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Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical Kidnap (action-thriller; Halle Berry, Sage Correa, Chris McGinn, Lew Temple; rated R) The Dark Tower (action-fantasy-Western; Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Eva Kaminsky, Nicholas Hamilton; rated PG-13) 24 Hours to Live (drama-thriller; Ethan Hawke, Rutger Hauer; pretheatrical release available 11/3; rated R) Columbus (family drama; John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson; available 11/3; not rated) On Wings of Eagles (drama; Joseph Fiennes, Richard Sanderson; available 11/3 on cable Mod and in...

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Mothers are relentless when it comes to possibly hurting their child, and these kidnappers didn’t think a mother would do anything, and everything, to get her child back.

Halle Berry stars in this action thriller Kidnap with the basic plot of a small band of child kidnappers taking a young child from his mother. The mother would pursue these villains in a high-speed car chase--causing mayhem and destruction with every turn.

The film also stars Sage Correa, Chris McGinn and Lew Temple. It is directed by Luis Prieto (Pusher).

Lrm had an exclusive sit-down interview with director Luis Prieto late last month. He talked about the realistic car stunt scenes, no CGI involved, Halle Berry behind the wheel and what mothers would do if their child was kidnapped.

Kidnap is playing in theaters nationwide today.

Read our conversation below:

Lrm: This film was done back in 2014, right? It’s...

Screeching into theaters towards the end of an unusually strong summer movie season, “Kidnap” is here to remind a nation of spoiled filmgoers that yes, movies really can be this bad. “The Emoji Movie” might have been a boring and brazenly cynical piece of corporate propaganda, but at least it had the courtesy to be offensive. “Kidnap,” on the other hand, doesn’t have the the courtesy to be much of anything.

A Halle Berry vehicle with four flat tires, this oppressively half-assed thriller is fueled by a premise it never bothers to develop into an actual plot. Berry, slumming it as hard as any Oscar winner has ever slummed it before, plays Karla Dyson, a divorced diner waitress who’s struggling to maintain custody over her six-year-old son, Frankie (Sage Correa).

Unfortunately for Karla, that struggle is about to get very real. Her husband, it turns out, isn’t...

"As long as my son is in that car, I will not stop! Wherever you go, I will be right behind you!" Another new trailer has debuted for the kidnapping action thriller titled Kidnap. The film stars Halle Berry as a passionate mother who stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son. This movie was originally supposed to open last December, but got pushed back with the Relativity fiasco. Now it's finally opening in August of this year for those still curious. This new trailer is a rehash of the first trailer with most of the same footage, but different edits. Also starring Sage Correa, Lew Temple, Dana Gourrier, Christopher Berry, and Chris McGinn. I like the intensity of these trailers, it's a good sell, I just hope the movie is worth the wait. Here's the second official trailer for Luis Prieto's Kidnap, direct from Aviron's YouTube: "Let me...

Relativity Studios has released the first trailer and photos from their upcoming release Kidnap. The film is a heart-stopping action thriller following a mother (Berry) who will stop at nothing to rescue her kidnapped son.

Directed by Luis Prieto and written by Knate Gwaltney, Kidnap also features Sage Correa, Chris McGinn, Lew Temple.

The film hits theaters this Winter.

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Three years ago, Brad Anderson thriller The Call placed Halle Berry on the other end of the line as a veteran emergency call operator, one tasked with rescuing a hapless young woman. Fast forward to now and the Oscar-winner is ready to face her own hostage situation in Kidnap, Luis Prieto’s upcoming thriller that has been aligned for an early December release.

Entering full kick-ass mode, Halle Berry plays Karla McCoy, a mother who goes on something of a rampage when her young son is kidnapped from a local park.

Drawing from her own experiences, Kidnap presented a role that Berry relished from the off, delving into high-octane action often reserved for the likes of, say, Liam Neeson or Arnold Schwarzenegger – one-liners and all.

“Being a parent, I understood this in a very visceral way. I play an ordinary mom forced to act in extraordinary ways. I got to...

"You took the wrong kid!" Holy crap! Relativity Studios has debuted a wild trailer for the kidnapper thriller titled – yes, this straightforward – Kidnap. The film stars Halle Berry as a passionate mother who stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son. This is an odd trailer because it spends so much time setting up the first act of the film, then flashes a few glimpses of what happens later, but relies mostly on the fear and intense emotions of having a child taken. Will it be any good? Hard to tell. Also starring Sage Correa, Lew Temple, Dana Gourrier, Christopher Berry and Chris McGinn. I'm not sure about this - take a look. Here's the first official trailer for Luis Prieto's Kidnap, direct from Relativity's YouTube: "Let me tell you something - as long as my son is in that car, I will not stop! Wherever you go -...

In a new thriller, Halley Berry sports a very particular set of skills: motherhood. Kidnap follows the actress as a mom whose son gets — you guessed it — kidnapped, and she stops at nothing to get him back, including some wild-looking car chases and shovel beating, as the first trailer shows off.

Set for a release in December by Relativity Media, direction comes from Luis Prieto, who helmed the better-than-it-had-any-right-to-be Pusher remake. Judging from the trailer, there’s at least a bit of self-awareness going on, with Berry spouting the line, “You took the wrong kid.” Also starring Sage Correa, Lew Temple, and Chris McGinn, check out the trailer below.

Kidnap opens on December 2.

• Mark Rylance will play the title role in The Bfg, director Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novel. The story follows a young girl, the Queen of England, and a giant, called the Bfg, who set out to capture the evil, man-eating giants who are taking over the human world. DreamWorks acquired the book in 2010. Melissa Mathison adapted it for the screen. Spielberg, Frank Marshall, and Sam Mercer are producing. Kathleen Kennedy will executive produce with John Madden and Michael Siegel. Kristie Macosko Krieger and Adam Somner are co-producers. Disney will release the film on July 1, 2016 in the U.

Lotus Entertainment announced today that Luis Prieto's upcoming thriller Kidnap has officially started principal photography. The film, based off Knate Gwaltney.s screenplay, will shoot in New Orleans and wrap on November 25.

New additions to the cast of Kidnap are Sage Correa, Lew Temple and Chris McGinn. They'll costar opposite Academy Award winner Halle Berry, who stars as a mother who will stop at nothing to rescue her kidnapped son.

Luis Prieto has kicked off principal photography on Lotus Entertainment’s thriller starring Halle Berry.

Sage Correa, Lew Temple and Chris McGinn have joined the story of a mother who will stop at nothing to rescue her abducted son. Relativity Studios will distribute Kidnap in the Us

Prieto directs from Knate Gwaltney’s screenplay and is scheduled to shoot in New Orleans until November 25.

Di Bonaventura Pictures’ Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Erik Howsam, Gold Star Films’ Joey Tufaro and Gregory Chou of Rumble Entertainment are producing.

Executive producers are Berry and her producing partner Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas through their 606 Films production company, Lotus Entertainment’s Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, D J Gugenheim and Ara Keshishian and Gold Star Films’ Colin Bates and Todd Trosclair, Gwaltney, and Doris Pfardrescher of Well Go USA.