New Releases and Recommendations for Aug. 5

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Douglas

It’s that time again!  Hopefully, these new releases from Netflix, Hulu Plus, Crackle and Amazon Instant Video will help make your weekend. As always, if you have a suggestion on the perfect lazy Sunday flick, please post ‘em in the comments.

Netflix New Releases:

  • The Usual Suspects- An intricately plotted, critically acclaimed thriller that won another Oscar for Best Screenplay (1995)
  • Ronin- De Niro leads an intense team of international hired guns—not to mention one of the best car chase scenes on film  (1998)
  •  I Love You Phillip Morris- Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor lead this bizarre comedy based on a true story (2011)

Hulu Plus New Releases:

  • Tosh.0- Comedian Daniel Tosh takes a byte (get it?) out of the Internet when he dishes up his twisted take on the world wide web (2011)
  • Shinobi- In the year 1614, the Koga and Iga ninja clans have declared peace, but a tragic fate awaits them—think Romeo and Juliet for ninjas (2005)
  • Wipe Out- Crazy obstacle courses, nutty contestants and all the wipe outs you can imagine (2011)

Crackle New Releases:

  • Bat 21- Gene Hackman and Danny Glover do a tour-of-duty in a white-knuckle Vietnam War true story that skips the usual cliches (1988)
  • Stand By Me- This superb coming of age tale transformed its unknown cast into stars and shot Rob Reiner to the top of the Hollywood heap (1986)
  • El Mariachi- A hyper-violent, shoestring budgeted Sundance winner that reinvented the crime genre and helped indie films go legit (1993)

Amazon Instant Video New Releases:

  • Rio- The animated adventures of a rare macaw who leaves his cage in small town Minnesota and heads to Rio (2011)
  • Jany Eyre- A daring new adaptation of the timeless romance—critics hail this captivating film as “a classic for a new generation!” (2011)
  • Assassination Games- Two assassins reluctantly join forces to take down a ruthless drug dealer, crooked cops and shady underworld figures (2011)

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