Check out what's new to rent and own this week on the various streaming services such as cable On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, and, of course, Netflix.
Cable On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pre-theatrical exclusives for rent, priced from $3-$10, in 24- or 48-hour periods
Anna Karenina (Oscar-nominated period drama; Keira Knightley, Jude Law; rated R)
Argo (Best Picture Oscar-nominated drama; directed by and starring Ben Affleck; rated R)
Fun Size (comedy; Victoria Justice, Thomas Mann; rated PG-13)
Sinister (horror; Ethan Hawke; rated R)
Red Flag (romantic comedy; Alex Karpovsky; pre-theatrical release)
Streaming/Digital Download: Rent from $4-$7 or own from $15-$20 (HD may cost more than SD)
iTunes
Same as cable On Demand to rent and/or own. Plus:
Life of Pi (existential drama; directed by Ang Lee; rated PG; download to own only; three weeks before disc)
Red Dawn (remake; Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson; rated PG-13; download to own only; two weeks before disc)
Hitchcock (drama; Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren; rated PG-13; download to own only; three weeks before disc)
Holy Motors (arty fever dream; directed by Leos Carax; rated R; download to own only; one week before disc)
Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome (prequel movie to Syfy TV series; Luke Pasqualino; same day as disc)
Amazon
Same as cable On Demand to rent and/or own. Plus:
Life of Pi, Red Dawn and Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome
Vudu
Same as cable On Demand to rent and/or own. Plus:
Life of Pi, Red Dawn, Hitchcock and Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome
Netflix Watch Instantly: $7.99 per month
New This Week: Let Go (police drama; David Deman, Gillian Jacobs, Edward Asner)
Retiring Titles: The Nature of Existence; The Quantum Activist; Fat Head; Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel; Eerie, Indiana; The Pyramid Code; Fetishes; The Freebie; Until the Light Takes Us; 16 to Life; Stranger Than Fiction; P.U.N.K.S.; Three Days to Vegas and The Simian Line