Shadows of Liberty Out Now on DVD

Releasing today on DVD, SHADOWS OF LIBERTY reveals the extraordinary truth behind the news media: censorship, cover-ups and corporate control. Filmmaker Jean-Philippe Tremblay takes a journey through the darker corridors of the US media, where global conglomerates call the shots. For decades, their overwhelming influence has distorted news journalism and compromised its values. In highly revealing stories, renowned journalists, activists and academics give insider accounts of a broken media system. Tracing the story of media manipulation over the years, SHADOWS OF LIBERTY poses a crucial question: why have we let a handful of powerful corporations write the news? We’re left in no doubt – media reform is urgent and freedom of the press is fundamental.

“Likely to raise blood pressure and spark heated discussion.” —Video Librarian

“Depressing and relevant stuff.” —The Toronto Sun

 “Tremblay’s scathing media takedown couldn’t be more timely.” —Torontoist

 “…a slick, masterful political essay on the degradation of contemporary journalism.” — Art Threat

Ken Burns: Jackie Robinson on DVD and BD on April 12

PBS Distribution announced it is releasing KEN BURNS’S: “JACKIE ROBINSON” on DVD and Blu-ray April 12, 2016, coinciding with its PBS airing. This new four hour documentary, directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon, tells the story of Jack Roosevelt Robinson, who rose from humble origins to break baseball’s color barrier. Robinson waged a fierce lifelong battle for first-class citizenship for all African Americans that transcends even his remarkable athletic achievements.

The run time of the program is approximately 240 minutes on 2 discs. The SRP for the DVD is $24.99 and $29.99 for Blu-ray.

“Jackie Robinson is the most important figure in our nation’s most important game,” said Ken Burns recently. “He gave us our first lasting progress in civil rights since the Civil War and, ever since I finished my BASEBALL series in 1994, I’ve been eager to make a stand-alone film about the life of this courageous American. There was so much more to say not only about Robinson’s barrier-breaking moment in 1947, but about how his upbringing shaped his intolerance for any form of discrimination and how after his baseball career, he spoke out tirelessly against racial injustice, even after his star had begun to dim.”

Daniel Tiger' Next Adventures Announced for DVD

PBS Distribution announced it is releasing “DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD: DANIEL GOES CAMPING” on DVD April 5, 2016, and Bake & Taylor AV will have it for your library.   “DANIEL GOES CAMPING” features three stories from the hit PBS KIDS series DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD, one of which is an extended adventure!

Grab your pajamas, a sleeping bag, and a flashlight – it’s time for some fun-filled nighttime adventures. In the three stories featured on this DVD, join Daniel as he goes camping with O the Owl and Dad Tiger, has a royal sleepover at Prince Wednesday’s castle, and goes on a nighttime walk through his neighborhood! In the stories “Backyard Camping” and “Daniel’s Sleepover,” Daniel and his friends learn that when something is scary it’s best to “see what it is, you might feel better.” Using this strategy, Daniel learns that items that look scary at first can turn out to be fun.

In the third story on this DVD, “Nighttime in the Neighborhood,” which is an extended adventure, Daniel is going to a pajama party at the library. While the family walks to the library, Daniel learns what’s special about nighttime. From pretending to play with the stars, to encountering fireflies, a nightingale, and crickets, Daniel and his family have a grr-ific time as they make their way to the library for games and a story.

Fifty Shades of Black Revealed for April 19 on DVD/BD

Marlon Wayans takes on the hilarious titular role of Mr. Christian Black in the side-splitting Fifty

Shades of Black, coming to DVD and  Blu-ray combo pack on April 19, 2016 for libraries, Day and Date with the retail release ! A bold and raunchy comedy, Fifty Shades of Black on Blu-ray, DVD is loaded with outrageous UNRATED deleted scenes not shown in theaters as well as a behind-the-scene featurette about Mr. Black himself.

Christian Black (Marlon Wayans, Scary Movie, White Chicks) has it all: power, success and an intense desire to get freaky. Into his life comes Hannah (Kali Hawk), a young, virginal girl who may not be as innocent as she first seems. Only one gets to come out on top in this hilarious film, featuring appearances from Mike Epps, Fred Willard and Florence Henderson. Plus, get ready to laugh so hard, you'll spank yourself silly with outrageous unrated deleted scenes! Fifty Shades of Black is a laugh-a-minute comedy!

A fun and sexy love story that's way shadier than gray, Fifty Shades of Black boasts incredible comedic talent including Marlon Wayans (Haunted House, White Chicks), Kali Hawk (Bridesmaids, Couples Retreat), Fred Willard (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, American Wedding), Mike Epps (The Hangover, Next Friday), Affion Crockett (Wedding Ringer This Means War), Jane Seymour (Wedding Crashers) and Florence Henderson (The Brady Bunch).

"Jane Got a Gun" Takes Aim on DVD, BD on April 26

Academy Award winner Natalie Portman (Black Swan, Star Wars Episodes I-III, The Professional) stars in Gavin O’Connor’s action-packed western Jane Got a Gun, available on Blu-ray  and DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment April 26.

Hailed as a “sturdy, well-crafted genre piece” by the Los Angeles Times, Jane Got a Gun also stars Joel Edgerton (Black Mass, The Gift, The Great Gatsby), Ewan McGregor (August: Osage County, The Island), Rodrigo Santoro (Focus, 300: Rise of an Empire), Noah Emmerich (TV’s “The Americans”, Little Children), and Boyd Holbrook (Gone Girl, Run All Night). The screenplay is written by Brian Duffield (Insurgent), Anthony Tambakis (Warrior) and Joel Edgerton, with story by Brian Duffield.

Jane Hammond (Natalie Portman) has built a life on the rugged western plains with her husband Bill "Ham" Hammond (Noah Emmerich) and young daughter. When Ham stumbles home riddled with bullets after a run-in with the relentless John Bishop (Ewan McGregor) and his gang, she knows they will not stop until her family is dead. In desperation, Jane turns to Dan Frost (Joel Edgerton), a man from her past, for help. Haunted by old memories, Jane’s past meets the present in a heart-stopping battle for survival.

Sophie Lowe and Beau Knapp Star as a Couple on the Run in 'What Lola Wants"

A “swell, unavoidably Tarantinoesque twist on the outlaw-journey-as-aphrodisiac recipe” (LA Daily News), What Lola Wants arrives on DVD  April 19 from Anchor Bay Entertainment. Written and directed by Rupert Glasson (Coffin Rock), the film stars Sophie Lowe (“The Returned”) as Lola, Beau Knapp (Southpaw) as Marlo, Dale Dickey (Iron Man 3), Charles S. Dutton (Alien 3) and Robert Taylor (“Longmire”). 

Sixteen-year-old Lola Franklin (Lowe) runs away from home and her Hollywood royalty parents, but allows the world to believe she has been kidnapped. Intent on making her way across the country, she meets a boy, Marlo (Knapp), in a New Mexico diner. They fall instantly in love. But when Marlo learns of the reward for Lola's safe return, he must decide between collecting the reward for her return, or escaping his own life in a ruthless crime ring to help her continue her mysterious getaway.

FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH “FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR, SEASON 3" DVD

PBS Distribution has announced it is releasing “FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. SEASON 3” on DVD. Today’s leading artists, authors, politicians, activists, business moguls, architects and journalists will discover their fascinating family stories going back many generations in the new third season of the critically acclaimed series “FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.” Professor Gates, the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University and director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, continues exploring the mysteries, surprises and revelations hidden in the family trees of 28 of today’s most intriguing cultural trailblazers.

“FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. SEASON 3” will be available on DVD April 12, 2016. It has a run time of approximately 600 minutes on 3 discs. The DVD SRP is $39.99. 

“There is something essential in human nature that drives us to wonder where we came from,” said Gates. “We can’t truly know ourselves until we know something of our origins. With new DNA technology we can learn more about this past and go further back than ever before, and we hope that the new season will inspire people to find out more about their own personal family stories, and spark an interest among young people in genetics, anthropology, history, and the pursuit of science.”

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Announced for April 5 DVD & BD Release

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is arriving soon on DVD and Blu-ray. And you can plan now for this Spring!

As announced this morning by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert A. Iger at The Walt Disney Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the epic movie will be available for public libraries to lend out on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD on April 5, 2016.

The film shattered box office records upon its debut, eventually grossing over $926 million domestically and $2.05 billion worldwide. Featuring new heroes and villains, along with classic characters, thrilling action, and a heartfelt story, Star Wars: The Force Awakens connected with fans around the world and deepened the mythology of Star Wars.

Norm of the North Slides in on DVD/BD on April 19

This winter’s coolest family comedy, Norm of the North, slides onto Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus

DVD and Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) April 19 from Lionsgate. Telling the ultimate tale of a loveable underdog who proves anything is possible with determination and a posse of loyal lemmings, Norm of the North features the voices of Rob Schneider (Grown Ups), Heather Graham (The Hangover franchise), Ken Jeong (The Hangover franchise), Colm Meaney (Con Air), Loretta Devine (TV’s “Grey’s Anatomy”), Gabriel Iglesias (Magic Mike), Michael McElhatton (HBO’s “Game of Thrones”) and Bill Nighy (Love Actually).

Life can be a real bear—just ask Norm, a polar bear with unusual talents and a heart as big as the great outdoors. When he hears that human homes are going to be built in his Arctic backyard, Norm comes to the rescue. With a team of ragtag lemmings at his side, Norm heads to the concrete jungle of New York City on a freewheeling, fun-filled mission to stop the madness and save the Arctic.

Experience even more exhilarating adventure with special features including deleted scenes, outtakes, “The Arctic Shake” sing-along and a trivia challenge for the whole family to enjoy! The Norm of the North Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $34.99 and $29.95, respectively.

Starz' Tumbledown Arrives on DVD/BD on April 5

Starz Digital’s comedic love story, Tumbledown starring, Rebecca Hall (The Gift, The Town, The Prestige), Jason Sudeikis ( Horrible Bosses, Sleeping with Other People ), Dianna Agron ( I Am Number Four, The Family, “Glee”), Blythe Danner (The Lucky One, Meet the Parents), Griffin Dunne (Dallas Buyers Club, “House of Lies”), Joe Manganiello (Magic Mike, “True Blood”) and Richard Masur (My Girl, “Girls” and “All My Children”) arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on April 5, 2016 from Anchor Bay Entertainment. Tumbledown, “a sweet and gently comic tale” (John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter) is directed by Sean Mewshaw (Last Night, What Were You Thinking) from a screenplay by Desi Van Til (producer Open Heart). Kristin Hahn of Hahnscape Entertainment, Bron Studios’ Aaron L. Gilbert, and Margot Hand produced the film. 

Pop culture scholar Andrew (Jason Sudeikis) comes to Maine to interview Hannah (Rebecca Hall), the protective widow of an acclaimed singer. When the unlikely pair strike a deal to co-write a biography, Andrew finds himself clashing with a cast of locals, including Hannah’s hunky suitor (Joe Manganiello), and her loving but defensive parents (Blythe Danner, Richard Masur). When Hannah and Andrew's stormy partnership blossoms into an unexpected connection, they face the possibility that the next chapter in their lives may involve each other. Dianna Argon and Griffin Dunne costar in this startlingly funny and sweetly romantic tale of moving on and finding love in the unlikeliest of places.

Ken Burns' JACKIE ROBINSON to DVD / BD in April

PBS Distribution announced today it is releasing KEN BURNS’S: “JACKIE ROBINSON” on DVD and Blu-ray April 12, 2016, coinciding with its PBS airing. This new four hour documentary, directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon, tells the story of Jack Roosevelt Robinson, who rose from humble origins to break baseball’s color barrier. Robinson waged a fierce lifelong battle for first-class citizenship for all African Americans that transcends even his remarkable athletic achievements.  

The run time of the program is approximately 240 minutes on 2 discs.  The SRP for the DVD is $24.99 and $29.99 for Blu-ray. The program will also be available for digital download.   

“Jackie Robinson is the most important figure in our nation’s most important game,” said Ken Burns. “He gave us our first lasting progress in civil rights since the Civil War and, ever since I finished my BASEBALL series in 1994, I’ve been eager to make a stand-alone film about the life of this courageous American. There was so much more to say not only about Robinson’s barrier-breaking moment in 1947, but about how his upbringing shaped his intolerance for any form of discrimination and how after his baseball career, he spoke out tirelessly against racial injustice, even after his star had begun to dim.” 

Born in 1919 to tenant farmers in rural Georgia and raised in Pasadena, California, Robinson challenged institutional racism long before he integrated Major League Baseball. As a teenager, he demanded service at a Woolworth’s lunch counter and refused to sit in the segregated balcony at a local movie theater. In 1944, while serving as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, Robinson was arrested after he defied an order from a civilian bus driver to move to the back of a military bus. He was found not guilty.

"NATURAL BORN PRANKSTERS" On DVD, In Theatres on April Fool's Day

Lionsgate announced today they will release the film NATURAL BORN PRANKSTERS across all

platforms on April 1, 2016.  Featuring all-new, never-before-seen pranks and badass stunts, the film stars YouTube’s top pranksters Roman Atwood, Dennis Roady, and Vitaly Zdorovetskiy (aka VitalyzdTV), who have collectively amassed over 28 million subscribers and over three billion views.

Studio71, the multichannel network of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, financed and produced the film, which was directed by Atwood and Ben Pluimer and will be released day-and-date in theatres and on DVD.

Pranks have generated over 13 billion views worldwide on the YouTube platform alone, with the Natural Born Pranksters leading the charge. VitalyzdTV is currently the #1 YouTube prank channel with almost 9 million subscribers, and Roman Atwood Vlogs has over 100 million monthly views. Vitaly and Atwood are behind some of the most viral pranks in history — Vitaly’s “Gold Digger” (45 million views), and Atwood’s “Anniversary Prank Backfires” (75 million views) and “Plastic Ball Prank” (63 million views).

"Sisters" Arrive on DVD/BD for Public Libraries on April 11

'Comedy superstars Tina Fey ("30 Rock," "SNL") and Amy Poehler ("Parks and Recreation," "SNL") reunite in Sisters, the uproarious hit coming to Blu-ray and DVD for public libraries on April 11,

2016, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. From Pitch Perfect director Jason Moore, Sisters is a "hilarious, heartfelt and downright dysfunctional" (Rama's Screen) delight, perfect to share with friends — and relatives. The Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD versions feature even more of Tina and Amy's outrageous shenanigans in a new Unrated Version, as well as over an hour of deleted and extended scenes, gag reel and more!

When the Ellis sisters, the always-responsible Maura (Poehler) and impossibly hotheaded Kate (Fey), receive word from their retired mom and dad that their family home is on the market, they discover they have one weekend left to clean out the old junk in their bedroom. As they comb through the artifacts of their teen years, Maura and Kate's trip down memory lane leads them to a seemingly crazy plan. Looking to recapture their glory days, the sisters throw one final "Ellis Island" blowout for their classmates, resulting in the cathartic rager that a bunch of ground-down adults really need.

Produced by Tina Fey and Jay Roach (Meet the Parents franchise) and executive-produced by Amy Poehler from a script by Paula Pell ("Saturday Night Live," "30 Rock"), Sisters also features an all-star comedy cast including Maya Rudolph (Bridesmaids), Ike Barinholtz (Neighbors), John Leguizamo (Ride Along), John Cena (Trainwreck), James Brolin (Catch Me If You Can), Dianne Wiest (Hannah and Her Sisters), Rachel Dratch ("30 Rock"), Samantha Bee ("The Daily Show") and Kate McKinnon ("Saturday Night Live").

Ken Burn's JACKIE ROBINSON on DVD/BD on April 12

PBS Distribution announced today it is releasing KEN BURNS’S: “JACKIE ROBINSON” on DVD and Blu-ray April 12, 2016, coinciding with its PBS tv airing. This new four hour documentary, directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon, tells the story of Jack Roosevelt Robinson, who rose from humble origins to break baseball’s color barrier. Robinson waged a fierce lifelong battle for first-class citizenship for all African Americans that transcends even his remarkable athletic achievements.

The run time of the program is approximately 240 minutes on 2 discs. The SRP for the DVD is $24.99 and $29.99 for Blu-ray. The program will also be available for digital download. 

"Jackie Robinson is the most important figure in our nation’s most important game,” said Ken Burns. “He gave us our first lasting progress in civil rights since the Civil War and, ever since I finished my BASEBALL series in 1994, I’ve been eager to make a stand-alone film about the life of this courageous American. There was so much more to say not only about Robinson’s barrier-breaking moment in 1947, but about how his upbringing shaped his intolerance for any form of discrimination and how after his baseball career, he spoke out tirelessly against racial injustice, even after his star had begun to dim.”