New Releases for June 2 2026

CHARADE (1963) (Criterion Collection)

In this comedic thriller, a trio of crooks relentlessly pursue a young American, played by Audrey Hepburn in gorgeous Givenchy, through Paris in an attempt to recover the fortune her dead husband stole from them. The only person she can trust is Cary Grant’s suave, mysterious stranger. Director Stanley Donen goes deliciously dark for Charade, a glittering emblem of 1960s style and macabre wit. (BLU-RAY + 4K)

7 FACES OF DR. LAO (1964) (Warner Archive) 

Imagine a dusty Western town on a hot summer afternoon. Suddenly, a bearded man named Dr. Lao appears out of nowhere, perched atop a yellow mule, and prepared to change the town forever with his magical, mystical circus. So begins this enchanting fantasy adventure, starring Tony Randall in the most remarkable role of his career. Who is Dr. Lao and why has he ridden into Abalone to present his unique circus? Before the answers are revealed, the astonished townspeople are shown Dr. Lao's dazzling series of parables and visions. In make-up so extraordinary that it received a special Academy Award (for M-G-M's legendary William Tuttle), the good doctor assumes different guises that range from the Abominable Snowman to Merlin the Magician. By the time he vanishes, people learn a lot about pride and self-resilience. (BLU-RAY)

FIVE EASY PIECES (1970) (Criterion Collection) 

Following Jack Nicholson’s breakout supporting turn in Easy Rider, director Bob Rafelson devised a powerful leading role for the new star in the searing character study Five Easy Pieces. Nicholson plays the now iconic cad Bobby Dupea, a shiftless thirtysomething oil rigger and former piano prodigy immune to any sense of responsibility, who returns to his upper-middle-class childhood home, blue-collar girlfriend (Karen Black, in an Oscar-nominated role) in tow, to see his estranged, ailing father. Moving in its simplicity and gritty in its textures, Five Easy Pieces is a lasting example of early-1970s American alienation. (BLU-RAY + 4K)

THE LATE SHOW (1977) (Warner Archive) 

Aging private eye Ira Wells (Academy-Award winner Art Carney) has agreed to help a Hollywood kook named Margo (Lily Tomlin) locate her missing cat. Little does he know he's got a tiger by the tail. Written and directed by three-time Oscar-winner Robert Benton (Kramer vs. Kramer), The Late Show is a brilliant, funny, and gutsy proto-noir homage to '40s detective thrillers. Like his contemporaries Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade, gimpy-legged Ira's one of the great ones (Carney won the 1977 National Society of Film Critics Best Actor Award for his work here). When this film opened in February of 1977, New York Times critic Vincent Canby gave the film a rave review stating "The Late Show deserves to be the year's first unequivocal hit". Mr. Canby's prediction came true, as the film quickly became a favorite of both critics and audiences alike. (BLU-RAY)

HOPPERS (2026) 

Disney and Pixar's renowned storytelling legacy takes a wildly fun and raucous new direction into the animal kingdom seen through the eyes of Mabel, a compassionate human who hops her consciousness into a robotic beaver. In her technologically enhanced quest to stop the destruction of a precious glade, Mabel encounters critters of all shapes and breeds, from beavers to bears to reptiles to birds to insects to fish and even an unexpected shark. Her mission to save the tranquil glade becomes a heartfelt and ferociously funny adventure about community, nature and family. (BLU-RAY and DVD)