New DVD/Blu-ray Releases:

By the Sea

Written and directed by Angelina Jolie Pitt, By the Sea is an examination of a troubled American couple (Jolie Pitt, Brad Pitt) who befriend young newlyweds and local villagers while staying at French seaside resort.

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The Family Fang

Premiering at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, The Family Fang tells the story of adult siblings Baxter and Annie (Jason Bateman and Nicole Kidman) returning to their family home. When their parents go missing under troubling circumstances, Baxter and Annie investigate. Unsure whether it’s foul play or just another elaborate ruse by their performance artists parents, nothing can prepare them for what they discover.

 

 

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The Adderall Diaries

Directed by Pamela Romanowsky, this crime thriller made its debut at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. Based on a true crime memoir of the same name by Stephen Elliott, the film portrays the author’s fascination with a high-profile murder case which leads him to his own troubled past. The case brings him to a new romance with Lana Edmond (Amber Heard), and to confront his issues with his abusive father Neil (Ed Harris).

 

 

 

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I Saw The Light

I Saw the Light is a biographical drama of the life of country and blues singer-songwriter Hank Williams. Screened as part of the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, this film chronicles Williams’ rise to fame and its effects on his personal and professional life.

 

 

 

 

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Mothers and Daughters

In his directorial debut, Paul Duddridge directs an all-star cast in this indie drama film about the lives of different mothers and their children. Starring Susan Sarandon, her real-life daughter Eva Amurri, Sharon Stone, Courtney Cox, Christina Ricci and Selma Blair, Mothers and Daughters focuses on a rock photographer (Blair) who is riding a career high when an unlikely and unexpected pregnancy forces her to turn her lens inward and see her relationship with her estranged mother with fresh eyes.  Through a series of photographs documenting motherhood in all its varieties, she considers what it means to be maternal.

 

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Premiering at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, this horror anthology film is a collection of short horror films by several directors including Kevin Smith, Gary Shore, and Scott Stewart. Each short is inspired by a different holiday. The film challenges our folklore, traditions and assumptions, making Holidays a celebration of horror year round.

 

 

 

 

 


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