April 8 – DVD releases include ‘August: Osage County’ & ‘The Hobbit’ series

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Posted April 8, 2014 8:15 am.

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Meryl Streep in loses control in August: Osage County, and the journey continues in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Film critic Leslie James takes a look at what’s new on Blu-ray, DVD, and video on demand.

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