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Home- April 25, 2016
Assassination Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1987 | 88 min | Rated PG-13 | May 03, 2016 | Brian Orndorf
Jay Killion had been the presidential bodyguard, but for the inauguration of the recently elected president, he is assigned to the first lady, Lara Royce Lara, a perpetually indignant, arrogantly feministic lady, initially hates the methodical and rules-following Killion, and so she does all she can to avoid him and disregard his safety procedures. The story complicates, however, when repeated attempts are made on Lara's life. Eventually, the shaken Lara decides to trust Killion's instincts and precautionary methods, and the pair embark on a difficult and often perilous cross-country journey, with the assassins close on their heels.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
A Man Called Sledge Blu-ray Movie
Der Einsame aus dem Westen
Explosive Media | 1970 | 93 min | Rated FSK-16 | Nov 20, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
James Garner is a ruthless outlaw who leads his gang of thieves in search of a fortune in gold in this explosive western adventure. Sledge (Garner) learns of a gold cache stored in a prison fortress and gathers his gang to pursue the loot. Against a backdrop of double crosses, dirty dealings and revenge, their gold lust end in a hail of bullets, two-fisted action and cold-blooded murder.
Western
Emelie Blu-ray Movie
MPI Media Group | 2015 | 82 min | Not rated | May 03, 2016 | Michael Reuben
A seemingly carefree night with their new babysitter turns into an evening of dread for three children when they discover that their caretaker is not the person she seems.
Horror / Thriller
- April 24, 2016
Back Roads Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1981 | 94 min | Rated R | May 10, 2016 | Brian Orndorf
A prostitute and a drifter find themselves bound together as they make their way through the rural South, doing what they have to do to survive.
Adventure / Comedy / Romance
Outlaw Gangster VIP: The Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
Gangster VIP / Gangster VIP 2 / Heartless / Goro the Assassin / Black Dagger / Kill! | Limited Edition of 3000 / Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow | 1968-1969 | 6 Movies | 540 min | Not rated | Apr 19, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Action / Crime / Foreign
Gangster VIP Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow | 1968 | 93 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
A Yakuza fighter becomes disenchanted with his lifestyle after serving three years in prison. Determined to start anew, he attempts to sever ties with his former family, only to realize that he must kill or be killed.
Action / Crime / Foreign
Gangster VIP 2 Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow | 1968 | 97 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
A yakuza enforcer attempts to put his dark past behind him but is dragged back to his old ways.
Action / Crime / Foreign
Heartless Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow | 1968 | 92 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Goro Fujikawa (Tetsuya Watari) was indebted to Mitsugimoto. Sawada, a low rank yakuza with a gambling problem owed Mitsugimoto three million yen. This equation can only lead to one answer. Mitsugimoto needs to pay and Goro’s coming to collect.
Action / Crime / Foreign
Goro the Assassin Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow | 1968 | 87 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
To fulfill a prison mate's dying wish, and to right what is wrong, Goro will kill again. Goro (Tetsuya Watari) meets his archenemy, Shuusuke Shirayama, a rival gangster who also wants to part with the yakuza ways.
Action / Crime / Foreign
Black Dagger Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow | 1968 | 86 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
A street war breaks loose between two rival gangs in the Kansai region of Japan. Goro (Tetsuya Watari) is caught in the middle of the action.
Action / Crime / Foreign
Kill! Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow | 1969 | 86 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Although Goro is a known assassin, he has always been against the ways of the yakuza. In "Outlaw Kill!" he deals with the dilemma of living such a lifestyle more than ever: the sacrifices, the time wasted in prison.
Action / Crime / Foreign
The Boost Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1988 | 95 min | Rated R | Mar 22, 2016 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Lenny is a real estate developer who moves to Los Angeles and has instant success selling tax shelters to the Beverly Hills elite. He embraces his new financial status and begins to live the high life until rumors of a government crackdown on tax shelters causes investors to back out of deals, and scares new investors away. Desperate and scared and deeply in debt, Lenny seeks to regain his edge by using cocaine, but finds only a downward spiral into drug addiction.
Drama / Romance
- April 23, 2016
Steele Justice Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1987 | 95 min | Rated R | May 03, 2016 | Brian Orndorf
John Steele is a Vietnam Vet who's had trouble adjusting to life after the war. He hasn't been able to hold on to a job which includes being a cop. When his best friend, Lee who also served with him in Vietnam, and who also became a cop was killed by some drug dealers he was investigating. Steele was able to save his daughter and saw one of the shooters. He later sees him and learns that he is the son of General Kwan, another person he served with in Vietnam who was running his own deals on the side, and who tried to kill Steele and Lee but Steele not only survived but thwarted his last plan. Steele suspects Kwan is involved with Lee's death but unfortunately Kwan's a respected member of the community. And Steele's former boss Bennett is not in a rush to find the killers cause investigation reveals that Lee may have been dirty which Steele knows is not true. Steele sets out to prove Lee's innocence and to get Kwan.
Action / Crime / Thriller
Norm of the North Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2016 | 91 min | Rated PG | Apr 19, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Displaced from their Arctic home, a polar bear named Norm and his three lemming friends wind up in New York City, where Norm becomes the mascot of a corporation he soon learns is tied to the fate of his homeland.
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family
Secret Admirer Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1985 | 98 min | Rated R | Feb 16, 2016 | Brian Orndorf
An anonymous love letter left in Michael Ryan's locker on the last day of school wreaks havoc on his life and the lives of everyone who come in contact with it.
Comedy / Romance / Teen / Erotic
- April 22, 2016
The Boy Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2016 | 98 min | Rated PG-13 | May 10, 2016 | Martin Liebman
A nanny, working for a family whose son has just passed away, finds herself put in charge of caring for a lifelike doll that the couple treat as a real child.
Horror / Thriller
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon Blu-ray Movie
Magnolia Pictures | 2015 | 95 min | Not rated | Apr 19, 2016 | Michael Reuben
A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never-before-seen footage.
Documentary
Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents Blu-ray Movie
Film Movement | 2015 | 88 min | Not rated | Apr 19, 2016 | Michael Reuben
For decades, the renegade sound and video collective known as The Residents has remained shrouded in mystery. The Residents have released more than 60 albums, performed all over the world and inspired many people to be weird, take chances and find their own voice -- but their identities remain secret. With unprecedented access to their archives and their recent 40th anniversary tour, this documentary introduces The Residents to a whole new generation.
Documentary / Music
My Science Project Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1985 | 94 min | Rated PG | Feb 16, 2016 | Martin Liebman
Michael and Ellie break into a military junkyard to find a science project for Michael's class, and discover a strange glowing orb which absorbs electricity. When the orb begins to blend past, present, and future, its up to Michael and Ellie to stop the orb and save mankind.
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Sci-Fi
Regression Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2015 | 106 min | Rated R | May 10, 2016 | Martin Liebman
A detective and a psychoanalyst uncover evidence of a satanic cult while investigating the rape of a young woman.
Crime / Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller