DVD & Blu-ray: LA LLORONA (2019) - Criterion Collection

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Product Description: A country’s bloody history stains the present in the Guatemalan auteur Jayro Bustamante’s transfixing fusion of folk horror and searing political commentary, inspired by the real-life indictment of the authoritarian Efraín Ríos Montt for crimes against humanity. A notorious, now aging former military dictator stands trial for atrocities committed against Guatemala’s Mayan communities. While battling legal repercussions and the people’s demands for justice, he and his family are plagued by a series of increasingly strange and disturbing occurrences, seemingly brought on by an enigmatic new housekeeper (María Mercedes Coroy). With a restraint that renders the film’s shocks all the more potent, Bustamante crafts a chilling vision of a nation reckoning with collective harms and the restless ghosts of a past that refuses to die.

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New on Blu-ray: LA LLORONA / THE CRYING WOMAN (1933) - Indicator Series Limited Edition

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Product Description: An early horror classic drawn from Mexico’s rich tradition of folklore, La Llorona recounts the chilling tale of the ‘wailing woman’ who kills herself and her child before returning to haunt the living. Expressionistic, lyrical and atmospheric, Ramón Peón’s film draws on the influence of Universal Pictures’ contemporaneous horror cycle and incorporates elements of period melodrama and romance. This landmark production in the evolution of Mexican cinema has been newly restored from the only surviving film elements, and is presented here with a selection of essential extras.

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New Trailers: HARD KILL, THE 2ND, THE NEW MUTANTS, LA LLORONA, POSSESSOR and HOW TO FAKE A WAR

Today we have new trailers for:

• The action thriller "Hard Kill" starring Bruce Willis, Jesse Metcalfe, Natalie Eva Marie and Sergio Rizzuto. The film is directed by Matt Eskandari ("Survive the Night", "Trauma Center").
• The thriller "The 2nd". Directed by Brian Skiba ("Chokehold"), the film stars Ryan Phillippe, Casper Van Dien, Jack Griffo and Lexi Simonsen.
• The long-delayed X-Men horror movie "The New Mutants" starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Maisie Williams, Blu Hunt, Henry Zaga and Alice Braga. Josh Boone ("The Fault in Our Stars" directed and co-wrote the film.
• The Spanish-language horror film "La Llorona" from acclaimed Guatemalan filmmaker Jayro Bustamante ("Ixcanul", "Tremors"). The film stars Maria Mercedes Coroy, Margarita Kenefic, Sabrina de la Hoz and Julio Diaz.
• The horror film "Possessor" written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg (son of filmmaker David Cronenberg). The film stars Andrea Riseborough, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Christopher Abbott, Sean Bean and Tuppence Middleton.
• The darkly comic political satire "How to Fake A War" starring Jay Pharoah, Katherine Parkinson, Daryl McCormack and Lily Newmark. the film is directed by Werner Herzog's son Rudolph Herzog from a script by British writer Tim Price ("Secret Diary of a Call Girl", "EastEnders").

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