Saturday, February 27, 2016

New on Amazon Prime: March 2016




March 1
Ghostbusters: Starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Sigourney Weaver. Three former parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service.

Ghostbusters II: Starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.

American Psycho: Starring Christian Bale, Jared Leto and Justin Theroux. A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.

The Diary of Anne Frank: Starring Millie Perkins, Shelley Winters and Joseph Schildkraut. Harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam.



The Seven Year Itch: Starring Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell and Evelyn Keyes. When his family goes away for the summer, a so far faithful husband is tempted by a beautiful neighbor.

The Rules Of Attraction: Starring James Van Der Beek, Ian Somerhalder and Shannyn Sossamon. The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.

The Story Of Ruth: Starring Stuart Whitman, Tom Tryon and Peggy Wood. Inspired by the scriptural tale. Moabitess priestess Ruth is drawn both to a Judean man and to his talk of a forgiving God. After tragedy strikes, she begins a new life in Bethlehem.

The Gunfighter: Starring Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott and Millard Mitchell. Notorious gunfighter Jimmy Ringo rides into town to find his true love, who doesn’t want to see him. He hasn’t come looking for trouble, but trouble finds him around every corner.

The Blue Angel: Starring Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich and Kurt Gerron. An elderly professor’s ordered life spins dangerously out of control when he falls for a nightclub singer.

American Psycho 2: Starring Mila Kunis, William Shatner and Robin Dunne. A girl named Rachael Newman has developed a taste for murder and will stop at nothing to become a college professor’s assistant.



The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari: Starring Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt and Friedrich Feher. Dr. Caligari’s somnambulist, Cesare, and his deadly predictions.

Raw Deal: Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold and Sam Wanamaker. A former FBI agent turned small-town sheriff agrees to help the FBI chief infiltrate the Chicago mafia when the FBI chief’s son is killed by them.

Attila, Il Flagello Di Dio: Starring Diego Abatantuono, Angelo Infanti and Mauro Di Francesco. The misadventures of Attila and his band of barbarians as they take up arms against the Roman Empire in their native Milano.

Black Magic: Starring Orson Welles, Nancy Guild and Akim Tamiroff. Hypnotist uses his powers for revenge against King Louis XV’s court.

Love Play: Starring Jean Seberg, Christian Marquand and Francoise Provost. A young American girl at a French boarding school develops a crush on an egotistical sculptor living next door. One night, driving in a drunken stupor, he runs over and kills a man, and she witnesses it.

The Courage Of Black Beauty: Starring Johnny Crawford, Mimi Gibson and John Bryant. After some hesitation, 10-year-old Bobby accepts the gift of a magnificent black foal from his severe, thoughtless and overprotective father.

Josephine and Men: Starring Glynis Johns, Jack Buchanan and Donald Sinden. The trouble with Josephine is that her ever-loving and over-sympathetic nature leads her to switch from needful men to even more needful men…

The March Hare: Starring Peggy Cummins, Terence Morgan and Martita Hunt. Sir Charles Hare, a young Irish baronet, gambles his all on one of his horses at Ascot. But the horse is ‘pulled’, and Sir Charles is forced to sell his Irish estate. His aunt, however, has some surprises in store for him.

The Golden Stallion: Starring Roy Rogers, Trigger and Dale Evans. Roy takes the blame when his horse is accused of smuggling diamonds for thieves.

I, Mobster: Starring Steve Cochran, Lita Milan and Robert Strauss. The rise and fall of gang lord Joe Sante.

Affair In Havana: Starring John Cassavetes, Raymond Burr and Sara Shane. Songwriter falls in love with a crippled man’s wife.

Now and Forever: Starring Janette Scott, Vernon Gray and Kay Walsh. A rich young society girl falls in love with a car mechanic. Her family is appalled and stops her seeing him. The girl attempts to commit suicide and then decides to elope.



March 3
The End of the Tour: Starring Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg and Anna Chlumsky. The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace’s groundbreaking epic novel, Infinite Jest.

Gattaca: Starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law. A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel.

Marc Maron: More Later: The comedian and podcast host’s latest standup special.

March 4
Louie Season 5: Starring Louis C.K., Ursula Parker and Pamela Adlon. The life of Louis CK, a divorced comedian with two kids living in New York.

March 5
Deet N Bax Save Th’ World: Starring Jason Mewes, Weston Cage and Craig Michaelson. Lovable losers Deet and Bax, best friends and struggling “weedpreneurs,” unknowingly help Amanda, an undercover agent, infiltrate a South American drug cartel and cross paths with an eccentric billionaire.

Regression: Starring Ethan Hawke, Emma Watson and David Thewlis. A detective and a psychoanalyst uncover evidence of a satanic cult while investigating the rape of a young woman.

March 7
Seven Wonders Of Brazil: Journey into the heart of Brazil with host Robert Beckford to explore the incredible spiritual diversity of Brazil. Travel to the country’s seven wonders of Brazilian Christianity, from the spectacular and iconic Christ the Redeemer to the samba beat of Carnival. The religion has existed for over 500 years and is a melting pot of African beliefs, indigenous Indian rituals, and the folk Catholicism of the southern Europeans.


March 11
Bosch Season 2: Starring Titus Welliver, Jamie Hector and Amy Aquino. An LAPD homicide detective works to solve the murder of a 13-year-old boy while standing trial in federal court for the murder of a serial killer.

March 12
Earth: The Inside Story: Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and extreme weather. Has Earth always been this way? Featuring footage of top geologic hot spots on every continent, the film traces the scientifically-based story of the 4.5 billion-year-old Earth, from the core to the crust and up into the atmosphere.

March 15
Prevertere: Starring Joey Capone, James Duval and Dennis Fanning. A pervert’s quest for love.

March 20
Beyond The Reach: Starring Michael Douglas, Jeremy Irvine and Martin Palmer. A high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert.

Arthur & George Season 1: Starring Martin Clunes, Arsher Ali and Charles Edwards. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle recaptures his zest for life by pursuing and challenging a notorious miscarriage of justice.

March 22
Mojave: Starring Oscar Isaac, Garrett Hedlund and Mark Wahlberg. A suicidal artist goes into the desert, where he finds his doppelgänger, a homicidal drifter.



March 27
71: Starring Jack O’Connell, Sam Reid and Sean Harris. In 1971, a young and disorientated British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the deadly streets of Belfast.

Orphan Black Season 3: Starring Tatiana Maslany, Jordan Gavaris and Dylan Bruce. A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.

March 28
A Single Shot: Starring Sam Rockwell, Jeffrey Wright and Kelly Reilly. The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood.


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