December 17 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases

Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s December 17 Blu-ray, Digital HD and DVD column! We’ve highlighted this week’s releases in detailed write-ups of different titles below! Click each highlighted title to purchase through Amazon!

New Movies on Blu-ray/DVD

Downton Abbey

Return to Downton Abbey as the beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for a royal visit from the King and Queen of England in this grand cinematic experience.

Abominable

When friends Yi (Chloe Bennet), Jin and Peng discover a Yeti, they name him Everest and embark on a journey across China to reunite the magical creature with his family.

Feast of the Seven Fishes

A slice of life story that follows a large Italian family on Christmas Eve as they prepare for the traditional Feast of the Seven Fishes, reminisce about the past, and seek love in the future.

Where’s my Roy Cohn? (exclusive clip)

Corrupt. Ruthless. Powerful. Despicable. Meet the greatest villain in the history of politics.

Trick

Every Halloween since “Trick” massacred his classmates at a party, a masked killer reappears to kill innocent people in increasingly terrifying ways.

Overcomer

Filled with a powerful mix of faith, a twist of humor, and a ton of heart, the creators of WAR ROOM return with a new inspiring film

A Feast Of Man (DVD)

When a wealthy New York playboy prone to eccentricity and mischief dies unexpectedly, his five closest socialite friends are summoned to his country home for a viewing of his video will. His posthumous wish is to put his dearly beloved to the test: each one will become a millionaire overnight if they can unanimously agree to consume his dead body.

I’ll Never Forget You: The Last 72 Hours Of Lynyrd Skynyrd (DVD)

This doc chronicles the story of three survivors: security guard Gene Odom, lead backup singer Leslie Hawkins and guitar tech Craig Reed. These survivors give their firsthand accounts of the wild times of the band, the 72 hours leading to the crash, the harrowing crash itself and its aftermath.

Melody Makers (DVD)

Melody Maker Magazine’s Chief Contributing Photographer(1965-1975), Barrie Wentzell tells the story of the rise and fall of the magazine, which marked the end to a style of rock n’ roll journalism that no longer exists today.

Barbara Rubin And The Exploding NY Underground (DVD)

Made when she was just 18 years old, Barbara Rubin’s art-porn masterpiece Christmas On Earth (1963-65) shocked NYC’s experimental film scene and inspired NYC’s thriving underground. For the next four years her filmmaking and irrepressible energy helped shatter artistic and sexist boundaries. A mythical Zelig of the sixties, she introduced Andy Warhol to the Velvet Underground and Bob Dylan to the Kabbalah.

Voice Of The Eagle: The Enigma Of Robbie Basho 

A feature-length documentary on the extraordinary life and visionary music of the American guitarist, singer and mystic Robbie Basho. Before his bizarre death at the hands of a chiropractor, Robbie Basho was sure that his compositions would not outlast him.

Reissues

Universal Horror Collection: Volume 3

Get ready for more thrills and chills! Volume 3 of the Universal Horror Collection includes four tales of terror from the archives of Universal Pictures, the true home of classic horror. This collection includes such horror stars as Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Vincent Price, Lon Chaney Jr. and Basil Rathbone.

Silver Bullet

Something is killing off townsfolk in Tarker’s Mills. Something mysterious. Something ingenious. Something remotely human. But the only person in town with courage to stop this lurking menace is a 13-year-old boy, confined to a wheelchair since birth.

Viy

In 19th century Russia, a seminary student is forced to spend three nights with the corpse of a beautiful young witch.

White Squall

Jeff Bridges leads a crew of students on the voyage of a lifetime! Directed by Ridley Scott.

Heartbreak Hotel

From Chris Columbus, the director of Adventures in Babysitting, Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone comes this rock-and-roll fantasy!

Avenging Angelo/Shade (DVD)

Stallone brings the heat in this action-packed double feature!

A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints

Torn between his ill father, his domineering friend and protector Antonio, the neighborhood war and the lustful temptations of youth, Dito struggles against his desire to escape, running away from everything he knows.

New on Digital HD

Joker

“Joker” is an original, standalone story. Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), a man disregarded by society, is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale.

To Kid or Not to Kid (exclusive clip)

The first feature film on the subject of living a life without having children. Breaking the myth that if you don’t have kids, you’re weird, selfish or somehow wrong. By award winning filmmaker Maxine Trump.

TV on Blu-ray and DVD

Fuller House: Season 4

The long-awaited sequel to the iconic hit series Full House, created by original Full House creator Jeff Franklin. The adventures that began in 1987 on Full House continue, with veterinarian D.J. Tanner-Fuller recently widowed and living in San Francisco with her three young son

Gunsmoke: Season 16 & Gunsmoke: Season 17

Two seasons from the long-running western starring James Arness as Marshall Matt Dillon.

Bonanza: Season 10

It s time to return for more timeless tales from the Ponderosa with Bonanza: The Official Tenth Season.

Family Guy Season 17

Sick, twisted and politically incorrect, the animated series features the adventures of the Griffin family.

The Orville: Season 2

Seth MacFarlane’s space adventure series returns for more journeys into new worlds. Set 400 years in the future, The Orville follows a mid-level spaceship, with MacFarlane as Captain.