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Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Sept. 17, 2013

Price: DVD $26.95

Studio: Tribeca Film/Cinedigm

Penn Badgley and Imogen Poots star in Greetings from Tim Buckley.

Penn Badgley (TV’s Gossip Girl) stars as musician Jeff Buckley, son of late iconic folk singer Tim Buckley, in the 2012 music-filled independent drama Greetings from Tim Buckley.

In 1991, a young Jeff Buckley (Badgley) rehearses for his public singing debut at a Brooklyn tribute show for his late father. Struggling with the legacy of a man he barely knew, Jeff forms a friendship with an enigmatic young woman (Imogen Poots, Solitary Man) working at the show and begins to discover the powerful potential of his own musical voice. In a short time, Jeff finds the courage to perform at the now legendary St. Ann’s concert, where Jeff discovers his own voice singing his father’s songs, captivating the audience and launching his own meteoric career.

Directed by Daniel Algrant,...

Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Jan. 8, 2013

Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $34.98

Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Action movie Hit and Run is the second writer/director film by Dax Shepard after 2010′s Brother’s Justice, but this time the Parenthood star added acting to his duties.

Shepard stars as Yul Perrkins, or Charles Bronson as he’s known in the Witness Protection Program. In his previous life, Charles was a getaway driver, and he uses those skills to help get his girlfriend (Kristen Bell, Big Miracle) to Los Angeles for the job opportunity of a lifetime. However, their road trip gets complicated when they’re chased by an inept federal agent (Tom Arnold, Restitution) and Charlie’s ex-friend (Bradley Cooper, Limitless), a vengeance-crazed criminal who Charles helped put in jail.

Beau Bridges (The Descendants), Joy Bryant (Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins), David Koechner (Paul) and Jason Bateman (The Switch) also star in the comedy/romance film.

*a screener of this film was provided by Video Services Corp.

Director: Lance Kawas.

Writer: Mark Bierlein.

Restitution is an indie neo-noir thriller that is set in Detroit, Michigan where anything can happen. And that anything is Tom Arnold playing an ex-Marine sharpshooter. As well, the protagonist gets to kill two thugs while meandering around the crime scene. Should someone arrest him? Also, there are dubious detectives, a damsel in distress and a phony corporation who likes to deal in nose candy rather than legit' products. All of these plot elements create for a very enjoyable time in a neo-noir world.

The plot takes awhile to build momentum as two characters flirt across a bar. Their romance is short lived as Bryan Spikes, an investigator, finds his boss to be a little too demanding. Soon, Bryan is heading over a bridge with a chain collar. A year passes and a...

In the nifty little thriller Restititution (DVD $26.95, Monterey Media, released on Nov. 8), Tom Arnold makes a memorable supporting turn as the lively next-door neighbor to leading man Mark Bierlein. A journalist who’s pulled into a small town off Lake Ontario to write a book about a murder that went down a year ago, Bierline is a little more than thrown when he meets Arnold, who’s all about fast-talking, big hugs and a lot bit more that comes to light by the film’s finale. Arnold spoke with Disc Dish about his role in the film and the myriad other projects he’s been involved in over the past year.

Disc Dish: How did Restitution come your way?

Tom Arnold: The usual way—somebody sent it to my manager and I read it. I was interested from the beginning; they did a really good job with the overall story and the mystery.

Release Date: Oct. 4, 2011

Price: DVD $19.99

Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment and CBS Home Entertainment

C. Thomas Howell (l.), Jamie Lee Curtis and Patrick Swayze take a trip to Grandview, U.S.A.

It took a while for the 1984 coming-of-age comedy-romance movie Grandview, U.S.A. to make its DVD debut. The film, starring C. Thomas Howell (Restitution), Jamie Lee Curtis (You Again) and Patrick Swayze (Dirty Dancing), is a cult favorite that’s remembered for the “raciness” of the love triangle at its center and a very sexy Ms. Curtis.

The movie looks at life in the small town of Grandview, Ill., starting with Tim Pearson (Howell), a soon-to-be-high-school-graduate who wants to go to Florida to study oceanography. Before getting ready to kick off his dream, Tim meets Michelle “Mike” Cody (Curtis), the woman who runs the local “Demolition Derby.” The teen finds himself very attracted to Mike—as is Ernie...

Release Date: Nov. 8, 2011

Price: DVD $26.95

Studio: Monterey Media

Mena Suvari might be involved in her ex-boyfriend's murder in Restitution.

The 2011 independent crime thriller movie Restitution opens on a picturesque city on the shores of Michigan, where a series of mysterious murders has an unlikely but common thread — Bryan Spikes, a hired insurance fraud investigator who is inexplicably killed and then framed for the crimes.

A year later, writer Alex Forrester (Mark Bierlein, Street Boss) arrives in the city researching the case for a book. As Alex begins uncovering the truth behind the murder, his informants start turning up dead, and he soon learns that he may be next on the list. Maybe Alex should look closer at Bryan’s ex-girlfriend (Mena Suvari, Hemingway’s Garden of Eden) or his new overly friendly ex-sharpshooter neighbor (Tom Arnold, True Lies).

Written by leading man Bierlein and directed by Lance Kawas (The Deported...

Monterey Media has acquired North American rights to writer-director Lance Kawas' "Restitution," starring Mena Suvari, Tom Arnold, C. Thomas Howell, Willian Sadler and Mark Bierlein. Monterey plans a limited release in September/October 2011. Here's the synopses for this revenge action-thriller: In a picturesque city on the shores of Michigan, a series of mysterious murders all have an unlikely but common thread – Bryan Spikes, a hired insurance fraud investigator who ...

Restitution is a thriller from Vision Films, which deals with fraudulent insurance companies. Their way of doing business involves murder, until Alex, a mysterious writer, comes to town. Is Alex one of the victims of big business? Fans of thrillers will have to wait until later in 2011, as this film has only recently been completed. Starring Mena Suvari (Domino), C. Thomas Howell ("Criminal Minds"), Tom Arnold and William Sadler, viewers can preview the film's first poster here and an early synopsis is below.

The synopsis for Restitution is here:

"A true crime writer investigates a murder spree surrounding insurance fraud, and uncovers the devastating truth that leads him on a path of revenge and changes his life and the town forever" (Vision).

Completion Year: 2011.

Director: Lance Kawas.

Producer: Mark Bierlein.

Cast: Mena Suvari, Mark Bierlein, C. Thomas Howell, William Sadler, and Tom Arnold.

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Restitution at Vision Films...

Mena Suvari, Talulah Riley and Noel Clarke to star in The Knot romantic comedy which starts filming this week in London. They join Matthew McNulty, Jason Maza and Juliet Oldfield. The is being produced via Clarke's Unstoppable Entertainment with New Treatment. Jesse Lawrence directs from the script by Clarke, Davie Fairbanks and Geoff Carino. The Knot follows a couple who are about to tied the knot but their dream day is spoiled by a series of mishaps, including missing bridesmaids and crashed cars. Suvari has completed work on Lance Kawas' Restitution thriller alongside C. Thomas Howell, William Sadler and Tom Arnold. Other projects include You May Not Kiss the Bride comedy...

Mena Suvari, Talulah Riley and Noel Clarke to star in The Knot romantic comedy which starts filming this week in London. They join Matthew McNulty, Jason Maza and Juliet Oldfield. The is being produced via Clarke's Unstoppable Entertainment with New Treatment. Jesse Lawrence directs from the script by Clarke, Davie Fairbanks and Geoff Carino. The Knot follows a couple who are about to tied the knot but their dream day is spoiled by a series of mishaps, including missing bridesmaids and crashed cars. Suvari has completed work on Lance Kawas' Restitution thriller alongside C. Thomas Howell, William Sadler and Tom Arnold. Other projects include You May Not Kiss the Bride comedy...