New to Own: Week of June 17, 2013
See the titles new on DVD, Blu-ray and Amazon Instant Video this week.
1.
Jack the Giant Slayer
(2013)
The ancient war between humans and a race of giants is reignited when Jack, a young farmhand fighting for a kingdom and the love of a princess, opens a gateway between the two worlds. (114 mins.)
Director: Bryan Singer
2.
Stoker
(2013)
After India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him. (99 mins.)
Director: Chan-wook Park
3.
Quartet
(2012)
At a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Verdi's birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean, an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents. (98 mins.)
Director: Dustin Hoffman
5.
Drop Dead Diva
(2009 TV Series)
A vapid aspiring model killed in a car crash gets brought back to life as an intelligent, overweight lawyer, hoping to find the meaning of inner beauty. (60 mins.)
6.
Body of Proof
(2011 TV Series)
Medical examiner Megan Hunt's unique approach to solving crimes puts her at odds with her superiors. (60 mins.)
7.
The Last Exorcism Part II
(2013)
As Nell Sweetzer tries to build a new life after the events of the first movie, the evil force that once possessed her returns with an even more horrific plan. (88 mins.)
Director: Ed Gass-Donnelly
8.
Rectify
(2013 TV Series)
Daniel Holden must put his life back together after serving 19 years on Georgia's Death Row before DNA evidence calls his conviction into question. (60 mins.)
9.
Safety Last!
(1923)
When a store clerk organizes a publicity stunt, in which a friend climbs the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself. (70 mins.)
Director: Fred Neymeyer, Sam Taylor
10.
Wilfred
(2011 TV Series)
The story of a manic depressive man who inexplicably is the only one who can see his neighbor's dog as a full grown man in a dog suit. (30 mins.)
11.
The Brass Teapot
(2012)
When a couple discovers that a brass teapot makes them money whenever they hurt themselves, they must come to terms with how far they are willing to go. (101 mins.)
Director: Ramaa Mosley
12.
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X
(2012)
A truly mad concoction, blending 1950s juvenile delinquents, sci-fi melodrama, song-and-dance, and a touch of horror... (106 mins.)
Director: Paul Bunnell
13.
Things to Come
(1936)
A story of 100 years: a decades-long second world war leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and tries space travel. (100 mins.)
Director: William Cameron Menzies
14.
Web Therapy
(2011 TV Series)
The popular online show, now a television series, features Fiona Wallice who is branching into a new type of therapy. She decides that 3 minutes over web cam is better than 50 minutes of patients rambling on. (22 mins.)
15.
Call the Midwife
(2012 TV Series)
The story is about a group of midwives based in East London in the 1950s. (60 mins.)
16.
The Stand
(1994 Mini-Series)
After the world is devastated by a man-made plague, a battle of literally Biblical proportions ensues between the survivors. (366 mins.)
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