7 best image entertainment dvd releases

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Roy Scheider lends his intense talent to this taut action-adventure from director William Friedkin. Set on the edge of a South American jungle, a desperate four-man team, led by Scheider, must transport a volatile cargo of nitroglycerine over 200 miles of treacherous terrain in order to stop a potentially disastrous oil fire. Enter into this potentially explosive mix of split-second strategy and jolting suspense set against an outstanding score by Tangerine Dream.



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Following the blockbuster success of The Exorcist, director William Friedkin had the clout to make any film he wanted, and he nearly ruined his career making Sorcerer, an ill-fated remake of the classic French thriller The Wages of Fear. Given the big-budget treatment that Friedkin could command, the original plot remains unchanged: In an unnamed Latin American country, Roy Scheider leads a group of four fugitives who will earn their freedom if they can successfully transport truckloads of volatile nitroglycerine over treacherous terrain to extinguish a raging oil fire. The unstable explosives could prove deadly at any point of the journey, and numerous obstacles threaten the completion of the mission. Produced under rugged conditions in the jungles of the Dominican Republic, the film is visually impressive and contains intense moments of astonishing suspense, but the specter of the superior French version hangs over every scene. This version remains a folly of directorial ambition run amuck, but for the very same reason Sorcerer is a film that's hauntingly unforgettable, fueled by an atmosphere of dread and the forceful powers of nature. Presented in full-screen format on DVD, the film is aided immeasurably by Tangerine Dream's eerie electronic score. --Jeff Shannon

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The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness.

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I Can Only Imagine

A gripping reminder of the power of forgiveness, 'I Can Only Imagine' beautifully illustrates that no one is ever too far from God’s love—or from an eternal home in Heaven.

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Based on Holling C. Holling s beloved Caldecott-awarded children s book, William Mason s stunning film follows the adventures of a tiny, wood-carved canoe as it forges its own path from Lake Superior through the Great Lakes and down to the Atlantic Ocean. Buoyed by beautiful photography and a sense of true wonder about the sun, Earth, and water, the Academy Award nominated Paddle to the Sea is an unforgettable tribute to the forces of the natural world, as well as a thrilling journey across the waves and rapids of North America.

Paddle to the Sea, the short film named after the carved wooden toy boat it tracks through various waterways from Canada to the Atlantic Ocean, is Canadian director William Mason's sweet homage to the 1940s children's book. Like The Red Balloon, Paddle To The Sea folklorically portrays a toy's journey, with a bit of added personification since the whittled boat contains a stoic Native American man carved into its seat. The film begins in a Nipogon log cabin, where a boy laments releasing his newly crafted artwork but soon realizes that setting his toy free is the only way to enliven it. After pouring molten lead into the boat's base to encourage its floating upright, and writing "I am Paddle to the Sea: Please Put Me Back in the Water" on the boat's underside, he drops the boat into a snowy stream and hopes someday it will reach the ocean. Beyond the film's wise message of non-attachment, wonderment is sustained throughout while trying to guess how Mason managed to track this swift-sailing canoe down river rapids, through industrially polluted waterways, and even over Niagara Falls. Fortuitous shots of animals investigating the boat as if to eat it seem almost pre-planned. Cameras strapped onto rafts, lowered down cliffs by rope, and more enabled the director to follow the toy in close-up, as if he were filming a wildlife documentary. Narrated from an omniscient point of view by a man with a soothing storyteller's voice, Paddle to the Sea is a lullaby to tranquility that entertains with simple charm and clever wit. --Trinie Dalton

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Well-to-do home owners Richard and Victoria pose as religious do-gooders and lure homeless girls to their luxurious home. Apartment dwellers Claire and Pete invigorate their love life with a role-playing game with increasingly hazy boundaries. Jen and Frank, once prostitute and pimp, are now trying to make a go of things as an exclusive couple. Jen’s even in therapy with a psychiatrist, who is secretly working with her husband Frank. Each couple is in for a surprise. Richard and Victoria will have the tables turned on them by one of their lady victims; Claire will finally push Pete too far in their sexual game; and Jen and Frank can’t begin to imagine what their conspiring psychiatrist is up to. Little Deaths are little games that sometimes lead to the big one.

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In his follow-up to the four-time Academy Award-nominated blockbuster The Help, Tate Taylor directs 42's Chadwick Boseman as James Brown in Get On Up. Based on the incredible life story of the Godfather of Soul, the film will give a fearless look inside the music, moves, and moods of Brown, taking audiences on the journey from his impoverished childhood to his evolution into one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. Boseman is joined in the drama by Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis, Craig Robinson, Octavia Spencer, Lennie James, Tika Sumpter and Jill Scott.

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A Belgian manicurist hallucinates in London and kills anyone who comes near her. Director Roman Polanski's first English-language film.

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The Secret Life of Pets 2 continues the story of Max (Patton Oswalt), Gidget (Jenny Slate), Snowball (Kevin Hart) and the rest of the gang as they take on new adventures and are pushed to find the courage to become their own heroes. Explore the emotional lives of our pets—the deep bond between them, the families that love them—and find out what your pets are really doing when you're not at home.



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Max

Max is a neurotic terrier who lives the most pampered life imaginable. He’s got a supportive brother in Duke, a loving owner in Katie, and two new members of the family - Katie’s husband, Chuck, and their adorable baby boy, Liam.

Snowball

Snowball, the cute-yet-crazy bunny who once led a group of abandoned street pets, now finds himself domesticated and dressed in flashy superhero pajamas, as he has become the focus of his young owner’s newfound superhero obsession.

Gidget

Gidget is a well-groomed but gutsy Pomeranian. When she accidentally knocks Max’s favorite toy off the balcony into a cat lady’s apartment, she has to learn from Chloe how to become a cat in order to infiltrate the cat’s lair and get it back.

Chloe

Chloe’s no-can-do attitude and insatiable appetite are only compounded by her love of catnip. When Gidget asks for Chloe’s help retrieving Max’s favorite toy from an apartment overrun by cats. Chloe reluctantly teaches her sheltered canine friend how to fit in and hold her own amongst the crazed felines.

Rooster

Rooster is an intimidating, no-nonsense farm dog who doesn’t suffer fools, especially when he sees Max being over-protective and projecting his fears on to Liam. Rooster’s attitude and actions show Max what it truly means to watch over one’s flock.

Duke

Duke is a massive mutt and Max’s adopted brother. The enthusiastic answer to the question “Who’s a good boy?”

Daisy

Daisy is an adorable Shih Tzu with an enormous personality who isn’t afraid to speak her mind-even if it gets her (and everyone around her) into a world of trouble.

Liam

Katie’s adorable son, Liam, under Max and Duke’s influence, is already a devoted dog person. He eats his food on the floor with them, buries his toys in the sand like they do…and lets out a bark now and again. But now that he’s walking and talking, Liam’s getting ready for his biggest step yet: Pre-school.