NOW IN THEATERS:
Karate Kid: Legends – is a melding of both the original film franchise and its 2010 remake. Here, Jackie Chan, who starred in the latter, and Ralph Macchio, from the original series, team up to help a troubled kid whose Kung Fu skills are no match for his formidable classmates.
Photo: Jackie Chan, Ben Wang and Ralph Macchio in Karate Kid: Legends.
NEW TO DISC:
Criterion:
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) Paul Schrader’s gorgeously filmed portrait of the acclaimed Japanese author and playwright Yukio Mishima (played by Ken Ogata), comes to the 4K UHD format for the first time in a set that includes commentaries, interviews and making of programs.
Brazil (1985) Terry Gilliam’s tale of a daydreaming everyman who finds himself caught in the soul-crushing gears of a nightmarish government system also makes its 4K UHD debut. The new set retains previous features such as an on-set documentary, interviews and a commentary.
Sandpiper Pictures:
The label continues to reissue titles that have gone out of print from defunct labels such as Olive Films and Twilight Time. This week’s offerings include Leaving Las Vegas (1995), Life Stinks (1991), Roller Boogie (1979), Malice (1993), Rush (1991), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1968) and Charge of the Light Brigade (1968).
Scream/Shout Factory:
Monkey Shines (1988) After an accident leaves a man paralyzed from the neck down, he opts to utilize the gift of a monkey that meets his needs. Things take a turn when the monkey begins anticipating his thoughts in this horror outing from George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead) and now coming to 4K UHD disc for the first time. Extras on the new set include a new commentary track along with previously issued extras such as an alternate ending and deleted scenes.
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) A small-town bartender (Warren Oates) is recruited to help find the man who seduced a land baron’s daughter in Sam Peckinpah’s crime thriller now making its 4K UHD debut. The set includes two commentaries and an interview with film historian Julie Kirgo about the film.
Vinegar Syndrome:
Swimming to Cambodia (1987) Noted playwright, novelist and monologuist Spalding Gray spent eight weeks in Asia as an actor in Roland Joffé’s Academy Award Winning historical drama, The Killing Fields. Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs) directed this film of his famed one man show where the actor Gray laid bare his experiences on the set of the film. The first ever Blu-Ray release of the film includes a new interview with Roland Joffe, archival interviews with Demme and other new video interviews.
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