Every Tuesday , iTunes beak a $ .99 Movie of the Week and slashes the monetary value on a clump of renting , too , including a noted indie and documentaries galore . But they ’re scattered around under various menus . We ’ll make it easy for you bargain - hunters and prevail through the new movies up for snatch . So bookmark this pageboy and check back each hebdomad !
The big movie of the week:
The Family Fang(2016)Arrested Developmentstar Jason Bateman ’s 2d outing as a director follow a sidekick and sister ( Bateman and Nicole Kidman ) who reconnect to track down their overleap parent , two performance creative person known for their utmost and emotionally scarring prank . Are they dead or is it a hoax ? In unfeigned dramedy style , the pair act upon through their personal issues while solving this familial mystery story .
The off-the-radar pick:
The Great Invisible(2014)Discounted just in time for the release of Mark Wahlberg’sDeepwater Horizon , this recent docudrama chronicles the result surrounding the aforementioned oil rig , from its explosive demise in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 to the hearings held to investigate BP ’s potential nonperformance . The Great Invisiblestitches together interviews and archival footage to see how the infernal region something this ruinous ever survive down .
The documentary smorgasbord:
The Last Gold(2015)Narrated by Julianna Margulies , this doc explores one of the Olympics ' first dope scandals . In 1976 , the women ’s US swim team suffer airstream after race to the East Germans , later revealed to be part of taxonomical enhancement . Then there was thelastrace . Full off confessional talking head and expert research , this is a picture show that should help oneself ease you out of the last few weeks of Olympics mellow .
Fastball(2015)30 for 30veteran Jonathan Hock invest baseball ’s linchpin delivery under a microscope to good relay the exhilaration , tension , and fear of stepping up to home denture . A distinctive fastball lasts about 396 milliseconds . Through motion artwork , high - resolution dumb motion , and interviews with major MLB stars , Hock can stretch the sport into 90 hour of gripping drama . battlefield of Dreams , Bull Durham , andFor the Love of the Gamestar Kevin Costner narratesFastball , because really , who else is that qualified ?
The Last Man on the Moon(2016)December 14th , 1972 , just after 5:30pm EST , astronaut Gene Cernan pace back into the Apollo 17 lunar mental faculty and became the last gentleman to fix foot on Earth ’s minatory satellite . InThe Last Man on the Moon , Cernan whisks us back in time to the space race , shading the historic consequence with stories of pilot chumminess and the tolls of being one of NASA ’s top weenie . A must for space buffs .
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A Brave pump : The Lizzie Velasquez Story(2015)Lizzie Velasquez suffers from a rare syndrome that prevents her from get ahead weight . When she discovered a YouTube television dub her " The World ’s Ugliest Woman , " Lizzie push back – in a most inspiring fashion .
A quick Horse(2015)For car lover ( or newbs who want to talk the language),A quicker Horsecharts the 50 - yr history of the Ford Mustang by inspect the design of the belated model . From the director of the modern doc stapleJiro Dreams of Sushi .
Winnebago Man(2009)Before YouTube , outtake of a Winnebago sales video die viral on VHS . This movie delves into how it go on , and how it changed the salesman ’s life-time .
The Motivation(2013)Eight pro - skateboarders prepare for the Street League Skateboarding Championship in New York City . Cameras scroll .
Actress(2014)A Department of Commerce on Brandy Burre , best know for playing Theresa D’Agostino on HBO’sThe Wire– and scarce known for her part as a female parent , married woman , and even womanhood making it in the world . Actresscaptures her dream , conflicts , and fragile moments .
Kung Fu Elliot(2014)Elliot Scott wants to make a low-spirited - budget karate larger-than-life for become Canada ’s first action mechanism hero . Does he ?
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We Were Here(2011)A heartbreaking doc test the AIDS crisis from the position of a advocate , political activist , artist , dancer , and nurse .
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