{"id":97601,"date":"2019-04-15T05:00:34","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T12:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/?p=97601"},"modified":"2019-05-03T21:30:05","modified_gmt":"2019-05-04T04:30:05","slug":"bluray-highlights-apr-16-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/bluray-highlights-apr-16-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Blu-ray Highlights: Week of April 14th, 2019 &#8211; Walking on Broken Glass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In contrast to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/bluray-highlights-apr-9-2019\/\">last week<\/a>, a genuine box office hit comes to both Blu-ray and Ultra HD this week. Plenty of people saw the movie in theaters. How many of them were actually satisfied with it is perhaps a different matter.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-972\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_972\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/blog\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_972_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"37abb3dd2b\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"972\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_multiple_ans_972\" name=\"poll_multiple_ans_972\" value=\"52\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Which Blu-rays Interest You This Week (4\/16\/19)?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-972-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21232\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21232\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21232\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/68971\/theancientmagusbrideparttwo.html\">The Ancient Magus Bride: Part Two<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21233\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21233\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21233\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/67297\/batmanhush.html\">Batman: Hush<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21234\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21234\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21234\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrahd.highdefdigest.com\/67301\/batmanhush4kultrahdbluray.html\">Batman: Hush - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21235\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21235\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21235\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/58086\/beckysharp.html\">Becky Sharp<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21236\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21236\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21236\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/63780\/bendoftheriver.html\">Bend of the River<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21237\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21237\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21237\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/69291\/thebigcthecompleteseries.html\">The Big C: The Complete Series<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21238\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21238\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21238\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/69676\/briefencounter.html\">Brief Encounter (1974)<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21239\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21239\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21239\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/69149\/closecalls.html\">Close Calls<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21240\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21240\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/68788\/diamondsofthenight.html\">Diamonds of the Night<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21241\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21241\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21241\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/69264\/dragonballsuperbrolythemovie.html\">Dragon Ball Super: Broly - The Movie<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21242\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21242\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21242\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/70676\/dragonballsuperbrolysteelbook.html\">Dragon Ball Super: Broly - The Movie (Best Buy Exclusive SteelBook)<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21243\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21243\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21243\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/63620\/edwinbrienencollection.html\">Edwin Brienen Collection<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21244\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21244\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21244\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/71120\/frankenstein1970.html\">Frankenstein 1970<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21245\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21245\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21245\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/69460\/glass.html\">Glass<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21246\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21246\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21246\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/69462\/glass2019steelbook.html\">Glass (SteelBook)<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21247\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21247\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21247\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrahd.highdefdigest.com\/68961\/glass.html\">Glass - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21248\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21248\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21248\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrahd.highdefdigest.com\/69832\/glass2.html\">Glass - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray (Best Buy Exclusive)<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21249\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21249\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21249\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/68551\/graveofthevampire.html\">Grave of the Vampire<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21250\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21250\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21250\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/70358\/halfaouineboyoftheterraces.html\">Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21251\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21251\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21251\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/69262\/hardtickettohawaii.html\">Hard Ticket to Hawaii<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21252\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21252\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21252\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/69802\/highwaypatrolman.html\">Highway Patrolman<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21253\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21253\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21253\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/71452\/housesitter.html\">Housesitter<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21254\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21254\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21254\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/67289\/justiceleaguevsthefatalfive.html\">Justice League vs. the Fatal Five<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21255\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21255\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21255\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrahd.highdefdigest.com\/67293\/justiceleaguevsthefatalfive4kultrahdbluray.html\">Justice League vs. the Fatal Five - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21256\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21256\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21256\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrahd.highdefdigest.com\/69662\/thekaratekid35thanniversaryedition4kultrahdbluray.html\">The Karate Kid (1984): 35th Anniversary Edition - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21257\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21257\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21257\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/69430\/keoma.html\">Keoma (Special Edition)<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21258\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21258\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21258\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/69243\/thekidwhowouldbeking.html\">The Kid Who Would Be King<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21259\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21259\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21259\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ultrahd.highdefdigest.com\/69247\/thekidwhowouldbeking4kultrahdbluray.html\">The Kid Who Would Be King - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21260\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21260\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21260\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/70849\/mnightshyamalanseastrail177trilogywalmartexclusive.html\">M. Night Shyamalan's Eastrail 177 Trilogy (Walmart Exclusive)<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21261\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21261\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21261\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/69287\/malibuexpress.html\">Malibu Express<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21262\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21262\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21262\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/68493\/themanitou.html\">The Manitou<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21263\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21263\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21263\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/69916\/masterofdarkshadows.html\">Master of Dark Shadows<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21264\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21264\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21264\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/69956\/melvinandhoward.html\">Melvin and Howard<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21265\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21265\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21265\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/69104\/newmoney.html\">New Money<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21266\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21266\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21266\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/69606\/offathersandsons.html\">Of Fathers and Sons<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21267\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21267\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21267\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/70374\/replicas.html\">Replicas<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21268\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21268\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21268\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/71455\/smokeyandthebanditii.html\">Smokey and the Bandit II<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21269\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21269\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21269\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/71459\/smokeyandthebanditpart3.html\">Smokey and the Bandit Part 3<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21270\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21270\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21270\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/69960\/snakepit.html\">The Snake Pit<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21271\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21271\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21271\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/69962\/stagecoach1966.html\">Stagecoach (1966)<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21272\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21272\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21272\"><a 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href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/68498\/superstition.html\">Superstition<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21277\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21277\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21277\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/69289\/blackgunthetakedoublefeature.html\">The Take \/ Black Gunn (Double Feature)<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21278\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21278\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21278\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/70064\/threecoinsinthefountain.html\">Three Coins in the Fountain<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21279\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21279\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21279\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/67254\/victoriathecompletethirdseason.html\">Victoria: The Complete Third Season<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21280\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21280\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21280\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/70299\/zizou.html\">Zizou and the Arab Spring<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21281\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21281\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21281\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluray.highdefdigest.com\/68893\/zoowars2.html\">Zoo Wars 2<\/a><\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21282\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21282\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21282\">Other (Tell us in the Comments)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-21283\" name=\"poll_972\" value=\"21283\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-21283\">Nothing for me this week<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(972);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(972); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-972-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<h2>New Releases (Blu-ray)<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Glass<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 M. Night Shyamalan merges his characters from <em>Unbreakable<\/em> and <em>Split<\/em> to make an <em>Avengers<\/em> or <em>Justice League<\/em> style superhero crossover, albeit on a much smaller scale than either of those mega-budget productions. Scale was a common complaint from many critics and viewers, who felt that the trailers promised something more ambitious and exciting, only to find most of the action confined to a mental hospital setting. Reviews were predominantly negative, and though audiences generally had a better opinion of it, many were still underwhelmed. On disc, Target and Best Buy appear to have somehow gotten their exclusives mixed up, with the SteelBook going to Target while Best Buy has an Ultra HD with some art cards and a clear slipcover that looks like broken glass. <\/p>\n<p> <em><strong>The Kid Who Would Be King<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 Eight years after the cult success of his <em>Attack the Block<\/em>, Joe Cornish returns with a bigger (and PG-rated) studio picture. The family adventure film transplants Arthurian legend to the modern day, with the tale of young boy who pulls a sword from a stone and fights to save England from an evil witch. Deirdre was among the many critics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highdefdigest.com\/blog\/kid-who-would-be-king-movie-review\">charmed by this<\/a>, but the trailers failed to sell it to audiences and the movie was a big financial bust. <\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Replicas<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 Keanu Reeves plays a scientist who develops a way to extract human consciousness from a corpse and upload it into a new robot body, which comes in awfully handy when his wife and kids die in a car accident. As is typically the case in dumb horror movies, this plan doesn&#8217;t work out too well for him. The biggest mystery in the thing is how Reeves got roped into starring in a movie that was basically made for Redbox between <em>John Wick<\/em> entries. Isn&#8217;t he a bigger star than this?<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Master of Dark Shadows<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 The 1960s cult vampire soap opera <em>Dark Shadows<\/em> and its creator Dan Curtis are celebrated in a feature documentary lookback narrated by Ian McShane. Fans will hopefully find that this finally washes away some of the bad taste from Tim Burton&#8217;s 2012 reboot\/spoof. <\/p>\n<h2>UHD<\/h2>\n<p>Both <em><strong>Glass<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>The Kid Who Would Be King<\/strong><\/em> offer Ultra HD counterparts next to their standard Blu-rays. <\/p>\n<p>Wax on, wax off\u2026 Sony upgrades the original 1984 version of <em><strong>The Karate Kid<\/strong><\/em> to 4k for its 35th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>The animated <em><strong>Justice League vs. the Fatal Five<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Batman: Hush<\/strong><\/em>  were both announced for disc this week, but <em>Hush<\/em> seems to be disappearing from retailer listings and may wind up getting delayed. <\/p>\n<h2>Catalog Titles<\/h2>\n<p>Walmart carries an exclusive bundle of <em>Unbreakable<\/em>, <em>Split<\/em>, and <em>Glass<\/em> in a box set called <em><strong>M. Night Shyamalan&#8217;s Eastrail 177 Trilogy<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Olivia de Havilland received her fourth Oscar nomination for 1948&#8217;s mental hospital expos\u00e9 <em><strong>The Snake Pit<\/strong><\/em>, Mary Steenburgen won the Best Supporting Actress trophy for Jonathan Demme&#8217;s 1980 <em><strong>Melvin and Howard<\/strong><\/em>, and the 1954 CinemaScope romance <em><strong>Three Coins in the Fountain<\/strong><\/em> won for Best Cinematography. The 1966 Bing Crosby\/Ann-Margret remake of <em><strong>Stagecoach<\/strong><\/em>, however, was nominated for nothing. All of these are now available from Twilight Time.<\/p>\n<p>The Criterion Collection unearths <em><strong>Diamonds of the Night<\/strong><\/em>, a 1964 Czechoslovakian WWII survival drama.<\/p>\n<p><em>Django<\/em> star Franco Nero takes on another Spaghetti Western character in 1976&#8217;s <em><strong>Keoma<\/strong><\/em>, which gets a restored Special Edition from Arrow Video. <\/p>\n<p>Universal panders to completist collectors with the Burt Reynolds sequel <em><strong>Smokey and the Bandit II<\/strong><\/em> and the mostly-Reynolds-less <em><strong>Smokey and the Bandit Part 3<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Also from Universal is the 1992 Steve Martin\/Goldie Hawn comedy <em><strong>Housesitter<\/strong><\/em>, directed by Frank Oz. <\/p>\n<p>Kino takes a ride with Alex Cox&#8217;s 1991 Mexican cop drama <em><strong>Highway Patrolman<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Scream Factory scares up the 1978 evil fetus thriller <em><strong>The Manitou<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, we missed a listing for Warner Archive&#8217;s release of the campy <em><strong>Frankenstein 1970<\/strong><\/em>, which was actually made in 1958 looking forward to the far-flung future. I&#8217;ve added it to this week&#8217;s poll.<\/p>\n<p>Mill Creek does yeoman&#8217;s work by providing new 4k restorations of the 1980s action classics and <em><strong>Malibu Express<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Hard Ticket to Hawaii<\/strong><\/em>. If your cinema education somehow lacks an appreciation for esteemed DTV auteur Andy Sidaris, get ready to bask in the magnificence of one of his finest set-pieces:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tAaPeMMJLgs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Television<\/h2>\n<p>The third season of the British costume drama <em><strong>Victoria<\/strong><\/em> and a complete series set of Showtime&#8217;s <em><strong>The Big C<\/strong><\/em> front TV product for this week.<\/p>\n<h2>My $.02<\/h2>\n<p>I still haven&#8217;t seen <em>Split<\/em>, so I&#8217;m in no rush for <em>Glass<\/em>. Maybe I&#8217;ll catch it on Netflix someday. In the meantime, I&#8217;ll add <em>Melvin and Howard<\/em> and <em>The Snake Pit<\/em> to my Twilight Time wish list. <em>Hard Ticket to Hawaii<\/em> is also damned difficult to resist at Mill Creek&#8217;s current super-low asking price.<\/p>\n<p>What titles of interest do you see this week?<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In contrast to last week, a genuine box office hit comes to both Blu-ray and Ultra HD this week. Plenty of people saw the movie in theaters. 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