Tennis Tension, Risky Business, and a Musical Titanic | Coming Attractions

Forthcoming DVDs and Blu-rays for every interest, including Jodie Foster in the latest season of True Detective, an Aussie family's pursuit of inspirational music, and desperados in 1940s Brazil.

Black God, White Devil. b/w. 118 min. In Portuguese w/English subtitles. Glauber Rocha, Criterion. 1964. DVD UPC 715515299213. $29.99; Blu-ray UPC 715515299114. $39.99. DRAMA

In the 1940s in drought-ridden Brazil, ranch hand Manuel (Geraldo Del Rey) kills his boss for not paying him, leading to life as a desperado drifting between various loyalties in search of his own path. An outlaw-cinema classic restored with extras.

The Boy and the Heron. 124 min. In Japanese w/English subtitles. Hayao Miyazaki, Shout Factory. 2023. Blu-ray/DVD UPC 826663246551. $34.98. Rated: PG-13. ANIMATED

This year’s Oscar-winning animated feature film, from the renowned director of numerous classics, concerns a teenage boy who leaves Tokyo for the countryside after his mother’s death; there he encounters a surreal world with a gray heron.

Challengers. 132 min. Luca Guadagnino, Studio Distribution Services. 2024. DVD UPC 883929822904. $24.98; Blu-ray UPC 883929822775. $29.98. Rated: R. DRAMA

The term “doubles” takes on new meaning in this story about a former tennis pro (Zendaya) who coaches her hubby (Mike Faist), a faltering champion player, in a match against his former best friend and her ex-boyfriend (Josh O’Connor).

Civil War. 109 min. Alex Garland, Lionsgate. 2024. Blu-ray / DVD UPC 031398343875. $39.99. Rated: R. ACTION

A group of journalists (including Kirsten Dunst and Cailee Spaeny) travel from the South to Washington, DC, through a strife-ridden countryside, hoping to reach the White House before rebel forces do, in this controversial dystopian vision of a near-future United States.

Fast Charlie. 90 min. Phillip Noyce, Vertical Entertainment. 2023. DVD UPC 843501042724. $18.99. ACTION

Pierce Brosnan stars as Charlie Swift, an aging hit man seeking to avenge his mob boss’s killing. Then Charlie gets a chance to go straight with the victim’s ex-wife (Morena Baccarin). In his final film role, the late James Caan costars as Charlie’s onetime mentor.

Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. 106 min. Sam Peckinpah, Criterion. 1973. Blu-ray UPC 715515298117. $39.99. Rated: R. WESTERN

James Coburn and Kris Kristofferson, respectively, star as the titular friends-turned-rivals in revisionist Western director Peckinpah’s (The Wild Bunch) farewell to the genre. Three edits of the studio-tampered film, plus extras, are included. Restored.

Risky Business. 99 min. Paul Brickman, Criterion. 1983. Blu-ray UPC 715515299718. $39.99. Rated: R. DRAMEDY

Three years before becoming “Top Gun,” Tom Cruise starred as a college-bound Chicago suburbanite who hooks up with a sex worker (Rebecca De Mornay) to make some money. Romance and capitalism mingle in this restored Reagan-era classic.

Titanic: The Musical. 145 min. Thom Sutherland, Liberator Films. 2023. DVD UPC 76013715606. $14.95; Blu-ray UPC 76013715603. $19.95. MUSICAL

Winner of five Tony Awards, including musical, book, and score, the most recent Broadway production is captured live a quarter-century after its London premiere. Based on the stories of real Titanic passengers, the show earned a thumbs up.

True Detective: Night Country. 360 min. HBO. 2023. DVD UPC 883929823079. $24.98; Blu-ray UPC 883929822843. $29.98. Rated: TV-MA. THRILLER

In the fourth season of the Emmy-winning cable series, Jodie Foster and Kali Reis star as homicide detectives trying to find a serial killer who eluded them years earlier. The complexities mount in this story told in two timelines.

Unsung Hero. 112 min. Joel Smallbone, Lionsgate. 2024. DVD UPC DVD UPC 031398343851. $26.99; Blu-ray/DVD UPC 031398343868. $31.99. Rated: PG. DRAMA

Based on a true story, this faith-based film follows an Aussie family’s move to the States to pursue a career in inspirational music, resulting in five Grammy wins by their two sons (performing as For King & Country) and their daughter Rebecca St. James.

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