In terms of legendary figures in Hollywood history, it’s difficult to think of many people more iconic than Cary Grant. So, it makes complete sense that a studio would be ready to bring the story of Grant’s life to screens around the world. And that’s exactly what’s happening.

According to Deadline, ITV and BritBox International are developing a new drama series based on the life of Cary Grant with Jason Isaacs signed on to lead the cast.

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Every week, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

This week’s new release guide includes a couple of must-see new releases from the subscription streamers, an early-oughts fave in 4K, a quartet of new Criterion releases (if you’re a B&N 50%-er), and much more.

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Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

This week’s new release guide is especially stuffed (even by our normal standards), thanks to a trio of 2021’s best; new titles from Criterion, Arrow, and Vinegar Syndrome, and more; three new essential box sets; one of the best thrillers of the ‘90s in 4K; and an array of Blu-ray debuts for one of the greatest comedians of Hollywood’s Golden Age.

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Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

This week’s big, big new release roundup includes two high-profile winners at this year’s Oscars, the big winner at 1965’s Oscars, a handful of cult faves making their 4K debuts, a must-have box set for fans of low-budget genre fare, and catalog Blu-ray releases featuring such icons as Jackie Chan, Cary Grant, Marlon Brando, and Snoopy.

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Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This weekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching. 

This week’s biggest new disc and VOD release is one of the few major studio pictures of the year to make it into theaters, so who knows, maybe it’s an Oscar contender?

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You don’t have to have had his face as your avatar since you joined Twitter, like a certain @jessicakiang we could mention, to believe that Cary Grant is possibly the greatest movie star that cinema has ever produced. But nor does choosing to have Roger O. Thornhill from “North By Northwest” grimace out from your every tweet mean that you’re unaware of the actor’s rumored checkered personal history or that you uncomplicatedly embrace his mythos.

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We’re just under two weeks away from the start of the Cannes Film Festival, and one thing the organizers like to do every year is highlight documentaries or films about moviemakers. This year, one of the most compelling is “Becoming Cary Grant,” which brings the dark side of the beloved actor into focus.

Directed by Mark Kidel, the film takes a look at the traumas, anxieties, and insecurities of the Hollywood icon, who beneath his dazzling smile and quick wit, was plagued by doubts and pain.

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