New on Blu-ray: LIFEGUARD (1976) Starring Sam Elliott, Anne Archer and Kathleen Quinlan

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Product Description: At first glance, it looks as if Rick Carlson (Sam Elliott, Tombstone and The Big Lebowski) has it made. He's bright and good-looking. He's also the lifeguard on a stretch of California beach that has more than its fair share of tanned bodies and beautiful girls. But Rick is at the crossroads of his life. His friends and family are pushing him to get a real job but, at this point, Rick's not so sure what real is. It's an agonizing decision compounded on one side by an adoring beach groupie (Kathleen Quinlan, Apollo 13) and on the other side by a former high school flame (Anne Archer, Fatal Attraction) who's game for rekindling, but only if he's serious about trading in his swimsuits for three-piecers. Elliott drew waves of accolades for his sensitive and sexy portrayal of the aging title character who's compelled to reassess his life and career. Director Daniel Petrie's (Buster and Billie) picture is an introspective character piece whose protagonist struggles against societal norms in order to hold onto his sense of self and find personal fulfillment. The script by first-time writer Ron Koslow (Firstborn), is based on his experiences as a California lifeguard. The musical voice of so many '70s dramas, Paul Williams (Phantom of the Paradise) contributes the aptly-titled Time and Tide to the film's soundtrack. Filmed in picturesque, all-American Southern California locales by DP Ralph Woolsey (Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins), Lifeguard has been remastered from a 4K scan of its original camera negative for this first-ever Blu-ray release.

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New on Blu-ray: GOOD GUYS WEAR BLACK (1978) Starring Chuck Norris

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Product Description: From Ted Post, the acclaimed director of Hang ’Em High, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Magnum Force, Go Tell the Spartans and Nightkill, comes the explosive martial arts classic Good Guys Wear Black. In the role that launched him into stardom, the legendary Chuck Norris (A Force of One, Code of Silence) is John T. Booker, an ex-Vietnam commando whose war actions have landed him at the top of the CIA’s hit list. Aided by a beautiful Senate investigator (Anne Archer, Narrow Margin), Booker unravels a devious scheme of treachery and intrigue in this stunt-filled, action-packed thriller, filmed against the backgrounds of championship auto racing, the ski slopes of Squaw Valley and the backrooms of Washington, D.C. Co-starring James Franciscus (The Greek Tycoon), Lloyd Haynes (The Greatest), Dana Andrews (The Satan Bug), Jim Backus (TV’s Gilligan’s Island), Soon-Tek Oh (Missing in Action 2) and featuring the first screen appearance by Norris’ brother Aaron Norris (Lone Wolf McQuade).

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THE DROPOUT Miniseries Trailer, Images and Posters

"The Dropout" is a drama miniseries created by Elizabeth Meriwether based on the podcast of the same name by Rebecca Jarvis and ABC Audio. The series chronicles Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' (Amanda Seyfried) attempt to revolutionize the healthcare industry after dropping out of college and starting a technology company. The cast also includes Anne Archer, Naveen Andrews, Michaela Watkins, Michael Ironside, William H. Macy and Elizabeth Marvel. The limited series premiered on March 3, 2022 on Hulu.

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New on Blu-ray: TRACKDOWN (1976) Starring James Mitchum and Karen Lamm

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Product Description: A rancher’s sister (Karen Lamm; Thunderbolt and Lightfoot) with big dreams runs away from her Montana home to Los Angeles. However, she is soon abducted and sold to a pimp in a slavery ring and taken in by one of his hookers (Anne Archer; Fatal Attraction, Hero at Large, Green Ice). Her brother, Jim Calhoun (Jim Mitchum, Blackout, Maniac!, Moon Runners) comes to the city to find her, and when the police is not helpful, Jim gets help from a social worker (Cathy Lee Crosby; The Dark, Coach, TV’s That’s Incredible) and a street kid (Erik Estrada, TV’s CHiPs, Lightblast, The New Centurions) . They take the law into their own hands in this exciting 1976 action classic directed by Richard T. Heffron (I, the Jury)! Now see it in a brand new 2020 HD master.

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New on Blu-ray: NARROW MARGIN (1990) Starring Gene Hackman and Anne Archer

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Product Description: From Peter Hyams, the acclaimed writer/director of Busting, Capricorn One, Outland, The Star Chamber and 2010, comes this suspenseful remake of the classic 1952 film noir. Screen legend Gene Hackman (The Package, Mississippi Burning) stars as an L.A. District Attorney attempting to take an unwilling murder witness (Anne Archer, The Naked Face) back to the United States to testify against a top-level mob boss. Frantically attempting to escape two deadly hitmen sent to silence her, they board a Vancouver-bound train only to find the killers are onboard with them. For the next 20 hours, as the train hurls through the beautiful but isolated Canadian wilderness, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues in which their ability to tell a friend from foe is a matter of life and death. James B. Sikking (The Pelican Brief), J.T. Walsh (Needful Things), M. Emmet Walsh (Retroactive), Susan Hogan (Phobia) and Harris Yulin (The Midnight Man) co-star in this action-packed thriller.

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New on Blu-ray: Paramount Presents FATAL ATTRACTION (1987) - Remastered Limited Edition

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Product Description: Stylish and sexy, FATAL ATTRACTION, took audiences to terrifying new heights with its thrilling story of a casual encounter gone terribly awry. Newly remastered from a 4K film transfer supervised by director Adrian Lyne, this box office smash was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actress (Glenn Close).

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New on Blu-ray: PARADISE ALLEY (1978) Starring Sylvester Stallone

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Product Description: Cosmo Carboni (Stallone) and his two brothers could take anything that Hell's Kitchen had to dish out — but they had a dream of getting out and making it big. The exit signs point to Paradise Alley, a sleazy private club where raucous wrestling matches with big purses are the order of the day. When younger brother Victor (Lee Canalito) steps into the ring, it appears their shared dream might finally become a reality ... but tensions between Cosmo, Victor, and brother Lenny (Armand Assante, I, The Jury) might rip the family apart first.

Marking the directorial debut of Stallone, co-starring Anne Archer, Joe Spinell, and Tom Waits, and featuring appearances by a roster of legendary professional wrestlers (including Terry Funk, Ted DiBiase, and Ray Stevens), Paradise Alley is "an upbeat, funny, nostalgic film populated by colorful characters" (Variety)!

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