Mobsters, Swindlers, and a Musical Swan Song | Coming Attractions

Upcoming DVD and Blu-ray releases feature 15th-century Italian sage Leonardo da Vinci, young Oscar winner Tatum O'Neal, and composer Sakamoto's final curated performance. 

Food and Country. 100 min. Laura Gabbert, Kino Lorber. 2024. DVD UPC 738329268459. $19.95. DOCUMENTARY

The state of the American food system is considered by food writer and bestselling memoirist Ruth Reichl, who speaks with farmers, ranchers, and chefs in order to understand the food-production process in this Sundance Film Festival premiere.

Funny Girl. 155 min. William Wyler, Criterion. 1968. Blu-ray UPC 715515305419. $39.99. DRAMA

Reprising her Broadway role, Barbra Streisand won an Oscar for her big-screen debut as legendary Ziegfeld Follies performer Fanny Brice, who falls for a fickle gambler (Omar Sharif), much to her heart’s discontent. Restored with supplements.

Godzilla Minus One. 124 min. Takashi Yamazaki, Toho/SDS. 2023. DVD UPC 191329268469. $34.99; Blu-ray UPC 191329268797. $39.99. Rated: PG-13. HORROR

The long-running “Godzilla” franchise gets a new installment. In postwar Japan, the gnarly beast brings destruction to an already ravaged landscape. Absent the military, plucky war survivors band together to fight the indefatigable monster.

Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns. 2 discs. 220 min. PBS. 2024. DVD UPC 841887048941. $39.99’ Blu-ray UPC 841887048958. $49.99. DOCUMENTARY

Fifteenth-century Italian sage Leonardo da Vinci left a legacy of artistic works; studies of geology, gravity and water; and designs for war machines and flying craft. The fascinating story of a visionary unfolds, as only Ken Burns can tell it.

Merchant Ivory: The Documentary. 111 min. Stephen Soucy, Cohen. 2024. DVD UPC 738329268312. $19.95; Blu-ray UPC 738329268329. $29.95. DOCUMENTARY

Producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory partnered for four decades to make award-winning movies including A Room with a View, Maurice, Howards End, and The Remains of the Day. Interviews with collaborators explain their success.

Paper Moon. b/w. 102 min. Peter Bogdanovich, Criterion. 1973. Blu-ray UPC 715515305617. $39.99. COMEDY

At age nine, Tatum O’Neal became the youngest Oscar winner ever for this role. She costars with her father Ryan as a pair of traveling Bible peddlers swindling Dust Bowl widows out of precious cash during the Great Depression. Restored in period-era monochrome.

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus. b/w. 103 min. In Japanese w/English subtitles. Neo Sora, Criterion. 2024. DVD UPC 715515305914. $24.99; Blu-ray UPC 715515305815. $29.99. CONCERT

Before his death, Sakamoto, the master composer best known for film scores including The Last Emperor, offered his swan song: one final performance with just him at a piano, self-curated, with his son directing as he played 20 pieces from his vast oeuvre.

Scarface. b/w. 95 min. Howard Hawks, Criterion. 1932. Blu-ray UPC 715515304115. $39.99. DRAMA

Prohibition-era mobster Tony Camonte (Paul Muni) shoots his way to the top of a bootlegging empire. His soft spot for his sister (Ann Dvorak) is the Achilles heel that threatens to trip him up. Restored with extras, including the censored ending.

A Sudden Case of Christmas. 91 min. Peter Chelsom, Shout Factory. 2024. DVD UPC 826663249781. $22.98. COMEDY

A 10-year-old girl (Antonella Rose) whose parents are getting a divorce visits her grandparents (Danny DeVito and Andie MacDowell) in picturesque Italy. Rather than break the bad news to her, they try to reunite the parents in this family-friendly fare.

Trap. 105 min. M. Night Shyamalan, Warner. 2024. DVD UPC 883929818471. $29.99; Blu-ray UPC 883929818204. $35.99. Rated: PG-13. THRILLER

The famous filmmaker who made his big splash with The Sixth Sense (1999) offers his latest thriller—about a father (John Hartnett) and his teen daughter (Ariel Donoghue) at a concert (featuring Shyamalan’s daughter Saleka) where he’s caught in a trap.

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