New on Blu-ray: THE BEGUILED (1971) Starring Clint Eastwood

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Product Description: Brand New 2K Master! From Don Siegel, the legendary director of Madigan, Coogan’s Bluff, Two Mules for Sister Sara, Charley Varrick, The Black Windmill and The Shootist, comes this tense psychological drama of love and betrayal starring screen legend Clint Eastwood (For a Few Dollars More, Play Misty for Me) with Geraldine Page (The Trip to Bountiful), Elizabeth Hartman (The Group), Jo Ann Harris (Act of Vengeance), Pamelyn Ferdin (The Mephisto Waltz) and Melody Thomas Scott (The Young and the Restless). During the Civil War, a wounded Union soldier is sheltered by the headmistress and students of a girls’ academy in the South. As his health returns, his desire increases—but can he trust these enemy women not to turn him in? He takes his chances but soon realizes that his benefactress can’t be trusted... with his love or with his life! His lustful ambition turns quickly against him and the story follows him through a series of nerve-shattering events, including realistic scenes that are among the boldest, most shocking ever witnessed on film.

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New on DVD and Blu-ray: THE BEGUILED Starring Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell

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Product Description: From acclaimed writer/director Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) comes an atmospheric thriller that unfolds at a secluded girls' boarding school in Civil War-era Virginia. When a wounded Union soldier, Corporal McBurney (Colin Farrell), is found near the school, he's taken in by its headmistress, Miss Martha (Nicole Kidman). As the young women provide refuge and tend to his wounds, the house is taken over with sexual tension and dangerous rivalries when McBurney seduces several of the girls. Taboos are broken and events take an unexpected turn in this gripping and haunting thriller also starring Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning.

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THE BEGUILED (2017) - Trailers, Clips, Featurettes, Images and Posters

Based on the novel of the same name written by Thomas Cullinan, the period drama "The Beguiled" is set at a girls' school in Virginia during the Civil War, where a wounded soldier (Colin Farrell) is taken in by the young women living there sheltered from the outside world. The house is taken over by sexual tension and dangerous rivalries, and taboos are broken in an unexpected turn of events.

Written and directed by Sofia Coppola ("Lost in Translation"), the film also stars Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, Oona Laurence, Angourie Rice, Addison Riecke and Emma Howard.

"The Beguiled" opened in select theaters on June 23rd, 2017 and will expand nationwide on June 30th. It received mostly positive reviews from critics. Coppola received praise for adding more depth to the source material, and the cast was equally praised for their strong performances. The film won the Best Director award at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, and Coppola became only the second woman to do so after 56 years.

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In Theaters: TRANSFORMERS - THE LAST KNIGHT, THE BEGUILED, THE BIG SICK, THE BAD BATCH

This week, Michael Bay's latest Transformers movie, "Transformers: The Last Knight" explodes into theaters. It's also the only new wide release, so if you want to escape the giant robots, some new limited releases might pique your interest. Among those, we have Sofia Coppola's Cannes winner "The Beguiled", the romantic comedy "The Big Sick" and the dystopian romance with a cannibalistic twist "The Bad Batch".

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First Trailer for THE BEGUILED Starring Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell

Focus Features has released the first trailer for the period drama "The Beguiled". Written and directed by Sofia Coppola based on Thomas Cullinan's novel, the film tells the story of a Union soldier (Colin Farrell) imprisoned in a Confederate girls' boarding school, who cons his way into each of the lonely women's hearts, turning them against each other. Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning, Angourie Rice, Kirsten Dunst and Oona Laurence co-star.

The novel was adapted before, in the homonymous 1971 film directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood.

"The Beguiled" opens in theaters on June 30th.

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