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This feature from Searchlight Pictures opens nationwide at cinemas on Dec. 17.

For many, the term “geek” refers to a nerdy, eccentric person with quirky interests. But this definition for the word is a fairly recent one. Not so long ago, it meant something entirely different and far more unsettling. Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro certainly wants to bring the original meaning back with his new film “Nightmare Alley,” as well as take viewers to the days of second-rate carnivals populated with a few shady characters.

Based on the acclaimed 1946 novel by William Lindsay Gresham, the story follows Stan Carlisle (Bradley...

Welcome to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. The holidays are fast approaching, but the titles keep on coming. This week, you’ll find many notable studio pictures and independents in a wide variety of genres. So, if you can’t, or shouldn’t be heading out to the movies just yet, be sure to give one of these titles a try!



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AMERICAN SICARIO: A successful American-born drug lord sets his sights on taking over the Mexican trade and begins making moves to become an underworld leader across the border. Unfortunately, he runs into trouble when a shipment goes wrong. He immediately falls into the crosshairs of many other groups...

By Glenn Kay

For the Sun

Welcome to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. With the end of the year approaching, there are fewer releases than normal, but many of features that are coming out are big and notable. So, if you can’t, or shouldn’t be heading out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

BIG NEW RELEASES!

BLUE BAYOU: This drama follows a Korean-American man who was adopted from abroad at the age of three and has lived his entire life in the state of Louisiana. Now married to a local woman, he works diligently to help prepare for the imminent arrival of a new baby. Sadly, all that changes when the U.S. immigration board informs...

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Amazon Studios will release this film in theaters Dec. 10 and globally on Prime Video Dec. 21.

Lucille Ball is an iconic figure in television, perhaps most famous for her work starring in the 1950s series “I Love Lucy,” and later as a producer and studio executive. Her TV show is considered one of the best and most successful sitcoms that ever aired on television. Yet while this program broke ratings records and was adored by the public, it seems that things weren’t as calm behind the scenes. “Being the Ricardos” is a biopic that attempts to present viewers with a detailed portrait of Ball, as well as the “I Love...