John Latchem

6 days ago | mediaplaynews.com | John Latchem

The Netflix movie Straw remained No. 1 on Samba TV’s list of top streaming programs for the week of June 9-15. The psychological thriller, written and directed by Tyler Perry, stars Taraji P. Henson as a woman pushed to her breaking point. Up a spot to No. 2 was Netflix’s “Ginny & Georgia,” season three of which debuted June 5. The show follows free-spirited Georgia and her two kids, Ginny and Austin, who move north in search of a fresh start.

6 days ago | mediaplaynews.com | John Latchem

MGM’s A Working Man, distributed by Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment, debuted at No. 1 on the Circana VideoScan chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart the week ended June 14. Jason Statham stars as Levon Cade, who left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction.

1 week ago | mediaplaynews.com | John Latchem

Online movie retailer Fandango at Home is offering special bundles for fans looking to purchase digital editions of the films Jaws and Thunderbolts*. Available now is the “Jaws Chomp Chomp Bundle” for $35. It includes access to a 4K digital copy of Universal Pictures’ Jaws, which celebrates its 50th anniversary June 20, as well as an 11-inch popcorn bucket shaped like the head of the great white shark at the center of the film’s story. Arriving July 1 is the “Thunderbolts* Fan Bundle” for $49.99.

1 week ago | mediaplaynews.com | John Latchem

News John Latchem June 18, 2025 A few of the home entertainment titles available June 17 were exclusive releases from studio direct-to-consumer online stores. Two were offered by Lionsgate Limited, the in-house brand of premium limited-edition releases from the Lionsgate catalog. One was the Blu-ray debut of the 1984 comedy All of Me, starring Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin, and directed by Carl Reiner.

1 week ago | mediaplaynews.com | John Latchem

Shout! Studios’ Hong Kong Cinema Classics slate for July 2025 includes 4K digital releases of  early works by filmmakers John Woo and Tsui Hark, and actors Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Brigitte Lin Ching-Hsia and Sally Yeh, among others. Many of these movies from Shout!’s Golden Princess library and seminal Hong Kong classics have been dormant and out–of–print for decades outside of Asia.