New on Blu-ray & 4K ULTRA HD: NETWORK (1976) - Criterion Collection

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Product Description: This media satire, directed by Sidney Lumet from a brilliantly incisive script by Paddy Chayefsky, is an X-ray of the corrupted soul of a corporate-dominated America, startlingly prescient in its anticipation of today’s outrage-driven news cycle. At a struggling television network, ambitious executive Diana Christensen (Faye Dunaway) finds herself with a hit on her hands when disgruntled newscaster Howard Beale (Peter Finch) goes off script, transforming himself into a mad-as-hell prophet railing against the ills of modern society. But can she control the populist revolution they have unleashed on the airwaves? Garnering four Oscars, including for Dunaway, Finch, and Chayefsky, this no-holds-barred New Hollywood classic remains as fearlessly funny as it is unnervingly relevant.

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THE WIZ (1978) - Blu-ray & 4K Release of Sidney Lumet's Classic Musical Starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson (Criterion Collection)

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Product Description: L. Frank Baum’s timeless story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz gets a funky reimagining in this lavish adaptation of a landmark Broadway show based on the book. Diana Ross brings her showstopping star power to the role of Dorothy, here a Harlem schoolteacher who is magically transported to a surreal fantasyland that resembles New York City, complete with man-eating trash cans and a disco paradise. Propelled by the musical contributions of Quincy Jones and an all-star cast that includes Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor, and Lena Horne, this dazzling soul spectacular from legendary director Sidney Lumet reframes a beloved tale through the Black American experience, creating a powerful celebration of self-determination.

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CHILD'S PLAY (1972) - Blu-ray Release of Sidney Lumet's Mystery Thriller Starring James Mason, Robert Preston and Beau Bridges

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Product Description: Paul Reis (Beau Bridges, The Landlord) returns to his alma mater, St. Charles, an exclusive Catholic boarding school for male adolescents, as the new physical education teacher. When he arrives, he finds two of his new colleagues, English teacher Joseph Dobbs (Robert Preston, Victor/Victoria) and Latin teacher Jerome Malley (James Mason, Lolita), engaged in a bitter rivalry. As tensions rise, and anonymous threatening phone calls disrupt the usually tranquil environs of St. Charles, Reis finds himself embroiled in an unpredictable cycle of violence which begins to reflect in the increasingly aggressive behavior of the students.

Sidney Lumet’s (Serpico, Network) often overlooked marriage of coming-of-age angst and subtle thriller dynamics is a deft adaptation of Robert Marasco’s (Burnt Offerings) play of the same name. Featuring claustrophobic photography by Gerald Hirschfeld (Fail-Safe) accompanied by a paranoia-inducing score from Michael Small (Klute, The Stepford Wives), CHILD’S PLAY is vintage Lumet. Cinématographe is proud to present this beguiling entry in the career of America’s most treasured auteurs in a brand new 2K restoration from its original camera negative.

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New on Blu-ray: GARBO TALKS (1984) Starring Anne Bancroft, Ron Silver and Carrie Fisher

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Product Description: A dying mother’s (Anne Bancroft, The Graduate) last wish to meet silent cinema star Greta Garbo costs her son (Ron Silver, Timecop) his job, his marriage and his sanity. Carrie Fisher (Star Wars) also stars in this funny and moving slice-of-life film from legendary director Sidney Lumet (12 Angry Men).

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New on Blu-ray: NIGHT FALLS ON MANHATTAN (1996) Starring Andy Garcia, Richard Dreyfuss and Lena Olin

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Product Description: In a career that includes Oscar-nominated masterpieces such as Serpico, Prince of the City and The Verdict, director Sidney Lumet has cross-examined the fine line between those who enforce the law and those who exploit it, both in the courtroom and on the streets. Adapting a novel by former NYPD officer Robert Daley (Year of the Dragon), Lumet once again exposes the corrupt underbelly of the city that never sleeps in Night Falls on Manhattan.

Sean Casey (Andy Garcia) is an assistant district attorney and a rising star in the New York City legal system. He is forced into a tough position when his ambitious boss, seeking re-election, asks Sean to prosecute a drug dealer caught by two NYPD detectives under controversial circumstances – one of whom happens to be Sean’s father (Ian Holm). As Sean gets closer to the truth in the case, what he uncovers may break his faith in the legal system, threaten his promising career and tear his family apart.

Boasting a powerhouse supporting cast including Lena Olin, Richard Dreyfuss and James Gandolfini, this underrated entry in Lumet’s canon of crime classics can be freshly reappraised with a new restoration and illuminating bonus features.

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New on Blu-ray: KING - A FILMED RECORD... MONTGOMERY TO MEMPHIS (1969)

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Product Description: Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis is a monumental documentary that follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activist to world-renowned leader of the Civil Rights movement. Rare footage of King's speeches, protests, and arrests are interspersed with scenes of other high-profile supporters and opponents of the cause, punctuated by heartfelt testimonials by some of Hollywood's biggest stars. Selected to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1999, King is a cinematic national treasure that allows viewers to be first-hand witnesses to Dr. King’s crusade, and thereby gain a fuller appreciation of both the personal challenges he endured and the vast cultural legacy he left behind.

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New on Blu-ray: THE ANDERSON TAPES (1971) Starring Sean Connery

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Product Description: Sparkling wit, non-stop action and dynamic stars Sean Connery (Goldfinger, The Great Train Robbery) and Dyan Cannon (Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, Shamus) make this heist film one of the best of its kind. After ten years in the cooler, Duke Anderson (Connery) heads for the luxurious apartment of his ex-girlfriend, Ingrid Everleigh (Cannon), where he masterminds an elaborate plot to rob the entire building. Financed by an underworld boss (Alan King, Casino), he recruits the best burglars in town, including an antiques dealer (Martin Balsam, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three) and a young safecracker (Christopher Walken, The Deer Hunter, King of New York). But what he doesn’t know is that each detail of the robbery is secretly recorded by electronic “bugs” planted throughout the building. Smartly directed by cinema legend Sidney Lumet (12 Angry Men, Serpico) from the nationwide bestseller, and featuring a memorable musical score by the great Quincy Jones (In the Heat of the Night), The Anderson Tapes blends satire and suspense into a wholly entertaining caper concoction.

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New on Blu-ray: EQUUS (1977) Starring Richard Burton & Peter Firth

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Product Description: Equus, Peter Shaffer’s Tony Award®-winning play (which he adapted for the film) is brought to life on the screen by director Sidney Lumet (Dog Day Afternoon) and a cast that includes Richard Burton (Alexander the Great) and Peter Firth (Joseph Andrews) as psychiatrist and patient in a disturbing tale of a mysterious and unfathomable crime. Joan Plowright (101 Dalmatians), Colin Blakely (The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes), Jenny Agutter (Logan’s Run), Eileen Atkins (TV’s The Crown) and Harry Andrews (Alexander the Great) turn in bravura supporting performances in a film photographed by Oswald Morris (Fiddler on the Roof) with a score by Richard Rodney Bennett (Murder on the Orient Express).

This Oscar®-nominated* adaptation of Peter Shaffer's Tony Award®-winning play erupts on the screen with the same power and passion as the stage original. Richard Burton gives "one of his best performances ever" (Boxoffice) in this "elegant and provocative" (Newsweek) tale of myth and madness. What would drive Alan Stang (Peter Firth), a troubled adolescent stable boy, to blind six horses with a metal spike? Psychiatrist Martin Dysart (Burton) investigates these unspeakable acts and delves deep into Alan's psyche, confronting the mysteries of sexual passion and madness - as well as the dark demons buried within his own soul.

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New on Blu-ray: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (1974)

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Product Description: This essential Agatha Christie whodunit adaptation boasts some of the most wonderfully eccentric characters ever created. Ingrid Bergman won an Oscar for her slightly dim-witted Swedish missionary, and Albert Finney is the dapper detective Hercule Poirot, for whom murder-solving is a precise, intellectual exercise. Packed with sparkling dialogue and visually rich in texture, this incomparable acclaimed thriller features an incredible cast, including Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Jacqueline Bisset, Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Anthony Perkins and Vanessa Redgrave, and more

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New on Blu-ray: PRINCE OF THE CITY (1981) Starring Treat Williams

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Product Description: A New York City narcotics detective reluctantly agrees to cooperate with a special commission investigating police corruption, and soon realises he's in over his head, and nobody can be trusted.

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New on Blu-ray: BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD (2007) Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke and Marisa Tomei

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Product Description: "Dark wit, suspense and tragedy ... A dynamite film ... No way you won't be knocked for a loop." – Rolling Stone Master filmmaker Sidney Lumet (The Verdict, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico) delivers "one of his greatest achievements" (Roger Ebert) with this riveting and compelling suspense thriller. Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote) is Andy, an overextended payroll executive who lures his younger brother, Hank (Ethan Hawke, Training Day), into a larcenous scheme: the pair will rob a suburban mom-and-pop jewelry store that appears to be the quintessential easy target. The problem is, the store owners are Andy and Hank's real mom and pop, and when the seemingly perfect crime goes awry, the damage sends them hurtling toward a shattering clash that may obliterate their already precarious lives.

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DVD & Blu-ray: FAIL SAFE (1964) Starring Henry Fonda and Walter Matthau

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Product Description: This unnerving procedural thriller painstakingly details an all-too-plausible nightmare scenario in which a mechanical failure jams the United States military’s chain of command and sends the country hurtling toward nuclear war with the Soviet Union. Working from a contemporary best seller, screenwriter Walter Bernstein and director Sidney Lumet wrench harrowing suspense from the doomsday fears of the Cold War era, making the most of a modest budget and limited sets to create an atmosphere of clammy claustrophobia and astronomically high stakes. Starring Henry Fonda as a coolheaded U.S. president and Walter Matthau as a trigger-happy political theorist, Fail Safe is a long-underappreciated alarm bell of a film, sounding an urgent warning about the deadly logic of mutually assured destruction.

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DVD & Blu-ray: THE FUGITIVE KIND (1960) Starring Marlon Brando

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Product Description: Four Oscar-winning actors—Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, Joanne Woodward, and Maureen Stapleton—sink their teeth into this enthralling film, which brings together the legendary talents of director Sidney Lumet and writer Tennessee Williams. A smoldering, snakeskin-jacketed Brando is Val Xavier, a drifter trying to go straight. He finds work and solace in a southern small-town variety store run by the married, sexually frustrated Lady Torrance (Magnani), who proves as much a temptation for Val as local wild child Carol Cutrere (Woodward). Lumet captures the intense, fearless performances and Williams’s hot-blooded storytelling and social critique with his customary restraint, resulting in a drama of uncommon sophistication and craft.

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DVD & Blu-ray: A STRANGER AMONG US (1992) Starring Melanie Griffith

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Product Description: In a dangerous world of mystery and intrigue, she’s going undercover searching for truth! From Sidney Lumet, the legendary director of 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Network and The Verdict comes this crime drama about tough New York City cop Emily Eden (Melanie Griffith, Working Girl), who goes undercover to investigate the murder of a member of a closely-knit Hasidic community. Her search for the truth takes her into a secret world of unwritten laws and unspoken power—a world where the only way out is deeper in. Delivering edge-of-your-seat excitement that won’t let you go, this action-packed thriller is sure to entertain you with its sizzling star power, electrifying story and non-stop surprises! The stellar cast includes Eric Thal (The Puppet Masters), John Pankow (To Live and Die in L.A.), Mia Sara (Legend), Tracy Pollan (TV’s Family Ties), Lee Richardson (Prizzi’s Honor), Jake Weber (Dawn of the Dead) and James Gandolfini (TV’s The Sopranos). Written and co-produced by Robert J. Avrech (Body Double).

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DVD & Blu-ray: FIND ME GUILTY (2006) Starring Vin Diesel

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Product Description: BASED ON A TRUE STORY. From Academy Award® Winner* Sidney Lumet (Serpico, Network, Dog Day Afternoon) comes the most hysterically funny testament to bad courtroom behavior since My Cousin Vinny! Vin Diesel (The Fast and The Furious, XxX) ''gives a sensational performance'' (The New York Times) supported by an all-star cast that includes Peter Dinklage (''Game of Thrones''), Annabella Sciorra (Jungle Fever), Alex Rocco (The Godfather), Ron Silver (Reversal of Fortune) and Linus Roache (Batman Begins) in the true story of the most remarkable criminal trial in US history. Find Me Guilty proves beyond a reasonable doubt that justice has a strange sense of humor!

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