A modern TV show takes the characteristics of “The Twilight Zone” and “The Outer Limits” with even a more enjoyable spin. If you haven’t seen “Manifest” yet, what are you waiting for?
Instead of waiting for the fall TV schedule for the NBC show, go ahead and buy the DVD of “Manifest: The Complete First Season” (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment). The boxed set contains all 16 first-season episodes. You can trace the disappearance of a trans-oceanic plane flight that returns five years later after being presumed lost at sea.
Oddly, no time has passed for those on the flight, which disappeared in 2013. But more than five years have gone by for their loved ones. Guess what? They’ve learned to live without them. But, questions just linger. What happened to the flight? And why are the passengers like they are? What is their destiny, and who is their destiny with?
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“Hail Satan” (Magnolia Home Entertainment) is a wickedly funny DVD that explores America’s controversial satanic subculture. Best of all, the feature documentary is directed by Penny Lane, who previously directed “Our Nixon” and “Nuts!” The documentary follows the Satanic Temple, of which its mischievous members get together with some rebellious friends to gain interest from the media via public actions designed to advocate for religioius freedom and challenge corrupt authority. You’ll check your preconceived notions at the door as you watch this funny, thought-provoking look at often-misunderstood outsiders whose commitment to social and political justice has empowered thousands around the world.
Busty babes abound in “American Beach House” (Monarch Home Entertainment) just in time for the hottest part of summer. Starring Mischa Barton, Lorenzo Lamas, Christiane Kroll, Jena Sims and Rachel Lynn David, the movie follows three young men and three young women from around the world who won a contest for an all-expenses-paid trip to a Malibu beach house. There is just one problem: When they arrive, they discover that they have to sure the space. Hilarity ensues.
“The Fate of Lee Khan” (Film Movement) is the North American Blu-ray debut of King Hu’s 1973 follow-up to “A Touch of Zen.” An all-star female cast (Li Li-hua, Angela “Lady Whirlwind” Mao) start in this high-flying, sword-swining wuxia film. This martial arts masterpiece features “wow” action seqeuences choreographed by Sammo Hung.