New to streaming and digital on demand highlights July 31- August 6, 2023
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The headlines have shifted to all things #Barbenheimer, but only a couple of weeks ago "Insidious: The Red Door" opened to a domestic opening of $33 million. The worldwide total currently rests just below $175 million. The film cost less than $20 million to make. That's not a bad profit for Sony Pictures. Now you don't even have to leave your couch to watch it.
The week's other major release is A24's "You Hurt My Feelings."Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars as a writer who discovers her seemingly supportive husband doesn't particularly care for her current project.
On the physical front we have "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3," "About My Father," and some fantastic 4K UHD releases in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," Disney's animated "Cinderella," the classics "East of Eden," "Rio Bravo," Cliver Barker's "Nightbreed," and A24's bespoke edition of "Everything Everywhere All at Once."
Insidious: The Red Door
Studio Synopsis: The original cast from the horror franchise is back for the final chapter of the Lambert family's terrifying saga, with Patrick Wilson (also making his directorial debut), Ty Simpkins, Rose Byrne and Andrew Astor. To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh and a college-aged Dalton must go deeper into The Further than ever before, facing their family's dark past and a host of new and more horrifying terrors that lurk behind the red door.
River Wild
Studio Synopsis: Joey (Leighton Meester) fears there could be trouble ahead after her brother Gray (Taran Killam) invites Trevor (Adam Brody), a childhood friend with a troubled past, on their whitewater rafting adventure with two tourists. Once they become stranded in raging rapids, the thrill-seeking trip quickly turns from exciting to utterly terrifying as the rafters are trapped in a desperate fight for their lives, all while someone seems intent on sabotage to ensure shocking secrets stay buried. To survive the wild river, Joey will have to face her fears, and everyone will have to develop killer instincts before they’re torn apart by deception aboard the raft, or by deadly waters wreaking havoc all around them.
Also available on Blu-ray and DVD.
You Hurt My Feelings
Studio Synopsis:From acclaimed filmmaker Nicole Holofcener (Enough Said) comes a sharply observed comedy about a novelist (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) whose longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband (Tobias Menzies) give his honest reaction to her latest book. A film about trust, lies, and the things we say to the people we love most.
Available on Blu-ray and DVD 8/22/23
Assault on Hill 400
Studio Synopsis:On November 14, 1944, the 2nd Ranger Battalion is tasked with sieging the German town of Bergstein, and Hill 400, a highly strategic position that provides the Reich with high ground for artillery.
Aslo available on Blu-ray and DVD
Bad City
Studio Synopsis:In poverty-stricken Kaiko City, a corrupt mayoral candidate eliminates rival mafias, prompting a released ex-cop to lead a treacherous battle for justice with a special task force in the gritty underworld.
Available on Blu-ray and DVD 9/19/23
The Night of the 12th
Studio Synopsis:Winner of 7 Cesar Awards including Best Film and Best Director, "The Night of the 12th" is a gritty mystery that's "both highly effective and brilliantly acted, where procedures and mindsets reveal a frayed society" (Cineuropa), posing uneasy questions about the male-dominated world of law enforcement, and their ability to handle the violent crimes routinely perpetrated against women victims.
The Passenger
Studio Synopsis:Randy (Johnny Berchtold, "Gaslit") is perfectly content fading into the background. But when his coworker Benson (Kyle Gallner, "Smile") goes on a sudden and violent rampage leaving a trail of destruction in his wake, Randy is forced to face his fears and confront his troubled past in order to survive.
Blu-ray & DVD
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Studio Synopsis: Our beloved band of misfits is looking a bit different these days. Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), still reeling from a terrible loss, must rally his team and embark on a dicey, action-packed mission to defend the universe and protect Rocket. Meanwhile, a new, unpredictable force threatens to bring the Guardians down for good.
About My Father
Studio Synopsis:The hottest comic in America, Sebastian Maniscalco joins forces with legendary Italian-American and two-time Oscar winner, Robert De Niro (Best Actor, Raging Bull, 1980), in the new comedy "About My Father." The film centers around Sebastian (Maniscalco) who is encouraged by his fiancée (Leslie Bibb) to bring his immigrant, hairdresser father, Salvo (De Niro), to a weekend get-together with her super-rich and exceedingly eccentric family (Kim Cattrall, Anders Holm, Brett Dier, David Rasche). The weekend develops into what can only be described as a culture clash, leaving Sebastian and Salvo to discover that the great thing about family is everything about family.
Cinderella (1950) 4K UHD
Studio Synopsis: Kind and hardworking Cinderella is rewarded with an enchanted evening at the Royal Ball. It just takes the help of her loyal animal friends Jaq and Gus, a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand and some "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo." Celebrate the legacy of Disney's classic animation in Cinderella, where dreams really do come true!
Ferris Bueller's Day Off 4K UHD
Studio Synopsis:One spring day, toward the end of his senior year, Ferris gives in to an overwhelming urge to cut school and head for downtown Chicago with his girl (Mia Sara) and his best friend (Alan Ruck), to see the sights, experience a day of freedom and show that with a little ingenuity, a bit of courage and a red Ferrari, life at 17 can be a joy!
East of Eden 4K UHD
Studio Synopsis:Based on the classic John Steinbeck novel, this Academy Award-winning film features the starring debut of movie idol and legend James Dean in this riveting drama revolving around two brothers' love for the same woman.
Rio Bravo 4K UHD
Studio Synopsis:John Wayne and Dean Martin star as a Western sheriff and his recovering alcoholic deputy who, along with a small ragtag group of men and women, refuse to release a suspected murderer from jail, even though they are surrounded and greatly outnumbered by gunmen.
Everything Everywhere All at Once: Collector's Edition
Special Collector's Edition Blu-ray of Everything Everywhere All At Once available in Standard HD Blu-ray or 4K UHD Blu-ray. Featuring artwork by James Jean and a stuffed interior tax prep folder, the printed discbook comes in a foil-stamped slipcase with handwritten lettering throughout. Folder contents include: Foreword by Hiro Murai, reproductions of legal documents and receipts from the film, "Every Evelyn All At Once" booklet, and foldout multiverse map illustrated by Ori Toor. Available exclusively at the A24 Shop.
Nightbreed 4K U HD Collector's Edition
Studio Synopsis:Boone (Craig Sheffer) may be a troubled young man, but his troubles are just beginning. Set up as the fall guy in a string of slasher murders, he decides he'll hide by crossing the threshold that separates "us" from "them" and sneak into the forbidden subterranean realm of Midian. Boone will live among the monsters.
Limitted Shout! Factory set includes 2 posters, a enamel pin set, and lobby cards