RichC2

Releases from Today / Recent - April 12th "Catch Up" Edition



To The Wonder
d: Terrence Malick
s: Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, Javier Bardem, Rachel McAdams

Synopsis: A stunningly beautiful, romantic film about love and faith. A man (Ben Affleck) is torn between the love of two women.

Rotten Tomatoes: 42%
imdb: 6.5/10.0
Note: Roger Ebert's final review. He gave it a 3.5 out of 4.

Available on: iTunes ($6.99 SD/HD Rental), Vudu ($8.99 HDX, $7.99 HD, $6.99 SD - All Rental)

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It's a Disaster (Pre-Theatrical, came out in theaters today)
d: Todd Berger
s: Julia Stiles, David Cross, America Ferrera, Erinn Hayes

Synopsis: Four couples meet for Sunday brunch only to discover they are stuck in a house together as the world may be about to end.

Rotten Tomatoes: 74%
imdb: 6.3 out of 10.0

Available on: iTunes ($6.99 SD/HD Rental), Amazon ($9.99 7 day rental), Vudu ($7.99 HDX, $6.99 HD, $5.99 SD - All Rental)

Trailer:


Broken City
d: Allen Hughes
s: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey Wright, Barry Pepper

synopsis: In a city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure: Mayor Nicholas Hostetler.

rotten tomatoes: 30%
imdb: 6.1 out of 10

Theatrical release was in Jan, this is an early VOD release, it will be out on blu/dvd April 30th.

Available on: iTunes ($14.99, HD, Own), Vudu ($14.99 HDX, $14.99 HD - Own), CinemaNow ($20, HD, Own)




Antiviral
d: Brandon Cronenberg
s: Caleb Landry Jones, Sarah Gado

Synopsis: A young man must unravel the mystery surronding the death of a celebrity to save his own life in this sexy sci-fi thriller.

Rotten Tomatoes: 68%
imdb: 5.5 out of 10

Available on: iTunes ($6.99 SD/HD), Amazon ($6.99, 48 hour rental)

Trailer:




Graceland
d: Ron Morales
s: Arnold Reyes, Menggie Cobarrubias, Dido De La Paz, Ella Guevara

Synopsis: When a kidnapping goes wrong, a desperate father risks everything to save his daughter from the men who hold her captive.

Available on iTunes, Vudu and Amazon for $9.99 rentals. Own it on iTunes for $14.99 (SD) or $19.99 (HD).

DVDTalk Review

imdb: 7.3 out of 10
rotten tomatoes: tbd (1 positive, 0 negative)

Trailer:




Somebody Up There Likes Me
d: Bob Byington
s: Nick Offerman, Keith Poulson, Jess Weixler

Synopsis: A comedy about a man, his best friend, and the woman they both adore watching their lives fly by.

rottentomatoes: 68%
imdb: 5.2 out of 10
Available on: iTunes, Amazon ($6.99), Vudu ($6.99 SD/$7.99 HD)

Trailer:


Welcome to the Punch
d: Eran Creevy
s: James McAvoy, Mark Strong, Andrea Riseborough

Synopsis: Ex-criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives his nemesis, detective Max Lewinsky, one last chance to catch the man he's always been after

Rottentomatoes: 52%
imdb: 6.3 out of 10

Available on iTunes, Amazon as a rental for $6.99

Trailer:


Gangster Squad
d: Ruben Fleischer
s: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Sean Penn, Josh Brolin

Los Angeles, 1949: A secret crew of police officers led by two determined sergeants work together in an effort to take down the ruthless mob king Mickey Cohen who runs the city.

RT: 32%
imdb:6.9 out of 10.0

Early release on VOD. Available from all major sources to own starting at $14.99.

Trailer:

Dan

great idea for a thread.

RichC2

To note, I watched It's A Disaster the other day, it's one of those perfectly innocuous movies that was always destined to be straight to VOD. It kind of reminded me of The Last Supper but less serious in tone and more goofiness. It's fun though nothing particularly great.

Worth watching if you get bored, but I have a gut feeling it'll be on Netflix streaming in a few months.

davidh777

Re Gangster Squad and other early releases: it's certainly an interesting way for studios to try to get people owning again instead of renting.

RichC2

Ki-duk Kim's Venice Film Fest winner Pieta was added to iTunes, Amazon, VOD, etc; for $9.99



d: Ki-duk Kim
s: Min-soo Jo, Eunjin Kang, Jeong-jin Lee

Synopsis: A loan shark is forced to reconsider his violent lifestyle after the arrival of a mysterious woman claiming to be his long-lost mother.

imdb: 7.0 / 10
rotten tomatoes: tbd

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RichC2

The Impossible - Purchase ($14.99 / $17.99) - Blu/DVD Comes out on Tuesday




The English Teacher
d: Craig Zisk
s: Lily Collins, Julianne Moore, Nathan Lane, Greg Kinnear

Synopsis: An English teacher's life is disrupted when a former student returns to her small town after failing as a playwright in New York.

No Reviews.

iTunes/Amazon/VOD/etc; - $9.99 rental (3-days)

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Erased (The Expatriate in other parts of the world)

d: Philipp Stölzl
s: Aaron Eckhart, Liana Liberato, Olga Kurylenko

synopsis: An ex-CIA agent and his estranged daughter are forced on the run when his employers erase all records of his existence, and mark them both for termination as part of a wide-reaching international conspiracy.

imdb: 6.1 / 10.0
rotten tomatoes: 40%

iTunes / Amazon / VOD / etc; 48-hour rental - $9.99

Trailer:
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RichC2

Eden



d: Megan Griffiths
s: Jamie Chung, Beau Bridges
Rated R
Runtime: 1hr 37m
Theatrical Release: March 20th, 2013 (Limited)

Synopsis: A young Korean-American girl, abducted and forced into prostitution by domestic human traffickers, joins forces with her captors in a desperate plea to survive.

imdb: 6.5 / 10
rt: 79%

Available for rent: $6.99 (iTunes, Vudu, Amazon)

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Other release information -- VOD or the rebirth of Rental Phasing?

Available Now:
Jack Reacher - $12.99 / $14.99 *HD* (For Sale)
Norman - $3.99 - $19.99 (May 7th DVD Release, DVDTalk Ties)

Available Soon:
Cloud Atlas - $14.99 / $19.99 *HD* (April 30th, 2013 -- Blu/DVD Release: May 14th, 2013)
Beautiful Creatures - $14.99 / $19.99 *HD* (April 30th, 2013 -- Blu/DVD Release: May 21st, 2013)
Texas Chainsaw 3D - $13.99 / $17.99 *HD* (April 30th, 2013 -- Blu/DVD Release: May 14th, 2013)
The Last Stand - $13.99 / $14.99 *HD* (April 30th, 2013 -- Blu/DVD Release: May 21st, 2013)
Parker - $14.99 / $19.99 *HD* (May 7th, 2013 -- Blu/DVD Release: May 21st, 2013)

RichC2

Stoker will be available to own tomorrow.



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Similarly, Jack the Giant Slayer (Singer), The History of Future Folk, 21 and Over, Chasing Ice, A Green Story, and 23:59 will also be available tomorrow. V/H/S2 is available on Thursday.

Rapturepalooza will be availble on Friday (NSFW):

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RichC2

The Host ($17.99)
Spring Breakers ($12.99)
Admission ($13.99)

Are all available to Own on-demand.

RichC2

I'm sure nobody looks at this thread but oh well!

Friday, July 19th, 2013:
Only God Forgives


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Vudu

EddieMoney

Will be renting Friday!

SuckaMC

Europa Report is at least available on Xbox video. Hard sci-fi starring Sharlto Copely. I gotta carve out time to watch it.

RichC2

Yeah, it's $10 - $12 to rent:

Vudu, iTunes, Amazon, also available on YouTube (rental) and some other sources.

The Vudu edition is more expensive for some reason.

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RichC2

Forgot one:



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The Great Gatsby is available to own next Tuesday via streaming sites.

RichC2

For Rent ($6.99) itunes, amazon

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RichC2

Monsters University is available to own on iTunes/Vudu/etc; Blu-ray set for Oct 29th.

TheBigDave

Has anyone seen Open Grave? It's available at Vudu and Amazon for $7.99 (rental) and $12.99 (own).

I was thinking of grabbing it at Vudu. But the Tribeca Films often show up on Netflix, so I might wait it out.

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SuckaMC

I just finished Open Grave. I liked it a lot. It's not what you think it is. I guessed it about half way through with little evidence, then spent the rest of he movie hoping I was right... and I was, so that's awesome. I bought it on VUDU.

Good to see Copley in a leading role. I like that guy.

Mr. Cinema

A couple of comedies not available on Blu-ray will be available on Vudu next week in HDX:

Pure Luck
The Money Pit

SuckaMC

Oooooohhhhh.. Money Pit... Hopefully $9.99

Mr. Cinema

Both comedies I mentioned are $13.99 each (HDX).

RichC2

Under the Skin (2014)


Rotten Tomatoes: Critics (86%), Users (64%)
MetaCritic: 78%
IMDB: 7.4 average

iTunes ($14.99)
Vudu ($14.99)
Amazon ($12.99 - 14.99)

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RichC2

The Raid 2 (2014)

Rotten Tomatoes: Critics (80%), Users (92%)
MetaCritic: 71%
IMDB: 8.7 average

Vudu ($14.99)
Amazon ($14.99)

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RichC2

Upcoming Calendar of movies:

Amazing Spider-man 2 - Streaming: August 5th // Blu: August 19th
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) - Streaming (HD Only) Release: August 19th // Blu-ray Release: September 9th
Brick Mansions (2014) - Streaming Release: August 26th // Blu-ray: September 9th
Godzilla (2014) - Streaming Release: August 26th // Blu-ray: September 16th
Neighbors (2014) - Streaming Release: August 12th // Blu-ray: September 23rd
Need for Speed (2014) - Streaming and Blu release: August 5th
Filth - Streaming and Blu Release: August 12th
Locke - Streaming and Blu: August 12th
Muppets Most Wanted - Streaming and Blu: August 12th

TheBigDave

Coherence is now available on iTunes ($12.99) and AIV ($19.99).

IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2866360/

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