Disconnect
Blu-ray | DVD
Directed by Henry Alex Rubin
Starring Jason Bateman, Alexander Skarsgard, Frank Grillo, Michael Nyqvist, Paula Patton, Jonah Bobo, Andrea Riseborough and Max Thieriot
Lionsgate
Theatrical Release Date: April 12, 2013
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: September 17, 2013

First time director, Henry Alex Rubin, masters one of the most formidable difficulties in cinema with the greatest of ease and subtlety. He is able to take multiple narratives and seamlessly connect them in plausible ways in Disconnect. This weaving of narratives can be cumbersome and tackily melodramatic. Such was the case in 2005 when Crash made this storytelling popular, and a year later Babel grandly exploited the ploy to achieve artistic splendor. Each of these films was successful in their own right (Crash winning Best Picture at the Oscars and Babel receiving much critical acclaim).

After those two aforementioned films it seemed that the interlocking narrative was bound for obsolescence, following many botched attempts to replicate the magic that directors Paul Haggis and Alfonso Cuaron captured. But Mr. Rubin, working with an impeccable script crafted by Andrew Stern, resuscitates this form of narrative, attaching to it a social and domestic relevance that will undoubtedly leave viewers reeling after realizing there is a latent infection not only constantly threatening our society today but also our personal lives.

The Gold Box spotlight deal of the day over at Amazon today is Deadwood: The Complete Series DVD and Blu-ray box sets each for up to 67% off.

The DVD is $48.49 (down from $71.49), while the Blu-ray set is $58.99 (down from $179.99).

Note, this sale is valid only for today, Thursday, October 10, 2013 until 11:59pm PST, while supplies last.

This 19-disc DVD box set contains all three seasons of the foulmouthed HBO series, which starred Timothy Olyphant and Ian McShane, and was canceled when it was still in its prime and is definitely missed til this day. The set includes several bonus features, including “The Meaning of Endings,” where creator and writer David Milch talks about the conclusion of Deadwood.

Pacific Rim may have not been the huge success here in the U.S. that it was in the rest of the free world, but those of us who had grown weary of overrated star treks and supermen and ventured out to see Guillermo Del Toro‘s mega-budget monster mash found ourselves watching and enjoying one of the truly great summer event movies of recent memory.

Pacific Rim makes its home video debut next Tuesday and among the extra features is a four-minute blooper reel full of flubs, gaffes, and unintended laughs. Check it out here below and watch in amazement as professional actors fall victim to malfunctioning props, missed cues, and forgotten lines. Except for Idris Elba, though; dude must be focused like a laser scope when the cameras are rolling.

Pacific Rim will be available on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, and DVD next Tuesday, October 15, 2013.

The Gold Box spotlight deal of the day over at Amazon today is The X-Files: The Complete Series + Movies DVDs for only $89.99 (that’s 73% off the list price of $329.98).

This bundle contains single-season DVDs for all 9 seasons of the television series which starred David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, along with the two feature films, The X-Files: Fight the Future and The X-Files: I Want to Believe.

Note, this deal is valid only for today Tuesday, October 1, 2013, until 11:59pm PST while supplies last.

Iron Man 3
Blu-ray/DVD/Digital l DVD/Digital l Digital
DIRECTOR: Shane Black
WRITER: Shane Black, Drew Pearce
STARRING: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Don Cheadle, Jon Favreau, Paul Bettany
Marvel Studios
RELEASE DATE: September 24, 2013

Now that The Avengers has come and gone, effectively ending Phase One of the Marve Cinematic Universe, it’s time to kick off Phase Two, which will include sequels to Thor, Captain America, The Avengers, and newcomer Guardians of the Galaxy. But what better way to start off the second phase than with the franchise that began the first: Iron Man.

Iron Man 3 sees Robert Downey Jr. reprising his role as the eccentric billionaire with a heart of gold-ish (at least plated) and high tech armor for everything else, Tony Stark. Not returning this time around, however, is director Jon Favreau, who helmed the first two installments. Favreau appears in the movie as Stark’s former bodyguard and new head of security Happy Hogan and remains an executive producer, but it’s Shane Black taking a seat in the director’s chair this time around, which made perfect sense given that he’d previously worked with Downey Jr. on the excellent Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.