New on Blu-ray: A FANTASTIC WOMAN (2017)

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Product Description: Marina and Orlando are in love and planning their future, when one night Orlando suddenly falls ill and passes away. Instead of being able to mourn her lover, Marina is treated with suspicion by authorities and with disdain by his family. She is forbidden to attend his funeral and thrown out of the apartment they shared. Marina is a trans woman and for most of Orlando’s family, her sexual identity is a perversion. So she must battle the very same forces that she has spent a lifetime fighting just to become the woman she is now – a complex, strong, forthright and fantastic. In Spanish with English subtitles.

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A FANTASTIC WOMAN (Una Mujer Fantástica) Trailers, Clips, Images and Posters

The Chilean drama "A Fantastic Woman" tells the story of Marina Vidal (Daniela Vega), a young waitress and aspiring singer who is in love with Orlando (Francisco Reyes), a man 20 years older than her. When Orlando suddenly dies, Marina's life is thrown into chaos as she is confronted with Orlando's suspicious family. Marina is also a trans woman, so her sexual identity becomes a point of contention, and she is forced to battle the same forces that she has spent a lifetime fighting just to become the woman she is now - a complex, strong, forthright and fantastic woman.

Co-written and directed by Sebastián Lelio ("Gloria", "Disobedience"), the film also stars Luis Gnecco, Aline Küppenheim, Amparo Noguera, Néstor Cantillana and Nicolás Saavedra.

The film has been praised by critics for its sensitive handling of a timely subject and has been nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 2018. It also won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay and the Teddy Award (an award given to LGBT themed films) at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.

In the U.S. "A Fantastic Woman" opened in limited release on February 2, 2018.

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New Soundtracks: A FANTASTIC WOMAN (Matthew Herbert)

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Composer:
Matthew Herbert

Total Time:
50:54

Label:
Milan Records

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, iTunes

Release Date
January 5, 2018

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In Theaters: WINCHESTER, A FANTASTIC WOMAN, BRAVEN and BILAL - A NEW BREED OF HERO

It's another poor week in terms of new releases. The horror biopic "Winchester" starring Helen Mirren is the only new wide release, and not a particularly remarkable one, either, it seems. The film has received some harsh reviews from critics. In limited release we have the Foreign Film Oscar nominee "A Fantastic Woman", the action film "Braven" starring Jason Momoa, and the animated film "Bilal: A New Breed of Hero".

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