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What’s New on Digital, DVD/Blu-ray, TV, & Netflix This Week: April 22-28

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At a loss for what to watch this week? From new DVDs and Blu-rays, to what’s streaming on Netflix, we’ve got you covered.

NEW ON DVD AND BLU-RAY

‘Escape Room’ (April 23)

Six strangers enter an escape room hoping to have a good time. But what starts out as a fun experience soon turns into a living nightmare as they realize the room is a trap that is part of a sadistic game of life or death.

The movie arrives on Blu-ray, and DVD on April 23 (and is already available on Digital HD). Bonus features include deleted scenes, an alternate ending, an alternate opening, and making-of featurettes.

‘Destroyer’ (April 23)

Nicole Kidman got a Golden Globe nomination for her transformative performance as a cop named Erin Bell, who is placed into a moral and existential crisis. As a young cop, she went undercover with a gang in the California desert with tragic results. When the gang’s leader re-emerges many years later, she’s forced to face her past and the demons that still haunt her.

The movie arrives on Blu-ray, and DVD on April 23 (and is already available on Digital HD). Bonus features include audio commentaries and a making-of featurette.

‘Alien’ (April 23): The 40th anniversary of Ridley Scott’s seminal sci-fi film brings a new 4K restoration supervised by the director himself. The 1979 original spawned a franchise that still endures today (and is even made into outstanding high school productions).

‘A Face in the Crowd’ (April 23): Criterion releases a new 4K restoration of Elia Kazan’s biting satire, which features a young Andy Griffith pre-TV fame. He plays an entertaining and ambitious buffoon who reaches the heights of television stardom and political demagoguery. Hmm, sounds familiar.

NEW VIDEO ON DIGITAL, DEMAND, AND STREAMING

‘What Men Want’ (April 23)

The 2000 comedy gets gender-swapped. Now, it’s Taraji P. Henson who can hear the voices of the opposite sex in her head. At first, she uses it to try to get ahead as a sports agent, but soon finds that the new “power” are creating even more problems in her life. Available on Digital HD.

‘The Prodigy’ (April 23)

Can maternal instinct stand up to a supernatural evil? “Orange Is the New Black” star Taylor Schilling plays Sarah, a mother whose young son has been overtaken by an evil force. She must choose between her desire to protect her son and a desperate need to investigate what — or who — is causing his dark turn. Available on Digital HD.

‘Cobrai Kai’ Season 2 (April 24)

The “Karate Kid” sequel series returns picks up where the first season left off. Johnny (William Zabka) grapples with his dojo students being winners — and jerks. He also faces his abusive old sensei John Kreeze (Martin Kove). Meanwhile, Daniel takes in new students to learn Mr. Miyagi’s ways. Available to on YouTube.

NEW ON NETFLIX

‘Street Food’ (April 26)

The creators of “Chef’s Table” take their hunger-inducing cinematography to the streets of nine countries across Asia. The episodes highlight the stories of perseverance that bring each country’s cuisine and culture to life.

For more, see what else is new on Netflix in April 2019.

TV WORTH WATCHING

‘1969’ Miniseries, ABC (April 23, 10 p.m.)

This six-part docuseries chronicles the wild year of the moon landing, Manson murders, Chappaquiddick scandal and Woodstock with that of Nixon’s first year in office, John Lennon’s Bed-Ins for Peace, FBI shootouts with black activists and the Stonewall Uprising.

‘The Red Line’ Series, CBS (April 28, 10 p.m.)

From superproducers Ava DuVernay and Greg Berlanti, this drama that follows the lives of three vastly different Chicago families whose stories of loss and tragedy intersect in the wake of the mistaken shooting of an African American doctor by a white cop.

April 22, 2019
Box Office: ‘Aquaman’ Reigns Supreme, ‘Escape Room’ Edges Out ‘Mary Poppins Returns’

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“Aquaman” easily retained its No. 1 spot for a third weekend, pulling in a solid $30 million for a domestic haul of $259 million.

And overseas, Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry is even more popular: With $940 million worldwide, the superhero’s first solo film is now DC’s highest-grossing title overseas, surpassing the record previously set by Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises.” It’s well on its way to becoming the first Warner Bros. comic-book movie to cross $1 billion globally since “The Dark Knight Rises.”

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The only new major film in release, “Escape Room,” debuted in second place with $18 million from 2,700 locations. Since the thriller about a group of strangers trapped in an escape room only cost $9 million to make, that’s a strong start indeed.

Walt Disney

Just behind was “Mary Poppins Returns,” which was in third with an estimated $15.8 million. The Disney musical, starring Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda, has earned $138 million at the domestic box office.

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The best screen average of the weekend went to the crime drama “Destroyer,” starring Nicole Kidman and Sebastian Stan. It pulled in $110,012 from six venues, which works out to $18,335 per location. It’s made $260,000 since its Christmas Day release.

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Also performing well: “Stan & Ollie,” with John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan as comedy legends Laurel and Hardy. It averaged $12,022 from eight screens for a weekend take of $96,173. It’s gotten significantly better reviews than Reilly’s other buddy comedy, “Holmes & Watson,” and a Golden Globes nod for his performance as Oliver Hardy.

While “Aquaman” is racking up cash left and right, January 2019’s box office is still behind the same weekend last year when “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” was number 1, according to Comscore.

But things should really start cooking over the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. M. Night Shyamalan‘s “Glass,” which opens January 18, is expected to earn between $50 million and $70 million over the holiday weekend.

Here are the top 10 estimates for January 4-6, 2019

1. “Aquaman,” $30,700,000
2. “Escape Room,” $18,000,000
3. “Mary Poppins Returns,” $15,773,000
4. “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” $13,010,000
5. “Bumblebee,” $12,775,000
6. “The Mule,” $9,040,000
7. “Vice,” $5,803,490
8. “Second Act,” $4,910,000
9. “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” $4,685,000
10. “Holmes & Watson,” $3,400,000

[Via Variety, BoxOfficeMojo.com]

January 6, 2019
Box Office: ‘Aquaman’ Is the Christmas Day Champ

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“Aquaman” was the movie of choice for Christmas Day. The Jason Momoa-led DC adventure racked up an additional $22 million, bringing its five-day total to $105 million. It’s now grossed over $550 million worldwide.

Settling for second place was Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns” with $11.6 million. Featuring the combined star power of Emily Blunt and Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, the sequel to the 1964 classic has now earned $50 million since it opened on December 19.

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Despite scathing reviews and a dismal audience reaction, “Holmes & Watson,” starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as the famed crime-solving duo, managed to snag fourth place with $6.4 million. The movie wasn’t screened ahead of time for critics, who’ve given it (at last check) a bleak 4% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences weren’t much more impressed: It currently has a 26% audience score. Several moviegoers, even diehard Ferrell/Reilly fans, tweeted that it was “the worst movie of the year” and that it prompted mass walkouts.

The much better-reviewed Reilly movie “Stan & Ollie,” in which a heavily made-up Reilly plays Oliver Hardy to Steve Coogan‘s Stan Laurel, opens December 28.

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Among the other new releases is the political satire “Vice,” starring a nearly unrecognizable Christian Bale as former vice president Dick Cheney. It’s gotten mixed reviews, but did receive six Golden Globe nominations. It opened in seventh place with $4,784,212.

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Also opening Christmas Day: “On the Basis of Sex” starring Felicity Jones as a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg. It earned $466,825 from 33 venues. That works out to $13,000 per location, which was the best per-screen average of the holiday.

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Karyn Kusama‘s thriller “Destroyer,” starring Nicole Kidman as an LAPD cop with a troubled past, made $30,738 when it debuted in three theaters on Tuesday.

Here are the top 10 estimates for December 25, 2018

1. “Aquaman,” $22,065,000
2. “Mary Poppins Returns,” $11,457,469
3. “Bumblebee,” $8,887,978
4. “Holmes and Watson,” $6,425,000
5. “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” $5,635,000
6 “The Mule,” $4,900,000
7. “Vice,” $4,784,212
8. “Second Act,” $3,070,000
9. “Dr. Seuss’s The Grinch” (2018), $2,083,630
10. “Ralph Breaks the Internet,” $1,681,922

[Via Variety]

December 27, 2018
Nicole Kidman and Sebastian Stan Go Dark in ‘Destroyer’ Trailer

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Based on the early praise for Nicole Kidman, we should expect to see her name on awards lists for “Destroyer.”

She already has one Oscar under her belt, and director Karyn Kusama‘s cop thriller may give her another. “Destroyer” premiered to raves for Kidman’s performance (if not the entire film) at the Telluride Film Festival. Now you can see the first trailer before the film arrives in theaters this Christmas.

Here’s what the movie is about:

“‘Destroyer’ follows the moral and existential odyssey of LAPD detective Erin Bell who, as a young cop, was placed undercover with a gang in the California desert with tragic results. When the leader of that gang re-emerges many years later, she must work her way back through the remaining members and into her own history with them to finally reckon with the demons that destroyed her past.”

“Destroyer” co-stars Sebastian Stan — prominently featured in the trailer — along with Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany, Scoot McNairy, Bradley Whitford, Toby Huss, and James Jordan.

Here’s the trailer:

Last month, Karyn Kusama (“Girlfight,” “Jennifer’s Body,” “Æon Flux,” “The Invitation“) talked to Vanity Fair about the look they wanted for Nicole Kidman’s character:

“We always knew that what we wanted her to look like was a real middle-aged woman with a past that she wears on her face. With sun damage and sleep deprivation and stress and rage, just in her whole physical body.”

“Destroyer” is scheduled for release in select theaters on December 25. Yeah, it’s kind of a depressing holiday gift, but maybe you’ll be in that kind of mood on Christmas. Let’s face it, sometimes Christmas is exactly this dark and depressing.

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October 17, 2018
Nicole Kidman Looks Rough, But Real, in First ‘Destroyer’ Photo

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Nicole Kidman is still supermodel gorgeous at age 51. Her new movie “Destroyer” can’t quite erase her glamazon status, but it gets her closer to what a “real middle-aged woman” can look like, especially if she’s had a tough life.

Here’s the synopsis for director Karyn Kusama‘s new film:

“‘Destroyer’ follows the moral and existential odyssey of LAPD detective Erin Bell who, as a young cop, was placed undercover with a gang in the California desert with tragic results. When the leader of that gang re-emerges many years later, she must work her way back through the remaining members and into her own history with them to finally reckon with the demons that destroyed her past.”

Vanity Fair shared the first photo of Nicole Kidman’s Erin Bell:

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Karyn Kusama (“Girlfight,” “Jennifer’s Body,” “Æon Flux,” “The Invitation“) talked about the look they were going for:

“We always knew that what we wanted her to look like was a real middle-aged woman with a past that she wears on her face. With sun damage and sleep deprivation and stress and rage, just in her whole physical body.”

But to portray that role, they didn’t cast a woman who already looked all that. They went with Nicole Kidman — because she’s a great actress, and she does love to stretch beyond her good looks. (She got an Oscar for “The Hours,” after a physical transformation. )

Kusama added that Kidman’s character “wears her ugliness on the outside, all that smallness and bitterness.” Not that she stays that way. Ultimately, the director said, “the character is so sort of tragic, and ultimately heroic.”

“Destroyer” co-stars Tatiana Maslany, Sebastian Stan, Bradley Whitford, Toby Kebbell, Scoot McNairy, Beau Knapp, and Jade Pettyjohn. It will premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September, and arrive in theaters December 25. Just in time for the 2019 Oscars.

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August 21, 2018