Weekly New Releases – May 9, 2017

8-Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Documentary on the rise and fall of the Tramiel family and Commodore Computers.
Accidental Tourist
Amazon
  • MOD Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Adios Sabata
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Comments Stars Telly Savalas
Alf Collection
Amazon
  • Complete Series DVD: US, CAN
Alpha and Omega: Journey to Bear Kingdom
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Chinatown
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Comments Blaine: I almost deliberately omitted this classic because it was directed by Roman Polanski. On the one hand, it’s #128 on the IMDB top 250 of all time. On the other hand, the director is a despicable human being who should have spent the last four decades in prison. If you ever allow a creator’s actions to influence whether or not you consume his or her creations, make sure you learn about Roman Polanski before watching any of his films.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games
Amazon
  • Digital: US
Divorce: Season 1
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Emergency! Season One
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Fantastic Fear of Everything
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US, CAN
Fifty Shades Darker
Amazon
  • Unrated 4K Ultra HD/Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
  • Unrated Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital: US, CAN
  • Unrated DVD: US, CAN
Fifty Shades of Grey
Amazon
  • Unrated 4K Ultra HD/Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
Fifty Shades: 2 Movie Collection
Amazon
  • Unrated 4K Ultra HD/Blu-Ray/Digital: US, CAN
  • Unrated Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital: US, CAN
  • Unrated DVD: US, CAN
Free: Iwatobi Swim Club: Season One
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US, CAN
  • Limited Edition Blu-Ray/DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US
  • Limited Edition Blu-Ray/DVD: US
Comments Alex: AKA “The Swimming Anime”. Limited Edition release comes in a chipboard artbox with a water gloss effect.
The Godfather
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Best Picture winner
The Godfather, Part II
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Comments Best Picture winner
The Godfather, Part III
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Comments Not a Best Picture winner
Heat
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Indian Fighter
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Inside Amy Schumer: Season Four
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Ironside: Season Three
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Criterion Collection)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Land Before Time franchise
Amazon
  • Journey to Big Water DVD: US, CAN
  • The Big Freeze DVD: US, CAN
  • The Mysterious Island DVD: US, CAN
  • The Secret of Saurus Rock DVD: US, CAN
  • The Stone of Cold Fire DVD: US, CAN
Loved One
Amazon
  • MOD Blu-Ray: US
Making Contact (aka Joey)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Mannix: The Complete Series
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Marjorie Morningstar
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Max 2: White House Hero
Amazon
  • Digital: US
Momotaro: Sacred Sailors
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US, CAN
Rightstuf
  • Blu-Ray/DVD: US
Comments Contains Japanese WWII animated propaganda films Momotaro: Sacred Sailors and Spider and Tulip
NOVA: The Origami Revolution
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Orange is the New Black: Season 4
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Psycho (1998)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Comments Directed by Gus Van Sant, not Alfred Hitchcock
Rake: Series 1
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Return of Sabata
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Comments Stars Lee Van Cleef
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Road to Perdition
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Rock Dog
Amazon
  • Digital: US
Comments Available on physical media May 23
Serial Mom
Amazon
  • Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray: US, CAN
Simon and Simon: Season 5
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Street Cat Named Bob
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Streets of San Francisco: The Complete Series
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Tesla: Born in Light
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Blaine: Nikola Tesla deserves to be a household name. He’s becoming enough of a legend that his feats are greatly exaggerated, though, so not all sources can be trusted.
Things to Come
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
Comments Starring Isabelle Huppert, and a favorite on the 2016 indie film circuit. Unrelated to the H.G. Wells story with a similar name.
The Untouchables (1987)
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
  • DVD: US, CAN
VHS Massacre: Cult Films and the Decline of Physical Media
Amazon
  • Blu-Ray: US, CAN
XIII: The Complete Series
Amazon
  • DVD: US, CAN

Finally, the picks of the week. Alex says, “8-Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars really has me interested, as the story of Tramiel and Commodore is a great one.” Blaine says, “I was very pleasantly surprised by Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and I really need to get around to watching my copy of Rise of the Planet of the Apes before the sequel comes out.”