By ANGELA DAWSON

Front Row Features

Movies

The Addams Family (Comedy)

It’s time to pay a visit to everyone’s favorite kooky, spooky and all-together ooky family as “The Addams Family” celebrates its 30^th anniversary this year. The live-action comedy will be released for the first time on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, as well as on a remastered Blu-ray, Tuesday Nov. 9, from Paramount Home Entertainment.

Originally released on November 22, 1991, the film stars Raul Julia, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd, and Christina Ricci.

When long-lost Uncle Fester (Lloyd) reappears after 25 years in the Bermuda Triangle, Gomez (Julia) and Morticia (Huston) plan a celebration to wake the dead. But Wednesday (Ricci) barely has time to warm up her electric chair before Thing points out Fester’s uncommonly “normal” behavior. Could this Fester be a fake and part of an evil scheme to raid the Addams fortune?

Newly remastered and restored under the supervision of director Barry Sonnenfeld, “The Addams Family” will be presented in both the original theatrical version and a never-before-seen “More Mamushka!” version, which expands the memorable dance number. The Digital 4K Ultra HD, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, and Blu-ray releases also include a brand-new featurette looking back at the making of the film that includes behind-the-scenes footage and a new interview with Sonnenfeld, as well as an introduction to the restored cut by him and an archival featurette. The discs also include access to a Digital copy of the film.

“The Addams Family” also is available now on Digital 4K Ultra.

The Concubine (Drama)

“The Concubine” arrives in a special two-disc DVD set Tuesday Nov. 9, from MPI Media Group.

Set during the early Joseon Dynasty in Korea, Hwa-yeon, a minister’s daughter and Kwon-yoo, a commoner, are deeply in love. Yet, when Hwa-yeon is ordered to the royal palace to become the King’s concubine, she and Kwon-yoo attempt to flee. They are intercepted by Hwa-yeon’s father and his men who threaten to kill Kwon-yoo. To save her one true love, Hwayeon agrees to go to the palace as instructed. Five years later, Hwa-yeon is the mother of the heir to the throne, but the King is slowly dying. After his death, the King’s step-mother, uses her power to appoint her biological son Sung-won as the successor. Sung-won has been madly in love with the unobtainable Hwa-yeon for years. Now that he must procreate in order to produce an heir to the throne, he can have any woman he wants except Hwa-yeon, which pushes both of them into a dangerous chess game of lust, sex and power.

Bonus features include special collector’s media book packaging, a 24-page booklet featuring director and actor profiles and photos and the original trailer.

The two-disc set includes both the original Korean language version as well as an English dubbed version.

The Early Films of Lee Isaac Chung (Drama)

Three award-winning films by Lee Isaac Chung, are available in a three-disc DVD box set Tuesday Nov. 9, from Film Movement.

The set comprises Chung’s 2007 debut feature, “Munyurangabo,” as well as “Lucky Life” (2010), which was an Official Tribeca Selection and “Abigail Harm” (2012), starring Amanda Plummer. Chung would later make “Minari,” which became an international sensation that garnered numerous awards and nominations, including six Academy Award nominations.

“Munyurandgabo” tells the story of a young Rwandan boy who steals a machete from a Kigali market and then goes on a journey with his friend to avenge the murder of his parents in the Rwandan genocide. Though they are from warring tribes, their friendship prevails. Bonus features on the disc include an audio commentary by Chung as well as behind-the-scenes footage, of this film that was shot in 2006 as a project for a class of 15 Rwandan film students who utilized local street kids and at-risk youth as their cast and crew on the production. The film is in Kiyarwandan with English subtitles.

“Lucky Life” is an English-language drama inspired by the poetry of Gerald Stern, in which a group of friends travel to the beach in hopes of encouraging one of them who is dying of cancer, though they don’t speak of his impending death. Much later, couple Mark and Karen plan to have a child, and the beach trip lingers as a haunting memory.

Plummer plays the title character in “Abigail Harm,” a lonely old woman who reads books to the blind and lives by herself on the outskirts of her city. Keeping her eyes turned away from everyone, she secretly watches, listens and hopes. One day, she recalls an old story about a woodcutter who saves the life of a mystical deer and is granted his wish for a companion. Before long, this ancient tale seems to come alive in Abigail’s own world where a stranger mysteriously appears in her apartment. The drama is inspired by the Korean fable “The Woodcutter and the Nymph.”

“The Early Films of Lee Isaac Chung” box set will be available for a suggested retail price (SRP) of $44.95. Each of the films also are available individually for $24.95 (SRP) each.

The Emperor’s Sword (Historic Drama)

“The Emperor’s Sword” arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Tuesday Nov. 9, from Well Go USA Entertainment.

After hiding a deadly sword that bestows great power upon its wielder, the emperor dies and a deranged rebel seizes power. Now, the young daughter of a great general is all that stands between a tyrant and his quest for domination. Co-directed by Yingli Zhang and Haonan Chen (“Thunder Chase”), “The Emperor’s Sword” stars Fengbin Mu (“Journey to the West”), Yilin Hao, Qihang Zhao and Qiyu Yang (“God of War”).

“The Emperor’s Sword” will be available on Blu-ray for $19.98 (SRP) and on DVD for $12.99 (SRP).

A Gift from Bob (Romantic Comedy)

From the director of “A Dog’s Way Home” and “Dolphin Tale” comes a heartwarming movie for the whole family, “A Gift from Bob,” arriving On Demand, Digital and DVD Tuesday Nov. 9, from Lionsgate and Saban Films.

Christmas gifts come in all shapes and sizes. For James (Luke Treadaway), a struggling street musician, a very special one arrives in the form of Bob, a strong-willed stray cat who wanders into James’s tiny flat. Bob enriches James’s life, giving him companionship, purpose, and a large, new audience. When Animal Welfare officers threaten to take Bob, the local community rallies to help James and Bob—sparking a journey that takes the pair to places they never imagined in this heartwarming, spirit-lifting movie for the whole family.

“A Gift from Bob” also is showing now in some theaters.

The Outsiders: The Complete Novel (Drama)

Warner Bros., StudioCanal and American Zoetrope will release “The Outsiders: The Complete Novel, a restored version of the hit 1983 Francis Ford Coppola drama, in a 4K UHD Collector’s Edition Tuesday Nov. 9. Additionally, the film will be released in its original cut and on digital platforms.

The American coming-of-age drama is by is based on S.E. Hinton’s celebrated book, and Coppola’s latest, definitive version includes new music, as well as several scenes cut from the theatrical version which were reconstructed from original camera negatives.

Based on Hinton’s 1967 best-selling young-adult novel, “The Outsiders” is considered the first “Brat Pack” movie, as it stars then-unknown young actors in many of their first break-through roles, including C. Thomas Howell (“E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”), Rob Lowe (“The West Wing,” “Parks and Recreation”), Emilio Estevez (“St. Elmo’s Fire,” “The Breakfast Club”), Matt Dillon (“Crash,” “There’s Something About Mary”), Tom Cruise (“Top Gun,” “Mission Impossible” franchise), Patrick Swayze (“Dirty Dancing,” “Point Break”), Ralph Macchio (“The Karate Kid,” “Cobra Kai”) and Diane Lane (“Unfaithful,” “Under the Tuscan Sun”), who went on to superstar-caliber careers.

Warner Bros. released the restored film theatrically in the U.S. and Canada earlier this fall. Additionally, “The Outsiders: The Complete Novel” will be available on HBO Max beginning on Nov. 16, and will also air this fall on Turner Classic Movies (TCM).

Said Coppola, “‘The Outsiders: The Complete Novel’ came about after meeting students over the years who repeatedly asked me why certain scenes from S.E. Hinton’s wonderful book were missing from the theatrical version. These questions reminded about my inspiration for the film—in 1980, a contingent of 12- to 14-year-old students wrote and asked me to make it. I listened to those young fans back then, and I continue to listen to young people now and believe in their opinions, so this complete film version of the novel is for them.”

Reminiscence (Suspense Thriller)

“Reminiscence” arrives on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD Tuesday Nov. 9, from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

Hugh Jackman (“X-Men” franchise) stars as Nick Bannister, a private investigator of the mind, navigates the darkly alluring world of the past by helping his clients access lost memories. Living on the fringes of the sunken Miami coast, his life is forever changed when he takes on a new client, Mae (Rebecca Ferguson, ‘Doctor Sleep”). A simple matter of lost-and-found becomes a dangerous obsession. As Bannister fights to find the truth about Mae’s disappearance, he uncovers a violent conspiracy, and must ultimately answer the question: how far would you go to hold on to the ones you love?

The film is directed by Lisa Joy (“Westworld”) from her own original screenplay and also co-stars Thandiwe Newton (“Solo: A Star Wars Story”), Cliff Curtis (“The Meg,” “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw”), Oscar nominee Marina de Tavira (“Roma”), Daniel Wu (“Into the Badlands,” “Warcraft”), Mojean Aria (“See,” “Dead Lucky”), Brett Cullen (“Joker”), Natalie Martinez (“The Stand,” “The Fugitive”), Angela Sarafyan (“Westworld”) and Nico Parker (“Dumbo”).

“Reminiscence” on 4K Ultra HD includes bonus featurettes: “You’re Going on a Journey,” “The Sunken Coast,” “Crafting a Memory,” “Reminiscence: A Family Reunion” and “Save My Love.” The DVD edition includes “Crafting a Memory.”

“Reminiscence” also is available now for Premium Digital Ownership at home.

The film was produced by Joy, Jonathan Nolan, Michael De Luca and Aaron Ryder, with Athena Wickham, Elishia Holmes and Scott Lumpkin executive producing.

Respect (Biopic)

Experience the cinematic music event of the year featuring Oscar and Grammy winner and vocal powerhouse Jennifer Hudson (“Dreamgirls”) as legendary singer Aretha Franklin in the inspiring true story “Respect” available to own for the first time on Digital now and on Blu-ray and DVD Tuesday Nov. 9, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Hailed by critics, MGM’s musical biopic gives an authentic inside look at the life and legacy of one of the greatest, most influential recording artists of all time.

Following the rise of “The Queen of Soul’s” career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom, “Respect” is the remarkable journey of the music icon’s path to find her voice. The film on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital comes packed with all-new exclusive bonus content including behind-the-scenes featurettes about Hudson’s transformation into Franklin, director Liesl Tommy’s filmmaking process, the creation of the beautiful sets and custom wardrobes, Aretha’s experience at Muscle Shoals, and more taking audiences deeper into the empowering story and world-renowned chart-topping music that has become a global anthem for strength, independence and positivity.

Tony nominee Tommy (“Insecure,” “The Walking Dead”) directs “Respect” from a screenplay written by Emmy nominee Tracey Scott Wilson (“Fosse/Verdon”, “The Americans”) and a story by Academy Award winner Callie Khouri (“Thelma & Louise”). The film is the biggest female-led musical drama in recent history, with the extraordinary show-stopping performances available in Dolby Atmos quality sound exclusively on Blu-ray.

Hand-selected by Franklin herself, Hudson leads an all-star ensemble cast including Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker (“Black Panther,” “The Butler”), Marlon Wayans (“Sextuplets,” “Fifty Shades of Black”), six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald (“Beauty and The Beast,” “Private Practice”), Marc Maron (“Joker,” “Glow”), five-time Emmy nominee Tituss Burgess (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” “The Addams Family”) and Grammy winner and Academy Award nominee Mary J. Blige (“Mudbound,” “Rock of Ages”) along with Tony nominees Saycon Sengbloh (“The Wonder Years,” “Delilah”) and Haley Kilgore (“Amazing Stories”).

The “Respect” original motion picture soundtrack features Hudson’s uplifting vocal performances of 17 Franklin classic songs along with the original song “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)”—which Hudson wrote alongside four-time Grammy winner, Kennedy Center honoree, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Carole King and Jamie Hartman. The soundtrack is now available to own on digital/streaming services, CD and vinyl from Epic Records.

Swan Song (Drama)

Legendary actor Udo Kier stars in the dramedy “Swan Song” arriving on DVD and Digital Tuesday Nov. 9, from Magnolia Home Entertainment.

Kier stars as Pat Pitsenbarger, a retired hairdresser who escapes the confines of his small-town Sandusky, Ohio nursing home after learning of his former client’s dying wish for him to style her final hairdo. Soon, Pat embarks on a comical and bittersweet odyssey across town to confront the ghosts of his past—and collect the beauty supplies necessary for the job. “Swan Song” is a comical and bittersweet journey about rediscovering one’s sparkle, and looking gorgeous while doing so.

“Swan Song” on DVD will be available for $26.98 (SRP). It also will be available to watch on Apple TV, Prime Video, Google Play, Vudu, FandangoNow and more.

TV Shows

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete Sixth Season (Action Fantasy)

The fate of the universe is in their hands as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete Sixth Season” on Blu-ray and DVD Tuesday Nov. 9.

Having spent last season trying to track down the Loom of Fate, the Legends must now save history from a foe like none they’ve encountered in the past or future. The time ship Waverider’s crew have dealt with monsters, time anomalies and, most recently, villains from Hell, but this season they will face something even more challenging and bizarre—space aliens.

Joined by new cast member Lisseth Chavez (“Chicago P.D.”), DC’s Legends of Tomorrow stars Caity Lotz (“Arrow,” “Mad Men”), Tala Ashe (“Smash”, “The Carrie Diaries”), Jes Macallan (“Mistresses,” “Shameless”), Olivia Swann (“Doctors”), Adam Tsekhman (“The Twilight Zone”), Shayan Sobhian (“Killer Caregiver”) and Amy Louise Pemberton (“Arrow,” “Suspense”), with Nick Zano (“What I Like About You”), Dominic Purcell (“Prison Break,” “The Flash”), and Matt Ryan (“Constantine”) returning as their characters from previous seasons. Based on the DC characters, “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” is produced by Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.

The set includes 15 rollicking one-hour episodes from the sixth season, plus enjoy a plethora of extra content including several featurettes, deleted scenes and a gag reel.

“DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete Sixth Season” will be available for $24.98 (SRP) for the DVD ($29.98 in Canada) and $29.98 SRP for the Blu-ray ($39.99 in Canada), which includes a Digital Copy (U.S. Only). The box set also is available to own on Digital via purchase from digital retailers.

Emily in Paris: Season One (Romantic Comedy)

From Darren Star, the creator of “Sex and the City” and “Younger,” comes the delightfully fun and deliciously frisky new comedy “Emily in Paris: Season One,” arriving on DVD Nov. 9, from Paramount Home Entertainment.

Golden Globe nominee Lily Collins stars as the title character, Chicago marketing executive Emily Cooper. After suddenly landing a dream job in Paris, Emily embraces her adventurous new life and says “oui” to possibility as she juggles work, friendships and romance while navigating a whole new culture.

Season One received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Television Series—Musical or Comedy. The show was Netflix’s most watched program for 38 consecutive days and attracted nearly 60 million viewers worldwide to make it the most popular comedy series of 2020.

The “Emily in Paris: Season One” DVD includes all 10 episodes from the inaugural season, and over 30 minutes of deleted scenes and exclusive featurettes that delve into the casting process, the show’s exquisite fashion, and what it’s like to actually film in the City of Light.

The series is produced by Darren Star Productions, Jax Media and MTV Entertainment Studios. In addition to Star, Tony Hernandez and Lilly Burns of Jax Media, and Andrew Fleming serve as executive producers with Collins also serving as producer on the series.

For the Love of Jason: Series 1 (Romantic Comedy)

The AllBlk Original romantic comedy “For the Love of Jason: Series 1” will be available on Blu-ray and DVD Tuesday Nov. 9.

When Jason (Trell Woodbury, “Jaded”) broke off his longtime relationship, he got caught up in the bachelor lifestyle. Now his friends are settling down, leaving Jason feeling pressure to catch up.

“For the Love of Jason: Series 1” on home entertainment will be available for $16.69 (SRP).

Snowpiercer: The Complete Second Season (Action Drama)

All aboard the most elite train in the world, as the epic journey continues with more secrets, plot twists, and reveals as Warner Bros Home Entertainment releases “Snowpiercer: The Complete Second Season” on Blu-ray and DVD Tuesday Nov. 9.

At the end of season one, the survivors of the revolution are trying to pick up the pieces and maintain a fragile peace amongst the now merged classes with Layton (Daveed Diggs) emerging as the train’s leader. Discovering Mr. Wilford (Sean Bean) is alive and headed their way on a rival train, Melanie (Jennifer Connelly) risks going outside to prevent him from invading Snowpiercer. While she’s out there, it’s revealed that Alexandra (Rowan Blanchard), Melanie’s daughter, who she thought had died, is alive and has become Wilford’s dedicated protégée. In season two, an entirely new power struggle emerges, causing a dangerous rift as people are divided between their loyalty to Layton and to Mr. Wilford, who has a new train, new technology and a game plan that keeps everyone guessing. While Layton battles Wilford for the soul of Snowpiercer, Melanie leads the charge on a shocking new discovery that could change the fate of humanity.

Based on the critically acclaimed graphic novel series and the film from Academy Award winner Bong Joon Ho (“Parasite”), “Snowpiercer” season two stars Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly (“A Beautiful Mind”), Grammy and Tony winner Daveed Diggs (“Hamilton,” “Black-ish”) Sean Bean, Rowan Blanchard, Emmy nominee Alison Wright (“The Americans”), Mickey Sumner (“Frances Ha,” “Battle of the Sexes”), Iddo Goldberg (“Peaky Blinders,” “The Zookeeper’s Wife”), Katie McGuinness (“Dirty Filthy Love”), Tony winner and Grammy nominee Lena Hall (“Hedwig and the Angry Inch”), Annalise Basso (“Bedtime Stories”), Sam Otto (“Jellyfish”), Roberto Urbina (“Narcos”), Sheila Vand (“Argo”) and Steven Ogg (“The Walking Dead”).

The series is executive produced by Graeme Manson, Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements, Matthew O’Connor, Christoph Schrewe Ben Rosenblatt and Scott Derrickson, and the original film’s producers, including Bong Joon Ho, Miky Lee, Jinnie Choi, Park Chan-wook, Lee Tae-hun and Dooho Choi. The show is produced by Tomorrow Studios, along with CJ Entertainment.

Strap yourself in for a thrilling ride with all 10 episodes from the second season, plus enjoy the captivating 21 minutes of extra features. “Snowpiercer: The Complete Second Season” on DVD will be available for $24.98 (SRP) and on Blu-ray for $29.98 (SRP), which includes a Digital. “Snowpiercer: The Complete Second Season” also is available to own on Digital via purchase from digital retailers.

“Snowpiercer” has been picked up for a fourth season with season three set to premiere on TNT early next year.

Younger: The Complete Series (Comedy)

Available on DVD for the first time ever, Darren Star’s “Younger: The Complete Series” arrives in a deluxe 10-disc set on Nov. 9, from Paramount Home Entertainment.

With an unforgettable seven-season run, the series garnered raves from critics for its witty and riveting storylines. The show stars two-time Tony winner Sutton Foster with Hilary Duff, Debi Mazar, Miriam Shor, Nico Tortorella, Peter Hermann, Molly Bernard and Charles Michael Davis. The seventh season of “Younger” debuted on ViacomCBS’ streaming platform, Paramount+, earlier this year. The final season is currently airing weekly on TV Land, making it the brand’s longest-running original series.

“Younger: The Complete Series” 10-disc DVD set includes all 84 episodes, plus over an hour of bonus content, including over 45 minutes of deleted scenes spanning all seven seasons, more than 30 minutes of hilarious bloopers and episode commentaries for the series premiere and finale by Star, the show’s creator. The set also includes a collectible #TeamCharles and #TeamJosh bookmark.

Foster stars as Liza Miller, a 40-year-old mom passing herself off as a 20-something assistant. Though her ruse lands her a dream job in publishing, a hot young boyfriend, and a fun new millennial squad, cracks began to form in her plan as she realizes that her secret was hurting those closest to her.  “Younger” follows Liza’s journey through professional and personal ups and downs, on her way to discovering that the truth can be so much better than fiction. ​

“Younger” is created, executive produced and written by Darren Star, with Tony Hernandez of JAX Media also executive producing.

Front Row Features is getting into the giving spirit a little early this holiday season. Not only are we giving away a copy of the remarkable Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect” on Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack to one lucky reader, but we’re also giving away a copy of the action-packed film “The Emperor’s Sword” on Blu-ray to three lucky readers. To enter the contests, simply email socalmovieeditor@aol.com by Nov. 15 with the title of which movie you want to win in the subject line. Good luck!