Hostiles - DVD

New Mexico, 1892 Army officer Capt. Joseph Blocker's (Christian Bale) last assignment before retirement is to see that dying Cheyenne war chief Yellow Hawk (Wes Studi) and his family are delivered safely to their tribe's land in Montana. Recently widowed Rosalie Quaid (Rosamund Pike) joins their perilous trek which finds former enemies Blocker and Yellow Hawk forced to work together in order to survive. Riveting western drama also stars Ben Foster, Rory Cochrane, and Stephen Lang. 134 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, DVS; Subtitles English (SDH), Spanish. Two-disc set.

Songs My Brothers Taught Me is a compelling and complex portrait of modern day life on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation that explores the bond between a brother (John Reddy) and his younger sister (Jashaun St. John), who find themselves on separate paths to rediscovering the meaning of home. The film sensitively infiltrates isolated Indian Country to offer a rare, modern gaze keenly felt through the eyes of it's magnetic non-professional lead actors, providing a universally resonant tale.

Set in 1854 in the harsh Nebraska frontier, a low-life drifter George Briggs (Oscar-Winner Tommy Lee Jones) is rescued by a pious, independent-minded woman named Mary Bee Cuddy (Oscar-Winner Hilary Swank). to pay back his debt, George reluctantly agrees to help Mary transport three women driven mad by the harsh frontier life across the treacherous land, where a kindly minister's wife (Meryl Streep) has offered them hospice. The unlikely pair soon realizes just how daunting the journey will be and the group must traverse the vast Nebraska Territories which are marked by stark beauty, psychological peril and constant danger. Co-Written, directed and starring Tommy Lee Jones, based on the award-winning novel by acclaimed author Glendon Swarthout.