New to On Demand & DVD

Jason Bateman is a familiar presence on the big and small screens, which makes sense, since his acting debut, on Little House on the Prairie, came in 1981, when he was just 12 years old. As a director, though, he’s just getting started: Bad Words is the first film with Bateman in the director’s chair. (He also stars in the film). “The first time that I was exposed to what the directing process can look like and feel like was on pretty much my first gig, Little House on the Prairie. I’d watch Michael Landon do what he did [directing […]

On Demand DVD New Releases: July 7-13 Affluenza A young photographer finds himself caught in a heady world of money, sex, and privilege when he visits family in a wealthy suburb. Ben Rosenfield, Steve Guttenberg, Gregg Sulkin (1:24) 7/10 Same day as theatrical release. Bad Words Spelling bees are for kids, right? Not to 40-year-old Guy Trilby. In an attempt to take the national spelling bee title, Guy exploits a rule that the contestant must not have passed the eighth grade. Along the way he meets a competitor and decides to impart his knowledge of life to the boy. Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn, […]

On Demand DVD New Releases June 30-July 6 Afflicted Two best friends see their trip of a lifetime take a dark turn when one of them is struck by a mysterious affliction. Now, in a foreign land, they race to uncover the source before it consumes him completely. Clif Prowse, Derek Lee, Michael Gill (R, 1:25) 7/1 Behaving Badly Rick is willing to do whatever it takes to win the heart of Nina. He’ll have to deal with his best friend’s horny mom, a drug abusing boss, even the mob. Selena Gomez, Mary-Louise Parker (R, 1:38) 7/1 Pre-theatrical release Flex Is Kings “Flexing” is a dance […]

On Demand DVD New Releases June 23-29 Red Sky Disgraced fighter pilot Butch Masters leads a rogue squad in recovery of a weapon of mass destruction. Masters must navigate a fractured friendship, a love triangle and must take to the skies to reclaim his military and personal honor. Shane West, Cam Gigandet, Rachael Leigh Cook (PG-13) 6/24 Rob the Mob Based on a true story, this film chronicles two lovers whose audacious heists of New York Mafia social clubs result in a discovery that forever changes the face of organized crime in America. Michael Pitt, Andy Garcia (R, 1:44) 6/24 300: Rise of an Empire […]

On Demand DVD New Releases June 16-22 Alpha Alert Three soldiers get trapped in an elevator when terrorists set off a dirty bomb. But when one escapes, her world turns upside down as she realizes nothing is what it seems. Jennifer Morrison, James Frain, Josh Stewart (R, 1:24) 6/17 Same day as theatrical release Animal When plans for a weekend vacation hit a dead end, a group of close-knit friends find themselves stranded in unfamiliar territory, pursued by a menacing, blood thirsty predator. Holed up in an isolated cabin, tensions mount as long-buried secrets are revealed. As the body count rises, the group […]

Non-Stop tells the story of Bill Marks (Liam Neeson), a troubled air marshal who is on a trans-Atlantic flight when he gets a text message on a secure phone requesting the transfer of $150 million in order to prevent a series of deaths from happening on the plane. Most of the film takes place within the confines of the plane, a setup that posed a unique set of challenges for the filmmakers. However, director Jaume Collet-Serra was not intimidated by the idea of creating action scenes on such a small set. He envisioned that the contained environment would actually make […]

On Demand DVD New Releases June 9-15 Bad Country When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter busts contract killer Jesse Weiland, he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South’s most powerful crime ring. So when the syndicate orders Carter’s death and Weiland’s ID’d as a snitch, the two team up to take down the mob and the crime boss who ordered the hit. Tom Berenger, John Braymer, Patrick Brinker (1:35) 6/13 Ghost of Goodnight Lane When the staff inside a renovated film studio finds a co-worker dead one morning, the pieces of a forty year puzzle add up to […]

In late June 2005, Marcus Luttrell and his SEAL team set out on a mission to find notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah. The team was ambushed and left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare. Luttrell wrote the memoir Lone Survivor, on which the film is based. Mark Wahlberg plays Luttrell in the film. Although Wahlberg has played characters based on real people before, in such films as The Fighter and Invincible, he admits: “I always feel some weight when portraying somebody in real life, whether they’re alive or not. I want […]

On Demand DVD New Releases June 2-8 I’ll Follow You Down After the disappearance of a scientist on a trip, his son and wife struggle to cope, only to make a discovery years later that may bring him home. Haley Joel Osment, Gillian Anderson (TV-14, 1:33) 6/3 Available same day as theatrical release. Lone Survivor Based on a true story, Marcus Luttrell and his fellow Navy SEALs set out on what seems like a simple mission in Afghanistan. But as with anything there, nothing is as straightforward as it seems. With the enemies closing in, will decisions of principle help or hurt them? […]