New on DVD
The Bank Job; Ball Talk: Baseball’s Voices of Summer; A Throw of Dice
The Bank Job
(Lionsgate, $29.95)
The Bank Job is a heist movie with one foot in reality, said the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Based on an actual 1971 British bank robbery, the smart, “slick, and action-packed” film offers up more “intriguing characters” than most films in the genre. Extras include a short on the real-life crime.
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Ball Talk: Baseball’s Voices of Summer
(Customflix, $24.95)
Ball Talk is a “timeless gem” for baseball fans, said Doug Miller in MLB.com. Created by Kevin Bender and hosted by Larry King, the documentary spotlights the sport’s radio announcers and provides “eye-opening moments” and insights into the game from such “masters of the craft” as Mel Allen and Curt Gowdy.
A Throw of Dice
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(Kino International, $29.95)
Almost every frame of this 1929 film provides “a surge of visual pleasure,” said The New York Times. Based on an ancient Indian epic and directed by Franz Osten, A Throw of Dice blends the “highly developed technique of German silent filmmaking and the rich iconography of Indian tradition.”
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