The Thief Collector
August 11, 2023
The documentary The Thief Collector and the mystery thriller Scheme Queens are due on disc Aug. 15 from MVD Entertainment Group and FilmRise.
The Thief Collector, directed by Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, and visual journalist Allison Otto, is available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. It follows the story of one of the most valuable stolen paintings of the 20th century that was found hanging in a New Mexico home. In 1985, Willem de Kooning’s “Woman-Ochre” was cut from its frame at the University of Arizona Museum of Art. Then, 32 years later, the painting was found hanging in a New Mexico home. The film played at more than 20 film festivals in the United States including Cleveland IFF, SFIFF, Palm Springs IFF, Hamptons Doc Fest, Hot Springs DFF, Santa Fe IFF and Mountainfilm. It premiered at SXSW in the United States and at Hot Docs in Canada in 2022. Bonus features include a photo gallery; a theatrical trailer; and extended interviews.
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In Scheme Queens, due on DVD and Blu-ray, when four girlfriends — bad girl Sam, influencer Lauryn, trophy fiancée Zoe and the devout Audra — find themselves down on their luck, they decide to rob a ruthless Rastafarian jewel thief by conning his second-in-command. The cast includes Brii Renee’, a radio personality at Streetz 94.5 Atlanta and the host of “Black Girl Stuff” on Revolt TV; Jacky Oh model, public figure, and actress, producer, and poet Ernestine Johnson Morrison; and actress, musician, and stand-up comedian B. Simone. Special features include a photo gallery and the theatrical trailer.