War for the Planet of the Apes [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray/DVD] [2017]

The third chapter in the rebooted sci-fi film franchise finds ape leader Caesar's (Andy Serkis in a voice and motion-capture performance) forces locked in a desperate conflict with the Colonel (Woody Harrelson), a ruthless human whose army also includes a group of traitorous primates. As the war reaches it's apex, the virus that decimated much of humanity begins to cause some of the remaining survivors to slowly devolve into more primitive creatures. With Steve Zahn, Karin Konoval, Amiah Miller. 140 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English DTS HD 7.1 Master Audio, DVS Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish, French; audio commentary; deleted scenes; featurettes; art gallery; theatrical trailers. Two-disc set.

Originally produced for television as a Soviet-American collaboration, the documentary miniseries The Unknown War (1978) relays the full story of the Russian struggle against the machinations of the Third Reich - an angle of WWII seldom taught in the west. In relaying its chronicle, it makes avid use of archival footage shot by the Soviets on the front lines of battle - spanning everything from the Germans' invasion of the U.S.S.R. in late June 1941, through the Russian occupation of Berlin in 1945. Along the way, the program works its way through subtopics including Soviet air, land and sea battles, as well as compelling individual stories - and suggests, overall, that the Russians played an incalculable role in defeating Hitler's minions. Burt Lancaster hosts the 20 episodes, all of which appear in this box set.