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 April 22. For the complete list of April DVD releases, click here, and the complete list of Blu-ray releases can be found here.
April 22 Releases
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Stranger on the Prowl
Paul Muni headlines this 1952 film noir tale, starring as the nameless "Stranger with a Gun," whose fate pulls him together with a young boy and forces them into a life of thievery.
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The Spectacular Spider-Man: The Complete Series
All 26 episodes from seasons one and two of the 2008-2009 animated series come to Blu-ray in a four-disc set!
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Sorcerer
William Friedkin's 1977 thriller re-adapts Georges Arnaud's "Le Salaire de la peur" (previously brought to the screen in 1953 as Henri-Georges Clouzot's The Wages of Fear. Although the new release doesn't include any extras, it does boast a brand new transfer supervised and approved by Friedkin himself.
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Riot in Cell Block 11
Don Siegel's 1954 film noir enters the Criterion Collection this week in a dual-format DVD and Blu-ray edition. Shot on location at Folsom State Prison, Riot in Cell Block 11 actually features real prison guards and inmates as extras.
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The Pawnbroker
Rod Steiger received an Oscar nomination for his dramatic performance as a New York pawnbroker and Holocaust survivor. Directed by Sidney Lumet, the film also features (albeit as an uncredited extra) the very first big screen appearance of a young Morgan Freeman.
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Mr. Magoo: The Theatrical Collection
Shout! Factory offers a companion set to their previously released collection of "Mr. Magoo" television shorts. The Theatrical Collection set includes 53 cartoon shorts alongside the feature film 1001 Arabian Nights.
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Master of the House
Carl Theodore Dreyer 1925 silent offers the hilarious story of a housewife who, angry at her overbearing husband, teams with a nanny to get some revenge. The comedy marks the earliest Dreyer entry in the Criterion Collection (which already includes his Vampyr, Gertrud, Ordet, Day of Wrath and The Passion of Joan of Arc).
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The Hooping Life
Amy Goldstein's recent documentary explores the colorful world of hula-hooping with a special introduction by Shaquille O'Neal and interviews with '50s hoop-promoter Art Linkletter. Filmed over the course of six years, the indie doc arrives on DVD this week courtesy of Cinedigm.
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Get Carter
Both Mike Hodges' 1971 original (starring Michael Caine) and Stephen Kay's 2000 remake (starring Sylvester Stallone) hit Blu-ray this week for the first time ever. Both versions based on the 1969 Ted Lewis crime thriller novel "Jack's Return Home," Get Carter follows a hardened gangster investigating the death of his brother.
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Big Bad Wolves
Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado's recent thriller received quite a bit of attention in the wake of its Tribeca debut with Quentin Tarantino calling it the best film of 2013. The Israeli production follows the lives of three men whose paths cross in the wake of a series of brutal murders. The film hits home video this week thanks to Magnolia Pictures, giving audiences everywhere a chance to check out its gripping narrative.
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