By David Weiner
11:29 AM PDT, July 17, 2013
Harrison Ford and Chadwick Boseman bring Jackie Robinson's story to the screen in 42; Aaron Eckhart is Erased; Evil Dead scares up thrills; Lord of the Flies on Blu-ray, Orphan Black, animated Smurfs and more!
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Warner Bros.
Harrison Ford and Chadwick Boseman bring Jackie Robinson's story to the screen in 42; Aaron Eckhart is Erased; Evil Dead scares up thrills; Lord of the Flies on Blu-ray, Orphan Black, animated Smurfs and more!
42
Warner Bros. Home Video
The compelling, true-life story of baseball legend Jackie Robinson comes to life in 42 with Chadwick Boseman as Robinson and Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey, the forward-thinking Brooklyn Dodgers owner who hired the African-American athlete with the full intention to break the Major League Baseball color line in 1947. In the face of overwhelming prejudice and bigotry, the ball player was required to exercise tremendous restraint and courage.
Evil Dead
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
The slick remake of the fan-favorite Sam Raimi horror classic brings viewers back to remote cabin in some haunted woods, this time following Mia (Jane Levy), a young woman struggling with sobriety, who joins her friends at the getaway only to find the Book of the Dead -- compelling them to unwittingly summon up possessive demons.
Erased
Anchor Bay
Aaron Eckhart takes a cue from Taken with his new action-thriller as ex-CIA operative Ben Logan who moves to Belgium with his teen daughter (played by Liana Liberato) to make a fresh start. When his workplace literally disappears and forces conspire to erase his involvement as head of security for the company, he embarks on a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in an effort to uncover the truth behind the corporate conspiracy. Olga Kurylenko also stars as a CIA agent assigned to track Logan down, no matter what the cost.
Lord of the Flies on Criterion Blu-ray
Criterion Collection
William Golding’s classic novel of a group of British schoolboys whose plane is shot down over a deserted tropical island was realized on film by renowned experimental theater director Peter Brook in 1960, and now it's back on Blu-ray and DVD in a special Criterion Collection release, newly restored with a digital transfer. The fascinating and frightening look at human nature -- the boys attempt to govern themselves and quickly devolve into warring factions -- is filmed in an innovative, documentary-like approach. Special features include audio commentary; audio recordings of Golding reading from his novel, accompanied by the corresponding scenes from the film; a deleted scene with optional commentary and Golding reading; behind-the-scenes home movies, screen tests, outtakes, stills and much more.
Orphan Black: The First Season
BBC Home Entertainment
The hit BBC America series follows the streetwise orphan Sarah Manning (Tatiana Maslany), who takes on an identical stranger's identity after she witnesses her suicide, only to be thrust into an incredible odyssey when she discovers that she is a clone, there are more people out there who are just like her – and an assassin is picking them off one by one.
Smurfs: Smurfs to the Rescue!
Warner Bros. Home Video
The Smurfs are back on the big screen this summer, and what better way to celebrate than by watching a bunch of Smurf-tastic cartoons! Join favorites Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Brainy, Jokey, Handy, Clumsy, Dreamy and others as they set out on adventures and battle the evil Gargamel in this delightful set of six entertaining adventures from the classic Saturday morning cartoon series, including Sideshow Smurf, It Came from Outer Smurf, The Sky Is Smurfing! The Sky is Smurfing! and more.
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Director's Cut
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Troy Duffy's sequel to his cult classic is back and bigger than ever on Blu-ray with a new director's cut featuring 27 minutes of never-before-seen footage, including a longer opening sequence, a lengthened fantasy sequence and an extended elevator sequence leading up to the Prudential shoot-out. The tough, stylized, vigilante-justice saga follows the boys when they return to Boston after being framed for the murder of a priest. Joined by a new accomplice, the Saints exact vengeance on those responsible. At the same time, they discover a deeper plot rooted in their own family’s legacy of violence. The returning Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, David Della Rocco and Billy Connolly are joined by Clifton Collins Jr., Julie Benz, Peter Fonda and Judd Nelson.
George Lopez: The Complete Third Season
Warner Home Video
Get set for non-stop laughter and good times with the third season of the groundbreaking hit TV television series, with George Lopez as the head of the delightfully hilarious Lopez household, an endearing and uproarious blue-collar Hispanic family living in the suburbs of Los Angeles.
Bullet to the Head
Warner Bros. Home Video
Sylvester Stallone and Jason Mamoa are ready for action in this story of a New Orleans hit man and a Washington D.C. detective who, after watching their respective partners die, form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy.