Hotel Mumbai
The Aftermath
Five Feet Apart
The Hummingbird Project
Gloria Bell
Captain Marvel
Captive State
A Madea Family Funeral
Dogs in the Land of Lions 
Patterns of Evidence: The Moses Controversy 
The Unafraid 
Wilder Than Wild 
I Am Richard Pryor 
Flying Supersonic 
Gift 
Kakehashi: A Portrait of Chef Nobuo Fukuda 
Acquitted: Season One 
The Golden Head 
Green Card
Marquise
The Alice Howell Collection 
Bad Banks 
Hostage
Mad Dog and Glory 
The Criterion Collection's September slate kicks off September 3 with a 4K Blu-ray restoration of Marco Bellocchio's provocative 1965 Italian-language debut Fists in the Pocket (Blu-ray: $39.95), which follows a young man who takes drastic measures to rid his grotesquely…
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- Under The Silver Lake
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May/June 2019
What you’ll find in the May/June 2019 issue of Video Librarian:
New documentaries on 1970s Jewish retirement life in Florida, a 14-year-old gourmet chef, Facebook’s dilemma, what happened to that banjo-playing kid in Deliverance, jihadists, pensions in peril, the world’s fastest animal, same-sex ballroom dancing, poetry in America, and more. Plus, books into movies, anime, music/dance, and 75-plus movie and TV series reviews.
News Briefs
John Waters's “Polyester,” Chaplin’s “The Circus,” Ernst Lubitsch, and More on Criterion Collection’s September Slate
The Criterion Collection's September slate kicks off September 3 with a 4K Blu-ray restoration of Marco Bellocchio's provocative 1965 Italian-language debut Fists in the Pocket (Blu-ray: $39.95), which follows a young man who takes drastic measures to rid his grotesquely…Saxophonist Clarence Clemons Tribute Coming August 13 from Virgil Films
Virgil Films & Entertainment is releasing Clarence Clemons: Who Do I Think I Am? (DVD: 2 discs, $24.95), slated for August 13. An intimate portrait of one of the most famous saxophone players in the world, Clarence Clemons—known as “Big Man”…“Say Her Name” Documentary on Sandra Bland Slated for June 4 from HBO Home Video
On June 4, HBO Home Video released Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland. On July 10, 2015, a politically engaged 28-year-old African American woman from Chicago was arrested for a traffic violation in a small Texas…Shout! Factory's “What We Left Behind" Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Appreciation Doc Slated for August 6
Shout! Factory has announced the upcoming release on August 6 of the acclaimed documentary feature What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DVD: $16.99, Blu-ray: 2 discs, $22.99). An in-depth look at the past, present,…“Before Homosexuals” Erotic History Doc Slated for June 11 from First Run Features
On June 11, First Run Features will release the documentary Before Homosexuals (DVD: $24.95). Director John Scagliotti—who produced the landmark films Before Stonewall and After Stonewall—provides viewers with a tour of same-sex erotic history, touching on topics including censored chapters…
Bi-Weekly Selection Guide to Upcoming Releases for July 9 & July 2
Arthur Celebrates Community 
Invisible Hands
Gotham: The Complete Fifth and Final Season 
Okko’s Inn 
Combat Obscura 
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