New Titles – February 2

by | Jan 23, 2021 | Archived

TitleFormatRatingGenreStreetsynopsis
Anna Lucasta (1958)DVDNRDrama2/2/21Eartha Kitt, Sammy Davis Jr., Frederick O'Neal, Henry Scott - Anna Lucasta is an illuminating and provocative drama directed by Arnold Laven (Rough Night in Jericho) and written by legendary screenwriter Philip Yordan (The Big Combo). Sultry siren Eartha Kitt (St. Louis Blues) is vibrantly sexy as a lascivious lady of the night, and cool cat Sammy Davis Jr. (A Man Called Adam) displays tremendous appeal and power in this torrid tale of love and greed.
The Author, the Star, and the KeeperDVDNRDrama/Inspirational2/2/21From times beginning, The Author (Bruce Marchiano) has written a prodigal son story for an estranged son, The Star (Simon Provan), who returns to his childhood town to rekindle his relationship with father, The Keeper (David Ruprecht).
Breach (2020)DVDRAction/Sci-Fi2/2/21Cody Kearsley, Bruce Willis, Rachel Nichols - On the cusp of fatherhood, a junior mechanic aboard an interstellar ark to New Earth must outwit a malevolent cosmic terror intent on using the spaceship as a weapon.
ElyseDVDNRDrama2/2/21Anthony Hopkins, Lisa Pepper, Aaron Tucker - Memory and hallucination intertwine to expose a history of trauma, revealing Elyse is Catatonic and institutionalized in a State Hospital. Elyses recovery is reliant on the dissolution of her marriage, the restoration of the relationship with her mother, and the mutual absolution with the nannys daughter, Carmen. Its the care from Dr. Lewis and the unconditional love from her nurse, David, that promise Elyse a new life.
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding GiftDVDNRDrama/Romance2/2/21Bo Derek, Dylan Walsh, James Caan, Jon Voight, Teri Polo - When Henry proposes it looks like Rebecca will get her fairytale ending until her daughter invites a visitor from her past to the ranch that will change the Petersons and Landsburgs forever.
Ken Burns: Here & ThereDVDNRDocumentary2/2/21A rare look at the over four decade intimate relationship Ken Burns has with his America and beloved community of Walpole, NH and the importance that a "sense of place" and belonging has in ones life. That the essential American fabric of patriotism and goodness are woven through each of us and often, the road less traveled is a good decision. Producer: Eric Latek, David Zapatka. Author: Dante Bellini, Jr.
The Last BlockbusterBLU/DVDNRDocumentary2/2/21Adam Brody, Ione Skye, Doug Benson, Paul Scheer, Kevin Smith, Lauren Lapkus - Filmmakers Taylor Morden & Zeke Kamm follow the manager of the worlds sole remaining Blockbuster in Bend, OR, Sandi Harding, as she reflects on the store's vibrant past and navigates the difficult task of keeping a video rental store open in the era of streaming. Taking us through the history and subsequent rise and fall of the franchise, the documentary reveals the real reason why Blockbuster went out of business (hint - it wasnt Netflix), while celebrating the unique and defining culture it created in the 90s, honoring a simpler times and the sense of community that could once be found in Blockbuster locations across the world.
The Legend of Baron To'a (New Zealand)DVDTV-MAAction/Comedy2/2/21Fritz, a young Tongan man grappling with his wrestling superstar father Baron To'a's legacy, both metaphorically and literally following in his deceased father's footsteps by fighting for the return of his dad's stolen championship belt.
Let Him GoBLU/DVDRCrime/Drama/Thriller2/2/21Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Kayli Carter - A retired sheriff and his wife, grieving over the death of their son, set out to find their only grandson.
Love, Weddings & Other DisastersDVDPG-13Comedy/Romance2/2/21Maggie Grace, Diane Keaton, Jeremy Irons - A multi-story romantic comedy about the people who work on weddings to create the perfect day for a loving couple - while their own relationships are outlandish, odd, crazy and far from perfect.
A Man Called Adam (1966)DVDNRDrama/Music2/2/21Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong, Ossie Davis - A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.
Night Shift (France)DVDNRCrime/Drama/Foreign2/2/21Three officers are tasked with escorting an illegal immigrant to Charles de Gaulle airport, where he will be forced onto a plane and sent back to his homeland. But when they find out about the truth they have to make a difficult choice.
Sky SharksDVDNRComedy/Horror/Sci-Fi2/2/21Deep in the ice of the antarctic, a team of geologists uncover an old nazi laboratory still intact where dark experiments had occured. In order to conquer the world, the Nazis created modified sharks who were able to fly and whose riders are genetically mutated, undead super-humans. A miltary task force called "Dead Flesh Four" - reanimated US soldiers who fell in Vietnam - is put together to prevent world downfall.
The Sounds (New Zealand, Canada)DVDNRDrama/Thriller/Mini-Series2/2/21Maggie and Tom Cabbott move to the town of Pelorus to escape the oppressive influence of Tom's family. But when he disappears, unsettling facts about Tom soon come to light and the search brings long-buried wounds to the surface.
Survival Game (2016)DVDNRAction/Sci-Fi/Thriller2/2/21Moscow, 2072. Twelve contestants, each with their own story and motives, play a televised game of Mafia. Those eliminated must enter a virtual reality to conquer their worst fear - or die trying.
Survival Skills (2020)DVDNRComedy/Drama2/2/21Stacy Keach, Vayu O'Donnell, Spencer Garrett - Survival Skills is a lost training video from the 1980s. In it, Jim, the perfect policeman, gets in over his head when he tries to resolve a domestic violence case outside the law.
Tesla (2020)BLU/DVDPG-13Biography/Drama2/2/21Ethan Hawke, Eve Hewson, Eli A. Smith - A freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, his interactions with Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan's daughter Anne, and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power and light.
Thunder of War (aka Panfilov's 28) (2016) (Russia)DVDPG-13War/History2/2/21USSR, Late November, 1941. Based on the account by reporter Vasiliy Koroteev that appeared in the Red Army's newspaper, Krasnaya Zvezda, shortly after the battle, this is the story of Panifilov's Twenty-Eight, a group of twenty-eight soldiers of the Red Army's 316th Rifle Division, under the command of General Ivan Panfilov, that stopped the advance on Moscow of a column of fifty-four Nazi tanks of the 11th Panzer Division for several days.
To Tokyo (2018) (UK)DVDNRDrama/Fantasy/Horror2/2/21Challenged by her step-sister to return home, a young woman hiding from her past in a remote Japanese village, is abducted into a fantastic wilderness and pursued by a monster, with only four nights to escape to Tokyo and face her demons.
Wild Mountain Thyme (Ireland, UK)DVDPG-13Drama/Romance2/2/21Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Jon Hamm - A pair of star-crossed lovers in Ireland get caught up in their family's land dispute.
The Wolf Pack (2019) (Turkey)DVDNRAction/War2/2/21A group of elite soldiers called The Wolf Pack are sent on a mission to reach Kafr Cenneh. On the way there the nine commandos find themselves trapped by an enemy that outnumbers them by far.