DVD & Blu-rays Released February 21, 2017

Tuesday, February 21

116 mins

Sophie and the Rising Sun

Set in the autumn of 1941 in Salty Creek, a fishing village in South Carolina, the film tells the dramatic story of interracial lovers swept up in the tides of history. As World War II rages in Europe a wounded Asian stranger, Mr. Ohta, appears in the town under mysterious circumstances. Sophie, a native of Salty Creek, quickly becomes transfixed by Mr. Ohta and a friendship born of their mutual love of art blossoms into a delicate and forbidden courtship. As their secret relationship evolves the war escalates tragically. When Pearl Harbor is bombed, a surge of misguided patriotism, bigotry and violence sweeps through the town, threatening Mr. Ohta’s life. A trio of women, each with her own secrets - Sophie, along with the town matriarch and her housekeeper - rejects law and propriety, risking their lives with their actions.
Julianne Nicholson, Diane Ladd, Margo Martindale, Lorraine Toussaint, Takashi Yamaguchi, Maggie Greenwald
Drama Adaptation

Nocturnal Animals R

The plot is described as a "story inside a story," with the first part following a woman named Susan who receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband, a man whom she left 20 years earlier, asking for her opinion. The second part of the story follows the actual manuscript, called "Nocturnal Animals," which revolves around a man whose family vacation turns violent and deadly. It also continues to follow the story of Susan, who finds herself recalling her first marriage and confronting some dark truths about herself.
George Clooney, Jake Gyllenhaal, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Grant Heslov, Laura Linney, Aaron Johnson, Armie Hammer
Thriller Adaptation Noir
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Hacksaw Ridge R

The true WWII tale of the epic battle to take the infamous Japanese stronghold, Hacksaw Ridge. The unlikely hero who turned the tide of the violent and bloody battle was a soldier who refused to bear arms, American Army Medic Desmond T Doss (Andrew Garfield), whose heroism turned him from a pariah to a hero in the eyes of his fellow soldiers, and led him to become the first Conscientious Objector in American history to win the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Mel Gibson, Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, David Permut, Vince Vaughn, Hugo Weaving, Bill Mechanic, Matt Nable
Drama Action War Thriller

Bad Santa 2

No plot details have been announced about the sequel to the 2003 Christmas-themed heist movie.
David Thwaites, Steve Pink, Jessica Tuchinsky, Brett Kelly, Mark Waters, Johnny Rosenthal, Billy Bob Thornton, John Phillips
Comedy Sequel Holiday
112 mins

Beauty and the Beast PG-13

1810. After the wreck of his ships, a financially-ruined merchant (André Dussollier) exiles himself in the countryside with his six children. Among them is Belle (Léa Seydoux), his youngest daughter, a joyful girl full of grace. One day, during an arduous journey, the merchant stumbles across the magical domain of the Beast (Vincent Cassel), who sentences him to death for stealing a rose. Feeling responsible for the terrible fate which has befallen her family, Belle decides to sacrifice herself and take her father's place. At the Beast's castle, it is not death that awaits Belle, but a strange life in which fantastical moments mingle with gaiety and melancholy. Every night, at dinner, Belle and the Beast sit down together. They learn about each other, taming one another like two strangers who are total opposites. When she has to repulse his amorous advances, Belle tries to pierce the mysteries of the Beast and his domain. And when night falls, the Beast's past is revealed to her bit by bit in her dreams. It is a tragic story, which tells her that this solitary and fearsome being was once a majestic prince. Armed with her courage, ignoring every danger, and opening her heart, Belle manages to release the Beast from his curse. And in doing so, she discovers true love.
Vincent Cassel, Léa Seydoux, Sara Giraudeau, Jonathan Demurger, Nicolas Gob, Eduardo Noriega, André Dussollier, Myriam Charleins
Adventure Fantasy
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135 mins

Manchester by the Sea R

A Boston-living ne’er-do-well plumber is forced to return home to the titular town after he learns his brother passed away. There, he finds himself thrust into the care of the man's 16-year old son but finds himself crumbling due to a secret tragedy in his past.
Michelle Williams, Gigi Pritzker, Kyle Chandler, Casey Affleck, Kara Hayward, Gretchen Mol, Tate Donovan, Kenneth Lonergan
Drama
95 mins

Seasons PG

After traveling the world alongside migrating birds and diving the oceans with whales and manta rays, Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud return to more familiar ground, the lush green forests and megafauna that emerged across Europe following the last Ice Age. Winter had gone on for 80,000 years when, in a relatively short period of time the ice retreated, the landscape metamorphosed, the cycle of seasons was established and the beasts occupied their new kingdom. It was only later than man arrived to share this habitat, first tentatively as migratory hunter/gatherers, then making inroads in the forest as settled agriculturalists, and later more dramatically via industry and warfare.
Jacques Perrin, Stephane Durand, Jacques Cluzaud
Documentary

Tuesday, February 21