Lifeguards, a Humorous Casablanca Homage, and Romance on Delancey | Coming Attractions

Upcoming DVDs and Blu-rays to watch include Clint Eastwood's 40th (and perhaps final) film as a director, a radical new King Lear, and Sam Elliott's breakout role as a lifeguard.

Crossing Delancey. 97 min. Joan Micklin Silver, Criterion. 1988. Blu-ray UPC 715515309516. $39.95. Rated: PG. ROM-COM

A single, Jewish, thirtysomething Big Apple bookstore manager (Amy Irving) is matched up with a Lower East Side pickle seller (Peter Riegert), while a novelist (Jeroen Krabbé) offers a suitable alternative in this old-fashioned romantic comedy debuting on Blu-ray.

Drugstore Cowboy. 102 min. Gus Van Sant, Criterion. 1989. Blu-ray UPC 715515309714. $39.95. Rated: R. DRAMA

Down on their luck, a ragtag group of people with addictions (Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, Heather Graham, and James Le Gros) robs pharmacies for pills in this critically acclaimed adaptation of James Fogle’s autobiographical novel. Restored with extras.

Frances. 140 min. Grahame Clifford, Kino Lorber, 1982. Blu-ray UPC 738329269166. $29.95. Rated: R. BIOPIC

Jessica Lange got an Oscar nod for her fiery portrayal of Frances Farmer, the infamous 1930s movie star whose nonconformist behavior proved scandalous, costing her a promising career and, eventually, landing her in a psychiatric facility. Restored in high-def.

Juror #2. 114 min. Clint Eastwood, Warner. 2024. DVD UPC 883929835256. $29.98; Blu-ray UPC 883929835188. $34.95. Rated: PG-13. DRAMA

In his 40th (and rumored to be final) film as director, Eastwood follows a family man (Nicholas Hoult) who faces a moral dilemma while performing jury duty in a murder trial. Despite decent notices, Eastwood’s film did not get a wide theatrical release.

King Lear. 90 min. Jean-Luc Godard, Criterion. 1987. DVD UPC 715515308311. $29.95; Blu-ray UPC 715515308212. $39.95. Rated: PG. DRAMA

French New Wave provocateur Godard’s first English-language feature offers a radical revision of Shakespeare’s masterpiece. Set in a post-Chernobyl world, the Bard’s multigeneration descendant mounts a reconstruction of the original play in this meta-film revival.

Lifeguard. 96 min. Daniel Petrie, Fun City Editions. 1976. Blu-ray UPC 760137171492. $29.99. Rated: PG. DRAMA

A bit long in the tooth for a California beach lifeguard, 32-year-old Rick Carlson (Sam Elliott, in his breakout role) prefers staying tan and saving lives to a “real” job. Rather than a precursor to Baywatch, this character-based drama explores lifestyle choices.

Performance. 105 min. Donald Cammell, Criterion. 1970. Blu-ray UPC 715515309912. $39.95. Rated: R. DRAMA

A London gangster (James Fox) on the lam in the home of a rock star (Mick Jagger) and his gal pals (Anita Pallenberg and Michèle Breton) finds his perception of reality fogged by hallucinogens in this 1960s-era cult film. Codirected by Nicolas Roeg and newly restored.

Play It Again, Sam. 86 min. Herbert Ross, Kino Lorber. 1972. Blu-ray UPC 738329269449. $29.95. Rated: PG. COMEDY

A cinephile (Woody Allen) gets romantic advice from Humphrey Bogart (Jerry Lacy) while his married friends (Tony Roberts and Diane Keaton) fix him up with single ladies. Based on Allen’s Broadway play, a humorous Casablanca homage. Debuting in HD.

Wicked. 160 min. Jon M. Chu, Studio Distribution Services. 2024. DVD UPC 191329252499. $22.99; Blu-ray UPC 191329252659. $29.99. Rated: PG. MUSICAL

Green-skinned outcast Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and aristocratic Glinda (Ariana Grande) form an unlikely friendship destined to be tested when they become Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West in this megahit prequel to The Wizard of Oz, based on Gregory Maguire’s novel.

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