, low-budget Alien<\/em>\nknock-off in which a space crew encounters a sinister alien monster that uses\ntheir worst fears against them. The image is a 4K restoration of the 35mm\ninterpositive and the film comes with a cast and crew commentary, a making-of,\nand plenty of promotional materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ghosts of Mars<\/em> (2001) is also receiving a 4K Ultra HD\nand Blu-ray \u201cCollector\u2019s Edition\u201d. This science-fiction action\/horror flick\nfrom John Carpenter (Halloween, The Fog, The Thing, Big Trouble in Little\nChina, Prince of Darkness, They Live<\/em>) stars Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube,\nJason Statham and Pam Grier. It is essentially a western set on Mars in which\nalien ghosts possess humans who go on a killing spree. A group of cops and\ntheir prisoners must team up and go toe-to-toe against the supernatural, evil\nforces. It\u2019s not one of Carpenter\u2019s best, but it is fun and has a few great\nmoments. Besides the new 4K transfer from the original negative, you\u2019ll get a\nCarpenter and Henstridge commentary, a discussion about the film\u2019s score, a\nmaking-of, a featurette on the soundtrack, a special effects deconstruction and\na trailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also pick up a \u201cCollector\u2019s Edition\u201d 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray set of John Carpenter\u2019s Vampires<\/em> (1998). This effort follows a vampire-killing mercenary and his team of slayers. After a bloodsucker discovers how to gain the ability to move in daylight and eliminates most of his cohorts, the lead teams with a priest to wipe out the vampire and his gang. Now that I think about it, it\u2019s also something of a western, only with vampires. This film includes some solid action and a few cutting insults from the main character. The cast includes James Woods, Sherly Lee, Daniel Baldwin and Thomas Ian Griffith. Its latest release boasts a 4K restoration from the original camera negative, a Carpenter commentary, crew interviews, discussions with Woods, Griffith, co-star Tim Guinee and make-up effects artist Greg Nicotero. A making-of featurette, trailer, TV spots and still gallery is also included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The more recent chiller, Last Voyage of the Demeter<\/em>\n(2023), is getting a 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray \u201cCollector\u2019s Edition\u201d. Based\non a chapter of Dracula <\/em>detailing the count\u2019s travel from Transylvania\nto London, viewers see a ship\u2019s crew get murdered one by one. This release\nappears to contain a new 4K presentation of the film from the original\nelements, alongside all previously released extras, plus a new film critic and\na cast member commentary and an added discussion on the film with a folklorist.\nA Shout! Factory website variant is also available with a different slipcover\nand two posters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Universal Pictures put out a Blu-ray of the Oscar-nominated\nfilm Conclave<\/em> (2024) a couple of weeks ago. Now, a 4K Ultra HD and\nBlu-ray combo pack is being made available with even better picture quality\nalong with all previously released bonuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, Warner Bros. is putting out a 4K Ultra HD and\nBlu-ray edition of the recent Oscar-winner, Judas and the Black Messiah<\/em>\n(2021), starring Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield. It\u2019s a film about the Black\nPanther Party and the efforts of the government to infiltrate and collect\ninformation on their leader. The film is now arriving with the best picture\nquality available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Nice Guys<\/em> (2016) is arriving on 4K Ultra HD only.\nThis is a great buddy movie set in Hollywood in the 1970s starring Ryan Gosling\nand Russell Crowe as a private eye and an enforcer-for-hire investigating a\nmurder\/conspiracy. It was co-written and directed by Shane Black (Kiss Kiss\nBang Bang, Iron Man 3<\/em>). The release comes with featurettes on the movie<\/p>\n\n\n\n And Pretty in Pink<\/em> (1986) is also receiving a 4K\nUltra HD release (like the previous two listings, no Blu-ray is included). This\nteen classic from writer\/producer John Hughes (Sixteen Candles<\/em>, Home\nAlone<\/em>) follows a girl from the wrong side of the tracks who falls for a kid\nfrom a wealthy family. This 4K remaster with Dolby Vision is approved by\ndirector Howard Deutch (Some Kind of Wonderful, The Great Outdoors<\/em>), and\nextras include an archival interview with the director, the original ending and\na trailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n YOU KNOW, FOR KIDS!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Below is a list of kid-friendly releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Paddington 2<\/em> (2016) (Warner Bros.) 4K Ultra HD only<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pokemon: The Series XYZ<\/em> (Warner Bros.) DVD<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tom and Jerry: The Complete CinemaScope Collection<\/em>\n(1940-1967) (Warner Archive)<\/p>\n\n\n\n ON THE TUBE!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n And the week\u2019s TV-related titles are listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deedee The Little Sorceress<\/em>: Season 1 (Dreamscape)\nDVD<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hallmark 4-Movie Collection: The Love Club: Tara\u2019s Tune,\nThe Love Club: Lauren\u2019s Dream, The Love Club: Sydney’s Journey and more<\/em>\n(Hallmark) DVD<\/p>\n\n\n\n Masterpiece Mystery! 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