Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s weekly sneak peek at the major DVD and Blu-ray releases! Using the gallery below, you’ll be able to navigate through some of the key titles that are set to hit stores on January 21, 2014. For the complete list of January DVD releases, click here, and the complete list of Blu-ray releases can be found here.
January 21 Releases
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RoboCop
Paul Verhoeven's modern classic returns to Blu-ray in a new edition that boasts a fully remastered 4K scan transfer and an extensive array of special features, timed to hit just in advance of director Jose Padilha's big screen remake.
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Raise the Titanic
A box office bomb when it hit theaters in 1980, director Jerry Jameson's adaptation of Clive Cussler's novel of the same name has now achieved cult classic status thanks in no small part to an ensemble cast that includes Anne Archer, Alex Guinness, Richard Jordan, Jason Robards and David Selby. Shout! Factory brings the adventure thriller to Blu-ray for the first time ever.
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Nostalghia
Andrei Tarkovsky's penultimate narrative feature is also his first shot outside the U.S.S.R. As hauntingly beautiful as any of the cinematic master's great works, Nostalghia follows a poet, haunted by visions of home and family, on his way across Italy with his interpreter. There, the pair come across Domenico, a hermit dangerously (but intriguingly) obsessed with the purification of the humanity and its deeds.
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Machete Kills
Originally teased at the tail-end of his original Grindhouse faux-trailer, Robert Rodriguez's Machete (Danny Trejo) is back for more in Machete Kills, an over-the-top action thriller that blends comedy and science fiction to deliver a star-studded, tongue-in-cheek tribute to popcorn cinema.
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Instructions Not Included
In addition to some strong critical praise, Eugenio Derbez's (director, co-writer and star) Instructions Not Included smashed box office records last year, grossing more than $85 million worldwide with the story of a single man (who soon becomes a Hollywood stuntman) trying to raise an unexpected daughter on his own.
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In a World...
Lake Bell writes, directs and stars in the story of a woman pursuing her dreams of becoming a voiceover star. Jeff Garlin, Fred Melamed, Eva Longoria and Ken Marino also star in the comedy, which arrives on Blu-ray with an audio commentary, deleted scenes, a gag reel and more.
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Cat People
Director Paul Schrader's loose remake of Jacques Tourneur's 1942 horror classic stars Nastassja Kinski as Irena, a young woman who learns that she's actually a werecat cursed to transform into a fearsome black leopard. Shout! Factory brings Cat People to Blu-ray as part of their Scream Factory series.
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Captain Phillips
Now up for six Academy Awards (including Best Picture), Paul Greengrass' latest stars Tom Hanks as Captain Richard Phillips, who was the victim of a Somali pirate kidnapping on the high seas in 2009.
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Blue Jasmine
Cate Blanchett scored an Academy Award nomination for her leading performance in Woody Allen's latest, which follows a formerly wealthy New York socialite forced to move in with her sister (Sally Hawkins) in San Francisco. The dramatic comedy has also been nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Hawkins) and Best Original Screenplay (Allen).
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