By Harley Lond - 05/24/21 at 09:13 PM CT
FROM THE BIG SCREEN
Chaos Walking
In the not too distant future, Todd Hewitt (Tom Holland) discovers Viola (Daisy Ridley), a mysterious girl who crash lands on his planet, where all the women have disappeared and the men are afflicted by “the Noise” -- a force that puts all their thoughts on display. In this dangerous landscape, Viola’s life is threatened -- and as Todd vows to protect her, he has to discover his own inner power and unlock the planet’s dark secrets. Based on the popular young adult trilogy by Patrick Ness. 
Vitals: Director: Doug Liman. Stars: Daisy Ridley, Tom Holland, Mads Mikkelsen, Demian Bichir, Cynthia Erivo, Nick Jonas, Kurt Sutter, David Oyelowo. 2021, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 109 min., Fantasy, US box office gross: $12.989 million, worldwide $21.589 million, Lionsgate. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo, VOD, Digital.
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In "Nightmare Alley" (1947), darkness lurks behind the bright lights of a traveling carnival in one of the most haunting and perverse film noirs of the 1940s. Adapted from the scandalous best seller by William Lindsay Gresham, "Nightmare Alley" gave Tyrone Power a chance to subvert his matinee-idol image with a ruthless performance as Stan Carlisle, a small-time
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The visionary dreams of three curious and adventuresome young boys become an exciting reality in the action-fantasy "Explorers" (1985), starring River Phoenix, Ethan Hawke and Jason Presson, from director Joe Dante ("Gremlins"), who combines keen humor, warmth and fantasy with unexpected twists. In their makeshift laboratory, the boys use an amazing discovery and their ingenuity to build their own spaceship and launch themselves on a fantastic interplanetary journey. Includes the home video and theatrical cuts of the film. In a Collector's Edition Blu-ray debut from Shout! Select ... In "Vampires Are Real" (2021), Stewart and Everett have been best friends since high school, and they've also been vampire hunters. In fact, vampire hunting is what their entire friendship is built upon. Now adults, Everett wants to move on with his life and do more than hunt vampires but Stewart has problems moving on. Only a Vampire can save their friendship now. From Freestyle Digital Media ... In "Deliver Us From Evil" (2020 -- South Korea), starring Hwang Jung-Min, Lee Jung-Jae and Park Jeong-Min, after the shocking kidnapping of a little girl in Thailand, a mercenary 
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In "Last Days" (2019), starring Vivian Metchie, Susan Peters and Bimbo Ademoye, a widow struggling to make ends meet is diagnosed with breast cancer. She raises the necessary funds to undergo the required procedure to treat the cancer, but she experiences a re-occurrence of the ailment and begins to question her faith. Set in modern-day Lagos, Nigeria. Winner of the Best Drama at the Toronto International Nollywood Festival and Best Feature at Kenya's Lake International Pan African Film Festival. From Indiepix Films.FOREIGN FILMS:
In "Heavy Trip (Hevi reissu)" (2018 -- Finland), starring Rune Temte, Johannes Holopainen, Kai Lehtinen and Torstein Bjørklund, Turo (Holopainen) is stuck in a small village in the Finnish countryside where his greatest passion is being the lead vocalist for the amateur metal band Impaled Rektum. The only problem is that he and his fellow headbangers have practiced for 12 years without playing a single gig. But that’s all about to change when the guys meet the promoter of a huge heavy metal music festival in Norway, and they decide that it’s now or never. Hitting the road in a stolen van with a corpse, a coffin and a new drummer from a local mental hospital in tow, Impaled Rektum travels across Scandinavia to make their dreams come true. On DVD, Blu-ray. A limited edition with a limited edition slip cover was released April 27. From Doppelganger Releasing.
FOR THE FAMILY:
"Infinity Train: Book Two" (2020) is a single-disc with all 10 episodes from the second season of the Cartoon Network series that follows Mirror Tulip, an escaped reflection from the mirror world, and Jesse Cosay, a 14-year-old jock from Arizona. As the pair finds themselves on the run from the mirror police, themes of identity, friendship and peer pressure arise. From Warner.
FROM TV TO DISC:
"Supernatural: The Fifteenth and Final Season" (2020) contains all 20 episodes of the last season of the thrilling and terrifying journey of the Winchester brothers as they face
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