April 2
All movies are 2012/13 releases unless otherwise noted. Availability: 
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Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One [Box set]
Delayed from last fall to correct the design of its briefcase packaging, this collectors edition box set includes Blu-ray copies of the first six movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Iron Man 79, The Incredible Hulk 61, Iron Man 2 57, Thor 57, Captain America: The First Avenger 66, and The Avengers 69 (the latter three are also included on Blu-ray 3D). A bonus disc adds previously unreleased footage (deleted and extended scenes) from each film as well as new featurettes, plus a preview of the films coming in Phase Two.
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| 33 | The Baytown Outlaws Billy Bob Thornton, Clayne Crawford, Eva Longoria Parker |
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| Hello, Dolly! (1969) Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau |
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| 53 | John Dies at the End Horror-comedy directed by Don Coscarelli |
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| 73 | Knuckleball! Documentary |
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| 52 | LUV Common, Danny Glover, Dennis Haysbert, Michael Rainey Jr. |
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| Stitches Horror |
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| 48 | The Sweeney Ray Winstone, Damian Lewis, Hayley Atwell |
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| 71 | That Thing You Do! (1996) Charlize Theron, Liv Tyler, Tom Everett Scott, Tom Hanks |
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| 61 | White Elephant Argentinean drama |
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| 44 | The Bible Miniseries |
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| 63 | Dark Matters: Twisted But True Season 1 |
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| Flipper Seasons 2, 3, and 4 (separate sets) |
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| 54 | Hemingway and Gellhorn HBO movie |
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| Route 66 Season 4 |
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April 9
Hyde Park on Hudson 55 Add to Netflix Queue Watch Trailer
In June 1939, King George VI (of The King’s Speech fame) became the first English king to visit the United States, spending a weekend with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Director Roger Michell's (Notting Hill) drama recounts the events of the weekend and also addresses rumors about FDR's affair(s), including a liaison with distant cousin Margaret "Daisy" Suckley, though it does so only semi-successfully, according to critics. Bill Murray stars as FDR, and he's joined by Laura Linney and Olivia Williams.
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| 46 | Bad Kids Go to Hell Judd Nelson, Ben Browder |
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| Down the Shore James Gandolfini, Famke Janssen |
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| Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy Stand-up special |
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| Gate of Hell (1953) Criterion Collection |
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| 69 | In Another Country Isabelle Huppert |
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| The Kitchen Ensemble comedy |
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| 53 | Late Bloomers William Hurt, Isabella Rossellini |
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| 67 | Naked Lunch (1991) Criterion Collection |
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| 42 | Reincarnated Documentary about Snoop Lion |
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| Richard III (1955) Criterion Collection |
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| 48 | Womb Eva Green, Matt Smith |
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| 75 | Boss Season 2 |
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| The Dick Van Dyke Show Season 1 |
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| Family Ties Season 6 |
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| 71 | Inside Men Season 1 |
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| Merlin Season 5 |
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April 16
Django Unchained 81 Add to Netflix Queue Watch Trailer
Quentin Tarantino rewrites history once again, this time with a revenge story set in the pre-Civil War south, and the result is his highest-grossing film to date. Jamie Foxx stars as the freed slave Django, who is enlisted by a bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz, winning an Oscar for his performance) to settle an old score. In return, he helps Django rescue his wife (Kerry Washington) from an evil plantation owner (Leonardo DiCaprio). In typical Tarantino fashion, there's an eclectic soundtrack, plenty of extreme violence, and dialogue that's several levels above other action films.
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| 62 | Dragon Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro |
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| 67 | Future Weather Perla Haney-Jardine, Amy Madigan |
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| 52 | One Day on Earth Documentary |
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| 75 | Repo Man (1984) Criterion Collection; enjoy it with a plate o' shrimp |
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| 54 | Save the Date Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie, Geoffrey Arend, Mark Webber, Martin Starr |
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| 71 | Trashed Documentary |
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| 67 | A Whisper to a Roar Documentary |
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| Counting Cars Season 1 |
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| Flash Gordon [2007 version] Complete series |
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| Fraggle Rock Season 2 |
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| In the Heat of the Night Season 8 |
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| Spies of Warsaw Miniseries |
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| Stoney Burke Complete series |
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April 23
Gangster Squad 40 Add to Netflix Queue
Despite a strong ensemble cast that includes Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Michael Pena, and Emma Stone, the third feature from director Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland) didn't make much of an impression on critics or moviegoers when it was finally released (delayed from last fall) in January. Based loosely on a true story, the period drama looks at the cops battling gangster Mickey Cohen in late 1940s Los Angeles.
The Impossible 73 Add to Netflix Queue
Juan Antonio Bayona’s follow-up to 2007‘s The Orphanage is a drama based around the deadly tsunami of 2004. Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor star as the parents of three boys struggling to survive and reunite following the devastating natural disaster. The impressively constructed opening tsunami sequence alone is probably worth a rental.
Promised Land 55 Add to Netflix Queue
Based on a short story by Dave Eggers, this middling drama looks at a small town's fight attempts to prevent a natural gas fracking operation from coming online. Originally set to be Matt Damon's directorial debut (he remains in the cast, and wrote the screenplay with his co-star, John Krasinski), the film is instead helmed by Gus Van Sant, who previously worked with Damon on Good Will Hunting and Gerry. Frances McDormand, Hal Holbrook, and Rosemarie DeWitt also star.
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| 60 | Any Day Now Alan Cumming, Frances Fisher, Garret Dillahunt, Isaac Leyva |
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| 79 | The Central Park Five Documentary |
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| Copacabana (1947) Groucho Marx, Carmen Miranda |
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| Family Weekend Matthew Modine, Joey King, Kristin Chenoweth |
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| 46 | Flirt (1995) Directed by Hal Hartley |
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| The Great Gatsby (1974) Robert Redford, Mia Farrow |
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| 74 | Happy People: A Year in the Taiga Documentary |
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| 20 | A Haunted House Essence Atkins, Marlon Wayans |
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| 68 | Jurassic Park (1993) 3D Blu-ray release |
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| Magic Town (1947) James Stewart, Jane Wyman |
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| Pierre Etaix box set Criterion Collection; five films including The Suitor and Yoyo |
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| 70 | Wuthering Heights James Howson, Shannon Beer, Solomon Glave |
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| Maverick Season 2 |
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| Mr. Selfridge Miniseries |
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| Touched by an Angel Season 7 |
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April 30
The Guilt Trip 50 Add to Netflix Queue
Seth Rogen stars as an inventor who decides to take his mother (Barbra Streisand), on the road with him as he tries to sell his revolutionary organic cleaner in this comedy written by Dan Fogelman (Crazy, Stupid, Love) and directed by Anne Fletcher (27 Dresses). Over the course of eight days and 3,000 miles, mother and son share plenty of awkward moments that eventually bring them closer together, while sharing scenes with the likes of Adam Scott, Colin Hanks, Yvonne Strahovski, Danny Pudi, Casey Wilson, and Dale Dickey. Critics liked the cast, but many felt they were betrayed by a weak script.
Not Fade Away 65 Add to Netflix Queue
With his first feature film, David Chase, the creator of The Sopranos, stays in his native New Jersey but shifts his focus away from the mob and onto the '60s and the influence of music and pop culture on a generation of suburban kids. In this coming-of-age story, Chase’s stand-in is Doug (John Magaro) whose insistence on pursuing rock ‘n’ roll fame full time goes against his working class father’s wishes. The film also explores class dynamics through Doug’s relationship with the much wealthier Grace (Bella Heathcote). Chase brings in a familiar face—James Gandolfini—to play Doug’s tough but loving father, while another Sopranos vet, E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt, serves as music supervisor.
Silver Linings Playbook 81 Add to Netflix Queue
Easily director David O. Russell's (The Fighter) highest-grossing film to date, this feel-good dramedy was one of the surprise hits of late 2012, and it ultimately earned eight Academy Award nominations. Based on Matthew Quick’s 2008 debut novel, the film tells the story of a former high school teacher (Bradley Cooper) who, after being released from a mental institution, moves back in with his sports-obsessed parents (Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver) and strikes up a relationship with an odd, mentally unstable girl (Jennifer Lawrence). All four of those actors were nominated for Oscars (though only Lawrence won), and they're joined by Chris Tucker, John Ortiz, and Julia Stiles.
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| 49 | Broken City Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe |
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| Cloak and Dagger (1946) Gary Cooper |
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| 48 | Crazy Wisdom Documentary |
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| 56 | The Details Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney, Ray Liotta, Tobey Maguire |
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| The Enforcer (1951) Humphrey Bogart |
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| Funny Girl (1968) Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif |
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| 74 | History of the Eagles Documentary about the band, with extensive bonus footage |
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| The Lonely Trail (1936) John Wayne |
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| The Men (1950) Marlon Brando |
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| The Miracle of the Bells (1948) Fred MacMurray, Frank Sinatra |
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| 74 | Neighboring Sounds Brazilian thriller |
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| 71 | Only the Young Package also includes the documentary Tchoupitoulas 81 |
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| Pals of the Saddle (1938) John Wayne |
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| 47 | Parked Colm Meaney, Colin Morgan |
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| Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy |
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| 72 | Strictly Ballroom (1992) Directed by Baz Luhrmann |
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| Three Faces West (1940) John Wayne |
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| 67 | The Unbelievable Truth Directed by Hal Hartley |
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| The Vampire Lovers (1970) Ingrid Pitt, Kate O'Mara |
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| TV on DVD/Blu-ray | ||
| Combat! Season 1 |
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| Friends Seasons 1, 2 (separate sets) |
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| Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3 |
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