The Kid Who Would Be King
Glass
Replicas
Vice
Berlin, I Love You
Holmes & Watson
Welcome to Marwen
Tracking Edith 
Breaking Big 
Nothing Without Us: The Women Who Will End AIDS 
Voting Matters 
Brothers in Arms 
Joaquín Sorolla: Journeys of the Light 
Lovesick
A Squirrel's Guide to Success
Rick and Morty: Complete Seasons 1-3 
Death in Venice 
Lovers and Other Strangers 
The Prisoner 
Topper Takes a Trip 
Méliès Fairy Tales in Color 
The Orville: The Complete First Season 
Our Cartoon President: Season One 
Aired on Masterpiece, PBS is releasing Les Misérables (DVD: 2 discs, $39.99; Blu-ray: 2 discs, $49.99), the 2018-19 BBC-produced miniseries adaptation of Victor Hugo’s iconic 1862 French historical novel. Directed by screenwriter Andrew Davies (Pride and Prejudice), this six-episode production…
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New BBC-Produced “Les Misérables” Coming on May 21 from PBS and Masterpiece
Aired on Masterpiece, PBS is releasing Les Misérables (DVD: 2 discs, $39.99; Blu-ray: 2 discs, $49.99), the 2018-19 BBC-produced miniseries adaptation of Victor Hugo’s iconic 1862 French historical novel. Directed by screenwriter Andrew Davies (Pride and Prejudice), this six-episode production…Orwell’s “1984,” Jane Fonda in “Klute,” 30th Anniversary of “Do the Right Thing,” and Fassbinder Trilogy All Slated for July from Criterion
Criterion's summer slate kicks off July 9 with Rainer Werner Fassbinder's career-crowning BRD Trilogy (Blu-ray: 3 discs, $99.95), which includes his female-centered commercial successes The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979), Veronika Voss (1982), and Lola (1981). Also coming July 9 is a…“What is Democracy?” Documentary Slated for May 14 from Zeitgeist Films
Coming at a moment of profound political and social crisis, What is Democracy? (DVD: $29.95) is slated for release on May 14 from Zeitgeist Films. Director Astra Taylor’s idiosyncratic philosophical journey takes viewers from ancient Athens' groundbreaking experiment in self-government…“Wildland” Firefighters Doc Available on April 30 from FilmRise
FilmRise has announced the upcoming release of Alex Jablonski and Kahlil Hudson’s immersive and cinematic feature-length documentary Wildland (DVD: $19.95, Blu-ray: $24.95), slated for April 30. Telling the story of a single wildland firefighting crew as they struggle with fear,…Cinema Libre to Release “Jihadists” Documentary on April 2
On April 2, Cinema Libre will release the documentary Jihadists (DVD: $19.95), filmed in French, English, Arabic, and Bambara. Banned in France (released as “Salafistes”), co-directors Lemine Ould Salem and François Margolin's Jihadists goes deep into the heart of the…
Bi-Weekly Selection Guide to Upcoming Releases for May 14 & May 7
Every Act of Life 
Finding Your Roots: Season 5 
Sesame Street: Awesome Alphabet Collection
Britain’s Royals: The House of Windsor 
Bonanza: The Official Ninth Season, Volume 1 
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