DVD & Blu-ray: THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE (2019) Starring Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots

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Product Description: Casey (Jesse Eisenberg) just can't seem to win. Attacked on the street, humiliated at his job and even emasculated by his dog, he joins a local karate dojo led by the enigmatic Sensei (Alessandro Nivola) to learn how to defend himself. In the midst of his training, Casey becomes friendly with a female instructor (Imogen Poots) and soon realizes he is caught in a bizarre world of outcasts, fraternal rituals and hilarious hyper-masculinity.

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"The Art of Self-Defense" is a sports dramedy written and directed by Riley Stearns ("Faults"). The film stars Jesse Eisenberg as a timid bookkeeper who joins a neighborhood karate studio to learn how to protect himself, after he was attacked at night by a roving motorcycle gang. While he gains a newfound sense of confidence for the first time in his life, he also discovers a sinister world of fraternity, brutality and hyper-masculinity.

The film also stars Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, Steve Terada, David Zellner and Phillip Andre Botello.

"The Art of Self-Defense" opened in theaters on July 12, 2019 in limited release, and expanded nationwide on July 19th.

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In Theaters: STUBER, CRAWL, THE FAREWELL and THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE

With "Spider-Man: Far From Home" and "Toy Story" ready to dominate the box-office once again, this weekend we find studios offering a bit of counterprogramming. The first new film is Disney's release of Fox's R-rated action comedy "Stuber" starring Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani, which brought in $750,000 from previews, and is expected to end the weekend with around $7 million from 3,050 theaters.

The other new wide release is the R-rated alligator horror film "Crawl" directed by Alexandre Aja ("The Hills Have Eyes") and produced by Sam Raimi ("Evil Dead", "Spider-Man"). The film raked in $1 million from Thursday night previews, and it could bring in as much as $13 million in its opening weekend from 3,1701 theaters.

In limited release we have some interesting choices, like the dramedy "The Farewell" starring Awkwafina, and the offbeat dark comedy "The Art of Self-Defense" starring Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola and Imogen Poots.

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New Trailers: THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE, BURN YOUR MAPS, KATIE SAYS GOODBYE and More

Today we have new trailers for:

• The quirky comedy "The Art of Self-Defense" starring Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola and Imogen Poots.
• The indie drama "Burn Your Maps" starring Jacob Tremblay, Vera Farmiga, Martin Csokas and Virginia Madsen. The film is written and directed by "Big Hero 6" co-writer Jordan Roberts.
• The character-driven drama "Katie Says Goodbye" starring Olivia Cooke, Christopher Abbott, Mireille Enos, Jim Belushi and Mary Steenburgen. The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, and it's written and directed by Wayne Roberts ("The Professor").
• The coming-of-age teen comedy "Booksmart" which marks the directorial debut of actress Olivia Wilde. The film is produced by Adam McKay and Will Ferrell.
• The comedy "Supervized" starring Tom Berenger, Beau Bridges, Louis Gossett Jr. and Fionnula Flanagan. The film is directed by Steve Barron, best known for the 1990 "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movie.
• The Australian period drama "The Nightingale" from Jennifer Kent, writer/director of the highly acclaimed horror film "The Babadook".

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New Trailers: THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE, WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY, THE ROOk and More

Today we have new trailers for:

• The dark comedy "The Art of Self-Defense" starring Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola and Imogen Poots.
• The period dramedy "Wild Nights with Emily" based on the private letters of American poet Emily Dickinson. The film stars Molly Shannon, Susan Ziegler and Amy Seimetz.
• The upcoming supernatural spy thriller series "The Rook" starring Emma Greenwell ("The Path", "Shameless") and Joely Richardson.
• The new Amazon series "Hanna" based on the 2001 action thriller of the same name.
• The second season of the spy thriller series "Killing Eve" starring Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer.

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