Sweets, thieves and vampire schemes envelop this week’s New Releases Recap. Get your exclusive rundown of new releases launching today on the Video Unlimited service!

Get ready for a twisted take on the classic tale of Hansel and Gretel as Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton star in this action-packed film that proves: revenge is sweeter than candy. Make sure to watch the unstoppable bounty hunters meet their match in an enemy so evil, it’ll take all their training, weapons and courage to survive.

Sookie Stackhouse is back for Season 5 of True Blood as her supernatural cohorts plan a disturbing new political power play. The growing war between the Vampire Authority and ‘vampire fundamentalists’ has come to a head, as the feud’s outcome could decide the fate of human existence. See if Alcide takes his rightful place as packmaster, as all episodes of Season 5 are now available to purchase!

What would you do if someone stole your identity? Well, Sandy Patterson (Jason Bateman), a lowly accounts rep halfway across the U.S., answers that question in this comedic flick as he hunts down the con artist, Diana (Melissa McCarthy), before his financial world implodes. Make sure to watch this smart, funny and surprisingly touching comedic classic, Identity Thief, now available to own on the Video Unlimited service.

Escape from Planet Earth highlights national hero Scorch Supernova’s astonishing feats of daring rescues in this animated classic. See Scorch wriggle his way out of the fiendish traps set by the evil Shanker (William Shatner) when the interplanetary stakes rise to new heights for Scorch to save his brother, his planet and his beloved wife Kira. If you’re in the mood for an action-packed animation extravaganza, make sure to purchase your own copy of Escape from Planet Earth, available now on the Video Unlimited service.

Plus, Parker and LEGO Batman: The Movie are now available to rent in stunning HD!

Visit the video store on your Sony Entertainment Network compatible devices, or simply visit the Sony Entertainment Network web store, to see all the hottest new releases in movies and TV.

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Yippee Ki-Yay movies goers, Warm Bodies, cold steel and Dark Skies fill this week’s New Releases Recap. Read through the post below to get a rundown of new releases launching today on the Video Unlimited service!

Bruce Willis is back in action as John McClane in the mind-blowing, heart-stopping, rip-roaring action film, A Good Day to Die Hard. The infamous heroic New York cop’s latest predicament takes him all the way to Russia to track down his estranged son, Jack (Jai Courtney), who has been imprisoned in Moscow. Buy this week’s film before Blu-ray and DVD!

A funny new twist on a classic love story, Warm Bodies is a poignant love tale about the power of human connection in the midst of a zombie epidemic. R and Julie form a special relationship during their harsh struggle for survival that creates a comedic chain of events that transforms other unique zombies and even the whole lifeless world. Make sure to catch this outstanding new take on zombification in the exciting new film now available in stunning HD!

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Pro Tip: If you’ve wrangled your buddies into taking a trip to South America and are partying at an underground nightclub you’d best pray a massive earthquake doesn’t shake everything – including a local prison – loose. Because if the trailer for Eli Roth’s latest, Aftershock, is any indication, society will collapse around you and everyone in your party will wind up losing limbs, heads and other body parts.

We are counting down his top-notch portfolio of movies that push the boundaries of the horror genre. Plus, you can find his latest horrific classic, Aftershock, available today on the Video Unlimited service to rent while it’s still in theaters.

See below for the full list and be sure to watch these epic movies this weekend on the Video Unlimited service:

1. Aftershock
2. Inglourious Basterds
3. The Man with the Iron Fists (Unrated)
4. Hostel: Part II
5. Hostel
6. Cabin Fever
7. Grindhouse: Planet Terror
8. Piranha
9. The Last Exorcism
10. 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams

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Revenge flicks and smash hits dominate our weekly New Releases recap. Read through this week’s post to see all of the exciting, action-packed thrillers launching on the Video Unlimited service!

Parker debuts this week with Jason Statham as a professional thief who lives by his own personal code of ethics: don’t steal from people who can’t afford it and don’t hurt people who don’t deserve it. With an unlikely partner, Leslie (Jennifer Lopez), a savvy insider who’s short on cash but big on looks, smarts and ambition. Together, they devise a plan to hijack the score, take everyone down and get away clean. Also starring Michael Chiklis, this Jason Statham flick delivers high octane action sequences that you will want to own before DVD and Blu-ray!

Stand Up Guys is a tough action comedy staring three stand-up Academy Award winning gentlemen: Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin. These three all-stars play retired gangsters who reunite for one epic last night, but one of the friends is keeping a dangerous secret. He has to kill his friend. Make sure to own these outstanding performances in this exciting new film now available in stunning HD!

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Killers turn into heroes, teenagers turn into casters and Arnold turns into Sheriff. Beautiful Battles, Beautiful Landscapes and Beautiful Creatures invade our weekly New Release Recap. See what’s launching on the Video Unlimited service!

Johnny Knoxville and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger join forces in the gritty border-town action flick, The Last Stand. Sherriff Ray Owens’ peaceful retired existence is shattered when the most wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere makes a deadly escape from an FBI prisoner convoy. Headed straight for his city, the Sheriff’s initial reluctance turns into action when he rallies his old team setting the stage for a timeless showdown. Catch this high octane classic now available to buy in stunning HD!

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Scary, smoky, super and studly, this week’s New Release Recap is uncharacteristically frightening and typically tantalizing. See what’s launching this week on the Video Unlimited service!

Be afraid, be very afraid. Academy Award-nominated writer Guillermo del Toro presents the supernatural thriller Mama, depicting the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When their uncle tries to introduce the children to a normal life, Annabel (Jessica Chastain) begins to wonder if the traumatized girls are the only guests they have welcomed into their home… Catch it today before DVD and Blu-ray!

The ageless Tom Cruise stars as ex-military investigator Jack Reacher in an explosive thriller where law has its limits but Reacher does not. When an unspeakable crime is committed, a fight for truth pits him against an unexpected enemy with a skill for violence and a secret to keep. Purchase this action-packed thrill ride now to add to your growing collection of Tom Cruise blockbusters.

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Today’s New Release Recap may give you wings or at least a 10-pound Red King Crab. See what’s releasing this week on the Video Unlimited service!

Bradley Cooper and Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence dance their way through the redemptive and inspirational storyline of Silver Linings Playbook. This Best Picture nominee depicts an unexpected bond between a formerly institutionalized man and a mysterious woman with issues of her own. Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver and Chris Tucker add to this stellar movie’s cast to make it a film you won’t want to miss. Catch it today before DVD and Blu-Ray!

The most dangerous job in the world is back! The 10^th season of Deadliest Catch depicts the exciting hunt for Red King Crab with a new spin on those heading the charge. This season the young deckhands get a chance to give the senior skippers a run for their bounty making it must see TV this summer.  Make sure to catch each episode the day after it airs on the Video Unlimited service.
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From the Video Unlimited service and the PlayStation Store this week, gritty gangsters and crooked cops have jam-packed our lively New Releases recap.

Gosling and Stone steam up the silver screen in director Ruben Fleischer’s homage to film noir, Gangster Squad. Mob king Micky Cohen (Sean Penn) runs the show in 1940’s Los Angeles until a crew of LAPD officers wage war on his crumbling criminal operation. Be the first to see Emma Stone, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Nick Nolte, Michael Peña and more in this action-packed flick before its DVD and Blu-ray release. Plus, own it today and get behind-the-scenes bonus features!

From one-big city to the next, Broken City focuses on former NYPD officer, private detective Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg), who is hired to follow the wife (Catherine Zeta-Jones) of hard-nosed New York City Mayor Hostetler (Russell Crowe). With his freedom at stake, watch Billy risk it all in this gripping crime thriller where everyone has a motive but no one can be trusted. Plus, catch it now before DVD and Blu-ray!

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Our weekly New Releases recap is jam-packed with gritty film blockbusters and tons of TV. See what’s releasing this week!

D-J-A-N-G-O…the D is silent. Love, liberty and the pursuit of vengeance hits the Video Unlimited service this week as Django Unchained releases today before DVD and Blu-ray. Jaime Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio and Samuel L. Jackson help tell director Quentin Tarantino’s unorthodox version of Django, the slave whose brutal history with his former owners finds him face-to-face with German bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz. Be the first to own the Academy-Award winning film for Best Original Screenplay today!

From gritty to greatness, Academy Award winning actress Naomi Watts and actor Ewan McGregor star in The Impossible. It’s the incredible true story of a family caught in one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time. Both epic and intimate, devastating and uplifting, this film will have you reaching for the tissues and dancing for joy. Own it now before DVD and Blu-ray!

Mid-season TV is back in stride and several networks are gearing up for their epic season finales. This Friday (4/5), the psychopathic thriller Hannibal releases on the Video Unlimited service. The season premiere takes us back to the origins of Hannibal Lecter, who once masqueraded as a brilliant psychiatrist in the employ of the FBI. You won’t want to miss the masterful manipulator’s story come to life in this stylized telling of Hannibal.

The madness continues in season four of MAD. This season’s rendition of the iconic animated sketch comedy series features a twisted mix of humor and animation styles that pulls back the curtain and exposes the sordid truth behind movies, TV shows and games. Make sure to catch up on previous seasons and watch each episode the day after it airs!

Visit the video store on your Sony Entertainment Network compatible devices, or simply visit the Sony Entertainment Network web store, to see all the hottest new releases in movies and TV.

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Presidents, Vice Presidents and Doctors steal the stage in our weekly recap of new releases on the Video Unlimited service.

Lincoln, the critical-darling from director Steven Spielberg, stars Daniel Day-Lewis in his Oscar winning performance as President Abraham Lincoln. This inspiring and revealing drama focuses on the 16th President’s tumultuous final four months in office as this visionary leader pursues a course of action to end the Civil War, unite the country and abolish slavery. A must-see for all audiences, it’s now available in stunning HD and to rent on the Video Unlimited service.

Graphic and gritty describes the horror indie The Collection. Elena believes she is the only survivor of a grisly massacre by a masked psychopath. But before she can escape she’s transported to an unknown location and trapped in the killer’s lair. Lock your doors and douse the lights to view this scary flick, now available to rent and to own on your favorite Sony devices.

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