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Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for March 5, 2021

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Welcome back to another busy week running through all of the highlights coming out on Blu-ray and DVD. This edition includes several big studio pictures and independent features. So, since you can’t or likely shouldn’t, be going out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!...

Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for March 12, 2021

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By Glenn Kay

For the Sun

Welcome back to another article detailing new films that are arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. This edition is filled with a lot of noteworthy, quirky little titles and some nifty high-definition upgrades of classic titles. So, since you can’t, or likely shouldn’t be going out to the movies yet, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

BIG NEW RELEASES!

ADVERSE: The plot of this crime thriller involves a rideshare driver who learns that his sister has gone missing. Knowing of her ties to a local drug dealer and crime boss, the lead attempts to locate her. He soon determines that the only way to get to the truth is to become an official driver for the sinister...

‘Nomadland’s realistic vibe feels like a documentary

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Running Time: 108 minutes

This film is available on Hulu for streaming and is also playing at open drive-ins and cinemas.

The term slice-of-life couldn’t be a more accurate description of the events depicted in the new movie, Nomadland. For the better part of nearly two hours, the cast and filmmakers attempt to capture the life of a woman living a nomadic lifestyle. The film displays the reasons for making such a choice, as well as the highs and numerous lows, uncertainties, frustrations, and dangers that it can entail. The movie is an eye-opener, bolstered by the work of a stellar cast.

The plot follows Fern (Frances McDormand), a widow who loses...

Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for February 23, 2021

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Welcome back to another look at new films arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. This is another busy edition filled with all types of features in just about every genre imaginable. So, since you can’t, or likely shouldn’t go out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!



BIG NEW RELEASES!



COLLECTIVE: In this documentary, a team of investigators at the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor follows a story lead and uncovers a conspiracy. They look into a 2015 tragedy and discover a health-care fraud scam involving local political figures and moguls stealing money, resulting in the unnecessary deaths of numerous citizens. The film crew follows these...

Joe Lee Yazzie, of St. Michaels, Ariz. died Feb. 18, 2021. He was 85.

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Joe was born into the Todich’ ii’ nii (Bitter Water), born for Klizilani (Many Goats).

He was born in Ft. Defiance, Ariz. on June 22, 1935.

Joe was preceded in death by his parents Fritz Yazzie Jr, and mother Catherine Yazzie, his brothers Kenneth Yazzie, Raymond Leigh Yazzie, and grandson Monte Hunter Yazzie. He is survived by his son Lemont Yazzie, daughter in-law Michelle Johnson Yazzie, Daughter Lillian Yazzie, eight grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held at a private graveside ceremony at Ft. Defiance Navajo Veterans Cemetery on Indian Route 12.

A memorial to celebrate his life will be held at a future date to be announced.

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