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January 2024 Buyer’s Guide

Audiobook CD 16344567 $39.99 9 Discs

Native Americans The Warrior Tradition

“You are bound to learn something new…” —Los Angeles Times

Native America Season 2 Native America illuminates the beauty and power of contemporary Indian Country in this Native-directed series. Follow the Native American artists, engineers, and leaders drawing upon deep traditions to build a better 21st century. UNK 240 min. (2023) Documentary DVD 16138939 $22.49 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 9

The astonishing, heartbreaking, inspiring, and largely untold story of Native Americans in the United States military. The film chronicles the accounts of Native American warriors from their own points of view. There’s more to the story than heroism, and more than one way to be a warrior. TV14 60 min. (2019) Documentary DVD 12447801 $18.74

American Masters: N. Scott Momaday: Words from a Bear Gives a thorough survey of Momaday’s most prolific years as a doctorate fellow at Stanford University, his achievement of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1969, and his later works that solidified his place as the founding member of the 'Native American Renaissance' in art and literature. UNK 90 min. (2019) Documentary DVD 12476746 $18.74

Discovering Your Warrior Spirit with D.J. Vanas

Native America Season 1 Native America explores the world created by America's First Peoples. The series reaches back 15,000 years to reveal massive cities aligned to the stars, unique systems of science and spirituality, and 100 million people connected by social networks spanning two continents. UNK 220 min. (2018) Documentary DVD 12143714 $22.49 2 Discs

Host D.J. Eagle Bear Vanas (Ottawa) teaches us to tap into the power of our warrior spirit and outlines how service is the most fulfilling human endeavor we undertake on our warrior journey. By applying Native American traditions and philosophy to the challenges of everyday life, Vanas inspires us to find and empower the warrior in each of us. UNK 60 min. (2021) Educational DVD 14306263 $18.74

Explore the Outdoors

“It's a love letter to the American landscape…” —Common Sense Media

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston, Season 1 America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston follows the New York Times bestselling author and outdoor enthusiast on his journey to explore the country's diverse landscapes. UNK 360 min. (2022) Documentary DVD 15046712 $22.49 2 Discs

Heart of the World: Colorado's National Parks

America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston Season 2 America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston returns with a new season as the bestselling writer, podcaster, and comedian travels the country to uncover our complex relationship with the outdoors. From biologists saving snapping turtles to BIPOC mountain bikers, Baratunde meets a fascinating cast of characters with one thing in common: a passion for being outside. UNK 360 min. (2023) Documentary DVD 16138941 $22.49 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 9

Delves into the true wonder and beauty of nature, taking us through the seasons and centuries of some of the most spectacular sights on earth—Colorado's National Parks. UNK 180 min. (2016) Documentary DVD 11683879 $18.74

World's Greatest: Natural Icons Our planet has been shaped by powerful elemental forces, of earth, fire, ice, water, and wind. Over millions of years, they have given rise to natural icons of immense grandeur and variety. Over the course of six episodes, travel worldwide, exploring the World's Greatest Natural Icons. UNK 310 min. (2021) Documentary DVD 14991669 $14.99 2 Discs

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PBS KIDS Love Reading!

Book Buddies Inspire a love of reading and enjoy these tales featuring your favorite PBS KIDS bookworms! Daniel Tiger and O the Owl read together at the library. Then, Alma shares books with her community. Plus, Buster reads to win prizes, Watt and Windy visit the library, and Rosie helps Mom set up for story time at the bookstore! UNK 220 min. (2013) Children's DVD 16138942 $7.49 AVAILABLE JANUARY 9

Healthy New Year! Relieving Stress with Yoga Yoga instructor Peggy Cappy leads a special yoga program to ease stress and anxiety. By stretching, strengthening, and balancing the muscles with poses, yoga alleviates the physical symptoms of stress and anxiety which often lead to tension, tightness, and pain. With three out of four Americans regularly experiencing stress, there’s never been a better time to begin your yoga practice! UNK 140 min. (2020) Fitness DVD 12846834 $18.74 2 Discs

Survival Guide for Pain-Free Living Peggy Cappy joins forces with neuromuscular therapist Lee Albert for these game-changing exercise routines that can relieve pain in your back, knees, hips, and head, including chronic migraine headaches. Includes four complete step-by-step exercise routines that can be done alone or in segments, standing, seated, or with the support of a chair, to discover new ways to live pain-free. UNK 110 min. (2018) Health DVD 12019566 $22.49 4 Discs

Easy Yoga: The Secret to Strength and Balance Discover how yoga can come to the aid of anyone, regardless of age and mobility, who wants to increase strength and their sense of balance, both critical for aging bodies. In this routine, Peggy Cappy demonstrates how yoga poses can potentially increase your range of motion and improve awareness of your body. UNK 75 min. (2014) Fitness DVD 11056409 $14.99

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“[A] gem of a sequel…every frame brims with painterly detail.” — Natalia Winkelman, New York Times

Ernest & Celestine A Trip to Gibberitia (French)

Ernest and Celestine return in this delightful and joyous follow-up to their first Academy Award-nominated adventure, where the bear and mouse became the unlikeliest of friends. When Celestine accidentally breaks the beloved violin of her grouchy companion, they embark on a journey to Gibbertia, home to the only artist who can repair it as well as Ernest's family. But when the duo arrives, they are shocked to discover that all forms of music have been banned for many years and the land once known for its incredible musicians has fallen silent. It is up to Ernest and Celestine and their new friends, including a mysterious masked outlaw, to bring music and happiness back to the land of bears. NR 81 min. (2023) (France) Children's Blu-ray 16368420 $22.49 AVAILABLE JANUARY 16

Bonus Features • Making of

• Interview with producer Didier Brunner

• Interview with the directors

• How to draw Ernest & Celestine

• Interviews with the the cast

• Trailers

New to Blu-ray!

Forced Vengeance

Starring: Chuck Norris, Mary Louise Weller, Camila Griggs Local mobsters should cash in their chips when Chuck Norris plays Randall in Forced Vengeance, an alive-and-kicking action fest directed by James Fargo (who directed Clint Eastwood in The Enforcer and Every Which Way but Loose). R 90 min. (1982) Action/Adventure Blu-ray 16368417 $29.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 2

St. Ives

Starring: Charles Bronson, Jacqueline Bisset, John Houseman Ex-crime reporter Raymond St. Ives has elegant taste, a yen for gambling, and an unfinished novel in his typewriter. When he crosses paths with sinister Oliver Procane, he gets something else: a price on his head. PG 94 min. (1976) Action/Adventure Blu-ray 16368418 $29.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 9

Telefon

Starring: Charles Bronson, Lee Remick, Donald Pleasence A Russian secret agent is on the hunt for a demented Soviet defector who plans on using a group of hypnotized American spies to wreak havoc on the US. PG 103 min. (1977) Action/Adventure Blu-ray 16368419 $29.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 9

Stephen King's Thinner

Starring: Robert John Burke, Joe Mantegna, Lucinda Jenney A 109-year-old gypsy, hellbent on revenge, exacts a curse so shocking it compels its victim to gorge himself to avoid shrinking away to nothingness. With time running out and torture so bizarre and powerful, even death seems a more likely option. R 93 min. (2023) Horror Blu-ray 16368611 $30.74 Collector's Edition AVAILABLE JANUARY 23

Jennifer 8

Starring: Andy Garcia, Lance Henriksen, Uma Thurman They are unidentified victims of an unsolved death spree, women linked by a killer's gruesome handiwork, and by police files giving them the code name 'Jennifer.' Homicide investigator John Berlin believes he's made a breakthrough when he uncovers a key witness: a young blind woman named Helena. R 124 min. (1992) Drama Blu-ray 14782609 $27.74 Special Edition AVAILABLE JANUARY 23

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Four Daughters (Arabic)

The exploration of rebellion, memory, and sisterhood reconstructs the story of Olfa Hamrouni and her four daughters, unpacking a complex family history through interviews and reenactments to examine how the Tunisian woman's two eldest were radicalized by Islamic extremists. Winner of four prizes including LʼOeil d'Or (Best Documentary) when it screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. NR 107 min. (2023) (France) Documentary DVD 16395118 $19.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 16

Ever Deadly

Throughout her groundbreaking career, Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq has always had an intimate relationship with the Nuna—the Land—a living, breathing organism present in her improvised performances. Ever Deadly weaves together intimate concert footage of Tagaq alongside personal reflections, sequences filmed in Nunavut, and hand-drawn animation by Inuk artist Shuvinai Ashoona. NR 90 min. (2022) Biographical DVD 16395117 $19.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 2

Pianoforte

The world's most talented young pianists compete in the International Chopin Piano Competition in Poland. A behindthe-scenes look at the triumphant highs and crushing lows of competition, Pianoforte is both a testament to the remarkable power of music and an intimate coming-of-age portrait. NR 93 min. (2024) (Poland) Documentary DVD 16395121 $19.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 9

The Sea Shall Not Have Them / Albert R.N. Two British Wartime Classics Directed by Lewis Gilbert

Starring: Jack Warner, Anthony Steel, Dirk Bogarde The Sea Shall Not Have Them: Four Allied men struggle to survive in a lifeboat on the North Sea after their plane is shot down. Albert R.N.: A group of British POWs suspects that there is a German spy in its midst after several escape attempts are foiled. NR 181 min. (UK) War Blu-ray 16395119 $29.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 23

Jeanne Moreau, Filmmaker: Lumiere / The Adolescent / Lillian Gish (French)

Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Lucia Bose, Francine Racette Lumière: Four actress friends talk about their emotional and professional paths. The Adolescent: Marie has just turned 12 and, as she does every year, she is about to go on holiday to her paternal grandmother's house in central France. Lillian Gish: A tribute to Lillian Gish by Jeanne Moreau. R 255 min. (France) Drama/Documentary Blu-ray 16395125 $49.99 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 23

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (Estonian)

Women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences inside an Estonian smoke sauna. Cleansing their bodies and baring their souls, they embrace the healing power of sisterhood. Anna Hints's Sundance-winning documentary celebrates the centuries-old smoke sauna tradition, recognized on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. NR 89 min. (2024) (Estonia) Documentary DVD 16395126 $19.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 23

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Sleater-Kinney Little Rope

Loma Vista Recordings • Pop/Rock Sleater-Kinney returns with one of the finest, most delicately layered records in the band's 30-year career. On the surface, its 10 songs veer from spare to anthemic, catchy to deliberately hard-turning. But beneath that are perhaps the most complex and subtle arrangements of any Sleater-Kinney record, and a lyrical and emotional compass pointed firmly in the direction of something both liberating and terrifying: the sense that only way to gain control is to let it go. CD 16310010 $12.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 19

Sarah Jarosz Polaroid Lovers

Rounder Records • Americana Polaroid Lovers is the seventh studio album from fourtime Grammy winner Sarah Jarosz. Produced by Daniel Tashian, Polaroid Lovers is a bold, creative statement that sees Jarosz exploring new sonic territory. The 11 songs on the album, all co-written by Jarosz, touch on themes both personal and universal: love, longing, and finding one's place in the world. CD 16219328 $14.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 26

Chelsea Wolfe She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She

Loma Vista Recordings • Pop/Rock Chelsea Wolfe's latest album is a rebirth in process. It is a powerfully cathartic statement about cutting ties, as well as an important reminder that everything we do is ultimately connected. CD 16356511 $12.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 9

KIDZ BOP 2024 KIDZ BOP Kids

KIDZ BOP • Children's We're KIDZ BOP and we're taking over. The biggest bops of the year are here! This release is filled with today's biggest hits, sung by kids for kids, including Cruel Summer; Cupid; Dance the Night; and Vampire. CD 16386011 $11.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 19

Keyon Harrold Foreverland

Concord Jazz • Jazz Acclaimed trumpeter-composer Keyon Harrold makes his Concord Jazz label debut with his much-anticipated new album, Foreverland. Blending a unique hybrid of jazz, hiphop, and R&B, this special curation of 10 original tracks includes special guests Common, Robert Glasper, PJ Morton, and more. CD 16219327 $14.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 19

Britti Hello, I'm Britti.

Easy Eye Sound • R&B A true heiress of the rich musical history of her native New Orleans, Britti is an arresting new voice in her triumphant debut. Inspired by musical luminaries from Diana Ross to Dolly Parton and influenced by contemporary legends from Beyoncé to Sade, the album is one of immense gravity and a personal love letter to the place she calls home. Signed, co-written, and produced by Dan Auerbach, the album is fresh and wondrous, with a levee-like hold on her own heritage. CD 16335362 $10.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2

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Tai Chi and Qigong New Releases

Mudbound

Starring: Carey Mulligan, Mary J. Blige, Jason Mitchell Dee Rees’s uniquely American tragedy about two families in the 1940s Mississippi Delta—one of white landholders, one of Black tenant farmers—based upon Hillary Jordan’s novel. R 134 min. (2017) Drama DVD 16345480 $22.49 Blu-ray 16345479 $29.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 30

Chantal Akerman Masterpieces, 1968-1978 Breath Medicine

Featuring: Roger Jahnke UNK 100 min. (2023) Fitness DVD 16407649 $49.99

Tai Chi Fit Over 60 Gentle Exercises for Beginners

Featuring: David-Dorian Ross UNK 45 min. (2020) Fitness DVD 12839402 $29.99

Qigong Qigong for Health for Health Sitting Qigong Spine Exercises and Back Featuring: Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming UNK 131 min. (2023) Fitness DVD 16407650 $129.99

Featuring: Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming UNK 125 min. (2023) Fitness DVD 16417921 $129.99

Tai Chi Fit Over 60 Healthy Joints

Tai Chi Fit Over 60 Live Longer, Feel Younger

Featuring: David-Dorian Ross UNK 48 min. (2020) Fitness DVD 12839400 $29.99

Featuring: David-Dorian Ross UNK 45 min. (2020) Fitness DVD 12839401 $29.99

(French) Starring: Chantal Akerman, Delphine Seyrig, Aurore Clement These collected shorts, documentaries, and features fuse avant-garde influences with deeply human expressions of alienation, desire, and displacement. NR 664 min. (Belgium) Drama Blu-ray 16345478 $74.99 3 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 23

Lone Star

Starring: Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Peña, Joe Morton John Sayles’s sprawling neowestern mystery uncovers the haunted past buried beneath a small Texas border town. R 135 min. (1996) Western Blu-ray 16345477 $29.99 4K+Blu-ray 16345476 $37.49 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 16

Trainspotting

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller Danny Boyle’s breakthrough indie phenomenon follows a heroin addict who gets high, gets in trouble, gets clean, and repeats. R 94 min. (1996) (UK) Comedy Blu-ray 16345473 $29.99 4K+Blu-ray 16345472 $37.49 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 30

Blood Simple

Starring: John Getz, Frances McDormand, M. Emmet Walsh Joel and Ethan Coen’s first film—a razor-sharp, hard-boiled neonoir—reinvented the genre and transformed indie cinema. R 95 min. (1984) Suspense/Thriller 4K+Blu-ray 16345475 $37.49 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 9

Understanding Qigong

Featuring: Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming UNK 1080 min. (2019) Fitness DVD 12629252 $239.99 6 Discs

Beginner Qigong for Women

Featuring: Daisy Lee UNK 161 min. (2020) Fitness DVD 12839381 $89.99 3 Discs

Tai Chi Fit Bestsellers

Featuring: David-Dorian Ross UNK 244 min. (2022) Fitness DVD 15290675 $119.99 4 Discs

The Apu Trilogy (Bengali)

Starring: Subir Banerjee, Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore Satyajit Ray’s delicate masterworks are among the most achingly beautiful, richly humane movies ever made. NR 341 min. (India) Drama 4K+Blu-ray 16345474 $93.74 6 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 2

Mariachi Los Camperos Sones De Mariachi

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings • Latin With its driving energy and spirited flair, the son has held the essence of mariachi music for more than 150 years. Even today, the modern mariachi dips into the son repertoire to punctuate its performances, evoking boisterous yells and percussive zapateados from its listeners. In Sones de Mariachi, multiGrammy-winning Mariachi Los Camperos makes its mark on the son legacy, powered by the group's lauded signature sound and leader Jesús 'Chuy' Guzmán's uplifting arrangements. CD 16394691 $14.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 19

The Woman of Stars and Mountains (Spanish)

Rita, an indigenous woman from Mexico, left her mountain community in northern Mexico, and embarked on a journey to Kansas. There, she was involuntarily detained and confined in a psychiatric hospital for 12 years because the hospital authorities could not ascertain her identity, origins, or the language she spoke. This documentary presents a moving portrait of Rita and explores the multiple forms of racism and discrimination that indigenous women face. NR 101 min. (2023) (Mexico) Documentary DVD 16467665 $29.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 30

War Is Over (Kurdish)

Iraqi Kurdistan. What happens to war zones after the spotlights go off? One year after the harsh conflict against ISIS, the scars of war remain. Yet, life persists, gradually returning to a semblance of normality. This reality serves as a vivid and painful reminder while also representing a collective act of liberation. NR 49 min. (2021) (Germany) Documentary DVD 16467664 $29.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 16

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WARNER BROS. & UNIVERSAL | New Releases

“This, for me, is foundational Alexander Payne... It's his best work since Sideways.” —Tim Cogshell, NPR

The Holdovers Trolls Band Together

Voices of: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Camila Cabello Poppy discovers that Branch was once part of a boy band, BroZone, with his brothers: Floyd, John Dory, Spruce, and Clay. But when Floyd is kidnapped, Branch and Poppy embark on a journey to reunite the other brothers and rescue Floyd. PG 92 min. (2023) Children's DVD 16345468 $26.24 Blu-ray+DVD 16345469 $29.99 2 Discs 4K+Blu-ray 16444187 $38.99 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 16

Starring: Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa It follows a curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them, a damaged, brainy troublemaker, and with the school's head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam. R 133 min. (2023) Comedy DVD 16345466 $22.49 Collector's Edition Blu-ray+DVD 16345467 $26.24 Collector's Edition, 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 2

A fully animated and restored presentation of this lost Doctor Who classic.

“It is sweet without being sugary, colorful, and very charming, with terrific voice talent and a lot of music.” —RogerEbert.com

Features

Trolls 3-Movie Collection

Voices of: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake PG 276 min. Children's DVD 16444186 $38.24 3 Discs Blu-ray 16444185 $50.99 3 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 16

“Kendrick and Timberlake bring snappy comic timing…” —Irish Times

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• Episodes in color and B&W • Original audio commentaries • Making of

Doctor Who The Underwater Menace

Voices of: Patrick Troughton, Anneke Wills, Michael Craze The Doctor and his friends find themselves in the lost city of Atlantis, where the crazed Professor Zaroff has convinced the people of Atlantis that he can raise their sunken city from beneath the sea. However, the Doctor discovers a terrible secret behind Zaroff's plan, a secret that could destroy all life on Earth. NR 100 min. (1966) (UK) Animated Blu-ray 16368630 $22.49 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 9

New Releases | WARNER BROS. & UNIVERSAL

Death is coming. Worse than death: Oblivion.

The Sailor Scouts battle to defend Pegasus.

Features

• Crisis on Infinite Earths Part 1: Prime(r)

• Cast interviews

• Crisis on Infinite Earths Part 1: The Selfless Speedster

• TV special • Clean openings and endings • Art galleries and more

Sailor Moon Super S Complete Fourth Season (Japanese)

DC Justice League Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 1

Voices of: Jimmi Simpson, Zachary Quinto, Meg Donnelly Death is coming. Worse than death: oblivion. Not just for our Earth, but for everyone, everywhere, in every universe! Against this ultimate destruction, the mysterious Monitor has gathered the greatest team of superheroes ever assembled. But what can the combined might of superheroes from multiple Earths even do to save all of reality from an unstoppable antimatter Armageddon? NR 93 min. (2023) Animated Blu-ray 16445719 $24.74 AVAILABLE JANUARY 9

Voices of: Stephanie Sheh, Kotono Mitsuishi, Kate Higgins A majestic, golden-horned pegasus has appeared in Chibi-Usa's dreams, requesting her aid! His plea turns out to be more than a dream when the fearsome Dead Moon Circus arrives in Tokyo—hunting Pegasus! Super Sailor Moon and the Sailor Guardians must fight, but without the Holy Grail, what is Super Sailor Moon to do? Pegasus has a solution and his power will change Super Sailor Moon forever! UNK 906 min. (1994) (Japan) Anime Blu-ray 16368633 $37.49 6 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 30

The final battle between the Joestar family and DIO begins!

The new Team Kakashi sets out on a spying misson.

Features

• Voice actor interviews

• Storyboards

• Clean openings and endings

• Voice actor featurette • Clean openings and endings

• Trailers

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Stone Ocean, Part 1 (Japanese)

Voices of: David Vincent, Matthew Mercer, Daisuke Ono After an accident while on a drive with her sweetheart, Jolyne Cujoh falls into a trap and is sentenced to 15 years. On the verge of despair, she receives a pendant from her father that causes a mysterious power to awaken inside of her. PG 440 min. (2021) (Japan) Anime Blu-ray 16368631 $52.49 Limited Edition, 3 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 23

Naruto Shippuden, Set 2 (Japanese)

Voices of: Alexandre Crepet, Junko Takeuchi, Maile Flanagan After several grueling battles, Gaara is rescued from the clutches of the evil Akatsuki! But the damage is done, and his life hangs in the balance! Back in the Village Hidden in the Leaves, Naruto gets an unwelcome surprise when he's attacked by a cold and unfeeling shinobi named Sai, who is assigned to be his new teammate. UNK 650 min. (2007) (Japan) Anime Blu-ray 16368632 $37.49 4 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 30

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Movies Mission: Joy Finding Happiness in Troubled Times

I Want to Believe 2 UFOs & UAPs

Anna Christie (B&W)

Reveille

Featuring: The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu Five days. Two global icons. One universal question. Through teachings, tears and teasing, experience the infectious joy in the incredible friendship between the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu as they reveal a side of themselves never seen before. NR 88 min. (2021) Documentary Blu-ray 16427331 $31.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 2

Starring: Greta Garbo, Marie Dressler With her first, now famous spoken line, 'Gimme a whiskey, ginger ale on the side. And don't be a stingy baby,' Garbo conquered the world of sound films. Based on Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Garbo gives a fascinating performance as an embittered prostitute who returns home to her father, a barge captain. NR 89 min. (1930) Drama Blu-ray 16379776 $27.99

Tarzan The Ape Man (B&W)

Starring: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Neil Hamilton The first of the MGM Tarzan adventures, Tarzan, the Ape Man remains the greatest jungle thriller of all time. The film was so successful in its initial release that it was followed by five sequels. NR 100 min. (1932) Action/Adventure Blu-ray 16379779 $27.99

Madame Bovary (B&W)

Starring: Jennifer Jones, Louis Jourdan, James Mason Lonely Emma Bovary longs for romance, glamour, and possessions. Wedded to a country doctor, she instead gets routine, motherhood, and penny-pinching. So, when she catches the eye of a handsome aristocrat, Emma risks all to reach for what she thinks will be happiness. NR 114 min. (1949) Romance Blu-ray 16379778 $27.99

Featuring: Earl Anderson, Seth Shostak Learn about strange airborne phenomena through the perspectives of researchers and witnesses who have experienced firsthand encounters with UFOs. PG 60 min. (2023) Documentary DVD 16482634 $11.99 Blu-ray 16482635 $15.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 2

Starring: Kevin Sinic, Bernd Wettneben, Yony Marian In late 1943, an American squad engages in a skirmish with German soldiers along the Winter Line in central Italy. As artillery shells rain down, the Americans must honor the rules of war and protect their wounded prisoners. R 106 min. (2023) Drama DVD 16476256 $25.99

The Persian Version

Starring: Niousha Noor, Layla Mohammadi, Armin Amiri In this celebratory story featuring vibrant dance numbers, a Brooklyn woman must navigate her relationship with her cultural identity and her boisterous family. R 107 min. (2023) Comedy DVD 16428819 $26.99

The Royal Hotel

Starring: Julia Garner, Jessica Henwick, Hugo Weaving Hanna and Liv are backpacking in Australia. After they run out of money, they take a temporary job at 'The Royal Hotel.' Soon, Hanna and Liv find themselves trapped in an unnerving situation that grows rapidly out of their control. R 91 min. (2023) (Australia) Thriller DVD 16418298 $25.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 9

Television Earth

Featuring: Chris Packham The revealing documentary explores the planet's most epic moments, from the first raindrops that turned it into a water world to the arrival of its most incredible inhabitants, us. But humans take a back seat in this narrative. Instead, Earth is placed center stage. UNK 200 min. (2023) (UK) Documentary DVD 16482631 $31.99 2 Discs

The Dick Van Dyke Show The Complete Series (B&W) Starring: Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Larry Matthews One of television's most celebrated shows, The Dick Van Dyke Show follows the misadventures of comedy writer Rob Petrie. Starring the legendary Dick Van Dyke and Emmy Award winner Mary Tyler Moore. TVG 4787 min. Comedy DVD 16482632 $76.99 20 Discs

Screwdriver

Starring: Pete L'Allier, Troy Hicks, Dane Bogaard Blindsided by divorce, a young woman seeks refuge in the home of an old high school friend and his wife. As their hospitality gives way to surreal manipulation, she falls into a delirious tailspin, grappling with her health and her sanity. PG13 94 min. (2023) Thriller DVD 16476257 $25.99

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That Girl The Complete Series

Starring: Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell, Lew Parker An aspiring actress moves to New York City to try and make it big, having to take offbeat 'temp' jobs to support herself in between auditions. Starring Marlo Thomas and Ted Bessell. TVPG 4080 min. Comedy DVD 16482633 $76.99 17 Discs

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MAGNOLIA HOME ENTERTAINMENT Joan Baez I Am a Noise

Featuring: Joan Baez At the end of a 60-year musical career, legendary singer and activist Joan Baez reflects on a life of making history and reveals, for the first time, the personal struggles she’s kept private, until now. NR 113 min. (2023) Documentary DVD 16359253 $20.24 AVAILABLE JANUARY 16 © MSF Productions, LLC 2023

“A spellbinding study of a revolutionary talent.” —The Washington Post

The Stones & Brian Jones

Featuring candid interviews with the Rolling Stones and never-before-seen footage, this captivating documentary explores how Brian Jones, the genius founder of the greatest rock band in the world, was left behind in the shadows of history. NR 93 min. (2023) (UK) Documentary DVD 16359254 $20.24 Blu-ray 16359255 $22.49 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13 © Swinging Sixties Limited 2023. All Rights Reserved.

“Essential viewing for any fan of ‘60s music history and the Rolling Stones.” —Movie Nation

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MOVIES

Sisters (Latvian)

Starring: Emma Skirmante, Gerda Aljena Rebellious 13-year-old Anastasija and her younger sister Diana live together in an overcrowded Latvian orphanage. While Diana is excited by the news of their pending adoption by a wealthy American couple, Anastasija acts out in defiance, clinging to the hope that they can be reunited with their biological mother, who has recently been released from prison. TV14 104 min. (2022) (Latvia) Drama DVD 16467657 $20.24 AVAILABLE JANUARY 16

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald

Starring: Arthur Nations, Charles Mazyrack, George R. Russell The film is a courtroom dramatization and examination of what might have happened had Lee Harvey Oswald been brought to trial for the murder of President John F. Kennedy. NR 98 min. (1964) Drama DVD 16467655 $8.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 16

Elis & Tom Só Tinha De Ser Com Você (Portuguese)

Cutting Class

Film Masters Special Edition The Devil's Partner and Creature from the Haunted Sea

Lion-Girl

Starring: Cesar Camargo Mariano, Elis Regina, Antonio Carlos Jobim Los Angeles, 1974. Tom Jobim, the incarnation of Bossa Nova, and Elis Regina, then Brazil's most popular singer, met to record what would become one of the most iconic albums in the history of Brazilian music. Through rare and unseen images, Elis and Tom reveals the conflict and joy of this moment, the creative process, and the extraordinary personalities of these amazing artists. NR 100 min. (2023) (Brazil) Music DVD 16467656 $16.49 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 6

The Devil's Partner (1961), a macabre tale of an elderly man who regains his youth after making a deal with Satan, is a folk terror by director Charles Rondeau. Included is Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961), Corman's spoof of crime films where a gangster knocks off his crew members. These two were often paired as a double feature during the summer and fall of 1961. TV14 74 min. (1961) Horror DVD 16467654 $16.49 Blu-ray 16467645 $23.99 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 16

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Starring: Donovan Leitch Jr., Jill Schoelen, Brad Pitt After being released from a mental institution, troubled student Brian Woods returns to school following his father's death, but when students begin dying one by one, it's anyone's guess who the killer might be. R 91 min. (1989) Horror DVD 16467660 $12.74 Blu-ray 16467659 $20.24 Special Edition 4K+Blu-ray 16467658 $31.49 Special Edition, 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 16

Starring: Tori Griffith, Damian Raven, Derek Mears A meteor shower crushes Earth, leaving a small number of survivors who turn on each other for food and power as a civil war rages. A strange ray inside the meteors causes death, but in some cases, changes humans into horrific 'meteorite beasts' called 'Anoroc' who hunt humans for their life force. Their last hope is 'Lion-Girl,' a superhero Yakuza fighter and a true pursuer of Ninkyo! TVMA 121 min. (2023) (Japan) Science Fiction DVD 16467661 $12.74 Blu-ray 16306301 $16.49

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Blood Feast

Starring: Sophie Monk, Sadie Katz, Herschell Gordon Lewis Fuad Ramses's family runs an American-themed diner in France. Fuad also works the graveyard shift in a museum of ancient Egyptian culture. During the long nights, he is drawn to a statue representing the seductive goddess Ishtar. As his fascination with Ishtar grows, she begins speaking to him in visions. Fuad succumbs to her deadly charms and begins a new life of murder and cannibalism. TVMA 99 min. (2016) (Germany) Horror Blu-ray 16467649 $23.99 4K+Blu-ray 16467648 $31.49 AVAILABLE JANUARY 16

México Bárbaro II (Spanish)

Starring: Yeray Albelda, Alejandra Anaya, Gabo Anguiano Nine Mexican directors come together to narrate more traditions and brutal, ruthless, and bizarre legends of their country. México Bárbaro shows the world these parts of their popular culture, from sweet stories told by their grandmothers to the dark and disturbing ancestral culinary bloody rites. NR 95 min. (2017) (Mexico) Horror Blu-ray 16467646 $27.74 AVAILABLE JANUARY 16

Police Story 3 Supercop (Cantonese)

Starring: Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar. TV14 91 min. (1992) (Hong Kong) Action/Adventure 4K+Blu-ray 16467647 $35.24 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 16

Starring 2023 Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh!

MUSIC

Nightmare

Starring: Baird Stafford, Sharon Smith, C.J. Cooke When a homicidal mental patient flees an experimental drug program, he'll leave a five-day trail of psychosexual carnage from the peep shows of 42nd Street to the gore-soaked shores of Florida. Written and directed by Romano Scavolini, this 'devastating masterpiece' (Cinefear) has been scanned from the internegative and various foreign print sources to create the most complete version ever assembled. R 99 min. (1981) Horror Blu-ray 16467653 $23.99 4K+Blu-ray 16467652 $35.24 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 30

The Psychic (Italian)

Starring: Jennifer O'Neill, Gabriele Ferzetti, Marc Porel It's been called 'amazing' (Oh, The Horror!), 'classic' (The Geek Show), and 'a magnificent film' (Diabolique Magazine). It remains writer/director Lucio Fulci's ultimate giallo masterpiece. Jennifer O'Neill (Scanners) stars as a woman tormented by violent visions of past slayings. Or are they premonitions of murders still to come? R 97 min. (1979) (Italy) Horror Blu-ray 16467651 $23.99 4K+Blu-ray 16467650 $35.24 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 30

Art Farmer The Art of Farmer: Classic Albums 1953-55

Acrobat • Jazz Art Farmer was a jazz trumpeter, born in 1928, who came to the fore in the postwar bebop era and recorded and performed continuously and prolifically in the USA and Europe through the latter half of the 20th century until shortly before his death in 1999. CD 16469436 $22.99 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 12

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Far Haven

Jinnah

War Blade

Eileen

The Exorcists

Contagion of Fear

Impossible Object

Sharknado 10th Anniversary

Starring: Bailey Chase, Bruce Boxleitner, Amanda Righetti In 1887, Hunter Braddock moves back to Far Haven, Arizona, to start over with his two young children, but when his father-inlaw is brutally attacked, he must take on the corrupt forces strangling the town in order to protect what he loves most. NR 90 min. (2023) Western DVD 16460118 $11.24 AVAILABLE JANUARY 9

The Wedding Cottage

Starring: Erin Krakow, Brendan Penny A wedding guide creator must convince an uninspired artist and owner of a special wedding cottage to renovate the run-down cottage to host a contest-winning couple for their dream wedding. NR 84 min. (2023) Drama DVD 16460114 $10.49 AVAILABLE JANUARY 2

Starring: Joseph Millson, Ronan Summers, Michael McKell In the midst of WWII, Robert Banks, an agent for the British Special Operations Executive, is tasked with rescuing a French resistance fighter from a hidden Nazi bunker. TVMA 95 min. (2023) (UK) Action/Adventure DVD 16460116 $11.24 AVAILABLE JANUARY 9

Starring: Doug Bradley, Kayla Fields, Victor Marana When his child is possessed by an unrelenting evil, a father hires three expert exorcists to purge the demon and save his family before it's too late. But this demon is merely the gatekeeper to a true hellion that will be unleashed. NR 85 min. (2023) Horror DVD 16460117 $11.24 AVAILABLE JANUARY 9

Hallmark 2-Movie Collection Welcome to Valentine & A Picture of Her Starring: Kathryn Davis, Markian Tarasiuk, Tyler Hynes Welcome to Valentine: Olivia lost her boyfriend and job at once and wants to return to her hometown in Nebraska, but on the way, she meets George and gets stuck on the road with him. A Picture of Her: Beth becomes the subject of an award-winning magazine's cover and quests to find the photographer who snapped her photo. NR 168 min. Drama DVD 16470556 $14.24 AVAILABLE JANUARY 9

(French) Starring: Alan Bates, Dominique Sanda, Michel Auclair John Frankenheimer's neglected surreal drama stars Alan Bates as a writer who begins an affair with an unhappily married woman. Unable to untangle his real life from the fiction he writes, the line between fantasy and reality becomes blurred. NR 113 min. (1973) (France) Drama Blu-ray 16460120 $25.49 Limited Edition AVAILABLE JANUARY 23

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Starring: Christopher Lee, Shashi Kapoor, Shireen Shah Christopher Lee stars in an epic drama of the life of Pakistan's founding father, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. It follows his controversial fight for a Muslim homeland to the partition of India, the founding of Pakistan, and its bloody aftermath. NR 110 min. (1998) Drama Blu-ray 16460119 $25.49 Limited Edition AVAILABLE JANUARY 23

Starring: Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, Sam Nivola Eileen shuffles between her emotionally haunted home and the prison where she works. An intoxicating woman joins the prison staff and Eileen is entangled in a shocking crime. R 97 min. (2023) Drama DVD 16460115 $13.49 AVAILABLE JANUARY 30

Starring: Paul Michael Ayre, Melissa Brattoni, Zoe Carides When her father is framed for a biological gas attack in Sydney, suspended federal cop Leyla is set on a mission to clear her father's name and uncover the truth behind the attack that leaves the survivors of a train crash fighting for survival. NR 94 min. (2023) (Australia) Suspense/Thriller DVD 16460121 $11.24 AVAILABLE JANUARY 30

Starring: Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, John Heard When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace, and nature's deadliest killer rules sea, land, and air. NR 91 min. (2013) Action/Adventure DVD 16470557 $11.24 AVAILABLE JANUARY 30

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New Comedy and Horror

New Anime on Blu-ray

Harry Wild Series 2

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Season 4, Part 2

Starring: Jane Seymour, Rohan Nedd, Kevin Ryan Harry and her young partner in PI work, Fergus, take on cases from missing persons to murders, but when Fergus's mother turns up, years after abandoning him, they have a deeply personal mystery to solve: Can he trust her? NR 270 min. (2023) (UK) Comedy DVD 16343289 $31.49 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 16

Love Flops Complete Collection

(Japanese) Voices of: Bryson Baugus, Luci Christian Despite recruiting assistance from other Familias, the Hestia Familia's mission to the lowest level of the Dungeon they have ever been to is perched on the brink of disaster. Not only is the team shattered and split, but something is wrong with the Dungeon, as monsters are appearing on levels where they've never appeared before. NR 275 min. (2022) (Japan) Anime Blu-ray 16343285 $53.99 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 2

(Japanese) Voices of: Jeremy Gee, Brittney Karbowski When the AI-based fortune teller that Asahi Kashiwagi watches predicts one morning that he will meet a quintet of beautiful girls who will all fall in love with him, he naturally has a hard time believing it. And yet, by the end of the day, not only has he met five amazing young ladies who've all confessed their attraction, they have even been invited to live in his house! NR 300 min. (2022) (Japan) Anime Blu-ray 16343288 $53.99 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 16

Suitable Flesh

Starring: Heather Graham, Judah Lewis, Barbara Crampton Psychiatrist Elizabeth Derby becomes obsessed with helping a young patient who's suffering from extreme personality disorder. However, it soon leads her into occult danger as she tries to escape from a horrific fate. NR 100 min. (2023) Horror DVD 16343292 $19.49 Blu-ray 16343291 $17.24 AVAILABLE JANUARY 9

The Puppetman

Starring: Alyson Gorske, Anna Telfer, Zachary Le Vey A convicted killer on death row always maintained his innocence and that it was an evil force controlling his body as he slaughtered his victims. The killer's daughter begins to suspect that there may be some truth to her father's claim when those around her begin to die in brutal ways. NR 97 min. (2023) Horror DVD 16460122 $17.24 AVAILABLE JANUARY 30

Tsurune the Movie

(Japanese) Voices of: Shintaro Asanuma, Yuto Uemura Like a bolt of lightning out of the blue, tsurune—the sound of a bowstring as an arrow is unleashed— plants a goal in the brain of young Minato Narumiya…a desire to become an archer himself. The path hasn't been easy, and he lost his way for a while, but after joining the Kyudo Club of Kazemai High School, he's back and focused on his target. NR 100 min. (2024) (Japan) Anime Blu-ray 16343287 $23.99 AVAILABLE JANUARY 9

The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes

(Japanese) Voices of: Gabriel Regojo, Patricia Duran There is a phenomenon called the Urashima Tunnel, which exists outside the boundaries that constrain our reality. Unbound by such restrictions, it can achieve the otherwise impossible, journey wherever a mind can conceive, and bring the one thing that they most desire. NR 85 min. (2023) (Japan) Anime Blu-ray 16343286 $27.74 AVAILABLE JANUARY 9

Rahxephon Complete Collection (Japanese) Voices of: Chris Patton, Kira VincentDavis Fifteen years ago, the invaders known as the MU placed a dome around the city of Tokyo. Nothing can get in. No one can get out. Inside, the survivors do not even know if the rest of the world even exists. NR 770 min. (Japan) Anime Blu-ray 16460123 $67.49 5 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 23

Giant Beasts of Ars Complete Collection (Japanese) Voices of: Hina Yomiya, Toshiyuki Morikawa In a time of Myths and Gods, giant creatures created and ruled over the lands of Ars. Then the first men came to claim the lands for themselves. Now war reigns as the wrathful Beasts seek to destroy the invaders. NR 300 min. (2023) (Japan) Anime Blu-ray 16343290 $46.49 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 30

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PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT | Magnum P.I. The Final Season

Billions The Final Season

Starring: Amy Hill, Jay Hernandez, Stephen Hill Magnum P.I. is a modern series about Thomas Magnum, a former Navy SEAL who becomes a private investigator. Living on a luxurious estate and working as a security consultant, Magnum uses his military skills to solve cases, while also indulging in his love for vintage cars and the Detroit Tigers. NR 852 min. (2023) Action/Adventure DVD 16346913 $41.24 5 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 9

Magnum P.I. The Complete Series

Billions The Complete Series

Starring: Amy Hill, Jay Hernandez, Stephen Hill NR 4174 min. Action/Adventure DVD 16346914 $68.24 24 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 9

Starring: Paul Giamatti, Maggie Siff, David Costabile TVMA 4772 min. Drama DVD 16398279 $68.24 28 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 16

Blue Bloods Seasons 5-8

NCIS Seasons 13-16

Special Ops Lioness, Season 1

South Park Season 11-15

Starring: Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes The collection includes Blue Bloods fifth through eighth seasons. UNK 3673 min. Drama DVD 16427388 $35.24 24 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 30

Starring: Zoë Saldana, Laysla De Oliveira, Michael Kelly Inspired by an actual US military program, it follows the life of Joe while she attempts to balance her personal and professional life as the tip of the CIA's spear in the war on terror. NR 352 min. (2023) Drama DVD 16236661 $22.49 3 Discs Blu-ray 16236660 $30.74 3 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 23

Starring: Paul Giamatti, Maggie Siff, David Costabile It takes one to break one in a final season like no other. Bobby Axelrod and Chuck Rhoades have been both adversaries and allies, but when Axe returns with a score to settle, the stakes escalate beyond Wall Street and their game of one-upmanship threatens to topple empires. TVMA 671 min. (2022) Drama DVD 16398280 $32.24 4 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 16

New to 4K!

Starring: Mark Harmon, Sean Murray, Rocky Carroll The collection includes NCIS thirteenth through sixteenth seasons. UNK 4079 min. Drama DVD 16427389 $35.24 24 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 30

Come on down to South Park with this epic box set! Over 75 classic episodes from seasons 11 through 15 have been packed into one exciting collector's edition! NR 1544 min. Animated Blu-ray 16398278 $49.49 11 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 9

Varsity Blues

Starring: James Van Der Beek, Scott Caan, Ron Lester Backup quarterback Jonathan 'Mox' Moxom is nowhere close to being a star athlete. But when the starting quarterback is injured, Mox is in the game, and soon confronting the pressures and temptations of gridiron glory. R 104 min. (1999) Comedy 4K+Blu-ray 16346915 $24.74 2 Discs AVAILABLE JANUARY 9

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